How do I install the Vim.treesitter skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add theprimeagen/vim-treesitter in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Vim.treesitter skill do?

Neovim Treesitter API Reference It is listed under Integrations & APIs on SkillMD.

Is Vim.treesitter safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: docs only. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Vim.treesitter?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Vim.treesitter free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Vim.treesitter?

ThePrimeagen (@theprimeagen) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Vim.treesitter by theprimeagen — Agent Skill

Name: Vim.treesitter
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: ThePrimeagen

File contents

Neovim Treesitter API Reference

This document contains type stubs and API references for Neovim's treesitter Lua API. Use this as a reference when working with treesitter in Neovim Lua.

tsnode

TSNode methods - represents a specific element in a parsed syntax tree. Use these methods to navigate and inspect nodes.

function TSNode:parent() end
function TSNode:next_sibling() end
function TSNode:prev_sibling() end
function TSNode:next_named_sibling() end
function TSNode:prev_named_sibling() end
function TSNode:iter_children() end
function TSNode:field(name) end
function TSNode:child_count() end
function TSNode:child(index) end
function TSNode:named_child_count() end
function TSNode:named_children() end
function TSNode:__has_ancestor(node_types) end
function TSNode:named_child(index) end
function TSNode:child_with_descendant(descendant) end
function TSNode:start() end
function TSNode:end_() end
function TSNode:range(include_bytes) end
function TSNode:type() end
function TSNode:symbol() end
function TSNode:named() end
function TSNode:missing() end
function TSNode:extra() end
function TSNode:has_changes() end
function TSNode:has_error() end
function TSNode:sexpr() end
function TSNode:id() end
function TSNode:tree() end
function TSNode:descendant_for_range(start_row, start_col, end_row, end_col) end
function TSNode:named_descendant_for_range(start_row, start_col, end_row, end_col) end
function TSNode:equal(node) end
function TSNode:byte_length() end

tstree

TSTree methods - represents the parsed contents of a buffer.

function TSTree:root() end
function TSTree:edit(start_byte, end_byte_old, end_byte_new, start_row, start_col, end_row_old, end_col_old, end_row_new, end_col_new) end
function TSTree:copy() end
function TSTree:included_ranges(include_bytes) end
function TSTree:included_ranges(include_bytes) end

tsquery

TSQuery methods - for working with treesitter queries.

function TSQuery:inspect() end
function TSQuery:disable_capture(capture_name) end
function TSQuery:disable_pattern(pattern_index) end

misc

Various treesitter types including TSParser, TSQueryMatch, TSQueryCursor, and TSLangInfo.

vim._ts_inspect_language = function(lang) end
vim._ts_get_language_version = function() end
vim._ts_add_language_from_object = function(path, lang, symbol_name) end
vim._ts_add_language_from_wasm = function(path, lang) end
vim._ts_get_minimum_language_version = function() end
vim._ts_parse_query = function(lang, query) end
vim._create_ts_parser = function(lang) end
function TSQueryMatch:info() end
function TSQueryCursor:next_capture() end
function TSQueryCursor:next_match() end
function vim._create_ts_querycursor(node, query, start, stop, opts) end

---name: vim-treesitterdescription: Neovim Treesitter API Reference---# Neovim Treesitter API ReferenceThis document contains type stubs and API references for Neovim's treesitter Lua API.Use this as a reference when working with treesitter in Neovim Lua.---## tsnodeTSNode methods - represents a specific element in a parsed syntax tree. Use these methods to navigate and inspect nodes.```luafunction TSNode:parent() endfunction TSNode:next_sibling() endfunction TSNode:prev_sibling() endfunction TSNode:next_named_sibling() endfunction TSNode:prev_named_sibling() endfunction TSNode:iter_children() endfunction TSNode:field(name) endfunction TSNode:child_count() endfunction TSNode:child(index) endfunction TSNode:named_child_count() endfunction TSNode:named_children() endfunction TSNode:__has_ancestor(node_types) endfunction TSNode:named_child(index) endfunction TSNode:child_with_descendant(descendant) endfunction TSNode:start() endfunction TSNode:end_() endfunction TSNode:range(include_bytes) endfunction TSNode:type() endfunction TSNode:symbol() endfunction TSNode:named() endfunction TSNode:missing() endfunction TSNode:extra() endfunction TSNode:has_changes() endfunction TSNode:has_error() endfunction TSNode:sexpr() endfunction TSNode:id() endfunction TSNode:tree() endfunction TSNode:descendant_for_range(start_row, start_col, end_row, end_col) endfunction TSNode:named_descendant_for_range(start_row, start_col, end_row, end_col) endfunction TSNode:equal(node) endfunction TSNode:byte_length() end```---## tstreeTSTree methods - represents the parsed contents of a buffer.```luafunction TSTree:root() endfunction TSTree:edit(start_byte, end_byte_old, end_byte_new, start_row, start_col, end_row_old, end_col_old, end_row_new, end_col_new) endfunction TSTree:copy() endfunction TSTree:included_ranges(include_bytes) endfunction TSTree:included_ranges(include_bytes) end```---## tsqueryTSQuery methods - for working with treesitter queries.```luafunction TSQuery:inspect() endfunction TSQuery:disable_capture(capture_name) endfunction TSQuery:disable_pattern(pattern_index) end```---## miscVarious treesitter types including TSParser, TSQueryMatch, TSQueryCursor, and TSLangInfo.```luavim._ts_inspect_language = function(lang) endvim._ts_get_language_version = function() endvim._ts_add_language_from_object = function(path, lang, symbol_name) endvim._ts_add_language_from_wasm = function(path, lang) endvim._ts_get_minimum_language_version = function() endvim._ts_parse_query = function(lang, query) endvim._create_ts_parser = function(lang) endfunction TSQueryMatch:info() endfunction TSQueryCursor:next_capture() endfunction TSQueryCursor:next_match() endfunction vim._create_ts_querycursor(node, query, start, stop, opts) end```

Frequently asked questions

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