diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/gfx-shader-watch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/gfx-shader-watch/recipe.toml
index 22564a19..f6bb1f47 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/gfx-shader-watch/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/gfx-shader-watch/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO glutin crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/alexheretic/gfx-shader-watch"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_examples watch-shaders
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/ggez/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/ggez/recipe.toml
index 542ad8e5..546e1b32 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/ggez/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/ggez/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-#TODO require rustc 1.81
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/ggez/ggez"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-cookbook_cargo_examples 02_hello_world 04_snake cube hello_canvas input_test shader shadows sounds text vertex_shader
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo_examples 02_hello_world 04_snake cube \
+hello_canvas input_test shader shadows sounds text vertex_shader
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/globe-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/globe-rs/recipe.toml
index 624312f7..cc14a04f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/globe-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/globe-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #TODO update the mio crate version (after cargo update)
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/adamsky/globe"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_packages globe-cli
 mv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin/globe" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin/globe-rs"
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/hotline/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/hotline/recipe.toml
index d6cae287..6b2ca40e 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/hotline/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/hotline/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO hot-lib-reloader crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/polymonster/hotline"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_examples triangle
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/iced-7guis/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/iced-7guis/recipe.toml
index 655cea56..40d0ad9b 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/iced-7guis/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/iced-7guis/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO require rustc 1.80.1
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/dcampbell24/iced_7guis"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/if-watch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/if-watch/recipe.toml
index be84f4aa..3e507a6a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/if-watch/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/if-watch/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO require the "smol" feature flag
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/mxinden/if-watch"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-cookbook_cargo_examples if_watch
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo --example if_watch -F smol
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/imgui-examples/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/imgui-examples/recipe.toml
index 560d8ce6..ace76bd3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/imgui-examples/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/imgui-examples/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-#TODO build sdl2 opengl examples, see: https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/pull/3027
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+# pull request: https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/pull/3027
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Qix-/imgui"
 branch = "cmake"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+#dependencies = ["sdl2"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/iocraft/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/iocraft/recipe.toml
index 18ad8f48..e60170b9 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/iocraft/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/iocraft/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/ccbrown/iocraft"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_examples borders calculator counter \
 fullscreen hello_world overlap progress_bar scrolling \
 table use_input use_output weather
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/kira/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/kira/recipe.toml
index 0d5a8bc9..cf0c4f75 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/kira/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/kira/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #TODO ahash crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/tesselode/kira-examples"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-cookbook_cargo_packages dynamic-music ghost-noise metronome score-counter spatial-audio simple-sound-playback
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo_packages dynamic-music ghost-noise metronome \
+score-counter spatial-audio simple-sound-playback
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/kiss3d/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/kiss3d/recipe.toml
index 8d957859..f38e2192 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/kiss3d/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/kiss3d/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #TODO winit crate error (even after cargo update)
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/sebcrozet/kiss3d"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-cookbook_cargo_examples camera cube lines multi_windows planar_lines points post_processing primitives primitives2d procedural rectangle screenshot stereo text texturing ui window
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo_examples camera cube lines multi_windows planar_lines \
+points post_processing primitives primitives2d procedural rectangle \
+screenshot stereo text texturing ui window
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/lenia/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/lenia/recipe.toml
index fa5768ac..92d4fcd3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/lenia/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/lenia/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO winit crate error (after cargo update)
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/BirdbrainEngineer/lenia"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/lyon/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/lyon/recipe.toml
index 78479f9e..8b146e6b 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/lyon/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/lyon/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
-#TODO fix the packaging
 #TODO move to the "graphics" category
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/nical/lyon"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_packages lyon_cli wgpu-example svg-rendering-example
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/macroquad/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/macroquad/recipe.toml
index d7d56592..1459f6c2 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/macroquad/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/macroquad/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/not-fl3/macroquad"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-cookbook_cargo_examples 3d basic_shapes camera first_person particles_example platformer shadertoy snake text ui
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo_examples 3d basic_shapes camera first_person \
+particles_example platformer shadertoy snake text ui
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/mage/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/mage/recipe.toml
index 9a14f3e9..412bbc6a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/mage/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/mage/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/baad-c0de/mage-core"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_examples basic hello
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml
