diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 992d06d5c7..bf2e287a1d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -34,19 +34,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cpufeatures",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ahash"
-version = "0.8.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e89da841a80418a9b391ebaea17f5c112ffaaa96f621d2c285b5174da76b9011"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "getrandom",
- "once_cell",
- "version_check",
- "zerocopy",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "aho-corasick"
 version = "1.1.3"
@@ -399,7 +386,7 @@ checksum = "93698b29de5e97ad0ae26447b344c482a7284c737d9ddc5f9e52b74a336671bb"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "chrono-tz-build",
- "phf 0.11.2",
+ "phf",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -409,8 +396,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0c088aee841df9c3041febbb73934cfc39708749bf96dc827e3359cd39ef11b1"
 dependencies = [
  "parse-zoneinfo",
- "phf 0.11.2",
- "phf_codegen 0.11.2",
+ "phf",
+ "phf_codegen",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -687,29 +674,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "typenum",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cssparser"
-version = "0.31.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5b3df4f93e5fbbe73ec01ec8d3f68bba73107993a5b1e7519273c32db9b0d5be"
-dependencies = [
- "cssparser-macros",
- "dtoa-short",
- "itoa",
- "phf 0.11.2",
- "smallvec",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "cssparser-macros"
-version = "0.6.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "13b588ba4ac1a99f7f2964d24b3d896ddc6bf847ee3855dbd4366f058cfcd331"
-dependencies = [
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.87",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ctor"
 version = "0.2.8"
@@ -794,17 +758,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.87",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "derive_more"
-version = "0.99.18"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5f33878137e4dafd7fa914ad4e259e18a4e8e532b9617a2d0150262bf53abfce"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.87",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "deunicode"
 version = "1.6.0"
@@ -866,21 +819,6 @@ version = "0.15.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1aaf95b3e5c8f23aa320147307562d361db0ae0d51242340f558153b4eb2439b"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dtoa"
-version = "1.0.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dcbb2bf8e87535c23f7a8a321e364ce21462d0ff10cb6407820e8e96dfff6653"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "dtoa-short"
-version = "0.3.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cd1511a7b6a56299bd043a9c167a6d2bfb37bf84a6dfceaba651168adfb43c87"
-dependencies = [
- "dtoa",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "duct"
 version = "0.13.7"
@@ -924,12 +862,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ego-tree"
-version = "0.6.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "12a0bb14ac04a9fcf170d0bbbef949b44cc492f4452bd20c095636956f653642"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
 version = "1.13.0"
@@ -1161,16 +1093,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "futf"
-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "df420e2e84819663797d1ec6544b13c5be84629e7bb00dc960d6917db2987843"
-dependencies = [
- "mac",
- "new_debug_unreachable",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-channel"
 version = "0.3.31"
@@ -1221,15 +1143,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "slab",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "fxhash"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c31b6d751ae2c7f11320402d34e41349dd1016f8d5d45e48c4312bc8625af50c"
-dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "generic-array"
 version = "0.14.7"
@@ -1240,15 +1153,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "version_check",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "getopts"
-version = "0.2.21"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "14dbbfd5c71d70241ecf9e6f13737f7b5ce823821063188d7e46c41d371eebd5"
