glyphs-packages

Glyphs Packages Skill

Search and browse Glyphs plugins, scripts, and Python modules across local installations and the official registry.

Run all scripts from this skill's base directory. Prepend the base directory path to scripts/ when executing.

Path Resolution

SCRIPTS=${GLYPHS_SCRIPTS_PATH:-~/Library/Application Support/Glyphs 3/Scripts}
PLUGINS=${GLYPHS_PLUGINS_PATH:-~/Library/Application Support/Glyphs 3/Plugins}
REPOS=${GLYPHS_REPOSITORIES_PATH:-~/Library/Application Support/Glyphs 3/Repositories}

Three-layer architecture:

• Repositories/ — All installed packages (git clones, plugins + scripts + modules mixed)
• Scripts/ — Enabled script collections and Python modules (symlinks → Repositories/)
• Plugins/ — Enabled plugin bundles (symlinks → Repositories/*.glyphsPlugin)

Quick Start: Search Scripts (Scripts/)

# Search all enabled scripts by MenuTitle
Grep "# MenuTitle:" "$SCRIPTS/" -i

# Search for a specific function
Grep "# MenuTitle:.*anchor" "$SCRIPTS/" -i

# Browse a collection's directory structure
Bash: ls "$SCRIPTS/mekkablue/"

# Read a script for details (docstring = description)
Read "$SCRIPTS/mekkablue/Anchors/Anchor Mover.py"

Note: mekkablue is the official, largest script collection. When multiple scripts offer similar functionality, prefer mekkablue's version.

Quick Start: Check Enabled Plugins (Plugins/)

# List enabled plugin bundles
Bash: ls "$PLUGINS/"

# Read plugin metadata
Bash: plutil -convert json -o - "$PLUGINS/Name.glyphsPlugin/Contents/Info.plist"

# Find all Reporter-type plugins
Glob "$REPOS/*/*.glyphsReporter"

# Find all Filter-type plugins
Glob "$REPOS/*/*.glyphsFilter"

Quick Start: Explore All Installed Packages (Repositories/)

# List all installed packages
Bash: ls "$REPOS/"

# Read a package's README
Read "$REPOS/PackageName/README.md"

# Check a package's git remote
Bash: git -C "$REPOS/PackageName" remote -v

Quick Start: Official Registry