By xdg
Injects pithy, detailed communication style guidance at the start of every Claude session to enforce high signal-to-noise ratio, enabling more efficient, focused AI interactions for developers without manual setup each time.
npx claudepluginhub xdg/xdg-claude --plugin pithy-communicationCommunity marketplace for Claude Code plugins that enhance development workflows, writing quality, and communication style.
Configure this marketplace in Claude Code by adding the GitHub repository URL to your marketplace settings directly within claude.
/marketplace add https://github.com/xdg/xdg-claude
Once added, you can browse and install individual plugins:
/plugin
/plugin install coding-best-practices@xdg-claude
Inject instructions at session start as if they were in your CLAUDE.md.
| Plugin | Description |
|---|---|
| coding-best-practices | Injects coding best practices from Philosophy of Software Design, The Art of Readable Code, and other tips |
| elements-of-style | Injects writing style guidance from The Elements of Style |
| pithy-communication | Injects pithy communication style guidance for high signal-to-noise ratio output |
Specialized sub-agents for focused tasks.
| Plugin | Model | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code-review | Opus | Code review agent for analyzing code quality, security, performance, and maintainability |
| git-commit-agent | Sonnet | Git commit agent with intelligent change analysis and commit message conventions |
| isolated-task-agent | inherit | Execute focused work in clean, isolated context without polluting main conversation |
| refactoring-agent | Sonnet/Opus | Surgical code refactoring agents for analyzing and improving code quality without changing behavior |
Give Claude new skills.
| Plugin | Description |
|---|---|
| context-efficient-tools | CLI tools that minimize context usage through targeted extraction instead of reading entire files (ripgrep, ast-grep, jq, yq) |
| jira-cli | Command-line Jira management skill using jira-cli with efficient querying and issue workflows |
Apache 2.0 - see LICENSE file for details.
David Golden (xdg@xdg.me)
Contributions welcome! Submit issues or pull requests on GitHub.
Injects writing style guidance from The Elements of Style at session start
Share bugs, ideas, or general feedback.
PROACTIVE skill - Claude invokes automatically when user messages exhibit anti-patterns. Detects recursive nesting, scope creep, buried asks, assumed context, stream dumps, imprecise descriptions. Disable with 'coach off' or 'raw mode'.
Opinionated workflow guides and best practices - the preacher's proven patterns for Claude Code projects
Optimize CLAUDE.md files and Skills for Claude Code CLI. Use when reviewing, creating, or improving system prompts, CLAUDE.md configurations, or Skill files. Transforms negative instructions into positive patterns following Anthropic's official best practices.
Developer experience essentials: GitHub Actions debugging, conversation cloning/half-cloning, context handoffs, and Reddit research via Gemini CLI
A Claude Code guide — skills for interactive onboarding and Q&A on setup, best practices, automation, and effective workflows