Source Structure

A practical map of the Illegalcord repository so the documentation matches the local source code layout.

Illegalcord is a monorepo-style source tree, but only packages/* are part of pnpm-workspace.yaml. The website lives beside the code as a standalone Mintlify project.

Repository map

Path	Purpose
src	Main TypeScript source for the client mod, APIs, components, plugins, and Webpack patching.
src/plugins	Stock Vencord plugins included by the build.
src/equicordplugins	Equicord-specific plugins and API extensions.
src/userplugins	Illegalcord-specific bundled plugins in this fork.
src/api	Runtime APIs used by plugins, such as settings, commands, messages, context menus, badges, and notifications.
src/components	Reusable UI components used by settings pages and plugin UIs.
src/webpack	Webpack module finders, common Discord modules, and patching utilities.
src/main	Desktop-side Electron code, updater helpers, CSP handling, installer IPC, and native integration.
browser	Web extension and userscript entry points.
scripts	Build, installer, lint, type generation, and plugin metadata scripts.
packages	Workspace packages, including Discord types and Vencord type output.
dist	Generated build output. Do not edit by hand.
Illegalcord Website	Mintlify documentation site. It is not compiled into the client.

Build commands

Run these from the repository root:

Command	What it does
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile	Installs the exact dependencies from pnpm-lock.yaml.
pnpm build	Builds the desktop client mod.
pnpm buildStandalone	Builds a standalone desktop bundle.
pnpm buildWeb	Builds the browser extension output.
pnpm watch	Rebuilds the desktop target as files change.
pnpm watchWeb	Rebuilds the web target as files change.
pnpm inject	Installs the built desktop bundle into Discord.
pnpm uninject	Removes the injected desktop bundle.
pnpm repair	Re-runs the installer repair flow.
pnpm testTsc	Runs TypeScript checking with tsc --noEmit.
pnpm lint	Runs ESLint.
pnpm generatePluginJson	Regenerates plugin metadata.

Plugin folder choice

Use the folder that matches the kind of plugin you are editing:

Folder	Use it for
src/plugins/<name>	Upstream-style Vencord plugin changes.
src/equicordplugins/<name>	Equicord-specific plugins or Equicord API surfaces.
src/userplugins/<name>	Illegalcord-specific plugins bundled by this fork.

Platform suffixes are part of the build filters. For example, .desktop, .web, .dev, .discordDesktop, .vesktop, and .equibop folders restrict where a plugin is included.

TypeScript aliases

The source uses aliases from tsconfig.json:

Alias	Points to
@api/*	src/api/*
@components/*	src/components/*
@utils/*	src/utils/*
@webpack	src/webpack/webpack
@webpack/common	src/webpack/common
@plugins/*	Plugin import paths resolved by the build.
@equicordplugins/*	src/equicordplugins/*

Avoid ../../ when one of these aliases fits. The project is already configured to resolve them.