diff --git a/cmd/char/ls.go b/cmd/char/ls.go
index 394a85f..505ef87 100644
--- a/cmd/char/ls.go
+++ b/cmd/char/ls.go
@@ -3,27 +3,42 @@ package char
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"git.front.kjuulh.io/kjuulh/char/pkg/plugins/provider"
 	"git.front.kjuulh.io/kjuulh/char/pkg/register"
 	"git.front.kjuulh.io/kjuulh/char/pkg/schema"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 func NewLsCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	gpp := provider.NewGitPluginProvider()
+
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "ls",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			ctx := cmd.Context()
 
-			_, err := schema.ParseFile(ctx, ".char.yml")
+			s, err := schema.ParseFile(ctx, ".char.yml")
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			r, err := register.
-				NewPluginRegisterBuilder().
-				Add("gocli", "plugins/gocli/main.go").
-				Add("rust", "plugins/rust/main.go").
-				Build(ctx)
+			plugins, err := s.GetPlugins(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			err = gpp.FetchPlugins(ctx, s.Registry, plugins)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			builder := register.NewPluginRegisterBuilder()
+
+			for name, plugin := range plugins {
+				builder = builder.Add(name.Hash(), plugin.Opts.Path)
+			}
+
+			r, err := builder.Build(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/examples/basic/.char/plugins/gocli b/examples/basic/.char/plugins/gocli
deleted file mode 120000
index 11a54ed..0000000
--- a/examples/basic/.char/plugins/gocli
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../../
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/basic/.char/plugins/rust b/examples/basic/.char/plugins/rust
deleted file mode 120000
index 11a54ed..0000000
--- a/examples/basic/.char/plugins/rust
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../../
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/basic/.gitignore b/examples/basic/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63dffac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.char/plugins/
diff --git a/examples/basic/char b/examples/basic/char
index 57d0959..091909a 100755
Binary files a/examples/basic/char and b/examples/basic/char differ
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/provider/git.go b/pkg/plugins/provider/git.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54b4489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugins/provider/git.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package provider
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"git.front.kjuulh.io/kjuulh/char/pkg/schema"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+)
+
+type GitPluginProvider struct{}
+
+func NewGitPluginProvider() *GitPluginProvider {
+	return &GitPluginProvider{}
+}
+
+func (gpp *GitPluginProvider) FetchPlugins(ctx context.Context, registry string, plugins schema.CharSchemaPlugins) error {
+	errgroup, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	baseDir := ".char/plugins"
+	if os.Getenv("CHAR_DEV_MODE") == "true" {
+		if err := os.RemoveAll(baseDir); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(baseDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for n, plugin := range plugins {
+		n, plugin := n, plugin
+		errgroup.Go(func() error {
+			log.Printf("fetching git plugin repo: %s", n)
+			return gpp.FetchPlugin(
+				ctx,
+				registry,
+				plugin,
+				fmt.Sprintf(
+					"%s/%s",
+					strings.TrimRight(baseDir, "/"), n.Hash(),
+				),
+			)
+		})
+	}
+
+	if err := errgroup.Wait(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (gpp *GitPluginProvider) FetchPlugin(ctx context.Context, registry string, plugin *schema.CharSchemaPlugin, dest string) error {
+	cloneUrl, err := plugin.Opts.GetCloneUrl(ctx, registry, &schema.CloneUrlOpt{
+		Protocol: schema.GitProtocolSsh,
+		SshUser:  "git",
+	},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	output, err := exec.Command(
+		"git",
+		"clone",
+		cloneUrl,
+		dest,
+	).CombinedOutput()
+	if len(output) > 0 {
+		log.Print(string(output))
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/register/plugin_builder.go b/pkg/register/plugin_builder.go
index eef9d70..dcbcc38 100644
--- a/pkg/register/plugin_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/register/plugin_builder.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type PluginBuilder struct {
 	serveConfig *plugin.ServeConfig
 }
 
