Plugin Structure

by fazxes

Plugin Structure is an AI Engineering skill for Claude Code, published by fazxes in Claude-code.

234 stars216 forkson fazxes/Claude-codeAdded 2026/09/03Repository updated 2026/04/03

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Install Plugin Structure

Copy Plugin Structure into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/fazxes/Claude-code/tree/main/stubs/downloads/official-plugins/marketplaces/claude-plugins-official/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/plugin-structure ~/.claude/skills/plugin-structure

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/fazxes/Claude-code.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: stubs/downloads/official-plugins/marketplaces/claude-plugins-official/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/plugin-structure/SKILL.md in fazxes/Claude-code
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/plugin-structure
Collection: One of 25 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: AI Engineering — 2793 skills

What Plugin Structure does

Plugin Structure shows how to organize Claude Code plugins with the required manifest, component directories, and auto-discovery rules. Use it when creating or structuring plugins, setting up plugin.json, or wiring commands, agents, skills, and hooks.

Plugin Structure is cataloged under AI Engineering on DirSkills. Plugin Structure comes from a repository tagged agentic, ai, anthropic, bun and claude.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Plugin Structure for Claude Code

Overview

Claude Code plugins follow a standardized directory structure with automatic component discovery. Understanding this structure enables creating well-organized, maintainable plugins that integrate seamlessly with Claude Code.

Key concepts:

Conventional directory layout for automatic discovery
Manifest-driven configuration in .claude-plugin/plugin.json
Component-based organization (commands, agents, skills, hooks)
Portable path references using ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}
Explicit vs. auto-discovered component loading

Directory Structure

Every Claude Code plugin follows this organizational pattern:

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Commands Plugin Structure provides

Slash commands named in this skill’s SKILL.md, listed in the order they first appear.

/review
/test
/deploy
/code-review
/run-tests
/api-docs

Frequently asked about Plugin Structure

What else does fazxes publish alongside Plugin Structure?
Plugin Structure is one of 25 skills that DirSkills catalogs from fazxes/Claude-code, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Agent Development, Build An MCPB and Build MCP Server. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Plugin Structure does, and is maintained by fazxes in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the fazxes/Claude-code page.
How does Plugin Structure compare to other AI Engineering skills?
Plugin Structure ranks #2458 by stars among the 2793 AI Engineering skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Architecture Decision Records, AI-First Engineering and Agentic OS. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Plugin Structure against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.