diff --git a/hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py b/hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py
index bdc50e933980d..9d1c744c53cf7 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py
@@ -1061,6 +1061,21 @@ def _read_manifest_info(d: Path, prefix: str):
     return name, version, description, key
 
 
+def _is_portable_plugin_dir(dir_path) -> bool:
+    """True when *dir_path* is an Agent Plugins v1 package (``plugin.json``
+    only — a native ``plugin.yaml`` takes precedence, matching the loader)."""
+    try:
+        d = Path(dir_path)
+        if not d.is_dir():
+            return False
+        if (d / "plugin.yaml").exists() or (d / "plugin.yml").exists():
+            return False
+        portable_file = d / "plugin.json"
+        return portable_file.exists() or portable_file.is_symlink()
+    except OSError:
+        return False
+
+
 def _scan_level(
     base: Path,
     source: str,
diff --git a/hermes_cli/tools_config.py b/hermes_cli/tools_config.py
index b1dd507ed1e10..78503935bdfde 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/tools_config.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/tools_config.py
@@ -2123,21 +2123,38 @@ def _parse_enabled_flag(value, default: bool = True) -> bool:
 
 
 def enabled_mcp_server_names(config: dict) -> Set[str]:
-    """Names of MCP servers globally enabled in config.yaml.
+    """Names of MCP servers globally enabled in config.yaml or by a plugin.
 
     Shared by the gateway/CLI platform resolver (``_get_platform_tools``) and
     the cron per-job toolset resolver (``cron.scheduler``) so every path agrees
     on MCP membership. A server is enabled unless its config sets an explicitly
     falsey ``enabled`` (per ``_parse_enabled_flag``: false/0/no/off) — a missing
     flag or an unrecognized value is treated as enabled.
+
+    Portable Agent Plugins contribute MCP servers in-memory rather than via
+    ``config.yaml`` (see ``PluginManager.get_portable_mcp_servers``). Those are
+    included here so their tools fold into platform toolsets like native
+    servers do — the user's opt-in is enabling the plugin itself. Without this,
+    a portable server registers with the MCP runtime but its tools never reach
+    the model's schema.
     """
     mcp_servers = (config or {}).get("mcp_servers") or {}
-    return {
+    names = {
         str(name)
         for name, server_cfg in mcp_servers.items()
         if isinstance(server_cfg, dict)
         and _parse_enabled_flag(server_cfg.get("enabled", True), default=True)
     }
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli.plugins import discover_plugins, get_plugin_manager
+
+        discover_plugins()
+        portable = set(get_plugin_manager().get_portable_mcp_servers())
+        # Native config wins on a name collision (mirrors _load_mcp_config).
+        names |= portable - set(mcp_servers)
+    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("Failed to include portable MCP servers", exc_info=True)
+    return names
 
 
 def _exempt_explicit_platform_native(
diff --git a/tui_gateway/methods_tools.py b/tui_gateway/methods_tools.py
index c1b56ee213a69..4012116b30941 100644
--- a/tui_gateway/methods_tools.py
+++ b/tui_gateway/methods_tools.py
@@ -1803,10 +1803,10 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
     agree on what's installed and what's enabled.
 
     Actions:
-      - ``list``   → {"plugins": [{name, version, description, source,
-                       status}], "user_count": N, "bundled_count": M}
-      - ``toggle`` → flip ``name`` based on ``enable`` (bool). Returns the
-                       refreshed row plus {"ok", "unchanged"}.
+      - ``list``   → {"plugins": [{name, key, version, description, source,
+                       status, portable}], "user_count": N, "bundled_count": M}
+      - ``toggle`` → flip ``key`` (or ``name``) based on ``enable`` (bool).
+                       Returns the refreshed row plus {"ok", "unchanged"}.
     """
     action = params.get("action", "list")
     try:
@@ -1814,6 +1814,7 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
             _discover_all_plugins,
             _get_disabled_set,
             _get_enabled_set,
+            _is_portable_plugin_dir,
             _plugin_status,
         )
 
@@ -1827,10 +1828,17 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
                 out.append(
                     {
                         "name": name,
+                        # Canonical registry key (e.g. ``image_gen/fal``). Names
+                        # can collide across category dirs — both fal backends
+                        # are named "fal" — so toggles must address the key.
+                        "key": key,
                         "version": str(version or ""),
                         "description": desc or "",
                         "source": source,
                         "status": _plugin_status(name, enabled, disabled, key=key),
+                        # Agent Plugins v1 package (plugin.json — the portable
+                        # skills/MCP format) vs a native Hermes plugin.
+                        "portable": _is_portable_plugin_dir(_dir),
                     }
                 )
             return out
@@ -1850,20 +1858,24 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
         if action == "toggle":
             from hermes_cli.plugins_cmd import dashboard_set_agent_plugin_enabled
 
-            name = (params.get("name") or "").strip()
-            if not name:
-                return _err(rid, 4019, "plugins.toggle requires a 'name'")
+            # Prefer the canonical key — bare names are ambiguous when two
+            # category plugins share one (image_gen/fal vs video_gen/fal).
+            ident = (params.get("key") or params.get("name") or "").strip()
+            if not ident:
+                return _err(rid, 4019, "plugins.toggle requires a 'key' or 'name'")
             enable = bool(params.get("enable"))
-            result = dashboard_set_agent_plugin_enabled(name, enabled=enable)
+            result = dashboard_set_agent_plugin_enabled(ident, enabled=enable)
             if not result.get("ok"):
                 return _err(rid, 5026, result.get("error") or "toggle failed")
-            row = next((r for r in _rows() if r["name"] == name), None)
+            row = next(
+                (r for r in _rows() if ident in (r["key"], r["name"])), None
+            )
             return _ok(
                 rid,
                 {
                     "ok": True,
                     "unchanged": bool(result.get("unchanged")),
-                    "name": name,
+                    "name": ident,
                     "plugin": row,
                 },
             )