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Create Claude Plugin

Create an empty Claude plugin with basic structure and files.

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Create Claude Plugin

Instruction

  1. Use the Glob tool to check if plugin is existing
  2. Use Ask Question Tool to confirm overwriting if plugin already exists
  3. Create a new directory for the plugin
  4. Create a minimal plugin structure for plugin
  5. Update the plugin metadata file with basic information
  6. Update root README.md to include the new plugin
  7. Update .claude-plugin/​marketplace.json to include the new plugin
  8. Update release please config to include the new plugin

Plugin Structure

|- .claude-plugin/
    |- plugin.json
|- commands/ # Omit if no commands
    |- example.md
|- agents/ # Omit if no agents
    |- example-agent.md
|- skills/ # Omit if no skills
    |- example-skill/
        |- SKILL.md
|- hooks/ # Omit if no hooks
    |- hooks.json
|- src/ # Omit if no hook script is needed
    |- example.ts
|- dist/ # Auto-generated, omit
    |- example.js
|- README.md
|- rolldown.config.js # Omit if no src
|- package.json # Omit if no src
|- tsconfig.json # Omit if no src

The minimal plugin.json is

{
    "name": "plugin-name",
    "version": "0.1.0",
    "description": "A brief description of the plugin",
    "author": {
        "name": "Author Name"
    }
}

Reference

For detailed information on creating Claude plugins, refer to following documentation: