TheGreatAxios · Sep 18, 2026 · Sep 18, 2026 · Sep 18, 2026
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ Top to bottom:
    conversations, not product sections.
 3. **Footer rail** — Mission Control is pinned above the rail as its own
    row. The first-run rail below it is Routines, Files, Skills, Agents,
-   Plugins, in that order. Insights and Evals join that rail only when
+   Tools, in that order. Insights and Evals join that rail only when
    existing reads prove real usage (turns > 0 / at least one eval run).
    These are utility destinations, not workbenches, and each is its own
    top-level route (`/mission-control`, `/routines`, `/files`, `/skills`,
-   `/agents`, `/plugins`; plus `/insights`, `/evals` when reached).
+   `/agents`, `/tools`; plus `/insights`, `/evals` when reached).
 4. **Account row** — avatar and name, anchoring the rail, plus a separate
    settings icon beside it. The avatar+name half is a menu trigger
    (weekly usage, feedback, log out) that pops upward; the gear is a
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ not home. The primary act is a prompt: say what the channel should do,
 or pick a named-template shortcut underneath. Blank `+` / prompt mint
 an empty channel and invite nobody. Named templates mint that same
 empty channel with no host, then instantiate the picked Workbench
-Definition — the agents, block workflows, and pending plugins it names
+Definition — the agents, block workflows, and pending tools it names
 (Myra joins only when the definition names her; Code review's three
 reviewers do not) — and run its ordered onboarding walkthrough as an
 in-room card the room itself posts, never a side effect of hosting an
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ example (`ConnectorRow` / `OAuthConnectorRow`,
 Density over cards: one row per item, a small logo tile, name, a
 single-line outcome sentence, a status/provenance caption, and one honest
 action button that reflects the item's actual state. A browseable catalog
-of installable things, each with its own status and actions — the plugins
+of installable things, each with its own status and actions — the tools
 gallery is the standing example — is the one case where a two-column card
 catalog with status/category chip filters is the right idiom instead.
 Extend an existing idiom to a new directory before inventing a fourth
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ pattern; three ways to list things is a defect, not a design system.
 ## Detail Pages
 
 Anything with enough content to browse gets a full page, not a panel:
-`/agents/<slug>`, `/skills/<slug>`, `/plugins/<slug>`, `/routines/<id>`,
+`/agents/<slug>`, `/skills/<slug>`, `/tools/<slug>`, `/routines/<id>`,
 `/files/<id>`, `/evals/<run-id>`.
 
 Slugs are immutable once assigned and tenant-unique, enforced as a hard

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ existing teammate's capability before duplicating it.
 
 ## MCP
 
-Myra can also reach any external MCP server: connect one in Plugins and
+Myra can also reach any external MCP server: connect one in Tools and
 its tools become callable the same way a native `@corbits/*` tool is,
 with no separate integration per server.
 

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export const ASSISTANT_SYSTEM_PROMPT =
   "when you actually need a fact from earlier; never fabricate a " +
   "recollection when a search comes back empty, and if memory isn't " +
   "set up on this deployment, proceed without mentioning it. Any MCP " +
-  "server connected under Plugins is " +
+  "server connected under Tools is " +
   "reachable with mcp_list_servers, mcp_list_tools, mcp_read, and " +
   "mcp_call — discover once with mcp_list_tools (pattern search when " +
   "unsure which server has the tool you want); use mcp_read for " +

@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ select:disabled,
 }
 
 /* Mission Control — pinned above the footer rail as its own row (DESIGN.md),
-   never a 7th button mixed into Routines/Files/Skills/Agents/Plugins/
+   never a 7th button mixed into Routines/Files/Skills/Agents/Tools/
    Insights below. The border-bottom is what reads it as a separate band
    rather than the first row of that rail. */
 .shell-sidebar-mission-control {
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ select:disabled,
   outline-offset: -1px;
 }
 
-/* Footer (reference shape): a Plugins row, then the account row that
+/* Footer (reference shape): a Tools row, then the account row that
    anchors the pop-up menu. Both are full-width quiet rows; the account
    row has no top margin of its own so the two never read as separate
    stacked bands. */