-func NewPluginBuilder(name string, p Plugin) *PluginBuilder {
+func NewPluginBuilder(p Plugin) *PluginBuilder {
 	logger := hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
 		Level:      hclog.Error,
 		Output:     os.Stderr,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func NewPluginBuilder(name string, p Plugin) *PluginBuilder {
 	})
 
 	var pluginMap = map[string]plugin.Plugin{
-		name: &PluginAPI{
+		"plugin": &PluginAPI{
 			Impl: p,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/register/plugin_register.go b/pkg/register/plugin_register.go
index 9d7a698..a00f888 100644
--- a/pkg/register/plugin_register.go
+++ b/pkg/register/plugin_register.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func (pr *PluginRegisterBuilder) Build(ctx context.Context) (*PluginRegister, er
 		name, p := name, p
 
 		errgroup.Go(func() error {
-			pluginPath := fmt.Sprintf(".char/plugins/%s/dist/%s", name, name)
+			pluginPath := fmt.Sprintf(".char/plugins/%s/dist/cmd", name)
 
 			_, err := os.Stat(pluginPath)
 			if err != nil || os.Getenv("CHAR_DEV_MODE") == "true" {
@@ -52,10 +53,15 @@ func (pr *PluginRegisterBuilder) Build(ctx context.Context) (*PluginRegister, er
 					"sh",
 					"-c",
 					fmt.Sprintf(
-						"(cd .char/plugins/%s; go build -o dist/%s %s)",
+						"(cd .char/plugins/%s; go build -o dist/plugin %s/main.go)",
 						name,
-						name,
-						p.path,
+						strings.TrimSuffix(
+							strings.TrimSuffix(
+								p.path,
+								"main.go",
+							),
+							"/",
+						),
 					),
 				)
 				output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -80,8 +86,7 @@ func (pr *PluginRegisterBuilder) Build(ctx context.Context) (*PluginRegister, er
 				}),
 				Cmd: exec.Command(
 					fmt.Sprintf(
-						".char/plugins/%s/dist/%s",
-						name,
+						".char/plugins/%s/dist/plugin",
 						name,
 					),
 				),
@@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ func (pr *PluginRegisterBuilder) Build(ctx context.Context) (*PluginRegister, er
 				return err
 			}
 
-			raw, err := rpcClient.Dispense(name)
+			raw, err := rpcClient.Dispense("plugin")
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/schema/schema_plugin.go b/pkg/schema/schema_plugin.go
index 6f083c9..cd359d3 100644
--- a/pkg/schema/schema_plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/schema/schema_plugin.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package schema
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
@@ -10,6 +12,11 @@ import (
 
 type CharSchemaPluginName string
 
+func (cspn CharSchemaPluginName) Hash() string {
+	bytes := sha256.Sum256([]byte(cspn))
+	return hex.EncodeToString(bytes[:])
+}
+
 type PluginOps struct {
 	Org            string
 	RepositoryName string
diff --git a/pkg/schema/schema_test.go b/pkg/schema/schema_test.go
index 2e5187c..5a0cef4 100644
--- a/pkg/schema/schema_test.go
+++ b/pkg/schema/schema_test.go
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ func TestGetPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 			input: `
 registry: git.front.kjuulh.io
 plugins:
-  "kjuulh/char#plugins/gocli": {}
+  "kjuulh/char#plugins/gocli@v1.9.0": {}
   "kjuulh/char#plugins/rust": {}
 `,
 			expected: map[schema.CharSchemaPluginName]*schema.CharSchemaPlugin{
-				"kjuulh/char#plugins/gocli": {
+				"kjuulh/char#plugins/gocli@v1.9.0": {
 					Opts: &schema.PluginOps{
 						Org:            "kjuulh",
 						RepositoryName: "char",
 						Path:           "plugins/gocli",
-						Version:        "",
+						Version:        "v1.9.0",
 					},
 				},
 				"kjuulh/char#plugins/rust": {
diff --git a/plugins/gocli/main.go b/plugins/gocli/main.go
index a9e8c3b..4303811 100644
--- a/plugins/gocli/main.go
+++ b/plugins/gocli/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ var _ register.Plugin = &GoCliPlugin{}
 func main() {
 	if err := register.
 		NewPluginBuilder(
-			"gocli",
 			&GoCliPlugin{},
 		).
 		Serve(context.Background()); err != nil {
diff --git a/plugins/rust/main.go b/plugins/rust/main.go
index 1d136e8..7839670 100644
--- a/plugins/rust/main.go
+++ b/plugins/rust/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ var _ register.Plugin = &GoCliPlugin{}
 func main() {
 	if err := register.
 		NewPluginBuilder(
-			"rust",
 			&GoCliPlugin{},
 		).
 		Serve(context.Background()); err != nil {