mhinz/neovim-remote

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1904 stars · 84 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

neovim-remote (nvr) is a Python command-line tool that controls running Neovim processes remotely via their RPC server addresses. It lets you open files, send keys, and evaluate VimL expressions in another nvim instance, including from within :terminal buffers.

Use cases

• open files in an already-running neovim instance from another terminal
• edit files from within :terminal without spawning a nested nvim
• use nvr as git core.editor to edit commit messages in an existing nvim
• send keystrokes to a remote nvim buffer from the shell
• evaluate VimL expressions in a running nvim process and get results
• open files in a split window of a running nvim

When to choose

• you work with multiple terminal windows and want one shared nvim instance
• you frequently edit files from nvim's built-in terminal
• you want git commit messages to open in your existing nvim session

When to avoid

• you don't use Neovim (it relies on nvim's RPC server)
• you need a solution on Windows, since spawning new processes via forking is unsupported
• you want a GUI editor integration rather than shell-based control

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

developer-tools cli developer-tools text-editors cli python neovim remote-control nvr editor-integration git-integration command-line linux macos

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