Wrapper for using Julia LanguageServer.jl with emacs eglot
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Emacs Lisp
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Jul 5, 2026
updated
* eglot-jl
This is a simple package to make using [[https://github.com/julia-vscode/LanguageServer.jl][Julia's language server]] easier
with [[https://github.com/joaotavora/eglot][eglot]]. It can be installed from [[https://melpa.org/#/eglot-jl][melpa]] by [[https://melpa.org/#/getting-started][adding melpa to your
~package-archives~ ]] and doing =M-x package-install RET eglot-jl RET=
with Emacs 26.1+.
After installation, ~eglot-jl-init~ will load support for the Julia
language server into eglot and project.el. If ~eglot-jl-init~ has been
run in your emacs session, running ~eglot~ in a ~julia-mode~ buffer
will start a language server for the [[https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1.1/manual/code-loading/#Project-environments-1][Julia project]] to which the buffer
belongs. The first time ~eglot~ is run, the Julia language server will
be downloaded and installed into the default depot (e.g. =~/.julia=)
in its own isolated project environment. This may take a long time, so
~eglot-connect-timeout~ should be increased for this first run.
** Capabilities
Completion:
[[./images/completion.gif]]
Show help and signatures in the minibuffer:
[[./images/minibuffer_help.gif]]
Show docstring for symbol at point (~eglot-help-at-point~):
[[./images/eglot-help-at-point.gif]]
Jump to definitions of symbol at point (~xref-find-definitions~):
[[./images/xref-find-definitions.gif]]
Rename symbol at point (~eglot-rename~):
[[./images/eglot-rename.gif]]
Linting:
[[./images/lint.gif]]
Jump to symbol in document ~imenu~:
[[./images/imenu.gif]]
** FAQ
*** Why am I receiving ~Error running timer: (error "[eglot] Timed out")~ messages?
The most likely reason is that [[https://github.com/julia-vscode/SymbolServer.jl/issues/56][SymbolServer.jl takes a very long time
to process project dependencies]]. This is a one-time process that
shouldn't cause issues once the dependencies are cached, however it
can take over a minute to process each dependency. By default, eglot
will only wait wait 30 seconds for a language server to be ready; this
is controlled by =eglot-connect-timeout=.
To work around this issue, you can:
1. Set =eglot-connect-timeout= to a very high value.
- Progress of the SymbolServer can be monitored in the =*EGLOT
(ProjectName/julia-mode) stderr*= buffer.
2. Run the following, from your project directory:
#+begin_src sh
julia --project=path/to/eglot-jl/ path/to/eglot-jl/eglot-jl.jl
#+end_src
The SymbolServer is finished with caching dependencies when it
displays:
#+begin_quote
[ Info: Received new data from Julia Symbol Server.
#+end_quote
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Emacs Lisp
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Julia
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Wrapper for using Julia LanguageServer.jl with emacs eglot
75
stars
57
commits
Emacs Lisp
primary language
Jul 5, 2026
updated
* eglot-jl
This is a simple package to make using [[https://github.com/julia-vscode/LanguageServer.jl][Julia's language server]] easier
with [[https://github.com/joaotavora/eglot][eglot]]. It can be installed from [[https://melpa.org/#/eglot-jl][melpa]] by [[https://melpa.org/#/getting-started][adding melpa to your
~package-archives~ ]] and doing =M-x package-install RET eglot-jl RET=
with Emacs 26.1+.
After installation, ~eglot-jl-init~ will load support for the Julia
language server into eglot and project.el. If ~eglot-jl-init~ has been
run in your emacs session, running ~eglot~ in a ~julia-mode~ buffer
will start a language server for the [[https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1.1/manual/code-loading/#Project-environments-1][Julia project]] to which the buffer
belongs. The first time ~eglot~ is run, the Julia language server will
be downloaded and installed into the default depot (e.g. =~/.julia=)
in its own isolated project environment. This may take a long time, so
~eglot-connect-timeout~ should be increased for this first run.
** Capabilities
Completion:
[[./images/completion.gif]]
Show help and signatures in the minibuffer:
[[./images/minibuffer_help.gif]]
Show docstring for symbol at point (~eglot-help-at-point~):
[[./images/eglot-help-at-point.gif]]
Jump to definitions of symbol at point (~xref-find-definitions~):
[[./images/xref-find-definitions.gif]]
Rename symbol at point (~eglot-rename~):
[[./images/eglot-rename.gif]]
Linting:
[[./images/lint.gif]]
Jump to symbol in document ~imenu~:
[[./images/imenu.gif]]
** FAQ
*** Why am I receiving ~Error running timer: (error "[eglot] Timed out")~ messages?
The most likely reason is that [[https://github.com/julia-vscode/SymbolServer.jl/issues/56][SymbolServer.jl takes a very long time
to process project dependencies]]. This is a one-time process that
shouldn't cause issues once the dependencies are cached, however it
can take over a minute to process each dependency. By default, eglot
will only wait wait 30 seconds for a language server to be ready; this
is controlled by =eglot-connect-timeout=.
To work around this issue, you can:
1. Set =eglot-connect-timeout= to a very high value.
- Progress of the SymbolServer can be monitored in the =*EGLOT
(ProjectName/julia-mode) stderr*= buffer.
2. Run the following, from your project directory:
#+begin_src sh
julia --project=path/to/eglot-jl/ path/to/eglot-jl/eglot-jl.jl
#+end_src
The SymbolServer is finished with caching dependencies when it
displays:
#+begin_quote
[ Info: Received new data from Julia Symbol Server.
#+end_quote
Not written in Markdown, so it's shown here as plain text — view it formatted on GitHub.
Emacs Lisp
65.6%
Julia
34.4%