clojure-dev

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name: clojure-dev description: Clojure development workflows including REPL, deps.edn, testing, and linting license: MIT compatibility: opencode metadata: audience: backend-developers language: clojure

What I do

• Set up Clojure development environment (deps.edn, CLI aliases)
• Start interactive REPLs and connect to running processes
• Run tests with clojure.test (single test, namespace, or full suite)
• Apply clj-kondo linting and interpret its output
• Manage dependencies and resolve version conflicts
• Debug runtime issues using REPL-driven development

When to use me

Use me when working with Clojure projects, especially when:

• Setting up or modifying deps.edn configurations
• Writing or running tests
• Debugging Clojure code interactively
• Adding new dependencies or resolving conflicts
• Linting code with clj-kondo

Common commands

• clojure -P - Download dependencies without running
• clojure -M:alias - Run with alias (e.g., :server, :test)
• clojure -X:alias - Run with exec-style alias (key-value args)
• clojure -M:repl - Start interactive REPL
• clojure -X:test - Run tests (when configured)
• clj-kondo --lint src - Lint source code

Testing patterns

• Single test: (clojure.test/test-var #'namespace/function-name)
• Namespace: (clojure.test/run-tests 'namespace)
• Full suite: configured via test runner alias (e.g., :test)
• Use deterministic seeds for reproducible tests

REPL best practices

• Connect to running REPLs via nREPL or socket REPL
• Use require with :reload to reload modified code
• Evaluate expressions in the REPL to verify changes
• Keep REPL sessions open for iterative development

Project structure

• deps.edn - Dependencies and aliases
• src/ - Source code following namespace convention
• test/ - Test files (-test suffix)
• resources/ - Configuration files and static assets