-dependencies = [
- "unicode-width",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.2.15"
@@ -1390,20 +1294,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "html5ever"
-version = "0.27.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c13771afe0e6e846f1e67d038d4cb29998a6779f93c809212e4e9c32efd244d4"
-dependencies = [
- "log",
- "mac",
- "markup5ever",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.87",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "http"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -2000,7 +1890,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3015551c284515db7c30c559fc1080f9cb9ee990d1f6fca315451a107c7540bb"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
- "which",
+ "which 6.0.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2033,26 +1923,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "mac"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c41e0c4fef86961ac6d6f8a82609f55f31b05e4fce149ac5710e439df7619ba4"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "markup5ever"
-version = "0.12.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "16ce3abbeba692c8b8441d036ef91aea6df8da2c6b6e21c7e14d3c18e526be45"
-dependencies = [
- "log",
- "phf 0.11.2",
- "phf_codegen 0.11.2",
- "string_cache",
- "string_cache_codegen",
- "tendril",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "matchers"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -2219,7 +2089,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "versions",
  "vfox",
  "walkdir",
- "which",
+ "which 7.0.0",
  "xx",
  "zip",
 ]
@@ -2288,12 +2158,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tempfile",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "new_debug_unreachable"
-version = "1.0.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "650eef8c711430f1a879fdd01d4745a7deea475becfb90269c06775983bbf086"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "nix"
 version = "0.29.0"
@@ -2603,33 +2467,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.6.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "phf"
-version = "0.10.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fabbf1ead8a5bcbc20f5f8b939ee3f5b0f6f281b6ad3468b84656b658b455259"
-dependencies = [
- "phf_shared 0.10.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "phf"
 version = "0.11.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ade2d8b8f33c7333b51bcf0428d37e217e9f32192ae4772156f65063b8ce03dc"
 dependencies = [
- "phf_macros",
- "phf_shared 0.11.2",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "phf_codegen"
-version = "0.10.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4fb1c3a8bc4dd4e5cfce29b44ffc14bedd2ee294559a294e2a4d4c9e9a6a13cd"
-dependencies = [
- "phf_generator 0.10.0",
- "phf_shared 0.10.0",
+ "phf_shared",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2638,18 +2482,8 @@ version = "0.11.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e8d39688d359e6b34654d328e262234662d16cc0f60ec8dcbe5e718709342a5a"
 dependencies = [
- "phf_generator 0.11.2",
- "phf_shared 0.11.2",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "phf_generator"
-version = "0.10.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5d5285893bb5eb82e6aaf5d59ee909a06a16737a8970984dd7746ba9283498d6"
-dependencies = [
- "phf_shared 0.10.0",
- "rand",
+ "phf_generator",
+ "phf_shared",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2658,32 +2492,10 @@ version = "0.11.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "48e4cc64c2ad9ebe670cb8fd69dd50ae301650392e81c05f9bfcb2d5bdbc24b0"
 dependencies = [
- "phf_shared 0.11.2",
+ "phf_shared",
  "rand",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "phf_macros"
-version = "0.11.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3444646e286606587e49f3bcf1679b8cef1dc2c5ecc29ddacaffc305180d464b"
-dependencies = [
- "phf_generator 0.11.2",
- "phf_shared 0.11.2",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.87",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "phf_shared"
-version = "0.10.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b6796ad771acdc0123d2a88dc428b5e38ef24456743ddb1744ed628f9815c096"
