diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/firework-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/firework-rs/recipe.toml
index 605134a92..b329e6a3f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/firework-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/firework-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 git = "https://github.com/Wayoung7/firework-rs"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_packages firework-rs
-cookbook_cargo_examples fountain heart vortex
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["firework-rs"]
+cargoexamples = [
+    "fountain",
+    "heart",
+    "vortex",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/fonterator/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/fonterator/recipe.toml
index f9b931a13..d9de36d5f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/fonterator/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/fonterator/recipe.toml
@@ -3,21 +3,11 @@
 git = "https://github.com/ardaku/fonterator"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-recipe="$(basename "${COOKBOOK_RECIPE}")"
-examples="main directions image raster"
-for example in "${examples}"
-    do
-        "${COOKBOOK_CARGO}" build \
-            --manifest-path "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/${COOKBOOK_CARGO_PATH}/Cargo.toml" \
-            --example "${example}" \
-            --release \
-            --features "monospace-font"
-        mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin"
-        cp -v \
-            "target/${TARGET}/${build_type}/examples/${example}" \
-            "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin/${recipe}_${example}"
-    done
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoflags = ["--features monospace-font"]
+cargoexamples = [
+    "main",
+    "directions",
+    "image",
+    "raster",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/fractal-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/fractal-rs/recipe.toml
index 8d829247f..8599ab3c4 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/fractal-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/fractal-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 git = "https://github.com/aetherknight/fractal-rs"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_packages fractal-piston
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = [
+    "fractal-piston",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/freya/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/freya/recipe.toml
index 43bc47694..3e90bf436 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/freya/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/freya/recipe.toml
@@ -3,18 +3,64 @@
 git = "https://github.com/marc2332/freya"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = [
+    "animated_position",
+    "animated_tabs",
+    "animation",
+    "button",
+    "camera",
+    "checkbox",
+    "clock",
+    "counter",
+    "drag",
+    "drag_drop",
+    "dynamic_theme",
+    "file_explorer",
+    "frameless_window",
+    "gradient",
+    "graph",
+    "highlight",
+    "image",
+    "image_viewer",
+    "images_slideshow",
+    "infinite_list",
+    "input",
+    "keyboard_navigation",
+    "menu",
+    "mouse_trace",
+    "opacity",
+    "pointer",
+    "popup",
+    "position",
+    "progress_bar",
+    "radio",
+    "render_canvas",
+    "rotate",
+    "scroll",
+    "selectable_text",
+    "sequential_animation",
+    "shader",
+    "shader_editor",
+    "shadow",
+    "simple_editor",
+    "speedometer",
+    "svg",
+    "tab",
+    "table",
+    "text",
+    "text_editors",
+    "tic_tac_toe",
+    "touch",
+    "ui",
+    "website",
+    "window_size",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "openssl3",
     "gtk3",
 ]
 script = """
 DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_examples animated_position animated_tabs animation \
-button camera checkbox clock counter drag drag_drop dynamic_theme \
-file_explorer frameless_window gradient graph highlight image image_viewer \
-images_slideshow infinite_list input keyboard_navigation menu mouse_trace \
-opacity pointer popup position progress_bar radio render_canvas rotate scroll \
-selectable_text sequential_animation shader shader_editor shadow simple_editor \
-speedometer svg tab table text text_editors tic_tac_toe touch ui website window_size
+cookbook_cargo_examples 
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/fundsp/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/fundsp/recipe.toml
index d6deeecb0..204306b89 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/fundsp/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/fundsp/recipe.toml
@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@
 git = "https://github.com/SamiPerttu/fundsp"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = [
+    "beep",
+    "file",
+    "grain",
+    "grain2",
+    "keys",
+    "network",
+    "optimize",
+    "peek",
+    "plot",
+    "sequence",
+    "type",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "fontconfig",
 ]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_examples beep file grain grain2 keys network \
-optimize peek plot sequence type
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/funutd/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/funutd/recipe.toml
index af17040ba..e548f27a3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/funutd/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/funutd/recipe.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 git = "https://github.com/SamiPerttu/funutd"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_examples editor
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = [
+    "editor",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/fyrox/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/fyrox/recipe.toml
index 11c643f4c..229249a46 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/fyrox/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/fyrox/recipe.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 git = "https://github.com/FyroxEngine/Fyrox-demo-projects"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-COOKBOOK_SOURCE="${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/ui"
-cookbook_cargo_packages executor
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopath = "ui"
+cargopackages = ["executor"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/genpdf-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/genpdf-rs/recipe.toml
index 4032da865..aef0c3094 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/genpdf-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/genpdf-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,5 @@
 git = "https://git.sr.ht/~ireas/genpdf-rs"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_examples demo
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = ["demo"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/gfx-shader-watch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/gfx-shader-watch/recipe.toml
index f6bb1f474..84c352366 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/gfx-shader-watch/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/gfx-shader-watch/recipe.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,5 @@
 git = "https://github.com/alexheretic/gfx-shader-watch"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_examples watch-shaders
