Claude Plugins Reference 2026

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Engineering · Sub-category: performance

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Complete reference for Claude Code plugins system (January 2026). Use when creating plugins, understanding plugin.json schema, marketplace configuration, bundling skills/commands/agents/hooks/MCP/LSP servers, plugin caching, validation, or distribution. Covers plugin components, directory structure, installation scopes, environment variables, CLI commands, debugging, and enterprise features.

What this skill does

Claude Plugins Reference 2026 is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the performance sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/claude-plugins-reference-2026/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when creating plugins, understanding plugin.json schema, marketplace configuration, bundling skills/commands/agents/hooks/MCP/LSP servers, plugin caching, validation, or distribution.

Who uses this skill

The Claude Plugins Reference 2026 skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/claude-plugins-reference-2026
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/claude-plugins-reference-2026/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/claude-plugins-reference-2026/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/claude-plugins-reference-2026/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/claude-plugins-reference-2026/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\claude-plugins-reference-2026\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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