abo-abo/lispy
Short and sweet LISP editing 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
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
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/abo-abo/lispy · fetched 2026-08-28 · dc85b129c966
- homepage: http://oremacs.com/lispy/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · c3c25acd43ba
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| abo-abo/lispy | main | 51 |
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