扩展
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本文件是 packages/coding-agent 中运行时扩展的主要编写指南。
本文覆盖当前扩展运行时涉及的实现位置:
src/extensibility/extensions/types.tssrc/extensibility/extensions/runner.tssrc/extensibility/extensions/wrapper.tssrc/extensibility/extensions/index.tssrc/modes/controllers/extension-ui-controller.ts
关于发现路径与文件系统加载规则,见 extension-loading.md。
关于面向用户的扩展 CLI/特性封装,见 user-facing-packages.md。
什么是扩展
扩展是一个 TS/JS 模块,默认导出 factory:
import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@musepi/pi-coding-agent";
export default function myExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI) {
// 注册 handlers/tools/commands/renderers
}
一个扩展模块可以组合以下能力:
- 事件处理:
pi.on(...) - LLM 可调用工具:
pi.registerTool(...) - 斜杠命令:
pi.registerCommand(...) - 快捷键与 flags
- 自定义消息渲染
- 会话/消息注入 API:
sendMessage、sendUserMessage、appendEntry
运行时模型
- 扩展被导入,其 factory 执行。
- 在加载阶段,注册方法是可用的;运行时动作方法尚未初始化。
ExtensionRunner.initialize(...)为当前 mode/session/tool registry 接通实时动作与上下文。- 会话/agent/tool 生命周期事件被分发给 handlers。
- 每次工具执行都会被扩展拦截层包裹:
tool_call/tool_result。
Extension lifecycle (simplified)
load paths
│
▼
import module + run factory (registration only)
│
▼
ExtensionRunner.initialize(mode/session/tool registry)
│
├─ emit session/agent events to handlers
├─ wrap tool execution (tool_call/tool_result)
└─ expose runtime actions (sendMessage, setActiveTools, ...)
loader.ts 的重要约束:
- 在扩展加载期间调用
pi.sendMessage()这类动作方法会抛出ExtensionRuntimeNotInitializedError - 先注册;运行时行为从事件/命令/工具中触发
Runtime self-bootstrapping (daemon 会话工具,2026-08-20)
GUI daemon 的每个会话额外注入 5 个会话级 CustomTool(extension-lifecycle-tools.ts,经 #extensionManagerTools 注入 createSession/activate 的 customTools):
extension_load <name|path>— 装载扩展(编译 + 注册 + fail-loud 错误展示)extension_reload <name>— 热重载extension_status <name>— 状态查询extension_validate <name>— 校验(不装载)extension_rollback <name>— 恢复最近一次 load/reload 成功的快照并重载会话
语义要点:
- deferred busy-gate:会话 streaming 期间调用 load/reload 返回
{ deferred: true },实际在 turn 结束的空闲边界执行——E2E 断言必须两轮(轮 1 接受,轮 2 验证已注册)。 - 快照回滚:每次 load/reload 成功即快照到
~/.musepi/extension-backups/<sha1(入口)12>/<ts>/,保留最近 5 份;rollback 用最新快照覆盖扩展产物 + 重载会话,是损坏新版本的修复路径。 - 沙箱:扩展宿主半体跑在
node:vm受限 realm(extension-sandbox.ts;process/require/globalThis 天然缺席,async 悬挂由宿主Promise.race竞速超时)——行为约束,非安全边界。 - 注:这些是 agent 会话工具(由模型调用),不是 daemon WS RPC。WS 面的扩展管理 RPC 只有
extensions.list/raw/setEnabled/setForceEnabled/setProviderEnabled与ext.call(设置「扩展」tab 用)。 - 方向文档:核心边界与接缝清单见
docs/plugin-design.md。
Quick start
import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@musepi/pi-coding-agent";
export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
const z = pi.zod;
pi.setLabel("Safety + Utilities");
pi.on("session_start", async (_event, ctx) => {
ctx.ui.notify(`Extension loaded in ${ctx.cwd}`, "info");
});
pi.on("tool_call", async (event) => {
if (event.toolName === "bash" && event.input.command?.includes("rm -rf")) {
return { block: true, reason: "Blocked by extension policy" };
}
});
pi.registerTool({
name: "hello_extension",
label: "Hello Extension",
description: "Return a greeting",
parameters: z.object({ name: z.string() }),
async execute(_toolCallId, params, _signal, _onUpdate, _ctx) {
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: `Hello, ${params.name}` }],
