diff --git a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
index 48185eb742..18c7113d44 100644
--- a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
+++ b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -2102,10 +2102,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-connectors",
  "codex-core",
  "codex-core-plugins",
- "codex-features",
  "codex-git-utils",
  "codex-login",
  "codex-model-provider",
+ "codex-plugin",
  "codex-utils-cargo-bin",
  "codex-utils-cli",
  "pretty_assertions",
diff --git a/codex-rs/chatgpt/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/chatgpt/Cargo.toml
index 1a327610b9..62cb56a022 100644
--- a/codex-rs/chatgpt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/chatgpt/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ codex-app-server-protocol = { workspace = true }
 codex-connectors = { workspace = true }
 codex-core = { workspace = true }
 codex-core-plugins = { workspace = true }
-codex-features = { workspace = true }
 codex-git-utils = { workspace = true }
 codex-login = { workspace = true }
 codex-model-provider = { workspace = true }
+codex-plugin = { workspace = true }
 codex-utils-cli = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/connectors.rs b/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/connectors.rs
index 97d0091dae..fb69fe977a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/connectors.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/connectors.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ pub use codex_core::connectors::list_accessible_connectors_from_mcp_tools_with_o
 pub use codex_core::connectors::list_accessible_connectors_from_mcp_tools_with_options_and_status;
 pub use codex_core::connectors::list_cached_accessible_connectors_from_mcp_tools;
 pub use codex_core::connectors::with_app_enabled_state;
-use codex_core_plugins::AppConnectorId;
 use codex_core_plugins::PluginsManager;
 use codex_login::AuthManager;
 use codex_login::CodexAuth;
 use codex_login::default_client::originator;
+use codex_plugin::AppConnectorId;
 
 const DIRECTORY_CONNECTORS_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager.rs b/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager.rs
index 4dbc6f8d66..761d837da1 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager.rs
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ pub struct PluginsManager {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct CachedPluginLoadOutcome {
     config_version: String,
-    feature_flags: PluginFeatureFlags,
+    plugin_hooks_enabled: bool,
     outcome: PluginLoadOutcome,
 }
 
