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---
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title: June 2026 - GitHub Registries
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description: Turn any public GitHub repository into a shadcn registry.
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date: 2026-06-01
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---
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**You can now turn any public GitHub repository into a registry.**
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Add a `registry.json` file at the root of the repository, define the items you
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want to distribute, and users can install them directly from GitHub with the
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`shadcn` CLI.
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```bash
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npx shadcn@latest add <username>/<repo>/<item>
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```
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For example, to install the `project-conventions` item from the `acme/toolkit` repository:
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```bash
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npx shadcn@latest add acme/toolkit/project-conventions
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```
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GitHub registries are source registries. You do not need to run `shadcn build`,
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publish generated item JSON files or set up a registry server. The CLI reads the
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root `registry.json`, resolves `include` entries, finds the requested item and
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installs the files declared by that item.
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## Distribute anything
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Registry items are not limited to components. A GitHub registry can distribute
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components, hooks, utilities, design tokens, feature kits, project conventions,
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agent instructions, testing setup, CI workflows, release workflows, templates,
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codemods, migration kits and other project files.
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For example, a repository can expose a `project-conventions` item that installs
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shared docs, editor settings and agent instructions:
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```json title="registry.json" showLineNumbers
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{
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"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry.json",
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"name": "acme-toolkit",
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"homepage": "https://github.com/acme/toolkit",
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"items": [
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{
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"name": "project-conventions",
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"type": "registry:item",
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"files": [
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{
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"path": "AGENTS.md",
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"type": "registry:file",
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"target": "~/AGENTS.md"
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},
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{
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"path": ".editorconfig",
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"type": "registry:file",
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"target": "~/.editorconfig"
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},
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{
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"path": "docs/conventions.md",
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"type": "registry:file",
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"target": "~/docs/conventions.md"
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}
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]
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}
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]
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}
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```
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## Commands
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GitHub registry addresses work with the same commands as other registry
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addresses.
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List items from a GitHub registry:
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```bash
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npx shadcn@latest list acme/toolkit
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```
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Search items:
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```bash
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npx shadcn@latest search acme/toolkit --query conventions
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```
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View an item:
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```bash
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npx shadcn@latest view acme/toolkit/project-conventions
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```
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Install an item:
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```bash
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npx shadcn@latest add acme/toolkit/project-conventions
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```
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See the [GitHub Registries](/docs/registry/github) docs for the full guide.
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