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How to add a community extension from a Git repository with Rune

Install a Rune extension straight from a GitHub repo to add themes or other features.

Remote script. A Git-hosted extension runs code inside Rune, so review the source before installing it.

Who it is forA Rune user who wants a feature or theme that is not built in and found a community extension in a Git repository.

The problemBuilt-in features may not cover your setup, and you want to add extensions without waiting for a release.

The outcomeThe extension is installed into Rune from its Git repository and ready to use.

What you need first

  • A macOS or Linux machine for the desktop app, or Docker for the headless node
  • Git installed to clone the source repository
  • Go and make installed to build Rune from source
  • An existing Rune installation before installing extensions with pkg install

Steps

  1. Install Rune first, following the install steps in the README.
  2. Browse the official packages at Rune.build/packages if you want a vetted option.
  3. Run pkg install github.com/unstablebuild/rune-extension-themebuilder inside Rune to install the example community extension.
  4. Read the extension's repository before relying on it, since the README does not describe its contents.
  5. Restart or reopen Rune if the extension needs it, following the extension's own instructions.

Prompt for your agent

For the repo unstablebuild/rune, check that Rune is installed, then run `pkg install <git-repo-path>` with the target extension path from a community repository and report the install result. Verify by listing that the extension appears in Rune.

Caveat. The README gives only one example extension and does not describe what pkg install does with the code it fetches.

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