Configure Claude Plugins

/configure:claude-plugins

Configure a project to use the laurigates/claude-plugins Claude Code plugin marketplace. Sets up .claude/settings.json with permissions, marketplace enrollment, and enabledPlugins; and GitHub Actions workflows (claude.yml, claude-code-review.yml) with the marketplace pre-configured.

When to Use This Skill

Context

• Settings file exists: !find . -maxdepth 3 -name 'settings.json' -path '*/.claude/*'
• Workflows: !find . -path '*/.github/workflows/*' -maxdepth 3 -name 'claude*.yml'
• Git remotes: !git remote -v
• Project type indicators: !find . -maxdepth 1 \( -name 'package.json' -o -name 'pyproject.toml' -o -name 'Cargo.toml' -o -name 'go.mod' -o -name 'Dockerfile' -o -name 'justfile' -o -name 'Justfile' \)
• ESP/embedded indicators: !find . -maxdepth 2 \( -name 'idf_component.yml' -o -name 'sdkconfig' -o -name 'CMakeLists.txt' \)
• ESPHome indicators: !find . -maxdepth 2 -name '*.yaml' -path '*/esphome/*'

Parameters

Parse from command arguments:

Execution

Execute this Claude plugins configuration workflow:

Step 1: Detect current state and project stack

1. Check for existing .claude/settings.json
2. Check for existing .github/workflows/claude.yml
3. Check for existing .github/workflows/claude-code-review.yml
4. Detect project type (language, framework) from file indicators
5. Check for a git remote with git remote -v. Capture has_remote = true when the output is non-empty, has_remote = false otherwise. This gates workflow scaffolding in Steps 4 and 5 — workflows that cannot run (no remote → no GitHub Actions) should not be scaffolded by default.

Step 2: Select plugins

If --plugins is not specified, select recommended plugins based on detected project type:

Always include: configure-plugin, health-plugin, hooks-plugin.

Step 3: Configure .claude/settings.json

Create or merge into .claude/settings.json. The permissions baseline includes common entries plus stack-aware expansions. The stanza also enrolls the marketplace so web sessions retain plugin access.

Suffix forms — read this before copy-pasting. The two suffix forms below are not interchangeable. Using the wrong one silently breaks the config:

Where	Suffix	Source of the suffix
.claude/settings.json → enabledPlugins (Step 3)	<plugin>@claude-plugins	The extraKnownMarketplaces key in the same stanza
.github/workflows/claude*.yml → plugins: (Steps 4–5)	<plugin>@laurigates-claude-plugins	The name field in laurigates/claude-plugins/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json

Wrong suffix in enabledPlugins → entry silently ignored (marketplace key does not match). Wrong suffix in the workflow plugins: block → action rejects the run.

Why enabledPlugins merge semantics matter

enabledPlugins is a per-key merging map across the settings hierarchy: a project entry overrides the matching global entry, but global entries the project does not mention still take effect. There is no enabledPluginsExclusive flag. So if a user has accidentally toggled an unwanted plugin globally (easy to do via the plugins UI), it leaks into every repo that does not explicitly set it to false.

Pick --exhaustive for repos that need a self-documenting, drift-resistant plugin set (infrastructure repos, repos shared with teammates / CI, repos sensitive to context tax from unrelated plugins). Use the default for personal scratch repos where global toggles are intentional.

Stack-aware permissions.allow baseline

Always include these common entries:

"Bash(git:*)", "Bash(gh:*)", "Bash(pre-commit:*)", "Bash(gitleaks:*)", "Bash(python3:*)"

Add stack-specific entries based on detected project type:

Use granular patterns only — do not add Bash(bash *) for CLI tools.

Exhaustive enumeration (when --exhaustive is set)

Build the full enabledPlugins map by reading every plugin name from the two relevant marketplaces, then writing each one with an explicit true/false. Every marketplace plugin is named, so the project's map fully overrides the user-global enable state — a plugin the user toggled on globally is forced off here unless it is explicitly true. This skill only ever writes <cwd>/.claude/settings.json; it never modifies ~/.claude/settings.json (user-global toggles stay as the user set them).

Deriving each plugin's boolean. Start from the Step 2 recommended set (those become true), then refine from repo context using the signals below. A plugin a value already exists for in the project's current enabledPlugins wins over the suggestion — only fill in missing entries from this logic, so a deliberate prior choice is never silently flipped.

Always-useful baseline (enable unless the user says otherwise): agents-plugin, agent-patterns-plugin, blueprint-plugin, code-quality-plugin, communication-plugin, configure-plugin, git-plugin, health-plugin, prose-plugin, taskwarrior-plugin, testing-plugin, tools-plugin, workflow-orchestration-plugin. Anything else not matched defaults to false.