details: { greeted: params.name },
};
},
});
pi.registerCommand("hello-ext", {
description: "Show queue state",
handler: async (_args, ctx) => {
ctx.ui.notify(`pending=${ctx.hasPendingMessages()}`, "info");
},
});
}
Extension API surfaces
1) Registration and actions (ExtensionAPI)
Core methods:
on(event, handler)registerTool,registerCommand,registerShortcut,registerFlagregisterMessageRenderer,registerAssistantThinkingRenderersetLabel,getFlagsendMessage,sendUserMessage,appendEntry,execgetActiveTools,getAllTools,setActiveToolsgetCommandsgetSessionName,setSessionNamesetModel,getThinkingLevel,setThinkingLevelgetServiceTiers,setServiceTierregisterProviderregisterFileWriteFallback,registerFileDeleteFallbackevents(shared event bus)
getServiceTiers() returns a detached snapshot of the session’s live per-family tier map. setServiceTier(family, tier) changes one family for subsequent requests; pass undefined to clear that session override. OpenAI accepts auto, default, flex, scale, or priority; Anthropic accepts priority; Google accepts flex or priority. Changes made while a response is streaming do not alter that in-flight request.
In interactive mode, input handlers run before the built-in first-message auto-title check. Extensions that call await pi.setSessionName(...) from input can set the persisted session name and prevent the default auto-generated title from running for that session.
Also exposed:
pi.loggerpi.arktype(the omptypetype(...)schema builder)pi.zod(Zod-compatible builder backed by omptype)pi.typebox(legacy TypeBox-compatible shim)pi.pi(package exports)
Message delivery semantics
pi.sendMessage(message, options) supports:
deliverAs: "steer"(default) — interrupts current rundeliverAs: "followUp"— queued to run after current rundeliverAs: "nextTurn"— stored and injected on the next user prompttriggerTurn: true— starts a turn when idle (also honored withdeliverAs: "nextTurn": idle prompts immediately; while streaming the queued message schedules an internal continuation)
pi.sendUserMessage(content, { deliverAs }) always goes through prompt flow. Omit deliverAs to start a normal prompt when idle; while streaming, omitted deliverAs queues the message as a steer. Set deliverAs: "followUp" to wait until the current run finishes.
2) Handler context (ExtensionContext)
Handlers and tool execute receive ctx with:
uihasUIcwdsessionManager(read-only)modelRegistry,modelmodels(read-only model query — see below)getContextUsage()getAsyncJobSnapshot()returns the current session’s read-only async-job snapshot, ornullwhen no session owns the contextcompact(...)isIdle(),hasPendingMessages(),abort()shutdown()getSystemPrompt()memory(optional structured memory runtime — status/search/save across the configured backend)setInterval(fn, ms, ...args)/setTimeout(fn, ms, ...args)/clearTimer(timer)— managed timers (see below)
Background work (ctx.setInterval / ctx.setTimeout)
Extensions run in-process with no isolation. A raw setInterval/setTimeout/detached-promise callback that throws runs outside the handler-dispatch try/catch, surfaces as a process-level uncaughtException, and the global postmortem handler treats it as fatal — the whole session is torn down, not just the offending extension.
