OpenAI open-sources MCP Extensions to make ChatGPT plugins feel like native features
shaunralston · x · 2026-11-11
OpenAI published MCP Extensions on GitHub (Apache-2.0, 1.1k stars), adding ChatGPT-specific capabilities to MCP so developers can build plugins that feel like first-class native features.
- Ships with a Bits & Bolts sample plugin, Python and TypeScript SDKs, and plugin docs under .agents/plugins
- Arrives alongside ChatGPT's new apps/plugins surface, and invites comparison with Anthropic's new "interactive connectors" that let users operate full versions of Adobe, Atlassian, and Box inside Claude
- Developers can use the repo as a starting point for building ChatGPT plugins today
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