1. Read the laurigates marketplace in priority order:

   • If a local clone is present (e.g. inside this repo or a sibling checkout), parse .claude-plugin/marketplace.json:

     jq -r '.plugins[].name' .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
     

   • Otherwise fetch over the GitHub API:

     gh api repos/laurigates/claude-plugins/contents/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json --jq '.content' | base64 -d | jq -r '.plugins[].name'
     

   • Suffix each name with @claude-plugins to match the existing stanza format.

2. Add the official LSP plugins (@claude-plugins-official). The currently shipped names are: pyright, typescript-language-server, rust-analyzer, gopls, swift-language-server, clangd. Mark the LSP that matches the detected stack as true, the rest as false. If none match (no detectable stack), leave them all false.

3. Compose the map with all entries, alphabetised within each marketplace block. Suffix @claude-plugins matches the extraKnownMarketplaces key (not the marketplace name used in workflows):

{
  "enabledPlugins": {
    "accessibility-plugin@claude-plugins": false,
    "agent-patterns-plugin@claude-plugins": false,
    "agents-plugin@claude-plugins": false,
    "...": "...",
    "code-quality-plugin@claude-plugins": true,
    "configure-plugin@claude-plugins": true,
    "git-plugin@claude-plugins": true,
    "health-plugin@claude-plugins": true,
    "hooks-plugin@claude-plugins": true,
    "testing-plugin@claude-plugins": true,
    "typescript-plugin@claude-plugins": true,
    "...": "...",

    "clangd@claude-plugins-official": false,
    "gopls@claude-plugins-official": false,
    "pyright@claude-plugins-official": false,
    "rust-analyzer@claude-plugins-official": false,
    "swift-language-server@claude-plugins-official": false,
    "typescript-language-server@claude-plugins-official": true
  }
}

4. Drop unknown global entries. If the project's existing enabledPlugins (or a merged-in copy of the user's global file) contains plugin names that are not in either marketplace listing, surface them in the report and ask whether to keep them. They may belong to a third marketplace the user has enrolled. Do not delete them silently — stale entries are harmless and the user may have notes about them.

5. Show the diff before writing. Exhaustive mode rewrites the whole enabledPlugins map, so present the proposal before committing it. Group it as:

   • Already correct — count only, do not list each one.
   • Will add — new key → true/false, with a one-line reason for each true.
   • Will change — existing key → flipped value, with the reason.

   Render compact (a small markdown table or a +/- list). Highlight any currently-true entry the proposal would turn off — that is where users most often disagree. Then confirm once (accept "yes"/"go"/"apply", or let the user veto specific plugins and re-render). Skip the prompt under --check-only (report the diff only) and under --fix when the user already opted into non-interactive application.

Full settings.json stanza to merge

The extraKnownMarketplaces key (claude-plugins) is what each enabledPlugins entry's @claude-plugins suffix must match. The two stanzas are coupled — changing the key without also changing every suffix silently disables every plugin in enabledPlugins.

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "Bash(git:*)",
      "Bash(gh:*)",
      "Bash(pre-commit:*)",
      "Bash(gitleaks:*)",
      "Bash(python3:*)"
      // ... plus stack-specific entries from the table above
    ]
  },
  "extraKnownMarketplaces": {
    "claude-plugins": {                                  // marketplace KEY (used by enabledPlugins suffix below)
      "source": { "source": "github", "repo": "laurigates/claude-plugins" },
      "autoUpdate": true
    }
  },
  "enabledPlugins": {
    "<selected-plugin-1>@claude-plugins": true,          // suffix == extraKnownMarketplaces key, NOT marketplace name
    "<selected-plugin-2>@claude-plugins": true
  }
}

Replace <selected-plugin-N> with the plugin names selected in Step 2.

If .claude/settings.json already exists, MERGE without duplicating entries. Preserve any existing hooks, env, or other fields.

Step 4: Configure .github/workflows/claude.yml

Gate this step on a git remote being present. Decide whether to scaffold using this table:

When the decision is skip, do not write the file, and surface STATUS=SKIPPED (no git remote) in the Step 6 report so the omission is visible.