Use ctx.setInterval / ctx.setTimeout for any periodic or deferred background work. They mirror the platform signatures but:
- run the callback with the same isolation as handler dispatch — a synchronous throw or a rejected promise is logged and reported through the extension error channel, and the session keeps running;
- return a handle you can pass to
ctx.clearTimer(handle); - are
unref‘d (never keep the process alive on their own) and are cleared automatically onsession_shutdown.
pi.on("session_start", async (_event, ctx) => {
const timer = ctx.setInterval(() => {
// A throw here is contained — it will not crash the session.
ctx.ui.notify("tick", "info");
}, 60_000);
// Optional: clear it yourself; otherwise it is cleared on shutdown.
pi.on("session_shutdown", () => ctx.clearTimer(timer));
});
If you use raw setInterval/setTimeout or detached promises instead, you own the isolation: wrap the callback body in your own try/catch (an unhandled throw will take down the session) and clear the timer on session_shutdown.
Model selection (ctx.models)
ctx.models is a read-only facade for picking and comparing models the same way core does:
list()— authenticated models available this session.current()— the live session model (read lazily, so it reflects/modelswitches).resolve(spec)— a model string (provider/id, bare id) or role alias (@slow, a configured role) →Model, honoring the same settings-backed aliases and match preferences as--model. Returnsundefinedwhen nothing matches.family(model)— an opaque lineage token for “same family?” checks (Claude point releases share a token; Claude and GPT differ). Compare it; don’t persist it (the vocabulary tracks new releases).
// Pick a model from a different family than the current one (e.g. a cross-family reviewer).
const current = ctx.models.current();
const contrasting = ctx.models
.list()
.find(m => current && ctx.models.family(m) !== ctx.models.family(current));
3) Command context (ExtensionCommandContext)
Command handlers additionally get:
waitForIdle()newSession(...)switchSession(...)branch(entryId)navigateTree(targetId, { summarize })reload()
Use command context for session-control flows; these methods are intentionally separated from general event handlers.
Event surface (current names and behavior)
Canonical event unions and payload types are in types.ts.
Session lifecycle
session_startsession_before_switch/session_switchsession_before_branch/session_branchsession_before_compact/session.compacting/session_compactsession_before_tree/session_treesession_shutdown
Cancelable pre-events:
session_before_switch→{ cancel?: boolean }session_before_branch→{ cancel?: boolean; skipConversationRestore?: boolean }session_before_compact→{ cancel?: boolean; compaction?: CompactionResult }session_before_tree→{ cancel?: boolean; summary?: { summary: string; details?: unknown } }
Prompt and turn lifecycle
inputbefore_agent_startbefore_provider_request(may replace provider request payload)after_provider_responsecontextagent_start/agent_end— agent loop lifecycle notification;agent_endremains notification-onlysession_stop— main-session stop hook, awaited before settle; may continue with{ continue: true, additionalContext }or{ decision: "block", reason }; capped at 8 consecutive continuations and never fires for task/subagent sessionsturn_start/turn_endmessage_start/message_update/message_end— lifecycle notifications;message_endreceives a detached message snapshot, so usetool_resultorcontextwhen an extension needs to change provider context
Tool lifecycle
tool_call(pre-exec, may block, or revise the tool’s executioninput; for model-issued calls it fires at arg-prep time in the agent loop, so a revision is revalidated and seen by concurrency scheduling, execution events, the persisted assistant message, and the approval gate alike)tool_result(post-exec, may patch content/details/isError)tool_execution_start/tool_execution_update/tool_execution_end(observability)tool_approval_requested/tool_approval_resolved(observability; emitted bywrapper.tsonly when a tool requires approval and an approval handler is registered)
tool_result is middleware-style: handlers run in extension order and each sees prior modifications.
Reliability/runtime signals
auto_compaction_start/auto_compaction_endauto_retry_start/auto_retry_endttsr_triggeredtodo_remindergoal_updatedcredential_disabled
MCP notifications
mcp_notification— fired for every JSON-RPC notification received from a connected MCP server, AFTER the manager’s own handling of known list/update methods (notifications/tools/list_changed,notifications/resources/list_changed,notifications/resources/updated,notifications/prompts/list_changed). Unknown or server-custom methods are also delivered. Payload:{ server: string; method: string; params: unknown }. Multiple extensions may subscribe; a handler that throws does not prevent other handlers from firing. Notifications received before any listener attaches are buffered (bounded FIFO, cap 100, drop-oldest) and drained into the first subscriber — so startup-time frames aren’t lost even if the extension binds after MCP discovery.
