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# Tool Manifest

> manifest.json fields that declare how a tool integrates with Pipeline.

Every tool bundle must include a `manifest.json` at the root. The manifest declares
how the tool integrates with Pipeline.

**Example:**

```json theme={null}
{
  "name": "Ziptrak Retail Estimator",
  "shortName": "Ziptrak",
  "type": "quoting_extension",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "description": "Calculate supply and install costs for Ziptrak outdoor blinds. Adds itemised lines directly to the open quote.",
  "entry": "index.html"
}
```

**Manifest fields:**

| Field       | Type          | Required | Description                                                                   |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| name        | string        | Yes      | Full display name shown in the marketplace listing                            |
| shortName   | string        | Yes      | Short name used in Pipeline UI chrome (e.g. tab labels)                       |
| type        | enum          | Yes      | Integration type — see values below                                           |
| version     | semver string | Yes      | Tool version (e.g. `"2.0.0"`)                                                 |
| description | string        | Yes      | One-sentence description shown in the marketplace                             |
| entry       | string        | Yes      | Relative path to the HTML entry point inside the bundle (e.g. `"index.html"`) |

**`type` values:**

| Value               | Behaviour                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `standalone`        | Default. Tool renders as a sidebar panel, launched from the Pipeline tool launcher. Has read access to customers, products, quotes, and jobs, plus `quotes.create`. This is the right type for quoting tools that create a new quote rather than injecting into an existing one.                             |
| `quoting_extension` | Tool integrates with an already-open quote modal. Launched from inside the quote UI rather than the tool launcher. Unlocks `quotes.addLines` — which appends lines directly into the active in-memory quote. Use this type when your tool is designed to add lines to a quote the user is currently editing. |