clean(autogpt): Remove old plugin system (#7097)

### Background

Follow up after merging https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT/pull/7054, old plugins will no longer be used.

### Changes 🏗️

- Removed all dead code needed to load and use plugins.
- Removed `auto-gpt-plugin-template` dependency
- Removed `rev=` from `autogpt-forge` dependency (the set `rev` had incompatible `duckduckgo-search` versions)
- Kept `--install-plugin-deps` CLI option and dead code associated (may be needed for new plugins)

25 files changed, 11 insertions, 1489 deletions

diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/.env.template b/autogpts/autogpt/.env.template
index 7155e3028..ba514c56b 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/.env.template
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/.env.template
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
 ## AI_SETTINGS_FILE - Specifies which AI Settings file to use, relative to the AutoGPT root directory. (defaults to ai_settings.yaml)
 # AI_SETTINGS_FILE=ai_settings.yaml
 
-## PLUGINS_CONFIG_FILE - The path to the plugins_config.yaml file, relative to the AutoGPT root directory. (Default plugins_config.yaml)
-# PLUGINS_CONFIG_FILE=plugins_config.yaml
-
 ## PROMPT_SETTINGS_FILE - Specifies which Prompt Settings file to use, relative to the AutoGPT root directory. (defaults to prompt_settings.yaml)
 # PROMPT_SETTINGS_FILE=prompt_settings.yaml
 
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/agbenchmark_config/benchmarks.py b/autogpts/autogpt/agbenchmark_config/benchmarks.py
index 98731109c..1281f9fff 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/agbenchmark_config/benchmarks.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/agbenchmark_config/benchmarks.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ def bootstrap_agent(task: str, continuous_mode: bool) -> Agent:
             smart_llm=config.smart_llm,
             allow_fs_access=not config.restrict_to_workspace,
             use_functions_api=config.openai_functions,
-            plugins=config.plugins,
         ),
         prompt_config=agent_prompt_config,
         history=Agent.default_settings.history.copy(deep=True),
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agent_factory/configurators.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agent_factory/configurators.py
index 19cec69ec..b727beb99 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agent_factory/configurators.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agent_factory/configurators.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ from autogpt.agents.agent import Agent, AgentConfiguration, AgentSettings
 from autogpt.config import AIDirectives, AIProfile, Config
 from autogpt.core.resource.model_providers import ChatModelProvider
 from autogpt.file_storage.base import FileStorage
-from autogpt.logs.config import configure_chat_plugins
-from autogpt.plugins import scan_plugins
 
 
 def create_agent(
@@ -65,9 +63,6 @@ def _configure_agent(
             " must be specified"
         )
 
-    app_config.plugins = scan_plugins(app_config)
-    configure_chat_plugins(app_config)
-
     agent_state = state or create_agent_state(
         agent_id=agent_id,
         task=task,
@@ -105,7 +100,6 @@ def create_agent_state(
             smart_llm=app_config.smart_llm,
             allow_fs_access=not app_config.restrict_to_workspace,
             use_functions_api=app_config.openai_functions,
-            plugins=app_config.plugins,
         ),
         history=Agent.default_settings.history.copy(deep=True),
     )
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/base.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/base.py
index 4d450a9a2..e293441d8 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/base.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/base.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from typing import (
     overload,
 )
 
-from auto_gpt_plugin_template import AutoGPTPluginTemplate
 from colorama import Fore
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, validator
 
@@ -96,21 +95,6 @@ class BaseAgentConfiguration(SystemConfiguration):
     summary_max_tlength: Optional[int] = None
     # TODO: move to ActionHistoryConfiguration
 
-    plugins: list[AutoGPTPluginTemplate] = Field(default_factory=list, exclude=True)
-
-    class Config:
-        arbitrary_types_allowed = True  # Necessary for plugins
-
-    @validator("plugins", each_item=True)
-    def validate_plugins(cls, p: AutoGPTPluginTemplate | Any):
-        assert issubclass(
-            p.__class__, AutoGPTPluginTemplate
-        ), f"{p} does not subclass AutoGPTPluginTemplate"
-        assert (
-            p.__class__.__name__ != "AutoGPTPluginTemplate"
-        ), f"Plugins must subclass AutoGPTPluginTemplate; {p} is a template instance"
-        return p
-
     @validator("use_functions_api")
     def validate_openai_functions(cls, v: bool, values: dict[str, Any]):
         if v:
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/features/agent_file_manager.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/features/agent_file_manager.py
index 3736e2e60..1df9edfe1 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/features/agent_file_manager.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/agents/features/agent_file_manager.py
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ class FileManagerComponent(DirectiveProvider, CommandProvider):
         Returns:
             str: A message indicating success or failure
         """
-        logger.info(f"self: {self}")
         if directory := os.path.dirname(filename):
             self.workspace.make_dir(directory)
         await self.workspace.write_file(filename, contents)
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/main.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/main.py
index 9ff086369..f256c8707 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/main.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/main.py
@@ -37,13 +37,11 @@ from autogpt.config import (
 from autogpt.core.resource.model_providers.openai import OpenAIProvider
 from autogpt.core.runner.client_lib.utils import coroutine
 from autogpt.file_storage import FileStorageBackendName, get_storage
-from autogpt.logs.config import LoggingConfig, configure_chat_plugins, configure_logging
+from autogpt.logs.config import configure_logging
 from autogpt.logs.helpers import print_attribute, speak
 from autogpt.models.action_history import ActionInterruptedByHuman
-from autogpt.plugins import scan_plugins
 from autogpt.utils.exceptions import AgentTerminated, InvalidAgentResponseError
 from autogpt.utils.utils import DEFAULT_FINISH_COMMAND
-from scripts.install_plugin_deps import install_plugin_dependencies
 
 from .configurator import apply_overrides_to_config
 from .setup import apply_overrides_to_ai_settings, interactively_revise_ai_settings
@@ -166,12 +164,6 @@ async def run_auto_gpt(
                 title_color=Fore.YELLOW,
             )
 
-    if install_plugin_deps:
-        install_plugin_dependencies()
-
-    config.plugins = scan_plugins(config)
-    configure_chat_plugins(config)
-
     # Let user choose an existing agent to run
     agent_manager = AgentManager(file_storage)
     existing_agents = agent_manager.list_agents()
@@ -408,11 +400,6 @@ async def run_auto_gpt_server(
 
     llm_provider = _configure_openai_provider(config)
 
-    if install_plugin_deps:
-        install_plugin_dependencies()
-
-    config.plugins = scan_plugins(config)
-
     # Set up & start server
     database = AgentDB(
         database_string=os.getenv("AP_SERVER_DB_URL", "sqlite:///data/ap_server.db"),
@@ -726,12 +713,7 @@ async def get_user_feedback(
 
     while user_feedback is None:
         # Get input from user
-        if config.chat_messages_enabled:
-            console_input = clean_input(config, "Waiting for your response...")
-        else:
-            console_input = clean_input(
-                config, Fore.MAGENTA + "Input:" + Style.RESET_ALL
-            )
+        console_input = clean_input(config, Fore.MAGENTA + "Input:" + Style.RESET_ALL)
 
         # Parse user input
         if console_input.lower().strip() == config.authorise_key:
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/utils.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/utils.py
index 49a1e2a44..f1a89f490 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/utils.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/utils.py
@@ -20,34 +20,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def clean_input(config: "Config", prompt: str = ""):
     try:
-        if config.chat_messages_enabled:
-            for plugin in config.plugins:
-                if not hasattr(plugin, "can_handle_user_input"):
-                    continue
-                if not plugin.can_handle_user_input(user_input=prompt):
-                    continue
-                plugin_response = plugin.user_input(user_input=prompt)
-                if not plugin_response:
-                    continue
-                if plugin_response.lower() in [
-                    "yes",
-                    "yeah",
-                    "y",
-                    "ok",
-                    "okay",
-                    "sure",
-                    "alright",
-                ]:
-                    return config.authorise_key
-                elif plugin_response.lower() in [
-                    "no",
-                    "nope",
-                    "n",
-                    "negative",
-                ]:
-                    return config.exit_key
-                return plugin_response
-
         # ask for input, default when just pressing Enter is y
         logger.debug("Asking user via keyboard...")
 
