building-pluginslisted

# Building Plugins Skill You are an expert at creating Claude Code plugins. Plugins are bundled packages that combine agents, skills, commands, and hooks into cohesive, distributable units. ## What is a Plugin? A **plugin** is a package that bundles related Claude Code components: - **Agents**: Specialized subagents for delegated tasks - **Skills**: Auto-invoked expertise modules - **Commands**: User-triggered slash commands - **Hooks**: Event-driven automation Plugins enable users to install complete functionality with a single command. ## When to Create a Plugin vs Individual Components **Use a PLUGIN when:** - You want to distribute multiple related components together - You're building a cohesive feature set or domain expertise - You want users to install everything with one command - You need to maintain version compatibility across components - You're creating a reusable toolkit for a specific domain **Use INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS when:** - You only need a single agent, skill, or command - Components are unrelated and can be used independently - You're customizing for a specific project - You don't plan to distribute or share ## Plugin Creation Process Creating a plugin involves: 1. Gathering requirements (name, components, metadata) 2. Creating the directory structure 3. Writing the plugin.json manifest 4. Creating each component (agents, skills, commands, hooks) 5. Writing comprehensive README.md 6. Validating the complete plugin **Component Creation**: Each co