# Vigemus/iron.nvim

Interactive Repl Over Neovim

Repository: https://github.com/Vigemus/iron.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ironnvim
Language: Lua
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: nvim, repl, neovim, async, lua-plugin, neovim-lua, neovim-lua-library, neovim-lua-plugin
Last push: 2026-07-27T02:09:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3775, "days_push": 38, "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 1357, forks 110 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:29.522109+00:00)

## What it is
iron.nvim is a Neovim plugin (and library) for interacting with REPLs directly from within your editor buffers. It lets you send code selections or motions to a running REPL without leaving your work buffer.

## Use cases
- send code from neovim to a python repl
- interactive repl inside neovim
- evaluate snippets without leaving the editor
- literate-style incremental development in vim
- integrate repl with nvim-dap debugging

## When to choose
- you live in Neovim and want REPL-driven development
- you want a plugin that is also extensible as a Lua library
- you need configurable repl layouts and language definitions

## When to avoid
- you use an editor other than Neovim
- you want a full notebook-style UI like Jupyter

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cli, cross-platform
- tags: neovim, repl, lua-plugin, interactive-development, async, command-line

## Member repositories
- Vigemus/iron.nvim (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.522109+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 2026-08-30T04:41:49.242256+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Vigemus/iron.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.522109+00:00, sha e54056c98651)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.