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Before start to develop Dify plugins, please prepare the following prerequisites:
1. Install Dify Plugin CLI Tool
The Dify Plugin CLI Tool can be installed either with from Homebrew (on Linux and macOS) or with the standalone binary executable file (on Windows, Linux and macOS).
Install with Homebrew
For the macOS and Linux users, installing Dify Plugin CLI with Homebrew is recommended.
Tap the Homebrew formula for Dify Plugin CLI tool, and then install it with brew install.
To check the installation, run dify version and a version code should be displayed.
To upgrade the Dify Plugin CLI tool, run the following command:
Install with binary executable
Download the binary executable:
On the asset list of the release page of Dify Plugin CLI Tool, choose and download the binary executable for the OS system (Linux / macOS / Windows) and the chip architecture (amd64 for x86 chips / arm64 for ARM or Apple’s M chips).
Using macOS with M chips as an example. Download the dify-plugin-darwin-arm64 file and grant it execution permissions by running the command:
To check the installation, run ./dify version and a version code should be displayed.
If the system shows an “Apple cannot verify” error, go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Security, and click the “Open Anyway” button.
Tips:
To use dify command globally system-wide, it’s recommended to rename the binary file to dify and copy it to the
/usr/local/bin system path.
2. Develop plugins
Please refer to the following content for examples of different types of plugin development.