Can I mix HACS and manual installation of an integration?

I use HACS to install integrations. It works great.

Occasionally, I would like to install a “beta” version of an existing HACS integration (that is not officially released in HACS yet) by cloning the repository and manually copying custom_components.

How would that interact with HACS updates?

  • would the integration switch into a “manual only mode” and HACS would not track updates anymore?
  • or would HACS inform me that there is a new release once the “beta” is promoted to a true release?
  • or something else?