# Goals review for compiler team (2026)

## Roadmaps

The following roadmaps include goals that involve the compiler team:

### [Beyond the &](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/roadmap-beyond-the-ampersand.html)

> Smart pointers that feel as natural as `&` and `&mut`.

**Goals in this theme:**

- [Reborrow traits](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/reborrow-traits.html) (Small)
- [Field Projections](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/field-projections.html) (Medium)

### [Building blocks](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/roadmap-building-blocks.html)

> Expose Cargo and Rust's internal infrastructure as stable, composable building blocks for tooling authors and power users.

**Goals in this theme:**

- [build-std](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/build-std.html) (Small)

### [Constify all the things](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/roadmap-constify-all-the-things.html)

> Richer const generics and compile-time reflection that works without derives.

**Goals in this theme:**

- [Stabilize Const Traits](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/const-traits.html) (Small)
- [reflection and comptime](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/reflection-and-comptime.html) (Medium)
- [Const Generics](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/const-generics.html) (Small)

### [Just add async](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/roadmap-just-add-async.html)

> Writing async Rust should be a natural extension of sync Rust: take your sync code, sprinkle some `async` and `await` keywords around in logical places, follow the compiler's guidance, and wind up with working code.

**Goals in this theme:**

- [Box notation for dyn async trait](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/afidt-box.html) (Medium)
- [Ergonomic ref-counting: Share trait and move expressions](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/ergonomic-rc.html) (Small)

### [Safety-Critical Rust](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/roadmap-safety-critical-rust.html)

> Make Rust viable for certified safety-critical systems by delivering coverage, specification, linting, and `unsafe` documentation foundations.

**Goals in this theme:**

- [Implement and Maintain MC/DC Coverage Support](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/mcdc-coverage-support.html) (Medium)

### [Secure your supply chain](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/roadmap-secure-your-supply-chain.html)

> Know exactly what code ships in your binaries, catch breaking changes before they break your users, and keep your public API under control.

**Goals in this theme:**

- [Stabilize public/private dependencies](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/pub-priv.html) (Small)

### [Unblocking dormant traits](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/roadmap-unblocking-dormant-traits.html)

> Long-blocked type system improvements finally ship, enabling extern types, scalable vectors, and painless trait refactoring.

**Goals in this theme:**

- [Sized Hierarchy and Scalable Vectors](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/scalable-vectors.html) (Small)

## Summary by support level

| Goal | Level | Champion | Notes |
| :--- | :---- | :------- | :---- |
| [Async Future Memory Optimisation](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/async-future-memory-optimisation.html) | Medium | | Is this Small or Medium? Do... |
| [Rust for Linux in stable: compiler features](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/Rust-for-Linux-compiler.html) | Medium | @WesleyWiser | Reviews, RfL meetings |
| [reflection and comptime](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/reflection-and-comptime.html) | Medium | @oli-obk | Standard reviews |
| [Crate Slicing for Faster Fresh Builds](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/crate-slicing.html) | Medium | | Consultation on approach fe... |
| [Project goal - High-Level ML optimizations](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/high-level-ml.html) | Medium | @oli-obk | My changes should be contai... |
| [Box notation for dyn async trait](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/afidt-box.html) | Medium | | Implementation review |
| [Field Projections](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/field-projections.html) | Medium | | Reviews of big changes need... |
| [Stabilize MemorySanitizer and ThreadSanitizer Support](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/stabilization-of-sanitizer-support.html) | Medium | | Reviews, stabilization |
| [Incremental Systems Rethought](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/incremental-system-rethought.html) | Medium | | Champion: @jackh726 |
| [Evolving the standard library API across editions](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/library-api-evolution.html) | Medium | | Design discussions and impl... |
| [Implement and Maintain MC/DC Coverage Support](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/mcdc-coverage-support.html) | Medium | | Review of implementation PR... |
| [Async statemachine optimisation](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/async-statemachine-optimisation.html) | Medium | | Most will be review work, b... |
| [BorrowSanitizer](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/borrowsanitizer.html) | Medium | @RalfJung | Champion: @RalfJung. Design... |
| [Open Enums](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/open-enums.html) | Medium | | Implementation reviews |
| [Continue Experimentation with Pin Ergonomics](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/pin-ergonomics.html) | Medium | @oli-obk | Reviews |
| [Stabilize Const Traits](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/const-traits.html) | Small | | Code reviews |
| [Stabilize cargo-script](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/cargo-script.html) | Small | @jieyouxu | Reviewing any further compi... |
| [Const Generics](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/const-generics.html) | Small | | Code reviews |
| [Experiment and RFC for `#[manually_drop]`](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/manually-drop-attr.html) | Small | | Implementation reviews |
| [Reborrow traits](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/reborrow-traits.html) | Small | | Standard reviews for trait ... |
| [Wasm Components](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/wasm-components.html) | Small | | New targets will need revie... |
| [Implement Open Rust Namespace Support](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/open-namespaces.html) | Small | | Design discussions, PR review |
| [Redesigning `super let`: Flexible Temporary Lifetime Extension](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/redesigning-super-let.html) | Small | | May escalate to medium depe... |
| [MIR move elimination](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/mir-move-elimination.html) | Small | | RFC decision |
| [build-std](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/build-std.html) | Small | | Reviews of [rust-lang/rfcs#... |
| [Stabilize public/private dependencies](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/pub-priv.html) | Small | | Design discussions, PR review |
| [Ergonomic ref-counting: Share trait and move expressions](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/ergonomic-rc.html) | Small | | Reviews |
| [C++/Rust Interop Problem Space Mapping](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/interop-problem-map.html) | Small | @oli-obk | Reviews |
| [Sized Hierarchy and Scalable Vectors](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/scalable-vectors.html) | Small | @davidtwco | Standard reviews for stabil... |

