From cc22a52907a052f37dad319f843f218fe69e1b9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jackson <jrmoffet@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2024 19:26:36 -0500
Subject: Update cookbook.md

Document how to call plugins headless
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 docs/dev/cookbook.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

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diff --git a/docs/dev/cookbook.md b/docs/dev/cookbook.md
index 9f5164e9..4d9f0d77 100644
--- a/docs/dev/cookbook.md
+++ b/docs/dev/cookbook.md
@@ -272,3 +272,18 @@ UIActionHandler.globalActions().bindAction("Trigger Range", UIAction(new_range_a
 
 Menu.mainMenu("Plugins").addAction("Trigger Range", "Plugins")
 ```
+### Invoke plugin from the API
+```python
+from binaryninja import BinaryView, PluginCommand, PluginCommandContext
+
+
+def invoke_plugin(name: str, bv: BinaryView, address=0, length = 0,function=None, instruction=None):
+    ctx = PluginCommandContext(bv)
+    ctx.address = address
+    ctx.length = length
+    ctx.function = function
+    ctx.instruction = instruction
+
+    cmds = PluginCommand.get_valid_list(ctx)
+    cmds[name].execute(ctx)
+```
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