Fix package installation by switching to hatchling build backend#2
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mark-goodfire merged 2 commits intogoodfire-ai:mainfrom Feb 11, 2026
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…figuration Previously, installing scribe as a package (e.g., via 'uv add git+...') would fail with 'ModuleNotFoundError: No module named scribe.cli' because subpackages weren't included in the distribution. Editable installs worked fine. Switched to hatchling build backend which automatically discovers and includes all subpackages in the built package.
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Would be great to have this merged! Or some other fix that allows scribe to be installed as a dependency straight from git, rather than local files. Several fixes are possible. |
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I'd like this too. I note that if you did want to stick to setuputils, a fix would be |
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Problem
Installing scribe as a package (e.g.,
uv add git+https://github.com/goodfire-ai/scribe.git) would fail with:This occurred because subpackages (
scribe.cli,scribe.notebook,scribe.providers) weren't being included in the built distribution. Editable installs (uv pip install -e .) worked fine since they reference the source directory directly.Solution
[build-system]configuration with hatchling as the build backenduv addas the default installation methodTesting
Verified that
uv add git+<fork-url>@fix/package-installationsuccessfully installs scribe with all subpackages accessible, and thescribeCLI command works as expected.