# Test Claude Code plugin and skill triggering with staged eval runs using cc-plugin-eval

> Run staged evaluations against a Claude Code plugin to verify that skills, agents, commands, hooks, and MCP components trigger when they should.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/test-claude-code-plugin-and-skill-triggering-with-staged-eva` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/test-claude-code-plugin-and-skill-triggering-with-staged-eva`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/test-claude-code-plugin-and-skill-triggering-with-staged-eva/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/test-claude-code-plugin-and-skill-triggering-with-staged-eva

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# Test Claude Code plugin and skill triggering with staged eval runs using cc-plugin-eval

Run staged evaluations against a Claude Code plugin to verify that skills, agents, commands, hooks, and MCP components trigger when they should.

## Prerequisites

Node.js 20+, Anthropic API key, Claude Code plugin directory

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- git clone https://github.com/sjnims/cc-plugin-eval.git
- npm install
- npm run build
- npx cc-plugin-eval run -p ./path/to/your/plugin --dry-run

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [![Node.js Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D20.0.0-brightgreen)](https://nodejs.org/)
- Node.js >= 20.0.0

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- An Anthropic API key
- bash
- # Clone the repository

- Source: https://github.com/sjnims/cc-plugin-eval
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sjnims/cc-plugin-eval/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/sjnims/cc-plugin-eval

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/test-claude-code-plugin-and-skill-triggering-with-staged-eval-runs-using-cc-plugin-eval/)