# Install emmylua_ls with Homebrew, apk, Nix Lua Language Server. Version 0.23.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-03. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:emmylua_ls ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install emmylua_ls ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add emmylua-check ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: emmylua-check from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#emmylua-ls ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/em/emmylua-ls/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:emmylua_ls - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.23.2 - **Source summary:** Lua Language Server - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-03T05:13:31Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - emmylua_check (cli) - emmylua_doc_cli (cli) - emmylua_ls (cli) - emmylua_check (alias) - emmylua_doc_cli (alias) - emmylua_ls (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## 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: 0.23.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-03 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/EmmyLuaLs/emmylua-analyzer-rust - Upstream latest detected: 0.23.2 (current) ## Project history and usage EmmyLua Language Server is the packaged language-server entry point from EmmyLua Analyzer Rust, a Rust implementation of Lua tooling that bundles LSP support, static analysis, formatting, and documentation generation for Lua projects. ### Project history The project presents itself as EmmyLua Analyzer Rust and positions the Rust implementation around fast incremental analysis for Lua 5.1 through 5.5 and LuaJIT, while retaining compatibility with EmmyLua and Luacats annotation styles used by existing Lua codebases. ### Adoption history The official README documents editor use through the standard Language Server Protocol, including setup notes for VS Code, Neovim, IntelliJ, and other LSP-capable editors. Package-manager presence in Homebrew, Nix, and Alpine reflects its role as a standalone tool rather than only an editor extension. ### How it is used Users install `emmylua_ls` and point an editor LSP client at the executable, usually with `.emmyrc.json` or `.luarc.json` in the project root. Companion commands such as `emmylua_check`, `emmylua_formatter`, and `emmylua_doc_cli` cover CI-oriented analysis, formatting, and documentation generation. ### Why package nerds care For package managers, `emmylua_ls` is a neat example of the modern LSP packaging pattern: one CLI binary makes the same language intelligence available to many editors, so the package matters to Neovim and terminal-heavy Lua developers as much as to GUI editor users. ### Related projects - The tool sits in the Lua LSP ecosystem alongside editor plugins such as the EmmyLua extension and other Lua language servers, while also supporting annotation conventions from EmmyLua and Luacats. ### Sources - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for emmylua_ls. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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 - Unix: .emmyrc.json, .luarc.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** emmylua_ls - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - emmylua-ls: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/em/emmylua-ls/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - emmylua-check - 0.21.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: emmylua-check from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | EmmyLua static analysis tool | https://github.com/EmmyLuaLs/emmylua-analyzer-rust - apk - emmylua-doc-cli - 0.21.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: emmylua-doc-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Documentation generator for Lua source code and EmmyLua annotations | https://github.com/EmmyLuaLs/emmylua-analyzer-rust - apk - emmylua-ls - 0.21.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: emmylua-ls from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | EmmyLua language server | https://github.com/EmmyLuaLs/emmylua-analyzer-rust - apk - emmylua-ls-doc - 0.21.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: emmylua-ls-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | EmmyLua language server (documentation) | https://github.com/EmmyLuaLs/emmylua-analyzer-rust - Nix - emmylua-check: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/em/emmylua-check/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - emmylua-doc-cli: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/em/emmylua-doc-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [lua-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lua-language-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp, lua. - [erlang-language-platform](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/erlang-language-platform/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp, static-analysis. - [fennel-ls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fennel-ls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp, lua. - [python-lsp-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-lsp-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp, static-analysis. - [solargraph](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/solargraph/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp, static-analysis. - [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. - [pylyzer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pylyzer/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: analysis, cli, developer, developer-tools, language. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/emmylua_ls.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/emmylua_ls.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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