Summary
Cursor added team marketplace controls that let admins create and manage a shared plugin catalog without first connecting a repository. The update formalizes plugins as a team-level distribution layer for MCP servers, skills, subagents, rules, and hooks.
What changed
Cursor shipped Team Marketplace updates that remove the repo prerequisite and let admins mark first-party plugins as default off, default on, or required.
Why it matters
This pushes agent configuration from per-user tinkering toward centrally governed distribution. For teams standardizing MCP servers, skills, and automation policies, Cursor is turning plugin management into an enterprise control surface rather than an editor-side convenience.
Evidence excerpt
Admins can now create a team marketplace without connecting a repository first, and configure plugins as default off, default on, or required.