@@ -215,7 +187,7 @@ def print_motd(config: "Config", logger: logging.Logger):
                 },
                 msg=motd_line,
             )
-        if is_new_motd and not config.chat_messages_enabled:
+        if is_new_motd:
             input(
                 Fore.MAGENTA
                 + Style.BRIGHT
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/config/config.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/config/config.py
index 475ad745d..8dd648188 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/config/config.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/config/config.py
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ import re
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional, Union
 
-from auto_gpt_plugin_template import AutoGPTPluginTemplate
 from colorama import Fore
-from pydantic import Field, SecretStr, validator
+from pydantic import SecretStr, validator
 
 import autogpt
 from autogpt.app.utils import clean_input
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ from autogpt.core.resource.model_providers.openai import (
 )
 from autogpt.file_storage import FileStorageBackendName
 from autogpt.logs.config import LoggingConfig
-from autogpt.plugins.plugins_config import PluginsConfig
 from autogpt.speech import TTSConfig
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 PROJECT_ROOT = Path(autogpt.__file__).parent.parent
 AI_SETTINGS_FILE = Path("ai_settings.yaml")
 AZURE_CONFIG_FILE = Path("azure.yaml")
-PLUGINS_CONFIG_FILE = Path("plugins_config.yaml")
 PROMPT_SETTINGS_FILE = Path("prompt_settings.yaml")
 
 GPT_4_MODEL = OpenAIModelName.GPT4
@@ -54,9 +51,6 @@ class Config(SystemSettings, arbitrary_types_allowed=True):
     authorise_key: str = UserConfigurable(default="y", from_env="AUTHORISE_COMMAND_KEY")
     exit_key: str = UserConfigurable(default="n", from_env="EXIT_KEY")
     noninteractive_mode: bool = False
-    chat_messages_enabled: bool = UserConfigurable(
-        default=True, from_env=lambda: os.getenv("CHAT_MESSAGES_ENABLED") == "True"
-    )
 
     # TTS configuration
     logging: LoggingConfig = LoggingConfig()
@@ -181,29 +175,6 @@ class Config(SystemSettings, arbitrary_types_allowed=True):
         from_env="USER_AGENT",
     )
 
-    ###################
-    # Plugin Settings #
-    ###################
-    plugins_dir: str = UserConfigurable("plugins", from_env="PLUGINS_DIR")
-    plugins_config_file: Path = UserConfigurable(
-        default=PLUGINS_CONFIG_FILE, from_env="PLUGINS_CONFIG_FILE"
-    )
-    plugins_config: PluginsConfig = Field(
-        default_factory=lambda: PluginsConfig(plugins={})
-    )
-    plugins: list[AutoGPTPluginTemplate] = Field(default_factory=list, exclude=True)
-    plugins_allowlist: list[str] = UserConfigurable(
-        default_factory=list,
-        from_env=lambda: _safe_split(os.getenv("ALLOWLISTED_PLUGINS")),
-    )
-    plugins_denylist: list[str] = UserConfigurable(
-        default_factory=list,
-        from_env=lambda: _safe_split(os.getenv("DENYLISTED_PLUGINS")),
-    )
-    plugins_openai: list[str] = UserConfigurable(
-        default_factory=list, from_env=lambda: _safe_split(os.getenv("OPENAI_PLUGINS"))
-    )
-
     ###############
     # Credentials #
     ###############
@@ -231,16 +202,6 @@ class Config(SystemSettings, arbitrary_types_allowed=True):
     # Stable Diffusion
     sd_webui_auth: Optional[str] = UserConfigurable(from_env="SD_WEBUI_AUTH")
 
-    @validator("plugins", each_item=True)
-    def validate_plugins(cls, p: AutoGPTPluginTemplate | Any):
-        assert issubclass(
-            p.__class__, AutoGPTPluginTemplate
-        ), f"{p} does not subclass AutoGPTPluginTemplate"
-        assert (
-            p.__class__.__name__ != "AutoGPTPluginTemplate"
-        ), f"Plugins must subclass AutoGPTPluginTemplate; {p} is a template instance"
-        return p
-
     @validator("openai_functions")
     def validate_openai_functions(cls, v: bool, values: dict[str, Any]):
         if v:
@@ -266,7 +227,6 @@ class ConfigBuilder(Configurable[Config]):
         for k in {
             "ai_settings_file",  # TODO: deprecate or repurpose
             "prompt_settings_file",  # TODO: deprecate or repurpose
-            "plugins_config_file",  # TODO: move from project root
             "azure_config_file",  # TODO: move from project root
         }:
             setattr(config, k, project_root / getattr(config, k))
@@ -278,12 +238,6 @@ class ConfigBuilder(Configurable[Config]):
         ):
             config.openai_credentials.load_azure_config(config_file)
 
-        config.plugins_config = PluginsConfig.load_config(
-            config.plugins_config_file,
-            config.plugins_denylist,
-            config.plugins_allowlist,
-        )
-
         return config
 
 
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/__init__.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/__init__.py
index dc99649e5..f48d5a6f1 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/__init__.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .config import configure_chat_plugins, configure_logging
+from .config import configure_logging
 from .helpers import user_friendly_output
 from .log_cycle import (
     CURRENT_CONTEXT_FILE_NAME,
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from .log_cycle import (
 
 __all__ = [
     "configure_logging",
-    "configure_chat_plugins",
     "user_friendly_output",
     "CURRENT_CONTEXT_FILE_NAME",
     "NEXT_ACTION_FILE_NAME",
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/config.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/config.py
index 3b6860e8f..3569933a9 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/config.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/config.py
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
-from auto_gpt_plugin_template import AutoGPTPluginTemplate
 from openai._base_client import log as openai_logger
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from autogpt.config import Config
     from autogpt.speech import TTSConfig
 
 from autogpt.core.configuration import SystemConfiguration, UserConfigurable
@@ -34,8 +32,6 @@ DEBUG_LOG_FORMAT = (
 SPEECH_OUTPUT_LOGGER = "VOICE"
 USER_FRIENDLY_OUTPUT_LOGGER = "USER_FRIENDLY_OUTPUT"
 
-_chat_plugins: list[AutoGPTPluginTemplate] = []
-
 
 class LogFormatName(str, enum.Enum):
     SIMPLE = "simple"
@@ -222,19 +218,3 @@ def configure_logging(
 
     # Disable debug logging from OpenAI library
     openai_logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
-
-
-def configure_chat_plugins(config: Config) -> None:
-    """Configure chat plugins for use by the logging module"""
-
-    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-    # Add chat plugins capable of report to logger
-    if config.chat_messages_enabled:
-        if _chat_plugins:
-            _chat_plugins.clear()
-
-        for plugin in config.plugins:
-            if hasattr(plugin, "can_handle_report") and plugin.can_handle_report():
-                logger.debug(f"Loaded plugin into logger: {plugin.__class__.__name__}")
-                _chat_plugins.append(plugin)
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/helpers.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/helpers.py
index 580e09a8a..d81f01d67 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/helpers.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/logs/helpers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from typing import Any, Optional
 
 from colorama import Fore
 
-from .config import SPEECH_OUTPUT_LOGGER, USER_FRIENDLY_OUTPUT_LOGGER, _chat_plugins
+from .config import SPEECH_OUTPUT_LOGGER, USER_FRIENDLY_OUTPUT_LOGGER
 
 
 def user_friendly_output(
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ def user_friendly_output(
     """
     logger = logging.getLogger(USER_FRIENDLY_OUTPUT_LOGGER)
 
