# Install vtsls with Homebrew, Nix LSP wrapper for typescript extension of vscode. Version 0.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:vtsls ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install vtsls ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#vtsls ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vt/vtsls/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:vtsls - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3.0 - **Source summary:** LSP wrapper for typescript extension of vscode - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - vtsls (cli) - vtsls (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.3.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/yioneko/vtsls - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage vtsls is a TypeScript language server that wraps the TypeScript extension bundled with Visual Studio Code and exposes it through the Language Server Protocol. Its goal is to give non-VS Code editors access to behavior close to VS Code's TypeScript experience while minimizing patches against upstream VS Code code. ### Project history The public repository was created on 2022-11-20, and the npm package `@vtsls/language-server` was first published on 2022-12-12. The README emphasizes a maintenance strategy: fill enough VS Code APIs and apply only small patches so the wrapper can track upstream VS Code TypeScript extension changes. ### Adoption history vtsls found its niche in editor communities that wanted richer TypeScript and JavaScript behavior than older generic tsserver LSP adapters provided. Its README lists Neovim integration through nvim-lspconfig and nvim-vtsls, and Vue language tooling later referenced vtsls as part of the non-VS Code editor story for Vue 3 language-server integration. ### How it is used Typical use is to install `@vtsls/language-server` and launch `vtsls --stdio` from an LSP client. Users can rely on the bundled TypeScript version, switch to the workspace TypeScript version, tune tsserver memory for large projects, and expose VS Code-like TypeScript commands such as organize imports, reload projects, source definitions, and tsserver requests. ### Why package nerds care vtsls matters because it packages the VS Code TypeScript extension model for editors that speak LSP. It sits in the space between `typescript-language-server`, coc-tsserver, editor-specific plugins, and framework language servers such as Vue's, so package users care less about a standalone CLI UX and more about whether their editor can launch the binary and coordinate TypeScript plugins correctly. ### Timeline - 2022-11-20: GitHub repository created. - 2022-12-12: `@vtsls/language-server` first published to npm. - 2025-06-29: Vue language-tools discussion for version 3 documents client-side coordination with TypeScript language servers and mentions vtsls support. - 2025-12-24: npm metadata records version 0.3.0 publication. ### Related projects - typescript-language-server and coc-tsserver are adjacent TypeScript LSP or editor-integration projects. - Vue Language Tools can use TypeScript language-server coordination in non-VS Code editors, making vtsls relevant for Vue users as well as TypeScript users. ### 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:** vtsls - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - vtsls: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vt/vtsls/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. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime 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, typescript. - [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, vscode. - [expert](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/expert/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [fennel-ls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fennel-ls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [fortls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fortls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [gopls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gopls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [haskell-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/haskell-language-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [dockerfile-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dockerfile-language-server/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, language, language-server. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vtsls.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/vtsls.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