# lua-lsp

Wires the Lua language server into Claude so the agent gets code intelligence and diagnostics for .lua files.

- 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/lua-lsp
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/lua-lsp

## What it does

This plugin connects Claude to the Lua language server. Your agent sees diagnostics and code intelligence for files ending in `.lua`, so edits to Lua scripts are based on an actual parse of the code rather than guesswork.

The server itself is not bundled. Install it first: `brew install lua-language-server` on macOS, a distro package or the snap with `--classic` on Linux, or a prebuilt binary from the releases page. Without `lua-language-server` on the machine the plugin has nothing to talk to, so check that before you install it.

After that, add the plugin from the `claude-plugins-official` marketplace. No per-project setup is needed; the server picks up `.lua` files in your working directory on its own.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

## When to use it
- get diagnostics for `.lua` files while editing
- read through an unfamiliar Lua script without running it
- catch typos in function names before the game or service starts
- edit Lua configs with syntax hints

## Example prompts
- check this `.lua` file and list every error
- find unused variables in `init.lua`
- explain what the function in `config.lua` does

## Source text · lua-lsp · Apache-2.0

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````text
# lua-lsp

Lua language server for Claude Code, providing code intelligence and diagnostics.

## Supported Extensions
`.lua`

## Installation

### Via Homebrew (macOS)
```bash
brew install lua-language-server
```

### Via package manager (Linux)
```bash
# Ubuntu/Debian (via snap)
sudo snap install lua-language-server --classic

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S lua-language-server

# Fedora
sudo dnf install lua-language-server
```

### Manual Installation
Download pre-built binaries from the [releases page](https://github.com/LuaLS/lua-language-server/releases).

## More Information
- [Lua Language Server GitHub](https://github.com/LuaLS/lua-language-server)
- [Documentation](https://luals.github.io/)
````
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© Anthropic · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/tree/HEAD/plugins/lua-lsp

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