dlt.common.configuration.plugins

TCliCommandCompose

How a CLI command merges with other plugins' commands of the same (parent, command).

manager

def manager() -> pluggy.PluginManager

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Returns current plugin context

load_setuptools_entrypoints

def load_setuptools_entrypoints(m: pluggy.PluginManager) -> List[str]

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Loads entry points in group dlt and instantiates them to initialize plugins.

Returns a list of names of top level modules/packages from detected entry points.

plug_run_context

@hookspec(firstresult=True)
def plug_run_context(
        run_dir: Optional[str],
        runtime_kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Optional[RunContextBase]

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Spec for plugin hook that returns current run context.

Arguments:

• run_dir str - An initial run directory of the context
• runtime_kwargs - Any additional arguments passed to the context via PluggableRunContext.reload

Returns:

• SupportsRunContext - A run context implementing SupportsRunContext protocol

SupportsCliCommand Objects

class SupportsCliCommand(Protocol)

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Protocol for defining one dlt cli command.

command

name of the command

help_string

the help string for argparse

description

the more detailed description for argparse, may include markdown for the docs

docs_url

the default docs url to be printed in case of an exception

parent

When set, this command is registered as a subcommand under the top-level parent command

compose

How this command merges when multiple plugins register the same (parent, command).

• replace (default): first registered wins; rest dropped.
• extend: first plugin's configure_parser runs; ALL plugins' execute fire in order.
• additive: additional subparsers may be added to top level command

configure_parser

def configure_parser(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None

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Configures the parser for the given argument.

execute

def execute(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None

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Executes the command with the given arguments

only_host

def only_host(
    hosts: Union[str, Iterable[str]]
) -> Callable[[_TCommandDefFunc], _TCommandDefFunc]

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Emits cli command only if one if hosts was requested via plugin hook.

plug_cli

@hookspec()
def plug_cli(host: str) -> Optional[Type[SupportsCliCommand]]

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Spec for plugin hook that returns a CLI command class for a given CLI host.

Arguments:

• host - Name of the CLI host requesting commands (e.g. "dlt", "dlthub"). Plugins return their command class only if they contribute to this host;

Returns:

• Optional[Type[SupportsCliCommand]] - Command class to register, or None when the plugin does not contribute to the requested host.

SupportsMcpFeatures Objects

class SupportsMcpFeatures(Protocol)

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Protocol for contributing MCP tools, prompts, and providers via plug_mcp hook

name

unique name identifying this feature set

tools

tool functions or Tool objects to register

prompts

prompt functions or Prompt objects to register

providers

provider instances (e.g. SkillProvider) to register

plug_mcp

@hookspec()
def plug_mcp(features: Set[str]) -> Optional[SupportsMcpFeatures]

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Spec for plugin hook that contributes MCP tools, prompts, and providers.

MCP server will broadcast features to all registered plugins that may decide to return a MCP feature (combination of tools, skills and prompts) or not. The server collects all non-None results and registers everything on the FastMCP instance.

Arguments:

• features - set of feature keywords the server requests