diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/docs/sdk.md b/packages/coding-agent/docs/sdk.md
index a9db4e40a..7527d916a 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/docs/sdk.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/docs/sdk.md
@@ -604,6 +604,27 @@ const { session } = await createAgentSession({ resourceLoader: loader });
 
 Extensions can register tools, subscribe to events, add commands, and more. See [extensions.md](extensions.md) for the full API.
 
+**Named inline extensions:** By default, inline factories display as `<inline:1>`, `<inline:2>`, etc. in the startup Extensions list. To show a descriptive name instead, wrap the factory:
+
+```typescript
+import type { InlineExtension } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
+
+const myProvider: InlineExtension = {
+  name: "my-provider",
+  factory: (pi) => {
+    pi.on("agent_start", () => {
+      console.log("[my-provider] Agent starting");
+    });
+  },
+};
+
+const loader = new DefaultResourceLoader({
+  extensionFactories: [myProvider],
+});
+```
+
+This displays as `<inline:my-provider>` instead of `<inline:1>`. Bare factory functions are still accepted for backward compatibility.
+
 **Event Bus:** Extensions can communicate via `pi.events`. Pass a shared `eventBus` to `DefaultResourceLoader` if you need to emit or listen from outside:
 
 ```typescript
@@ -1161,6 +1182,7 @@ createGrepTool, createFindTool, createLsTool
 type CreateAgentSessionOptions
 type CreateAgentSessionResult
 type ExtensionFactory
+type InlineExtension
 type ExtensionAPI
 type ToolDefinition
 type Skill
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/extensions/index.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/extensions/index.ts
index 94b648ebd..56174d58e 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/extensions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/extensions/index.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export type {
 	GetThinkingLevelHandler,
 	GrepToolCallEvent,
 	GrepToolResultEvent,
+	InlineExtension,
 	// Events - Input
 	InputEvent,
 	InputEventResult,
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/extensions/types.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/extensions/types.ts
index 61a783b81..1e0f73127 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/extensions/types.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/extensions/types.ts
@@ -1446,6 +1446,14 @@ export interface ProviderModelConfig {
 /** Extension factory function type. Supports both sync and async initialization. */
 export type ExtensionFactory = (pi: ExtensionAPI) => void | Promise<void>;
 
+export type InlineExtension =
+	| ExtensionFactory
+	| {
+			/** Display name shown as `<inline:name>` in the startup Extensions list. */
+			name: string;
+			factory: ExtensionFactory;
+	  };
+
 // ============================================================================
 // Loaded Extension Types
 // ============================================================================
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/index.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/index.ts
index b7654f422..a63a471f7 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/index.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/index.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export {
 	ExtensionRunner,
 	type ExtensionShortcut,
 	type ExtensionUIContext,
+	type InlineExtension,
 	type LoadExtensionsResult,
 	type MessageRenderer,
 	type RegisteredCommand,
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/resource-loader.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/resource-loader.ts
index a187af8d9..d34f5a960 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/resource-loader.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/resource-loader.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 	loadExtensionFromFactory,
 	loadExtensionsCached,
 } from "./extensions/loader.ts";
-import type { Extension, ExtensionFactory, ExtensionRuntime, LoadExtensionsResult } from "./extensions/types.ts";
+import type { Extension, ExtensionRuntime, InlineExtension, LoadExtensionsResult } from "./extensions/types.ts";
 import { DefaultPackageManager, type PathMetadata, type ResolvedResource } from "./package-manager.ts";
 import type { PromptTemplate } from "./prompt-templates.ts";
 import { loadPromptTemplates } from "./prompt-templates.ts";
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export interface DefaultResourceLoaderOptions {
 	additionalSkillPaths?: string[];
 	additionalPromptTemplatePaths?: string[];
 	additionalThemePaths?: string[];
-	extensionFactories?: ExtensionFactory[];
+	extensionFactories?: InlineExtension[];
 	noExtensions?: boolean;
 	noSkills?: boolean;
 	noPromptTemplates?: boolean;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export class DefaultResourceLoader implements ResourceLoader {
 	private additionalSkillPaths: string[];
 	private additionalPromptTemplatePaths: string[];
 	private additionalThemePaths: string[];
-	private extensionFactories: ExtensionFactory[];
+	private extensionFactories: InlineExtension[];
 	private noExtensions: boolean;
 	private noSkills: boolean;
 	private noPromptTemplates: boolean;
@@ -896,8 +896,10 @@ export class DefaultResourceLoader implements ResourceLoader {
 		const extensions: Extension[] = [];
 		const errors: Array<{ path: string; error: string }> = [];
 
-		for (const [index, factory] of this.extensionFactories.entries()) {
-			const extensionPath = `<inline:${index + 1}>`;
+		for (const [index, input] of this.extensionFactories.entries()) {
+			const isNamed = typeof input !== "function";
+			const factory = isNamed ? input.factory : input;
+			const extensionPath = `<inline:${isNamed ? input.name : index + 1}>`;