@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ export const CHAT_STRINGS = {
   eventBlockResponsePoll: "A vote was recorded",
   eventBlockResponseForm: "A form was submitted",
   /** Plain-text form of the settle notice. EventLine renders
-   * the same copy with "Plugins" as a `/plugins` link. */
+   * the same copy with "Tools" as a `/tools` link. */
   eventConnectionConnected: (displayName: string): string =>
-    `${displayName} connected successfully. Manage in Plugins`,
-  eventConnectionConnectedBeforePlugins: (displayName: string): string =>
+    `${displayName} connected successfully. Manage in Tools`,
+  eventConnectionConnectedBeforeTools: (displayName: string): string =>
     `${displayName} connected successfully. Manage in `,
-  eventConnectionConnectedPlugins: "Plugins",
+  eventConnectionConnectedTools: "Tools",
   eventGeneric: (event: string) => event.replace(/[.\-_]+/g, " "),
 
   inviteAgentAction: "Invite agent",

@@ -549,138 +549,6 @@
   color: var(--muted-foreground);
 }
 
-/* Plugins directory: a marketplace-style list, not a grid
-   of grey cards — one row per connector, search on top, Active before
-   Available. */
-.plugins-directory-toolbar {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-search {
-  max-width: 22rem;
-  flex: 1;
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-group {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.375rem;
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-group-label {
-  font-size: 0.65rem;
-  font-weight: 650;
-  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  color: var(--muted-foreground);
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-list {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-row {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-  padding: 0.6rem 0.125rem;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 10%, transparent);
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-list .plugins-directory-row:last-child {
-  border-bottom: 0;
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-logo {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  width: 2rem;
-  height: 2rem;
-  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 10%, transparent);
-  border-radius: 0;
-  background: var(--card, var(--background));
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-logo-initial {
-  font-size: 0.8125rem;
-  font-weight: 650;
-  color: var(--muted-foreground);
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-text {
-  flex: 1;
-  min-width: 0;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.1rem;
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-name-row {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: baseline;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-name {
-  font-size: 0.875rem;
-  font-weight: 640;
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-description {
-  margin: 0;
-  font-size: 0.8125rem;
-  color: var(--muted-foreground);
-}
-
-/* Needs-attention is the one colored state on this page — every other
-   status (ownership included) reads as plain caption text. */
-.plugins-directory-needs-attention {
-  font-size: 0.65rem;
-  font-weight: 650;
-  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  color: var(--shell-accent, var(--primary));
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-ownership {
-  font-size: 0.65rem;
-  font-weight: 650;
-  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  color: var(--muted-foreground);
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-action {
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-/* Connect/Override read as quiet accent-text actions, not filled buttons —
-   `--shell-accent` only ever appears as text or a 2px inset edge, never a
-   filled rectangle. */
-.plugins-directory-connect-action {
-  color: var(--shell-accent, var(--primary));
-  font-weight: 650;
-}
-
-/* Remove keeps `ConfirmButton`'s confirm-step behavior but never the red
-   fill it renders once armed — overriding the literal Tailwind utility
-   class it emits for that state, since that state is not otherwise
-   reachable from a variant prop. */
-.plugins-directory-remove-action {
-  color: var(--muted-foreground);
-  font-weight: 600;
-}
-
-.plugins-directory-remove-action.bg-destructive {
-  background: transparent;
-  color: var(--destructive);
-}
-
 .chat-settings-choice-row {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(7rem, 1fr));

