Adaptive Plugin — Summary

Architecture Overview

The plugin’s high‑level architecture is documented in architecture-tree.md. Below is the core diagram extracted for quick reference:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                         OpenCode Core (Host)                           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Hooks Registered by AdaptivePlugin:                                   │
│    • tool.execute.after  ←─ captures every tool execution             │
│    • chat.message        ←─ session context & abandonment detection   │
│    • flush               ←─ cleanup on shutdown                       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                                    │
                                    ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                       AdaptivePlugin (Entry)                           │
│  ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐  │
│  │ State (per plugin instance):                                     │  │
│  │   • db: Database (SQLite WAL)                                    │  │
│  │   • sessionCtx: Map<sessionID, {ctx, ts, lastRecordId, toolStats}>│ │
│  │   • recentOps: RecentOpsCache (5s sliding window)               │  │
│  │   • duplicateWarningTimestamps: Map<key, ts> (rate‑limit)       │  │
│  │   • timers: TTL cleanup, dup cleanup, recentOps cleanup        │  │
│  └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                                    │
                     ┌──────────────┴──────────────┐
                     ▼                             ▼
         ┌─────────────────────┐   ┌─────────────────────────┐
         │   chat.message      │   │  tool.execute.after    │
         │   (Session Context) │   │  (Auto‑Observer)       │
         └─────────────────────┘   └─────────────────────────┘
                     │                             │
                     │ stores/updates              │ computes confidence
                     ▼                             ▼
         ┌─────────────────────┐   ┌─────────────────────────┐
         │  sessionCtx Map      │   │   observe()             │
         │  + abandonment      │   │   • computeBaseConf()   │
         │    penalty update   │   │   • writeRecord()       │
         └─────────────────────┘   │   • queueMicrotask()    │
                                    │     (validation update) │
                                    └─────────────────────────┘
                                             │
                                             ▼
                                    ┌─────────────────────┐
                                    │   writeRecord()     │
                                    │   (db.ts)           │
                                    └─────────────────────┘
                                             │
                                             ▼
                                    ┌─────────────────────┐
                                    │   SQLite            │
                                    │   telemetry_v2      │
                                    └─────────────────────┘

What It Does

The Adaptive Plugin is a passive observer for OpenCode that automatically harvests implicit signals from tool executions and stores them in a local SQLite database. It provides:

1. Automatic Confidence Scoring — Computes base confidence from exit code and duration, then refines via output validation
2. Trend Analysis — Detects improving/declining confidence patterns by agent, tool, or model
3. Abandonment Detection — Penalizes prior session confidence when user switches contexts
4. Deduplication — Sliding window (5s) prevents duplicate recordings of rapid tool calls
5. Telemetry Export — JSON/CSV export, status readout, and reset capability
6. Internal Metrics — Counters for ops visibility (adaptive_metrics tool)
7. Tool Enrichment (experimental) — Appends reliability stats to tool descriptions (tool.definition hook)
8. Cross-Session Hints (experimental) — Injects failing tool patterns from past sessions into new session prompts
9. Session Compaction Context (experimental) — Preserves tool failure awareness across conversation compaction

No state.json, no event system dependency, no chat.params modification — purely passive data collection.

Scope: This plugin provides telemetry, trend analysis, confidence scoring, and experimental enrichment hooks. Advisory routing & model recommendations are deferred to v2.2.

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Advantages

✅ Strengths

Category	Benefit
Non-Intrusive	Zero interference with host orchestration; hooks are read-only observers
Performance	Sync INSERT <0.5ms; async validation via microtasks; composite index makes trends queries ~2ms @ 5k rows
Memory Safety	Bounded caches with TTL eviction (sessionCtx: 2h, recentOps: 5s, dup warnings: 1h); burst-limited cleanup (≤500/tick)
Security	Parameterized queries only; validated groupBy; rate-limited warnings; debug-gated logs
Observability	Built-in adaptive_metrics tool exposes counters for ops monitoring
Testability	23 unit tests covering core paths + experimental hooks; isolated in-memory SQLite per test
Simplicity	Single-file DB layer, clear separation: db.ts (storage), observer.ts (logic), adaptive.ts (hooks)
Portability	Pure SQLite WAL; no external services; DB file in working directory

