diff --git a/client.py b/client.py
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+import logging
+import importlib
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List
+
+
+class Client:
+    """Simple launcher for PokeMMO with plugin support."""
+
+    def __init__(self, game_path: Path | None = None) -> None:
+        self.game_path = game_path or self._default_game_path()
+        self.logger = self._create_logger()
+        self.plugins: List[object] = []
+
+    def _create_logger(self) -> logging.Logger:
+        logger = logging.getLogger("pokemmo.client")
+        if not logger.handlers:
+            logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+            handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+            fmt = "[%(levelname)s] %(name)s: %(message)s"
+            handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(fmt))
+            logger.addHandler(handler)
+        return logger
+
+    def _default_game_path(self) -> Path:
+        root = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+        if (root / "PokeMMO.exe").exists():
+            return root / "PokeMMO.exe"
+        return root / "PokeMMO.sh"
+
+    # Plugins -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    def load_plugins(self, directory: Path | None = None) -> None:
+        """Load all plugins from the provided directory."""
+        directory = directory or Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "plugins"
+        if not directory.exists():
+            self.logger.debug("Plugin directory %s does not exist", directory)
+            return
+        for file in directory.glob("*.py"):
+            if file.name == "__init__.py":
+                continue
+            module_name = f"plugins.{file.stem}"
+            try:
+                module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+            except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - best effort logging
+                self.logger.error("Failed to import %s: %s", module_name, exc)
+                continue
+            plugin_cls = getattr(module, "Plugin", None)
+            if plugin_cls is None:
+                self.logger.warning("No Plugin class in %s", module_name)
+                continue
+            plugin = plugin_cls()
+            self.plugins.append(plugin)
+            self.logger.info("Loaded plugin %s", module_name)
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        """Start the PokeMMO game."""
+        self.logger.info("Launching PokeMMO from %s", self.game_path)
+        if self.game_path.suffix == ".sh":
+            subprocess.Popen(["bash", str(self.game_path)], cwd=self.game_path.parent)
+        else:
+            subprocess.Popen([str(self.game_path)], cwd=self.game_path.parent)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    client = Client()
+    client.load_plugins()
+    for plugin in client.plugins:
+        run = getattr(plugin, "run", None)
+        if callable(run):
+            run(client)
+    client.run()
diff --git a/plugins/__init__.py b/plugins/__init__.py
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+"""Plugins for the PokeMMO client."""
diff --git a/plugins/sample_plugin.py b/plugins/sample_plugin.py
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+++ b/plugins/sample_plugin.py
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+class Plugin:
+    """Simple example plugin."""
+
+    def run(self, client):
+        client.logger.info("Sample plugin ran")