Verify and distribute

Your plugin or world works on your own computer. This chapter helps you answer the next question: will it still work when other people install it?

Do these in order

Step	What to do	Read this page
1	Test the plugin without starting the game first	Test your plugin
2	Package it, and install it once as a stranger would	Package and try an install
Optional	Run a full pass with a real model	Verify with a real model
3	Put it on GitHub so others can install it with one link	Publish and update
4	Ship the world together with the plugins it needs	Collections

If you only make a world and no plugins, skip step 1. Once pnpm validate:world passes, you can package it directly.

Checklist before you publish

• The validation command passes with no errors.
• You installed it from the package, rather than copying the folder straight in.
• Your data is still there after a restart.
• The game still runs after you uninstall.
• The package has a README.md that says what it does and which version of Covel it needs.
• The package contains no keys, none of your own saves, no logs, and no paths from your computer.

If you want to be stricter

The first two steps do not call a real model, and they are enough to find most problems. To check how the real model behaves before you publish, see Verify with a real model. If a change affects how players go through the game, play through the whole thing as described in player-flow acceptance before a release.