@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ impl PluginsManager {
 
         let config_version = version_for_toml(&config_layer_stack.effective_config());
         if !force_reload
-            && let Some(outcome) = self.cached_enabled_outcome(&config_version, feature_flags)
+            && let Some(outcome) =
+                self.cached_enabled_outcome(&config_version, feature_flags.plugin_hooks_enabled)
         {
             return outcome;
         }
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ impl PluginsManager {
         };
         *cache = Some(CachedPluginLoadOutcome {
             config_version,
-            feature_flags,
+            plugin_hooks_enabled: feature_flags.plugin_hooks_enabled,
             outcome: outcome.clone(),
         });
         outcome
@@ -538,20 +539,22 @@ impl PluginsManager {
     fn cached_enabled_outcome(
         &self,
         config_version: &str,
-        feature_flags: PluginFeatureFlags,
+        plugin_hooks_enabled: bool,
     ) -> Option<PluginLoadOutcome> {
         match self.cached_enabled_outcome.read() {
             Ok(cache) => cache
                 .as_ref()
                 .filter(|cached| {
-                    cached.config_version == config_version && cached.feature_flags == feature_flags
+                    cached.config_version == config_version
+                        && cached.plugin_hooks_enabled == plugin_hooks_enabled
                 })
                 .map(|cached| cached.outcome.clone()),
             Err(err) => err
                 .into_inner()
                 .as_ref()
                 .filter(|cached| {
-                    cached.config_version == config_version && cached.feature_flags == feature_flags
+                    cached.config_version == config_version
+                        && cached.plugin_hooks_enabled == plugin_hooks_enabled
                 })
                 .map(|cached| cached.outcome.clone()),
         }
diff --git a/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager_tests.rs
index bf8f397e25..5b7c01ffd0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager_tests.rs
@@ -599,41 +599,6 @@ remote_plugin = true
     assert_eq!(outcome.plugins()[0].config_name, "linear@chatgpt-global");
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn remote_installed_cache_reloads_when_remote_feature_enablement_changes() {
-    let codex_home = TempDir::new().unwrap();
-    let plugin_base = codex_home
-        .path()
-        .join("plugins/cache/chatgpt-global/linear");
-    write_plugin(&plugin_base, "local", "linear");
-    write_file(
-        &codex_home.path().join(CONFIG_TOML_FILE),
-        r#"[features]
-plugins = true
-remote_plugin = true
-"#,
-    );
-
-    let config = load_config(codex_home.path(), codex_home.path()).await;
-    let manager = PluginsManager::new(codex_home.path().to_path_buf());
-    manager.write_remote_installed_plugins_cache(vec![RemoteInstalledPlugin {
-        marketplace_name: "chatgpt-global".to_string(),
-        id: "plugins~Plugin_linear".to_string(),
-        name: "linear".to_string(),
-        enabled: true,
-    }]);
-
-    let enabled_outcome = manager.plugins_for_test_config(&config).await;
-    assert_eq!(enabled_outcome.plugins().len(), 1);
-
-    let mut feature_flags = config.plugin_feature_flags();
-    feature_flags.remote_plugins_enabled = false;
-    let disabled_outcome =
-        PluginsManager::plugins_for_config(&manager, &config.config_layer_stack, feature_flags)
-            .await;
-    assert_eq!(disabled_outcome, PluginLoadOutcome::default());
-}
-
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn remote_installed_cache_ignores_plugins_missing_local_cache() {
     let codex_home = TempDir::new().unwrap();
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/config/edit.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/config/edit.rs
index 61410920a6..80b54aeaf0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/config/edit.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/config/edit.rs
@@ -1201,25 +1201,6 @@ impl ConfigEditsBuilder {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn set_plugin_enabled(mut self, plugin_id: &str, enabled: bool) -> Self {
-        self.edits.push(ConfigEdit::SetPath {
-            segments: vec![
-                "plugins".to_string(),
-                plugin_id.to_string(),
-                "enabled".to_string(),
-            ],
-            value: value(enabled),
-        });
-        self
-    }
-
-    pub fn clear_plugin(mut self, plugin_id: &str) -> Self {
-        self.edits.push(ConfigEdit::ClearPath {
-            segments: vec!["plugins".to_string(), plugin_id.to_string()],
-        });
-        self
-    }
-
     /// Enable or disable a feature flag by key under the `[features]` table.
     ///
     /// Disabling a default-false feature clears the root-scoped key instead of
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/config/edit_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/config/edit_tests.rs
index 1b5bcd552e..376632a93a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/config/edit_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/config/edit_tests.rs
@@ -1313,39 +1313,6 @@ model_reasoning_effort = "high"
     assert_eq!(contents, initial_expected);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn blocking_builder_sets_and_clears_plugin_config() {
-    let tmp = tempdir().expect("tmpdir");
-    let codex_home = tmp.path();
-
-    ConfigEditsBuilder::new(codex_home)
-        .set_plugin_enabled("sample@test", /*enabled*/ true)
-        .set_plugin_enabled("other@test", /*enabled*/ false)
-        .apply_blocking()
-        .expect("persist plugin config");
-
-    ConfigEditsBuilder::new(codex_home)
-        .clear_plugin("sample@test")
-        .apply_blocking()
-        .expect("clear plugin config");
-
-    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(codex_home.join(CONFIG_TOML_FILE)).expect("read config");
-    let config: TomlValue = toml::from_str(&raw).expect("parse config");
-    let plugins = config
-        .get("plugins")
-        .and_then(TomlValue::as_table)
-        .expect("plugins table should exist");
-    assert!(!plugins.contains_key("sample@test"));
-    assert_eq!(
-        plugins
-            .get("other@test")
-            .and_then(TomlValue::as_table)
-            .and_then(|plugin| plugin.get("enabled"))
-            .and_then(TomlValue::as_bool),
-        Some(false)
-    );
-}
-
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn blocking_set_asynchronous_helpers_available() {
     let tmp = tempdir().expect("tmpdir");
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/tool_suggest_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/tool_suggest_tests.rs
index 0f28d3d18f..65fd2f3a22 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/tool_suggest_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/tool_suggest_tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use super::*;
-use crate::config::edit::ConfigEditsBuilder;
 use crate::plugins::test_support::load_plugins_config;
 use crate::plugins::test_support::write_curated_plugin_sha;
 use crate::plugins::test_support::write_openai_curated_marketplace;
@@ -49,11 +48,6 @@ async fn verified_plugin_suggestion_completed_requires_installed_plugin() {
         })
         .await
         .expect("plugin should install");
-    ConfigEditsBuilder::new(codex_home.path())
-        .set_plugin_enabled("sample@openai-curated", /*enabled*/ true)
-        .apply()
-        .await
-        .expect("plugin config should persist");
 
     let refreshed_config = load_plugins_config(codex_home.path()).await;
     assert!(verified_plugin_suggestion_completed(