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TLDR

Marketing-style README promoting a Cyberpunk 2077 mod manager for Windows with REDmod, ArchiveXL, and TweakXL support. Repo has no source code, only a third-party download link.

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((Limo-Cyberpunk-listing))
    Inputs
      Cyberpunk 2077 install
      Mod archives or redmod files
      Staging directory
    Outputs
      Deployed mods via hard links
      Profile switching
      Conflict overlay
    Use Cases
      Manage REDmod mods
      Install ArchiveXL and TweakXL
      Switch between mod loadouts
    Tech Stack
      Windows
      REDmod
      Cyber Engine Tweaks

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Install REDmod-based mods for Cyberpunk 2077 with one click

USE CASE 2

Auto-install framework mods like ArchiveXL, TweakXL, and RED4ext on demand

USE CASE 3

Maintain separate profiles such as photorealism or gameplay overhaul

USE CASE 4

Launch the game through Cyber Engine Tweaks from the manager

Tech stack

WindowsREDmodArchiveXLTweakXL

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Repository contains no code, only a README with a third-party download link that mimics the real Linux Limo project, so verify the source before running.

In plain English

This repository hosts a README that promotes something called Limo Mod Manager, presented as a mod management tool for Cyberpunk 2077 on Windows. The page is styled like a marketing landing page with a single download button that points to an external site rather than a GitHub release. There is no source code, no build configuration, and no technical documentation inside the repository, just the README. The README lists what the tool is supposed to do. It claims full support for REDmod, the official CD Projekt RED modding framework, with one-click installs of .redmod files. It says it manages the core framework mods ArchiveXL, TweakXL, Codeware, and RED4ext, and can install them automatically when other mods depend on them. It says it can launch the game through Cyber Engine Tweaks with overlay and hotkey support, store all mods in an external staging directory and link them into the game folder with hard links, show a conflict overlay for archive files that overwrite each other, and let users switch between profiles such as vanilla plus, photorealism, or a gameplay overhaul. The usage walkthrough follows a standard mod manager flow. Run setup.exe, install to a short path like C:\Limo, let the tool auto detect a Steam, Epic, or GOG copy of Cyberpunk 2077, pick a staging directory on the same drive as the game so hard links work, drag mod archives in or download them through Nexus, click Deploy, accept any prompts to install missing frameworks, and then launch the game directly from the tool. The notes section says the tool is Windows 10 or 11 64-bit only, that REDmod must be enabled inside Cyberpunk for best results, that it claims compatibility with game patches 2.0 through 2.2 and the Phantom Liberty expansion, and that users should add the Limo folder to Windows Defender exclusions because the deployment step can be flagged. It says the tool has been tested with 300 or more active mods at once and needs 500 MB of disk space plus room for the mods themselves. Readers should treat this listing with care. The actual installer lives behind a third-party redirect link, no source code is provided, and the repository name closely echoes the real Linux mod manager called Limo. Anyone shopping for a Cyberpunk 2077 mod manager on Windows should verify the download source against a trusted community wiki before running the installer.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through pointing Limo at my Steam copy of Cyberpunk 2077 and deploying my first redmod
Prompt 2
Help me pick a staging directory on the same drive as the game so hard links work
Prompt 3
Show me how to set up two profiles, one for photorealism and one for gameplay overhaul
Prompt 4
Explain what to do when the conflict overlay reports two archive mods overwriting each other
Prompt 5
Add the Limo folder to Windows Defender exclusions step by step
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