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title: Extensions
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# Extensions
Skylark is the name of the extension mechanism in Bazel. It lets you add support
for new languages and tools by writing [custom build rules](rules.md). You can
also compose existing rules into [macros](macros.md).

## Getting started

Read the [concepts](concepts.md) behind Skylark and try the
[cookbook examples](cookbook.md). To go further, read about the
[standard library](lib/globals.html).
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