Agent Plugins 1.0.0 published as an open specification for packaging agent skills and MCP servers

On August 6, 2026 Vercel announced Agent Plugins 1.0.0, an open, vendor-neutral specification for packaging extensions for AI agents so that one plugin format works across compatible clients. A plugin is a directory with a plugin.json manifest and fixed locations for its components, with Agent Skills under skills/ and MCP server configuration in mcp.json. Vercel says it initiated the proposal, that representatives from AWS, Anysphere, GitHub, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel refined it into version 1.0.0, and that the initial Technical Steering Committee includes core maintainers from AWS, Cursor, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel. ChatGPT and Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Kiro, and VS Code are listed as supported at launch.1

USASI. (2026, October 13). Agent Plugins 1.0.0 published as an open specification for packaging agent skills and MCP servers. United States of America Superintelligence. https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/news/agent-plugins-1-0-0-specification-published/

@misc{usasi_news_agent_plugins_1_0_0_specification_published,
  author = {{USASI}},
  title = {Agent Plugins 1.0.0 published as an open specification for packaging agent skills and MCP servers},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  howpublished = {\url{https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/news/agent-plugins-1-0-0-specification-published/}},
  note = {United States of America Superintelligence. Last updated 2026-10-13}
}