Cursor supports Agent Plugins (open standard, plugin.json manifest, skills and MCP servers) and Cursor Plugins (.cursor-plugin/plugin.json, adding rules, agents, commands, hooks and variables). Official plugins are distributed as Git repositories and manually reviewed before listing. Teams and Enterprise can run team marketplaces.
What it does
Where Cursor Plugins and Marketplace runs and what it adds, from its documentation
Bundles skills and MCP servers portably via the Agent Plugins standard
Cursor Plugins add rules, agents, commands, hooks and variables
Cursor Marketplace lists manually reviewed official plugins
Team marketplaces (1 on Teams, unlimited on Enterprise) with access groups and SCIM
Prebuilt canvases such as Hex and Atlassian
When to use it
Good fit
Install a vetted integration with one click
Distribute shared plugins and MCP servers across a team
Not for
Community plugins: those are on cursor.directory, not the official marketplace
How to install Cursor Plugins and Marketplace
You need: Cursor; team marketplaces need Teams or Enterprise
Browse cursor.com/marketplace or search in Customize
Click install on the plugin
Authenticate with the provider if required
Admins: Dashboard > Plugins & MCPs to manage team marketplaces
Limitations
Standard's ${PLUGIN_ROOT}/${PLUGIN_DATA} are not expanded in mcp.json; use ${CURSOR_PLUGIN_ROOT}
Not stated by the maintainers: Marketplace page itself not fetched; repo_url is placeholder: Cursor is closed source; Public source repository (closed source or not verified).