macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install expertlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install expertMacPorts ports tree · devel/expert/Portfile · source: api.github.com
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Install expert with Homebrew, MacPorts
Official Elixir Language Server Protocol implementation. Version 0.1.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with macports: sudo port install expert.
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overview
Package summary
Official Elixir Language Server Protocol implementation
Project links
Commands and aliases
- expert
history
Project history and usage
Expert is the official Language Server Protocol implementation for Elixir. It provides editor-facing language intelligence and ships as a standalone executable.
Project history
The official GitHub repository was created in 2024 under expert-lsp/expert and describes Expert as the official Elixir language server implementation. Its documentation presents installation via editor extensions, Homebrew, Mason, Nix, Mise, GitHub releases, and source builds.
Adoption history
Expert reached the 0.1.0 release line in March 2026 after several release candidates. The official installation page includes Homebrew as a supported package-manager path, and the supplied package metadata confirms a Homebrew formula.
How it is used
Expert is typically installed on PATH and configured through an editor's LSP client. The official README notes that clients should pass --stdio when the editor does not do so automatically, and the configuration page documents settings such as workspaceSymbols.minQueryLength.
Why package nerds care
Expert is interesting to package maintainers because language servers are editor infrastructure: users expect repeatable binary installs, architecture-specific releases, and integration through Homebrew, Nix, Mason, Mise, and editor-managed downloads.
Timeline
- 2024: GitHub API reports expert-lsp/expert repository creation.
- 2026-02: Official changelog records 0.1.0 release candidates.
- 2026-03-27: Official changelog records Expert 0.1.0.
- 2026-07: GitHub tags list v0.1.6.
Related projects
- Expert is related to the Elixir language and the Language Server Protocol ecosystem.
- Official docs mention editor extensions, Mason, Nix, Mise, GitHub releases, and just-based source builds.
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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
expert | 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 version0.1.8
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:expert |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://expert-lsp.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/expert-lsp/expert |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T12:46:13Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
MacPorts95%
expert
sudo port install expert- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Expert
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation