diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 76c7ead9..e3452913 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -203,6 +203,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "sprs",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "coupe-metis"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "coupe",
+ "libc",
+ "sprs",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "coupe-tools"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -565,8 +574,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "metis"
 version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "969c4e429931766d84c38226ddade79db95dfd71ca85ebae2995ddc97369655c"
 dependencies = [
  "metis-sys",
 ]
@@ -574,8 +581,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "metis-sys"
 version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ab50927ac85eab34371c8caa5a13c1e2e308db6b125e167608d87037c167bd7b"
 dependencies = [
  "bindgen",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b405198b..64747ff2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [workspace]
 members = [
     ".",
+    "coupe-metis",
     "ffi",
     "tools",
     "tools/mesh-io",
diff --git a/coupe-metis/Cargo.toml b/coupe-metis/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9421689c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coupe-metis/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "coupe-metis"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+
+[lib]
+name = "coupemetis"
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "staticlib"]
+
+
+[dependencies]
+coupe = { version = "0.1", path = ".." }
+libc = "0.2"
+sprs = { version = "0.11", default-features = false }
diff --git a/coupe-metis/README.md b/coupe-metis/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..115ad683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coupe-metis/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# libcoupemetis.so
+
+This library is an implementation of [MeTiS] 5.1 using coupe's algorithms.
+
+[MeTiS]: http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/gkhome/metis/metis/overview
+
+## Building
+
+Build it with cargo.  It will produce a shared object and an archive for static
+linking.
+
+## Usage
+
+This library is a drop-in replacement for `libmetis.so`.  Simply replace
+`-lmetis` by `-lcoupemetis` in your linker flags:
+
+```shell
+# Change this
+cc -o my_program -c main.c -lmetis
+
+# To this
+cc -o my_program -c main.c -lcoupemetis
+```
diff --git a/coupe-metis/src/lib.rs b/coupe-metis/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..387d7f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coupe-metis/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+#![allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)] // See the MeTiS manual
+
+use coupe::Partition as _;
+use std::slice;
+
+pub type Idx = i32;
+pub type Real = f32;
+
+//const NOPTIONS: usize = 40; // TODO
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub enum RStatus {
+    Ok = 1,
+    ErrorInput = -2,
+    ErrorMemory = -3,
+    Error = -4,
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+unsafe fn partition(
+    nvtxs: *const Idx,
+    ncon: *const Idx,
+    xadj: *const Idx,
+    adjncy: *const Idx,
+    vwgt: *const Idx,
+    _vsize: *const Idx, // TODO
+    adjwgt: *const Idx,
+    nparts: *const Idx,
+    _tpwgts: *const Idx,  // TODO
+    _ubvec: *const Real,  // TODO
+    _options: *const Idx, // TODO
+    objval: *mut Idx,
+    part: *mut Idx,
+) -> RStatus {
+    let nvtxs = *nvtxs as usize;
+    let ncon = *ncon as usize;
+    if ncon != 1 {
+        // TODO make graph algorithms generic over input collection.
+        return RStatus::Error;
+    }
+    let nparts = *nparts as usize;
+
+    // TODO make graph algorithms work over CsMatViewI instead of CsMatView
+    // to avoid these conversions.
+    let xadj: Vec<usize> = slice::from_raw_parts(xadj, nvtxs + 1)
+        .iter()
+        .map(|i| *i as usize)
+        .collect();
+    let adjncy: Vec<usize> = slice::from_raw_parts(adjncy, xadj[xadj.len() - 1] as usize)
+        .iter()
+        .map(|i| *i as usize)
+        .collect();
+    let adjwgt = if adjwgt.is_null() {
+        vec![1_i64; adjncy.len()]
+    } else {
+        // TODO make graph algorithms generic over weight type
+        slice::from_raw_parts(adjwgt, adjncy.len())
+            .iter()
+            .map(|wgt| *wgt as i64)
+            .collect()
+    };
+    let adjacency = sprs::CsMat::new((nvtxs, nvtxs), xadj, adjncy, adjwgt);
+
+    let mut partition = vec![0; nvtxs];
+
+    let vwgt = if vwgt.is_null() {
+        vec![0.0; nvtxs]
+    } else {
+        // TODO make graph algorithms generic over weight type
+        slice::from_raw_parts(vwgt, nvtxs)
+            .iter()
+            .map(|wgt| *wgt as f64)
+            .collect()
+    };
+
+    let ret = coupe::KarmarkarKarp { part_count: nparts }
+        .partition(&mut partition, vwgt.iter().map(|w| coupe::Real::from(*w)));
+    if let Err(err) = ret {
+        println!("error: {}", err);
+        return RStatus::Error;
+    }
+
+    let ret =
+        coupe::FiducciaMattheyses::default().partition(&mut partition, (adjacency.view(), &vwgt));
+    if let Err(err) = ret {
+        println!("error: {}", err);
+        return RStatus::Error;
+    }
+
+    let part = slice::from_raw_parts_mut(part, nvtxs);
+    for (dst, src) in part.iter_mut().zip(&mut partition) {
+        *dst = *src as Idx;
+    }
+
+    // TODO have fidducia return the cut size.
+    *objval = 0;
+
+    RStatus::Ok
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn METIS_PartGraphKway(
+    nvtxs: *const Idx,
+    ncon: *const Idx,
+    xadj: *const Idx,
+    adjncy: *const Idx,
+    vwgt: *const Idx,
+    vsize: *const Idx,
+    adjwgt: *const Idx,
+    nparts: *const Idx,
+    tpwgts: *const Idx,
+    ubvec: *const Real,
+    options: *const Idx,
+    objval: *mut Idx,
+    part: *mut Idx,
+) -> RStatus {
+    partition(
+        nvtxs, ncon, xadj, adjncy, vwgt, vsize, adjwgt, nparts, tpwgts, ubvec, options, objval,
+        part,
+    )
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn METIS_PartGraphRecursive(
+    nvtxs: *const Idx,
+    ncon: *const Idx,
+    xadj: *const Idx,
+    adjncy: *const Idx,
+    vwgt: *const Idx,
+    vsize: *const Idx,
+    adjwgt: *const Idx,
+    nparts: *const Idx,
+    tpwgts: *const Idx,
+    ubvec: *const Real,
+    options: *const Idx,
+    objval: *mut Idx,
+    part: *mut Idx,
+) -> RStatus {
+    partition(
+        nvtxs, ncon, xadj, adjncy, vwgt, vsize, adjwgt, nparts, tpwgts, ubvec, options, objval,
+        part,
+    )
+}
diff --git a/tools/Cargo.toml b/tools/Cargo.toml
index 54a0a8d7..41303553 100644
--- a/tools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ default = ["scotch", "metis"]
 # Partitioners
 coupe = { version = "0.1", path = ".." }
 scotch = { version = "0.1", optional = true }
-metis = { version = "0.1", optional = true }
+metis = { version = "0.1", optional = true, path = "../../metis-rs" }
 
 # Random number generation
 rand = { version = "0.8", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }