feat: add provider interface (#601)

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f21aa12e..0c0cfaba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ local DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
         download_url_template = "https://github.com/%s/releases/download/%s/%s",
     },
 
+    -- The provider implementations to use for resolving package metadata (latest version, available versions, etc.).
+    -- Accepts multiple entries, where later entries will be used as fallback should prior providers fail.
+    -- Builtin providers are:
+    --   - mason.providers.registry-api (default) - uses the https://api.mason-registry.dev API
+    --   - mason.providers.client                 - uses only client-side tooling to resolve metadata
+    providers = {
+        "mason.providers.registry-api",
+    },
+
     ui = {
         -- Whether to automatically check for new versions when opening the :Mason window.
         check_outdated_packages_on_open = true,