chopsticks

Vim for engineers. ~25 plugins, works over SSH.

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curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngsama/chopsticks/main/get.sh | bash

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Why

You SSH into a server. You need to edit code. You want LSP, fuzzy find, git integration, format-on-save — not a 20-minute setup.

chopsticks gives you a production-ready Vim config in one command. Pure VimScript — no Node.js for the core. Degrades gracefully on TTY. Works the same on your MacBook and your headless Arch box.

24–25 plugins (tmux-navigator loads only inside tmux), LSP, linting, and a hand-built statusline. No bloat, no decorations, just tools.

What's in the box

Feature	Description
LSP	completion, go-to-def, hover, rename, code actions — pure VimScript (vim-lsp)
Lint + format	ALE runs black, prettier, goimports, rustfmt on save
Fuzzy find	files, buffers, grep, tags, marks, commands — FZF
Git	status, diff, blame, push, pull, conflict markers — fugitive + gitgutter
Run file	,cr — auto-detects Python, Go, Rust, JS, C, Shell, and more
Markdown	live preview in browser (,mp), table of contents (,mt)
Diagnostics	:ChopsticksStatus — see what's installed, what's missing, how to fix it
TTY-aware	degrades gracefully on SSH, console, slow links — never breaks

Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngsama/chopsticks/main/get.sh | bash

Or manually:

git clone https://github.com/m1ngsama/chopsticks.git ~/.vim
cd ~/.vim && ./install.sh

Supports macOS (brew), Debian/Ubuntu (apt), Arch (pacman), Fedora (dnf).

First launch installs plugins automatically (30-60s). Restart vim when done.

Keys

Leader: ,

Ctrl+p    fuzzy find file          gd    go to definition
,rg       ripgrep project          K     hover docs
,e        toggle file sidebar      ,cr   run current file
,gs       git status               ,f    format
,w        save                     ,q    quit
jk        exit insert mode         ,?    cheat sheet

All keybindings

Files

Ctrl+p find | ,b buffers | ,rg grep | ,rG grep word | ,fh recent | ,fl lines | ,e browser | ,E browser (file dir) | ,, last file

Code

gd def | gy type | gi impl | gr refs | K docs | [g ]g diagnostics | [e ]e ALE errors | ,rn rename | ,ca action | ,o outline | ,cr run

Edit

s+2ch jump | gc comment | cs"' surround | Alt+j/k move line | ,u undo tree | ,y clipboard | ,* replace word | ,F re-indent | ,W strip whitespace | [<Space> ]<Space> blank lines

Git

,gs status | ,gd diff | ,gb blame | ,gc commit | ,gp push | ,gl pull | ,gL log graph | ,gC FZF commits | ,gB buffer commits | ]x [x conflict

Windows

Ctrl+hjkl navigate (+ tmux) | ,z maximize | ,h ,l buffers | ,bd close buffer | ,= ,− resize | ,tv ,th terminal | Esc Esc exit terminal

Markdown

,mp preview in browser | ,mt table of contents

Toggle

F2 paste | F3 line numbers | F4 relative numbers | F6 invisible chars | ,ss spell check | ,af format on save

Utilities

,cp copy full path | ,cf copy filename | ,ev edit vimrc | ,sv reload vimrc | ,wa save all | :ChopsticksStatus diagnostics

LSP

:LspInstallServer    " auto-detects filetype
:LspStatus           " check what's running
:ChopsticksStatus    " see all tools + LSP + linters at a glance

pylsp, gopls, rust-analyzer, clangd, marksman, sqls — no Node.js. JS/TS servers need Node.

ALE and vim-lsp coexist cleanly (ale_disable_lsp=1). ALE handles linting + formatting. vim-lsp handles everything else.

Architecture

~/.vim/
├── .vimrc              thin loader
├── modules/
│   ├── env.vim         TTY detection, truecolor, skip built-in plugins
│   ├── plugins.vim     vim-plug + 24–25 plugins
│   ├── core.vim        settings, keymaps, performance
│   ├── ui.vim          solarized, statusline, startify
│   ├── editing.vim     easymotion, yank highlight, blank lines
│   ├── navigation.vim  fzf, netrw sidebar, windows, terminal
│   ├── lsp.vim         vim-lsp, asyncomplete
│   ├── lint.vim        ale, format-on-save
│   ├── git.vim         fugitive, gitgutter, conflict nav
│   ├── languages.vim   vim-go, markdown, filetype settings
│   └── tools.vim       run file, quickfix, cheat sheet, diagnostics

Each module is self-contained. Comment out one line in .vimrc to disable it. Add your own with call s:load('mine').

Performance

Metric	Value
Lazy-loaded	7 plugins (on command or filetype)
Built-in plugins skipped	12 (gzip, tar, zip, vimball, logiPat, etc.)
Large file threshold	10MB (auto-disables syntax + undo)
TTY large file	500KB (syntax disabled)

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
Plugins not loading	:PlugInstall then :PlugUpdate
LSP not starting	:LspInstallServer for current filetype
Colors wrong	export COLORTERM=truecolor in shell rc
Ctrl+s freezes	stty -ixon in shell rc
Everything slow	Large file? Auto-disabled >10MB
What's installed?	:ChopsticksStatus shows tools, LSP, linters

More in the wiki.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md. The two rules that matter: no Node.js dependencies, and don't regress startup time.

License

MIT