# Introducing Agent Plugins 1.0.0

DevFeed: [Introducing Agent Plugins 1.0.0](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-agent-plugins-1-0-0-986.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://vercel.com/changelog/introducing-agent-plugins-1-0-0>)

Author: Jonathan Hefner

Published: 2026-08-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Vercel News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/vercel-news.md>)

Topics: [Agent Skills](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agent-skills.md>), [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [JSON](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/json.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codex.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cursor.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Kiro](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kiro.md>), [vs-code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vs-code.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [agent-skills](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent-skills.md>), [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codex.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cursor.md>), [distribution](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distribution.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [kiro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kiro.md>), [manifest](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/manifest.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugins.md>), [policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policy.md>), [portable](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/portable.md>), [skills](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/skills.md>), [user-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-experience.md>), [vs-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vs-code.md>)

## AI overview

Agent Plugins 1.0.0 is an open, vendor-neutral standard for packaging Agent Skills and MCP servers into portable plugins. It defines a common root manifest and fixed component locations while allowing each compatible client to control installation, distribution, policy, user experience, and client-specific capabilities.

## Source excerpt

Agent Plugins 1.0.0 is now available. It is an open, vendor-neutral standard for packaging Agent Skills and MCP servers into portable plugins. Compatible agent clients can discover and load them. Agent Plugins defines a common format: a root plugin.json manifest, plus fixed locations for portable components. Each client keeps control of installation, distribution, policy, user experience, and client-specific capabilities. At launch, Agent Plugins is supported across the following clients: ChatGPT and Codex Cursor GitHub Copilot Kiro VS Code Read the specification and implementation guides, learn more in the announcement post, and follow our guide to build a plugin on the new standard. Read more