Bridging a push-capable MCP into a session steer:
pi.on("mcp_notification", event => {
if (event.server !== "peer-bus") return;
if (event.method !== "notifications/peer_message") return;
const params = event.params as { from: string; text: string };
pi.sendUserMessage(`[from ${params.from}] ${params.text}`, { deliverAs: "steer" });
});
The runtime handles the JSON-RPC transport and its own list/update refresh first; the handler runs afterwards and can inject a mid-turn steer via pi.sendMessage / pi.sendUserMessage.
User command interception
user_bash(override with{ result })user_python(override with{ result })
resources_discover
resources_discover exists in extension types and ExtensionRunner.
Current runtime note: ExtensionRunner.emitResourcesDiscover(...) is implemented, but there are no AgentSession callsites invoking it in the current codebase.
Tool authoring details
registerTool uses ToolDefinition from types.ts. Its parameters field accepts omptype schemas; the injected TypeBox compatibility shim remains available for legacy extensions.
Current execute signature:
execute(
toolCallId,
params,
signal,
onUpdate,
ctx,
): Promise<AgentToolResult>
Delegating to a native built-in (ctx.invokeTool)
A tool that re-registers a built-in name (e.g. wrapping write to add logging or a policy check) can run the original instead of reimplementing it. When your registered tool shadows a built-in, the ctx passed to execute carries:
ctx.invokeTool?<TDetails>(
params: Record<string, unknown>,
options?: { signal?: AbortSignal; onUpdate?: AgentToolUpdateCallback },
): Promise<AgentToolResult<TDetails>>
It runs the native built-in of the same name as your tool (delegation is same-tool only, so it cannot reach an arbitrary target or escalate past the approval already granted for this call) and returns its result, including the native tool’s own side effects and internal bookkeeping. It is present only when a native built-in of that name exists — ctx.invokeTool is undefined for a net-new tool that shadows no built-in. The native call is not re-gated, since it is the same tool you are already approved as, and delegation depth is guarded against accidental self-recursion.
Template:
const z = pi.zod;
pi.registerTool({
name: "my_tool",
label: "My Tool",
description: "...",
parameters: z.object({}),
hidden: false,
defaultInactive: false,
deferrable: false,
async execute(_id, _params, signal, onUpdate, ctx) {
if (signal?.aborted) {
return { content: [{ type: "text", text: "Cancelled" }] };
}
onUpdate?.({ content: [{ type: "text", text: "Working..." }] });
return { content: [{ type: "text", text: "Done" }], details: {} };
},
onSession(event, ctx) {
// reason: start|switch|branch|tree|shutdown
},
renderCall(args, options, theme) {
// optional TUI render
},
renderResult(result, options, theme, args) {
// optional TUI render
},
});
tool_call/tool_result intercept all tools once the registry is wrapped in sdk.ts, including built-ins and extension/custom tools. ToolDefinition also supports optional hidden, defaultInactive, deferrable, approval, mcpServerName, mcpToolName, renderCall, and renderResult fields.
UI integration points
ctx.ui implements the ExtensionUIContext interface. Support differs by mode.
Interactive mode (extension-ui-controller.ts)
Supported:
- dialogs:
select,confirm,input,editor - input editing:
setEditorText,getEditorText,pasteToEditor,editor - autocomplete stacking:
addAutocompleteProvider(factory)wraps the built-in editor provider (factories apply in registration order and re-apply on every slash-command refresh) - terminal title and working message (
setTitle,setWorkingMessage) - notifications/status/editor text/terminal input/custom overlays
- theme listing/loading by name (
setThemesupports string names) - tools expanded toggle
Current no-op methods in this controller:
setFootersetHeader
setEditorComponent is wired to the live editor (ctx.setEditorComponent(factory)). setWidget renders real widget components above or below the editor via setHookWidget(...) (placement: "aboveEditor" | "belowEditor"; string-array content capped at 10 lines).
