diff --git a/force_bdss/api.py b/force_bdss/api.py
index 68364b6fe39edb4b8ff609b45822998a676a6010..9f2e4ba58c05670afed30872399fc184374c5a94 100644
--- a/force_bdss/api.py
+++ b/force_bdss/api.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from .base_extension_plugin import BaseExtensionPlugin  # noqa
-from .ids import bundle_id  # noqa
+from .ids import bundle_id, plugin_id  # noqa
 
 from .data_sources.base_data_source_model import BaseDataSourceModel  # noqa
 from .data_sources.data_source_result import DataSourceResult  # noqa
diff --git a/force_bdss/core_evaluation_driver.py b/force_bdss/core_evaluation_driver.py
index 61dac3e0e6bb28028fd973002dc6086d006c6ff6..d8a4fbba8d940a810f78f36904987ee718a03ba2 100644
--- a/force_bdss/core_evaluation_driver.py
+++ b/force_bdss/core_evaluation_driver.py
@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
 from traits.api import on_trait_change
 
+from .ids import plugin_id
 from .base_core_driver import BaseCoreDriver
 from .io.workflow_reader import (
     InvalidVersionException,
     InvalidFileException
 )
 
+CORE_EVALUATION_DRIVER_ID = plugin_id("core", "CoreEvaluationDriver")
+
 
 class CoreEvaluationDriver(BaseCoreDriver):
     """Main plugin that handles the execution of the MCO
     or the evaluation.
     """
+    id = CORE_EVALUATION_DRIVER_ID
 
     @on_trait_change("application:started")
     def application_started(self):
diff --git a/force_bdss/core_mco_driver.py b/force_bdss/core_mco_driver.py
index 07973ccbf329a5da5d0cd318cfe4fa623978b6e9..bf22630639377c2c42a303bba9638425b221dd24 100644
--- a/force_bdss/core_mco_driver.py
+++ b/force_bdss/core_mco_driver.py
@@ -4,17 +4,21 @@ import sys
 
 from traits.api import on_trait_change
 
+from .ids import plugin_id
 from .base_core_driver import BaseCoreDriver
 from .io.workflow_reader import (
     InvalidVersionException,
     InvalidFileException
 )
 
+CORE_MCO_DRIVER_ID = plugin_id("core", "CoreMCODriver")
+
 
 class CoreMCODriver(BaseCoreDriver):
     """Main plugin that handles the execution of the MCO
     or the evaluation.
     """
+    id = CORE_MCO_DRIVER_ID
 
     @on_trait_change("application:started")
     def application_started(self):
diff --git a/force_bdss/core_plugins/dummy/dummy_plugin.py b/force_bdss/core_plugins/dummy/dummy_plugin.py
index 3eca5b37262bfaab0416ee01c82e5287e5455a2f..f77b4dc843ff58883933f2acc89cce795703439d 100644
--- a/force_bdss/core_plugins/dummy/dummy_plugin.py
+++ b/force_bdss/core_plugins/dummy/dummy_plugin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from force_bdss.api import BaseExtensionPlugin
+from force_bdss.api import BaseExtensionPlugin, plugin_id
 from .csv_extractor.csv_extractor_bundle import CSVExtractorBundle
 from .kpi_adder.kpi_adder_bundle import KPIAdderBundle
 from .dummy_dakota.dakota_bundle import DummyDakotaBundle
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ from .dummy_kpi_calculator.dummy_kpi_calculator_bundle import (
 
 
 class DummyPlugin(BaseExtensionPlugin):
+    id = plugin_id("enthought", "DummyPlugin")
+
     def _data_source_bundles_default(self):
         return [DummyDataSourceBundle(),
                 CSVExtractorBundle()]
diff --git a/force_bdss/ids.py b/force_bdss/ids.py
index 81ff1062170f547fc95cd90a79516781ad3848c6..b51a796a46f96b84f9f1114854091e18b6b3286f 100644
--- a/force_bdss/ids.py
+++ b/force_bdss/ids.py
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ def mco_parameter_id(producer, identifier):
     return _string_id("mco_parameter", producer, identifier)
 
 
+def plugin_id(producer, identifier):
+    return _string_id("plugin", producer, identifier)
+
+
 def _string_id(entity_namespace, producer, identifier):
     """Creates an id for a generic entity.