cairo-packages-crates

name: cairo-packages-crates description: Explain Cairo packages and crates, Scarb project layout, and crate roots; use when a request involves creating projects or understanding package/crate structure in Cairo.

Cairo Packages and Crates

Overview

Explain how Scarb organizes Cairo packages and crates and where crate roots live.

Quick Use

• Read references/packages-crates.md before answering.
• Call out the default src/lib.cairo crate root.
• Mention that a package can contain multiple crates defined in Scarb.toml.

Response Checklist

• Distinguish package (project) from crate (compilation unit).
• Point to Scarb.toml as the package manifest.
• Identify the crate root file used by the compiler.

Example Requests

• "What is the difference between a package and a crate in Cairo?"
• "Where is the crate root for a new Scarb project?"
• "How do I add another crate to a package?"

Cairo by Example

• Crates
• Scarb
• Dependencies