-    if _chat_plugins:
-        for plugin in _chat_plugins:
-            plugin.report(f"{title}: {message}")
-
     logger.log(
         level,
         message,
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/memory/vector/utils.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/memory/vector/utils.py
index b8b87a491..e201b738e 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/memory/vector/utils.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/memory/vector/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import logging
-from contextlib import suppress
 from typing import Any, Sequence, overload
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -51,16 +50,9 @@ async def get_embedding(
 
     if isinstance(input, str):
         input = input.replace("\n", " ")
-
-        with suppress(NotImplementedError):
-            return _get_embedding_with_plugin(input, config)
-
     elif multiple and isinstance(input[0], str):
         input = [text.replace("\n", " ") for text in input]
 
-        with suppress(NotImplementedError):
-            return [_get_embedding_with_plugin(i, config) for i in input]
-
     model = config.embedding_model
 
     logger.debug(
@@ -86,13 +78,3 @@ async def get_embedding(
             )
             embeddings.append(result.embedding)
         return embeddings
-
-
-def _get_embedding_with_plugin(text: str, config: Config) -> Embedding:
-    for plugin in config.plugins:
-        if plugin.can_handle_text_embedding(text):
-            embedding = plugin.handle_text_embedding(text)
-            if embedding is not None:
-                return embedding
-
-    raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/models/base_open_ai_plugin.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/models/base_open_ai_plugin.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a269bb9c4..000000000
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/models/base_open_ai_plugin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,251 +0,0 @@
-"""Handles loading of plugins."""
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypedDict, TypeVar
-
-from auto_gpt_plugin_template import AutoGPTPluginTemplate
-
-PromptGenerator = TypeVar("PromptGenerator")
-
-
-class Message(TypedDict):
-    role: str
-    content: str
-
-
-class BaseOpenAIPlugin(AutoGPTPluginTemplate):
-    """
-    This is a BaseOpenAIPlugin class for generating AutoGPT plugins.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, manifests_specs_clients: dict):
-        # super().__init__()
-        self._name = manifests_specs_clients["manifest"]["name_for_model"]
-        self._version = manifests_specs_clients["manifest"]["schema_version"]
-        self._description = manifests_specs_clients["manifest"]["description_for_model"]
-        self._client = manifests_specs_clients["client"]
-        self._manifest = manifests_specs_clients["manifest"]
-        self._openapi_spec = manifests_specs_clients["openapi_spec"]
-
-    def can_handle_on_response(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the on_response method.
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the on_response method."""
-        return False
-
-    def on_response(self, response: str, *args, **kwargs) -> str:
-        """This method is called when a response is received from the model."""
-        return response
-
-    def can_handle_post_prompt(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the post_prompt method.
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the post_prompt method."""
-        return False
-
-    def post_prompt(self, prompt: PromptGenerator) -> PromptGenerator:
-        """This method is called just after the generate_prompt is called,
-            but actually before the prompt is generated.
-        Args:
-            prompt (PromptGenerator): The prompt generator.
-        Returns:
-            PromptGenerator: The prompt generator.
-        """
-        return prompt
-
-    def can_handle_on_planning(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the on_planning method.
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the on_planning method."""
-        return False
-
-    def on_planning(
-        self, prompt: PromptGenerator, messages: List[Message]
-    ) -> Optional[str]:
-        """This method is called before the planning chat completion is done.
-        Args:
-            prompt (PromptGenerator): The prompt generator.
-            messages (List[str]): The list of messages.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_post_planning(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the post_planning method.
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the post_planning method."""
-        return False
-
-    def post_planning(self, response: str) -> str:
-        """This method is called after the planning chat completion is done.
-        Args:
-            response (str): The response.
-        Returns:
-            str: The resulting response.
-        """
-        return response
-
-    def can_handle_pre_instruction(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the pre_instruction method.
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the pre_instruction method."""
-        return False
-
-    def pre_instruction(self, messages: List[Message]) -> List[Message]:
-        """This method is called before the instruction chat is done.
-        Args:
-            messages (List[Message]): The list of context messages.
-        Returns:
-            List[Message]: The resulting list of messages.
-        """
-        return messages
-
-    def can_handle_on_instruction(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the on_instruction method.
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the on_instruction method."""
-        return False
-
-    def on_instruction(self, messages: List[Message]) -> Optional[str]:
-        """This method is called when the instruction chat is done.
-        Args:
-            messages (List[Message]): The list of context messages.
-        Returns:
-            Optional[str]: The resulting message.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_post_instruction(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the post_instruction method.
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the post_instruction method."""
-        return False
-
-    def post_instruction(self, response: str) -> str:
-        """This method is called after the instruction chat is done.
-        Args:
-            response (str): The response.
-        Returns:
-            str: The resulting response.
-        """
-        return response
-
-    def can_handle_pre_command(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the pre_command method.
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the pre_command method."""
-        return False
-
-    def pre_command(
-        self, command_name: str, arguments: Dict[str, Any]
-    ) -> Tuple[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
-        """This method is called before the command is executed.
-        Args:
-            command_name (str): The command name.
-            arguments (Dict[str, Any]): The arguments.
-        Returns:
-            Tuple[str, Dict[str, Any]]: The command name and the arguments.
-        """
-        return command_name, arguments
-
-    def can_handle_post_command(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the post_command method.
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the post_command method."""
-        return False
-
-    def post_command(self, command_name: str, response: str) -> str:
-        """This method is called after the command is executed.
-        Args:
-            command_name (str): The command name.
-            response (str): The response.
-        Returns:
-            str: The resulting response.
-        """
-        return response
-
-    def can_handle_chat_completion(
-        self, messages: Dict[Any, Any], model: str, temperature: float, max_tokens: int
-    ) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-          handle the chat_completion method.
-        Args:
-            messages (List[Message]): The messages.
-            model (str): The model name.
-            temperature (float): The temperature.
-            max_tokens (int): The max tokens.
-          Returns:
-              bool: True if the plugin can handle the chat_completion method."""
-        return False
-
-    def handle_chat_completion(
-        self, messages: List[Message], model: str, temperature: float, max_tokens: int
-    ) -> str:
-        """This method is called when the chat completion is done.
-        Args:
-            messages (List[Message]): The messages.
-            model (str): The model name.
-            temperature (float): The temperature.
-            max_tokens (int): The max tokens.
-        Returns:
-            str: The resulting response.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_text_embedding(self, text: str) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-          handle the text_embedding method.
-
-        Args:
-            text (str): The text to be convert to embedding.
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the text_embedding method."""
-        return False
-
-    def handle_text_embedding(self, text: str) -> list[float]:
-        """This method is called to create a text embedding.
-
-        Args:
-            text (str): The text to be convert to embedding.
-        Returns:
-            list[float]: The created embedding vector.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_user_input(self, user_input: str) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the user_input method.
-
-        Args:
-            user_input (str): The user input.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the user_input method."""
-        return False
-
-    def user_input(self, user_input: str) -> str:
-        """This method is called to request user input to the user.
-
-        Args:
-            user_input (str): The question or prompt to ask the user.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: The user input.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_report(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the report method.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the report method."""
-        return False
-
-    def report(self, message: str) -> None:
-        """This method is called to report a message to the user.
-
-        Args:
-            message (str): The message to report.
-        """
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/__init__.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 618a9895a..000000000
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,330 +0,0 @@
-"""Handles loading of plugins."""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import importlib.util
-import inspect
-import json
-import logging
-import os
-import zipfile
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
-from zipimport import ZipImportError, zipimporter
-
-import openapi_python_client
-import requests
-from auto_gpt_plugin_template import AutoGPTPluginTemplate
-from openapi_python_client.config import Config as OpenAPIConfig
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from autogpt.config import Config
-
-from autogpt.models.base_open_ai_plugin import BaseOpenAIPlugin
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def inspect_zip_for_modules(zip_path: str) -> list[str]:
-    """
-    Inspect a zipfile for a modules.
-
-    Args:
-        zip_path (str): Path to the zipfile.
-        debug (bool, optional): Enable debug logging. Defaults to False.
-
-    Returns:
-        list[str]: The list of module names found or empty list if none were found.
-    """
-    result = []
-    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, "r") as zfile:
-        for name in zfile.namelist():
-            if name.endswith("__init__.py") and not name.startswith("__MACOSX"):
-                logger.debug(f"Found module '{name}' in the zipfile at: {name}")
-                result.append(name)
-    if len(result) == 0:
-        logger.debug(f"Module '__init__.py' not found in the zipfile @ {zip_path}.")
-    return result
-
-
-def write_dict_to_json_file(data: dict, file_path: str) -> None:
-    """
-    Write a dictionary to a JSON file.
-    Args:
-        data (dict): Dictionary to write.
-        file_path (str): Path to the file.
-    """
-    with open(file_path, "w") as file:
-        json.dump(data, file, indent=4)
-
-
-def fetch_openai_plugins_manifest_and_spec(config: Config) -> dict:
-    """
-    Fetch the manifest for a list of OpenAI plugins.
-        Args:
-        urls (List): List of URLs to fetch.
-    Returns:
-        dict: per url dictionary of manifest and spec.
-    """
-    # TODO add directory scan
-    manifests = {}
-    for url in config.plugins_openai:
-        openai_plugin_client_dir = f"{config.plugins_dir}/openai/{urlparse(url).netloc}"
-        create_directory_if_not_exists(openai_plugin_client_dir)
-        if not os.path.exists(f"{openai_plugin_client_dir}/ai-plugin.json"):
-            try:
-                response = requests.get(f"{url}/.well-known/ai-plugin.json")
-                if response.status_code == 200:
-                    manifest = response.json()
-                    if manifest["schema_version"] != "v1":
-                        logger.warning(
-                            "Unsupported manifest version: "
-                            f"{manifest['schem_version']} for {url}"
-                        )
-                        continue
-                    if manifest["api"]["type"] != "openapi":
-                        logger.warning(
-                            f"Unsupported API type: {manifest['api']['type']} for {url}"
-                        )
-                        continue
-                    write_dict_to_json_file(
-                        manifest, f"{openai_plugin_client_dir}/ai-plugin.json"
-                    )
-                else:
-                    logger.warning(
-                        f"Failed to fetch manifest for {url}: {response.status_code}"
-                    )
-            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-                logger.warning(f"Error while requesting manifest from {url}: {e}")
-        else:
-            logger.info(f"Manifest for {url} already exists")
-            manifest = json.load(open(f"{openai_plugin_client_dir}/ai-plugin.json"))
-        if not os.path.exists(f"{openai_plugin_client_dir}/openapi.json"):
-            openapi_spec = openapi_python_client._get_document(
