managing-plugins
Creates, packs, bundles, and manages Claude Code plugins with manifest generation, directory structure, marketplace configuration. Use when user asks how plugins work, what plugins are, explaining plugin structure, understanding plugin.json manifest, describing plugin bundling process, creating plugins, bundling skills/commands/hooks/MCPs, generating plugin.json, setting up marketplaces, or distributing team-shared functionality.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill managing-plugins --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Managing Plugins ## When to Use This Skill Activate when user mentions: plugin creation, bundling, packaging, plugin.json, marketplace, team distribution, .claude-plugin, plugin structure ## Terminology **Manifest**: Refers to the plugin.json file located at `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`. These terms are used interchangeably throughout this skill. **Subagents**: Referred to as "agents/" directory in plugins. Subagents are specialized agents started as subordinate processes from Claude Code's main agent instance. For detailed subagent creation guidance, see the managing-agents skill. ## Core Operations ### OP1: Create Plugin Structure Input: plugin name, components list Output: directory structure with manifest Process: 1. Use Bash tool: `mkdir -p plugin-name/.claude-plugin` to create plugin directory 2. Use Write tool to create plugin-name/.claude-plugin/plugin.json with required fields: name, description, version, author.name 3. Use Bash tool: `mkdir -p plugin-name/{commands,skills,hooks,agents}` to create component directories 4. For each component file: Use Bash tool `cp -r source plugin-name/target-dir` to copy files to appropriate directories 5. Verify structure created: - Us
- When to Use This Skill
- Terminology
- Core Operations
- OP1: Create Plugin Structure
- OP2: Bundle Components by Prefix
- OP3: Create Marketplace Config
- OP4: Validate Plugin
- OP5: Pack for Distribution
- Component Integration
- Context Detection Rules
- Progressive References
- Anti-Patterns
- Quick Checks
- Output Format
What does the managing-plugins skill do?
Creates, packs, bundles, and manages Claude Code plugins with manifest generation, directory structure, marketplace configuration. Use when user asks how plugins work, what plugins are, explaining plugin structure, understanding plugin.json manifest, describing plugin bundling process, creating plugins, bundling skills/commands/hooks/MCPs, generating plugin.json, setting up marketplaces, or distributing team-shared functionality.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill managing-plugins --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.