# hrsh7th/nvim-compe

Auto completion Lua plugin for nvim

Repository: https://github.com/hrsh7th/nvim-compe
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nvim-compe
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nvim, nvim-plugin, neovim, neovim-plugin
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-10-02T15:28:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2275, "days_push": 1796, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1274, forks 52 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:12.839493+00:00)

## What it is
nvim-compe is a Lua-based auto-completion plugin for Neovim (0.5+) that provides fuzzy matching, LSP completion support, and a flexible custom source API. It is now deprecated in favor of its successor, nvim-cmp, and no longer receives new features or bugfixes.

## Use cases
- autocomplete code in neovim
- lsp completion with trigger characters in nvim
- fuzzy match completion from buffer words
- expand snippets from the completion menu
- add custom completion sources to neovim
- vscode-style completion expansion in neovim

## When to choose
- you are stuck on an old Neovim setup that already uses compe
- you need a legacy completion plugin compatible with Neovim 0.5

## When to avoid
- starting a new Neovim configuration (use nvim-cmp instead)
- you need bugfixes or new features
- you want actively maintained LSP completion

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, windows
- tags: neovim, autocompletion, lsp, lua, deprecated, fuzzy-matching, snippets, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- hrsh7th/nvim-compe (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:12.839493+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 2026-08-30T05:03:07.821413+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hrsh7th/nvim-compe (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:12.839493+00:00, sha 5b258e07c8bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.