Extensions Overview¶
Dyad Extensions can be a Python package (e.g. something distributed via pip install) or as simple as a Python module (e.g. extension.py).
We recommend creating a Python package for larger, more reusable extensions, but to get started you can create a module extension.
Module extensions¶
Module extensions are simply a Python file that is loaded when you launch Dyad. You pass in the path of the main module of your extension as a command-line flag, e.g.:
You can also pass in multiple files like this:
Package extensions¶
Package extensions are a Python package where the pyproject.toml has a Dyad entrypoint:
$package_name should be replaced with the name of your package.
I recommend using uv to create a Python package, which you can do by running:
Next steps¶
Now that you know how an extension is packaged, let's learn how to build one: