Extension Platform

Coming Soon

The extension platform is planned for a future release. This section documents the design so contributors can build toward it. Track progress in issue #38.

Overview

OpenConduit will support a first-class extension system modeled loosely after VS Code's contribution model. Extensions declare what they provide via a manifest — the runtime activates them and routes their contributions into the appropriate registries.

What Extensions Will Be Able to Do

• Register commands (show in command palette, bind keyboard shortcuts)
• Contribute settings (schema-driven UI in the Settings panel)
• Add notification messages (via addNotification over IPC)
• Contribute themes (CSS token overrides)
• Add sidebar panels and bottom panel tabs
• Register routing profiles and personas

Groundwork Already in Place

Several features already anticipate #38:

Feature	How it maps to #38
useKeyboardShortcuts hook	Each binding becomes a CommandContribution
addNotification in uiStore	Serializable payload, source field for extension id
AppNotification.source	Identifies which extension fired the notification
extraTabs prop on SettingsPanel	Extensions can inject settings tabs today
settingsRegistry + SettingsContribution	Schema-driven settings UI is live (#37) — registration API is ready
bottomPanelRegistry + BottomPanelTab	Bottom panel tab registration is live (#18) — registration API is ready

See Extension Manifest, Commands, Settings, and Bottom Panel for the planned API design.