Claude Code Plugins - Marketplace & CLI Plugin Manager

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Manage Claude Code plugins with ease

Discover and Install Claude Code plugins, even ones with skills quickly. Claude Code normally requires installing a marketplace, then installing plugins from it. This CLI handles both steps automatically in one command. Browse plugins with skills to extend Claude's capabilities—discover AI agents, document processors, and more. Open-source and community-maintained.

Quick Start

Install a plugin from the marketplace:

$ npx claude-plugins install <unique-plugin-identifier>

List all installed plugins:

$ npx claude-plugins list

Enable or Disable:

$ npx claude-plugins enable <plugin-name>

$ npx claude-plugins disable <plugin-name>

Requires Claude Code v2.0.12 or higher. Learn more →

Create distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces with high design quality. Generates creative, polished code that avoids generic AI aesthetics.

$npx claude-plugins install @anthropics/claude-code-plugins/frontend-design

AI-powered development tools that get smarter with every use. Make each unit of engineering work easier than the last. Includes 24 specialized agents, 16 commands, and 11 skills.

$npx claude-plugins install @EveryInc/every-marketplace/compounding-engineering

Comprehensive feature development workflow with specialized agents for codebase exploration, architecture design, and quality review

$npx claude-plugins install @anthropics/claude-code-plugins/feature-dev

JavaScript and TypeScript development with ES6+, Node.js, React, and modern web frameworks

$npx claude-plugins install @wshobson/claude-code-workflows/javascript-typescript

Modern Python development with Python 3.12+, Django, FastAPI, async patterns, and production best practices

$npx claude-plugins install @wshobson/claude-code-workflows/python-development

Backend API design, GraphQL architecture, workflow orchestration with Temporal, and test-driven backend development

$npx claude-plugins install @wshobson/claude-code-workflows/backend-development

Comprehensive PR review agents specializing in comments, tests, error handling, type design, code quality, and code simplification

$npx claude-plugins install @anthropics/claude-code-plugins/pr-review-toolkit

AI-powered development tools that get smarter with every use. Make each unit of engineering work easier than the last. Includes 27 specialized agents, 17 commands, and 13 skills.

$npx claude-plugins install @EveryInc/every-marketplace/compound-engineering

Code cleanup, refactoring automation, and technical debt management with context restoration

$npx claude-plugins install @wshobson/claude-code-workflows/code-refactoring

Collection of document processing suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PDF capabilities

$npx claude-plugins install @anthropics/anthropic-agent-skills/document-skills

Modern React and UI development. Master React 19, Next.js 15, component architecture, state management, and performance optimization.

$npx claude-plugins install @dotclaude/dotclaude-plugins/frontend-excellence

Use this agent when creating user interfaces, designing components, building design systems, or improving visual aesthetics. This agent specializes in creating beautiful, functional interfaces that can be implemented quickly within 6-day sprints. Examples:\n\n<example>\nContext: Starting a new app or feature design

$npx claude-plugins install @ananddtyagi/claude-code-marketplace/ui-designer

Automated code review for pull requests using multiple specialized agents with confidence-based scoring to filter false positives

$npx claude-plugins install @anthropics/claude-code-plugins/code-review

Security reminder hook that warns about potential security issues when editing files, including command injection, XSS, and unsafe code patterns

$npx claude-plugins install @anthropics/claude-code-plugins/security-guidance

Database architecture, schema design, and SQL optimization for production systems

$npx claude-plugins install @wshobson/claude-code-workflows/database-design

AI-powered architectural review and code quality analysis

$npx claude-plugins install @wshobson/claude-code-workflows/code-review-ai

Context persistence, restoration, and long-running conversation management

$npx claude-plugins install @wshobson/claude-code-workflows/context-management

LLM application development, prompt engineering, and AI assistant optimization

$npx claude-plugins install @wshobson/claude-code-workflows/llm-application-dev

Multi-agent system optimization, agent improvement workflows, and context management

$npx claude-plugins install @wshobson/claude-code-workflows/agent-orchestration

Documentation generation, code explanation, and technical writing with automated doc generation and tutorial creation

$npx claude-plugins install @wshobson/claude-code-workflows/code-documentation