Featured starting point
What is Cursor Plugins? A catalogue for agent extensions
Read the marketplace as a collection of independently packaged plugins, not one installed runtime
Read the marketplace as a collection of independently packaged plugins, not one installed runtime
Featured starting point
Read the marketplace as a collection of independently packaged plugins, not one installed runtime
Suggested learning path
01 → 09
Read the marketplace as a collection of independently packaged plugins, not one installed runtime
Use the documented create-plugin entry to learn the packaging flow on a disposable project
Plan client compatibility, marketplace source and credentials for one chosen extension
Trace how a marketplace entry reaches a manifest and then a client capability
Read the schema and validator before relying on a green package check
Estimate model context, hook work and external API use without inventing a universal benchmark
Review executable hooks, prompt files and MCP credentials as separate surfaces
Select the smallest package that solves a specific agent workflow
Turn a promising catalogue entry into a repeatable team decision