diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-lint-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-lint-test.yml
index f11acedd80..60d8f67034 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-lint-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-lint-test.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
     paths:
-      - "crates/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/rust.yml"
-      - "tests/**"
-      - "Cargo.toml"
-      - ".cargo/**"
+      - "sdks/community/rust/crates/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/rust-lint-test.yml"
+      - "sdks/community/rust/**/tests/**"
+      - "sdks/community/rust/Cargo.toml"
+      - "sdks/community/rust/.cargo/**"
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
     paths:
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
 
 defaults:
   run:
-    working-directory: ./rust
+    working-directory: ./sdks/community/rust
 
 jobs:
   rust:
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
 
       # Built-in cache is fork-safe (fork PRs can't write to base repo cache)
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: sdks/community/rust
 
       - name: Build
         run: cargo build --verbose
@@ -54,7 +56,10 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo publish -p ag-ui-core --dry-run
 
       - name: Publish ag-ui-client dry-run
-        run: cargo publish -p ag-ui-client --dry-run
+        # --no-verify: the verification rebuild resolves ag-ui-core from
+        # crates.io (stale v0.1.0, missing types added since). Build
+        # correctness is already validated by the Build and Test steps.
+        run: cargo publish -p ag-ui-client --dry-run --no-verify
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo test --verbose
diff --git a/sdks/community/rust/README.md b/sdks/community/rust/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..743a4c6968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdks/community/rust/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# AG-UI Rust SDK
+
+> **Status:** This is a community-contributed SDK that is not actively maintained. The versions
+> published to crates.io (`ag-ui-core` v0.1.0, `ag-ui-client` v0.1.0) are outdated and missing
+> types required by the client. To use this SDK, build from source against the workspace in this
+> repository. See [ag-ui-protocol/ag-ui#243](https://github.com/ag-ui-protocol/ag-ui/pull/243)
+> for the original contribution.
+
+A Rust implementation of the [AG-UI protocol](https://docs.ag-ui.com), organized as a Cargo workspace with two crates:
+
+- **[`ag-ui-core`](crates/ag-ui-core)** -- Core protocol types (events, messages, state, tools) implemented with `serde` for (de)serialization.
+- **[`ag-ui-client`](crates/ag-ui-client)** -- HTTP client for connecting to AG-UI agent endpoints, designed to mirror the TypeScript client API.
+
+## Building from source
+
+```bash
+cd sdks/community/rust
+cargo build
+```
+
+## Running examples
+
+```bash
+cargo run --example <example_name>
+```
+
+See the [examples folder](crates/ag-ui-client/examples) and individual crate READMEs for more details.
diff --git a/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/README.md b/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/README.md
index c4a40dc72c..181ad39129 100644
--- a/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/README.md
+++ b/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # AG-UI Rust Client
 
+> **Status:** This is a community-contributed crate that is not actively maintained. The version
+> on crates.io (v0.1.0) is outdated and missing types required by the client. Build from source
+> against the [workspace](../../) in this repository instead.
+
 Rust client for working with the AG-UI protocol. The client API has been designed to mimic the Typescript client as 
 close as possible. However, a key difference is that state & messages are not yet an attribute of an implementation of 
 [`Agent`](src/agent.rs) because it would require `&mut self` for straightforward implementations. This is a work in 
@@ -11,7 +15,7 @@ For each example make sure to read the instructions on starting the associated A
 
 ### Basic 
 
-```rust
+```rust,no_run
 use std::error::Error;
 use ag_ui_client::{core::types::Message, Agent, HttpAgent, RunAgentParams};
 
diff --git a/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/tests/http_agent_test.rs b/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/tests/http_agent_test.rs
index 44c47ae06b..a07dd49854 100644
--- a/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/tests/http_agent_test.rs
+++ b/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/tests/http_agent_test.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use ag_ui_client::agent::{Agent, RunAgentParams};
 use ag_ui_client::core::types::{Message, Role};
 
 #[tokio::test]
+#[ignore] // Requires a live server on localhost:3001
 async fn test_http_agent_basic_functionality() {
     env_logger::init();
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ async fn test_http_agent_basic_functionality() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
+#[ignore] // Requires a live server on localhost:3001
 async fn test_http_agent_tool_calls() {
     // Create an HttpAgent
     let agent = HttpAgent::builder()
diff --git a/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/tests/sse_test.rs b/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/tests/sse_test.rs
index 8b1abb85ce..2713454d66 100644
--- a/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/tests/sse_test.rs
+++ b/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-client/tests/sse_test.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use reqwest::Client;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+#[ignore]
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_sse_with_httpbun() {
     // Create a reqwest client
diff --git a/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-core/README.md b/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-core/README.md
index 749e5cff6f..d99c4b85e2 100644
--- a/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-core/README.md
+++ b/sdks/community/rust/crates/ag-ui-core/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # AG-UI Core Types
 
+> **Status:** This is a community-contributed crate that is not actively maintained. The version
+> on crates.io (v0.1.0) is outdated and missing types required by `ag-ui-client`. Build from
+> source against the [workspace](../../) in this repository instead.
+
 This repo contains the Rust types needed to work with the AG-UI protocol. Implemented using `serde` to support
 (de)serialization.