-dependencies = [
- "siphasher 0.3.11",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "phf_shared"
 version = "0.11.2"
@@ -2748,12 +2560,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "zerocopy",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "precomputed-hash"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "925383efa346730478fb4838dbe9137d2a47675ad789c546d150a6e1dd4ab31c"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "predicates"
 version = "3.1.2"
@@ -3215,22 +3021,6 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "scraper"
-version = "0.20.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b90460b31bfe1fc07be8262e42c665ad97118d4585869de9345a84d501a9eaf0"
-dependencies = [
- "ahash",
- "cssparser",
- "ego-tree",
- "getopts",
- "html5ever",
- "once_cell",
- "selectors",
- "tendril",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "security-framework"
 version = "2.11.1"
@@ -3254,25 +3044,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "selectors"
-version = "0.25.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4eb30575f3638fc8f6815f448d50cb1a2e255b0897985c8c59f4d37b72a07b06"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "cssparser",
- "derive_more",
- "fxhash",
- "log",
- "new_debug_unreachable",
- "phf 0.10.1",
- "phf_codegen 0.10.0",
- "precomputed-hash",
- "servo_arc",
- "smallvec",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "self-replace"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -3386,15 +3157,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "servo_arc"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d036d71a959e00c77a63538b90a6c2390969f9772b096ea837205c6bd0491a44"
-dependencies = [
- "stable_deref_trait",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "sevenz-rust"
 version = "0.6.1"
@@ -3581,32 +3343,6 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a8f112729512f8e442d81f95a8a7ddf2b7c6b8a1a6f509a95864142b30cab2d3"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "string_cache"
-version = "0.8.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f91138e76242f575eb1d3b38b4f1362f10d3a43f47d182a5b359af488a02293b"
-dependencies = [
- "new_debug_unreachable",
- "once_cell",
- "parking_lot",
- "phf_shared 0.10.0",
- "precomputed-hash",
- "serde",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "string_cache_codegen"
-version = "0.5.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6bb30289b722be4ff74a408c3cc27edeaad656e06cb1fe8fa9231fa59c728988"
-dependencies = [
- "phf_generator 0.10.0",
- "phf_shared 0.10.0",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.11.1"
@@ -3763,17 +3499,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tendril"
-version = "0.4.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d24a120c5fc464a3458240ee02c299ebcb9d67b5249c8848b09d639dca8d7bb0"
-dependencies = [
- "futf",
- "mac",
- "utf-8",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tera"
 version = "1.20.0"
@@ -3961,6 +3686,12 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1f3ccbac311fea05f86f61904b462b55fb3df8837a366dfc601a0161d0532f20"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tl"
+version = "0.7.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b130bd8a58c163224b44e217b4239ca7b927d82bf6cc2fea1fc561d15056e3f7"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
 version = "1.41.0"
@@ -4162,7 +3893,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tempfile",
  "thiserror",
  "url",
- "which",
+ "which 6.0.3",
  "xz2",
  "zip",
 ]
@@ -4287,12 +4018,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "xx",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "utf-8"
-version = "0.7.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "09cc8ee72d2a9becf2f2febe0205bbed8fc6615b7cb429ad062dc7b7ddd036a9"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "utf16_iter"
 version = "1.0.5"
@@ -4342,9 +4067,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vfox"
-version = "0.2.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a4a4937155ff5b084823401cb98a1a0f96fea7fca8d53683a28283fe19bdb7af"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "homedir",
  "indexmap 2.6.0",
