diff --git a/src/public/shells/chat/decl/chatLog.ts b/src/public/shells/chat/decl/chatLog.ts
index d4c0f80..6caf2ee 100644
--- a/src/public/shells/chat/decl/chatLog.ts
+++ b/src/public/shells/chat/decl/chatLog.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { charAPI_t } from '../../../../decl/charAPI.ts';
 import { WorldAPI_t } from '../../../../decl/WorldAPI.ts';
 import { UserAPI_t } from '../../../../decl/UserAPI.ts';
 import { pluginAPI_t } from '../../../../decl/PluginAPI.ts';
+import { Buffer } from "node:buffer";
 
 export class chatReply_t {
 	name?: string;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export class chatReplyRequest_t {
 	plugins: pluginAPI_t[]
 	chat_summary: string
 	chat_scoped_char_memory: {}
+	extension: {}
 }
 
 export class chatLogEntry_t {
diff --git a/src/public/shells/chat/src/server/chat.mjs b/src/public/shells/chat/src/server/chat.mjs
index abbbba5..259f139 100644
--- a/src/public/shells/chat/src/server/chat.mjs
+++ b/src/public/shells/chat/src/server/chat.mjs
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ async function getChatRequest(chatid, charname) {
 	const other_chars = { ...timeSlice.chars }
 	delete other_chars[charname]
 
+	/** @type {import('../../decl/chatLog.ts').chatReplyRequest_t} */
 	const result = {
 		chat_id: chatid,
 		char_id: charname,
@@ -260,7 +261,8 @@ async function getChatRequest(chatid, charname) {
 		other_chars,
 		chat_summary: timeSlice.summary,
 		chat_scoped_char_memory: timeSlice.chars_memories[charname] ??= {},
-		plugins: []
+		plugins: [],
+		extension: {}
 	}
 
 	if (timeSlice.world?.interfaces?.chat?.GetChatLogForCharname)