How to Install / Upgrade: Introducing Agent Plugins 1.0.0

Introducing Agent Plugins 1.0.0

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 that compatible agent clients can discover and load. The standard defines a common format with a root plugin.json manifest and fixed locations for portable components.

To install or upgrade, use a compatible agent client that supports Agent Plugins. Package or obtain plugins that follow the common format: a root plugin.json manifest plus the fixed locations for portable components. Each client keeps control of installation, distribution, policy, user experience, and client-specific capabilities, so follow that client’s own install and load flow for Agent Plugins 1.0.0.

Gotchas: only compatible agent clients can discover and load these plugins, and install steps are not the same across clients because each client owns installation, distribution, policy, user experience, and client-specific capabilities. Verify by confirming the plugin has a root plugin.json and the expected fixed layout for portable components, then confirm the client discovers and loads it.