> ## 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.

# enable • AI Agent SDK

> enable: Enable the plugin system.

# enable

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> This function is defined in the [**plugins**](../modules/plugins) module.

Enable the plugin system.

Discovers and enables plugins from default directories.
This is the main entry point for using plugins.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def enable(plugins: list) -> None
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="plugins" type="list" required={false}>
  Optional list of plugin names to enable. If None, enables all discovered plugins.
</ParamField>

## Usage

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
# Enable all discovered plugins
    from praisonaiagents import plugins
    plugins.enable()

    # Enable specific plugins only
    plugins.enable(["logging", "metrics"])
```

## Uses

* `get_plugin_manager`
* `manager.auto_discover_plugins`
* `manager.enable`
* `manager.list_plugins`
* `logging.debug`

## Notes

* Tools and guardrails work WITHOUT calling enable()
  * Only background plugins (hooks, metrics, logging) need enable()
  * Can also be enabled via PRAISONAI\_PLUGINS env var
  * Can also be enabled via .praisonai/config.toml

## Used By

* [`enable`](../functions/enable)

## Source

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