# Ejecting (/docs/theming/ejecting)

When config and custom CSS aren't enough, eject the theme:

```bash
npx yaakdoc eject
```

This:

1. copies the current theme's source into `./theme` (change it with `--out`; `--force` overwrites a non-empty folder),
2. sets `"theme": "./theme"` in `yaakdoc.config.json` (and creates the file if there isn't one).

From then on, the theme is yours. Edit the components, styles and manifest freely; the dev server hot-reloads your changes.

<Callout title="No install needed">
  The ejected theme's dependencies (React, Tailwind CSS, Radix UI, ...) are provided by yaakdoc, so
  it works without installing anything. To pin your own versions, install the packages that `eject`
  lists.
</Callout>

If your config is a `.ts` or `.js` file, `eject` can't edit it, and tells you to set `theme` yourself.

## Ejecting Kiseki [#ejecting-kiseki]

Kiseki's ejected copy includes its shadcn config (`components.json`), and `@/...` imports resolve to `theme/src`. So components copied from [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com) work as they are.

To understand what you can change, see [Writing a theme](/docs/theming/authoring).