Changelog

Unreleased (2026-01-05)

docs: Add docs/provider_authoring.md as a plugin authoring Quick Start for the strict ResultTable API (ResultModel/ColumnSpec/selection_fn). The file keeps its legacy name for compatibility.
docs: Add a link from docs/result_table.md to the plugin authoring guide.
tests: Add tests/test_provider_author_examples.py validating example plugin registration and adapter behavior. The test file keeps its legacy name for compatibility.
notes: Existing example plugins (plugins/example_provider.py, plugins/vimm/__init__.py) are referenced as canonical patterns.