When the decision is scaffold, create .github/workflows/claude.yml with the Claude Code action configured to use the plugin marketplace. Workflow plugins: entries use the @laurigates-claude-plugins suffix — the marketplace name from marketplace.json, NOT the extraKnownMarketplaces key used in Step 3:

name: Claude Code

on:
  issue_comment:
    types: [created]
  pull_request_review_comment:
    types: [created]
  issues:
    types: [opened, assigned]

permissions:
  contents: write
  pull-requests: write
  issues: write
  id-token: write

jobs:
  claude:
    if: |
      (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '@claude')) ||
      (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_comment' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '@claude')) ||
      (github.event_name == 'issues' && contains(github.event.issue.body, '@claude'))
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Run Claude Code
        uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@v1
        with:
          claude_code_oauth_token: ${{ secrets.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN }}
          claude_args: "--model opus --effort high"
          plugin_marketplaces: |
            https://github.com/laurigates/claude-plugins.git
          plugins: |
            # suffix matches marketplace `name` in marketplace.json (NOT extraKnownMarketplaces key)
            PLUGINS_LIST

Replace PLUGINS_LIST with the selected plugins in the format plugin-name@laurigates-claude-plugins, one per line. The suffix is the marketplace name field from laurigates/claude-plugins/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json — distinct from the @claude-plugins suffix used in .claude/settings.json (Step 3).

Pin --model (an alias — opus is the current Opus, fable the current Fable) and --effort explicitly: the harness default effort is high for every model, and effort level names do not map across model generations, so an explicit pin is what makes the cost visible.

Step 5: Configure .github/workflows/claude-code-review.yml

Apply the same git-remote gate from Step 4. Reuse the user's answer (or the --workflows / --no-workflows flag) — do not re-prompt. If Step 4 skipped, skip Step 5 as well and record STATUS=SKIPPED (no git remote).

When the decision is scaffold, create .github/workflows/claude-code-review.yml for automatic PR reviews:

name: Claude Code Review

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]

permissions:
  contents: read
  pull-requests: write
  issues: write

jobs:
  review:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Claude Code Review
        uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@v1
        with:
          claude_code_oauth_token: ${{ secrets.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN }}
          prompt: |
            Review this pull request. Focus on:
            - Code quality and best practices
            - Potential bugs or security issues
            - Test coverage gaps
            - Documentation needs
          claude_args: "--model opus --effort medium --max-turns 5"
          plugin_marketplaces: |
            https://github.com/laurigates/claude-plugins.git
          plugins: |
            # suffix matches marketplace `name` in marketplace.json (NOT extraKnownMarketplaces key)
            code-quality-plugin@laurigates-claude-plugins
            testing-plugin@laurigates-claude-plugins

Step 6: Report results

Print a status report:

Claude Plugins Configuration Report
=====================================
Repository: <repo-name>

.claude/settings.json:
  Status:              <CREATED|UPDATED|EXISTS>
  Mode:                <DEFAULT|EXHAUSTIVE>
  Permissions:         <N> allowed patterns configured
  Marketplace:         laurigates/claude-plugins (extraKnownMarketplaces)
  Plugins pinned:      <N> total (<E> enabled, <D> disabled)   # exhaustive only
  Enabled plugins:     <list>

Git remote:            <PRESENT|MISSING>

.github/workflows/claude.yml:
  Status:              <CREATED|UPDATED|EXISTS|SKIPPED (no git remote)|SKIPPED (--no-workflows)>
  Marketplace:         laurigates/claude-plugins
  Plugins:             <list>

.github/workflows/claude-code-review.yml:
  Status:              <CREATED|UPDATED|EXISTS|SKIPPED (no git remote)|SKIPPED (--no-workflows)>
  Trigger:             PR opened/synchronize/reopened

Next Steps:
  1. Add CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN to repository secrets
     Settings > Secrets and variables > Actions > New repository secret
  2. Commit and push the new/updated files
  3. Test by mentioning @claude in a PR comment
  4. (exhaustive mode) Re-run when the marketplace adds new plugins so they
     get an explicit `false` rather than inheriting the global toggle
  5. (no remote) When you add a GitHub remote later, re-run with `--workflows`
     to scaffold the workflows that were skipped

Agentic Optimizations

Flags

Important Notes

• The CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN secret must be added manually to the repository
• extraKnownMarketplaces in .claude/settings.json is the key to surviving ephemeral web sessions — without it, the marketplace is only enrolled via CI
• Workflow scaffolding is gated on a git remote. A repo without a remote cannot run GitHub Actions, so claude.yml and claude-code-review.yml are skipped by default — writing them would create dormant files that confuse future readers. Override with --workflows to pre-stage them before adding a remote.
• Two distinct suffix forms (see the callout at the top of Step 3 for the canonical table):
  • enabledPlugins entries use <plugin>@claude-plugins — the extraKnownMarketplaces key
  • Workflow plugins: blocks use <plugin>@laurigates-claude-plugins — the marketplace name field from marketplace.json
• Mixing the two forms silently breaks the config — enabledPlugins entries with the wrong suffix are ignored; workflow plugins: entries with the wrong suffix are rejected by the action

See Also

• /configure:repo - Full end-to-end driver (runs this skill + web-session + health check)
• /configure:web-session - SessionStart hook for infrastructure tools
• /configure:all - Run all compliance checks
• claude-security-settings skill - Claude Code security settings