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Links:

/docs/llms.txthttps://code.claude.com/docs/llms.txt
Skip to main contenthttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#content-area
Claude Code Docs home pagehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview
Claude Developer Platformhttps://platform.claude.com/
Claude Code on the Webhttps://claude.ai/code
Claude Code on the Webhttps://claude.ai/code
Getting startedhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview
Build with Claude Codehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/agents
Administrationhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/admin-setup
Configurationhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings
Referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference
Agent SDKhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-sdk/overview
What's Newhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/whats-new
Resourceshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/legal-and-compliance
CLI referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference
Commandshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/commands
Environment variableshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/env-vars
Tools referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/tools-reference
Interactive modehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode
Checkpointinghttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/checkpointing
Hooks referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks
Plugins referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference
Channels referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/channels-reference
Glossaryhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/glossary
Plugin components referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-components-reference
Skillshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#skills
Agentshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#agents
Hookshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#hooks
MCP servershttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#mcp-servers
LSP servershttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#lsp-servers
Monitorshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#monitors
Themeshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#themes
Plugin installation scopeshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-installation-scopes
Skills-directory pluginshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#skills-directory-plugins
Choose where the plugin loads fromhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#choose-where-the-plugin-loads-from
Edit, reload, and disable a skills-directory pluginhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#edit-reload-and-disable-a-skills-directory-plugin
Plugin manifest schemahttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-manifest-schema
Complete schemahttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#complete-schema
Required fieldshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#required-fields
Unrecognized fieldshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#unrecognized-fields
Metadata fieldshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#metadata-fields
Default enablementhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#default-enablement
Component path fieldshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#component-path-fields
Experimental componentshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#experimental-components
User configurationhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#user-configuration
Channelshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#channels
Path behavior ruleshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#path-behavior-rules
Environment variableshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#environment-variables
Persistent data directoryhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#persistent-data-directory
Plugin caching and file resolutionhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-caching-and-file-resolution
Path traversal limitationshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#path-traversal-limitations
Share files within a marketplace with symlinkshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#share-files-within-a-marketplace-with-symlinks
Plugin directory structurehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-directory-structure
Standard plugin layouthttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#standard-plugin-layout
File locations referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#file-locations-reference
CLI commands referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#cli-commands-reference
plugin inithttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-init
plugin installhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-install
plugin uninstallhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-uninstall
plugin prunehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-prune
plugin enablehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-enable
plugin disablehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-disable
plugin updatehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-update
plugin listhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-list
plugin detailshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-details
plugin taghttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-tag
Debugging and development toolshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#debugging-and-development-tools
Debugging commandshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#debugging-commands
Common issueshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#common-issues
Example error messageshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#example-error-messages
Hook troubleshootinghttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#hook-troubleshooting
MCP server troubleshootinghttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#mcp-server-troubleshooting
Directory structure mistakeshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#directory-structure-mistakes
Distribution and versioning referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#distribution-and-versioning-reference
Version managementhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#version-management
See alsohttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#see-also
Discover and install pluginshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/discover-plugins
Pluginshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins
Plugin marketplaceshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-components-reference
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#skills
Skillshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#agents
@-mention typeaheadhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/sub-agents#invoke-subagents-explicitly
Subagentshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/sub-agents
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#hooks
user-defined hookshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks
agent teamhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-teams
MCP serverhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#mcp-servers
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#lsp-servers
Language Server Protocolhttps://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/
See rust-analyzer installationhttps://rust-analyzer.github.io/manual.html#installation
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#monitors
Monitor toolhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/tools-reference#monitor-tool
hookshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#hooks
experimental componenthttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#experimental-components
variable substitutionshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#environment-variables
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#themes
experimental componenthttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#experimental-components
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-installation-scopes
Managed settingshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings#settings-files
Install pluginshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/discover-plugins#install-plugins
Configuration scopeshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings#configuration-scopes
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#skills-directory-plugins
plugin inithttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-init
skillhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#choose-where-the-plugin-loads-from
trust dialoghttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings
same per-server approvalhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp
Background monitorshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#monitors
walk up to the repository roothttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills#automatic-discovery-from-parent-and-nested-directories
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#edit-reload-and-disable-a-skills-directory-plugin
Live change detectionhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills#live-change-detection
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-manifest-schema
default locationshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#file-locations-reference
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#complete-schema
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#required-fields
marketplace entryhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces#plugin-entries
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#unrecognized-fields
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#metadata-fields
Version managementhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#version-management
Default enablementhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#default-enablement
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#default-enablement
Enable or disable a plugin with dependencieshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-dependencies#enable-or-disable-a-plugin-with-dependencies
Optional plugin fieldshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces#optional-plugin-fields
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#component-path-fields
Path behavior ruleshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#path-behavior-rules
Language Server Protocolhttps://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/
Themeshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#themes
Monitorhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/tools-reference#monitor-tool
Monitorshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#monitors
User configurationhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#user-configuration
Channelshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#channels
Constrain plugin dependency versionshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-dependencies
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#experimental-components
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#user-configuration
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#channels
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#path-behavior-rules
marketplace entry whose source resolves to the marketplace roothttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces#advanced-plugin-entries
hookshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#hooks
MCP servershttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#mcp-servers
LSP servershttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#lsp-servers
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#environment-variables
exec formhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks#exec-form-and-shell-form
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#persistent-data-directory
--keep-datahttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-uninstall
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-caching-and-file-resolution
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#path-traversal-limitations
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#share-files-within-a-marketplace-with-symlinks
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-directory-structure
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#standard-plugin-layout
skillhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#skills
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#file-locations-reference
agenthttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/sub-agents
subagentStatusLinehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/statusline#subagent-status-lines
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#cli-commands-reference
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-init
Skills-directory pluginshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#skills-directory-plugins
channelhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/channels
managed settingshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces#managed-marketplace-restrictions
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-install
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-uninstall
persistent data directoryhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#persistent-data-directory
plugin prunehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-prune
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-prune
dependencieshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-dependencies
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-enable
dependencieshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-dependencies
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-disable
depends onhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-dependencies#enable-or-disable-a-plugin-with-dependencies
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-update
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-list
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-details
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#plugin-tag
Tag plugin releaseshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-dependencies#tag-plugin-releases-for-version-resolution
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#debugging-and-development-tools
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#debugging-commands
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#common-issues
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#example-error-messages
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#hook-troubleshooting
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#mcp-server-troubleshooting
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#directory-structure-mistakes
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#distribution-and-versioning-reference
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#version-management
semantic versioninghttps://semver.org
​https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#see-also
Pluginshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins
Plugin marketplaceshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces
Skillshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills
Subagentshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/sub-agents
Hookshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks
MCPhttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp
Settingshttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings
Hooks referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks
Channels referencehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/channels-reference
Claude Code Docs home pagehttps://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview
xhttps://x.com/AnthropicAI
linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/anthropicresearch
Anthropichttps://www.anthropic.com/company
Careershttps://www.anthropic.com/careers
Economic Futureshttps://www.anthropic.com/economic-futures
Researchhttps://www.anthropic.com/research
Newshttps://www.anthropic.com/news
Trust centerhttps://trust.anthropic.com/
Transparencyhttps://www.anthropic.com/transparency
Availabilityhttps://www.anthropic.com/supported-countries
Statushttps://status.anthropic.com/
Support centerhttps://support.claude.com/
Courseshttps://www.anthropic.com/learn
MCP connectorshttps://claude.com/partners/mcp
Customer storieshttps://www.claude.com/customers
Engineering bloghttps://www.anthropic.com/engineering
Eventshttps://www.anthropic.com/events
Powered by Claudehttps://claude.com/partners/powered-by-claude
Service partnershttps://claude.com/partners/services
Startups programhttps://claude.com/programs/startups
Privacy choiceshttps://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy
Privacy policyhttps://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy
Disclosure policyhttps://www.anthropic.com/responsible-disclosure-policy
Usage policyhttps://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup
Commercial termshttps://www.anthropic.com/legal/commercial-terms
Consumer termshttps://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms

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