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abo-abo/lispy

Short and sweet LISP editing observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/abo-abo/lispy · homepage · Emacs Lisp observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

51/100

  • Activity 63
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4618
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 222
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1300 stars · 146 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

An Emacs package providing efficient structural editing for Lisp code (Emacs Lisp, Clojure, Scheme, Common Lisp) with vi-like single-key commands for navigation, evaluation, and refactoring of s-expressions. It offers IDE-like features such as symbol navigation, inline evaluation, and code transformation commands.

Use cases

  • edit lisp code structurally in emacs
  • navigate and evaluate s-expressions with single keys
  • refactor clojure code in emacs
  • paredit-style parenthesis handling
  • evaluate emacs lisp expressions inline while editing
  • jump to symbol definitions in lisp buffers

When to choose

  • you write Lisp-family code (Emacs Lisp, Clojure, Scheme, Common Lisp) in Emacs
  • you want vi-like modal efficiency for structural editing
  • you want inline evaluation and IDE-like navigation for s-expressions

When to avoid

  • you don't use Emacs
  • you work mainly in non-Lisp languages
  • you prefer minimal packages without a large keybinding surface

Facets

plugin · maturity active

editor developer-tools text-editors programming-languages developer-tools editor-plugin cross-platform emacs-lisp paredit structural-editing s-expression clojure scheme common-lisp code-navigation code-evaluation refactoring emacs

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
abo-abo/lispymain51

For agents

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