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Hooks and events

Documentation / Hooks and events

Hooks cover plugin-level moments like a finished response or an edited file. For raw server events, use a User autocmd. Events can belong to any session, not only the one shown in the panel.

User hooks

Configure callbacks under hooks:

Hook	Input / behavior
on_file_edited	File path after an OpenCode edit
on_session_loaded	Loaded session object
on_done_thinking	Session when it becomes idle, including work started outside Neovim
on_permission_requested	Session with a permission request
on_question_asked	Session with a question
on_topbar_render	Bar segments; return replacement segments or nil to clear
on_footer_render	Bar segments; return replacement segments or nil to clear

require('opencode').setup({
  hooks = {
    on_file_edited = function(path)
      vim.notify('OpenCode edited ' .. path)
    end,
    on_session_loaded = function(session)
      vim.notify('Loaded ' .. session.id)
    end,
    on_done_thinking = function(session)
      if not session.parentID then
        vim.notify('OpenCode finished in ' .. session.id)
      end
    end,
    on_footer_render = function(segments)
      table.insert(segments, 1, { vim.fn.fnamemodify(vim.fn.getcwd(), ':t') .. ' ', 'OpencodeHint' })
      return segments
    end,
  },
})

A bar segment is { 'text', 'HighlightGroup', align = 'left'|'right' }. Highlight and alignment are optional; alignment defaults to left. If a bar hook throws, the built-in segments are used.

The command dispatcher also supports on_command_before, on_command_after, on_command_error, and on_command_finally. These receive an OpencodeCommandDispatchContext; see types.lua and dispatch.lua for the lifecycle contract. They fire for every command, whether it came from a key, an API call, an Ex command, or a slash command.

Local slash commands

Register a Lua callback before or after setup():

require('opencode').register_slash_command({
  name = 'hello',
  desc = 'Show supplied arguments',
  args = true,
  fn = function(args)
    vim.notify(table.concat(args, ' '))
  end,
})

fn receives a string array, empty when no arguments were supplied. args = true lets completion leave room for arguments. Commands appear in completion and the picker, and execute through command lifecycle hooks; filter by /hello.

Names contain letters, digits, underscores, or hyphens, without a leading slash. Builtin and registered name collisions throw. Local commands take precedence over same-named server commands and skills. Callback errors use normal command error handling. require('opencode').unregister_slash_command('hello') removes the command and returns whether it existed.

See Worktree sessions for a practical command.

Prompt guard

prompt_guard(mentioned_files) must return a boolean. It receives a list of mentioned file paths and can also inspect Neovim state:

require('opencode').setup({
  prompt_guard = function(mentioned_files)
    local blocked = vim.fn.expand('~/work/private-project')
    return vim.fn.getcwd() ~= blocked
  end,
})

The guard runs before each prompt is sent and when a session opens. false blocks the action. An error or a non-boolean result also blocks it and reports why. The context bar shows when the guard has blocked something.

The example only matches that exact directory, not its subdirectories. The guard only controls what Neovim sends; it does not limit what the agent can read. Use OpenCode permissions for that.

Server events as User autocmds

Forwarded server events use the pattern OpencodeEvent:<event.type>. The event is in args.data.event:

vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('User', {
  pattern = 'OpencodeEvent:permission.*',
  callback = function(args)
    vim.notify(vim.inspect(args.data.event))
  end,
})

Use OpencodeEvent:* for everything or a family like OpencodeEvent:session.*. Event names and payloads differ between V1 and V2, so inspect an event before relying on its fields. Payloads can contain prompt and file contents.

Highlights

Default highlights cover light and dark backgrounds. Override them with nvim_set_hl, typically in a ColorScheme autocmd:

vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('ColorScheme', {
  callback = function()
    vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'OpencodeBackground', { link = 'NormalFloat' })
    vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'OpencodeHint', { link = 'Comment' })
  end,
})

Common groups:

Area	Groups
Panel	OpencodeBackground, OpencodeBorder, OpencodeHint, OpencodeInputLegend
Messages	OpencodeMessageRoleUser, OpencodeMessageRoleAssistant, OpencodeToolBorder, OpencodeReasoningText
Agent/model	OpencodeAgentBuild, OpencodeAgentPlan, OpencodeAgentCustom, OpencodeVariant
Context	OpencodeMention, OpencodeContextCurrentFile, OpencodeContextCurrentFileNotUpdated, OpencodeContextSelection, OpencodeContextReviewComment
Review	OpencodeDiffAdd, OpencodeDiffDelete, OpencodeReviewComment, OpencodeReviewCommentSign, OpencodeReviewCommentStale
Tabs	OpencodeSessionTabActive, OpencodeSessionTabInactive, OpencodeSessionTabPendingPermission, OpencodeSessionTabPendingQuestion
Actions	OpencodeContextualActions, OpencodeGuardDenied, OpencodeReference, OpencodeSymbolReference

The complete list and default links/colors are in ui/highlight.lua. ui.window_highlight controls the panel's window highlight mapping.