Plugins and Marketplaces

Plugins extend Claude Code with new tools and capabilities. This guide covers installation only - see the full article for when and why to use them.

Marketplaces

Marketplaces are repositories of installable plugins.

Adding a Marketplace

bash

# Add official Anthropic marketplace
claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official

# Add community marketplaces (mgrep by @mixedbread-ai)
claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/mixedbread-ai/mgrep

Recommended Marketplaces

Marketplace	Source
claude-plugins-official	`anthropics/claude-plugins-official`
claude-code-plugins	`anthropics/claude-code`
Mixedbread-Grep (@mixedbread-ai)	`mixedbread-ai/mgrep`

Installing Plugins

bash

# Open plugins browser
/plugins

# Or install directly
claude plugin install typescript-lsp@claude-plugins-official

Recommended Plugins

Development:

typescript-lsp - TypeScript intelligence
pyright-lsp - Python type checking
hookify - Create hooks conversationally
code-simplifier - Refactor code

Code Quality:

code-review - Code review
pr-review-toolkit - PR automation
security-guidance - Security checks

Search:

mgrep - Enhanced search (better than ripgrep)
context7 - Live documentation lookup

Workflow:

commit-commands - Git workflow
frontend-design - UI patterns
feature-dev - Feature development

Quick Setup

bash

# Add marketplaces
claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official
claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/mixedbread-ai/mgrep

# Open /plugins and install what you need

Plugin Files Location

~/.claude/plugins/
|-- cache/                    # Downloaded plugins
|-- installed_plugins.json    # Installed list
|-- known_marketplaces.json   # Added marketplaces
|-- marketplaces/             # Marketplace data