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    expert-lsp/expert

    Official Elixir Language Server Protocol implementation

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    121 forks
    2.1K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 28, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 2 days ago, with 98 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #57 in the weekly ranking the week of Aug 31, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Implements the official Language Server Protocol for the Elixir programming language to provide editor integration features.
    • Offers seamless and standardized LSP support tailored specifically for Elixir, ensuring compatibility and optimized developer experience.
    • Use for enhancing Elixir code editors with features like auto-completion, go-to-definition, and real-time diagnostics.
    • Use for integrating Elixir language intelligence into custom IDEs or development tools requiring LSP support.
    • Use for contributing to or customizing the Elixir language server by building from source with Zig and Elixir.

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

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    • README: present

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    From the README

    Expert is the official language server implementation for the Elixir programming language.

    You can download Expert from the releases page for your operating system and architecture. Put the executable somewhere on your $PATH, like ~/.local/bin/expert

    For editor specific installation instructions, please refer to the Installation Instructions

    If you want to try out the latest features, you can download a nightly build.

    Using the GH CLI, you can run the following command to download the latest nightly build:

    Then point your editor to the downloaded binary.

    Excerpt from the expert-lsp/expert README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

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    Open issues

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