How to Use Claude Code Plugins (Install from a Marketplace or Build Your Own)

Short summary

A practical guide to Claude Code's plugin system, which bundles skills, commands, agents, hooks, and MCP servers into a single installable directory. Plugins use namespacing to avoid collisions and can be installed from Anthropic's official marketplace or third-party catalogs via simple commands. The article covers the full lifecycle: adding marketplaces, installing at user/project/local scope, reloading, and managing plugins via both interactive and shell commands.

• •Claude Code plugins bundle skills, agents, hooks, and MCP servers into one installable folder with a manifest
• •Install from Anthropic's official marketplace or add community catalogs; plugins scope to user, project, or local
• •Manage plugins with /plugin commands or shell equivalents; every enabled plugin adds token cost to sessions

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