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Consider adding flag to extensions to list experimental extensions

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Project
snapcraft
Number
#4951
Type
issue
State
open
Author
hartmutobendorf
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Current evaluation

Feature request to add --all flag to list-extensions to show experimental extensions and display env var hint. The extensions command (renamed from list-extensions) already lists all extensions including experimental ones, as confirmed by docs. Only the env var hint in output remains unimplemented. No maintainer engagement in ~2 years.

Suggested action: close stale

Reason: The primary request is already implemented: the extensions command (renamed from list-extensions in #5828) iterates over all registered extensions without filtering by experimental status, and the docs explicitly state 'The output includes all extensions, both stable and experimental, without differentiating them.' The remaining ask (showing the SNAPCRAFT_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_EXTENSIONS hint in output) is a minor enhancement. The issue has no labels, no maintainer response, and no activity in ~18 months, with only a bot Jira ticket comment.

Impact: 20 Quick Win: 17.0 Staleness: 75 Complexity: 15 Confidence: 72 Support Request: 10

Issue body

### What needs to get done add --all flag to list-extensions to show all (including experimental) add information about how to use experimental extensions to the output list (as in the docs, see below): To enable the use of experimental extensions in Snapcraft, set the environment variable SNAPCRAFT_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_EXTENSIONS to 1. ### Why it needs to get done The rationale for adding this would be: Users should be able to see experimental extensions without having to go to documentation.

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Impact: 20
Quick Win: 17.0
Staleness: 75
Complexity: 15
Confidence: 72
Support Request: 10
close stale Feature request to add --all flag to list-extensions to show experimental extensions and display env var hint. The extensions command (renamed from list-extensions) already lists all extensions including experimental ones, as confirmed by docs. Only the env var hint in output remains unimplemented. No maintainer engagement in ~2 years.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 85
Complexity: 30
Confidence: 75
Support Request: 10
needs triage Feature request to add an --all flag to list-extensions to show experimental extensions and enable instructions. The issue is unlabelled, unassigned, and has seen no maintainer engagement in nearly two years.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 90
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 10
needs triage Feature request to add an --all flag to list-extensions to display experimental extensions and usage instructions. Currently unlabelled with no maintainer assessment beyond an automated Jira sync comment.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 85
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 90
Support Request: 0
needs triage Proposes adding an --all flag to list-extensions to display experimental extensions and enable instructions. Open and unassigned. Last activity was 460 days ago following internal Jira ticket creation. Awaiting triage and implementation.

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Related work

  • Related To: snapcraft#5828 (confidence 80%)

    Renamed list-extensions to extensions command, which is the command this feature request targets. The renamed command already lists all extensions including experimental ones.

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