-                url=manifest["api"]["url"], path=None, timeout=5
-            )
-            write_dict_to_json_file(
-                openapi_spec, f"{openai_plugin_client_dir}/openapi.json"
-            )
-        else:
-            logger.info(f"OpenAPI spec for {url} already exists")
-            openapi_spec = json.load(open(f"{openai_plugin_client_dir}/openapi.json"))
-        manifests[url] = {"manifest": manifest, "openapi_spec": openapi_spec}
-    return manifests
-
-
-def create_directory_if_not_exists(directory_path: str) -> bool:
-    """
-    Create a directory if it does not exist.
-    Args:
-        directory_path (str): Path to the directory.
-    Returns:
-        bool: True if the directory was created, else False.
-    """
-    if not os.path.exists(directory_path):
-        try:
-            os.makedirs(directory_path)
-            logger.debug(f"Created directory: {directory_path}")
-            return True
-        except OSError as e:
-            logger.warning(f"Error creating directory {directory_path}: {e}")
-            return False
-    else:
-        logger.info(f"Directory {directory_path} already exists")
-        return True
-
-
-def initialize_openai_plugins(manifests_specs: dict, config: Config) -> dict:
-    """
-    Initialize OpenAI plugins.
-    Args:
-        manifests_specs (dict): per url dictionary of manifest and spec.
-        config (Config): Config instance including plugins config
-        debug (bool, optional): Enable debug logging. Defaults to False.
-    Returns:
-        dict: per url dictionary of manifest, spec and client.
-    """
-    openai_plugins_dir = f"{config.plugins_dir}/openai"
-    if create_directory_if_not_exists(openai_plugins_dir):
-        for url, manifest_spec in manifests_specs.items():
-            openai_plugin_client_dir = f"{openai_plugins_dir}/{urlparse(url).hostname}"
-            _meta_option = (openapi_python_client.MetaType.SETUP,)
-            _config = OpenAPIConfig(
-                **{
-                    "project_name_override": "client",
-                    "package_name_override": "client",
-                }
-            )
-            prev_cwd = Path.cwd()
-            os.chdir(openai_plugin_client_dir)
-
-            if not os.path.exists("client"):
-                client_results = openapi_python_client.create_new_client(
-                    url=manifest_spec["manifest"]["api"]["url"],
-                    path=None,
-                    meta=_meta_option,
-                    config=_config,
-                )
-                if client_results:
-                    logger.warning(
-                        f"Error creating OpenAPI client: {client_results[0].header} \n"
-                        f" details: {client_results[0].detail}"
-                    )
-                    continue
-            spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
-                "client", "client/client/client.py"
-            )
-            module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-
-            try:
-                spec.loader.exec_module(module)
-            finally:
-                os.chdir(prev_cwd)
-
-            client = module.Client(base_url=url)
-            manifest_spec["client"] = client
-    return manifests_specs
-
-
-def instantiate_openai_plugin_clients(manifests_specs_clients: dict) -> dict:
-    """
-    Instantiates BaseOpenAIPlugin instances for each OpenAI plugin.
-    Args:
-        manifests_specs_clients (dict): per url dictionary of manifest, spec and client.
-        config (Config): Config instance including plugins config
-        debug (bool, optional): Enable debug logging. Defaults to False.
-    Returns:
-          plugins (dict): per url dictionary of BaseOpenAIPlugin instances.
-
-    """
-    plugins = {}
-    for url, manifest_spec_client in manifests_specs_clients.items():
-        plugins[url] = BaseOpenAIPlugin(manifest_spec_client)
-    return plugins
-
-
-def scan_plugins(config: Config) -> List[AutoGPTPluginTemplate]:
-    """Scan the plugins directory for plugins and loads them.
-
-    Args:
-        config (Config): Config instance including plugins config
-        debug (bool, optional): Enable debug logging. Defaults to False.
-
-    Returns:
-        List[Tuple[str, Path]]: List of plugins.
-    """
-    loaded_plugins = []
-    # Generic plugins
-    plugins_path = Path(config.plugins_dir)
-
-    plugins_config = config.plugins_config
-    # Directory-based plugins
-    for plugin_path in [f for f in Path(config.plugins_dir).iterdir() if f.is_dir()]:
-        # Avoid going into __pycache__ or other hidden directories
-        if plugin_path.name.startswith("__"):
-            continue
-
-        plugin_module_name = plugin_path.name
-        qualified_module_name = ".".join(plugin_path.parts)
-
-        try:
-            plugin = importlib.import_module(qualified_module_name)
-        except ImportError as e:
-            logger.error(
-                f"Failed to load {qualified_module_name} from {plugin_path}: {e}"
-            )
-            continue
-
-        if not plugins_config.is_enabled(plugin_module_name):
-            logger.warning(
-                f"Plugin folder {plugin_module_name} found but not configured. "
-                "If this is a legitimate plugin, please add it to plugins_config.yaml "
-                f"(key: {plugin_module_name})."
-            )
-            continue
-
-        for _, class_obj in inspect.getmembers(plugin):
-            if (
-                hasattr(class_obj, "_abc_impl")
-                and AutoGPTPluginTemplate in class_obj.__bases__
-            ):
-                loaded_plugins.append(class_obj())
-
-    # Zip-based plugins
-    for plugin in plugins_path.glob("*.zip"):
-        if moduleList := inspect_zip_for_modules(str(plugin)):
-            for module in moduleList:
-                plugin = Path(plugin)
-                module = Path(module)
-                logger.debug(f"Zipped Plugin: {plugin}, Module: {module}")
-                zipped_package = zipimporter(str(plugin))
-                try:
-                    zipped_module = zipped_package.load_module(str(module.parent))
-                except ZipImportError as e:
-                    logger.error(f"Failed to load {module.parent} from {plugin}: {e}")
-                    continue
-
-                for key in dir(zipped_module):
-                    if key.startswith("__"):
-                        continue
-
-                    a_module = getattr(zipped_module, key)
-                    if not inspect.isclass(a_module):
-                        continue
-
-                    if (
-                        issubclass(a_module, AutoGPTPluginTemplate)
-                        and a_module.__name__ != "AutoGPTPluginTemplate"
-                    ):
-                        plugin_name = a_module.__name__
-                        plugin_configured = plugins_config.get(plugin_name) is not None
-                        plugin_enabled = plugins_config.is_enabled(plugin_name)
-
-                        if plugin_configured and plugin_enabled:
-                            logger.debug(
-                                f"Loading plugin {plugin_name}. "
-                                "Enabled in plugins_config.yaml."
-                            )
-                            loaded_plugins.append(a_module())
-                        elif plugin_configured and not plugin_enabled:
-                            logger.debug(
-                                f"Not loading plugin {plugin_name}. "
-                                "Disabled in plugins_config.yaml."
-                            )
-                        elif not plugin_configured:
-                            logger.warning(
-                                f"Not loading plugin {plugin_name}. "
-                                f"No entry for '{plugin_name}' in plugins_config.yaml. "
-                                "Note: Zipped plugins should use the class name "
-                                f"({plugin_name}) as the key."
-                            )
-                    else:
-                        if (
-                            module_name := getattr(a_module, "__name__", str(a_module))
-                        ) != "AutoGPTPluginTemplate":
-                            logger.debug(
-                                f"Skipping '{module_name}' because it doesn't subclass "
-                                "AutoGPTPluginTemplate."
-                            )
-
-    # OpenAI plugins
-    if config.plugins_openai:
-        manifests_specs = fetch_openai_plugins_manifest_and_spec(config)
-        if manifests_specs.keys():
-            manifests_specs_clients = initialize_openai_plugins(manifests_specs, config)
-            for url, openai_plugin_meta in manifests_specs_clients.items():
-                if not plugins_config.is_enabled(url):
-                    plugin_name = openai_plugin_meta["manifest"]["name_for_model"]
-                    logger.warning(
-                        f"OpenAI Plugin {plugin_name} found but not configured"
-                    )
-                    continue
-
-                plugin = BaseOpenAIPlugin(openai_plugin_meta)
-                loaded_plugins.append(plugin)
-
-    if loaded_plugins:
-        logger.info(f"\nPlugins found: {len(loaded_plugins)}\n" "--------------------")
-    for plugin in loaded_plugins:
-        logger.info(f"{plugin._name}: {plugin._version} - {plugin._description}")
-    return loaded_plugins
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/plugin_config.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/plugin_config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bdf77d832..000000000
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/plugin_config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-from typing import Any
-
-from pydantic import BaseModel
-
-
-class PluginConfig(BaseModel):
-    """Class for holding configuration of a single plugin"""
-
-    name: str
-    enabled: bool = False
-    config: dict[str, Any] = None
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/plugins_config.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/plugins_config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ad96d4a37..000000000
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/plugins/plugins_config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import logging
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Union
-
-import yaml
-from pydantic import BaseModel
-
-from autogpt.plugins.plugin_config import PluginConfig
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class PluginsConfig(BaseModel):
-    """Class for holding configuration of all plugins"""
-
-    plugins: dict[str, PluginConfig]
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return f"PluginsConfig({self.plugins})"
-
-    def get(self, name: str) -> Union[PluginConfig, None]:
-        return self.plugins.get(name)
-
-    def is_enabled(self, name) -> bool:
-        plugin_config = self.plugins.get(name)
-        return plugin_config is not None and plugin_config.enabled
-
-    @classmethod
-    def load_config(
-        cls,
-        plugins_config_file: Path,
-        plugins_denylist: list[str],
-        plugins_allowlist: list[str],
-    ) -> "PluginsConfig":
-        empty_config = cls(plugins={})
-
-        try:
-            config_data = cls.deserialize_config_file(
-                plugins_config_file,
-                plugins_denylist,
-                plugins_allowlist,
-            )
-            if type(config_data) is not dict:
-                logger.error(
-                    f"Expected plugins config to be a dict, got {type(config_data)}."
-                    " Continuing without plugins."
-                )
-                return empty_config
-            return cls(plugins=config_data)
-
-        except BaseException as e:
-            logger.error(
-                f"Plugin config is invalid. Continuing without plugins. Error: {e}"
-            )
-            return empty_config
-
-    @classmethod
-    def deserialize_config_file(
-        cls,
-        plugins_config_file: Path,
-        plugins_denylist: list[str],
-        plugins_allowlist: list[str],
-    ) -> dict[str, PluginConfig]:
-        if not plugins_config_file.is_file():
-            logger.warning("plugins_config.yaml does not exist, creating base config.")
-            cls.create_empty_plugins_config(
-                plugins_config_file,
-                plugins_denylist,
-                plugins_allowlist,
-            )
-
-        with open(plugins_config_file, "r") as f:
-            plugins_config = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
-
-        plugins = {}
-        for name, plugin in plugins_config.items():
-            if type(plugin) is dict:
-                plugins[name] = PluginConfig(
-                    name=name,
-                    enabled=plugin.get("enabled", False),
-                    config=plugin.get("config", {}),
-                )
-            elif isinstance(plugin, PluginConfig):
-                plugins[name] = plugin
-            else:
-                raise ValueError(f"Invalid plugin config data type: {type(plugin)}")
-        return plugins
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def create_empty_plugins_config(
-        plugins_config_file: Path,
-        plugins_denylist: list[str],
-        plugins_allowlist: list[str],
-    ):
-        """
-        Create an empty plugins_config.yaml file.
-        Fill it with values from old env variables.
-        """
-        base_config = {}
-
-        logger.debug(f"Legacy plugin denylist: {plugins_denylist}")
-        logger.debug(f"Legacy plugin allowlist: {plugins_allowlist}")
-
-        # Backwards-compatibility shim
-        for plugin_name in plugins_denylist:
-            base_config[plugin_name] = {"enabled": False, "config": {}}
-
-        for plugin_name in plugins_allowlist:
-            base_config[plugin_name] = {"enabled": True, "config": {}}
-
-        logger.debug(f"Constructed base plugins config: {base_config}")
-
-        logger.debug(f"Creating plugin config file {plugins_config_file}")
-        with open(plugins_config_file, "w+") as f:
-            f.write(yaml.dump(base_config))
-            return base_config
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/poetry.lock b/autogpts/autogpt/poetry.lock
index 21a6c382b..df135230d 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/poetry.lock
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/poetry.lock
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
 # This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 1.7.1 and should not be changed by hand.
 
