What are the token limits for Claude skills?

Individual skill descriptions should be between 300-400 characters, while the main SKILL.md body should stay under 5,000 words to ensure optimal performance and context management.

What is the purpose of the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

MCP allows Claude to securely connect to external data sources, tools, and servers through a standardized configuration, enabling more powerful integrated workflows.

What is a Claude Code plugin?

A plugin is a packaged extension for Claude Code that combines skills, slash commands, and hooks to provide specialized functionality and domain-specific guidance.

How do I install a custom plugin in Claude Code?

You can install a plugin by symlinking your plugin directory to ~/.claude/plugins/ and using the /restart command within Claude Code to load the new components.

Claude Code Plugin Development

Name: Claude Code Plugin Development
Author: GGPrompts

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Developer Tools

Facilitates the creation, configuration, and management of specialized Claude Code plugins, skills, commands, and MCP server integrations.

About

The Plugin-Dev skill is a comprehensive toolkit designed for developers looking to extend Claude Code's native capabilities. It provides standardized templates and architectural guidance for building modular plugins, including skills, slash commands, event hooks, and subagents. By leveraging official Anthropic principles like progressive disclosure and portability, this skill ensures that custom extensions are token-efficient, secure, and fully compatible across different Claude environments and marketplaces.

Key Features

1 GitHub stars
Optimization tools to manage character limits and context budget
Detailed workflows for Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration
Standardized templates for SKILL.md and plugin.json configuration
Implementation patterns for custom slash commands and subagents
Automated scaffolding for plugin directory structures and manifests

Use Cases

Creating custom event hooks to automate code validation before tool execution
Developing internal marketplaces to share standardized workflows across engineering teams
Building domain-specific skills to provide Claude with specialized technical knowledge

About

Key Features

1 GitHub stars
Optimization tools to manage character limits and context budget
Detailed workflows for Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration
Standardized templates for SKILL.md and plugin.json configuration
Implementation patterns for custom slash commands and subagents
Automated scaffolding for plugin directory structures and manifests

Use Cases

Creating custom event hooks to automate code validation before tool execution
Developing internal marketplaces to share standardized workflows across engineering teams
Building domain-specific skills to provide Claude with specialized technical knowledge