MainMenuCommon.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mainMenu>
    <menuBar>

        <!-- ========================= Preferences Menu ========================= -->

        <addScriptItem id="h.package_manager">
            <label>Package Manager...</label>
            <parent>edit_menu</parent>
            <insertAfter>h.aliases</insertAfter>
            <scriptCode>
from package_manager import MainWindow

window = MainWindow(hou.qt.mainWindow())
window.show()
            </scriptCode>
        </addScriptItem>

        <!-- =========================== Packages Menu =========================== -->

        <subMenu id="packages_menu">
            <label>Packages</label>
            <insertAfter>assets_menu</insertAfter>

            <scriptItem id="h.packages_install_local">
                <label>Install Local...</label>
                <scriptCode>
import hdefereval

from package_manager import pick_and_install_package_from_folder

hdefereval.executeDeferred(lambda: pick_and_install_package_from_folder(hou.qt.mainWindow()))
                </scriptCode>
            </scriptItem>

            <scriptItem id="h.packages_install_web">
                <label>Install Web...</label>
                <scriptCode>
import hdefereval

from package_manager import install_package_from_web_link

hdefereval.executeDeferred(lambda: install_package_from_web_link(hou.qt.mainWindow()))
                </scriptCode>
            </scriptItem>

            <separatorItem/>

            <scriptItem id="h.packages_manager">
                <label>Package Manager...</label>
                <scriptCode>
from package_manager import MainWindow

window = MainWindow(hou.qt.mainWindow())
window.show()
                </scriptCode>
            </scriptItem>

            <scriptItem id="h.packages_check_for_updates">
                <label>Check for Updates...</label>
                <scriptCode>
import hdefereval

from package_manager import check_for_updates

hdefereval.executeDeferred(lambda: check_for_updates(ignore_options=True))
                </scriptCode>
            </scriptItem>

            <separatorItem/>

            <scriptItem id="h.packages_github">
                <label>Visit on GitHub...</label>
                <scriptCode>
import webbrowser

webbrowser.open('https://github.com/Houdini-Packages/Houdini-Package-Manager')
                </scriptCode>
            </scriptItem>

            <scriptItem id="h.packages_docs">
                <label>Documentation...</label>
                <scriptCode>
desktop = hou.ui.curDesktop()
desktop.displayHelpPath('/ref/windows/package_manager')
desktop.displayHelpPath('/ref/plugins')
                </scriptCode>
            </scriptItem>

        </subMenu>

    </menuBar>
</mainMenu>