# nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter

Nvim Treesitter configurations and abstraction layer

Repository: https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nvim-treesitter
Language: Tree-sitter Query
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: neovim, tree-sitter, nvim-treesitter
Last push: 2026-08-23T11:08:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2328, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14334, forks 1442 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:06.760874+00:00)

## What it is
A Neovim plugin that manages installation and updating of tree-sitter parsers and provides a collection of queries enabling tree-sitter features like syntax highlighting and code navigation. It also serves as a staging ground for tree-sitter-based features being considered for upstreaming into Neovim.

## Use cases
- install tree-sitter parsers in neovim
- enable better syntax highlighting in neovim
- keep language parsers updated automatically
- get treesitter queries for many programming languages
- improve code folding and indentation in neovim
- set up tree-sitter for rust javascript and other languages

## When to choose
- you use Neovim 0.12+ and want tree-sitter-powered highlighting and navigation
- you want a single tool to install, update, and remove parsers across many languages
- you want to try tree-sitter features before they land in Neovim core

## When to avoid
- you run an older Neovim version and cannot use the new incompatible rewrite
- you use another editor like VS Code that has built-in tree-sitter support
- you cannot install a C compiler or tree-sitter-cli on your system

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: parser, developer-tools, editor
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, parsers
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: neovim, tree-sitter, syntax-highlighting, code-navigation, vim-plugin, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:06.760874+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 2026-08-29T17:12:38.902938+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:06.760874+00:00, sha ec8bfcd258a6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.