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = ["watch-shaders"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/ggez/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/ggez/recipe.toml
index 546e1b329..ca19390bc 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/ggez/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/ggez/recipe.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@
 git = "https://github.com/ggez/ggez"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_examples 02_hello_world 04_snake cube \
-hello_canvas input_test shader shadows sounds text vertex_shader
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = [
+    "02_hello_world",
+    "04_snake",
+    "cube",
+    "hello_canvas",
+    "input_test",
+    "shader",
+    "shadows",
+    "sounds",
+    "text",
+    "vertex_shader",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/hotline/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/hotline/recipe.toml
index 6b2ca40e4..a6cfa0291 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/hotline/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/hotline/recipe.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,5 @@
 git = "https://github.com/polymonster/hotline"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_examples triangle
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = ["triangle"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/if-watch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/if-watch/recipe.toml
index 3e507a6a6..cd29208d3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/if-watch/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/if-watch/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-#TODO require the "smol" feature flag
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/mxinden/if-watch"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo --example if_watch -F smol
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoflags = ["--features smol"]
+cargoexamples = ["if_watch"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/iocraft/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/iocraft/recipe.toml
index e60170b92..4b5f25665 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/iocraft/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/iocraft/recipe.toml
@@ -3,10 +3,18 @@
 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
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = [
+    "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 cf0c4f756..0f65eb468 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/kira/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/kira/recipe.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 git = "https://github.com/tesselode/kira-examples"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_packages dynamic-music ghost-noise metronome \
-score-counter spatial-audio simple-sound-playback
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = [
+    "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 f38e21921..8f71bb99b 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/kiss3d/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/kiss3d/recipe.toml
@@ -3,10 +3,23 @@
 git = "https://github.com/sebcrozet/kiss3d"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-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
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = [
+    "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/macroquad/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/macroquad/recipe.toml
index 1459f6c2b..982756348 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/macroquad/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/macroquad/recipe.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@
 git = "https://github.com/not-fl3/macroquad"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_examples 3d basic_shapes camera first_person \
-particles_example platformer shadertoy snake text ui
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = [
+    "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 412bbc6a1..abe4cbbfb 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/mage/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/mage/recipe.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 git = "https://github.com/baad-c0de/mage-core"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_examples basic hello
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = [
+    "basic",
+    "hello",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml
index 761707ad5..b132a298c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/mousefood/recipe.toml
@@ -1,26 +1,10 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-#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"
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["simulator"]
 dependencies = [
     "sdl2",
 ]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-recipe="$(basename "${COOKBOOK_RECIPE}")"
-    for example in simulator
-    do
-        "${COOKBOOK_CARGO}" build \
-            --manifest-path "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/${COOKBOOK_CARGO_PATH}/Cargo.toml" \
-            --example "${example}" \
-            --release \
-            --features=simulator
-        mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin"
-        cp -v \
-            "target/${TARGET}/${build_type}/examples/${example}" \
-            "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin/${recipe}_${example}"
-    done
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/notan/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/notan/recipe.toml
index 9c0fbeaa8..88e4e00a7 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/notan/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/notan/recipe.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 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
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = [
+    "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 11672a217..fcbf59b09 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/pingora/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/pingora/recipe.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 git = "https://github.com/cloudflare/pingora"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_examples server client
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = [
+    "server",
+    "client",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/pipes-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/pipes-rs/recipe.toml
index 8611a49cc..7e11f62ed 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/pipes-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/pipes-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,5 @@
 git = "https://github.com/lhvy/pipes-rs"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_packages pipes-rs
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["pipes-rs"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/piston/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/piston/recipe.toml
index d17e3c807..b54087195 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/piston/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/piston/recipe.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 git = "https://github.com/pistondevelopers/piston-examples"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cargo_examples cube hello_world image multi_window \
-shapes snake sprite
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargoexamples = [
+    "cube",
+    "hello_world",
+    "image",
+    "multi_window",
+    "shapes",
+    "snake",
+    "sprite",
+]