---
title: "Packs Overview"
description: "What ASW packs are, how they extend the core stylesheet, and when to use them."
type: docs
weight: 51
date: 2026-04-11
tags: ["packs", "overview"]
ai-disclosure: "generated"
ai-model: "claude-sonnet-4-6"
ai-provider: "Anthropic"
---

Packs are thin integration layers that connect ASW to a specific tool or pipeline. They do not add new CSS — they configure the tool so that its output maps to the semantic HTML that ASW already styles.

The core `asw.css` works with any HTML. Packs handle the glue: Hugo shortcodes, nginx config snippets, Pandoc templates, and so on. Use a pack when you want zero-configuration output from a supported tool, and skip it if you are generating HTML yourself.

Available packs: **Hugo**, **nginx**, **Pandoc**. Each pack lives in `packs/<name>/` in the ASW repository.