## Summary by champion

| Champion | Goal | Level |
| :------- | :--- | :---- |
| @RalfJung | [BorrowSanitizer](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/borrowsanitizer.html) | Medium |
| @WesleyWiser | [Rust for Linux in stable: compiler features](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/Rust-for-Linux-compiler.html) | Medium |
| @davidtwco | [Sized Hierarchy and Scalable Vectors](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/scalable-vectors.html) | Small |
| @oli-obk | [reflection and comptime](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/reflection-and-comptime.html) | Medium |
| | [Project goal - High-Level ML optimizations](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/high-level-ml.html) | Medium |
| | [Continue Experimentation with Pin Ergonomics](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/pin-ergonomics.html) | Medium |
| | [C++/Rust Interop Problem Space Mapping](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/interop-problem-map.html) | Small |
| (no champion) | [Async Future Memory Optimisation](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/async-future-memory-optimisation.html) | Medium |
| | [Crate Slicing for Faster Fresh Builds](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/crate-slicing.html) | Medium |
| | [Box notation for dyn async trait](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/afidt-box.html) | Medium |
| | [Field Projections](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/field-projections.html) | Medium |
| | [Stabilize MemorySanitizer and ThreadSanitizer Support](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/stabilization-of-sanitizer-support.html) | Medium |
| | [Incremental Systems Rethought](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/incremental-system-rethought.html) | Medium |
| | [Evolving the standard library API across editions](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/library-api-evolution.html) | Medium |
| | [Implement and Maintain MC/DC Coverage Support](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/mcdc-coverage-support.html) | Medium |
| | [Async statemachine optimisation](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/async-statemachine-optimisation.html) | Medium |
| | [Open Enums](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/open-enums.html) | Medium |
| | [Stabilize Const Traits](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/const-traits.html) | Small |
| @jieyouxu | [Stabilize cargo-script](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/cargo-script.html) | Small |
| | [Const Generics](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/const-generics.html) | Small |
| | [Experiment and RFC for `#[manually_drop]`](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/manually-drop-attr.html) | Small |
| | [Reborrow traits](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/reborrow-traits.html) | Small |
| | [Wasm Components](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/wasm-components.html) | Small |
| | [Implement Open Rust Namespace Support](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/open-namespaces.html) | Small |
| | [Redesigning `super let`: Flexible Temporary Lifetime Extension](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/redesigning-super-let.html) | Small |
| | [MIR move elimination](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/mir-move-elimination.html) | Small |
| @davidtwco | [build-std](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/build-std.html) | Small |
| | [Stabilize public/private dependencies](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/pub-priv.html) | Small |
| | [Ergonomic ref-counting: Share trait and move expressions](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/ergonomic-rc.html) | Small |

