Real-time metrics: installs, uninstalls, errors, and performance impact (CPU/memory).

  • Developer tooling

  • Security & review

  • Discovery & metadata

  • Privacy & permissions

  • Analytics & telemetry for developers

  • Backward compatibility & migration

    • Tests conducted on a simulated ecosystem of 10,000 extensions, 50,000 versions.

    | Metric | v3.0 | v3.1 | Improvement | |--------------------------------|------------|------------|--------------| | Dependency resolution (avg ms) | 1,240 | 930 | 25% | | Malware detection coverage | 72% | 96% | +24% | | Installation size overhead | 0% | 12% (sandbox deps) | acceptable | | API response p95 (ms) | 210 | 185 | 12% | | False positive security alerts | 8.2% | 3.1% | 62% reduction |

    Author: AI Research Unit
    Publication Date: April 2026
    Domain: Software Engineering, Digital Marketplaces, Plugin Management