Neovim Setup Guide

Complete guide to integrating Bootspring with Neovim for terminal-based development.

Overview#

Neovim is a hyperextensible text editor. Bootspring integrates through:

• Terminal commands - Run Bootspring from within Neovim
• Custom commands - Vim commands for common operations
• Status line - Display project status
• LSP integration - Enhanced completions
• Telescope - Fuzzy finding agents and skills

Prerequisites#

• Neovim 0.8+ installed
• Bootspring CLI installed (npm install -g @girardmedia/bootspring)
• Node.js 18+ installed
• Plugin manager (lazy.nvim, packer, or vim-plug)

Installing Neovim#

macOS#

Linux#

Windows#

Basic Configuration#

Initialize Bootspring#

Neovim Lua Configuration#

Add to ~/.config/nvim/lua/bootspring.lua:

Load in init.lua#

Plugin Manager Setup#

lazy.nvim#

packer.nvim#

Telescope Integration#

Install Telescope#

Bootspring Telescope Extension#

Create ~/.config/nvim/lua/telescope/_extensions/bootspring.lua:

Telescope Keymaps#

Lualine Integration#

Status Line#

Which-Key Integration#

Terminal Integration#

Toggleterm#

Auto Commands#

Auto-Generate on Save#

Project Detection#

LSP Integration#

Custom Source for nvim-cmp#

Treesitter#

Highlight CLAUDE.md#

Troubleshooting#

Commands Not Working#

Lua Module Not Found#

Terminal Issues#

Performance#

Complete Configuration#

Full init.lua Example#

Next Steps#

• Generate Context
• Using Agents
• Claude Desktop Setup
• VS Code Setup (alternative)