CC Plugin Forge: scaffold and manage Claude Code plugins
Create plugins with correct structure, plugin.json/marketplace.json manifests, components, versioning, local testing and publishing workflows
- What
- Create plugins with correct structure, plugin.json/marketplace.json manifests, components, versioning, local testing and publishing workflows
- Cost
- Free
- Needs
- Claude Code (or a compatible plugin host); Python 3 to run the scaffolding scripts; a marketplace root to publish into
- Install
- Copy the installer prompt below into your Muse — your agent does the rest.
Curated by Skill Harbor — @softaworks's CC Plugin Forge: build and manage Claude Code plugins with correct structure, manifests and marketplace integration. Create a new plugin with create_plugin.py (scaffolds the directory structure, generates the plugin.json manifest, a README template, and registers it in marketplace.json); add components (commands with subdirectory-based namespace:command naming, skills, agents, hooks, MCP servers); bump versions in both manifests with bump_version.py (semantic versioning); test locally (/plugin marketplace add, install, uninstall, reinstall); and publish. Includes framework/utility/domain plugin patterns, a manual structure fallback, a version-management checklist, conventional-commit guidance, and bundled reference docs (plugin-structure.md, marketplace-schema.md, workflows.md). Honest caveats: the skill ships its own automation scripts (create_plugin.py, bump_version.py) — review them before running; covers plugin manifests and mechanics, not marketplace approval or distribution processes. MIT licensed. Skill Harbor never reviews the code, review it yourself before use. Discovered via skills.sh.
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Install
Prerequisites: Claude Code (or a compatible plugin host); Python 3 to run the scaffolding scripts; a marketplace root to publish into Install "CC Plugin Forge: scaffold and manage Claude Code plugins" for me. It gives my agent @softaworks's plugin-forge workflow: scaffold a new plugin with create_plugin.py (structure, plugin.json manifest, README, marketplace.json registration), add components (commands with namespace:command naming, skills, agents, hooks, MCP servers), bump versions in both manifests with bump_version.py, test locally via /plugin marketplace add/install/uninstall, and publish — with framework/utility/domain patterns and reference docs. MIT-licensed. Repository: https://github.com/softaworks/agent-toolkit/blob/main/dist/plugins/plugin-forge/skills/plugin-forge/SKILL.md 1. Fetch the SKILL.md file (and any helper files) from the repository path into a temporary folder and summarize what it does in one or two sentences. 2. Safety check: review the SKILL.md and scripts for anything suspicious (unexpected network calls, shell commands, credential harvesting). This repo should contain zero secrets in code, credentials only via the secure vault, allowed hosts declared in the SKILL.md. Verify that holds here; STOP on any red flag and tell me. 3. Install it as a skill: copy SKILL.md and its helper files into the agent's skills directory, in a folder named "plugin-forge". 4. Verify with no network calls: frontmatter valid, files in place. 5. Report what was installed, where, and what I still need to do myself (e.g. review create_plugin.py and bump_version.py before running them; point the agent at my marketplace root). GitHub is optional: if I have a GitHub account or the gh CLI, you may use it; otherwise public access is fine. Never require it unless it's in the prerequisites above. Rules: don't touch anything outside the temp folder and the install target. If anything looks off, stop and ask me.
Questions
How do I install a build?
Every product page includes a copy-paste install prompt. Paste it into your Muse and it sets the build up for you — no manual configuration.
Where does my money go?
Straight to the seller. Skill Harbor never processes payments: checkout happens on the seller’s own page, usually Stripe.
What does the ✓ next to a creator’s name mean?
It means we confirmed the identity of the person behind the listing. It says nothing about the code itself — always check a build before installing it.