Directus has launched the Directus Marketplace Beta, aimed at enhancing the discovery and installation of extensions for both Cloud and self-hosted Directus projects. The marketplace adopts an open "listing" approach to encourage community contribution while implementing necessary security measures to maintain user trust. By leveraging npm for the Directus Extensions Registry, the marketplace allows for improved search and filtering capabilities through a custom API, while also ensuring the ability to block or delist potentially harmful extensions. Security, stability, and liability are key considerations, with measures such as a "Safe Mode" for disabling problematic extensions and a focus on client-side or sandboxed server-side extensions. Compatibility issues are addressed by requiring extension authors to provide metadata on supported versions, though this information may sometimes be outdated. The introduction of the Sandboxed Extensions SDK, requiring explicit permissions, aims to foster secure extension development. Although still in beta, the marketplace marks the beginning of a more customizable and extensible future for Directus, with plans for further development and community engagement.