diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 721b054..e25c0f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ Environment Variable | Description | Default
 | `SW_AGENT_INSTANCE` | The name of the service instance | Randomly generated |
 | `SW_AGENT_COLLECTOR_BACKEND_SERVICES` | The backend OAP server address | `127.0.0.1:11800` |
 | `SW_AGENT_AUTHENTICATION` | The authentication token to verify that the agent is trusted by the backend OAP, as for how to configure the backend, refer to [the yaml](https://github.com/apache/skywalking/blob/4f0f39ffccdc9b41049903cc540b8904f7c9728e/oap-server/server-bootstrap/src/main/resources/application.yml#L155-L158). | not set |
-| `SW_AGENT_LOGGING_LEVEL` | The logging level, could be one of `CRITICAL`, `FATAL`, `ERROR`, `WARN`(`WARNING`), `INFO`, `DEBUG` | `INFO` |
+| `SW_AGENT_LOGGING_LEVEL` | The logging level, could be one of `error`, `warn`, `info`, `debug` | `info` |
+| `SW_AGENT_DISABLE_PLUGINS` | Comma-delimited list of plugins to disable in the plugins directory (e.g. "mysql", "express"). | `` |
 | `SW_IGNORE_SUFFIX` | The suffices of endpoints that will be ignored (not traced), comma separated | `.jpg,.jpeg,.js,.css,.png,.bmp,.gif,.ico,.mp3,.mp4,.html,.svg` |
 | `SW_TRACE_IGNORE_PATH` | The paths of endpoints that will be ignored (not traced), comma separated | `` |
 | `SW_SQL_TRACE_PARAMETERS` | If set to 'true' then SQL query parameters will be included | `false` |
diff --git a/src/config/AgentConfig.ts b/src/config/AgentConfig.ts
index 349e13a..1e72c0a 100644
--- a/src/config/AgentConfig.ts
+++ b/src/config/AgentConfig.ts
@@ -25,19 +25,23 @@ export type AgentConfig = {
   collectorAddress?: string;
   authorization?: string;
   maxBufferSize?: number;
+  disablePlugins?: string;
   ignoreSuffix?: string;
   traceIgnorePath?: string;
-  sql_trace_parameters?: boolean;
-  sql_parameters_max_length?: number;
-  mongo_trace_parameters?: boolean;
-  mongo_parameters_max_length?: number;
+  sqlTraceParameters?: boolean;
+  sqlParametersMaxLength?: number;
+  mongoTraceParameters?: boolean;
+  mongoParametersMaxLength?: number;
   // the following is internal state computed from config values
+  reDisablePlugins?: RegExp;
   reIgnoreOperation?: RegExp;
 };
 
 export function finalizeConfig(config: AgentConfig): void {
   const escapeRegExp = (s: string) => s.replace(/([.*+?^=!:${}()|\[\]\/\\])/g, "\\$1");
 
+  config.reDisablePlugins = RegExp(`^(?:${config.disablePlugins!.split(',').map((s) => escapeRegExp(s.trim()) + 'Plugin\\.js').join('|')})$`, 'i');
+
   const ignoreSuffix =`^.+(?:${config.ignoreSuffix!.split(',').map((s) => escapeRegExp(s.trim())).join('|')})$`;
   const ignorePath = '^(?:' + config.traceIgnorePath!.split(',').map(
     (s1) => s1.trim().split('**').map(
@@ -61,11 +65,13 @@ export default {
   authorization: process.env.SW_AGENT_AUTHENTICATION,
   maxBufferSize: Number.isSafeInteger(process.env.SW_AGENT_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE) ?
     Number.parseInt(process.env.SW_AGENT_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE as string, 10) : 1000,
+  disable_plugins: process.env.SW_AGENT_DISABLE_PLUGINS || '',
   ignoreSuffix: process.env.SW_IGNORE_SUFFIX ?? '.jpg,.jpeg,.js,.css,.png,.bmp,.gif,.ico,.mp3,.mp4,.html,.svg',
   traceIgnorePath: process.env.SW_TRACE_IGNORE_PATH || '',
-  sql_trace_parameters: (process.env.SW_SQL_TRACE_PARAMETERS || '').toLowerCase() === 'true',
-  sql_parameters_max_length: Math.trunc(Math.max(0, Number(process.env.SW_SQL_PARAMETERS_MAX_LENGTH))) || 512,
-  mongo_trace_parameters: (process.env.SW_MONGO_TRACE_PARAMETERS || '').toLowerCase() === 'true',
-  mongo_parameters_max_length: Math.trunc(Math.max(0, Number(process.env.SW_MONGO_PARAMETERS_MAX_LENGTH))) || 512,
-  reIgnoreOperation: RegExp(''),  // temporary placeholder so Typescript doesn't throw a fit
+  sqlTraceParameters: (process.env.SW_SQL_TRACE_PARAMETERS || '').toLowerCase() === 'true',
+  sqlParametersMaxLength: Math.trunc(Math.max(0, Number(process.env.SW_SQL_PARAMETERS_MAX_LENGTH))) || 512,
+  mongoTraceParameters: (process.env.SW_MONGO_TRACE_PARAMETERS || '').toLowerCase() === 'true',
+  mongoParametersMaxLength: Math.trunc(Math.max(0, Number(process.env.SW_MONGO_PARAMETERS_MAX_LENGTH))) || 512,
+  reDisablePlugins: RegExp(''),  // temporary placeholder so Typescript doesn't throw a fit
+  reIgnoreOperation: RegExp(''),
 };
diff --git a/src/core/PluginInstaller.ts b/src/core/PluginInstaller.ts
index 820b2bc..c42dfcc 100644
--- a/src/core/PluginInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/core/PluginInstaller.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import SwPlugin from '../core/SwPlugin';
 import { createLogger } from '../logging';
 import * as semver from 'semver';
+import config from '../config/AgentConfig';
 