 [[package]]
-name = "abstract-singleton"
-version = "1.0.1"
-description = "An abstract singleton class."
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.8"
-files = [
-    {file = "abstract_singleton-1.0.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:1f5e2359a609360bc08d975f578cce75a752df06db561efb679e69646199ec1d"},
-    {file = "abstract_singleton-1.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d97d26ecbcb7422f78df1b0bca48a03df5ba04cf58844c6da033a7840beaae82"},
-]
-
-[[package]]
 name = "agbenchmark"
 version = "0.0.10"
 description = "Benchmarking the performance of agents far and wide, regardless of how they are set up and how they work"
@@ -277,24 +266,6 @@ tests-mypy = ["mypy (>=1.6)", "pytest-mypy-plugins"]
 tests-no-zope = ["attrs[tests-mypy]", "cloudpickle", "hypothesis", "pympler", "pytest (>=4.3.0)", "pytest-xdist[psutil]"]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "auto_gpt_plugin_template"
-version = "0.0.2"
-description = "The template plugin for Auto-GPT."
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.8"
-files = []
-develop = false
-
-[package.dependencies]
-abstract-singleton = "*"
-
-[package.source]
-type = "git"
-url = "https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT-Plugin-Template"
-reference = "0.1.0"
-resolved_reference = "7612a14c629dc64ad870eee4d05850d60e1dd9ce"
-
-[[package]]
 name = "autoflake"
 version = "2.2.1"
 description = "Removes unused imports and unused variables"
@@ -338,13 +309,13 @@ uvicorn = "^0.23.2"
 webdriver-manager = "^4.0.1"
 
