# puremourning/vimspector

vimspector - A multi-language debugging system for Vim

Repository: https://github.com/puremourning/vimspector
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vimspector
Homepage: http://puremourning.github.io/vimspector-web
Language: Vim Script
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: vim, debugging, debugger, debug-adapter-protocol, cpp, python, tcl, java
Last push: 2026-08-09T10:10:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3027, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4318, forks 178 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:41.873843+00:00)

## What it is
Vimspector is a multi-language graphical debugging plugin for Vim, built on the Debug Adapter Protocol (DAP). It provides an IDE-like debugging UI inside Vim with breakpoints, watch windows, call stacks, and variable scopes for languages like C++, Python, Java, and more.

## Use cases
- debug C++ programs from within Vim
- set breakpoints and step through Python code in Vim
- attach a debugger to a running process by PID
- evaluate watch expressions while debugging in Vim
- inspect call stack and variable scopes in Vim
- debug Java applications using debug adapter protocol

## When to choose
- you debug in Vim and want an IDE-style debugging experience
- you need a single debugging plugin that works across many languages via DAP
- you prefer keyboard-driven debugging with configurable key mappings

## When to avoid
- you use Neovim and prefer built-in DAP via nvim-dap
- you want a full IDE debugger outside of Vim
- you need debugging support in editors other than Vim

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: testing, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: windows, editor-plugin
- tags: vim-plugin, debug-adapter-protocol, debugger, neovim, breakpoints, debugging, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- puremourning/vimspector (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.873843+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 2026-08-29T18:21:45.000378+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/puremourning/vimspector (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.873843+00:00, sha 8b51739d5010)
  - homepage: http://puremourning.github.io/vimspector-web (fetched 2026-08-29T09:10:46.423013+00:00, sha b46b13ba3358)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.