# tpope/vim-markdown

Vim Markdown runtime files

Repository: https://github.com/tpope/vim-markdown
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tpope-vim-markdown
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-12-21T17:05:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6034, "days_push": 620, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1252, forks 192 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:08.340927+00:00)

## What it is
The development version of Vim's built-in Markdown syntax highlighting and filetype plugins, maintained by Tim Pope. It provides Markdown language support in Vim, including optional syntax highlighting for fenced code blocks.

## Use cases
- get better markdown syntax highlighting in vim
- highlight code blocks inside markdown files
- customize markdown concealment in vim
- keep vim's markdown runtime files up to date

## When to choose
- you want the latest Markdown runtime improvements before they ship in a Vim release
- you need configurable fenced code block highlighting in Markdown

## When to avoid
- you run a recent Vim version, which already bundles these files
- you use Neovim, which ships its own maintained Markdown runtime

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, markdown
- domain: text-editors, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vim-plugin, syntax-highlighting, filetype-plugin, markdown, vim

## Member repositories
- tpope/vim-markdown (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.340927+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 2026-08-30T05:07:35.154671+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tpope/vim-markdown (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.340927+00:00, sha 25cd76bd4b3d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.