RPC mode (rpc-mode.ts)
ctx.ui is backed by RPC extension_ui_request events:
- dialog methods (
select,confirm,input,editor) round-trip to client responses - fire-and-forget methods emit requests (
notify,setStatus,setWidgetfor string arrays,setEditorText;setTitleemits only whenPI_RPC_EMIT_TITLE=1)
Unsupported/no-op in RPC implementation:
onTerminalInputcustomsetFooter,setHeader,setEditorComponent,addAutocompleteProvidersetWorkingMessage- theme switching/loading (
setThemereturns failure) - tool expansion controls are inert
Print/headless/subagent paths
When no UI context is supplied to runner init, ctx.hasUI is false and methods are no-op/default-returning.
ACP mode
ACP installs an elicitation-bridged UI context (createAcpExtensionUiContext in acp-agent.ts). ctx.hasUI is true while select/confirm/input/editor round-trip (as ACP elicitations; defaults are returned when the client lacks the elicitation.form capability). The non-elicitation surface (widgets, theming, terminal input, autocomplete stacking) is stubbed no-op.
Session and state patterns
For durable extension state:
- Persist with
pi.appendEntry(customType, data). - Rebuild state from
ctx.sessionManager.getBranch()onsession_start,session_branch,session_tree. - Keep tool result
detailsstructured when state should be visible/reconstructible from tool result history.
Example reconstruction pattern:
pi.on("session_start", async (_event, ctx) => {
let latest;
for (const entry of ctx.sessionManager.getBranch()) {
if (entry.type === "custom" && entry.customType === "my-state") {
latest = entry.data;
}
}
// restore from latest
});
Rendering extension points
Custom message renderer
pi.registerMessageRenderer("my-type", (message, { expanded }, theme) => {
// return pi-tui Component
});
Used by interactive rendering when custom messages are displayed.
Assistant thinking renderer
import { Container, Text } from "@musepi/pi-tui";
pi.registerAssistantThinkingRenderer((context, theme) => {
const container = new Container();
container.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("dim", `thinking chars: ${context.text.length}`), 1, 0));
return container;
});
Used by interactive rendering to add display-only supplemental UI below each visible assistant thinking block. The renderer receives the already-visible thinking text, content/thinking indexes, theme, and a requestRender() callback for async renderers. All registered renderers that return a component are appended in registration order. Renderers must not mutate messages; the original thinking block remains the provider/session source of truth.
Tool call/result renderer
Provide renderCall / renderResult on registerTool definitions for custom tool visualization in TUI.
Constraints and pitfalls
- Runtime actions are unavailable during extension load.
tool_callerrors block execution (fail-closed).- Command name conflicts with built-ins are skipped with diagnostics.
- Reserved shortcuts are ignored (
ctrl+c,ctrl+d,ctrl+z,ctrl+k,ctrl+p,ctrl+l,ctrl+o,ctrl+t,ctrl+g,ctrl+q,alt+m,shift+tab,shift+ctrl+p,alt+enter,escape,enter). - Treat
ctx.reload()as terminal for the current command handler frame.
Extensions vs hooks vs custom-tools
Use the right surface:
- Extensions (
src/extensibility/extensions/*): unified system (events + tools + commands + renderers + provider registration). - Hooks (
src/extensibility/hooks/*): separate legacy event API. - Custom-tools (
src/extensibility/custom-tools/*): tool-focused modules; when loaded alongside extensions they are adapted and still pass through extension interception wrappers.
If you need one package that owns policy, tools, command UX, and rendering together, use extensions.