name: eng-plugin-authoring description: Build external autocodex plugins with manifest + JSON-RPC. version: 0.2.0

Plugin Authoring

Repo anchors (autocodex)

• PLUGINS_PATH: plugins/
• DOCS_PATH: docs/plugins/README.md

When to use

• Creating or updating an autocodex plugin.

Preconditions

• You know the capability inputs/outputs.

Inputs to confirm

• Capability name and schemas
• Transport (jsonrpc for v1)

Required artifacts

• plugin.yaml manifest
• Executable plugin binary/script
• Example invocation

Quick path

• Write manifest.
• Implement handshake and JSON-RPC loop.
• Add a sample invocation.

Steps

1. Define capability input/output schema.
2. Implement handshake and request loop.
3. Add usage docs.

Failure modes and responses

• Handshake missing: plugin will fail to load.
• Capability mismatch: host rejects the request.

Definition of done

• Plugin loads and responds to a capability call.

Example (minimal)

• Capability: summarize with {text:string} input.