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typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server

Unofficial TypeScript & JavaScript Language Server observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server · homepage · TypeScript · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

99/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 98
  • 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: 22
  • age_days: 3260
  • days_rel: 13
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 12

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2553 stars · 185 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A community-maintained Language Server Protocol implementation for TypeScript and JavaScript, wrapping the tsserver API so any LSP-capable editor can get code intelligence. It provides features like completions, diagnostics, refactoring, inlay hints, and code lenses outside of VSCode.

Use cases

  • add TypeScript autocomplete and diagnostics to Neovim
  • use TypeScript code intelligence in Emacs via LSP
  • get go-to-definition and rename refactoring in Sublime Text for TS files
  • run a language server for JavaScript in any LSP-compatible editor
  • enable inlay hints and code lenses for TypeScript outside VSCode

When to choose

  • you use an editor other than VSCode that supports LSP and need TypeScript/JavaScript support
  • you want standardized LSP features like diagnostics, completions, and refactoring for TS/JS projects

When to avoid

  • you work primarily in VSCode, which has built-in TypeScript support
  • you need the upcoming native TypeScript 7 (typescript-go) language server instead

Facets

service · maturity active

editor developer-tools parser developer-tools programming-languages text-editors cross-platform cli lsp language-server-protocol typescript javascript tsserver code-intelligence nodejs

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