Name the Rust Plugin API in the READMEs by vinniefalco · Pull Request #7 · cppalliance/runvil-harness

vinniefalco · 2026-11-13T18:34:04Z

Summary

Three README files called runvil-plugin "the Plugin contract". That is also the name of the C contract in runvil-plugin-api, so the two were easy to mix up. This change calls runvil-plugin the Rust Plugin API and says who is written against which.

What changed

README.md. runvil re-exports the Rust Plugin API. plugin-web and plugin-mcp are written against it, and a Host installs each one by calling plugin_web::install or plugin_mcp::install. A Plugin outside this repository is written against the C contract in runvil-plugin-api.
crates/README.md. The public layer lists the Rust Plugin API in place of the Plugin contract.
crates/plugin-web/README.md. The fetch tool refuses non-public destinations, and the Pack takes no configuration yet, so nothing grants an exception. The file said that configuration grants an exact exception.

No code and no test changes.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

Documentation
- Clarified the distinction between the Rust Plugin API and the external C contract for plugins.
- Updated plugin documentation to describe installation and configuration, including that the web pack grants no exceptions to destination restrictions.

`README.md` and `crates/README.md` called `runvil-plugin` the Plugin contract, which is also the name of the C contract in `runvil-plugin-api`. They now call it the Rust Plugin API, and `README.md` says that `plugin-web` and `plugin-mcp` are written against it and that a Plugin outside this repository is written against the C contract. - The rows of `plugin-web` and `plugin-mcp` in `README.md` say that a Host installs each one by calling `plugin_web::install` or `plugin_mcp::install`. - `crates/plugin-web/README.md` says that the Pack takes no configuration yet, so nothing grants an exception to the refusal of non-public destinations. It said that configuration grants an exact exception. - The diff changes three README files. It changes no code and no test.

coderabbitai · 2026-11-13T18:34:19Z

Walkthrough

The README files now describe the Rust Plugin API and plugin installation functions. The plugin-web README states that the Pack takes no configuration and grants no exceptions.

Changes: Plugin documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
API and Pack descriptions `README.md`, `crates/README.md`, `crates/plugin-web/README.md`	The README files distinguish the Rust Plugin API from the external C contract, identify plugin installation functions, and state that the plugin-web Pack takes no configuration and grants no exceptions.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Merge Risk: Low · up to 9dd95

This documentation-only change has one misleading sentence: it implies that every external Plugin must use the C contract, although Host-linked Rust Plugins are also supported. Narrow the wording before or soon after merge. No runtime behavior is affected.

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Title check		The title names the change: the READMEs now refer to the Rust Plugin API by name. The raw summary and objectives confirm that the three README files were updated to separate the Rust Plugin API from t…
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The title names the change: the READMEs now refer to the Rust Plugin API by name. The raw summary and objectives confirm that the three README files were updated to separate the Rust Plugin API from the C contract. The title is specific and matches the main change, so it passes.

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greptile-apps · 2026-11-13T18:36:06Z

Confidence Score: 5/5

[Low impact] This documentation-only PR appears safe to merge.

Summary

This documentation-only PR distinguishes the Rust Plugin API from the C contract.

The READMEs distinguish the Rust Plugin API from the C contract.
The web README says fetch exceptions are not configurable yet.

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- Line 19: Narrow the `runvil-plugin` README row so it does not imply that every
external Plugin must use the C contract. Clarify that a Host can link a Rust
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coderabbitai · 2026-11-13T18:37:01Z

+| `plugin-mcp` | A Plugin a Host links in and installs by calling `plugin_mcp::install`. Its Pack, `runvil/mcp`, reaches the tools of remote MCP servers. |
 | `runvil-engine` | The Engine's public API, for code that steps a run itself. |
-| `runvil-plugin` | The Plugin contract that a Rust Plugin crate is written against. |
+| `runvil-plugin` | The Rust Plugin API that `plugin-web` and `plugin-mcp` are written against. A Plugin outside this repository is written against the C contract in [runvil-plugin-api](https://github.com/cppalliance/runvil-plugin-api). |


Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Narrow the README claim about external Plugins.

The row says every Plugin outside this repository uses the C contract. The Host API also accepts Rust Plugins. A Host links a Rust crate and calls its install function, as plugin-web and plugin-mcp do. A developer who writes an external Rust Plugin would read this row and wrongly conclude that the C contract is required.

📝 Suggested wording

--- "a/README.md" +++ "b/README.md" @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ | `plugin-web` | A Plugin a Host links in and installs by calling `plugin_web::install`. Its Pack, `runvil/web`, has web search and web fetch. | | `plugin-mcp` | A Plugin a Host links in and installs by calling `plugin_mcp::install`. Its Pack, `runvil/mcp`, reaches the tools of remote MCP servers. | | `runvil-engine` | The Engine's public API, for code that steps a run itself. | -| `runvil-plugin` | The Rust Plugin API that `plugin-web` and `plugin-mcp` are written against. A Plugin outside this repository is written against the C contract in [runvil-plugin-api](https://github.com/cppalliance/runvil-plugin-api). | +| `runvil-plugin` | The Rust Plugin API that `plugin-web` and `plugin-mcp` are written against. A Host links a Rust Plugin and calls its `install` function. A Plugin written in another language, or loaded as a dynamic library, is written against the C contract in [runvil-plugin-api](https://github.com/cppalliance/runvil-plugin-api). | The Engine's private crates are under `crates/runvil-internal/`, and the Harness's are under `crates/harness-internal/`. `crates/build-xtask` holds the structural checks, and `prompts/` holds sample prompts.

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| `runvil-plugin` | The Rust Plugin API that `plugin-web` and `plugin-mcp` are written against. A Plugin outside this repository is written against the C contract in [runvil-plugin-api](https://github.com/cppalliance/runvil-plugin-api). |

| `runvil-plugin` | The Rust Plugin API that `plugin-web` and `plugin-mcp` are written against. A Host links a Rust Plugin and calls its `install` function. A Plugin written in another language, or loaded as a dynamic library, is written against the C contract in [runvil-plugin-api](https://github.com/cppalliance/runvil-plugin-api). |

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	\| `runvil-plugin` \| The Rust Plugin API that `plugin-web` and `plugin-mcp` are written against. A Plugin outside this repository is written against the C contract in [runvil-plugin-api](https://github.com/cppalliance/runvil-plugin-api). \|
	\| `runvil-plugin` \| The Rust Plugin API that `plugin-web` and `plugin-mcp` are written against. A Host links a Rust Plugin and calls its `install` function. A Plugin written in another language, or loaded as a dynamic library, is written against the C contract in [runvil-plugin-api](https://github.com/cppalliance/runvil-plugin-api). \|

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