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plugin-authoring

Author and validate Claude Code plugin manifests and templates.

1|Updated Jan 10, 2026
Search Tags:#templates#validation#Claude Code#workflows#frontmatter#plugin.json#plugin-authoring
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/svgsponer/claude-bazaar --skill plugin-authoring-svgsponer
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: plugin-authoring
Source: https://github.com/svgsponer/claude-bazaar/tree/main/plugins/plugin-development/skills/plugin-authoring
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/svgsponer/claude-bazaar --skill plugin-authoring-svgsponer

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps developers author and validate Claude Code plugins, ensuring frontmatter correctness, consistent naming, and reliable scaffolding guidance.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Provide frontmatter validation templates for plugins, commands, and skills.
  • Propose safe scaffolding actions and guided workflows for plugin-authoring tasks.
  • Escalate audits to the plugin-reviewer agent when needed during complex audits.

Quick Start

Use the plugin-authoring skill to guide the creation or review of a Claude Code plugin. Provide a project context and ask for the specific task, e.g., "scaffold a new plugin named my-tool" or "validate the plugin structure in plugin.json and standard directories."

Frequently Asked Questions about plugin-authoring

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I validate frontmatter in a Claude Code plugin manifest?▼

To validate frontmatter in a Claude Code plugin, use this skill to check your plugin.json and standard directories against canonical templates, ensuring naming consistency and manifest correctness.

What is the best way to scaffold a new Claude Code plugin directory structure?▼

The best way to scaffold a Claude Code plugin is to provide your project context to this skill, which proposes safe scaffolding actions and guided workflows for standard plugin directories.

How does frontmatter validation work for Claude Code commands and skills?▼

Frontmatter validation for Claude Code commands and skills works by checking your templates against required metadata fields, enforcing correctness across plugin manifests to prevent structural errors.

Does the plugin-authoring skill support deep auditing of plugin.json files?▼

The plugin-authoring skill handles initial plugin.json validation and can escalate complex audits to the plugin-reviewer agent for deep structural reviews when needed.

Why does my Claude Code plugin fail to load due to manifest errors?▼

Claude Code plugins fail to load due to manifest errors when frontmatter is invalid or naming is inconsistent; this skill audits your plugin.json to identify and resolve these structural conflicts.

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