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Introducing Agent Plugins

OpenAI6 August 2026Watch on YouTube

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What you'll learn

  • Agent Plugins is an open, vendor-neutral standard for packaging AI agent extensions, built by AWS, Cursor, GitHub, Microsoft, OpenAI and Vercel.
  • An agent plugin is basically a folder with a plugin.json manifest at the root, so one package works across different products.
  • The first release supports agent skills for reusable instructions and MCP servers that connect agents to tools and data.
  • The specification is limited to packaging and discovery; marketplaces, permissions and runtimes stay outside the standard.

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is an agent plugin?
An agent plugin is a standard way to package extensions for AI agents, basically a folder with a plugin.json manifest at the root. The same package therefore works in different agent products.
Which organisations are behind Agent Plugins?
The standard was created by contributors from AWS, Cursor, GitHub, Microsoft, OpenAI and Vercel. Google later also joined the core maintainer group.
What does the first release of Agent Plugins focus on?
The first release supports agent skills for reusable instructions and workflows, and MCP servers that connect agents to tools and data.
What falls outside the scope of the specification?
The specification standardizes only packaging and discovery of plugins. Marketplaces, permissions and runtimes stay outside the standard and remain with the products themselves.

Topics

ai agentsopen standardplugin architectureinteroperabilitydeveloper tools

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Introducing Agent Plugins, an open standard developed in collaboration with partners across the AI ecosystem. Bundle Agent Skills and supported MCP server configurations into plugins you can use across ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Kiro, and VS Code. Get started: https://agent-plugins.org Chapters: 00:00 Why agent packaging needs a standard 00:20 Introducing Agent Plugins 00:39 Package structure, skills, and MCP servers 01:03 Portable across products 01:19 Scope and getting started