A dark editor theme inspired by 80s/90s cyberpunk interfaces, Evangelion's NERV headquarters, and the green-tinted cinematography of Wong Kar-wai. Industrial control terminals meet the melancholic warmth of In the Mood for Love.

Deep oceanic greens meet warning-sign orange. Phosphor glow on aging CRT monitors. The quiet hum of a command terminal in an underground facility. Film grain over midnight corridors.

Color Philosophy:

• Background: Deep sea darkness (#0a1612) — the void behind the glass
• Foreground: Muted sage (#8fb3a5) — easy on the eyes during extended operations
• Accent: Signal orange (#e85d04) — urgent, alive, impossible to ignore
• Functions: Subdued purple (#8a5a8a) — mysterious systems at work
• Types: Industrial teal (#3a7a8c) — structural, foundational
• Strings: Organic green (#4a8c5c) — data in motion

Install from VS Code Marketplace or Open VSX, or:

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X / Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "NERV Theme"
4. Click Install
5. Open Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P)
6. Select "Preferences: Color Theme" → "NERV"

1. Open Zed
2. Open Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "NERV"
4. Click Install

Manual Installation:

# Copy the theme to your Zed themes directory
mkdir -p ~/.config/zed/themes
cp zed-extension/themes/nerv.json ~/.config/zed/themes/

Then open Command Palette and select "theme: Select Theme" → "NERV".

Using lazy.nvim:

{
  "wongmjane/nerv-theme",
  dir = "path/to/neovim-theme",  -- or use git URL when published
  lazy = false,
  priority = 1000,
  config = function()
    vim.cmd([[colorscheme nerv]])
  end,
}

Manual Installation:

# Copy the theme to your Neovim colors directory
mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/colors
cp neovim-theme/colors/nerv.lua ~/.config/nvim/colors/

Then add to your init.lua:

vim.cmd([[colorscheme nerv]])

See neovim-theme/README.md for more details and plugin integration.

This theme draws from:

• Neon Genesis Evangelion — NERV headquarters, MAGI supercomputer terminals
• 80s/90s cyberpunk — command centers, surveillance systems, industrial control rooms
• Wong Kar-wai — the green-tinted melancholy of In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express
• CRT phosphor aesthetics — the glow of late-night terminal sessions

The goal is capturing a feeling—the weight of solitude in a darkened room, information flowing across screens, the human operator at the center of vast systems.

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to port NERV to additional editors or improve existing themes, please open a PR.

Created by Jane Manchun Wong, synthesized with Claude Code (Opus 4.5).

MIT License — See LICENSE for details.