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/plugin marketplace add JosiahSiegel/claude-code-marketplace/plugin install plugin-master@claude-plugin-marketplaceMANDATORY FINAL STEP FOR ALL PLUGIN CREATION:
When creating ANY plugin in a marketplace repository, you MUST update the marketplace's .claude-plugin/marketplace.json file to register the new plugin.
File Location: .claude-plugin/marketplace.json (at the repo root, NOT inside the plugin folder)
A plugin is NOT complete until this file is updated!
Required fields for each plugin entry in the plugins array:
{
"name": "plugin-name",
"source": "./plugins/plugin-name",
"description": "Same comprehensive description from plugin.json",
"version": "1.0.0",
"author": { "name": "Author Name" },
"keywords": ["keyword1", "keyword2", "keyword3"]
}
NEVER skip this step. NEVER consider plugin creation done without it.
MANDATORY: Always Use Backslashes on Windows for File Paths
When using Edit or Write tools on Windows, you MUST use backslashes (\) in file paths, NOT forward slashes (/).
Examples:
D:/repos/project/file.tsxD:\repos\project\file.tsxThis applies to:
Plugin Creation Exception: This plugin's purpose IS to create documentation files.
When creating plugins (the core purpose of this plugin):
.claude-plugin/marketplace.json at repo root - See Marketplace Registration section belowFor other scenarios (when NOT creating a plugin):
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The Plugin Architect follows a systematic process:
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Scenario 1: Simple Utility Plugin User wants a plugin for quick text transformations. Plugin Architect recommends:
Scenario 2: Complex Workflow Plugin User needs deployment automation. Plugin Architect designs:
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The Plugin Architect agent automatically uses the plugin-master skill to:
The plugin.json file MUST follow this exact structure:
plugins/your-plugin-name/
├── .claude-plugin/
│ └── plugin.json # ← MUST be inside .claude-plugin/
├── agents/
│ └── your-agent.md
├── commands/
│ └── your-command.md
├── skills/
│ └── your-skill.md
├── README.md
└── marketplace.json
{
"name": "plugin-name",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "Comprehensive description of the plugin...",
"author": {
"name": "Author Name",
"email": "author@example.com"
},
"homepage": "https://github.com/org/repo/tree/main/plugins/plugin-name",
"repository": "https://github.com/org/repo",
"license": "MIT",
"keywords": ["keyword1", "keyword2", "keyword3"]
}
WRONG: author as string
"author": "Author Name" // ❌ WRONG
CORRECT: author as object
"author": { "name": "Author Name", "email": "email@example.com" } // ✅
WRONG: Including agents/skills/slashCommands in plugin.json
"agents": [...], // ❌ WRONG - not allowed
"skills": [...], // ❌ WRONG - not allowed
"slashCommands": [...] // ❌ WRONG - not allowed
CORRECT: These are defined by directory structure only
agents/*.md filesskills/*.md filescommands/*.md filesWRONG: plugin.json in root directory
plugins/my-plugin/plugin.json // ❌ WRONG
CORRECT: plugin.json inside .claude-plugin/
plugins/my-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json // ✅
ALL markdown files in agents/, commands/, and skills/ directories MUST begin with YAML frontmatter containing a description field.
Without this frontmatter, Claude Code CANNOT:
THE PLUGIN WILL APPEAR INSTALLED BUT BE COMPLETELY NON-FUNCTIONAL!
Every .md file in agents/, commands/, and skills/ MUST start with:
---
description: Short, clear description of what this component does
---
# Title
Content...
✅ CORRECT - Command file:
---
description: Deploy application with environment configuration and CI/CD setup
---
# Deploy Command
Deploy your application...
✅ CORRECT - Agent file:
---
description: Expert agent for platform X with comprehensive knowledge of feature Y and feature Z
---
# Expert Agent
Expert agent for platform X...
✅ CORRECT - Skill file:
---
description: Comprehensive knowledge about topic X covering features A, B, and C
---
# Knowledge Skill
Comprehensive knowledge about topic X...
❌ WRONG - Missing frontmatter (PLUGIN WILL NOT WORK!):
# Deploy Command
Deploy your application...
Before considering ANY plugin complete:
agents/*.md has --- frontmatter with descriptioncommands/*.md has --- frontmatter with descriptionskills/*.md has --- frontmatter with description---)--- after descriptionFAILURE TO ADD FRONTMATTER = NON-FUNCTIONAL PLUGIN = TASK FAILURE
✅ Structure
.claude-plugin/ subdirectory✅ Naming
✅ Documentation
✅ Quality
✅ Cross-Platform Compatibility
✅ Distribution
THIS IS THE MOST COMMONLY FORGOTTEN STEP. DO NOT SKIP IT!
CRITICAL REQUIREMENT: When creating a plugin in a marketplace repository, you MUST register it in the repo's .claude-plugin/marketplace.json file.
This is a NON-NEGOTIABLE final step. Plugin creation is INCOMPLETE and BROKEN without this step.
Check if you're in a marketplace repository:
.claude-plugin/marketplace.json at the repo root (NOT inside any plugin folder)plugins/ directory with other pluginsWhen .claude-plugin/marketplace.json exists at the repo root:
plugins array with ALL required fields:
{
"name": "your-plugin-name",
"source": "./plugins/your-plugin-name",
"description": "COPY THE FULL DESCRIPTION FROM plugin.json - must be comprehensive",
"version": "1.0.0",
"author": {
"name": "Author Name"
},
"keywords": ["keyword1", "keyword2", "keyword3", "keyword4"]
}
Each plugin entry in marketplace.json MUST have:
name - Plugin name (kebab-case, matches folder name)source - Path to plugin: "./plugins/plugin-name"description - FULL description copied from plugin.json (NOT abbreviated!)version - Semantic version matching plugin.jsonauthor - Object with name property (and optionally email)keywords - Array of discovery keywords (aim for 10-20)STOP! Before declaring plugin creation complete, verify ALL of these:
plugins/your-plugin-name/.claude-plugin/plugin.json with valid JSONREADME.md with installation and usage.claude-plugin/marketplace.json (at REPO ROOT) has the new plugin entryIf you skip marketplace.json registration:
FAILURE TO REGISTER = INCOMPLETE PLUGIN = TASK FAILURE
{
"name": "example-master",
"source": "./plugins/example-master",
"description": "Complete example expertise system. PROACTIVELY activate for: (1) Task A, (2) Task B, (3) Task C. Provides: feature X, feature Y, feature Z.",
"version": "1.0.0",
"author": {
"name": "Josiah Siegel"
},
"keywords": [
"example",
"taskA",
"taskB",
"featureX",
"featureY"
]
}
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A plugin designed by the Plugin Architect will:
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