 			try {
 				const extension = await loadExtensionFromFactory(factory, this.cwd, this.eventBus, runtime, extensionPath);
 				extensions.push(extension);
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/sdk.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/sdk.ts
index 3bec2c32e..75b2ef732 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/sdk.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export type {
 	ExtensionCommandContext,
 	ExtensionContext,
 	ExtensionFactory,
+	InlineExtension,
 	SlashCommandInfo,
 	SlashCommandSource,
 	ToolDefinition,
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/index.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/index.ts
index 034db0064..df4c76123 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/index.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export type {
 	ExtensionWidgetOptions,
 	FindToolCallEvent,
 	GrepToolCallEvent,
+	InlineExtension,
 	InputEvent,
 	InputEventResult,
 	InputSource,
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/main.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/main.ts
index 6b3459828..a58e67169 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/main.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { formatNoModelsAvailableMessage } from "./core/auth-guidance.ts";
 import { AuthStorage } from "./core/auth-storage.ts";
 import { exportFromFile } from "./core/export-html/index.ts";
-import type { ExtensionFactory } from "./core/extensions/types.ts";
+import type { InlineExtension } from "./core/extensions/types.ts";
 import { applyHttpProxySettings, configureHttpDispatcher } from "./core/http-dispatcher.ts";
 import type { ModelRegistry } from "./core/model-registry.ts";
 import { resolveCliModel, resolveModelScope, type ScopedModel } from "./core/model-resolver.ts";
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ async function promptForMissingSessionCwd(
 }
 
 export interface MainOptions {
-	extensionFactories?: ExtensionFactory[];
+	extensionFactories?: InlineExtension[];
 }
 
 export async function main(args: string[], options?: MainOptions) {
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/package-manager-cli.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/package-manager-cli.ts
index c354c6e35..5c1a0a1cc 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/package-manager-cli.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/package-manager-cli.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 	type SelfUpdatePackageTarget,
 	VERSION,
 } from "./config.ts";
-import type { ExtensionFactory } from "./core/extensions/types.ts";
+import type { InlineExtension } from "./core/extensions/types.ts";
 import { DefaultPackageManager } from "./core/package-manager.ts";
 import { type AppMode, resolveProjectTrusted } from "./core/project-trust.ts";
 import { DefaultResourceLoader } from "./core/resource-loader.ts";
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ function prepareWindowsNpmSelfUpdate(): void {
 }
 
 export interface PackageCommandRuntimeOptions {
-	extensionFactories?: ExtensionFactory[];
+	extensionFactories?: InlineExtension[];
 }
 
 interface CommandSettingsResult {
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ async function createCommandSettingsManager(options: {
 	agentDir: string;
 	projectTrustOverride?: boolean;
 	useSavedProjectTrustOnly?: boolean;
-	extensionFactories?: ExtensionFactory[];
+	extensionFactories?: InlineExtension[];
 }): Promise<CommandSettingsResult> {
 	const settingsManager = SettingsManager.create(options.cwd, options.agentDir, { projectTrusted: false });
 	const projectTrustWarnings: string[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/suite/harness.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/suite/harness.ts
index 0fb95825c..1f01cad03 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/suite/harness.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/suite/harness.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { ModelRegistry } from "../../src/core/model-registry.ts";
 import { SessionManager } from "../../src/core/session-manager.ts";
 import type { Settings } from "../../src/core/settings-manager.ts";
 import { SettingsManager } from "../../src/core/settings-manager.ts";
-import type { ExtensionFactory, ResourceLoader } from "../../src/index.ts";
+import type { InlineExtension, ResourceLoader } from "../../src/index.ts";
 import {
 	type CreateTestExtensionsResultInput,
 	createTestExtensionsResult,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export interface HarnessOptions {
 	allowedToolNames?: string[];
 	excludedToolNames?: string[];
 	resourceLoader?: ResourceLoader;
-	extensionFactories?: Array<ExtensionFactory | CreateTestExtensionsResultInput>;
+	extensionFactories?: Array<InlineExtension | CreateTestExtensionsResultInput>;
 	withConfiguredAuth?: boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/suite/regressions/6260-inline-extension-naming.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/suite/regressions/6260-inline-extension-naming.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..522e3fa25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/suite/regressions/6260-inline-extension-naming.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { DefaultResourceLoader } from "../../../src/core/resource-loader.ts";
+import type { ExtensionAPI } from "../../../src/index.ts";
+
+const noop: (pi: ExtensionAPI) => void = () => {};
+
+describe("inline extension naming", () => {
+	const roots: string[] = [];
+
+	function fixture(name: string) {
+		const root = join(tmpdir(), `pi-inline-naming-${name}-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`);
+		const cwd = join(root, "project");
+		const agentDir = join(root, "agent");
