# Why
This is a follow-up stacked on top of the `plugin_hooks` default-on
change. Once we are comfortable making plugin hooks part of the normal
plugin behavior, the separate feature flag stops buying us much and
leaves extra branching/cache state behind.
# What
- remove the `PluginHooks` feature and generated config-schema entries
- make plugin hook loading/listing follow plugin enablement directly
- drop plugin-manager cache/state that only existed to distinguish
hook-flag toggles
- remove tests and fixtures that modeled `plugin_hooks = true/false`
## Summary
- render `codex plugin list` as one table per marketplace with the
marketplace manifest path shown above each table
- surface the installed plugin version in the CLI output by threading
`installed_version` through marketplace listing state
- narrow the system-root exemption so only known bundled/runtime
marketplaces skip missing-manifest failures, and keep `VERSION` empty
for cached-but-unconfigured plugins
## Rationale
The plugin list UX was hard to scan as a flat list and did not show
which installed version was active. This change makes the CLI output
easier to read in the real multi-marketplace case, keeps the plugin path
visible, fixes the Sapphire regression where bundled/runtime marketplace
roots were blocking `plugin list`, and addresses the two review findings
that came out of the follow-up deep review.
## Key Decisions
- kept the CLI output grouped per marketplace instead of one global
table so the marketplace path can live with the rows it owns
- kept `VERSION` as the installed version, which means it is empty until
a plugin is actually installed
- handled the bundled/runtime regression in the CLI snapshot validation
path rather than widening app-server protocol or changing marketplace
loading behavior
- narrowed the exemption to known system marketplace names plus expected
system paths, so user-configured marketplaces under those directories
still fail loudly
- gated `installed_version` on actual installed state so `VERSION`
cannot show stale cache state for `not installed` rows
## Validation
- `just fmt`
- Sapphire: `cargo test -p codex-cli --test plugin_cli` (`14 passed; 0
failed`)
- Sapphire smoke test: bundled/runtime roots still work
- `cargo run -q -p codex-cli -- plugin add sample@debug`
- `cargo run -q -p codex-cli -- plugin list`
- verified the bundled/runtime-root scenario no longer errors and shows
the expected marketplace table output
- Sapphire smoke test: custom marketplace under bundled path still
errors
- verified `failed to load configured marketplace snapshot(s)` for
`custom-marketplace`
- Sapphire smoke test: cached-but-unconfigured plugin hides version
- verified `sample@debug not installed` renders with an empty `VERSION`
column
## Sample Output
```text
/tmp/custom-marketplace/plugin.json
NAME VERSION STATUS DESCRIPTION
sample@debug 1.0.0 enabled Debug sample plugin
other@local not installed Local development plugin
```
## Summary
- add app-server `plugin/installed` for mention-oriented plugin loading
- return installed plugins plus explicitly requested install-suggestion
rows
- keep remote handling on installed-state data instead of the broad
catalog listing path
## Why
The `@` mention surface only needs plugins that are usable now, plus a
small product-approved set of install suggestions. It does not need the
full catalog-shaped `plugin/list` payload that the Plugins page uses.
## Validation
- `just write-app-server-schema`
- `just fmt`
- `cargo test -p codex-app-server-protocol`
- `cargo test -p codex-core-plugins`
- `cargo test -p codex-app-server --test all plugin_installed_`
## Notes
- The package-wide `cargo test -p codex-app-server` run still hits an
existing unrelated stack overflow in
`in_process::tests::in_process_start_clamps_zero_channel_capacity`.
- Companion webview PR: https://github.com/openai/openai/pull/915672
## Why
`--profile-v2 <name>` gives launchers and runtime entry points a named
profile config without making each profile duplicate the base user
config. The base `$CODEX_HOME/config.toml` still loads first, then
`$CODEX_HOME/<name>.config.toml` layers above it and becomes the active
writable user config for that session.
That keeps shared defaults, plugin/MCP setup, and managed/user
constraints in one place while letting a named profile override only the
pieces that need to differ.
## What Changed
- Added the shared `--profile-v2 <name>` runtime option with validated
plain names, now represented by `ProfileV2Name`.
- Extended config layer state so the base user config and selected
profile config are both `User` layers; APIs expose the active user layer
and merged effective user config.
- Threaded profile selection through runtime entry points: `codex`,
`codex exec`, `codex review`, `codex resume`, `codex fork`, and `codex
debug prompt-input`.
- Made user-facing config writes go to the selected profile file when
active, including TUI/settings persistence, app-server config writes,
and MCP/app tool approval persistence.
- Made plugin, marketplace, MCP, hooks, and config reload paths read
from the merged user config so base and profile layers both participate.
- Updated app-server config layer schemas to mark profile-backed user
layers.
## Limits
`--profile-v2` is still rejected for config-management subcommands such
as feature, MCP, and marketplace edits. Those paths remain tied to the
base `config.toml` until they have explicit profile-selection semantics.
Some adjacent background writes may still update base or global state
rather than the selected profile:
- marketplace auto-upgrade metadata
- automatic MCP dependency installs from skills
- remote plugin sync or uninstall config edits
- personality migration marker/default writes
## Verification
Added targeted coverage for profile name validation, layer
ordering/merging, selected-profile writes, app-server config writes,
session hot reload, plugin config merging, hooks/config fixture updates,
and MCP/app approval persistence.
