extension-install

Agent Building

Install an Agenvoy extension from pkg.agenvoy.com registry (browse/pick) or local tarball into ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/<type>/<name>@<version>/. Extracts tar.gz, validates manifest (email field, type api/script only), installs deps, stores keychain keys, atomically moves staged dir. Collisions handled by Overwrite/Rename/Cancel popup.

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Extension Installer

Takes a packager-produced tarball, installs it as an extension visible to the runtime scanner.

Input

tarball (optional): absolute path to a tar.gz.

Provided → skip to §1 and extract the local file (offline / already-downloaded case)
Missing → run §0 list + pick + download, then proceed to §1

pkg.agenvoy.com is the fixed registry endpoint. Never ask_user for a URL or switch to another source.

Flow

0. Browse and download from registry (when no tarball)

0.1 GET /list — fetch the catalog

Call send_http_request:

{
  "url": "https://pkg.agenvoy.com/list?limit=100",
  "method": "GET",
  "content_type": "json"
}

Expect 200 with body {"ok":true,"items":[{...}],"count":N,"limit":100,"offset":0}.

Each item carries name / type / email / version / summary / description / dependence / api_key_name / files / r2_key / size_bytes / sha256 / created_at.

status_code != 200 or items empty → abort with "registry unavailable or no packages".

0.2 ask_user singleSelect to pick a package

Convert items into display strings, one per line:

<item.name>@<item.version> (<item.email>) · <item.type> · <item.summary>

Example: yt_dlp_youtube_downloader@1.0.0 (chiu@example.com) · script · Download a YouTube video...

ask_user (singleSelect):

Pick the extension to install (N total):

options are the display strings. Record the user's chosen item index → extract that item's r2_key / name / email / version.

User cancel → abort.

0.3 GET /download — pull the tar locally

Call download_file (not send_http_request — binary doesn't belong in a string body):

{
  "url": "https://pkg.agenvoy.com/download?key=<selected item.r2_key>",
  "output_file": "~/.config/agenvoy/download/<name>@<version>.tar.gz",
  "timeout": 300
}

Response: {ok, output_file, size_bytes, sha256, ...}.

Verify the download:

size_bytes > 0
If the response carries sha256, compare to the picked item's sha256; mismatch → abort and rm the file
Any other failure → abort with the error

Use output_file as the tarball variable and proceed to §1.

1. Extract into staging

Fixed staging directory: ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/.staging/ (cleaned and recreated on every install).

rm -rf ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/.staging

mkdir -p ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/.staging

tar -xzf <tarball> -C ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/.staging

After extraction, the staging directory should contain exactly one subdirectory <original-basename>/ (the packager uses -C <parent> to keep the outer dir in the tarball). run_command: ls ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/.staging gets <original-basename>.

If extraction fails, or staging contains 0 / >1 subdirectories, abort with:

❌ Tarball contents are invalid (cannot find a single root dir). Verify the tarball was produced by the extension-upload skill.

2. Read and validate manifest.json

read_file: ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/.staging/<original-basename>/manifest.json

Missing file → abort with "manifest.json missing in tarball, refuse to install".

Validate each field (any failure aborts — do not ask_user to fix):

Field	Condition
`name`	non-empty, matches `^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]*$`
`type`	∈ `{api, script}` (worker rejects mcp)
`version`	strict semver `^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$`
`summary`	non-empty
`email`	non-empty, matches `^[^@\s]+@[^@\s]+\.[^@\s]+$`, already lowercase (worker normalizes)
`dependence`	array
`api_key_name`	array, each element matches `[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]*_API_KEY`
`files`	array, length ≥ 1, must include `tool.json`

Every path in files must exist in the staging subdirectory; any missing file → abort.

3. Install system dependencies

For each <dep> in manifest.dependence, call:

install_dependence(package="<dep>")

The tool internally:

exec.LookPath(<dep>) already present → returns already_installed:true, this step is satisfied
macOS → brew install <dep> (brew doesn't need sudo)
Linux → probes apt-get/dnf/yum/pacman/apk (first found) and runs sudo <pm> install -y <dep>; the TUI suspends the alt-screen so sudo can take the tty for the password prompt
After install, LookPath re-checks

Response is JSON {"ok": true/false, ...}. ok:false or tool error → abort immediately and rm -rf .staging.

Each call triggers a KindToolConfirm popup (AlwaysAllow=false); the user sees "About to run brew install ffmpeg — confirm?". User decline → tool fails → skill aborts.

Note: install_dependence is only registered in the TUI / agen cli / agen run processes; Telegram / Discord / HTTP-API / subagent see it filtered out via ExcludeTools. This skill is also only usable from those visible channels.

4. Check and fill keychain keys

For each <KEY> in manifest.api_key_name, call:

store_secret(key="<KEY>", prompt="<extension name> needs <KEY>; enter the value (re-enter to overwrite an existing one):")

store_secret calls keychain.Set internally. User cancels / empty value → tool returns error → skill aborts and removes staging.

