Using NuGet packages

Carbon application logic is an ordinary .NET project. Add any compatible package directly:

carbon add nuget SharpHook

Specify a version or backend project when needed:

carbon add nuget Microsoft.Data.Sqlite --version 10.0.0
carbon add nuget Acme.Library --project src-carbon/MyApp.csproj

Use the package in C# as you would in any .NET application. Expose only the operations the frontend needs through your own [CarbonCommand] methods.

public partial class InputCommands : IPlugin
{
    public string Namespace => "input";

    [CarbonCommand("devices")]
    public DeviceInfo[] Devices() => DeviceScanner.GetConnectedDevices();
}

No Carbon-specific adapter is required for libraries used entirely in C#. A DotCarbon plugin is useful when a package should provide reusable bridge commands, lifecycle integration, capabilities, metadata, and a matching TypeScript API to several applications.

Before using NativeAOT, check the library’s trimming and dynamic-code requirements. Reflection-heavy packages may require serializer contexts, linker descriptors, or the regular self-contained build.