+		mkdirSync(cwd, { recursive: true });
+		mkdirSync(agentDir, { recursive: true });
+		roots.push(root);
+		return { root, cwd, agentDir };
+	}
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		roots.length = 0;
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		while (roots.length > 0) {
+			const root = roots.pop();
+			if (root && existsSync(root)) {
+				rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("displays bare factories as <inline:N>", async () => {
+		const { cwd, agentDir } = fixture("bare");
+		const loader = new DefaultResourceLoader({
+			cwd,
+			agentDir,
+			noSkills: true,
+			noPromptTemplates: true,
+			noThemes: true,
+			extensionFactories: [noop, noop],
+		});
+
+		await loader.reload();
+
+		const result = loader.getExtensions();
+
+		expect(result.extensions).toHaveLength(2);
+		expect(result.extensions[0].path).toBe("<inline:1>");
+		expect(result.extensions[1].path).toBe("<inline:2>");
+	});
+
+	it("displays named wrappers as <inline:name>", async () => {
+		const { cwd, agentDir } = fixture("named");
+		const loader = new DefaultResourceLoader({
+			cwd,
+			agentDir,
+			noSkills: true,
+			noPromptTemplates: true,
+			noThemes: true,
+			extensionFactories: [
+				{ name: "my-provider", factory: noop },
+				{ name: "my-commands", factory: noop },
+			],
+		});
+
+		await loader.reload();
+
+		const result = loader.getExtensions();
+
+		expect(result.extensions).toHaveLength(2);
+		expect(result.extensions[0].path).toBe("<inline:my-provider>");
+		expect(result.extensions[1].path).toBe("<inline:my-commands>");
+	});
+
+	it("supports mixed bare and named factories", async () => {
+		const { cwd, agentDir } = fixture("mixed");
+		const loader = new DefaultResourceLoader({
+			cwd,
+			agentDir,
+			noSkills: true,
+			noPromptTemplates: true,
+			noThemes: true,
+			extensionFactories: [noop, { name: "named-ext", factory: noop }, noop],
+		});
+
+		await loader.reload();
+
+		const result = loader.getExtensions();
+
+		expect(result.extensions).toHaveLength(3);
+		expect(result.extensions[0].path).toBe("<inline:1>");
+		expect(result.extensions[1].path).toBe("<inline:named-ext>");
+		expect(result.extensions[2].path).toBe("<inline:3>");
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/test-harness.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/test-harness.ts
index 0ae601ef6..ea4fe2466 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/test-harness.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/test-harness.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { ModelRegistry } from "../src/core/model-registry.ts";
 import { SessionManager } from "../src/core/session-manager.ts";
 import type { Settings } from "../src/core/settings-manager.ts";
 import { SettingsManager } from "../src/core/settings-manager.ts";
-import type { ExtensionFactory, ResourceLoader } from "../src/index.ts";
+import type { InlineExtension, ResourceLoader } from "../src/index.ts";
 import {
 	type CreateTestExtensionsResultInput,
 	createTestExtensionsResult,
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ export interface HarnessOptions {
 	/** Optional resource loader override. */
 	resourceLoader?: ResourceLoader;
 	/** Inline extensions to load into the session resource loader. */
-	extensionFactories?: Array<ExtensionFactory | CreateTestExtensionsResultInput>;
+	extensionFactories?: Array<InlineExtension | CreateTestExtensionsResultInput>;
 }
 
 export interface Harness {
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/utilities.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/utilities.ts
index 73177ce9a..c76e89ebd 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/utilities.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/utilities.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ import { getOAuthApiKey } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai/oauth";
 import { AgentSession } from "../src/core/agent-session.ts";
 import { AuthStorage } from "../src/core/auth-storage.ts";
 import { createEventBus } from "../src/core/event-bus.ts";
-import type { Extension, ExtensionFactory, LoadExtensionsResult } from "../src/core/extensions/index.ts";
+import type {
+	Extension,
+	ExtensionFactory,
+	InlineExtension,
+	LoadExtensionsResult,
+} from "../src/core/extensions/index.ts";
 import { createExtensionRuntime, loadExtensionFromFactory } from "../src/core/extensions/loader.ts";
 import { ModelRegistry } from "../src/core/model-registry.ts";
 import type { ResourceLoader } from "../src/core/resource-loader.ts";
@@ -181,8 +186,10 @@ export interface CreateTestExtensionsResultInput {
 	path?: string;
 }
 
+type TestExtensionInput = InlineExtension | CreateTestExtensionsResultInput;
+
 export async function createTestExtensionsResult(
-	inputs: Array<ExtensionFactory | CreateTestExtensionsResultInput>,
+	inputs: TestExtensionInput[],
 	cwd = process.cwd(),
 ): Promise<LoadExtensionsResult> {
 	const runtime = createExtensionRuntime();
@@ -190,9 +197,12 @@ export async function createTestExtensionsResult(
 	const extensions: Extension[] = [];
 
 	for (const [index, input] of inputs.entries()) {
-		const factory = typeof input === "function" ? input : input.factory;
-		const extensionPath =
-			typeof input === "function" ? `<inline:${index + 1}>` : (input.path ?? `<inline:${index + 1}>`);
+		const isObject = typeof input !== "function";
+		const hasName = isObject && "name" in input;
+		const hasPath = isObject && "path" in input && typeof input.path === "string" && input.path !== "";
+		const factory = isObject ? input.factory : input;
+		const extensionPath = hasName ? `<inline:${input.name}>` : hasPath ? input.path : `<inline:${index + 1}>`;
+
 		extensions.push(await loadExtensionFromFactory(factory, cwd, eventBus, runtime, extensionPath));
 	}