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slime/slime

The Superior Lisp Interaction Mode for Emacs observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/slime/slime · homepage · Common Lisp observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

74/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 28
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 372
  • age_days: 4639
  • days_rel: 268
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 2

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2079 stars · 350 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

SLIME (Superior Lisp Interaction Mode for Emacs) is an Emacs plugin that provides an interactive development environment for Common Lisp. It connects Emacs to a running Lisp process, offering a REPL, debugger (SLDB), inspector, compilation notes, completion, and documentation lookup.

Use cases

  • interactively develop Common Lisp in Emacs
  • connect Emacs to SBCL or other Lisp implementations
  • debug Common Lisp code with an Emacs-based debugger
  • evaluate and compile Lisp code from source buffers
  • find definitions and cross-references in a Lisp image
  • inspect Lisp objects interactively

When to choose

  • you write Common Lisp and use Emacs as your editor
  • you want an IDE-like REPL-driven workflow for Lisp
  • you need debugger, inspector, and compiler integration inside Emacs

When to avoid

  • you use a different editor like VS Code or Vim
  • you develop in Clojure or Scheme rather than Common Lisp
  • you prefer a standalone graphical IDE

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

editor interpreter developer-tools programming-languages developer-tools text-editors windows bsd cross-platform common-lisp emacs-lisp repl interactive-development debugging ide emacs linux macos

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
slime/slimemain74

For agents

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