Claude Plugins (Official Directory)

Install

install

$ /plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official

Update

update

$ /plugin marketplace update claude-plugins-official

Then run /reload-plugins. Official marketplaces auto-update at startup.

When to use it

You want vetted, Anthropic-managed plugins instead of hunting across random repos
Discovering bundled skills (git workflows, security analysis with Semgrep/CodeRabbit, framework helpers)
You need a trusted source with SAST scanning and license checks on every submission
Standardizing what plugins a team installs from one central directory

Commands & flags

/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official: Register the official Anthropic marketplace.
/plugin install {plugin-name}@claude-plugins-official: Install any plugin from the marketplace by name.
/plugin marketplace update claude-plugins-official: Pull the latest plugin/skill listings from the marketplace.
/reload-plugins: Reload installed plugins after an update.

How to use it

Add the marketplace, then install any plugin from it by name.

/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install {plugin-name}@claude-plugins-official

Plugins live under /plugins and /external_plugins. When a plugin has no dedicated manifest, the marketplace declares its skills via relative paths pointing at directories that contain a SKILL.md.

Why it earns its place

This is the institutional home of the Claude Code plugin ecosystem. Every submission goes through automated frontmatter validation, license verification, and mandatory static analysis (SAST), so you get a higher trust floor than installing from arbitrary GitHub repos. It's the canonical place to find official and partner-maintained skills.

Try it

claude

> /plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official