plugin-structure

This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a plugin", "scaffold a plugin", "understand plugin structure", "organize plugin components", "set up plugin.json", "use ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}", "add commands/agents/skills/hooks", "configure auto-discovery", or needs guidance on plugin directory layout, manifest configuration, component organization, file naming conventions, or Claude Code plugin architecture best practices.

1.96x

Quality

53%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

100%

1.96x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

Securityby

Passed

No known issues

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Evaluation results

100%

70%

Build a Code Review Plugin for Claude Code

Correct plugin directory structure

Criteria

Without context

With context

Manifest location

100%

Components at root

100%

No extra component dirs

100%

Plugin name kebab-case

100%

Semantic version

100%

Command YAML frontmatter

100%

Agent YAML frontmatter

100%

Skill uses SKILL.md

100%

SKILL.md frontmatter

100%

Kebab-case file names

100%

Skill in subdirectory

100%

26%

Add Automated Quality Gates to an Existing Plugin

Portable path references and hook configuration

Criteria

Without context

With context

CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT in hook commands

33%

100%

No hardcoded absolute paths

100%

No bare relative paths in commands

100%

CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT in MCP server args

33%

100%

PreToolUse for Write event

100%

Stop event for cleanup

100%

Valid hook event names

100%

Hook structure format

70%

100%

Portability explanation

37%

100%

MCP server config structure

100%

50%

Extend a Plugin with Additional Command Categories

Plugin manifest configuration and custom paths

Criteria

Without context

With context

Commands field is array

100%

Default commands path included

25%

100%

New directories in commands array

30%

100%

Paths start with ./

100%

No absolute paths in manifest

100%

Version bumped to stable

100%

Version semver format

100%

License field present

100%

Homepage field present

100%

Keywords expanded

100%

Command files have YAML frontmatter

100%

New directory names kebab-case

100%

Repository: anthropics/claude-plugins-official
Commit: 48aa435

Evaluated: about 1 month ago
Agent: Claude Code
Model: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Table of Contents

Build a Code Review Plugin for Claude Code Add Automated Quality Gates to an Existing Plugin Extend a Plugin with Additional Command Categories

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