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# Plugin

## Introduction

The Plugin Extension handles application plugin support, and is the default plugin handler used by Cement.

**Documentation References:**

* [Application Plugins](/core-foundation/plugins.md)

**API References:**

* [Cement Plugin Extension](https://cement.readthedocs.io/en/3.0/api/ext/ext_plugin/)

## Requirements

* no external dependencies

## Usage

For usage information see [Application Plugins](/core-foundation/plugins.md).