Agent Plugins package your skills, tools, and more- Google Developers Blog

Google is joining the Agent Plugins specification as a core maintainer, contributing to the standardization of packaging for agent skills and MCP servers. This post announces the integration of Agent Plugins support into Google's Agents CLI and Data Agent Kit. Agents CLI will package Google's expert skills in the Agent Plugins format, making them distributable across compatible clients. Data Agent Kit will provide plugins connecting to Google Data Cloud services (BigQuery, Spanner, Cloud SQL) in the Agent Plugins format, ensuring portability across compatible clients. The post details the structure of an Agent Plugin, emphasizing its simplicity with a `plugin.json` manifest and fixed locations for `skills/` and `mcp.json`. It highlights the benefits of a standardized package format for avoiding forking and drift of components across different client implementations.