## Goal details

### [Async Future Memory Optimisation](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/async-future-memory-optimisation.html)

**Point of contact:** @dingxiangfei2009
**Champion:** TBD
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Is this Small or Medium? Does it need a champion?
> We want to solve `async`-future memory bloat problem.
>
> [_Playground_](https://play.rust-lang.org/?version=stable&mode=debug&edition=2024&gist=68493d5518e0cfec694750e62157a347)
>
> ```rust
> async fn combining_future(compute: impl Future<Output = ()>) {
> async {}.await;
> compute.await;
> }
>
> fn main() {
> let blob = [0u8; 65536];
> let monster = combining_future(combining_future(combining_future(combining_future(async move {
> async {}.await;
> println!("{:?}", blob)
> }))));
> println!("{}", std::mem::size_of_val(&monster));
> //~^ prints at least 1000000 bytes
> }
> ```
>
> We would like to deliver the first `async`-future memory packing scheme `-Zpack-coroutine-layout` as a nightly-only compiler flag, followed by a more aggressive memory packing scheme built on top of the foundation of the first `pack-coroutine-layout` support. Meanwhile, we would like to conduct two experiments in two possible approaches that could further improve the memory economy of `async`-futures.
>
> - Explore the memory layout optimisation by enabling coroutine state inlining.
> - Explore direct lowering of Rust `async`-futures, and coroutines in particular, into native [LLVM coroutine intrinsics](https://llvm.org/docs/Coroutines.html#coroutine-structure-intrinsics).

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Rust for Linux in stable: compiler features](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/Rust-for-Linux-compiler.html)

**Point of contact:** @tomassedovic
**Champion:** @WesleyWiser
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Reviews, RfL meetings
> Develop and stabilize compiler features that Rust for Linux uses. This is a continuation of the existing Rust for Linux effort.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [reflection and comptime](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/reflection-and-comptime.html)

**Point of contact:** @oli-obk
**Champion:** @oli-obk
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Standard reviews
> Finish the implemented reflection scheme based on `const fn` that can only be called at compile time.
> Valdiate it against existing reflection libraries by giving them a nightly feature that obsoletes having derives and makes the derives no-ops.
> Obtain T-lang and T-libs-api buy-in for the scheme and write an RFC.
> This proposal is solely for producing const eval values, not for putting types back into the type system.
> That will be a follow-up once this proposal has a merged MVP.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Crate Slicing for Faster Fresh Builds](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/crate-slicing.html)

**Point of contact:** @yijunyu
**Champion:** TBD
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Consultation on approach feasibility and soundness concerns
> Prototype "crate slicing" — a static analysis technique that computes the transitive closure of items actually used from dependency crates and generates minimal sliced versions, reducing frontend parsing and type-checking overhead during fresh builds.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Project goal - High-Level ML optimizations](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/high-level-ml.html)

**Point of contact:** @ZuseZ4
**Champion:** @oli-obk
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** My changes should be contained to few places in the compiler. Potentially one frontend macro/intrinsic, and otherwise almost exclusively in the backend.
> Project goal - High-Level ML optimizations

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Box notation for dyn async trait](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/afidt-box.html)

**Point of contact:** @nikomatsakis
**Champion:** TBD
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Implementation review
> Introduce `.box` notation and use it to enable dyn dispatch for traits with async methods. The initial scope is `foo.method().box` where `method()` returns a dyn-compatible RPITIT. In the future `.box` could be used more generally but before expanding it we would like to see progress on the work towards [in-place initialization](./in-place-init.md).

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Field Projections](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/field-projections.html)

**Point of contact:** @BennoLossin
**Champion:** TBD
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Reviews of big changes needed; also looking for implementation help
> We aim to explore and refine the *virtual places* approach for field projections, document its design and interactions in the [beyond-refs wiki](https://rust-lang.github.io/beyond-refs/), implement it as an experiment in the compiler, and prepare RFCs based on the findings.
>
> This is a continuing goal, see [the goal document of the previous period](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2025h2/field-projections.html) for historical information.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Stabilize MemorySanitizer and ThreadSanitizer Support](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/stabilization-of-sanitizer-support.html)

