# mickeynp/combobulate

Structured Editing and Navigation in Emacs with Tree-Sitter

Repository: https://github.com/mickeynp/combobulate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/combobulate
Language: Emacs Lisp
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: emacs, tree-sitter
Last push: 2026-08-25T06:35:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1744, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1235, forks 96 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:04.823818+00:00)

## What it is
Combobulate is an Emacs package that adds structured editing and navigation to many programming languages using Emacs 29's tree-sitter library. It extends existing movement and editing commands with syntax-tree-aware features like bulk editing, multiple cursors, and a query builder.

## Use cases
- navigate code by syntax tree nodes in emacs
- structured editing of code in emacs
- bulk edit tree-sitter nodes with multiple cursors
- move around code semantically instead of by regex
- preview complex edits before applying them
- add tree-sitter based editing to new languages in emacs

## When to avoid
- you use an Emacs version older than 29 without tree-sitter support
- you expect a fully stable, bug-free tool as it is under active development
- you use an editor other than Emacs

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, parser, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, parsers
- platform: editor-plugin
- tags: emacs-lisp, tree-sitter, structured-editing, code-navigation, multiple-cursors, emacs

## Member repositories
- mickeynp/combobulate (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:04.823818+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:22:07.138763+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mickeynp/combobulate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:04.823818+00:00, sha ec6eca8fa90d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.