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@ikenga/pkg-hello

v0.1.0

Published

Minimal Ikenga pkg — proves the registry install pipeline end-to-end without bringing any UI, sidecar, or MCP surface.

Readme

@ikenga/pkg-hello

The smallest valid Ikenga pkg — a manifest, no code.

Its job is to prove the registry install pipeline end-to-end without dragging in a UI surface, sidecar, or MCP server. Installing it from the shell or the CLI exercises:

  1. Index fetch + minisign verify
  2. Per-pkg detail fetch
  3. Tarball download + SHA-512 integrity verify
  4. Untar into the kernel's pkgs dir
  5. Manifest registration with every kernel registry (all of which no-op on this pkg because it declares nothing)

Once you've installed it, you should see Hello listed in the shell's Packages activity-bar entry with source: registry. Uninstalling removes the install dir.

If you're looking for an example of how to build a real pkg with UI, sidecars, MCP, or scheduled work, see the other packages in this monorepo or the public Ikenga shell repo.