lown.toml Manifest Schema

The lown.toml manifest file defines target build parameters and installation scripts for a package.

Field Reference

[package]

• name (string, required): Package name and directory identifier under ~/.lown/apps/.
• version (string, required): Package semantic version string.
• language (string, optional): Native language identifier ("go" or "rust").
• executable (string, optional): Binary output filename linked to ~/.lown/bin/. Defaults to name if omitted.

[scripts]

• install (string, optional): Relative path to installation shell script.
• uninstall (string, optional): Relative path to uninstallation shell script.

Native Build Example

[package]
name = "my-tool"
version = "0.1.0"
language = "go"
executable = "my-tool"

Script Fallback Example

[package]
name = "script-tool"
version = "0.1.0"
executable = "script-tool"

[scripts]
install = "install.sh"
uninstall = "uninstall.sh"

Process Environment

During script execution, Lown sets the following environment variables: