Use a Store Addon

Use this path when you want to add Kanama to an existing Godot project without cloning the Kanama source repository. The store addon is install-safe: it adds files under addons/ and keeps project-root Gradle files inside a template folder until you copy them.

1. Download the Addon

Download kanama-store-addon-v<version>.zip from a Kanama GitHub release and unzip it at the root of your Godot project.

The zip adds:

• addons/kanama with the Kanama runtime, native libraries, and local Maven repository,
• addons/kanama_tools with optional editor build tools, and
• addons/kanama/templates/release-kit with Gradle starter files.

On macOS, clear quarantine after unzipping a package you trust:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /absolute/path/to/project

2. Initialize the Project

From the Godot project root, run the packaged setup script:

sh addons/kanama/setup-kanama-project.sh

On Windows:

.\addons\kanama\setup-kanama-project.ps1

The setup script copies the starter Gradle files when they are missing, adds kotlin-src/HelloScript.kt, and registers res://addons/kanama/kanama.gdextension in .godot/extension_list.cfg.

If the project already has Gradle files, the setup script keeps them. Merge the small template build.gradle.kts shape manually, or run the script with --force only when replacing the root Gradle files is safe.

3. Build Scripts

Compile the Kotlin scripts:

./gradlew buildScripts

On Windows:

.\gradlew.bat buildScripts

This writes addons/kanama/kanama-scripts.jar. Attach .kt scripts to nodes the same way you attach other Godot script resources.

4. Open and Run

Open or reopen the project in Godot, enable the Kanama Tools plugin if needed, and press Play. After editing Kotlin files, use Build Scripts in the editor or rerun ./gradlew buildScripts.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Fix
Godot cannot find libjvm.	Install JDK 25+ and set JAVA_HOME to the JDK home directory.
macOS reports "libkanama_bootstrap.dylib" Not Opened.	Clear quarantine on the unzipped project with xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /absolute/path/to/project.
Gradle cannot resolve Kanama dependencies.	Confirm addons/kanama/maven exists and your build uses maven { url = uri("addons/kanama/maven") }.
Godot does not recognize .kt scripts.	Confirm .godot/extension_list.cfg contains res://addons/kanama/kanama.gdextension, then reopen/import the project.