# Getting Started

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**Overview**

* Create a **'libs'** folder in your plugin
* Drag the **Universal Chat Plugin jar** into the libs folder
* Tweak **build.gradle.ks**
* Import UniversalChatAPI

## Create libs folder

In the root directory of your plugin create a libs folder

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## Add Universal Chat Jar

Download Universal Chat, and place the plugin file into the newly created libs folder

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## Build File Tweaking

Navigate to **build.gradle.kts** and add the following code under 'dependencies'

```gradle
implementation(files("libs/UniversalChat-17.0.0-Beta_4.jar"))
```

## Import Universal Chat's API

Import Universal Chat using the following code

```kotlin
import org.UniversalDevelopment.UniversalChat.UniversalPluginFramework.PluginKit.UniversalApi
```

## Notes

* <mark style="color:red;">**Once complete, the Universal Chat jar will be bundled with your plugin, however it will not function without the Universal Chat plugin installed in the plugins directory.**</mark>


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