What problem does it solve?
MAL plugin development often lacks a clear, repeatable guide for building Lua-based plugins for IoM, including structure, manifests, and command/BOF registration. This skill provides a structured, end-to-end workflow to create and publish MAL plugins, with practical examples and reference material.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Plugin structure guidance: marshalling mal.yaml manifests, entry scripts, and module organization for scalable plugin development.
- Command, BOF registration, and resource management: learn how to expose functionality to IoM through commands, BOFs, and shared assets.
- Testing, debugging, and publishing workflows: cover local testing, validation, and deployment to the community ecosystem with example patterns.
Quick Start
Follow the steps to create a new MAL Lua plugin by adding mal.yaml and main.lua, register a command, and test in a simulated environment.