Plugins for catpilot — the
features that ride on top of stock openpilot. They come pre-installed with
every catpilot release and are versioned with it (release 0.11.1 ships
plugins 0.11.1): flash catpilot, and everything below is already on the
device.
| Plugin | What it does for you |
|---|---|
bmw_e9x_e8x |
Makes BMW E9x/E8x cars (E82/E90 family) drivable with catpilot: cruise control, steering, lane changes — no factory driver-assist needed |
speedlimitd |
Watches the speed limit for you — from offline OpenStreetMap data (optional toggle) and what the camera sees (lane count, road type) — and slows the car for sharp curves and highway ramps |
lane_keeping |
Calms the slow left-right sway ("ping-pong") inside the lane, so the car holds its line more steadily |
| Plugin | What it does for you |
|---|---|
ui_mod |
The catpilot look: home screen with drive stats and a route map, your car's emblem on the driving screen, and extra settings panels (Driving, Plugins) |
model_selector |
Lets you download and switch between driving models from the Software panel |
screen_capture |
Tap the camera icon to save a screenshot of the driving screen |
| Plugin | What it does for you |
|---|---|
c3_compat |
Keeps the comma three fully supported on current catpilot (display, panda, OS compatibility) |
mapd |
Manages an external OpenStreetMap data binary. Currently inactive (unwired in its manifest) — speed limits come through speedlimitd instead |
bus_logger |
Saves the plugins' status messages into the drive logs, so problems can be diagnosed after a drive |
- Settings → Plugins — one toggle per plugin.
- Feature-level switches live in their own panels: for example, the Driving panel has the "Lane Keeping" toggle, and the Software panel hosts the model selector.
- A few plugins are marked enforced because the car depends on them
(for example
lane_keepingon BMW) — for those, use their feature toggle instead of disabling the whole plugin.
Plugins update together with catpilot. Nothing to do — a catpilot update brings the matching plugins with it.
Every plugin has its own README.md inside
plugins/ explaining what it does in more detail; the more
technical ones also carry design docs (for example
lane_keeping/DESIGN.md).
Want to build a plugin or understand the framework? Start with
docs/DEVELOPMENT.md.
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