icommandprovider.md

title	ICommandProvider Interface
description	The ICommandProvider interface is used to provide commands for the Command Palette to use.
ms.date	2/7/2025
ms.topic	reference
no-loc	PowerToys Windows Insider

ICommandProvider Interface

Definition

Namespace: Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions

This is the interface that an extension must implement to provide commands to the Command Palette. The Command Palette will call this interface to get the commands that it should display.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
DisplayName	String	The display name of the command provider. This is used to identify the provider in the Command Palette.
Frozen	Boolean	Indicates whether the command provider is frozen. A frozen command provider will not be updated or refreshed.
Icon	IIconInfo	The icon associated with the command provider. This is used to display an icon in the Command Palette.
Id	String	The unique identifier of the command provider. This is used to identify the provider in the Command Palette.
Settings	ICommandSettings	The settings associated with the command provider. This is used to provide additional information or resources related to the item being displayed in the Command Palette.

Methods

Method	Description
FallbackCommands()	Returns the fallback commands for the command provider.
GetCommand(String)	Returns the command associated with the specified ID.
InitializeWithHost(IExtensionHost)	Initializes the command provider with the specified host. This is called when the command provider is first created.
TopLevelCommands()	Returns the top-level commands for the command provider.