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Anthropic Official Plugin Directory

Updated Jul 7, 2026

The official Anthropic-maintained Claude Code plugin directory. Hosts two categories: internal plugins developed by Anthropic team members, and external plugins from third-party partners that meet Anthropic's quality and security standards. Plugins follow a standard structure: .claude-plugin/plugin.json manifest, optional MCP server config, and directories for commands, agents, and skills.

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What it does

/plugin install {name}@claude-plugins-official
Install a plugin from the Anthropic official directory by its immutable slug name.
/plugin > Discover
Browse available plugins from registered marketplaces including claude-plugins-official inside Claude Code.
plugin.json manifest
Standard .claude-plugin/plugin.json metadata file that defines a plugin's name, display name, category, and source for the Claude Code plugin loader.

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## What it does

The claude-plugins-official repo is the Claude Code plugin marketplace directory maintained by Anthropic. It hosts two categories of plugins:

- internal plugins — developed and maintained by Anthropic team members (see /plugins directory)
- external plugins — third-party partner contributions that have passed Anthropic's quality and security review (see /external_plugins directory)

Plugins follow a standard structure:

plugin-name/
  .claude-plugin/plugin.json   — plugin metadata (required)
  .mcp.json                    — MCP server config (optional)
  commands/                    — slash command definitions (optional)
  agents/                      — agent definitions (optional)
  skills/                      — skill definitions (optional)
  README.md

Plugin names are immutable slugs — once published, the name field cannot change without a migration entry in the renames map, since existing installs reference it. Display names can change freely.

Skill-bundle plugins (repos that ship SKILL.md files without a full plugin.json) can be included using strict: false with an explicit skills array pointing at subdirectory paths.

## Install

Browse installed plugins in Claude Code: /plugin > Discover

Install a plugin from the directory:
/plugin install {plugin-name}@claude-plugins-official

To submit an external plugin: use the plugin directory submission form at clau.de/plugin-directory-submission.

## When to use

Browse this directory when you want to extend Claude Code with vetted connectors or skills — or when you want a reference implementation of the Claude Code plugin structure to build your own plugin.