# skeeto/skewer-mode

Live web development in Emacs

Repository: https://github.com/skeeto/skewer-mode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/skewer-mode
Language: Emacs Lisp
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-03-30T11:07:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5064, "days_push": 1982, "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 1127, forks 56 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:41.358400+00:00)

## What it is
An Emacs minor mode that provides live web development by evaluating JavaScript, CSS, and HTML directly in a connected browser, similar to how Emacs interacts with an inferior Lisp process. It includes a REPL and keybindings to send forms from editing buffers to the browser on the fly.

## Use cases
- evaluate javascript in the browser from emacs
- live css editing while viewing a page
- send html snippets to a running page
- repl for javascript inside emacs
- live web development without leaving the editor

## When to choose
- you live in Emacs and want browser-evaluated JS/CSS/HTML feedback
- you want a lightweight, pure-Elisp live-reload setup with no node toolchain
- you want to evaluate expressions across multiple attached browser tabs

## When to avoid
- you use VS Code or another editor with built-in hot reload
- you need a full modern dev server with HMR and framework integration
- you need active maintenance or support for the latest browser tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, web-framework
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, frontend
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: emacs-lisp, live-reload, repl, browser-evaluation, hot-eval, emacs

## Member repositories
- skeeto/skewer-mode (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.358400+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 2026-08-30T06:38:54.441230+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/skeeto/skewer-mode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.358400+00:00, sha bcdce739b20e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.