Browsing the Extension Repository
The Remote Packages tab in Extensions lets you discover and inspect packages from the configured extension repository without leaving Aethrix Studio.
Opening the Repository
- Go to Extensions
- Switch to the Remote Packages tab
- Click Refresh to load the package list
The repository URL is shown in the header. It is configured in Settings → Extension Repository and is region-specific (tied to your account's region).
Filtering
Above the package list, a set of filter pills lets you narrow the results:
| Filter | Shows |
|---|---|
| All | Every package in the repository (default) |
| Installed | Packages you already have installed |
| Updates | Installed packages with a newer version available |
| PreRelease | Packages whose latest version is a pre-release |
| Zone | Who the package belongs to: Official (Aethrix first-party), Organization (private to your organization) or Community (public) |
| Type | What the package provides: Automation (test steps), Toolkit (tools), Service (API service definitions) or Protocol (protocol analyzers). A package carrying several kinds shows under each |
Package List
The left panel shows available packages — one row per package, whatever number of versions it has published. The row carries the latest listed version:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Icon | Package icon or default placeholder |
| Kind chip | What the package provides — Automation (teal), Toolkit (violet), Service (dark slate), Protocol (light slate) |
| Name | Package display name |
| Version | Latest version number |
| Summary | Brief description |
| Pre-release badge | Orange badge for pre-release packages |
| Update symbol | A pinned refresh badge on the package icon, NuGet-style — a newer version than the one installed exists (the Updates filter matches the same state) |
| Already Installed badge | Green badge when already installed |
Package Details
Click a package to load its detail panel on the right. The header shows the total download count — every install of every version of that package; the Version History table shows how that total splits per version.
| Section | Content |
|---|---|
| Header | Icon, name, latest version, summary, developer, total download count |
| Metadata | Type, publish date, package size, about URL |
| Tags | Colored tag chips |
| Install/Update | Button to install or update the package — the Version picker beside it chooses which version installs: the latest by default, an older release when you select it |
| Description | Full Markdown description |
| Version History | Table of all versions with publish dates and per-version download counts. aeth restore installs the version a project pins (its lock file records id, version and repository), and the Studio version coordinator's "replace from repository" does the same for version mismatches |
Searching via CLI
For programmatic repository access:
# List packages
aeth package list
# Search
aeth package search "kafka"
# View details
aeth package view Vendor.PaymentGateway
# Download without installing
aeth package download Vendor.PaymentGateway --output ./local