Claude Code Plugins

Overview

Claude Code Plugins is Anthropic's official marketplace and directory for Claude Code plugins. A Claude Code plugin is a directory of skills, agents, hooks, MCP servers, or other components that Claude Code installs and loads as one unit; most plugins come from a marketplace, and the directory lists both Anthropic-maintained internal plugins and third-party plugins from partners and the community.

Key Features

• Packages skills, agents, hooks, MCP servers, and other components into a single installable plugin.
• Lists internal plugins developed and maintained by Anthropic alongside external third-party plugins from partners and the community.
• Supports installing from the official marketplace with /plugin install {plugin-name}@claude-plugins-official or browsing plugins in /plugin > Discover.
• Defines a standard plugin structure with a required .claude-plugin/plugin.json manifest and optional MCP configuration, commands, agents, skills, and README documentation.
• Supports skill-bundle marketplace entries for repositories that ship SKILL.md files without a plugin manifest, using strict false and an explicit skills array.

Use Cases

• Install curated plugins from Anthropic's official marketplace to extend Claude Code with skills, agents, hooks, or MCP servers.
• Browse internal and third-party plugins in the Discover tab to find a setup someone else built.
• Submit third-party plugins for inclusion in the official marketplace through the plugin directory submission form.
• Package several skills, subagents, hooks, or MCP servers as one unit for teammates or multiple projects.

Getting Started

• Run /plugin in a Claude Code terminal session to open the plugin interface.
• Browse the Discover tab to see plugins from your marketplaces, or install a plugin from the official marketplace with /plugin install {plugin-name}@claude-plugins-official.
• For plugin development without a marketplace, load the plugin directly from its folder with --plugin-dir.

Before You Adopt

• License: Apache-2.0. Review its terms before using, modifying, or distributing the project.
• Plugins may include MCP servers, files, or other software that Anthropic does not control or verify, so users should confirm trust before installing, updating, or using a plugin.
• Installing a plugin can run code with the user's own privileges, regardless of marketplace tier.
• An enabled plugin is active across every session, not only sessions where it is used.