Plugins & Extensions

Distribution decides how often a capability actually gets used, which is the argument for this category. Plugins & Extensions bring generation, summarization and lookup into software already open on screen: browser add-ons acting on the current page, editor packages, marketplace apps for design canvases, spreadsheets, note tools, chat platforms, content management systems and command shells. They read local context such as selected text, the active file or the ticket being viewed, and write results back in place rather than by copy and paste. It also covers connector interfaces and registries that let an assistant call external services through a defined protocol.

Individuals install them to summarize an article while reading, draft a reply in a mail client, explain a spreadsheet formula, or write a commit message in the terminal. Teams care about other things: host application and version compatibility, permission scope, whether processing happens locally or on a server, update cadence, and central deployment with an approved list.

Read the permission manifest before installing, because read access to every site is requested far more often than needed, and an add-on can change behavior in an update after you have trusted it. Restrict organizational installs to reviewed publishers with a stated retention policy. Breakage after a host update and author abandonment are routine. Pricing spans free accounts, per-seat plans, credit metering, bring-your-own-key setups and one-time licenses.