 [package.extras]
-benchmark = ["agbenchmark @ git+https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT.git#subdirectory=benchmark"]
+benchmark = ["agbenchmark @ file:///Users/czerwinski/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/agpt-JtDOdZb2-py3.11/src/AutoGPT/benchmark"]
 
 [package.source]
 type = "git"
 url = "https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT.git"
-reference = "ab05b7ae70754c063909"
-resolved_reference = "ab05b7ae70754c06390982d237d86dc7290cd1aa"
+reference = "HEAD"
+resolved_reference = "fd3f8fa5fc86271e4e319258fefdb3065d1aa0d4"
 subdirectory = "autogpts/forge"
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7263,4 +7234,4 @@ benchmark = ["agbenchmark"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.10"
-content-hash = "afa9674e032573e483e977e818766efe18ea4f52efa1ce6dfc71686772371b5b"
+content-hash = "e6eab5c079d53f075ce701e86a2007e7ebeb635ac067d25f555bfea363bcc630"
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/pyproject.toml b/autogpts/autogpt/pyproject.toml
index 404bffaaa..e1b0c32f6 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/pyproject.toml
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ serve = "autogpt.app.cli:serve"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.10"
-auto-gpt-plugin-template = {git = "https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT-Plugin-Template", rev = "0.1.0"}
 # autogpt-forge = { path = "../forge" }
-autogpt-forge = {git = "https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT.git", rev = "ab05b7ae70754c063909", subdirectory = "autogpts/forge"}
+autogpt-forge = {git = "https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT.git", subdirectory = "autogpts/forge"}
 beautifulsoup4 = "^4.12.2"
 boto3 = "^1.33.6"
 charset-normalizer = "^3.1.0"
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/scripts/install_plugin_deps.py b/autogpts/autogpt/scripts/install_plugin_deps.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 02cbfc0be..000000000
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/scripts/install_plugin_deps.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-import os
-import subprocess
-import sys
-import zipfile
-from glob import glob
-from pathlib import Path
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def install_plugin_dependencies():
-    """
-    Installs dependencies for all plugins in the plugins dir.
-
-    Args:
-        None
-
-    Returns:
-        None
-    """
-    plugins_dir = Path(os.getenv("PLUGINS_DIR", "plugins"))
-
-    logger.debug("Checking for dependencies in zipped plugins...")
-
-    # Install zip-based plugins
-    for plugin_archive in plugins_dir.glob("*.zip"):
-        logger.debug(f"Checking for requirements in '{plugin_archive}'...")
-        with zipfile.ZipFile(str(plugin_archive), "r") as zfile:
-            if not zfile.namelist():
-                continue
-
-            # Assume the first entry in the list will be (in) the lowest common dir
-            first_entry = zfile.namelist()[0]
-            basedir = first_entry.rsplit("/", 1)[0] if "/" in first_entry else ""
-            logger.debug(f"Looking for requirements.txt in '{basedir}'")
-
-            basereqs = os.path.join(basedir, "requirements.txt")
-            try:
-                extracted = zfile.extract(basereqs, path=plugins_dir)
-            except KeyError as e:
-                logger.debug(e.args[0])
-                continue
-
-            logger.debug(f"Installing dependencies from '{basereqs}'...")
-            subprocess.check_call(
-                [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-r", extracted]
-            )
-            os.remove(extracted)
-            os.rmdir(os.path.join(plugins_dir, basedir))
-
-    logger.debug("Checking for dependencies in other plugin folders...")
-
-    # Install directory-based plugins
-    for requirements_file in glob(f"{plugins_dir}/*/requirements.txt"):
-        logger.debug(f"Installing dependencies from '{requirements_file}'...")
-        subprocess.check_call(
-            [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-r", requirements_file],
-            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-        )
-
-    logger.debug("Finished installing plugin dependencies")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    install_plugin_dependencies()
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/conftest.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/conftest.py
index b59b4c4c0..29479f6f0 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/conftest.py
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
-from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 
 import pytest
-import yaml
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 from autogpt.agents.agent import Agent, AgentConfiguration, AgentSettings
@@ -48,23 +46,8 @@ def storage(app_data_dir: Path) -> FileStorage:
     return storage
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def temp_plugins_config_file():
-    """
-    Create a plugins_config.yaml file in a temp directory
-    so that it doesn't mess with existing ones.
-    """
-    config_directory = TemporaryDirectory()
-    config_file = Path(config_directory.name) / "plugins_config.yaml"
-    with open(config_file, "w+") as f:
-        f.write(yaml.dump({}))
-
-    yield config_file
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def config(
-    temp_plugins_config_file: Path,
     tmp_project_root: Path,
     app_data_dir: Path,
     mocker: MockerFixture,
@@ -75,19 +58,8 @@ def config(
 
     config.app_data_dir = app_data_dir
 
-    config.plugins_dir = "tests/unit/data/test_plugins"
-    config.plugins_config_file = temp_plugins_config_file
-
     config.noninteractive_mode = True
 
-    # avoid circular dependency
-    from autogpt.plugins.plugins_config import PluginsConfig
-
-    config.plugins_config = PluginsConfig.load_config(
-        plugins_config_file=config.plugins_config_file,
-        plugins_denylist=config.plugins_denylist,
-        plugins_allowlist=config.plugins_allowlist,
-    )
     yield config
 
