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Install docker-compose-langserver with Homebrew

Language service for Docker Compose documents. Version 1.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-31.

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brew install docker-compose-langserver

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overview

Package summary

Language service for Docker Compose documents

Commands and aliases

  • docker-compose-langserver

history

Project history and usage

Docker Compose Language Service is Microsoft's Language Server Protocol implementation for Docker Compose documents. The README says it is shipped in the Visual Studio Code Container Tools extension and provides completions, signatures, diagnostics, formatting, hover hints, and Docker-specific image hyperlinks.

Project history

The changelog shows the language service beginning with a 0.0.1-alpha release in September 2021, focused on Compose YAML editing features such as Docker Hub links, hover information, signature help, completions, diagnostics, and formatting. Later releases added more completion coverage, an executable language-server entry point, alternate YAML language service integration, CodeLens support, and package entry points for client and VS Code use.

Adoption history

The primary adoption route is editor integration through Microsoft's Container Tools extension for VS Code, with the npm package and docker-compose-langserver executable making it usable by other LSP clients. Homebrew packaging turns that language-server executable into a simple install for Vim, Neovim, Emacs, and other editor setups that prefer system package managers.

How it is used

The package is used by editors and LSP clients to understand Compose files, especially Compose file version 3 style documents. It supplies YAML-aware editing assistance rather than running containers itself, and the README notes that VS Code-specific telemetry events can be ignored by non-VS Code clients.

Why package nerds care

This package matters to package nerds because it exposes an editor language service as a standalone CLI executable. That lets users assemble their own editor toolchains with Homebrew and LSP configuration instead of installing a full IDE extension stack.

Timeline

  • 2021: 0.0.1-alpha initial release adds Compose editing features.
  • 2023: 0.1.3 adds an executable to launch the language server.
  • 2024: 0.3.0 adds CodeLenses for starting Compose services from documents.
  • 2026: 0.5.0 adds client and VS Code entry points plus an ESM build.

Related projects

  • The project is related to Docker Compose, the Compose specification, Microsoft's VS Code Container Tools extension, YAML language services, and generic Language Server Protocol clients.

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.

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
docker-compose-langserverexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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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 version1.0.0
manager updated2026-07-31
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:docker-compose-langserver
Version1.0.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers
Last updated2026-07-31T14:28:26Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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