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Language Server Protocol implementation for TypeScript wrapping tsserver. Version 5.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
brew install typescript-language-serverlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install typescript-language-serverMacPorts ports tree · devel/typescript-language-server/Portfile · source: api.github.com
nix profile install nixpkgs#typescript-language-servernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ty/typescript-language-server/package.nix · source: api.github.com
sudo pacman -S typescript-language-serverArch Linux sync databases · typescript-language-server · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Language Server Protocol implementation for TypeScript wrapping tsserver
history
TypeScript Language Server is a community-maintained Language Server Protocol wrapper around TypeScript's `tsserver` and VS Code's TypeScript language-feature code. It exists so editors outside VS Code can use standardized LSP plumbing for TypeScript and JavaScript intelligence.
The official README explains the gap that produced the project: TypeScript ships `tsserver`, but VS Code's bundled TypeScript language features do not communicate with editors through LSP. TypeScript Language Server provides a thin LSP interface on top of that code path for other editors.
The project was originally based on concepts from prabirshrestha/typescript-language-server, was maintained by TypeFox, and is now maintained by community contributors. The README explicitly notes that it is not directly associated with Microsoft and is not used by VS Code.
Recent README material also points at Microsoft's native Go TypeScript work, saying TypeScript 7 is expected to include an LSP implementation and may eventually supersede this project.
Adoption tracks the spread of LSP-capable editors such as Neovim, Emacs, Sublime Text, Helix, and other editor clients that want TypeScript completion, diagnostics, organize-imports, code actions, inlay hints, and refactors without reimplementing `tsserver` integration.
Package-manager adoption reflects that editor tooling niche: users install both `typescript-language-server` and `typescript`, then launch the server over stdio from their editor's LSP client.
The basic package workflow is `npm install -g typescript-language-server typescript` or installation through a system package manager, followed by running `typescript-language-server --stdio` from an editor LSP client. The server exposes TypeScript-backed code actions, workspace commands, code lenses, inlay hints, formatting configuration requests, and tsserver passthrough commands.
This package is a classic package-nerd bridge: it takes a vendor-specific language service and makes it consumable through the editor-neutral LSP ecosystem. It matters most to people maintaining editor setups, language-server bundles, and reproducible dev environments outside VS Code.
security posture
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executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
typescript-language-server | cli | global executable |
freshness
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https://github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server
install metadata
| Package key | brew:typescript-language-server |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/typescript-language-server |
| Homepage | https://github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server |
| Repository | https://github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server#readme |
| License | MIT AND Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript-language-server/-/typescript-language-server-5.3.0.tgz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:06:31-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | node, typescript |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | typescript-language-server |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
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typescript-language-server
nix profile install nixpkgs#typescript-language-servertypescript-language-server 5.1.3-1
Language Server Protocol (LSP) implementation for TypeScript using tsserver
https://github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server
sudo pacman -S typescript-language-servertypescript-language-server
sudo port install typescript-language-serversource trail
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