How do I install the Plugins Reference skill?

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Is Plugins Reference free to use?

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Who published Plugins Reference?

jnzader-vault (@jnzader-vault) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Plugins Reference by jnzader-vault — Agent Skill

Name: Plugins Reference
Author: jnzader-vault

File contents

Plugin Recommendations

Plugins are installable collections of skills, commands, agents, and hooks. Install via /plugin install.

Note: These are plugins from the official repository. Use web search to discover additional community plugins.

Official Plugins

Development & Code Quality

Plugin	Best For	Key Features
plugin-dev	Building Claude Code plugins	Skills for creating skills, hooks, commands, agents
pr-review-toolkit	PR review workflows	Specialized review agents (code, tests, types)
code-review	Automated code review	Multi-agent review with confidence scoring
code-simplifier	Code refactoring	Simplify code while preserving functionality
feature-dev	Feature development	End-to-end feature workflow with agents

Git & Workflow

Plugin	Best For	Key Features
commit-commands	Git workflows	/commit, /commit-push-pr commands
hookify	Automation rules	Create hooks from conversation patterns

Frontend

Plugin	Best For	Key Features
frontend-design	UI development	Production-grade UI, avoids generic aesthetics

Learning & Guidance

Plugin	Best For	Key Features
explanatory-output-style	Learning	Educational insights about code choices
learning-output-style	Interactive learning	Requests contributions at decision points
security-guidance	Security awareness	Warns about security issues when editing

Language Servers (LSP)

Plugin	Language
typescript-lsp	TypeScript/JavaScript
pyright-lsp	Python
gopls-lsp	Go
rust-analyzer-lsp	Rust
clangd-lsp	C/C++
jdtls-lsp	Java
kotlin-lsp	Kotlin
swift-lsp	Swift
csharp-lsp	C#
php-lsp	PHP
lua-lsp	Lua

Quick Reference: Codebase → Plugin

Codebase Signal	Recommended Plugin
Building plugins	plugin-dev
PR-based workflow	pr-review-toolkit
Git commits	commit-commands
React/Vue/Angular	frontend-design
Want automation rules	hookify
TypeScript project	typescript-lsp
Python project	pyright-lsp
Go project	gopls-lsp
Security-sensitive code	security-guidance
Learning/onboarding	explanatory-output-style

Plugin Management

# Install a plugin
/plugin install <plugin-name>

# List installed plugins
/plugin list

# View plugin details
/plugin info <plugin-name>

When to Recommend Plugins

Recommend plugin installation when:

User wants to install Claude Code automations from Anthropic's official repository or another shared marketplace
User needs multiple related capabilities
Team wants standardized workflows
First-time Claude Code setup

---name: plugins-referencedescription: Plugin Recommendations for Claude Code: official plugins, LSP integrations, and community extensions. Trigger: plugin, install plugin, plugin recommendations, LSP, language server---# Plugin RecommendationsPlugins are installable collections of skills, commands, agents, and hooks. Install via `/plugin install`.**Note**: These are plugins from the official repository. Use web search to discover additional community plugins.---## Official Plugins### Development & Code Quality| Plugin | Best For | Key Features ||--------|----------|--------------|| **plugin-dev** | Building Claude Code plugins | Skills for creating skills, hooks, commands, agents || **pr-review-toolkit** | PR review workflows | Specialized review agents (code, tests, types) || **code-review** | Automated code review | Multi-agent review with confidence scoring || **code-simplifier** | Code refactoring | Simplify code while preserving functionality || **feature-dev** | Feature development | End-to-end feature workflow with agents |### Git & Workflow| Plugin | Best For | Key Features ||--------|----------|--------------|| **commit-commands** | Git workflows | /commit, /commit-push-pr commands || **hookify** | Automation rules | Create hooks from conversation patterns |### Frontend| Plugin | Best For | Key Features ||--------|----------|--------------|| **frontend-design** | UI development | Production-grade UI, avoids generic aesthetics |### Learning & Guidance| Plugin | Best For | Key Features ||--------|----------|--------------|| **explanatory-output-style** | Learning | Educational insights about code choices || **learning-output-style** | Interactive learning | Requests contributions at decision points || **security-guidance** | Security awareness | Warns about security issues when editing |### Language Servers (LSP)| Plugin | Language ||--------|----------|| **typescript-lsp** | TypeScript/JavaScript || **pyright-lsp** | Python || **gopls-lsp** | Go || **rust-analyzer-lsp** | Rust || **clangd-lsp** | C/C++ || **jdtls-lsp** | Java || **kotlin-lsp** | Kotlin || **swift-lsp** | Swift || **csharp-lsp** | C# || **php-lsp** | PHP || **lua-lsp** | Lua |---## Quick Reference: Codebase → Plugin| Codebase Signal | Recommended Plugin ||-----------------|-------------------|| Building plugins | plugin-dev || PR-based workflow | pr-review-toolkit || Git commits | commit-commands || React/Vue/Angular | frontend-design || Want automation rules | hookify || TypeScript project | typescript-lsp || Python project | pyright-lsp || Go project | gopls-lsp || Security-sensitive code | security-guidance || Learning/onboarding | explanatory-output-style |---## Plugin Management```bash# Install a plugin/plugin install <plugin-name># List installed plugins/plugin list# View plugin details/plugin info <plugin-name>```---## When to Recommend Plugins**Recommend plugin installation when:**- User wants to install Claude Code automations from Anthropic's official repository or another shared marketplace- User needs multiple related capabilities- Team wants standardized workflows- First-time Claude Code setup

Frequently asked questions

Plugins Reference