diff --git a/examples/plugins/plural.sh b/examples/plugins/plural.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4b33135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/plugins/plural.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+alterName=$1
+
+cat << EOF 
+<div class="alter alter-${alterName}">
+  <span class="alter-name">
+    ${alterName}@41666$>&nbsp;
+  </span>
+  <span class="message">
+    $(<"/dev/stdin")
+  </span>
+</div>
+EOF
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diff --git a/examples/quickstart/default.nix b/examples/quickstart/default.nix
index 61bb390..ba559ec 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/default.nix
+++ b/examples/quickstart/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ pkgs, brewTea, ... }: brewTea {
+{ pkgs, brewTea, mkMarkdollPlugin }: brewTea {
   name = "examples_quickstart";
   version = "0.0.0";
   
@@ -7,4 +7,11 @@
 
   # maybe don't do this but its possible to reference _any file_.
   defaultLayout = ./layouts/default.html;
+
+  # these are mostly for alias purposes...
+  # can do an [invoke(plural)(...):yay!] type thing
+  # one can invoke stuff inline too without doing this.
+  markdollPlugins = [
+    (mkMarkdollPlugin "plural" ../plugins/plural.sh)
+  ];
 }
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diff --git a/examples/quickstart/pluginTests.doll b/examples/quickstart/pluginTests.doll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e270d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/quickstart/pluginTests.doll
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+title: plugin tests
+---
+
+&plural plugin
+	[invoke(plural)(aki):hi this one is aki]
+	[invoke(plural)(noe):hi this one is noe]
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diff --git a/examples/quickstart/plugins/inline-example.sh b/examples/quickstart/plugins/inline-example.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..896824c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/quickstart/plugins/inline-example.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+flip() {
+  LC_ALL=C LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 rev <"/dev/stdin"
+}
+
+main() {
+  case $1 in
+    flip) flip;;
+  esac
+}
+
+main $1
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diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 19229e1..5938811 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@
         "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1745093370,
-        "narHash": "sha256-M4Nal2SQ9hW08VVjgV80V5KqC3W/8flsc9hUluIYdYM=",
+        "lastModified": 1745344651,
+        "narHash": "sha256-5hCu3usWVtVPh5WrN7uCu1Kr3rU26/jxD68l9ZhmEfs=",
         "ref": "refs/heads/main",
-        "rev": "fb42921ee9a4592b5f055a4e8c4fe244275e4fef",
-        "revCount": 79,
+        "rev": "bd5f16268020b438e9022ddfe555431d3efe891b",
+        "revCount": 81,
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://codeberg.org/0x57e11a/markdoll.git"
       },
diff --git a/pkgs/brewTea.nix b/pkgs/brewTea.nix
index 654abf1..37a3e6c 100644
--- a/pkgs/brewTea.nix
+++ b/pkgs/brewTea.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
   version,
 
   # TODO: do not require flakes
-  markdollParser ? inputs.markdoll.packages.${pkgs.system}.markdoll,
+  markdollParser ? inputs.markdoll.packages.${pkgs.system}.markdoll.override({
+    danger = true;
+  }), 
   markdollPlugins ? [],
   src,
 
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ in pkgs.stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
   inherit name version src;
 
   buildPhase = ''
+    export PATH="$PATH:${pkgs.lib.makeBinPath markdollPlugins}"
     mkdir dist
 
     echoerr() { cat <<< "$@" 1>&2; }
diff --git a/pkgs/mkMarkdollPlugin.nix b/pkgs/mkMarkdollPlugin.nix
index b2da8d1..32a3483 100644
--- a/pkgs/mkMarkdollPlugin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/mkMarkdollPlugin.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-{ pkgs }: binPath: pkgs.stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
-  src = binPath;
-  buildPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out
-    cp $src $out/plugin
-  '';
+{ pkgs }: name: src: pkgs.stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
+  inherit name src;
+  version = "0.0.0";
+  dontUnpack = true;
+  installPhase = "
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp $src $out/bin/${name}
+  ";
 }
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