@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ describe("friendlyEventText — workbench.agent-joined", () => {
 });
 
 describe("friendlyEventText — connection.connected", () => {
-  test("names the connected service and points at Plugins", () => {
+  test("names the connected service and points at Tools", () => {
     const part: Part & { kind: "event" } = {
       kind: "event",
       event: "connection.connected",
       data: { connectorId: "github", displayName: "GitHub" },
     };
-    expect(friendlyEventText(part, [])).toBe("GitHub connected successfully. Manage in Plugins");
+    expect(friendlyEventText(part, [])).toBe("GitHub connected successfully. Manage in Tools");
   });
 });
@@ -615,8 +615,8 @@ function EventLine({
           collapsedText
         ) : connectedDisplayName !== undefined ? (
           <>
-            {CHAT_STRINGS.eventConnectionConnectedBeforePlugins(connectedDisplayName)}
-            <a href="/plugins">{CHAT_STRINGS.eventConnectionConnectedPlugins}</a>
+            {CHAT_STRINGS.eventConnectionConnectedBeforeTools(connectedDisplayName)}
+            <a href="/tools">{CHAT_STRINGS.eventConnectionConnectedTools}</a>
           </>
         ) : (
           friendlyEventText(part, participants, agentDisplayNames)
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ function MessagePartsInner({
    * connection" action — undefined renders no affordance at
    * all, the same "no port, no feature" contract every other optional
    * action here follows. No chat-ui component owns routing: the host
-   * decides where "fix" goes (Plugins' connect panel today). */
+   * decides where "fix" goes (Tools' connect panel today). */
   readonly onFixConnection?: () => void;
   readonly approvalActions?: ApprovalActions;
   /** Host round-trip for the generic "connect-service" card. Undefined

@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ describe("workbenchSettingsSections", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
-  test("Myra/Keys & plugins/Inference are gone as distinct nav ids", () => {
+  test("Myra/Keys & tools/Inference are gone as distinct nav ids", () => {
     const ids = workbenchSettingsSections("workbench").map((s) => s.id);
     expect(ids).not.toContain("assistant");
-    expect(ids).not.toContain("keys-plugins");
+    expect(ids).not.toContain("keys-tools");
     expect(ids).not.toContain("inference");
   });
 
-  test("Plugins is global-only now — no workbench-scoped nav id", () => {
-    expect(workbenchSettingsSections("workbench").map((s) => s.id)).not.toContain("plugins");
-    expect(workbenchSettingsSections("chat", true).map((s) => s.id)).not.toContain("plugins");
+  test("Tools is global-only now — no workbench-scoped nav id", () => {
+    expect(workbenchSettingsSections("workbench").map((s) => s.id)).not.toContain("tools");
+    expect(workbenchSettingsSections("chat", true).map((s) => s.id)).not.toContain("tools");
   });
 
   test("Capacity is gone — sidecar placement is Interchange's own concern now", () => {

@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 // Agents is now the one place an agent participant's persona,
 // capabilities, and history are edited — a click-through master-detail,
 // not a separate "Myra" nav item duplicating the same editor for one
-// hardcoded agent. Keys & plugins and Inference are gone as distinct
+// hardcoded agent. Keys & tools and Inference are gone as distinct
 // sections: inference provider+model assignment moves onto the Agents
 // detail view, per agent, fed from the tenant-wide provider pool.
 //
-// Plugins are global-only for now (owner ruling): the workbench-scoped
-// `plugins` section that used to live here is removed — connect/manage
-// plugins from the bench-level Plugins page instead. Per-workbench
+// Tools are global-only for now (owner ruling): the workbench-scoped
+// `tools` section that used to live here is removed — connect/manage
+// tools from the bench-level Tools page instead. Per-workbench
 // credential rows written by that old section are left in place (nothing
-// reads or writes them now); see the Plugins page for the surviving
+// reads or writes them now); see the Tools page for the surviving
 // surface.
 
 import { CHAT_STRINGS } from "../strings";

@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ describe("detailPath", () => {
   });
 
   test("the id fallback survives a segment that needs escaping", () => {
-    expect(detailPath("/plugins", { slug: "Not A Slug", id: "a/b" })).toBe("/plugins/a%2Fb");
+    expect(detailPath("/tools", { slug: "Not A Slug", id: "a/b" })).toBe("/tools/a%2Fb");
   });
 });
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ export {
   PlayCircle,
   Plus,
   Plugs,
-  PuzzlePiece,
   PushPin,
   PushPinSlash,
   Repeat,