Note: Agenvoy has no read-only key check tool, so even an existing key is re-prompted. The user can re-enter the same value or a new one; cancelling (empty) aborts the install.

5. Derive install directory

Directory name (no author/email prefix):

<manifest.name>@<manifest.version>

Examples: yt-dlp-info@1.0.0, yt_dlp_youtube_downloader@1.0.0.

Full install path:

~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/<manifest.type>/<manifest.name>@<manifest.version>/

Never rewrite tool.json::name — keep the value the manifest already carries. The runtime tool registry uses that value as the key.

Collisions (same name + version from two authors) are resolved uniformly in §6 collision check (Overwrite / Rename / Cancel popup).

6. Collision check

Define <final-dir> = <name>@<version> (the default install directory name derived in §5).

ls ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/<type>/<final-dir> 2>/dev/null

If the directory already exists → ask_user singleSelect:

<final-dir> is already installed.
- Overwrite · remove the old version and install the new one
- Rename · pick a new directory name (keep both on disk)
- Cancel · abort install

Choice	Action
`Cancel`	Clean staging and abort
`Overwrite`	`rm -rf` the existing dir → keep `<final-dir>` → proceed to §7
`Rename`	Proceed to §6.1 to collect a new name

6.1 Rename — collect a new directory name

Default suggestion = <final-dir>-2. If -2 is also taken, increment to -3, -4, … until non-conflicting.

ask_user (free-text):

Enter a new directory name (must end with `@<version>`; allowed chars [A-Za-z0-9_.+\-@]):
default: <suggested name>

Reply validation:

Condition	Action
Blank → use the default suggestion	Pass; set `<final-dir>` = default
Matches `^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.+\-]*@\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-[A-Za-z0-9_.+\-]+)?$` AND does not collide	Pass; set `<final-dir>` = new name
Format invalid / still colliding	Re-prompt; abort after 3 attempts with "rename cancelled, install aborted"

Note: rename only affects the install directory name (two versions coexist on disk). tool.json::name is not rewritten; the runtime tool registry uses that name as the key. When two versions are loaded with the same name, the later-loaded one shadows the earlier, so the runtime still exposes only one. Rename is purely a disk-level coexistence escape hatch for rollback / diff, not a runtime version switcher.

7. Move staging to the install path

mkdir -p ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/<type>

mv ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/.staging/<original-basename> ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/<type>/<final-dir>

rm -rf ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/.staging

8. Final report

tools.NewExecutor re-scans .extension/<type>/* on every incoming user message, so the new extension is loaded automatically on the next message. No daemon restart needed; do not run agen stop.

✅ installed
- name:    <manifest.name>
- email:   <manifest.email>
- version: <manifest.version>
- type:    <manifest.type>
- path:    ~/.config/agenvoy/tools/.extension/<type>/<final-dir>/
- tool:    <tool.json::name> (kept verbatim from manifest, not rewritten)
- deps:    <installed binary list or "all present">
- keys:    <stored KEY list or "none">
- next:    your next message will see the new tool

Forbidden

Never ask_user for a different registry endpoint in §0; the endpoint is fixed at https://pkg.agenvoy.com
Never fetch the tar binary via send_http_request in §0.3; binary belongs to download_file (cannot go through a string body)
Never skip the §0.3 sha256 comparison (when the response carries sha256); mismatch means the tar is corrupted or substituted
Never extract directly into the install path; always isolate through .staging/. Any failure in validation / deps / key steps must rm -rf .staging
Never ask_user to patch a missing manifest field in step 2; validation failure means the tarball is broken at the packager side — abort
Never skip the dual command -v <dep> check in step 3 (once before install, once after)
Never alter the step 4 store_secret flow; do not ask_user for a plaintext key and then forward it to store_secret (that pulls the value into LLM context)
Never hardcode a single package manager; always use uname -s + probe order
Never rewrite tool.json::name; keep whatever the manifest carries. The runtime tool registry uses it as the key. (Authors must ensure the name matches Gemini / Vertex AI rules [a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_.:-]* at publish time.)
Never add author / email / safe-email prefixes to the install dir; the name is fixed at <manifest.name>@<manifest.version>; collisions are resolved via the §6 popup
Never skip the step 6 collision check; the Overwrite/Rename/Cancel three-way decision must come from the user
Never accept a renamed directory in §6.1 that doesn't end with @<version>; that violates the collision-safe naming convention
Never accept a renamed name in §6.1 that still collides with an existing directory; re-prompt
Never let §6.1 rename touch tool.json::name; rename is purely disk-level coexistence — the tool registry key always stays as the manifest value
Never rename .staging/ to .tmp/ or another path (the runtime scanner skips . prefixes; .staging is the scan-safe staging location)
Never run agen stop / kill <pid> / pkill agen / any daemon-restart command in §8. tools.NewExecutor re-scans on every user message, so the new extension auto-loads on the next message. Restarting only kills your own session.