📊 Use Cases Where It Excels

• Long-running sessions where you want to track agent/tool effectiveness over time
• Multi-agent workflows where abandonment detection helps identify context switching
• Compliance/audit needs (exportable JSON/CSV of all telemetry)
• Performance tuning (trend analysis shows which models/tools degrade)
• Debugging flaky tools (output validation catches truncated/parse failures)

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Disadvantages & Limitations

⚠️ Known Limitations

Issue	Impact	Mitigation	Target Fix
Experimental hooks require host support	tool.definition, experimental.chat.system.transform, and experimental.session.compacting rely on hooks that may not exist in older OpenCode versions	Gate behind experimentalActive: true config flag; degrade gracefully	—
ToolStatsCache cold start	First tool.definition call for an unseen tool always hits DB	Cache now populates with zero stats on miss	✅ Fixed
No cross-session dedup	Duplicate detection only within 5s sliding window per session	By design; global dedup would require shared state	—
No token counting	tokens_in/tokens_out always 0 (not available in tool.execute.after)	Would require LLM instrumentation at a different layer	—
Single DB file	All telemetry stored in .opencode_telemetry.db in working directory	User can configure custom dbPath via plugin options	—
No retention policy	DB grows indefinitely; only manual adaptive_reset clears it	Consider adding auto-rollover (e.g., keep last 100k rows)	Backlog
Confidence model is linear	Simple additive weights may not capture complex user preferences	Could be extended with per-user calibration or ML layer	Backlog

🔧 Operational Considerations

• WAL mode means -wal and -shm files accompany the DB; ensure cleanup on reset
• No connection pooling — single connection per plugin instance (fine for single-process OpenCode)
• Metrics are in-memory only — reset on plugin reload; not persisted
• No encryption — DB is plain SQLite; if sensitive, rely on filesystem encryption

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Architecture Trade-Offs

Decision	Rationale	Alternative Considered
Passive observer only	Zero risk of breaking host logic; easy to disable	Active routing (rejected — too invasive)
Sync INSERT + async UPDATE	Fast path <0.5ms; validation doesn't block	Fully async INSERT (rejected — adds await overhead)
In-memory caches + TTL	Simplicity, no external dependencies	Redis/Memcached (rejected — overkill, external dep)
SQLite over JSON file	Query performance, ACID, WAL, indexes	JSON lines (rejected — slow scans, no indexes)
Composite index on (agent,tool,confidence,timestamp)	Covers both GROUP BY and ORDER BY for trends	Separate indexes (rejected — N+1 query pattern)
No state.json	Avoids file contention, simplifies recovery	State file (rejected — duplicate source of truth)

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When to Use This Plugin

✅ Use it if:

• You want automatic, zero-config telemetry for OpenCode sessions
• You care about agent/tool performance trends over time
• You need exportable audit logs for compliance
• You want abandonment detection for multi-session workflows
• You prefer local SQLite storage over external services

❌ Don't use it if:

• You need real-time metrics streaming (use external APM instead)
• You require per-token cost tracking (not implemented)
• You need cross-machine aggregation (SQLite is local-only)
• You have strict data retention policies (no auto-rollover yet)
• You need sub-millisecond INSERT latency (SQLite may not suffice at extreme QPS)

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Future Enhancements (Backlog)

• Retention policy (auto-delete >N days or >M rows)
• Token counting integration (if exposed by host)
• Optional Prometheus exporter endpoint
• Per-agent confidence calibration
• Cross-session global dedup (optional, opt-in)
• Encrypted DB mode (SQLCipher)
• Flush improvement: drain microtasks before DB close

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Bottom line: A lightweight, production-ready telemetry plugin that adds valuable observability with negligible overhead. Experimental hooks extend the plugin from passive observer to active enrichment while maintaining the same zero-risk design.