Can not get peon ping to work with opencode on windows 11 with desktop app or cli

[SebbeJohansson]

Hi. I followed the instructions and i can not get peon to work with opencode. I can see the plugin being "on" in the desktop ui, but i dont get any audio from the desktop app nor the cli.

PS C:\Users\DragonSebastianJohan\.claude\hooks\peon-ping\adapters> .\opencode.ps1
> Installing peon-ping for OpenCode...
> Downloading peon-ping.ts plugin...
> Plugin installed to C:\Users\DragonSebastianJohan\AppData\Local\opencode\plugins\peon-ping.ts
> Config already exists, preserved.
> Pack 'peon' already installed.

> peon-ping installed for OpenCode!

  Plugin:  C:\Users\DragonSebastianJohan\AppData\Local\opencode\plugins\peon-ping.ts
  Config:  C:\Users\DragonSebastianJohan\AppData\Local\opencode\peon-ping\config.json
  Packs:   C:\Users\DragonSebastianJohan\.openpeon\packs

> Restart OpenCode to activate. Your Peon awaits.
> Install more packs: https://openpeon.com/packs

config.json

{
    "spam_threshold":  3,
    "volume":  0.5,
    "categories":  {
                       "task.acknowledge":  true,
                       "task.complete":  true,
                       "session.end":  true,
                       "task.error":  true,
                       "session.start":  true,
                       "task.progress":  true,
                       "resource.limit":  true,
                       "input.required":  true,
                       "user.spam":  true
                   },
    "pack_rotation":  [

                      ],
    "enabled":  true,
    "spam_window_seconds":  10,
    "debounce_ms":  500,
    "active_pack":  "peon"
}

Am i missing something?

[garysheng]

Thanks for the detailed report. The active_pack key in your config is the old name — it was renamed to default_pack in v2.16.0. The new version reads both for backward compatibility during the transition, but this shouldn't cause audio to stop working.

A few things to check:

1. Verify OpenCode is loading the plugin — in OpenCode, open Settings > Plugins and confirm peon-ping shows as active. The install script reports success but OpenCode needs a full restart (not just reload).

2. Check the plugin path — ensure C:\Users\DragonSebastianJohan\AppData\Local\opencode\plugins\peon-ping.ts exists and was written by the latest installer.

3. Test audio separately — from PowerShell, run: & "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\hooks\peon-ping\peon.ps1" task.complete — if you hear a sound, the engine works and the issue is in the OpenCode plugin hookup.

4. Check OpenCode version — the TypeScript plugin requires OpenCode 0.1.x+ with plugin support. Older versions silently ignore unknown plugin directories.

If step 3 produces no sound either, please share the output of peon status from PowerShell.

[SebbeJohansson]

1. it is loading the plugin.
2. Plugin path exists.
3. Running audio seperatly works.
4. I am using the latest version of OpenCode.

Interestingly, peon status results in nothing.

PS C:\Users\DragonSebastianJohan\projects\Storefront> peon status
PS C:\Users\DragonSebastianJohan\projects\Storefront>

Could this be related?

I switched to using wsl to run opencode, but this caused the native opencode gui on desktop to not work. Running the web gui works. Very weird everything. I understand that this is not part of PeonPing and not something that is related to an issue here.
For context, here is my setup for wsl that worked:
https://github.com/SebbeJohansson/opencode-peon-ping-wsl

I can provide more detailed for the native windows setup i tried.

[SebbeJohansson]

For the record, i had to disable WSL windows playback for sound to make it work on my machine for opencode with the plugin.

[ahoke-cr]

FWIW most of the powershell commands require you to now use the options format, so the command should be peon --status. It's not overly helpful that unrecognized commands don't tell you they're unrecognized, but you can generally assume nothing happened if you execute a peon command and nothing outputs.

[SebbeJohansson]

@ahoke-cr good shout! That should probably be fixed.

[garysheng]

A few things to check for OpenCode on Windows:

1. Audio playback — verify sounds work outside of OpenCode:

   peon --preview session.start

   If this plays sound, the core install is fine and the issue is in the OpenCode plugin integration.

2. Plugin loading — check if OpenCode is actually loading the plugin. Look for peon-ping log output in the OpenCode developer console or logs.

3. Known Windows issue — there's a related bug where PowerShell hooks can interfere with console mode on Windows (PowerShell-based hooks break keyboard input in Claude Code on Windows (Console Raw Mode reset) #205). If you're on a recent version, try updating to the latest peon-ping.

4. Try the fallback audio backend — Windows sometimes has issues with the default audio player:

   peon config audio_backend powershell

Can you run peon --preview session.start and let us know if that plays audio? That will help narrow down whether this is an audio or plugin issue.

[garysheng]

Your config and installation look correct. This is likely the same issue as #353.

Troubleshooting steps:

1. Run peon --preview from PowerShell to verify audio works at all
2. Check if the OpenCode plugin is actually being invoked — add a simple debug line
3. If peon --preview works but hooks don't fire, the OpenCode plugin may not be loading properly

If peon --preview doesn't work, it could be a Windows audio device issue. Let me know what you find.

[garysheng]

Closing this out — glad you got it working by disabling WSL Windows playback. If you hit any other issues with the current version (v2.17.3), feel free to open a new issue.