# clangd-lsp

Wires the clangd language server into Claude, so the agent gets code intelligence, diagnostics and formatting for C and C++.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 44635
- Author: Anthropic · official Anthropic repository
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/tree/HEAD/plugins/clangd-lsp
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/clangd-lsp

## What it does

The plugin connects Claude to clangd, the language server for C and C++. Inside a session you get go-to-definition, error diagnostics and formatting. It covers `.c`, `.h`, `.cpp`, `.cc`, `.cxx`, `.hpp`, `.hxx`, `.C` and `.H` files.

clangd itself is not bundled, so install it first. On macOS that means `brew install llvm`, and the LLVM binaries are not on your PATH by default — the README suggests adding `/opt/homebrew/opt/llvm/bin` to PATH. On Linux, use your package manager: `sudo apt install clangd` on Ubuntu and Debian, `sudo dnf install clang-tools-extra` on Fedora, `sudo pacman -S clang` on Arch. On Windows, `winget install LLVM.LLVM` or a build from the LLVM releases.

If clangd is missing from PATH, the plugin has nothing to talk to, so check that before blaming the setup. Projects with a custom build usually need a `compile_commands.json` too, otherwise diagnostics complain about headers they cannot resolve.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install clangd-lsp@claude-plugins-official
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
```

## When to use it
- see C++ diagnostics without leaving Claude
- jump to a function definition in a large C codebase
- format a `.cpp` file the way clangd does
- track down compile errors while staying in the agent
- give the agent language-server support for `.h` headers

## Example prompts
- Run clangd diagnostics on `src/main.cpp`
- Find the definition of `parse_config` in this project
- Format `include/utils.hpp` with clangd

## Source text · clangd-lsp · Apache-2.0

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````text
# clangd-lsp

C/C++ language server (clangd) for Claude Code, providing code intelligence, diagnostics, and formatting.

## Supported Extensions
`.c`, `.h`, `.cpp`, `.cc`, `.cxx`, `.hpp`, `.hxx`, `.C`, `.H`

## Installation

### Via Homebrew (macOS)
```bash
brew install llvm
# Add to PATH: export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/llvm/bin:$PATH"
```

### Via package manager (Linux)
```bash
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install clangd

# Fedora
sudo dnf install clang-tools-extra

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S clang
```

### Windows
Download from [LLVM releases](https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/releases) or install via:
```bash
winget install LLVM.LLVM
```

## More Information
- [clangd Website](https://clangd.llvm.org/)
- [Getting Started Guide](https://clangd.llvm.org/installation)
````
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© Anthropic · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/tree/HEAD/plugins/clangd-lsp

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