# purcell/emacs.d

An Emacs configuration bundle with batteries included

Repository: https://github.com/purcell/emacs.d
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/emacsd
Language: Emacs Lisp
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T09:19:21+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": 6486, "days_push": 7, "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 7072, forks 2038 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:55.700043+00:00)

## What it is
A batteries-included Emacs configuration bundle maintained since 2000, providing sensible defaults and rich language support for web and functional programmers. It bundles completion (corfu/vertico), LSP via eglot, syntax checking, and popular tools like magit, projectile, and org-mode.

## Use cases
- set up a full-featured Emacs editor config quickly
- get Emacs configured for Ruby on Rails development
- configure Emacs with LSP for Haskell and OCaml
- use Emacs for Clojure with Cider and nRepl
- find a good starting Emacs config for web developers
- enable autocompletion and syntax checking in Emacs

## When to choose
- you want a battle-tested, maintained Emacs config out of the box
- you work with the supported languages like Ruby, Python, Clojure, or Haskell
- you're on macOS, Linux, or Windows and want a config that works across all three

## When to avoid
- you prefer building your own minimal Emacs configuration from scratch
- you use a different editor like VS Code or Vim
- you need a config tailored to languages not covered by this bundle

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, editor
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, web-development
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: emacs, emacs-configuration, dotfiles, lsp, starter-config, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- purcell/emacs.d (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.700043+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 2026-08-29T17:40:12.954089+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/purcell/emacs.d (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.700043+00:00, sha 5d1106d31cfa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.