# Install tailwindcss-language-server with Homebrew, Nix, pacman LSP for TailwindCSS. Version 0.14.29 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tailwindcss-language-server ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tailwindcss-language-server ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#tailwindcss-language-server ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/tailwindcss-language-server/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S tailwindcss-language-server ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: tailwindcss-language-server from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tailwindcss-language-server - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.14.29 - **Source summary:** LSP for TailwindCSS - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - tailwindcss-language-server (cli) - tailwindcss-language-server (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Build dependencies - pnpm ## 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: 0.14.29 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-intellisense - Upstream latest detected: v0.14.29 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Tailwind CSS Language Server is the Language Server Protocol implementation for Tailwind CSS. Tailwind Labs documents it as the language server used by Tailwind CSS IntelliSense for VS Code and as a globally installable command-line package named `@tailwindcss/language-server`. ### Project history The language server lives inside the Tailwind CSS IntelliSense repository, tying the standalone LSP executable to Tailwind Labs' broader editor tooling. The package exposes `tailwindcss-language-server` and supports stdio, node-ipc, and socket transports, which are the interfaces editor integrations expect from an LSP server. ### Adoption history Homebrew, Arch, and Nix packaging in the input metadata reflects demand outside VS Code, especially from users of Neovim, Emacs, and other editors that consume language servers directly rather than installing a VS Code extension. ### How it is used The upstream package README documents installation with `npm install -g @tailwindcss/language-server` and running the server with `tailwindcss-language-server --stdio`. In practice, package managers install the executable so an editor's LSP client can launch it. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care because this is the editor-tooling half of Tailwind CSS split into a reusable CLI. It turns Tailwind's framework-specific class knowledge into an editor-neutral service that can be packaged independently of VS Code. ### Timeline - Current upstream README: Documents the package as the Tailwind CSS LSP implementation used by Tailwind CSS IntelliSense for VS Code. - Current package metadata: Homebrew, Nix, and Arch package the language server as a standalone executable. ### Related projects - It is closely related to Tailwind CSS itself and to Tailwind CSS IntelliSense, the VS Code extension that provides autocomplete, syntax highlighting, and linting for Tailwind projects. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tailwindcss-language-server - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - tailwindcss-language-server: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/tailwindcss-language-server/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - tailwindcss-language-server - 0.14.29-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: tailwindcss-language-server from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Tailwind CSS Language Server | https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-intellisense/tree/main/packages/tailwindcss-language-server ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pnpm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pnpm/) - 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. - [ctags-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctags-lsp/) - 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. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tailwindcss-language-server.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tailwindcss-language-server.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