@@ -4353,10 +4076,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "mlua",
  "once_cell",
  "reqwest",
- "scraper",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
+ "tl",
  "tokio",
  "url",
  "xx",
@@ -4515,6 +4238,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "winsafe",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "which"
+version = "7.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c9cad3279ade7346b96e38731a641d7343dd6a53d55083dd54eadfa5a1b38c6b"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "home",
+ "rustix",
+ "winsafe",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "widestring"
 version = "1.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index da0c5e034f..8efc9fa247 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ url = "2"
 # usage-lib = { path = "../usage/lib", features = ["clap", "docs"] }
 usage-lib = { version = "1", features = ["clap", "docs"] }
 versions = { version = "6", features = ["serde"] }
-# vfox = { path="../vfox.rs" }
-vfox = "0.2"
+# vfox = { path = "../vfox.rs" }
+vfox = "0.3"
 walkdir = "2"
-which = "6"
+which = "7"
 xx = { version = "1", features = ["glob"] }
 zip = { version = "2", default-features = false, features = ["deflate"] }
 
diff --git a/e2e/backend/test_vfox_kotlin_slow b/e2e/backend/test_vfox_kotlin_slow
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d938b7474c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/backend/test_vfox_kotlin_slow
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+mise use java
+assert_contains "mise x vfox:version-fox/vfox-kotlin@2.0.20 -- kotlin -version" "Kotlin version 2.0.20"
diff --git a/e2e/backend/test_vfox_maven_slow b/e2e/backend/test_vfox_maven_slow
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd97b896b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/backend/test_vfox_maven_slow
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+mise use java
+assert_contains "mise x vfox:version-fox/vfox-maven@3.9.8 -- mvn --version" "Apache Maven 3.9.8"
diff --git a/e2e/backend/test_vfox_python_slow b/e2e/backend/test_vfox_python_slow
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..872019b5e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/backend/test_vfox_python_slow
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+mise i vfox:version-fox/vfox-python@3.12.0
+assert "mise x vfox:version-fox/vfox-python@3.12.0 -- python3 -V" "Python 3.12.0"
diff --git a/registry.toml b/registry.toml
index 1318da5593..5f0d40e79c 100644
--- a/registry.toml
+++ b/registry.toml
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ cyclonedx = ["asdf:xeedio/asdf-cyclonedx"]
 dagger = ["asdf:virtualstaticvoid/asdf-dagger"]
 danger-js = ["asdf:MontakOleg/asdf-danger-js"]
 dapr = ["asdf:asdf-community/asdf-dapr-cli"]
-# dart = ["vfox:version-fox/vfox-dart", "asdf:PatOConnor43/asdf-dart"] # TODO: vfox has issues on arm64
-dart = ["asdf:PatOConnor43/asdf-dart"]
+dart = ["asdf:PatOConnor43/asdf-dart", "vfox:version-fox/vfox-dart"]
 dasel = ["asdf:asdf-community/asdf-dasel"]
 datree = ["asdf:lukeab/asdf-datree"]
 daytona = ["asdf:CrouchingMuppet/asdf-daytona"]
@@ -212,8 +211,7 @@ editorconfig-checker = ["asdf:gabitchov/asdf-editorconfig-checker"]
 ejson = ["asdf:cipherstash/asdf-ejson"]
 eksctl = ["asdf:elementalvoid/asdf-eksctl"]
 elasticsearch = ["asdf:asdf-community/asdf-elasticsearch"]
-# elixir = ["vfox:version-fox/vfox-elixir", "asdf:mise-plugins/mise-elixir"] # TODO: not sure what is wrong with this one
-elixir = ["asdf:mise-plugins/mise-elixir"]
+elixir = ["asdf:mise-plugins/mise-elixir", "vfox:version-fox/vfox-elixir"]
 elixir-ls = ["asdf:juantascon/asdf-elixir-ls"]
 elm = ["asdf:asdf-community/asdf-elm"]
 embulk = ["asdf:yuokada/asdf-embulk"]
@@ -396,8 +394,7 @@ ko = ["asdf:zasdaym/asdf-ko"]
 koka = ["asdf:susurri/asdf-koka"]
 kompose = ["ubi:kubernetes/kompose", "asdf:technikhil314/asdf-kompose"]
 kops = ["asdf:Antiarchitect/asdf-kops"]
-# kotlin = ["vfox:version-fox/vfox-kotlin", "asdf:asdf-community/asdf-kotlin"] # TODO: needs html extension for vfox.rs
-kotlin = ["asdf:asdf-community/asdf-kotlin"]
+kotlin = ["asdf:asdf-community/asdf-kotlin", "vfox:version-fox/vfox-kotlin"]
