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Running Clojure code fails with 'exec' is not a task because lein exec requires the lein-exec plugin, which is not part of standard Leiningen.

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  • Replace lein exec with clojure in the executor map

The clojure CLI runs .clj files directly without additional plugins:

# Before (requires lein-exec plugin)
lein exec "/tmp/tmp.clojure"

# After (works out of the box)
clojure "/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>

## Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

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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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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix issues running Clojure code with Lein Use standard Clojure CLI instead of lein exec Feb 5, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from formulahendry February 5, 2026 12:14
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