slime/slime
The Superior Lisp Interaction Mode for Emacs 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
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
- readme: https://github.com/slime/slime · fetched 2026-08-28 · 44d521432d70
- homepage: http://common-lisp.net/project/slime/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2a4988b4e725
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| slime/slime | main | 74 |
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