fix(tui): run plugin slash commands live

tests/tui_gateway/test_protocol.py

@@ -391,6 +391,36 @@ def test_slash_exec_rejects_skill_commands(server):
     assert "skill command" in resp["error"]["message"]
 
 
+def test_slash_exec_handles_plugin_commands_in_live_gateway(server):
+    """Plugin slash commands return normal slash.exec output without using the worker."""
+    sid = "test-session"
+
+    class Worker:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.calls = []
+
+        def run(self, cmd):
+            self.calls.append(cmd)
+            return f"worker:{cmd}"
+
+    worker = Worker()
+    server._sessions[sid] = {"session_key": sid, "agent": None, "slash_worker": worker}
+
+    with patch(
+        "hermes_cli.plugins.get_plugin_command_handler",
+        lambda name: (lambda arg: f"plugin:{arg}") if name == "plugin-cmd" else None,
+    ):
+        resp = server.handle_request({
+            "id": "r-plugin-slash",
+            "method": "slash.exec",
+            "params": {"command": "plugin-cmd hello", "session_id": sid},
+        })
+
+    assert "error" not in resp
+    assert resp["result"] == {"output": "plugin:hello"}
+    assert worker.calls == []
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("cmd", ["retry", "queue hello", "q hello", "steer fix the test", "plan"])
 def test_slash_exec_rejects_pending_input_commands(server, cmd):
     """slash.exec must reject commands that use _pending_input in the CLI."""

tui_gateway/server.py

@@ -5165,9 +5165,13 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
         return _err(rid, 4004, "empty command")
 
     # Skill slash commands and _pending_input commands must NOT go through the
-    # slash worker — see _PENDING_INPUT_COMMANDS definition above.
+    # slash worker — see _PENDING_INPUT_COMMANDS definition above. Plugin
-    _cmd_parts = cmd.split() if not cmd.startswith("/") else cmd.lstrip("/").split()
+    # commands must also avoid the worker, but unlike skills/pending-input they
-    _cmd_base = _cmd_parts[0] if _cmd_parts else ""
+    # still return normal slash.exec output so the TUI keeps the pager path.
+    _cmd_text = cmd.lstrip("/") if cmd.startswith("/") else cmd
+    _cmd_parts = _cmd_text.split(maxsplit=1)
+    _cmd_base = (_cmd_parts[0] if _cmd_parts else "").lower()
+    _cmd_arg = _cmd_parts[1] if len(_cmd_parts) > 1 else ""
 
     if _cmd_base in _PENDING_INPUT_COMMANDS:
         return _err(
@@ -5185,6 +5189,20 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
     except Exception:
         pass
 
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli.plugins import (
+            get_plugin_command_handler,
+            resolve_plugin_command_result,
+        )
+
+        if _cmd_base:
+            plugin_handler = get_plugin_command_handler(_cmd_base)
+            if plugin_handler:
+                result = resolve_plugin_command_result(plugin_handler(_cmd_arg))
+                return _ok(rid, {"output": str(result or "(no output)")})
+    except Exception as e:
+        return _err(rid, 4018, f"plugin command error: {e}")
+
     worker = session.get("slash_worker")
     if not worker:
         try: