Plugin System & Extension API #31
Description
Description:
Extensible plugin system for custom package sources and integrations.
Purpose:
- Support third-party repositories
- Custom AI models
- Integration with other tools
- Community extensions
Requirements:
- Plugin discovery and loading
- Extension API design
- Plugin lifecycle management
- Security sandboxing for plugins
- Plugin marketplace concept
- Documentation for plugin developers
Example:
# Example plugin
from cortex.plugin import CortexPlugin
class HomebrewPlugin(CortexPlugin):
name = "homebrew-integration"
version = "1.0.0"
def can_handle(self, package_name):
return package_name in self.homebrew_packages
def install(self, package_name):
return self.run_brew_install(package_name)
# Usage
cortex plugin install homebrew-integration
cortex install --source homebrew python@3.11Acceptance Criteria:
- Plugin API definition
- Plugin loader mechanism
- Security sandbox for plugins
- Plugin lifecycle (install/enable/disable)
- Example plugins
- Plugin developer documentation
- Tests included
- Documentation
Skills: Python, API design, architecture
Bounty: $100 upon merge
Priority: Medium - Extensibility