Cmdpal extension: Powertoys extension for cmdpal by vanzue · Pull Request #44006 · microsoft/PowerToys

vanzue · 2025-12-01T15:53:05Z

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Closes: #xxx

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Installer built, and every command works as expected,
Now use sparse app deployment, so we don't need an extra msix

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys/Helpers/FancyZonesMonitorIdentifier.cs

vanzue · 2025-12-22T02:24:14Z

src/common/ManagedCommon/PowerToysPathResolver.cs

+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private static string GetPathFromUserRegistration(RegistryKey baseKey)


Useless, delete this

vanzue · 2025-12-22T03:37:53Z

src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC/PowerToys.DSC.csproj

    <MakeDir Directories="$(TargetDir)DSCModules" />
-    <Exec Command="dotnet &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot; manifest --resource settings --outputDir &quot;$(TargetDir)DSCModules&quot;" />
+
+    <PropertyGroup>


Remove, and restore to previous code

vanzue · 2025-12-22T03:38:47Z

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteXAML/App.xaml.cs

            Task.Run(async () => await NamedPipeProcessor.ProcessNamedPipeAsync(pipeName, connectTimeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), OnMessage, CancellationToken.None));
        }

+        private void StartShowUiEventListener()


Looks like this will not work when we not explicitly start advanced paste UI, what we expect should be exactly the same with the hotkey behaviour

vanzue · 2025-12-22T04:09:22Z

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Data/IndexerListItem.cs

            commands.Add(new CommandContextItem(openCommand));
        }

-        commands.Add(new CommandContextItem(new OpenWithCommand(fullPath)));


Restore this

vanzue · 2025-12-22T04:17:05Z

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchModuleInterface/LightSwitchModuleInterface.vcxproj

    </ClCompile>
    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'">$(CoreLibraryDependencies);%(AdditionalDependencies);advapi32.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">$(CoreLibraryDependencies);%(AdditionalDependencies);advapi32.lib;Shlwapi.lib</AdditionalDependencies>


vanzue · 2025-12-22T04:32:04Z

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/zoomit_mode.h

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// ZoomIt mode ids (map to WM_HOTKEY wParam values)


Really need? Wrap in powertoys

vanzue · 2025-12-22T04:38:22Z

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/PowerLauncherPage.xaml.cs

        private void NavigateCmdPalSettings_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
-            SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.CmdPal, true);
+            SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.CmdPal);


Make sure run extension still work

vanzue · 2025-12-22T04:38:47Z

tools/build/build-installer.ps1

-  * Version files and manifests modified during build are reverted.
-  * Untracked generated files are cleaned up.
- Use the -Clean parameter to clean build outputs (bin/obj) and ignored files.
+- If the working tree is not clean, the script will prompt before continuing (use -Force to skip the prompt).


Better split a PR for this

.gitignore

vanzue · 2025-12-22T04:39:30Z

Directory.Packages.props

    <!-- Including MessagePack to force version, since it's used by StreamJsonRpc but contains vulnerabilities. After StreamJsonRpc updates the version of MessagePack, we can upgrade StreamJsonRpc instead. -->
    <PackageVersion Include="MessagePack" Version="3.1.3" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions" Version="0.5.250829002" />


Upgrade to see if it still work

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Pull request overview

This PR adds a PowerToys extension for the Windows Command Palette (CmdPal), enabling PowerToys functionality to be accessed directly through CmdPal. The extension uses sparse app deployment instead of requiring a separate MSIX package, and the build installer script has been updated to remove automatic git workspace management.

Key changes:

New CmdPal extension project providing PowerToys commands and settings access
Build script improvements removing git stash/cleanup logic in favor of user prompts
Module service infrastructure for Awake, ColorPicker, and Workspaces
FancyZones integration with layout management and monitor identification

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tools/build/build-installer.ps1	Removed git stash/cleanup automation; added Force parameter and working tree check prompt
src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/PowerLauncherPage.xaml.cs	Removed second boolean parameter from OpenSettings call
src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml.cs	Removed second boolean parameter from OpenSettings call
src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/App.xaml.cs	Removed second boolean parameter from OpenSettings call
src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/PowerToys.Settings.csproj	Added trailing newline
src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.XamlIndexBuilder/Settings.UI.XamlIndexBuilder.csproj	Added trailing newline
src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys/Components/Utility.cs	Removed second boolean parameter from OpenSettings call
src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ViewModels/InputViewModel.cs	Removed second boolean parameter from OpenSettings call
src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/MainWindow.xaml.cs	Removed second boolean parameter from OpenSettings call
src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/EditorWindow.cs	Removed blank line
src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesEditorCommon/Data/FancyZonesJsonContext.cs	Added JSON serialization context for AOT compatibility
src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesEditorCommon/Data/EditorData`1.cs	Refactored to use FancyZonesJsonContext for AOT-compatible serialization
src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesEditorCommon/Data/CustomLayouts.cs	Updated to use FancyZonesJsonContext type info
src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesEditor.UITests/Utils/AppZoneHistory.cs	Changed to static JsonOptions property
src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.FuzzTests/FancyZones.FuzzTests.csproj	Added additional FancyZones data file links
src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Helpers/AppStateHandler.cs	Removed second boolean parameter from OpenSettings call
src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker.ModuleServices/*	New ColorPicker module service files
src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys/*	New CmdPal extension implementation
src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Properties/PublishProfiles/*	Added trailing newlines
src/modules/awake/Awake.ModuleServices/*	New Awake module service files
src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp	Added shared_constants.h include
src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.vcxproj	Added trailing newline
src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/*	Refactored to use shared WorkspacesEditorData base class
NOTICE.md	Added Shmuelie.WinRTServer to third-party notices

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vanzue and others added 30 commits July 1, 2025 09:52

init project

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Merge branch 'microsoft:main' into cmdpal-pt

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fix signature change

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Merge branch 'cmdpal-pt' of github.com:vanzue/PowerToys into cmdpal-pt

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color picker icon

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crock and lock command implementation

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unlock with filelock smith

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check in a feature list for per modules

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spec

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'fork/main' into cmdpal-pt

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vanzue added 4 commits December 19, 2025 16:13

fix spell

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fix the fuzz test

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Merge branch 'dev/vanzue/fix-spell' into dev/vanzue/cmdpal-pt

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add spell

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vanzue added 3 commits December 22, 2025 12:40

fix review

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fancyzones should clear the unused icons

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no need for this file any more

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vanzue added 3 commits December 22, 2025 20:27

try to unify the event waiter

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fix the event trigger

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into dev/vanzue/cmdpal-pt

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Command Palette Extension - Search and Run PowerToys Tools #44414

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		// ZoomIt mode ids (map to WM_HOTKEY wParam values)

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