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The Clojure code runner was using lein exec, which requires installing the separate lein-exec plugin. This caused failures for users with standard Clojure installations.

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  • src/constants.ts: Changed Clojure executor from "lein exec" to "clojure"

The clojure command is the standard CLI tool included with Clojure installations and can execute .clojure files directly without additional plugins:

// Before
clojure: "lein exec",

// After  
clojure: "clojure",

This generates commands like clojure "/tmp/tmp.clojure" instead of lein exec "/tmp/tmp.clojure".

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<issue_title>Issues running Clojure code</issue_title>
<issue_description>Under the hood this seems to use Lein which is installed and on my path. Any clojure code it tries to run just gets this error

Error: Command failed: lein exec "/var/folders/4x/vz2n21r525g48psysncxxr8h0000gn/T/tmp.clojure"
'exec' is not a task. See 'lein help'.

Did you mean this?
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```</issue_description>

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<comment_new><author>@formulahendry</author><body>
@Bigsy Yes, it is to use Lein which is installed and on your path.
And you need to install https://github.com/kumarshantanu/lein-exec, then you could use `lein exec`,

I am not familar with Clojure, how would Clojure users to run Clojure code with single CLI command?</body></comment_new>
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Replace 'lein exec' with 'clojure' for Clojure code execution
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Changed Clojure executor from 'lein exec' (which requires the lein-exec plugin) to 'clojure' (the standard Clojure CLI tool). This fix allows users to run Clojure code without needing to install additional Leiningen plugins.

Co-authored-by: formulahendry <1050213+formulahendry@users.noreply.github.com>
@Claude Claude AI changed the title [WIP] Fix issues running Clojure code with Lein Replace 'lein exec' with 'clojure' for Clojure code execution Feb 5, 2026
@Claude Claude AI requested a review from formulahendry February 5, 2026 12:12
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