diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/chit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/chit/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a23a3d45ccee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/chit/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, rustPlatform, pkgconfig, openssl
+, darwin
+}:
+
+with rustPlatform;
+
+buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "chit";
+  version = "0.1.12";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "peterheesterman";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "17g2p07zhf4n4pjmws0ssfy2mrn0v933ih0vnlr1z2cv9mx8srsl";
+  };
+
+  cargoSha256 = "1jqnnf4jgjpm1i310hda15423nxfw9frgpmc2kbrs66qcsj7avaw";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ pkgconfig ];
+  buildInputs = []
+  ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ openssl ]
+  ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [ CoreFoundation CoreServices Security ])
+  ;
+
+  # Tests require network access
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Crate help in terminal: A tool for looking up details about rust crates without going to crates.io";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Chit helps answer these questions:
+
+      * Who wrote this crate? What else did they write?
+      * What alternatives are there?
+      * How old is this crate?
+      * What versions are there? When did they come out?
+      * What are the downloads over time?
+      * Should i use this crate?
+      * How mature is it?
+    '';
+    homepage = https://github.com/peterheesterman/chit;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.lilyball ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0ac118e77552..5a02464955f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2032,6 +2032,8 @@ in
 
   checkinstall = callPackage ../tools/package-management/checkinstall { };
 
+  chit = callPackage ../development/tools/chit { };
+
   chkrootkit = callPackage ../tools/security/chkrootkit { };
 
   chrony = callPackage ../tools/networking/chrony { };