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jacktasia/dumb-jump

an Emacs "jump to definition" package for 60+ languages observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/jacktasia/dumb-jump · Emacs Lisp · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

72/100

  • Activity 85
  • Release rhythm 40
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3941
  • days_rel: 188
  • days_push: 91
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1797 stars · 164 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Dumb Jump is an Emacs package providing 'jump to definition' and 'find references' navigation for 60+ programming languages. It works with zero configuration by using ag, ripgrep, or grep with regex-based heuristics instead of stored indexes or background processes.

Use cases

  • jump to function definition in emacs
  • find references of a symbol in emacs
  • code navigation without language server
  • go to definition for 60+ languages
  • emacs package to navigate code like an IDE
  • definition lookup without TAGS files

When to choose

  • you want zero-configuration jump-to-definition in Emacs
  • your language has no working LSP server
  • you want to avoid TAGS indexes and background processes
  • you use Spacemacs or vanilla Emacs and need quick code navigation

When to avoid

  • you already run a language server (lsp-mode/eglot) with accurate semantic navigation
  • you need precise, compiler-grade definition resolution
  • your project is very large and you only have grep available (slow)
  • you use an editor other than Emacs

Facets

plugin · maturity active

search-engine developer-tools developer-tools text-editors programming-languages editor-plugin cli emacs emacs-lisp jump-to-definition find-references ripgrep silver-searcher xref code-navigation melpa

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
jacktasia/dumb-jumpmain72

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