claude-plugin-marketplace: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

claude-plugin-marketplace CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace. It costs 602 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for a Claude Code plugin marketplace, including rules for keeping plugin versions and keyword metadata consistent across its registry and individual plugin files.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them after modifying plugins to bump versions with the provided script, update all plugins when needed, and validate or synchronize metadata.
Why use it?
They prevent version and marketplace metadata from getting out of sync when plugins change.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: Claude Code plugin machinery. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on claude-plugin-marketplace itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything claude-plugin-marketplace configures →

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace

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CLAUDE.md · 72 lines

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Claude Code Marketplace - AI Agent Instructions

Critical: Version Management

NEVER manually edit plugin versions. Always use the version management script:

# Bump a single plugin after making changes
python3 scripts/version_ops.py -b patch -p <plugin-name>

# Bump ALL plugins
python3 scripts/version_ops.py -b patch --all

# Validate versions are in sync
python3 scripts/version_ops.py --validate

# Sync versions if they get out of sync
python3 scripts/version_ops.py --sync

The script maintains consistency between:

  • .claude-plugin/marketplace.json (central registry)
  • plugins/<name>/.claude-plugin/plugin.json (individual configs)

For keyword metadata, plugins/<name>/.claude-plugin/plugin.json is the source of truth. Marketplace keywords are mirrors for discovery and should be validated or synchronized with:

python3 scripts/version_ops.py --validate --metadata keywords
python3 scripts/version_ops.py --sync --metadata keywords

Version bump types:

  • patch - Bug fixes, docs, minor tweaks
  • minor - New features, skills, agents
  • major - Breaking changes

See scripts/CLAUDE.md for complete documentation.

Intentional deviation from official Claude Code guidance

Official Claude Code docs recommend setting version in plugin.json OR in the marketplace entry — not both. This repo intentionally sets it in both locations and enforces byte-identical sync via scripts/version_ops.py. The duplication is acceptable because: (1) sync is mechanical, never manual; (2) an explicit version in each marketplace entry makes plugin discovery and changelog inspection easier without cloning every plugin source. The rule is absolute: never hand-edit versions — always use version_ops.py.

Agent Model Configuration

All agents should use model: inherit to adopt the parent session's model:

---
name: my-agent
model: inherit  # Inherits from parent session (opus/sonnet/haiku)
---

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claude-plugin-marketplace CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository JosiahSiegel/claude-plugin-marketplace (54 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 602 tokens to every session, about $0.0030 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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