install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install clojure-lsp

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install clojure-lsp

MacPorts ports tree · devel/clojure-lsp/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#clojure-lsp

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cl/clojure-lsp/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Language Server (LSP) for Clojure

Project links

Commands and aliases

clojure-lsp

history

Project history and usage

clojure-lsp is the Language Server Protocol implementation for Clojure and ClojureScript. It packages static analysis, editor navigation, refactoring, lint-backed diagnostics, formatting, semantic tokens, code lenses, and related commands behind the standard LSP interface.

Project history

The official repository was created in March 2018, and its GitHub releases include early release tags beginning in April 2018. The README describes the project as a Clojure and ClojureScript language server that takes a Cursive-like static-analysis approach to editor tooling.

The project grew from editor integration into a broader tool surface: the official README says its goal is to bring editing tools to all editors and also expose functionality programmatically through a CLI and API.

Adoption history

Adoption followed the editor ecosystem rather than a single IDE. The project README describes clojure-lsp as the base for clients such as Emacs lsp-mode, VSCode Calva, vim, and other editors.

The official installation docs document native binaries and distribution through a custom Homebrew tap, install script, Nix, Arch AUR, Scoop on Windows, and GitHub releases. The supplied input also lists brew, MacPorts, and Nix package-manager coverage.

The README records Clojurists Together sponsorship in Q3 2021 and Q1 2022, a useful signal that the project had become shared Clojure tooling infrastructure rather than a one-editor plugin.

How it is used

Users install the clojure-lsp executable and connect it through an editor language client. Official settings docs describe project config in .lsp/config.edn, global config under ~/.config/clojure-lsp/config.edn or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/clojure-lsp/config.edn, initialization options from clients, and classpath-provided config.

The official feature docs cover definition and reference lookup, rename, completion, Java support, code actions, code lenses, formatting, signature help, semantic tokens, call hierarchy, test and project trees, and diagnostics.

Why package nerds care

clojure-lsp matters to package-manager users because it turns a language ecosystem feature into a standalone, editor-neutral executable. The official installation page emphasizes GraalVM native binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with Homebrew, Nix, AUR, Scoop, and GitHub release paths.

For Clojure tooling maintainers, it is also a convergence point: the settings docs describe classpath scanning for deps.edn, project.clj, build.boot, shadow-cljs.edn, bb.edn, and squint.edn, making it a bridge across several Clojure project formats.

Timeline

2018: GitHub repository created and early release tags published.
2021: Clojurists Together sponsored clojure-lsp during Q3.
2022: Clojurists Together sponsored clojure-lsp again during Q1.
2026: Latest checked GitHub release was 2026.05.05-12.58.26, published on 2026-05-05.

Related projects

Related Clojure tooling includes clj-kondo, which the settings docs say clojure-lsp uses for linting and analysis; editor clients such as Emacs lsp-mode, VSCode Calva, and vim integrations; and project tools including deps.edn, Leiningen, Boot, shadow-cljs, Babashka, and Squint.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:server

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: .lsp/config.edn~/.config/clojure-lsp/config.edn$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/clojure-lsp/config.edn

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`clojure-lsp`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2026.07.06-14.34.19

manager updated2026-07-06

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/clojure-lsp/clojure-lsp

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/clojure-lsp/clojure-lspnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:clojure-lsp
Version	2026.07.06-14.34.19
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/clojure-lsp
Homepage	https://clojure-lsp.io
Repository	https://github.com/clojure-lsp/clojure-lsp
Upstream docs	https://clojure-lsp.io/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/clojure-lsp/clojure-lsp/releases/download/2026.07.06-14.34.19/clojure-lsp-standalone.jar
Last updated	2026-07-06T21:38:00Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	clojure-lsp
Version Scheme	1
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

clojure-lsp

nix profile install nixpkgs#clojure-lsp

normalized package name match
Matched by: Clojure Lsp

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cl/clojure-lsp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

clojure-lsp

sudo port install clojure-lsp

normalized package name match
Matched by: Clojure Lsp

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/clojure-lsp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/clojure-lsp.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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