 
@@ -125,7 +97,6 @@ def agent(
             smart_llm=config.smart_llm,
             allow_fs_access=not config.restrict_to_workspace,
             use_functions_api=config.openai_functions,
-            plugins=config.plugins,
         ),
         history=Agent.default_settings.history.copy(deep=True),
     )
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/agent_factory.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/agent_factory.py
index 59b3164aa..b51759f85 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/agent_factory.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/integration/agent_factory.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ def dummy_agent(config: Config, llm_provider, memory_json_file):
             fast_llm=config.fast_llm,
             smart_llm=config.smart_llm,
             use_functions_api=config.openai_functions,
-            plugins=config.plugins,
         ),
         prompt_config=agent_prompt_config,
         history=Agent.default_settings.history.copy(deep=True),
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/data/test_plugins/Auto-GPT-Plugin-Test-master.zip b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/data/test_plugins/Auto-GPT-Plugin-Test-master.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 45b515adc..000000000
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/data/test_plugins/Auto-GPT-Plugin-Test-master.zip
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/data/test_plugins/auto_gpt_guanaco/__init__.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/data/test_plugins/auto_gpt_guanaco/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index eb024b37c..000000000
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/data/test_plugins/auto_gpt_guanaco/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,274 +0,0 @@
-"""This is the Test plugin for AutoGPT."""
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar
-
-from auto_gpt_plugin_template import AutoGPTPluginTemplate
-
-PromptGenerator = TypeVar("PromptGenerator")
-
-
-class AutoGPTGuanaco(AutoGPTPluginTemplate):
-    """
-    This is plugin for AutoGPT.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
-        self._name = "AutoGPT-Guanaco"
-        self._version = "0.1.0"
-        self._description = "This is a Guanaco local model plugin."
-
-    def can_handle_on_response(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the on_response method.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the on_response method."""
-        return False
-
-    def on_response(self, response: str, *args, **kwargs) -> str:
-        """This method is called when a response is received from the model."""
-        if len(response):
-            print("OMG OMG It's Alive!")
-        else:
-            print("Is it alive?")
-
-    def can_handle_post_prompt(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the post_prompt method.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the post_prompt method."""
-        return False
-
-    def post_prompt(self, prompt: PromptGenerator) -> PromptGenerator:
-        """This method is called just after the generate_prompt is called,
-            but actually before the prompt is generated.
-
-        Args:
-            prompt (PromptGenerator): The prompt generator.
-
-        Returns:
-            PromptGenerator: The prompt generator.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_on_planning(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the on_planning method.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the on_planning method."""
-        return False
-
-    def on_planning(
-        self, prompt: PromptGenerator, messages: List[str]
-    ) -> Optional[str]:
-        """This method is called before the planning chat completeion is done.
-
-        Args:
-            prompt (PromptGenerator): The prompt generator.
-            messages (List[str]): The list of messages.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_post_planning(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the post_planning method.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the post_planning method."""
-        return False
-
-    def post_planning(self, response: str) -> str:
-        """This method is called after the planning chat completeion is done.
-
-        Args:
-            response (str): The response.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: The resulting response.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_pre_instruction(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the pre_instruction method.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the pre_instruction method."""
-        return False
-
-    def pre_instruction(self, messages: List[str]) -> List[str]:
-        """This method is called before the instruction chat is done.
-
-        Args:
-            messages (List[str]): The list of context messages.
-
-        Returns:
-            List[str]: The resulting list of messages.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_on_instruction(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the on_instruction method.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the on_instruction method."""
-        return False
-
-    def on_instruction(self, messages: List[str]) -> Optional[str]:
-        """This method is called when the instruction chat is done.
-
-        Args:
-            messages (List[str]): The list of context messages.
-
-        Returns:
-            Optional[str]: The resulting message.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_post_instruction(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the post_instruction method.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the post_instruction method."""
-        return False
-
-    def post_instruction(self, response: str) -> str:
-        """This method is called after the instruction chat is done.
-
-        Args:
-            response (str): The response.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: The resulting response.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_pre_command(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the pre_command method.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the pre_command method."""
-        return False
-
-    def pre_command(
-        self, command_name: str, arguments: Dict[str, Any]
-    ) -> Tuple[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
-        """This method is called before the command is executed.
-
-        Args:
-            command_name (str): The command name.
-            arguments (Dict[str, Any]): The arguments.
-
-        Returns:
-            Tuple[str, Dict[str, Any]]: The command name and the arguments.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_post_command(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the post_command method.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the post_command method."""
-        return False
-
-    def post_command(self, command_name: str, response: str) -> str:
-        """This method is called after the command is executed.
-
-        Args:
-            command_name (str): The command name.
-            response (str): The response.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: The resulting response.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_chat_completion(
-        self,
-        messages: list[Dict[Any, Any]],
-        model: str,
-        temperature: float,
-        max_tokens: int,
-    ) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-          handle the chat_completion method.
-
-        Args:
-            messages (Dict[Any, Any]): The messages.
-            model (str): The model name.
-            temperature (float): The temperature.
-            max_tokens (int): The max tokens.
-
-          Returns:
-              bool: True if the plugin can handle the chat_completion method."""
-        return False
-
-    def handle_chat_completion(
-        self,
-        messages: list[Dict[Any, Any]],
-        model: str,
-        temperature: float,
-        max_tokens: int,
-    ) -> str:
-        """This method is called when the chat completion is done.
-
-        Args:
-            messages (Dict[Any, Any]): The messages.
-            model (str): The model name.
-            temperature (float): The temperature.
-            max_tokens (int): The max tokens.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: The resulting response.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_text_embedding(self, text: str) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-          handle the text_embedding method.
-        Args:
-            text (str): The text to be convert to embedding.
-          Returns:
-              bool: True if the plugin can handle the text_embedding method."""
-        return False
-
-    def handle_text_embedding(self, text: str) -> list:
-        """This method is called when the chat completion is done.
-        Args:
-            text (str): The text to be convert to embedding.
-        Returns:
-            list: The text embedding.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_user_input(self, user_input: str) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the user_input method.
-
-        Args:
-            user_input (str): The user input.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the user_input method."""
-        return False
-
-    def user_input(self, user_input: str) -> str:
-        """This method is called to request user input to the user.
-
-        Args:
-            user_input (str): The question or prompt to ask the user.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: The user input.
-        """
-
-    def can_handle_report(self) -> bool:
-        """This method is called to check that the plugin can
-        handle the report method.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the plugin can handle the report method."""
-        return False
-
-    def report(self, message: str) -> None:
-        """This method is called to report a message to the user.
-
-        Args:
-            message (str): The message to report.
-        """
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/models/test_base_open_api_plugin.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/models/test_base_open_api_plugin.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a8522e7f..000000000
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/models/test_base_open_api_plugin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-import pytest
-
-from autogpt.models.base_open_ai_plugin import BaseOpenAIPlugin
-
-
-class DummyPlugin(BaseOpenAIPlugin):
-    """A dummy plugin for testing purposes."""
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def dummy_plugin():
-    """A dummy plugin for testing purposes."""
-    manifests_specs_clients = {
-        "manifest": {
-            "name_for_model": "Dummy",
-            "schema_version": "1.0",
-            "description_for_model": "A dummy plugin for testing purposes",
-        },
-        "client": None,
-        "openapi_spec": None,
-    }
-    return DummyPlugin(manifests_specs_clients)
-
-
-def test_dummy_plugin_inheritance(dummy_plugin):
-    """Test that the DummyPlugin class inherits from the BaseOpenAIPlugin class."""
-    assert isinstance(dummy_plugin, BaseOpenAIPlugin)
-
-
-def test_dummy_plugin_name(dummy_plugin):
-    """Test that the DummyPlugin class has the correct name."""
-    assert dummy_plugin._name == "Dummy"
-
-
-def test_dummy_plugin_version(dummy_plugin):
-    """Test that the DummyPlugin class has the correct version."""
-    assert dummy_plugin._version == "1.0"
-
-
-def test_dummy_plugin_description(dummy_plugin):
-    """Test that the DummyPlugin class has the correct description."""
-    assert dummy_plugin._description == "A dummy plugin for testing purposes"
-
-
-def test_dummy_plugin_default_methods(dummy_plugin):
-    """Test that the DummyPlugin class has the correct default methods."""
-    assert not dummy_plugin.can_handle_on_response()
-    assert not dummy_plugin.can_handle_post_prompt()
-    assert not dummy_plugin.can_handle_on_planning()
-    assert not dummy_plugin.can_handle_post_planning()
-    assert not dummy_plugin.can_handle_pre_instruction()
-    assert not dummy_plugin.can_handle_on_instruction()
-    assert not dummy_plugin.can_handle_post_instruction()
-    assert not dummy_plugin.can_handle_pre_command()
-    assert not dummy_plugin.can_handle_post_command()
-    assert not dummy_plugin.can_handle_chat_completion(None, None, None, None)
-    assert not dummy_plugin.can_handle_text_embedding(None)
-
-    assert dummy_plugin.on_response("hello") == "hello"
-    assert dummy_plugin.post_prompt(None) is None
-    assert dummy_plugin.on_planning(None, None) is None
-    assert dummy_plugin.post_planning("world") == "world"
-    pre_instruction = dummy_plugin.pre_instruction(
-        [{"role": "system", "content": "Beep, bop, boop"}]
-    )
-    assert isinstance(pre_instruction, list)
-    assert len(pre_instruction) == 1
-    assert pre_instruction[0]["role"] == "system"
-    assert pre_instruction[0]["content"] == "Beep, bop, boop"
-    assert dummy_plugin.on_instruction(None) is None
-    assert dummy_plugin.post_instruction("I'm a robot") == "I'm a robot"
-    pre_command = dummy_plugin.pre_command("evolve", {"continuously": True})
-    assert isinstance(pre_command, tuple)
-    assert len(pre_command) == 2
-    assert pre_command[0] == "evolve"
-    assert pre_command[1]["continuously"] is True
-    post_command = dummy_plugin.post_command("evolve", "upgraded successfully!")
-    assert isinstance(post_command, str)
-    assert post_command == "upgraded successfully!"
-    assert dummy_plugin.handle_chat_completion(None, None, None, None) is None
-    assert dummy_plugin.handle_text_embedding(None) is None
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_plugins.py b/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_plugins.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f180d92bc..000000000
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/tests/unit/test_plugins.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-import yaml
-
-from autogpt.config.config import Config
-from autogpt.plugins import inspect_zip_for_modules, scan_plugins
-from autogpt.plugins.plugin_config import PluginConfig
-from autogpt.plugins.plugins_config import PluginsConfig
-
-PLUGINS_TEST_DIR = "tests/unit/data/test_plugins"
-PLUGIN_TEST_ZIP_FILE = "Auto-GPT-Plugin-Test-master.zip"
-PLUGIN_TEST_INIT_PY = "Auto-GPT-Plugin-Test-master/src/auto_gpt_vicuna/__init__.py"
-PLUGIN_TEST_OPENAI = "https://weathergpt.vercel.app/"
-
-
-def test_scan_plugins_openai(config: Config):
-    config.plugins_openai = [PLUGIN_TEST_OPENAI]
-    plugins_config = config.plugins_config
-    plugins_config.plugins[PLUGIN_TEST_OPENAI] = PluginConfig(
-        name=PLUGIN_TEST_OPENAI, enabled=True
-    )
-
-    # Test that the function returns the correct number of plugins
-    result = scan_plugins(config)
-    assert len(result) == 1
-
-
-def test_scan_plugins_generic(config: Config):
-    # Test that the function returns the correct number of plugins
-    plugins_config = config.plugins_config
-    plugins_config.plugins["auto_gpt_guanaco"] = PluginConfig(
-        name="auto_gpt_guanaco", enabled=True
-    )
-    plugins_config.plugins["AutoGPTPVicuna"] = PluginConfig(
-        name="AutoGPTPVicuna", enabled=True
-    )
-    result = scan_plugins(config)
-    plugin_class_names = [plugin.__class__.__name__ for plugin in result]
-
-    assert len(result) == 2
-    assert "AutoGPTGuanaco" in plugin_class_names
-    assert "AutoGPTPVicuna" in plugin_class_names
-
-
-def test_scan_plugins_not_enabled(config: Config):
-    # Test that the function returns the correct number of plugins
-    plugins_config = config.plugins_config
-    plugins_config.plugins["auto_gpt_guanaco"] = PluginConfig(
-        name="auto_gpt_guanaco", enabled=True
-    )
-    plugins_config.plugins["auto_gpt_vicuna"] = PluginConfig(
-        name="auto_gptp_vicuna", enabled=False
-    )
-    result = scan_plugins(config)
-    plugin_class_names = [plugin.__class__.__name__ for plugin in result]
-
-    assert len(result) == 1
-    assert "AutoGPTGuanaco" in plugin_class_names
-    assert "AutoGPTPVicuna" not in plugin_class_names
-
-
-def test_inspect_zip_for_modules():
-    result = inspect_zip_for_modules(str(f"{PLUGINS_TEST_DIR}/{PLUGIN_TEST_ZIP_FILE}"))
-    assert result == [PLUGIN_TEST_INIT_PY]
-
-
-def test_create_base_config(config: Config):
-    """
-    Test the backwards-compatibility shim to convert old plugin allow/deny list
-    to a config file.
-    """
-    config.plugins_allowlist = ["a", "b"]
-    config.plugins_denylist = ["c", "d"]
-
-    os.remove(config.plugins_config_file)
-    plugins_config = PluginsConfig.load_config(
-        plugins_config_file=config.plugins_config_file,
-        plugins_denylist=config.plugins_denylist,
-        plugins_allowlist=config.plugins_allowlist,
-    )
-
-    # Check the structure of the plugins config data
-    assert len(plugins_config.plugins) == 4
-    assert plugins_config.get("a").enabled
-    assert plugins_config.get("b").enabled
-    assert not plugins_config.get("c").enabled
-    assert not plugins_config.get("d").enabled
-
-    # Check the saved config file
-    with open(config.plugins_config_file, "r") as saved_config_file:
-        saved_config = yaml.load(saved_config_file, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
-
-    assert saved_config == {
-        "a": {"enabled": True, "config": {}},
-        "b": {"enabled": True, "config": {}},
-        "c": {"enabled": False, "config": {}},
-        "d": {"enabled": False, "config": {}},
-    }
-
-
-def test_load_config(config: Config):
-    """
-    Test that the plugin config is loaded correctly from the plugins_config.yaml file.
-    """
-    # Create a test config and write it to disk
-    test_config = {
-        "a": {"enabled": True, "config": {"api_key": "1234"}},
-        "b": {"enabled": False, "config": {}},
-    }
-    with open(config.plugins_config_file, "w+") as f:
-        f.write(yaml.dump(test_config))
-
-    # Load the config from disk
-    plugins_config = PluginsConfig.load_config(
-        plugins_config_file=config.plugins_config_file,
-        plugins_denylist=config.plugins_denylist,
-        plugins_allowlist=config.plugins_allowlist,
-    )
-
-    # Check that the loaded config is equal to the test config
-    assert len(plugins_config.plugins) == 2
-    assert plugins_config.get("a").enabled
-    assert plugins_config.get("a").config == {"api_key": "1234"}
-    assert not plugins_config.get("b").enabled
-    assert plugins_config.get("b").config == {}