Plugins from config plugin array silently not loaded since v1.17.0 #33455

Problem

Since v1.17.0, plugins listed in the plugin config array are silently not loaded. No error, no warning, no log entry — the plugin loading step is completely absent from the startup sequence. This affects ALL plugins (npm packages and local file paths).

Environment

• opencode 1.17.9 (also confirmed on 1.17.7)
• NixOS, binary built with bun build --compile --single
• Config at ~/.config/opencode/config.json

Reproduction

Config:

{
  "plugin": [
    "opencode-gemini-auth@latest",
    "opencode-wakatime",
    "./plugins/my-plugin/index.ts"
  ]
}

Run:

opencode run --log-level DEBUG --print-logs "hi" 2>&1 | grep -i plugin

v1.16.2 (WORKS) — plugins load:

INFO  service=plugin path=opencode-gemini-auth@latest loading plugin
INFO  service=plugin path=opencode-wakatime loading plugin
INFO  service=plugin path=file:///home/black/.config/opencode/plugins/my-plugin/index.ts loading plugin

v1.17.9 (BROKEN) — zero output, no plugin loading at all:

(empty)

The v1.17.9 startup sequence goes straight from config loading to LSP/formatter init, skipping plugin loading entirely:

INFO  message=loading path=/home/black/.config/opencode/config.json
INFO  message=loading path=/home/black/.config/opencode/opencode.json
INFO  message=loading path=/home/black/.config/opencode/opencode.jsonc
INFO  message="all LSPs are disabled"
INFO  message="all formatters are disabled"
INFO  message=init

Key observations

1. Config IS parsed correctly — opencode debug config shows all plugins and their origins:

   "plugin": ["opencode-gemini-auth@latest", "opencode-wakatime", ...],
   "plugin_origins": [{"spec": "opencode-gemini-auth@latest", "source": "~/.config/opencode", "scope": "global"}]

2. Project-level auto-discovery still works — a .ts file in <project>/.opencode/plugins/ IS loaded and executed.

3. Global auto-discovery does NOT work — ~/.config/opencode/.opencode/plugins/ is not scanned.

4. No error messages at any log level — not even at DEBUG. The plugin loading code path appears to never execute.

5. The opencode plugin install <module> command also appears non-functional (shows help instead of installing).

Expected behavior

Plugins from the plugin config array should be loaded during startup, as they were in v1.16.2 and earlier.

Workaround

Project-level .opencode/plugins/ auto-discovery works but is per-project and impractical for global plugins.

Related issues

• Failed to load plugin file:///real/path/to/plugins/my-plugin.js: Cannot find module '@opencode-ai/plugin' #23553 — symlink resolution breaks plugin loading (Cannot find module '@opencode-ai/plugin')
• readV1Plugin detect mode throws TypeError for TUI-only plugins loaded as server plugins #31610 — readV1Plugin detect mode throws TypeError (V1 plugin errors silently swallowed)
• [FEATURE]: plugins/ folder only auto-discovers flat files, not plugin directories #33390 — plugins/ folder auto-discovery limitations