index b2214ef9..a0a82c5c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 #TODO maybe need a patch to use the sdl2 dependency from redox
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/j-g00da/mousefood"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
     "sdl2",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 recipe="$(basename "${COOKBOOK_RECIPE}")"
     for example in simulator
     do
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/nibble/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/nibble/recipe.toml
index 586247a2..7198424a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/nibble/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/nibble/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Vaishnav-Sabari-Girish/nibble"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/notan/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/notan/recipe.toml
index 6a73d375..9c0fbeaa 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/notan/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/notan/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #TODO environment leak on CMake
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Nazariglez/notan"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_examples renderer_cube draw_path_flower \
 game_pong game_of_life
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/pingora/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/pingora/recipe.toml
index 27ff7561..11672a21 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/pingora/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/pingora/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO jemalloc-sys crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/cloudflare/pingora"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_examples server client
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/pipes-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/pipes-rs/recipe.toml
index 9759825e..8611a49c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/pipes-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/pipes-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO libmalloc-sys crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/lhvy/pipes-rs"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_packages pipes-rs
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/piston/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/piston/recipe.toml
index d8816796..d17e3c80 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/piston/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/piston/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #TODO glutin crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/pistondevelopers/piston-examples"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-cookbook_cargo_examples cube hello_world image multi_window shapes snake sprite
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo_examples cube hello_world image multi_window \
+shapes snake sprite
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/pix-engine/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/pix-engine/recipe.toml
index 48111894..d5aaf0f0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/pix-engine/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/pix-engine/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/lukexor/pix-engine"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
@@ -11,5 +12,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "sdl-gfx",
 ]
 script = """
-cookbook_cargo_examples maze 2d_raycasting 3d_raycasting asteroids colors fluid_simulation gui hello_world image light matrix shapes textures tree windows
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo_examples maze 2d_raycasting 3d_raycasting \
+asteroids colors fluid_simulation gui hello_world image \
+light matrix shapes textures tree windows
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/pixels/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/pixels/recipe.toml
index c6ca5a0d..ec637e69 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/pixels/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/pixels/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #TODO webbrowser crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/parasyte/pixels"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-cookbook_cargo_packages conway invaders minimal-egui minimal-winit tiny-skia-winit
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo_packages conway invaders minimal-egui \
+minimal-winit tiny-skia-winit
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/rain/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/rain/recipe.toml
index f9b7e0be..2ec43f25 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/rain/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/rain/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO compilation error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/saschagrunert/rain"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_examples demo
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/rapier/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/rapier/recipe.toml
index 6dbe1077..cae50ae1 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/rapier/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/rapier/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #TODO x11rb, rustix and webbrowser crates error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/dimforge/rapier"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_packages rapier-examples-2d rapier-examples-3d \
 rapier-examples-3d-f64
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/ratzilla/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/ratzilla/recipe.toml
index 80dd86b1..b6753f58 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/ratzilla/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/ratzilla/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/orhun/ratzilla"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 recipe="$(basename "${COOKBOOK_RECIPE}")"
 function build_from_dir {
     prog_name=$1
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/rend3/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/rend3/recipe.toml
index 87b59d63..17a06ea9 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/rend3/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/rend3/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO webbrowser crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/BVE-Reborn/rend3"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_packages rend3-examples-package
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/renderling/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/renderling/recipe.toml
index d8c9aeea..178c6516 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/renderling/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/renderling/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/schell/renderling"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_packages example
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/reticulum-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/reticulum-rs/recipe.toml
index f4064148..97f0cf81 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/reticulum-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/reticulum-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-# the protobuf compiler needs to be installed
+# require protobuf
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/BeechatNetworkSystemsLtd/Reticulum-rs"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_examples tcp_client kaonic_client
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/rootvg/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/rootvg/recipe.toml
index 611dcd55..f2ef09e8 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/rootvg/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/rootvg/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/MeadowlarkDAW/rootvg"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_examples demo
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/rpt/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/rpt/recipe.toml
index 91658f4a..09d72696 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/rpt/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/rpt/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/ekzhang/rpt"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-cookbook_cargo_examples basic cylinder fractal_spheres fractal_teapots glass marbles metal rustacean sphere spheres teapot
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo_examples basic cylinder fractal_spheres \
+fractal_teapots glass marbles metal rustacean sphere \
+spheres teapot
 """