 const logger = createLogger(__filename);
 
@@ -76,6 +77,11 @@ export default class PluginInstaller {
     fs.readdirSync(this.pluginDir)
     .filter((file) => !(file.endsWith('.d.ts') || file.endsWith('.js.map')))
     .forEach((file) => {
+      if (file.match(config.reDisablePlugins)) {
+        logger.info(`Plugin ${file} not installed because it is disabled`);
+        return;
+      }
+
       let plugin;
       const pluginFile = path.join(this.pluginDir, file);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/MongoDBPlugin.ts b/src/plugins/MongoDBPlugin.ts
index 136bbc5..c0de1ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/MongoDBPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/MongoDBPlugin.ts
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ class MongoDBPlugin implements SwPlugin {
 
       let str = JSON.stringify(params);
 
-      if (str.length > agentConfig.mongo_parameters_max_length)
-        str = str.slice(0, agentConfig.mongo_parameters_max_length) + ' ...';
+      if (str.length > agentConfig.mongoParametersMaxLength)
+        str = str.slice(0, agentConfig.mongoParametersMaxLength) + ' ...';
 
       return str;
     }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class MongoDBPlugin implements SwPlugin {
     const insertFunc = function(this: any, operation: string, span: any, args: any[]): boolean {  // args = [doc(s), options, callback]
       span.tag(Tag.dbStatement(`${this.s.namespace.collection}.${operation}()`));
 
-      if (agentConfig.mongo_trace_parameters)
+      if (agentConfig.mongoTraceParameters)
         span.tag(Tag.dbMongoParameters(stringify(args[0])));
 
       return wrapCallback(span, args, 1);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class MongoDBPlugin implements SwPlugin {
     const updateFunc = function(this: any, operation: string, span: any, args: any[]): boolean {  // args = [filter, update, options, callback]
       span.tag(Tag.dbStatement(`${this.s.namespace.collection}.${operation}(${stringify(args[0])})`));
 
-      if (agentConfig.mongo_trace_parameters)
+      if (agentConfig.mongoTraceParameters)
         span.tag(Tag.dbMongoParameters(stringify(args[1])));
 
       return wrapCallback(span, args, 2);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class MongoDBPlugin implements SwPlugin {
         params += ', ' + stringify(args[1]);
 
         if (typeof args[2] !== 'function' && args[2] !== undefined) {
-          if (agentConfig.mongo_trace_parameters)
+          if (agentConfig.mongoTraceParameters)
             span.tag(Tag.dbMongoParameters(stringify(args[2])));
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/plugins/MySQLPlugin.ts b/src/plugins/MySQLPlugin.ts
index 2b0dc8c..b6f4826 100644
--- a/src/plugins/MySQLPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/MySQLPlugin.ts
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ class MySQLPlugin implements SwPlugin {
 
         span.tag(Tag.dbStatement(`${_sql}`));
 
-        if (agentConfig.sql_trace_parameters && _values) {
+        if (agentConfig.sqlTraceParameters && _values) {
           let vals = _values.map((v: any) => v === undefined ? 'undefined' : JSON.stringify(v)).join(', ');
 
-          if (vals.length > agentConfig.sql_parameters_max_length)
-            vals = vals.slice(0, agentConfig.sql_parameters_max_length) + ' ...';
+          if (vals.length > agentConfig.sqlParametersMaxLength)
+            vals = vals.slice(0, agentConfig.sqlParametersMaxLength) + ' ...';
 
           span.tag(Tag.dbSqlParameters(`[${vals}]`));
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/PgPlugin.ts b/src/plugins/PgPlugin.ts
index 8374688..ed6415a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PgPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/PgPlugin.ts
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ class MySQLPlugin implements SwPlugin {
 
         span.tag(Tag.dbStatement(`${_sql}`));
 
-        if (agentConfig.sql_trace_parameters && _values) {
+        if (agentConfig.sqlTraceParameters && _values) {
           let vals = _values.map((v: any) => v === undefined ? 'undefined' : JSON.stringify(v)).join(', ');
 
-          if (vals.length > agentConfig.sql_parameters_max_length)
-            vals = vals.slice(0, agentConfig.sql_parameters_max_length) + ' ...';
+          if (vals.length > agentConfig.sqlParametersMaxLength)
+            vals = vals.slice(0, agentConfig.sqlParametersMaxLength) + ' ...';
 
             span.tag(Tag.dbSqlParameters(`[${vals}]`));
         }