macOS
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Install asm-lsp with Homebrew, Nix
Language server for NASM/GAS/GO Assembly. Version 0.10.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#asm-lsp.
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Linux
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nix profile install nixpkgs#asm-lspnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/as/asm-lsp/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Language server for NASM/GAS/GO Assembly
Project links
Commands and aliases
- asm-lsp
history
Project history and usage
asm-lsp is a Rust language server for assembly code. Its README says it supports NASM, GAS, Go assembly, MASM, ca65, AVR, FASM, and several instruction-set families including x86, ARM, RISC-V, z80, AVR, and 6502.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in July 2020, in the period when editors increasingly standardized on Language Server Protocol integrations. The project applies that model to assembly source, where hover help, completions, diagnostics, and references are useful but historically fragmented by assembler dialect.
The README documents a configuration-centered design: project-local `.asm-lsp.toml` files override global config under `~/.config/asm-lsp/`, and `compile_commands.json` or `compile_flags.txt` can extend diagnostics and include-path behavior.
Adoption history
asm-lsp is packaged for Rust users through cargo and for system package users through Homebrew and Nix according to the input package facts. GitHub metadata shows several hundred stars, which is meaningful for a specialized editor backend for assembly.
How it is used
Users install it with cargo, GitHub release binaries, or a package manager, then configure an editor LSP client to launch `asm-lsp` for assembly filetypes. Projects can add `.asm-lsp.toml`, or generate one interactively with `asm-lsp gen-config`, to select assembler dialects, instruction sets, diagnostics, and compiler settings.
Why package nerds care
asm-lsp matters to package nerds because it turns a historically editor-specific assembly tooling problem into a single reusable server binary. It is also a good example of a modern Rust CLI that becomes useful only when package managers, editor integrations, and per-project config all line up.
Timeline
- 2020: GitHub repository created.
- 2024: v0.8.0 and v0.9.0 GitHub releases published.
- 2025: v0.10.x releases published.
- 2026: Homebrew API lists stable version 0.10.1.
Related projects
- The README cites upstream documentation sources including binutils GAS docs, NASM docs, Microsoft MASM docs, cc65 ca65 docs, Arm documentation, Microchip AVR documentation, and the asm-dude Visual Studio extension.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
./.asm-lsp.toml~/.config/asm-lsp/.asm-lsp.tomlcompile_commands.jsoncompile_flags.txt
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
asm-lsp | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.10.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:asm-lsp |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/bergercookie/asm-lsp |
| Repository | https://github.com/bergercookie/asm-lsp |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
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asm-lsp
nix profile install nixpkgs#asm-lsp- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Asm Lsp
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation