kandev/docs/specs/plugins

status, system, specification_version, migration, owners

status	system	specification_version	migration	owners
draft	plugins	1	in_progress	kandev

Plugin system

Purpose

The plugin system owns plugin packages, registration, lifecycle, host APIs, permissions, event delivery, and plugin-provided capabilities.

Ownership

This system owns plugin manifests, marketplace behavior, plugin state, installation and health, host data and tool APIs, contribution points, and plugin security boundaries.

Exclusions

• Core UI behavior belongs to the UI system.
• External service credentials belong to the integration system.
• Desktop packaging belongs to the desktop system.

Specification map

Requirements

• Plugin-Contributed Agent Tools
• Plugin-Initiated Workflow Step Transitions
• Plugin Authoring Experience
• Plugin Marketplace
• Plugin nav items in the sidebar footer icon row
• Plugin System
• Plugin Repository Task Creation
• Voice Plugin Host Prerequisites
• Voice Mode Leaves Core

System design

• Plugin-Initiated Workflow Step Transitions
• Plugin Marketplace
• Plugin nav items in the sidebar footer icon row System Design Part 1
• Plugin nav items in the sidebar footer icon row System Design Part 2
• Plugin nav items in the sidebar footer icon row System Design Part 3
• Plugin nav items in the sidebar footer icon row System Design Part 4
• Plugin System System Design Part 1
• Plugin System System Design Part 2
• Plugin System System Design Part 3
• Plugin System System Design Part 4
• Plugin Repository Task Creation

Migration record

Migration remains in progress while legacy source detail is extracted from the canonical requirement and system-design documents above.

Related systems

• UI: renders plugin contributions.
• Integrations: supplies external connections.