OpenAI Brings Plugins to Codex, Narrowing the Gap with Claude Code

OpenAI Brings Plugins to Codex, Narrowing the Gap with Claude Code

OpenAI has quietly expanded Codex’s capabilities by adding a plugins system — a move that makes the coding assistant feel less like a standalone tool and more like a configurable platform. On the surface, these plugins are collections that can include workflow “skills,” integrations with external applications, and connections to MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. For users, the most immediate

Anthropic’s Claude Plugins: Turning AI into Departmental Power Tools

Anthropic’s Claude Plugins: Turning AI into Departmental Power Tools

Anthropic’s latest update to Claude is less about a single chatbot and more about turning generative AI into a set of specialized assistants that live inside everyday enterprise workflows. The company has released a suite of job-specific plugins and a management layer that lets organizations tailor Claude into role-focused agents for HR, finance, research and other functions. Coupled with deeper

Claude Cowork finally lands on Windows

Claude Cowork finally lands on Windows

Anthropic’s Claude Cowork has arrived on Windows, closing a major platform gap and bringing its AI-powered desktop agent to a much larger share of enterprise users. The Windows release delivers local file access, multi-step automation, plugin integrations, and Model Context Protocol connectors, matching the macOS version and positioning Cowork as a mainstream productivity agent for knowledge work. What Cowork brings