What is a Claude Code plugin?

A Claude Code plugin is a specialized collection of skills, commands, and hooks that extend Claude's behavior and capabilities for specific tasks or domain-specific workflows.

How should I handle versioning for my plugins?

You should follow Semantic Versioning (SemVer): use Patch for bug fixes, Minor for new features, and Major for breaking changes.

What is the required structure for a Claude plugin?

Every plugin must live in its own directory under plugins/ and include a .claude-plugin/ folder with plugin.json, plus a mandatory README.md file.

How do I register a new plugin in the marketplace?

You must add the plugin's name, description, and source directory path to the .claude-plugin/marketplace.json file, ensuring the description matches the one in plugin.json.

Does this skill support Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

Yes, it provides specific guidance on adding MCP server configurations, including commands and arguments, directly into your plugin's metadata.

Claude Code Plugin Manager

Name: Claude Code Plugin Manager
Author: tenzir

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生産性とワークフロー

Standardizes the creation, maintenance, and registration of custom Claude Code plugins and subagents.

The Managing Plugins skill streamlines the lifecycle of Claude Code extensions by providing structured guidance on folder architecture, metadata configuration, and marketplace registration. It helps developers maintain consistency across commands, hooks, and skills while ensuring adherence to SemVer versioning and mandatory documentation standards. By utilizing this skill, teams can efficiently build, document, and distribute specialized AI capabilities within a unified ecosystem.

主な機能

01SemVer-compliant versioning guidance for maintenance and updates

02Standardized scaffolding for plugin directories including skills, commands, and hooks

03Template-based documentation enforcement for user-facing READMEs

04MCP server configuration support for external tool integration

05Automated metadata management for plugin.json and marketplace.json consistency

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ユースケース

01Updating plugin versions and metadata when adding new features or bug fixes

02Registering a newly developed skill in a centralized marketplace for team discovery

03Bootstrapping a new Claude Code plugin with the correct internal directory structure

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add tenzir/claude-plugins managing-plugins

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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