owlry/docs/PLUGINS.md

Available Plugins

Owlry's functionality is provided through a modular plugin system. This document describes all available plugins.

Plugin Categories

Static Providers

Static providers load their items once at startup (and on manual refresh). They're best for data that doesn't change frequently.

Dynamic Providers

Dynamic providers evaluate queries in real-time. Each keystroke triggers a new query, making them ideal for calculations, searches, and other interactive features.

Widget Providers

Widget providers display persistent information at the top of results (weather, media controls, timers).

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Core Plugins

owlry-plugin-calculator

Type: Dynamic Prefix: :calc, =, calc Package: owlry-plugin-calculator

Evaluate mathematical expressions in real-time.

Examples:

= 5 + 3           → 8
= sqrt(16)        → 4
= sin(pi/2)       → 1
= 2^10            → 1024
= (1 + 0.05)^12   → 1.7958...

Supported operations:

• Basic: +, -, *, /, ^ (power), % (modulo)
• Functions: sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan
• Functions: sqrt, abs, floor, ceil, round
• Functions: ln, log, log10, exp
• Constants: pi, e

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owlry-plugin-system

Type: Static Prefix: :sys Package: owlry-plugin-system

System power and session management commands.

Actions:

Name	Description	Command
Shutdown	Power off	systemctl poweroff
Reboot	Restart	systemctl reboot
Reboot into BIOS	UEFI setup	systemctl reboot --firmware-setup
Suspend	Sleep (RAM)	systemctl suspend
Hibernate	Sleep (disk)	systemctl hibernate
Lock Screen	Lock session	loginctl lock-session
Log Out	End session	loginctl terminate-session self

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owlry-plugin-ssh

Type: Static Prefix: :ssh Package: owlry-plugin-ssh

SSH hosts parsed from ~/.ssh/config.

Features:

• Parses Host entries from SSH config
• Ignores wildcards (Host *)
• Opens connections in your configured terminal

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owlry-plugin-clipboard

Type: Static Prefix: :clip Package: owlry-plugin-clipboard Dependencies: cliphist, wl-clipboard

Clipboard history integration with cliphist.

Features:

• Shows last 50 clipboard entries
• Previews text content (truncated to 80 chars)
• Select to copy back to clipboard

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owlry-plugin-emoji

Type: Static Prefix: :emoji Package: owlry-plugin-emoji Dependencies: wl-clipboard

400+ searchable emoji with keywords.

Examples:

:emoji heart    → ❤️ 💙 💚 💜 ...
:emoji smile    → 😀 😃 😄 😁 ...
:emoji fire     → 🔥

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owlry-plugin-scripts

Type: Static Prefix: :script Package: owlry-plugin-scripts

User scripts from ~/.local/share/owlry/scripts/.

Setup:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/owlry/scripts
cat > ~/.local/share/owlry/scripts/backup.sh << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
rsync -av ~/Documents /backup/
notify-send "Backup complete"
EOF
chmod +x ~/.local/share/owlry/scripts/backup.sh

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owlry-plugin-bookmarks

Type: Static Prefix: :bm Package: owlry-plugin-bookmarks

Browser bookmarks from Firefox and Chromium-based browsers.

Supported browsers:

• Firefox (reads places.sqlite)
• Google Chrome
• Brave
• Microsoft Edge
• Vivaldi
• Chromium

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owlry-plugin-websearch

Type: Dynamic Prefix: :web, ?, web Package: owlry-plugin-websearch

Web search with configurable search engine.

Examples:

? rust programming    → Search for "rust programming"
web linux tips        → Search for "linux tips"

Configuration:

[providers]
search_engine = "duckduckgo"  # or: google, bing, startpage
# custom_search_url = "https://search.example.com/?q={}"

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owlry-plugin-filesearch

Type: Dynamic Prefix: :file, /, find Package: owlry-plugin-filesearch Dependencies: fd (recommended) or mlocate

Real-time file search.

Examples:

/ .bashrc         → Find files matching ".bashrc"
find config       → Find files matching "config"

Configuration:

[providers]
file_search_max_results = 50
# file_search_paths = ["/home", "/etc"]  # Custom search paths

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owlry-plugin-systemd

Type: Static (with submenu) Prefix: :uuctl Package: owlry-plugin-systemd Dependencies: systemd

User systemd services with action submenus.

Features:

• Lists user services (systemctl --user)
• Shows service status (running/stopped/failed)
• Submenu actions: start, stop, restart, enable, disable, status

Usage:

1. Search :uuctl docker
2. Select a service
3. Choose action from submenu

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Widget Plugins

owlry-plugin-weather

Type: Widget (Static) Package: owlry-plugin-weather

Current weather displayed at the top of results.

Supported APIs:

• wttr.in (default, no API key required)
• OpenWeatherMap (requires API key)
• Open-Meteo (no API key required)

Note: Weather configuration is currently embedded in the plugin. Future versions will support runtime configuration.

Features:

• Temperature, condition, humidity, wind speed
• Weather icons from Weather Icons font
• 15-minute cache
• Click to open detailed forecast

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owlry-plugin-media

Type: Widget (Static) Package: owlry-plugin-media

MPRIS media player controls.

Features:

• Shows currently playing track
• Artist, title, album art
• Play/pause, next, previous controls
• Works with Spotify, Firefox, VLC, etc.

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owlry-plugin-pomodoro

Type: Widget (Static) Package: owlry-plugin-pomodoro

Pomodoro timer with work/break cycles.

Features:

• Configurable work session duration
• Configurable break duration
• Session counter
• Desktop notifications on phase completion
• Persistent state across sessions

Controls:

• Start/Pause timer
• Skip to next phase
• Reset timer and sessions

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Bundle Packages

For convenience, plugins are available in bundle meta-packages:

Bundle	Plugins
owlry-meta-essentials	calculator, system, ssh, scripts, bookmarks
owlry-meta-widgets	weather, media, pomodoro
owlry-meta-tools	clipboard, emoji, websearch, filesearch, systemd
owlry-meta-full	All of the above

# Install everything
yay -S owlry-meta-full

# Or pick a bundle
yay -S owlry-meta-essentials owlry-meta-widgets

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Runtime Packages

For custom user plugins written in Lua or Rune:

Package	Description
owlry-lua	Lua 5.4 runtime for user plugins
owlry-rune	Rune runtime for user plugins

User plugins are placed in ~/.config/owlry/plugins/.

See PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT.md for creating custom plugins.