axum

name	axum
description	Axum (Rust) web framework patterns for production APIs: routers/extractors, state, middleware, error handling, tracing, graceful shutdown, and testing
user-invocable	false
disable-model-invocation	true
version	1.1.1
category	toolchain
author	Claude MPM Team
license	MIT
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context_limit	800
tags	["rust","axum","tokio","http","api","tower","middleware","tracing"]
requires_tools	[]

Axum (Rust) - Production Web APIs

Overview

Axum is a Rust web framework built on Hyper and Tower. Use it for type-safe request handling with composable middleware, structured errors, and excellent testability.

Quick Start

Minimal server

✅ Correct: typed handler + JSON response

use axum::{routing::get, Json, Router};
use serde::Serialize;
use std::net::SocketAddr;

#[derive(Serialize)]
struct Health {
    status: &'static str,
}

async fn health() -> Json<Health> {
    Json(Health { status: "ok" })
}

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let app = Router::new().route("/health", get(health));

    let addr: SocketAddr = "0.0.0.0:3000".parse().unwrap();
    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).await.unwrap();
    axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
}

❌ Wrong: block the async runtime

async fn handler() {
    std::thread::(std::time::Duration::()); 
}