install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cmake-language-server

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install cmake-language-server

MacPorts ports tree · devel/cmake-language-server/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cmake-language-server

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cm/cmake-language-server/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Language Server for CMake

Project links

Commands and aliases

cmake-language-server

history

Project history and usage

cmake-language-server is a Python language server for CMake files. Its own README calls it an alpha-stage CMake LSP implementation with completion, hover documentation, and formatting support through cmake-format.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in November 2019 and the PyPI metadata points back to the same repository. The project has remained small and focused, with GitHub releases visible from v0.1.7 in 2023 through v0.1.11 in February 2025.

Adoption history

The README documents installation with pip and tested Neovim client setups for coc.nvim and vim-lsp. The batch input also lists Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix package names, indicating package-manager distribution beyond Python packaging.

How it is used

Editors run the cmake-language-server executable as an LSP server for CMake filetypes. The README's configuration examples pass a buildDirectory initialization option; the server uses CMake's file API under <buildDirectory>/.cmake/api after the user has configured a build tree with cmake.

Why package nerds care

Its significance is mostly practical: it packages CMake editor intelligence as a standalone LSP binary that package managers can expose consistently. That matters for users wiring Neovim, coc.nvim, vim-lsp, or other LSP clients without vendoring editor-specific plugins.

Timeline

2019: GitHub repository created and first PyPI distribution published.
2023: v0.1.7 appears in GitHub releases.
2025: v0.1.11 is published as the latest GitHub release checked.

Related projects

The project depends conceptually on CMake, the CMake file API, LSP clients, and cmake-format. The README specifically names coc.nvim and vim-lsp as tested Neovim clients.

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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`cmake-language-server`	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 version0.1.11

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/regen100/cmake-language-server

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/regen100/cmake-language-servernone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cmake-language-server
Version	0.1.11
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cmake-language-server
Homepage	https://github.com/regen100/cmake-language-server
Repository	https://github.com/regen100/cmake-language-server
Upstream docs	https://github.com/regen100/cmake-language-server#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/cf/ad/54c337fd2093a7c7c13528ac1393aeda009cdc16be954041834328845237/cmake_language_server-0.1.11.tar.gz
Dependencies	python@3.14
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	cmake-language-server
Version Scheme	0
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%

cmake-language-server

nix profile install nixpkgs#cmake-language-server

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cmake Language Server

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cm/cmake-language-server/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

cmake-language-server

sudo port install cmake-language-server

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cmake Language Server

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/cmake-language-server/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/cmake-language-server.yml

Used sources

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

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