# mhinz/vim-grepper

:space_invader: Helps you win at grep.

Repository: https://github.com/mhinz/vim-grepper
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-grepper
Language: Vim Script
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vim-plugin, vim, neovim, async, ag, ack, git, rg, pt, sift, findstr, grep, viml, viml-scripts
Last push: 2026-07-20T08:20:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4053, "days_push": 44, "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 1247, forks 61 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:07.611710+00:00)

## What it is
A Vim/Neovim plugin that integrates grep tools like ripgrep, ag, ack, git grep, and others into asynchronous searches with results in the quickfix or location list. It provides a prompt, operator, and per-tool commands, and is considered feature-complete by its author.

## Use cases
- search across a codebase from within vim
- run ripgrep asynchronously in neovim
- put grep results in the quickfix list
- grep the current visual selection in vim
- switch between grep tools like ag, ack, and git grep
- search only files loaded in the current vim session

## When to choose
- you use Vim or Neovim and want flexible, async grep integration with multiple search backends
- you want grep results in the quickfix/location list with operator and prompt workflows
- you need per-tool commands and easy custom tool configuration

## When to avoid
- you use an IDE or another editor with built-in project search
- you want a plugin under active feature development - the author considers it feature-complete
- you primarily work on Windows, where support is only partial

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: search-engine, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: windows, editor-plugin
- tags: vim-plugin, neovim, grep, ripgrep, quickfix, async-search, viml, search, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mhinz/vim-grepper (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:07.611710+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 2026-08-30T05:07:58.370099+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mhinz/vim-grepper (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:07.611710+00:00, sha 979b1b2e8fe2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.