# nsf/gocode

An autocompletion daemon for the Go programming language

Repository: https://github.com/nsf/gocode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gocode
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-02-07T06:08:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 66, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5904, "days_push": 207, "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 4992, forks 650 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:04.364801+00:00)

## What it is
Gocode is an autocompletion daemon for the Go programming language that integrates with editors like Vim, Neovim, and Emacs. It uses a client/server architecture with caching to provide fast, context-sensitive code completions (~30ms with warm cache).

## Use cases
- autocomplete go code in vim
- context-sensitive code completion for golang in emacs
- fast go autocompletion daemon for my editor
- integrate go completion into neovim
- set up golang code suggestions in my text editor

## When to avoid
- starting a new Go project - the project is explicitly unmaintained and recommends gopls instead
- you want modern Go language features, diagnostics, or LSP capabilities

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages, text-editors
- platform: windows, go, cli, editor-plugin
- tags: autocompletion, go, code-completion, daemon, editor-integration, deprecated, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- nsf/gocode (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.364801+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 2026-08-29T18:17:38.827104+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nsf/gocode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.364801+00:00, sha 060c175175cd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.