> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Discover Plugins • AI Agent SDK

> discover_plugins: Discover and load tools from single-file plugins.

# discover\_plugins

Function

> This function is defined in the [**registry**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/registry.md) module.

Discover and load tools from single-file plugins.

Scans default plugin directories for WordPress-style plugins:

* ./.praisonai/plugins/ (project-level)
* \~/.praisonai/plugins/ (user-level)

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def discover_plugins() -> int
```

### Returns

**Returns** `int`

Number of plugins loaded

## Uses

* `discover_single_file_plugins`
* `get_registry`

## Used By

* [`get_plugin_registry`](../functions/get_plugin_registry)
* [`ToolRegistry.get`](../functions/ToolRegistry-get)
* [`ToolRegistry.get_tool_definition`](../functions/ToolRegistry-get_tool_definition)

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/tools/registry.py#L702)
>
> `praisonaiagents/tools/registry.py` at line 702

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## Related Documentation

> [card] [Plugins Feature](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/features/plugins)


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