# abo-abo/lispy

Short and sweet LISP editing

Repository: https://github.com/abo-abo/lispy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lispy
Homepage: http://oremacs.com/lispy/
Language: Emacs Lisp
License Family: other
Topics: navigation, evaluation, refactoring, emacs-lisp, clojure, common-lisp, scheme, python
Last push: 2026-01-23T10:49:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 51/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 63, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4618, "days_push": 222, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1300, forks 146 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:17.568391+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, programming-languages, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: emacs-lisp, paredit, structural-editing, s-expression, clojure, scheme, common-lisp, code-navigation, code-evaluation, refactoring, emacs

## Member repositories
- abo-abo/lispy (main) score 51

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.568391+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 2026-08-30T04:52:17.744675+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/abo-abo/lispy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.568391+00:00, sha dc85b129c966)
  - homepage: http://oremacs.com/lispy/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:09:46.010713+00:00, sha c3c25acd43ba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.