lichens-innovation/create-plugin
plugins/ai-tools-manager/skills/create-plugin/SKILL.md
Scaffolds a new plugin in a local marketplace repository: creates the plugin directory, plugin.json manifest, skills/ folder, and registers it in marketplace.json. Use when the user asks to add a new plugin, create a plugin, or register a plugin in the marketplace.
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Updated May 20, 2026
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add lichens-innovation/ai-dev-tools create-pluginInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- create-plugin
- description:
- Scaffolds a new plugin in a local marketplace repository: creates the plugin directory, plugin.json manifest, skills/ folder, and registers it in marketplace.json. Use when the user asks to add a new plugin, create a plugin, or register a plugin in the marketplace.
Create Plugin
Scaffold a new plugin in a local marketplace and register it.
User's intention
$ARGUMENTS
References
Consult the relevant doc(s) before making structural decisions:
docs/plugins.md— plugin structure, manifest, hooks and relative pathsdocs/marketplace.md— marketplace structure, registration, publishing, versioning, auto-updatesdocs/skills.md— skill format, popular repositories, skills CLIdocs/subagents.md— subagent usage, AGENTS.md format, coordination tipsdocs/hooks.md— hook lifecycle, PreToolUse / PostToolUse, hook scriptsdocs/rules.md— rules format and scopedocs/mcp.md— MCP server configurationdocs/memory.md— memory system, persistent memory for subagentsdocs/skills-cli.md— skills CLI commandsdocs/claude-code.md— Claude Code settings, commands, IDE integrations
Workflow
The form data submitted by the user was injected into your context as additionalContext by the UserPromptExpansion hook. Parse the JSON object { name, description, keywords, marketplacePath } and proceed:
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Create plugin directory structure
<marketplacePath>/plugins/<name>/ ├── .claude-plugin/ │ └── plugin.json ├── skills/ └── README.md -
Write plugin.json Read
<marketplacePath>/.claude-plugin/marketplace.jsonto get the owner name and email, then write<marketplacePath>/plugins/<name>/.claude-plugin/plugin.json:{ "name": "<name>", "version": "0.1.0", "description": "<description>", "author": { "name": "<owner.name from marketplace.json>", "email": "<owner.email from marketplace.json>" }, "homepage": "<metadata.homepage from marketplace.json>", "keywords": ["<keyword1>", "<keyword2>"] } -
Write README.md Create
<marketplacePath>/plugins/<name>/README.mdwith a minimal header and the plugin description. -
Register in marketplace Edit
<marketplacePath>/.claude-plugin/marketplace.jsonand append to thepluginsarray:{ "name": "<name>", "source": "./plugins/<name>", "description": "<description>" } -
Hooks If the plugin needs event hooks, add them to
hooks/hooks.jsonin the plugin root (or inline inplugin.json) rather than user settings. See Hooks and Relative Paths. -
Report to user
<marketplacePath>/plugins/<name>/.claude-plugin/plugin.jsoncreated<marketplacePath>/plugins/<name>/skills/created<marketplacePath>/plugins/<name>/README.mdcreated- Entry added to
<marketplacePath>/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json - Next steps:
- Use
/create-skillor/create-subagentto populate the plugin with tools - Test locally:
claude --plugin-dir <marketplacePath>/plugins/<name> - Once satisfied with the result, update the marketplace so the plugin becomes visible:
claude plugin marketplace update
- Use
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