diff --git a/coffee_core/src/coffee.rs b/coffee_core/src/coffee.rs
index 3761e9f1..add38f0a 100644
--- a/coffee_core/src/coffee.rs
+++ b/coffee_core/src/coffee.rs
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ impl PluginManager for CoffeeManager {
                         plugin.exec_path = new_exec_path;
 
                         log::debug!("plugin: {:?}", plugin);
+                        // TODO: install the binary and return early
                         let path = plugin.configure(verbose).await?;
                         log::debug!("runnable plugin path {path}");
                         if !try_dynamic {
diff --git a/coffee_github/src/repository.rs b/coffee_github/src/repository.rs
index 97728f1f..12a5dcc2 100644
--- a/coffee_github/src/repository.rs
+++ b/coffee_github/src/repository.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use std::any::Any;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use chrono::{TimeZone, Utc};
-use coffee_lib::types::response::CoffeeUpgrade;
 use git2;
 use log::debug;
 use tokio::fs::File;
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ use coffee_lib::plugin::Plugin;
 use coffee_lib::plugin::PluginLang;
 use coffee_lib::plugin_conf::Conf;
 use coffee_lib::repository::Repository;
+use coffee_lib::types::response::CoffeeUpgrade;
 use coffee_lib::url::URL;
 use coffee_lib::utils::get_plugin_info_from_path;
 use coffee_storage::model::repository::Kind;
@@ -101,8 +101,18 @@ impl Github {
 
                             let conf_file = serde_yaml::from_str::<Conf>(&conf_str)
                                 .map_err(|err| error!("Coffee manifest malformed: {err}"))?;
-                            plugin_name = Some(conf_file.plugin.name.to_string());
-                            let conf_lang = conf_file.plugin.lang.to_owned();
+
+                            let Some(ref plugin) = conf_file.plugin else {
+                                // FIXME: read the binary information and store it anywhere
+                                break;
+                            };
+
+                            plugin_name = Some(plugin.name.to_string());
+                            let conf_lang = plugin.lang.to_owned().ok_or(error!(
+                                "Coffee manifest should contain the `lang` field for plugins"
+                            ))?;
+
+                            // SAFETY: it is sage to unwrao
                             match conf_lang.as_str() {
                                 "pypip" => plugin_lang = PluginLang::PyPip,
                                 "pypoetry" => plugin_lang = PluginLang::PyPoetry,
@@ -117,7 +127,10 @@ impl Github {
                                 }
                             };
 
-                            exec_path = Some(format!("{root_path}/{}", conf_file.plugin.main));
+                            let main = plugin.main.clone().ok_or(error!(
+                                "Coffee manifest should contain the `main` field for plugins"
+                            ))?;
+                            exec_path = Some(format!("{root_path}/{}", main));
                             conf = Some(conf_file);
                             break;
                         }
@@ -232,6 +245,8 @@ impl Repository for Github {
     }
 
     async fn upgrade(&mut self, plugins: &Vec<Plugin>) -> Result<CoffeeUpgrade, CoffeeError> {
+        // TODO: upgrade a binary
+
         // get the list of the plugins installed from this repository
         // TODO: add a field of installed plugins in the repository struct instead
         let mut plugins_effected: Vec<String> = vec![];
diff --git a/coffee_lib/src/plugin.rs b/coffee_lib/src/plugin.rs
index a8f2f406..13657a94 100644
--- a/coffee_lib/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/coffee_lib/src/plugin.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ impl Plugin {
     pub async fn configure(&mut self, verbose: bool) -> Result<String, CoffeeError> {
         log::debug!("install plugin inside from root dir {}", self.root_path);
         let exec_path = if let Some(conf) = &self.conf {
-            if let Some(script) = &conf.plugin.install {
+            let Some(ref plugin) = conf.plugin else {
+                return Err(error!("plugin {self} is not a plugin"));
+            };
+            if let Some(script) = &plugin.install {
                 sh!(self.root_path.clone(), script, verbose);
                 self.exec_path.clone()
             } else {
diff --git a/coffee_lib/src/plugin_conf.rs b/coffee_lib/src/plugin_conf.rs
index 3cb14969..5c795b00 100644
--- a/coffee_lib/src/plugin_conf.rs
+++ b/coffee_lib/src/plugin_conf.rs
@@ -2,30 +2,25 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
-
 pub struct Conf {
-    pub plugin: Plugin,
+    pub plugin: Option<Plugin>,
+    pub bin: Option<Plugin>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
-
 pub struct Plugin {
     pub name: String,
     pub version: String,
-    pub lang: String,
-    pub deprecated: Option<()>,
+    pub lang: Option<String>,
+    /// Is the plugin a binary?
+    pub binary: Option<bool>,
+    pub deprecated: Option<Deprecaterd>,
     pub dependencies: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub install: Option<String>,
-    pub main: String,
+    pub main: Option<String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct Deprecaterd {
     pub reason: String,
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    #[test]
-    fn test_remote() {}
-}