Several people have asked on the survey about creating plugins. So I created a cookiecutter / copier template for Avogadro command plugins:
pixi global install copier # or: uv tool install copier
copier copy gh:ghutchis/avogadro-command-template avogadro-myplugin
# you'll be asked some questions like the name of your plugin and the menu item
cd avogadro-myplugin
# edit your code as needed, e.g. src/{{module name}}/*.py
pixi install
pixi run test
# now you can use Install from Directory... in the Manage Plugins dialog
# to test out
Thoughts? Suggestions? Ideas? Feedback? Particularly from @matterhorn103 and @brockdyer03 - I think this should make it easier to get things started? I’d be happy to create one for energy calculators or other tasks as needed.