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Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
## Summary
- Allow remote installed-plugin cache refresh to start whenever plugins
are enabled.
- Allow remote installed-plugin bundle sync to start whenever plugins
are enabled.
- Remove the extra local `remote_plugin_enabled` guard from those
background sync paths.
## Context
Server-side installed plugin state and optional bundle URL behavior are
owned by plugin-service `/public/plugins/installed`, so these local sync
paths only need the overall plugin enablement gate.
## Test plan
- `just fmt`
- `cargo test -p codex-core-plugins`
- Adds localVersion to plugin summaries and remoteVersion to share
context, including generated API schemas.
- Hydrates local and remote plugin versions from manifests and remote
release metadata.
- Adds default-on plugin_sharing gate for shared-with-me listing and
plugin/share/save, with disabled-path errors
and focused coverage.
## Summary
- Populate `plugin/list` interface metadata for installed Git-sourced
marketplace plugins from the active cached plugin bundle.
- Preserve marketplace category precedence so list behavior matches
`plugin/read`.
- Keep existing fallback behavior when the cache or manifest is missing
or invalid.
## Test Plan
- `cd codex-rs && just fmt`
- `cd codex-rs && cargo test -p codex-core-plugins
list_marketplaces_installed_git_source_reads_metadata_from_cache_without_cloning`
- `cd codex-rs && cargo test -p codex-app-server
plugin_list_returns_installed_git_source_interface_from_cache`
- `cd codex-rs && just fix -p codex-core-plugins`
- `cd codex-rs && just fix -p codex-app-server`
- `git diff --check`
Server-truth check: OpenAI monorepo app-server generated types already
expose `PluginSummary.interface`, and the webview consumes it for plugin
cards. This PR keeps the protocol/schema unchanged and fills the
existing field from the cached installed bundle for Git-backed
cross-repo plugins.
Supersedes the abandoned #19859, rebuilt on latest `main`.
# Why
PR #19705 adds discovery for hooks bundled with plugins, but `/plugins`
still only shows skills, apps, and MCP servers. This follow-up makes
bundled hooks visible in the same plugin detail view so users can
inspect the full plugin surface in one place.
We also need `PluginHookSummary` to populate Plugin Hooks in the app;
`hooks/list` is not enough there because plugin detail needs to show
hooks for disabled plugins too.
# What
- extend `plugin/read` with `PluginHookSummary` entries for bundled
hooks
- summarize plugin hooks while loading plugin details
- render a `Hooks` row in the `/plugins` detail popup
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/>
## Summary
- Add plugin manifest keywords to core plugin marketplace/detail models
- Expose keywords on app-server v2 PluginSummary and generated
schema/types
- Populate keywords in plugin/list and plugin/read responses for local
plugins
Depends on https://github.com/openai/openai/pull/891087
## Validation
- just fmt
- just write-app-server-schema
- cargo test -p codex-app-server-protocol
- cargo test -p codex-core-plugins
- cargo test -p codex-app-server
plugin_list_keeps_valid_marketplaces_when_another_marketplace_fails_to_load
- cargo test -p codex-app-server
plugin_read_returns_plugin_details_with_bundle_contents
## Summary
- Refresh the remote installed-plugin cache after login/logout instead
of keying it by account or eagerly clearing it.
- Reuse the existing single-flight remote installed refresh loop so
newer queued auth refreshes replace older pending requests and the API
result eventually overwrites or clears the cache.
- Keep derived plugin/skills cache and MCP refresh side effects behind
the existing effective-plugin-changed task when the refreshed installed
state changes.
- Leave `clear_plugin_related_caches` scoped to derived plugin/skills
caches so share mutations do not drop remote installed plugins.
## Tests
- `cargo fmt --all --manifest-path codex-rs/Cargo.toml` (passes; stable
rustfmt warns that `imports_granularity = Item` is nightly-only)
- `cargo test -p codex-core-plugins remote_installed_cache`
- `cargo test -p codex-app-server
skills_list_loads_remote_installed_plugin_skills_from_cache`
## Summary
- Download missing remote installed plugin bundles during app-server
startup and plugin/list refresh.
- Upgrade cached remote installed bundles when the backend installed
version changes.
- Remove stale remote installed bundle caches without writing remote
plugin state into config.toml.
## Review note
This is a clean PR branch cut from the current diff on top of latest
`origin/main`. The diff intentionally has no `codex-rs/core/**` files,
so CODEOWNERS should not request the core-directory owner review from
stale PR history.
## Validation
Already run on the source branch before creating this clean PR:
- `just fmt`
- `cargo test -p codex-core-plugins`
- `cargo test -p codex-app-server --test all
app_server_startup_sync_downloads_remote_installed_plugin_bundles --
--nocapture`
- `cargo test -p codex-app-server --test all
plugin_list_sync_upgrades_and_removes_remote_installed_plugin_bundles --
--nocapture`
- `cargo test -p codex-app-server --test all
app_server_startup_remote_plugin_sync_runs_once -- --nocapture`
- `just fix -p codex-core-plugins`
- `just fix -p codex-app-server`
- `git diff --check`
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