wellle/context.vim

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1380 stars · 34 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Vim/Neovim plugin that displays the context (enclosing functions, loops, and conditions) of the currently visible buffer contents in a popup window above the buffer. It works across many file types using indentation and regular expressions, and is most useful for navigating long or deeply nested source code.

Use cases

• show which function I'm currently in while scrolling vim
• keep track of nested loops and conditions in long functions
• avoid scrolling up to see enclosing code context in vim
• display code context in a popup while editing in neovim
• navigate deeply indented source code without losing my place

When to choose

• you work in Vim or Neovim with long functions or deeply nested code
• you want zero-config context display that works out of the box for most file types
• you often lose track of which block you're editing while scrolling

When to avoid

• you use an IDE or editor with built-in context bars or minimaps
• your code style relies on very flat indentation the heuristic can't parse
• you need semantic (LSP-based) scope tracking rather than indentation-based heuristics

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

editor developer-tools developer-tools text-editors editor-plugin cli vim-plugin neovim code-navigation popup-window context-display

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