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Discovery answers a basic question: what provider sessions exist on this machine right now?
That question is harder than it sounds because every provider stores session state differently. One provider may expose session files. Another may keep local databases. Another may need an extension bridge. Another may be a CLI with per-session state. Another may require provider-specific metadata to prove identity.
AxiOwl discovery is provider-specific at the edge and normalized at the registry.
The provider-specific part looks where that provider actually keeps useful information. For a CLI, that may mean session directories or command output. For an editor, that may mean bridge state or chat/session files. For remote nodes, that may mean node registry and remote discovery. The exact mechanism should belong to the provider edge.
The normalized part is the result. A discovered target should become a registry row with a provider, surface, provider session id, display name, source, and sendable state where appropriate.
Discovery matters for installer behavior too. The MSI should preselect provider features based on what it actually finds, not based on which integrations AxiOwl knows how to install. If Claude Code CLI is not installed, its feature should not be prechecked merely because AxiOwl has support for it.
Discovery also reduces stale state. When sessions move, disappear, or change names, fresh discovery gives AxiOwl a chance to update the registry with current evidence.
The user-facing benefit is simple. Instead of manually typing every session into a config file, the user can ask AxiOwl what it sees and choose from discovered targets.
Discovery is the first step in making AI sessions addressable.