Plugins

Compare the two plugin tracks supported by vs and the shared concepts between them.

vs supports two plugin tracks today: Lua plugins and native WASI-style plugins.

Shared lifecycle concepts, backend selection, and runtime capabilities.

Hook-based plugins that keep metadata and install behavior in a small local tree.

Typed descriptors backed by `component.toml` and the versioned WIT contract.

Legacy Version Files

Compatibility files currently supported by the generic project resolver.

Plugin Overview

Understand the shared lifecycle and backend split for plugins in vs.