diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/bacon/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/bacon/recipe.toml
index eb359238e..b63aff5da 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/bacon/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/bacon/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO camino crate compilation error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Canop/bacon"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/c2rust/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/c2rust/recipe.toml
index d2d41eb9c..c473a1177 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/c2rust/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/c2rust/recipe.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #TODO compilation error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/immunant/c2rust"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["c2rust"]
 dependencies = [
-    "openssl1",
+    "openssl3",
 ]
-script = """
-cookbook_cargo_packages c2rust
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/coq-of-rust/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/coq-of-rust/recipe.toml
index 234fddf02..ac9852429 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/coq-of-rust/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/coq-of-rust/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 #TODO require the rust-src rustc-dev llvm-tools-preview components
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/formal-land/coq-of-rust"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-cookbook_cargo_packages coq_of_rust_cli coq_of_rust_lib
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = [
+    "coq_of_rust_cli",
+    "coq_of_rust_lib",
+]
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "rust",
+    "llvm21-common",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/crater/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/crater/recipe.toml
index 88865b970..ffa50737c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/crater/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/crater/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #TODO camino crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/rust-lang/crater"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
 dependencies = [
-    "openssl1",
+    "openssl3",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/diplomat/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/diplomat/recipe.toml
index b47219bc1..d40549065 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/diplomat/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/diplomat/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #TODO missing script to properly move the binary
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/rust-diplomat/diplomat"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-cookbook_cargo_packages diplomat
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["diplomat"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/dylint/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/dylint/recipe.toml
index 6b7c876d2..f99ead2e9 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/dylint/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/dylint/recipe.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #TODO cargo-util crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/trailofbits/dylint"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-dependencies = [
-    "openssl1",
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = [
+    "cargo-dylint",
+    "dylint-link",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "openssl3",
 ]
-script = """
-cookbook_cargo_packages cargo-dylint dylint-link
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/evcxr-jupyter/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/evcxr-jupyter/recipe.toml
index 5227b1b6e..5192bb287 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/evcxr-jupyter/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/evcxr-jupyter/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #TODO camino crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/evcxr/evcxr"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-cookbook_cargo_packages evcxr_jupyter
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["evcxr_jupyter"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/evcxr-repl/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/evcxr-repl/recipe.toml
index ea87ac273..ed246c3ff 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/evcxr-repl/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/evcxr-repl/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #TODO camino crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/evcxr/evcxr"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-cookbook_cargo_packages evcxr_repl
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["evcxr_repl"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/ferrisup/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/ferrisup/recipe.toml
index d1eec35ec..83f261284 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/ferrisup/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/ferrisup/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Jitpomi/ferrisup"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
 dependencies = [
-    "openssl1",
+    "openssl3",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/kani/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/kani/recipe.toml
index 183413018..0ee231da4 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/kani/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/kani/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/model-checking/kani"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rust-script/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rust-script/recipe.toml
index 6d82981ea..05ac3c61b 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rust-script/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rust-script/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/fornwall/rust-script"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rust-to-npm/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rust-to-npm/recipe.toml
index c9ac5635f..851d40682 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rust-to-npm/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rust-to-npm/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested (after cargo update)
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/a11ywatch/rust-to-npm"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-cookbook_cargo_packages rust-to-npm-cli
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["rust-to-npm-cli"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rustup/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rustup/recipe.toml
index 2985d4d1d..a21ea7eb1 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rustup/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/rustup/recipe.toml
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@
 git = "https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cargo"
 dependencies = [
     "openssl3",
 ]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/sccache/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/sccache/recipe.toml
index 9836a3f55..039aff7e6 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/sccache/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/sccache/recipe.toml
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@
 git = "https://github.com/mozilla/sccache"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cargo"
 dependencies = [
     "openssl3",
 ]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/scriptisto/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/scriptisto/recipe.toml
index 899292dfe..202dbcf78 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/scriptisto/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/scriptisto/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO users crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/igor-petruk/scriptisto"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/tagref/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/tagref/recipe.toml
index aeb923e8f..03eb2b3e0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/tagref/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/rust-tools/tagref/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/stepchowfun/tagref"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"