Using custom engines with the lichess analysis tool

[j.t.]

There is now the possibility to use custom engines for the lichess analysis tool.

You need to have Rust installed.

• Download this GitHub repo (lichess-org/external-engine)
• Go into the folder remote-uci
• Run the command

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  cargo run -- --engine /path/to/your/engine/binary

• If everything works, you'll be shown a link that looks like this:

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  https://lichess.org/analysis/external?url=ws%3A%2F%2F127.0.0.1%3A9670%2F&secret=7wf87zr87zsfzs78fzv87szfv87&name=YourEngine+16&maxThreads=8&maxHash=4096

• Click on that link, and your browser will open something that looks like this
• Click on AUTHORIZE

Now when using the lichess analysis tool it will use the engine that you provided. In the settings of this analysis tool you can disconnect the custom engine again.

This is still alpha software, so there might be bugs or the way to use this may change.

Here is the relevant Reddit thread from where I got this information.

[AdminX]

Thanks, it worked like a charm!