Agent Plugins: Share AI Customizations Everywhere

James Montemagno introduces VS Code agent plugins and how they package and share AI customizations—like skills, MCP servers, and custom agents—so teams can reuse the same setup across projects and environments.

Overview

The video explains how agent plugins in Visual Studio Code can be used to bundle and distribute AI-related customizations across projects and teams.

It covers:

• What agent plugins are used for: sharing reusable AI customizations across environments
• The kinds of assets that can be packaged:
  • Skills
  • MCP servers
  • Custom agents
  • Other agent-related configuration
• How to work with agent plugins in VS Code:
  • Browse available plugins
  • Install plugins
  • Create and publish your own plugins
• The idea of a universal open standard intended to work across different coding environments

Links

• VS Code docs: Agent plugins: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/agent-plugins
• Agent Plugins site: https://agent-plugins.org/