lsp-setup

# LSP Setup Configure the right Language Server for a project so the `lsp` MCP tools (`diagnostics`, `goto_definition`, `find_references`, `symbols`, `rename`) actually work. This skill is an index: detect what a project needs, install the server, write the config, then verify with a real roundtrip. The list of servers we ship as **builtin** is the source of truth in `packages/lsp-tools-mcp/src/lsp/server-definitions.ts` (`BUILTIN_SERVERS` + `LSP_INSTALL_HINTS`). The per-language references below mirror it. --- ## PHASE 0 — LANGUAGE GATE (run first) Identify the language from the file extension, then **read the matching reference before installing or configuring anything**. | Extension(s) | Reference | |---|---| | `.ts .tsx .js .jsx .mjs .cjs .mts .cts .vue .svelte .astro` | `references/typescript/README.md` | | `.py .pyi` | `references/python/README.md` | | `.go` | `references/go/README.md` | | `.rs` | `references/rust/README.md` | | `.c .cpp .cc .cxx .h .hpp .hh .hxx` | `references/c-cpp/README.md` | | `.java` | `references/java/README.md` | | `.kt .kts` | `references/kotlin/README.md` | | `.cs .razor .cshtml` | `references/csharp/README.md` | | `.swift` | `references/swift/README.md` | | `.rb .rake .gemspec .ru` | `references/ruby/README.md` | | `.php` | `references/php/README.md` | | `.dart` | `references/dart/README.md` | | `.ex .exs` | `references/elixir/README.md` | | `.zig .zon` | `references/zig/README.md` | | `.lua` | `references/lua/README.md` | | `.sh .bash .zsh .ksh` | `references/bash/README.md` | | `.yaml .yml` | `references/yaml/README.md` | | `.tf .tfvars` | `references/terraform/README.md` | | `.hs .lhs` | `references/haskell/README.md` | | `.jl` | `references/julia/README.md` | --- ## WORKFLOW — detect → install → configure → verify ### 1. Detect Scan the project to see which languages are present and whether each server is installed and configured: ```bash bun scripts/detect-lsp.ts <projectDir> # human report (default: cwd) bun scripts/detect-lsp.ts <projectDir> --json ``` For each detected language it prints the builtin server id, the executable it needs on `PATH`, whether that executable is installed, an install hint, and whether a project config file already references it. ### 2. Install Open `references/<language>/README.md` and run the install command for your OS. Then confirm the executable resolves: ```bash command -v <server-executable> # e.g. typescript-language-server, gopls, rust-analyzer ``` ### 3. Configure Most builtin servers need **no config** — they are resolved automatically by file extension. Write config only to: pick between competing servers, set a `priority`, pass `initialization` options, override `extensions`, set `env`, or `disable` a server. Two project-scoped config files, **identical JSON shape**: - Codex harness → `.codex/lsp-client.json` (user: `~/.codex/lsp-client.json`) - OpenCode/omo harness → `.opencode/lsp.json` (also `.omo/lsp.json`) ```jsonc { "lsp": { "<server-id>": { "command": ["<bin>", "<args>"], // optional for builtin ids (supplied automatically) "extensions": [".ext"], // optional override "priority": 100, // higher wins when several servers match an extension "initialization": { }, // server-specific initializationOptions "env": { "KEY": "value" }, // optional "disabled": false // set true to turn a server off } } } ``` Rules enforced by `config-loader.ts`: - In a **project** config (`.codex/lsp-client.json`, `.opencode/lsp.json`) an entry whose id is a **builtin** server inherits `command` automatically — you only override `extensions` / `priority` / `initialization`. A non-builtin id in a project config is **ignored**. - To define a **fully custom** (non-builtin) server with its own `command`, put it in the **user** config (`~/.codex/lsp-client.json`, or the path set by `LSP_TOOLS_MCP_USER_CONFIG`), where `command` + `extensions` are honored. - Project entries win over user entries; both win over builtin defaults. Each language reference gives a ready-to-paste snippet. ### 4. Verify Run a real diagnostics roundtrip against a source file. This spawns the server, opens the file, requests diagnostics, and reports `OK`/`FAIL`: ```bash bun scripts/verify-lsp.ts <path/to/file.ext> bun scripts/verify-lsp.ts <file> --timeout=90000 ``` `OK` = the server started and answered. `FAIL: language server not installed` = go back to step 2. Other `FAIL` text carries the server/startup error. `SKIP` = the engine source could not be located; run from inside the omo repo/worktree, or call the `lsp` MCP `diagnostics` tool directly. --- ## Scripts | Script | Purpose | |---|---| | `scripts/detect-lsp.ts` | Scan a directory; per detected language report server id, install status, install hint, config status. `--json` for machine output. | | `scripts/verify-lsp.ts` | Real LSP diagnostics roundtrip for one file via the `lsp-tools-mcp` engine; `OK`/`FAIL`/`SKIP` + exit code 0/1/3. | | `scripts/lsp-server-table.ts` | Embedded snapshot of the primary builtin server per language (mirrors `server-definitions.ts`). | Run with [Bun](https://bun.sh): `curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash`. --- > Source: [code-yeongyu/lazycodex](https://github.com/code-yeongyu/lazycodex) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io). <!-- tomevault:4.0:skill_md:2026-07-09 -->