# neurocyte/flow

Flow Control: a programmer's text editor

Repository: https://github.com/neurocyte/flow
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/neurocyte-flow
Homepage: https://flow-control.dev
Language: Zig
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: language-server-client, language-server-protocol, text-editor, tree-sitter, tui, zig
Last push: 2026-08-26T18:58:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 70, longevity 65
- inputs: {"age_days": 920, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 200, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2190, forks 115 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:23.941100+00:00)

## What it is
Flow Control is a fast, terminal-based programmer's text editor written in Zig with tree-sitter syntax highlighting for 70+ languages and preconfigured Language Server Protocol support. It features multi-cursor editing, configurable modal and non-modal keybindings (VS Code, Vim, Emacs, Helix styles), and runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, and Android.

## Use cases
- edit code in the terminal with fast syntax highlighting
- use a vim or helix style modal editor with LSP support
- edit very large files with thousands of cursors
- get zero-configuration language server integration for many languages
- use a lightweight vscode-like editor without leaving the terminal
- customize keybindings across multiple editing modes

## When to choose
- you want a fast TUI editor with modern IDE features like LSP and tree-sitter highlighting
- you need modal and non-modal keybinding modes in one editor
- you work across Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, or Android/Termux
- you edit very large files and need a performant buffer implementation

## When to avoid
- you need a full GUI IDE with debugging and refactoring tooling
- you require a mature plugin ecosystem or collaborative editing (still on the roadmap)
- your terminal lacks 24-bit color or NerdFont support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, terminal-ui, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: tui, zig, tree-sitter, language-server-protocol, modal-editing, multi-cursor, syntax-highlighting, vim, emacs, helix, command-line, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- neurocyte/flow (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.941100+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 2026-08-30T02:47:41.531471+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/neurocyte/flow (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.941100+00:00, sha 3c8cd57d10bf)
  - homepage: https://flow-control.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T10:27:57.673691+00:00, sha 32ea89f94c52)
  - site_page: https://flow-control.dev/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T10:27:57.685673+00:00, sha 20963d4c2690)
  - site_page: https://flow-control.dev/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:27:57.688706+00:00, sha 49355a50548d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.