* feat(plugins): unify source installation and simplify plugin settings
* feat(plugins): install npm sources and review CLI updates
Treat install selectors as one-time choices. Keep source identity separate from the installed revision, and resolve ordinary updates from the current upstream default. npm only acquires directories; plugin loading remains independent of npm.
* fix(plugins): preserve CLI diagnostics and exercise reviewed updates
Move new source capability coverage to real browser journeys. Update the requirements regression to exercise preview and apply, and preserve the existing duplicate-selector diagnostic across positional option scopes.
* test(plugins): remove unused pending helper
* test(plugins): pack registry fixtures with the Windows command runner
* test(plugins): assert failed client contribution setup
* docs(plugins): consolidate guides and document npm publishing
* docs(plugins): introduce publishing choices before npm instructions
* test(plugins): own browser journey cleanup in a fixture
* feat(plugins): prepare scaffolded packages for publishing
* feat(plugins): enforce declared Paseo version requirements
Treat manifests without a Paseo requirement as pre-0.8 plugins so the first breaking plugin release offers an explicit migration path. Check the daemon and app independently before plugin execution, and preserve installed Git revisions when updates are incompatible.
* fix(nix): refresh dependency hash for plugin requirements
* refactor(plugins): validate test manifest inputs and name compatibility input
Plugins can transform live timeline source items at render time, append durable plugin rows from daemon handlers, and register client-only slash commands in the composer.
Related to #3940 and #3952.
* feat(plugins): support prepared Git installations
Let Git plugins declare explicit preparation commands without making package installation the default. Keep installation transactional, make plugin trust explicit, and use one canonical source reference for monorepos.
* fix(plugins): parse Windows source references
Make every trusted Git repository directly distributable without introducing a registry or package manager. Managed checkouts retain their resolved commit, track branches explicitly, and stage validation before activation so failed updates restore the running version.
Adds plugin-contributed light and dark app themes, including persistence, host-aware coalescing, fallback behavior, documentation, examples, and browser/iOS QA.
* feat(plugins): expose Paseo API to local plugins
Plugin surfaces borrow the selected host connection while subprocess handlers receive an exclusively owned IPC session, so plugins can use normal workspace and agent operations without inventing another transport.
* feat(plugins): reload global enablement safely
Treat the global plugin switch as a live daemon setting and teach plugin automation to inspect it before acting. Enabling remains permission-gated because plugin backend code can access the daemon machine and client contributions execute inside the app.
* feat(plugins): expose plugin logs
Capture plugin stdout and stderr separately from IPC so authors can debug initialization, RPC, cleanup, and crash behavior from the app or CLI. Keep a bounded tail across lifecycle recovery while preserving structured output in the daemon log.
* fix(build): order plugin dependency builds
* test(plugins): align startup and CLI expectations
* feat(plugins): add local plugin surfaces and RPCs
Keep plugin execution scoped to its daemon while allowing one local TypeScript entry point to contribute validated RPCs and native client surfaces. Paseo owns host selection, navigation chrome, and per-installation query caches.
* feat(plugins): add Linear attachment source
* fix(nix): refresh npm dependency hash
* test(server): exclude internal sessions from Hub counts
* test(server): distinguish Hub execution sessions
* feat(plugins): make local plugins explicitly opt-in
Keep plugin loading dormant until configuration enables it, and collect unsupported examples under one directory.
* refactor(plugins): establish host boundaries
* fix(nix): refresh plugin dependency hash
* fix(plugins): complete packaging and startup rollback
* feat(plugins): add managed local lifecycle
Make trusted local plugins recoverable and authorable through daemon-owned lifecycle operations, host settings, and a capability-gated CLI. Reloads fully stop the previous plugin before starting new code, while generated projects provide strict TSX checking without changing runtime dependency ownership.
* fix(nix): refresh plugin dependency hash
Mohamed Boudra