jpalardy/vim-slime

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2071 stars · 233 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

vim-slime is a Vim plugin that brings SLIME-like functionality to Vim, letting you send text from a buffer to a live REPL (Python, R, Clojure, etc.) with a keystroke. It works with any REPL through configurable targets like tmux, screen, kitty, wezterm, and zellij.

Use cases

• send code from vim to a running python repl
• evaluate R code from a vim buffer in an R session
• repl-driven development in vim without copy-pasting
• send selected text to a tmux pane running a REPL
• turn vim into a lightweight lisp or clojure IDE
• iteratively test snippets in irb or node from vim

When to choose

• you live in Vim and want instant REPL feedback without leaving the editor
• you want Emacs SLIME-style interactive development in Vim
• you already use tmux, screen, kitty, or wezterm as your terminal multiplexer
• you work with any language that has a REPL, not just Lisp

When to avoid

• you use Neovim and prefer built-in terminal-based solutions like toggleterm or conjure
• you want a full-featured IDE with debugging and inspection, not just text sending
• you don't use a terminal multiplexer or supported terminal emulator

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

developer-tools cli developer-tools text-editors windows cross-platform vim-plugin repl slime tmux screen interactive-development vim-script command-line linux macos

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