**Point of contact:** @jakos-sec
**Champion:** TBD
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Reviews, stabilization
> Stabilize the MemorySanitizer and ThreadSanitizer support. This includes fixing open bugs for the sanitizers to open a path for stabilization and the necessary infrastructure changes to provide precompiled and instrumented standard libraries for the sanitizers.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Incremental Systems Rethought](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/incremental-system-rethought.html)

**Point of contact:** @blyxyas
**Champion:** TBD
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Champion: @jackh726
> Design, propose, and implement a redesign of the incremental system to allow for shared common bases between different Rustc invocations with different arguments (i.e. `cargo build` and `cargo check`)
>
> There's already an [on-going RFC], based on [this blog post and talk] by the same author (and this project goal's point of contact)
> As my other project goals, this is a formalization of an already existing effort.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Evolving the standard library API across editions](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/library-api-evolution.html)

**Point of contact:** @Amanieu
**Champion:** TBD
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Design discussions and implementation review.
> Add a mechanism for edition-dependent re-exports which allows the standard library to make larger API changes across editions.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Implement and Maintain MC/DC Coverage Support](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/mcdc-coverage-support.html)

**Point of contact:** @RenjiSann
**Champion:** TBD
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Review of implementation PRs; guidance on architecture to avoid previous maintenance issues; input on Stable MIR extension feasibility
> Re-implement DC (Decision Coverage) and [MC/DC (Modified Condition/Decision Coverage)][mcdc-wikipedia] instrumentation in rustc with a commitment to ongoing maintenance from AdaCore.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Async statemachine optimisation](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/async-statemachine-optimisation.html)

**Point of contact:** @diondokter
**Champion:** TBD
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Most will be review work, but pushing optimisations to the max will possibly touch on some controversial points that need discussion
> Add optimisations to the coroutine MIR transform to elide or simplify the generated statemachines.
>
> This will help both async futures and generators.
>
> *Note: This has some overlap with [this other proposal](./async-future-memory-optimisation.md).
> I'm not trying to userp the issue. I was working on it incidentally at the same time and noticed very late that proposal already existed.*

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [BorrowSanitizer](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/borrowsanitizer.html)

**Point of contact:** @icmccorm
**Champion:** @RalfJung
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Champion: @RalfJung. Design discussions, PR review, and upstream integration.
> We are building BorrowSanitizer: an LLVM-based instrumentation tool for finding violations of Rust's aliasing model. In 2026, we want to make it feature-complete and useful in practice.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Open Enums](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/open-enums.html)

**Point of contact:** @kupiakos
**Champion:** TBD
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Implementation reviews
> Merge and implement the [unnamed enum variants RFC][enum-rfc] to enable
> ergonomic *open enums* in the language.
>
> [enum-rfc]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/3894

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Continue Experimentation with Pin Ergonomics](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/pin-ergonomics.html)

**Point of contact:** @frank-king
**Champion:** @oli-obk
**Support level:** Medium
**Notes:** Reviews
> Continue experimenting with and fleshing out the design and semantics for the pin ergonomics experiment.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Stabilize Const Traits](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/const-traits.html)

**Point of contact:** @fee1-dead
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** Code reviews
> Finish drafting the [const traits RFC](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/3762) to address outstanding
> concerns; do any remaining work necessary in the compiler to push const traits towards stabilization.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Stabilize cargo-script](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/cargo-script.html)

**Point of contact:** @epage
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** Reviewing any further compiler changes
> Stabilize support for "cargo script", the ability to have a single file that contains both Rust code and a `Cargo.toml`.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Const Generics](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/const-generics.html)

**Point of contact:** @BoxyUwU
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** Code reviews
> Extend const generics in two independent directions, both aiming for stabilization:
>
> * **`adt_const_params`**: Allow structs and enums as const generic arguments, not just integers.
> * **`min_generic_const_args`**: Allow associated constants as const generic arguments (e.g., `Foo<T::ASSOC_CONST>`).
>
> We will also model const generics in `a-mir-formality` and experiment with upstreaming those changes into the Rust specification.
> This work also serves as a forcing function for advancing a-mir-formality and its integration into the Rust specification.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Experiment and RFC for `#[manually_drop]`](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/manually-drop-attr.html) ![Help Wanted][]

**Point of contact:** @thunderseethe
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** Implementation reviews
> Add a `#[manually_drop]` attribute to
>
> * Allow cross-language bindings to expose struct fields without compatibility hazards, and
> * Make all code that disables default destructor behavior more convenient to use in Rust.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Reborrow traits](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/reborrow-traits.html)

