Equipping Claude Code
13. Plugins
Create and install plugins to extend Claude Code's capabilities. Architecture, hooks, and plugin distribution.
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Plugins bundle MCP servers, skills, agents, and hooks into a single installable package. Instead of configuring each piece manually, you install a plugin and get everything at once.
Plugins vs. standalone features
Claude Code has four types of extensions that can be used independently. Plugins combine all of them into a single package:
- Standalone MCP servers — external tools (APIs, databases, services). Configured via
claude mcp add - Standalone Skills — reusable workflows in Markdown. Added via
npx skills add - Standalone Subagents — isolated agents with their own context. Defined in
.claude/agents/ - Standalone Hooks — scripts that run on Claude events. Configured in
settings.json - Plugins — bundle everything above into a single
/plugin install
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