plugin-dev-guide
Plugin Development Guide
This meta-skill provides an overview of Claude Code plugin development and routes to specialized skills based on the task at hand.
Plugin Development Skills Overview
The plugin-dev toolkit provides 9 specialized skills for building Claude Code plugins, plus this guide. Each skill handles a specific domain of plugin development.
Skill Quick Reference
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| plugin-structure | Directory layout, manifest, component organization |
| command-development | Simple prompts (single .md files in commands/) |
| agent-development | Autonomous subagents |
| skill-development | Complex prompts with bundled resources (skills/) |
| hook-development | Event-driven automation |
| mcp-integration | Model Context Protocol servers |
| lsp-integration | Language Server Protocol for code intelligence |
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lsp-integration
This skill should be used when the user asks to "add LSP server", "configure language server", "set up LSP in plugin", "add code intelligence", "integrate language server protocol", "use pyright-lsp", "use typescript-lsp", "use rust-lsp", "socket transport", "initializationOptions", mentions LSP servers, or discusses extensionToLanguage mappings. Provides guidance for integrating Language Server Protocol servers into Claude Code plugins for enhanced code intelligence.
14skill-development
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a skill", "add a skill to plugin", "write a new skill", "improve skill description", "organize skill content", "SKILL.md format", "skill frontmatter", "skill triggers", "trigger phrases for skills", "progressive disclosure", "skill references folder", "skill examples folder", "validate skill", "skill model field", "skill hooks", "scoped hooks in skill", "visibility budget", "context budget", "SLASH_COMMAND_TOOL_CHAR_BUDGET", "skill permissions", "Skill() syntax", "visual output", or needs guidance on skill structure, file organization, writing style, or skill development best practices for Claude Code plugins.
12agent-development
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create an agent", "add an agent", "write a subagent", "agent frontmatter", "when to use description", "agent examples", "agent tools", "agent colors", "autonomous agent", "disallowedTools", "block tools", "agent denylist", "maxTurns", "agent memory", "mcpServers in agent", "agent hooks", "background agent", "resume agent", "agent teams", "permission rules", "permission mode", "delegate mode", "agent team", "team lead", "teammate", "multi-agent", or needs guidance on agent structure, system prompts, triggering conditions, or agent development best practices for Claude Code plugins.
12mcp-integration
This skill should be used when the user asks to "add MCP server", "integrate MCP", "configure MCP in plugin", "use .mcp.json", "set up Model Context Protocol", "connect external service", mentions "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} with MCP", discusses MCP server types (SSE, stdio, HTTP, WebSocket), or asks to "find MCP server", "discover MCP servers", "what MCP servers exist", "recommend MCP server for [service]", "MCP prompts", "MCP prompts as commands", "tool search", "tool search threshold", "claude mcp serve", "allowedMcpServers", "deniedMcpServers", "managed MCP". Provides comprehensive guidance for integrating Model Context Protocol servers into Claude Code plugins for external tool and service integration.
11plugin-structure
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a plugin", "scaffold a plugin", "understand plugin structure", "organize plugin components", "set up plugin.json", "use ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}", "add commands/agents/skills/hooks", "add lspServers", "configure auto-discovery", "headless mode", "CI mode", "plugin in CI", "github actions", "plugin caching", "plugin CLI", "install plugin", "installation scope", "auto-update", "validate plugin", "plugin validate", "debug plugin", "output styles", "outputStyles", "custom output format", "response formatting", "--verbose", or needs guidance on plugin directory layout, manifest configuration, component organization, file naming conventions, or Claude Code plugin architecture best practices.
11hook-development
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a hook", "add a PreToolUse/PostToolUse/Stop hook", "validate tool use", "implement prompt-based hooks", "use ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}", "set up event-driven automation", "block dangerous commands", "scoped hooks", "frontmatter hooks", "hook in skill", "hook in agent", "agent hook type", "async hooks", "once handler", "statusMessage", "hook decision control", "TeammateIdle hook", "TaskCompleted hook", or mentions hook events (PreToolUse, PermissionRequest, PostToolUse, PostToolUseFailure, Stop, SubagentStop, SubagentStart, SessionStart, SessionEnd, UserPromptSubmit, PreCompact, Notification, TeammateIdle, TaskCompleted). Provides comprehensive guidance for creating and implementing Claude Code plugin hooks with focus on advanced prompt-based hooks API.
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