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Creator Kit

The Creator Kit is the toolchain for building .po9-skin themes.

  • Starter template — a valid, fully commented .po9-skin to build on.
  • Validator (CLI) — run the same checks the app runs, locally.
  • Packager — bundle a folder into a single .po9-skin file.

No install required — run it straight from npm with npx:

Terminal window
npx po9-skin new my-skin # scaffold a new skin folder

Prefer a global command? Install it once:

Terminal window
npm install -g po9-skin
po9-skin new my-skin
Terminal window
npx po9-skin new my-skin # scaffold from the starter
npx po9-skin validate ./my-skin # security · compatibility · structure · version
npx po9-skin pack ./my-skin # → outputs/<id>-<version>.po9-skin

Next: the Quick Start walks through your first skin in five minutes.