# tpope/vim-obsession

obsession.vim: continuously updated session files

Repository: https://github.com/tpope/vim-obsession
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-obsession
Homepage: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4472
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-10-28T21:05:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4923, "days_push": 674, "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 1882, forks 72 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:48.711117+00:00)

## What it is
A Vim plugin by Tim Pope that wraps :mksession to keep session files continuously updated. It auto-saves window layout and open buffers on exit and layout changes via the :Obsess command.

## Use cases
- automatically save and restore my vim session
- keep vim session file updated without running mksession manually
- recover my window layout after vim crashes
- persist open buffers and splits between vim restarts
- resume work where I left off in vim

## When to choose
- you use Vim and want hassle-free, automatic session persistence
- you want sessions that survive abnormal exits
- you want a simple :Obsess command instead of manual :mksession

## When to avoid
- you use Neovim and prefer built-in or Lua-based session plugins
- you need session persistence for an editor other than Vim
- you want options and mappings captured in sessions

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cli, cross-platform
- tags: vim, vim-plugin, session-management, mksession, editor-workspace

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

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:48.711117+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 2026-08-30T03:13:57.411927+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tpope/vim-obsession (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:48.711117+00:00, sha c6ab4ac59503)
  - homepage: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4472 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:01.401810+00:00, sha 6e7be7274ad4)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:01.411101+00:00, sha 1bd2c1907ce5)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/docs.php (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:01.413077+00:00, sha 438015e9e2e2)
  - site_page: http://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:01.414868+00:00, sha fbe78bde9535)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.