Amazon, Cursor, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel unite on a shared standard for AI agent plugins

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Amazon, Cursor, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel unite on a shared standard for AI agent plugins

The Decoder · Aug 7, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC

Amazon, Cursor, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel have jointly created Agent Plugins, an open standard that defines a single package format for AI agent extensions. Version 1.0.0 uses a plugin.json manifest file and supports both agent skills and MCP servers.…

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