# jbyuki/instant.nvim

collaborative editing in Neovim using built-in capabilities

Repository: https://github.com/jbyuki/instant.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/instantnvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: neovim-plugin, collaborative-editing, lua, websocket, neovim, realtime-collaboration
Last push: 2022-12-31T22:59:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2190, "days_push": 1341, "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 1418, forks 28 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:40.134047+00:00)

## What it is
instant.nvim is a collaborative editing plugin for Neovim written in Lua with no external dependencies. It supports single-buffer and session sharing, virtual cursors, and includes a built-in localhost server.

## Use cases
- pair program in Neovim with a colleague
- collaboratively edit a shared buffer in real time
- share an entire editing session across multiple users
- run a self-hosted collaborative editing server on localhost or LAN
- see other users' cursors and spectate their edits in Neovim

## When to avoid
- you use Vim rather than Neovim
- you need a hosted service with accounts and access control
- you need active development or recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: websocket
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: lua, cross-platform, cli
- tags: neovim-plugin, collaborative-editing, pair-programming, websocket, realtime-collaboration, self-hosted, editor-plugin, real-time, neovim

## Member repositories
- jbyuki/instant.nvim (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:40.134047+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 2026-08-30T04:37:57.834990+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jbyuki/instant.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:40.134047+00:00, sha 0db1fb169c31)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.