Plugin

A package that gathers skills, subagents, hooks and MCP connections, so you can install them with a single command. Like a ready-made toolbox.

You’ll also find it as: plugins

How it appears in the course

A plugin is a package that gathers in one place everything you’ve set up for Claude.
Introduction · Module 09, Plugins: ready-made packages
A plugin puts them all in a single package. That way you can give the whole setup to the team with a single command.
What is a plugin? · Module 09, Plugins: ready-made packages
.claude-plugin/plugin.json: the plugin’s “ID card” (name, description, version). It’s required.
What does a plugin look like inside? · Module 09, Plugins: ready-made packages

Where you learn it

In module 09 · Plugins: ready-made packages, in the Claude Code for Beginners course.

Related terms

Learn Claude Code from zero, in plain English

12 modules with 1–2 minute lessons, which you can also do on your phone. The first two modules are free.