Claude Code Plugins: The Complete Guide (Skills, Agents, Hooks, MCP, LSP)

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Claude Code just launched a full plugin system. In this complete guide, I cover everything - what plugins are, the 5 component types, the official marketplace, how to install and create plugins, and how to distribute them. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:18 What Are Plugins? 0:56 The 5 Component Types 2:17 Official Marketplace 3:29 Installing Plugins 4:03 Creating Your First Plugin 5:08 Hooks Deep Dive 6:04 MCP + LSP 6:56 Creating Marketplaces 7:53 Plugin Settings and Agents 8:26 Best Practices 9:05 Subscribe 5 Plugin Component Types: 1. Skills - Slash commands for custom workflows 2. Agents - Specialized AI workers for specific tasks 3. Hooks - Auto-run code on events (PostToolUse, PreToolUse, etc.) 4. MCP - Connect to external tools (GitHub, Slack, databases) 5. LSP - Real-time code intelligence (diagnostics, go-to-definition) Official Marketplace Plugins: - Code Intelligence: TypeScript, Python, Rust, Go, Java, Kotlin, Swift, C++, C#, PHP, Lua - Integrations: GitHub, Slack, Linear, Figma, Sentry, Notion, Supabase, Firebase, Vercel, Asana - Dev Workflows: commit-commands, pr-review-toolkit, agent-sdk-dev, plugin-dev Creating a plugin is just 2 files: - plugin.json (metadata) - SKILL.md (markdown instructions) No compiled code. No complex APIs. Just markdown and JSON. Docs: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins Create Plugins: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins Marketplace: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/discover-plugins Plugin Reference: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference #ClaudeCode #Plugins #AICoding #Anthropic #DevTools #GitHub #MCP #LSP #Skills #Agents #Hooks #Marketplace #Tutorial #AI #ChatGPT #ClaudeCode