# Install ctags-lsp with Homebrew, apk, Nix LSP implementation using universal-ctags as backend. Version 0.11.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ctags-lsp ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ctags-lsp ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ctags-lsp ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ctags-lsp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ctags-lsp ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ct/ctags-lsp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ctags-lsp - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.11.0 - **Source summary:** LSP implementation using universal-ctags as backend - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ctags-lsp (cli) - ctags-lsp (alias) ## Dependencies - universal-ctags ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.11.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/netmute/ctags-lsp - Upstream latest detected: v0.11.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage ctags-lsp is a Language Server Protocol implementation that uses universal-ctags as its indexing backend. It is meant to provide a minimal, broadly available language-server experience for projects that do not have a dedicated language server configured. ### Project history The visible GitHub release line begins in late 2024. The README describes the design as intentionally modest: on startup the server runs universal-ctags, keeps the resulting index in memory, and serves completion, go-to-definition, and symbol requests without creating or updating tag files. ### Adoption history The official README documents Homebrew installation with dependencies handled by brew, plus mise and Go installation paths where the user installs universal-ctags separately. The input package facts also list apk and Nix packages, suggesting packaging interest beyond macOS. ### How it is used ctags-lsp is used from editors with LSP clients, with official examples for Neovim and Helix. Advanced options focus on startup control: choosing the ctags binary, passing language filters through to ctags, using a preexisting tagfile, and setting worker jobs. ### Why package nerds care The package is significant as a bridge between old tag-file tooling and modern editor LSP plumbing. It lets package managers compose universal-ctags with an LSP executable rather than requiring language-specific servers for every file type. ### Timeline - 2024: First visible GitHub releases in the v0.2.x-v0.4.x series. - 2024: README documented Homebrew, mise, and Go installation methods. - 2026: Development README identifies v0.11.0 as the last release documentation line. ### Related projects - ctags-lsp depends on universal-ctags for indexing and is historically related to editor tag navigation, but its user-facing protocol is LSP rather than direct editor tag-file lookup. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ctags-lsp - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - ctags-lsp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ct/ctags-lsp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - ctags-lsp - 0.11.0-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ctags-lsp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | LSP implementation using universal-ctags as backend | https://github.com/netmute/ctags-lsp/ - apk - ctags-lsp-doc - 0.11.0-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ctags-lsp-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | LSP implementation using universal-ctags as backend (documentation) | https://github.com/netmute/ctags-lsp/ ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [universal-ctags](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/universal-ctags/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ansible-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansible-language-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [bash-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bash-language-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [clojure-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clojure-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [codebook-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codebook-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [crystalline](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crystalline/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [dhall-lsp-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dhall-lsp-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [docker-compose-langserver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-compose-langserver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [docker-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-language-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [vala-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vala-language-server/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, code, code-intelligence, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ctags-lsp.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ctags-lsp.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph