# Extending Electron Forge Electron Forge is designed to be easily extendable by third parties with whatever build logic you need. The build flow for Electron Forge is split into two main sections, `make` and `publish`, and you can define custom targets for each of those commands. For everything else we have a Plugin API which allows you to hook into pretty much any part of Forge's standard build process and do whatever you want. To briefly explain some terms: * `maker`: A tool that takes a packaged Electron application and outputs a certain kind of distributable * `publisher`: A tool that takes distributables and "publishes" (normally just uploads) them somewhere (for example, GitHub releases) * `plugin`: A tool that hooks into Forge's internals and can inject logic into your build process --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.electronforge.io/advanced/extending-electron-forge.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.