 kp = ["asdf:vmware-tanzu/tanzu-plug-in-for-asdf"]
 kpack = ["asdf:asdf-community/asdf-kpack-cli"]
 kpt = ["asdf:nlamirault/asdf-kpt"]
@@ -473,8 +470,7 @@ mark = ["asdf:jfreeland/asdf-mark"]
 markdownlint-cli2 = ["npm:markdownlint-cli2", "asdf:paulo-ferraz-oliveira/asdf-markdownlint-cli2"]
 marp-cli = ["asdf:xataz/asdf-marp-cli"]
 mask = ["asdf:aaaaninja/asdf-mask"]
-# maven = ["vfox:version-fox/vfox-maven", "asdf:mise-plugins/asdf-maven"] # TODO: needs html extension for vfox.rs
-maven = ["asdf:mise-plugins/asdf-maven"]
+maven = ["asdf:mise-plugins/asdf-maven", "vfox:version-fox/vfox-maven"]
 mc = ["asdf:penpyt/asdf-mc"]
 mdbook = ["asdf:cipherstash/asdf-mdbook"]
 mdbook-linkcheck = ["asdf:cipherstash/asdf-mdbook-linkcheck"]
diff --git a/src/backend/vfox.rs b/src/backend/vfox.rs
index 0f12206c1b..f0b3e9b6e8 100644
--- a/src/backend/vfox.rs
+++ b/src/backend/vfox.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::dirs;
 use crate::install_context::InstallContext;
 use crate::plugins::vfox_plugin::VfoxPlugin;
 use crate::plugins::{Plugin, PluginType};
-use crate::toolset::{ToolVersion, Toolset};
+use crate::toolset::{ToolRequest, ToolVersion, Toolset};
 use crate::ui::multi_progress_report::MultiProgressReport;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ impl Backend for VfoxBackend {
     ) -> eyre::Result<BTreeMap<String, String>> {
         self._exec_env(tv).cloned()
     }
+
+    fn get_dependencies(&self, tvr: &ToolRequest) -> eyre::Result<Vec<BackendArg>> {
+        let out = match tvr.backend().name.as_str() {
+            "poetry" | "pipenv" | "pipx" => vec!["python"],
+            "elixir" => vec!["erlang"],
+            _ => vec![],
+        };
+        Ok(out.into_iter().map(|s| s.into()).collect())
+    }
 }
 
 impl VfoxBackend {
@@ -110,6 +119,8 @@ impl VfoxBackend {
     pub fn from_arg(ba: BackendArg) -> Self {
         let pathname = ba.short.to_kebab_case();
         let plugin_path = dirs::PLUGINS.join(&pathname);
+        let mut plugin = VfoxPlugin::new(pathname.clone());
+        plugin.full = Some(ba.full.clone());
         Self {
             remote_version_cache: CacheManagerBuilder::new(
                 ba.cache_path.join("remote_versions.msgpack.z"),
@@ -124,7 +135,7 @@ impl VfoxBackend {
                 .with_fresh_file(plugin_path.to_path_buf())
                 .with_fresh_file(ba.installs_path.to_path_buf())
                 .build(),
-            plugin: Box::new(VfoxPlugin::new(pathname.clone())),
+            plugin: Box::new(plugin),
             ba,
             pathname,
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/vfox_plugin.rs b/src/plugins/vfox_plugin.rs
index f560034383..ea07773da1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vfox_plugin.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/vfox_plugin.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use xx::regex;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct VfoxPlugin {
     pub name: String,
+    pub full: Option<String>,
     pub plugin_path: PathBuf,
     pub repo: Mutex<Git>,
     pub repo_url: Option<String>,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ impl VfoxPlugin {
         let repo = Git::new(&plugin_path);
         Self {
             name,
+            full: None,
             repo_url: None,
             repo: Mutex::new(repo),
             plugin_path,
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ impl VfoxPlugin {
         if let Some(url) = self.repo().get_remote_url() {
             return Ok(Url::parse(&url)?);
         }
-        vfox_to_url(&self.name)
+        vfox_to_url(self.full.as_ref().unwrap_or(&self.name))
     }
 
     pub fn mise_env(&self, opts: &toml::Value) -> Result<Option<IndexMap<String, String>>> {
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ Plugins could support local directories in the future but for now a symlink is r
 }
 
 fn vfox_to_url(name: &str) -> eyre::Result<Url> {
+    let name = name.strip_prefix("vfox:").unwrap_or(name);
     if let Some(full) = registry::REGISTRY_VFOX.get(name.trim_start_matches("vfox-")) {
         // bun -> version-fox/vfox-bun
         return vfox_to_url(full.split_once(':').unwrap().1);