**Point of contact:** @aapoalas
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** Standard reviews for trait implementation PRs
> Bring the `Reborrow` and `CoerceShared` trait to nightly Rust, enabling iteration based on user feedback. Begin work on nontrivial cases where more than one lifetime is being reborrowed or coerced into shared

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Wasm Components](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/wasm-components.html)

**Point of contact:** @yoshuawuyts
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** New targets will need review and approval
> In 2026 we want to improve the state of Wasm Component support in Rust. This
> means adding and stabilizing three new compiler targets, as well as begin
> experimentation with Wasm-specific language features.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Implement Open Rust Namespace Support](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/open-namespaces.html) ![Help Wanted][]

**Point of contact:** @epage
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** Design discussions, PR review
> Navigate the cross-team design work to get [RFC 3243](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/3243) implemented.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [Redesigning `super let`: Flexible Temporary Lifetime Extension](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/redesigning-super-let.html)

**Point of contact:** @dianne
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** May escalate to medium depending on how the feature design turns out.
> I aim to meet with the language team to discuss redesigning the `super let` feature, write an RFC for it, and work towards stabilizing it.

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [MIR move elimination](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/mir-move-elimination.html)

**Point of contact:** @Amanieu
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** RFC decision
> Add a MIR optimization which eliminates move operations. This will require changes to the MIR semantics of `move` to enable the optimization to cases where a value has had its address taken (LLVM already eliminates moves when this is not the case).

**Comments:**

(space for team discussion)

### [build-std](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/build-std.html)

**Point of contact:** @davidtwco
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** Reviews of [rust-lang/rfcs#3874] and [rust-lang/rfcs#3875] and any implementation patches
> Complete the remaining design work for #3874 and #3875 and start on implementation.

**Comments:**

davidtwco: I've added myself as a champion for this - an obvious omission

### [Stabilize public/private dependencies](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/pub-priv.html) ![Help Wanted][]

**Point of contact:** @epage
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** Design discussions, PR review
> Implement and stabilize the MVP of public dependencies described in [RFC #3516]. Public dependencies allow crates to declare dependencies whose types are *meant* to be exposed in the public API.

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### [Ergonomic ref-counting: Share trait and move expressions](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/ergonomic-rc.html)

**Point of contact:** @nikomatsakis
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** Reviews
> Implement and prototype two foundational improvements for ergonomic ref-counting: (1) a `Share` trait that semantically identifies types where cloning creates an alias to the same underlying value, and (2) move expressions (`move($expr)`) that allow precise control over what closures capture and when. These changes lay groundwork for future ergonomic improvements while delivering immediate value, with prototypes targeted for summer 2026.

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### [C++/Rust Interop Problem Space Mapping](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/interop-problem-map.html)

**Point of contact:** @baumanj
**Champion:** @oli-obk
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** Reviews
> Document a set of technical issues related to C++/Rust interoperability with broad community consensus to serve as a starting point for proposed solutions and facilitating cooperation among stakeholders in both language communities.

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### [Sized Hierarchy and Scalable Vectors](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-project-goals/2026/scalable-vectors.html)

**Point of contact:** @davidtwco
**Champion:** @davidtwco
**Support level:** Small
**Notes:** Standard reviews for stabilization and SVE work
> Over the next year, we will build on the foundational work from 2025 to stabilize
> the `Sized` trait hierarchy and continue nightly support for scalable vectors:
>
> - Stabilize the refined `Sized` trait hierarchy (without constness), unblocking extern types
> - Propose and implement `const Sized` to support scalable vectors
> - Achieve RFC acceptance for [rfcs#3838] (Scalable Vectors)
> - Land SVE types and intrinsics in stdarch for nightly experimentation
> - Continue addressing stabilization blockers for SVE itself
> - Begin design work for supporting the Scalable Matrix Extension (SME)
>
> The `const Sized` work (Part II of [rfcs#3729]) is deferred to a future goal,
> allowing us to deliver value sooner through the trait hierarchy stabilization.
> This future work interacts with ongoing [const generics][const-generics-goal]
> efforts, as `const Sized` depends on progress in const traits.
>
> [const-generics-goal]: ../2025h2/const-generics.md

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