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example-plugin

A comprehensive example plugin demonstrating all Claude Code extension options including commands, agents, skills, hooks, and MCP servers

Tags

• anthropic
• claude-official
• plugin-template

Installation

Skills

• example-command — An example user-invoked skill that demonstrates frontmatter options and the skills/<name>/SKILL.md layout
• example-skill — This skill should be used when the user asks to "demonstrate skills", "show skill format", "create a skill template", or discusses skill development patterns. Provides a reference template for creating Claude Code plugin skills.

Commands

• example-command — An example slash command that demonstrates command frontmatter options (legacy format)

Details

Compatibility

Platforms

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Example Plugin

A comprehensive example plugin demonstrating Claude Code extension options.

Structure

Extension Options

Skills (skills/)

Skills are the preferred format for both model-invoked capabilities and user-invoked slash commands. Create a SKILL.md in a subdirectory:

Model-invoked skill (activated by task context):

User-invoked skill (slash command — /skill-name):

Commands (commands/) — legacy

Note: The commands/*.md layout is a legacy format. It is loaded identically to skills/<name>/SKILL.md — the only difference is file layout. For new plugins, prefer the skills/ directory format. This plugin keeps commands/example-command.md as a reference for the legacy layout.

MCP Servers (.mcp.json)

Configure external tool integration via Model Context Protocol:

Usage

• /example-command [args] - Run the example slash command
• The example skill activates based on task context
• The example MCP activates based on task context