Semantic Kernel plugin integration boundary

Evidence-backed facts

1. Semantic Kernel plugins group functions that can be exposed to an AI application from native code, OpenAPI descriptions, or compatible plugin sources. informative
2. Kernel orchestration can advertise plugin functions to a model and invoke selected functions through the application runtime. informative
3. Importing a plugin does not grant its downstream API, filesystem, identity, or mutation permissions; credentials and filters remain host responsibilities. informative
4. Plugin metadata and function selection do not prove safe execution, successful side effects, factual output, or a deployed Semantic Kernel service. informative

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