From 9fe756e06c19a8ed7de0f1c741eedc01b91e9dd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ebony Louis <ebony774@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:05:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] ensure developer extension is always loaded

---
 crates/goose-cli/src/commands/web.rs  | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 crates/goose/src/config/extensions.rs | 29 +++++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/web.rs b/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/web.rs
index b47ddcdf8d..a41a4c1be5 100644
--- a/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/web.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/web.rs
@@ -165,12 +165,35 @@ pub async fn handle_web(
 
     // Load and enable extensions from config
     let enabled_configs = goose::config::get_enabled_extensions();
-    for config in enabled_configs {
+
+    // Check if developer extension is already loaded
+    let has_developer = enabled_configs.iter().any(|c| c.name() == "developer");
+
+    for config in &enabled_configs {
         if let Err(e) = agent.add_extension(config.clone()).await {
             eprintln!("Warning: Failed to load extension {}: {}", config.name(), e);
         }
     }
 
+    // Ensure the developer extension is always available in web mode
+    if !has_developer {
+        // Create a default developer extension config
+        let developer_config = goose::agents::ExtensionConfig::Builtin {
+            name: "developer".to_string(),
+            description: "The developer extension gives you the capabilities to edit code files and run shell commands".to_string(),
+            display_name: Some("Developer".to_string()),
+            timeout: Some(300),
+            bundled: Some(true),
+            available_tools: Vec::new(),
+        };
+
+        if let Err(e) = agent.add_extension(developer_config).await {
+            eprintln!("Warning: Failed to load default developer extension: {}", e);
+        } else {
+            println!("   Loaded default developer extension");
+        }
+    }
+
     let state = AppState {
         agent: Arc::new(agent),
         cancellations: Arc::new(RwLock::new(std::collections::HashMap::new())),
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/config/extensions.rs b/crates/goose/src/config/extensions.rs
index 4ad4e84de3..e0d1566d99 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/config/extensions.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/config/extensions.rs
@@ -54,22 +54,21 @@ fn get_extensions_map() -> IndexMap<String, ExtensionEntry> {
         }
     }
 
-    if !extensions_map.is_empty() {
-        for (name, def) in PLATFORM_EXTENSIONS.iter() {
-            if !extensions_map.contains_key(*name) {
-                extensions_map.insert(
-                    name.to_string(),
-                    ExtensionEntry {
-                        config: ExtensionConfig::Platform {
-                            name: def.name.to_string(),
-                            description: def.description.to_string(),
-                            bundled: Some(true),
-                            available_tools: Vec::new(),
-                        },
-                        enabled: true,
+    // Always add platform extensions if they're not already present
+    for (name, def) in PLATFORM_EXTENSIONS.iter() {
+        if !extensions_map.contains_key(*name) {
+            extensions_map.insert(
+                name.to_string(),
+                ExtensionEntry {
+                    config: ExtensionConfig::Platform {
+                        name: def.name.to_string(),
+                        description: def.description.to_string(),
+                        bundled: Some(true),
+                        available_tools: Vec::new(),
                     },
-                );
-            }
+                    enabled: true,
+                },
+            );
         }
     }
     extensions_map