Add `auto-complete-distel' to the `ac-sources' list in your .emacs. E.g. (require 'auto-complete) (require 'auto-complete-distel) (add-to-list 'ac-sources 'auto-complete-distel) Customize ------------------ Which syntax to skip backwards to find start of word. (setq distel-completion-get-doc-from-internet t) Which syntax to skip backwards to find start of word. (setq distel-completion-valid-syntax "a-zA-Z:_-")