# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Make LSP features opt-in by default

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #25015: lsp: opt-in defaults — enable + auto-install on first edit is too aggressive
- PR #44134: fix(lsp): make language-server installs opt-in (#25015)

These issues and PRs address concerns that LSP auto-enabling and auto-installing language servers on first edit is too aggressive, proposing a shift to opt-in defaults with manual install strategy.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #25015: lsp: opt-in defaults — enable + auto-install on first edit is too aggressive

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#25037: fix(lsp): default to opt-in (enabled=False, install_strategy=manual) (#25015)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#44134: fix(lsp): make language-server installs opt-in (#25015)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `agent/lsp/__init__.py`, `agent/lsp/install.py`, `agent/lsp/manager.py`, `agent/lsp/servers.py`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `tests/agent/lsp/test_opt_in_defaults.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/lsp.md`, `website/i18n/zh-Hans/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/user-guide/features/lsp.md`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`