# jpalardy/vim-slime

A vim plugin to give you some slime. (Emacs)

Repository: https://github.com/jpalardy/vim-slime
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-slime
Homepage: http://technotales.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/like-slime-for-vim/
Language: Vim Script
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-16T03:51:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5689, "days_push": 17, "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 2071, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:10.408524+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: vim-plugin, repl, slime, tmux, screen, interactive-development, vim-script, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- jpalardy/vim-slime (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.408524+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 2026-08-30T02:56:42.512563+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jpalardy/vim-slime (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.408524+00:00, sha ddaab324d241)
  - homepage: http://technotales.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/like-slime-for-vim/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:47.850825+00:00, sha 970d5e506517)
  - site_page: https://technotales.wordpress.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:47.861562+00:00, sha 1036a175e43c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.