Essential Plugins
Compound Engineering
Purpose: Structured workflow for iterative development
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin /plugin install compound-engineering
Commands:
/workflows:plan-- Create implementation plans/workflows:work-- Execute with tracking/workflows:review-- Multi-agent code review/workflows:compound-- Document learnings
Ralph Wiggum
Purpose: Autonomous iteration loops
/plugin install ralph-wiggum
Commands:
/ralph-loop-- Start autonomous iteration/cancel-ralph-- Stop the loop
Best for: Repetitive tasks, CRUD operations, test coverage
Context7
Purpose: Live documentation lookup
/plugin install context7
Why: Reduces hallucinations by pulling current API docs
Best for: Working with fast-moving frameworks (Next.js, React, etc.)
Security Guidance
Purpose: Real-time security scanning
/plugin install security-guidance
Monitors: Command injection, XSS, eval usage, dangerous HTML, etc.
Language Server Plugins
Enable real-time type checking and code intelligence:
| Language | Plugin | Install |
|---|---|---|
| TypeScript | typescript-lsp |
/plugin install typescript-lsp |
| Python | python-lsp |
/plugin install python-lsp |
| Go | go-lsp |
/plugin install go-lsp |
| Rust | rust-lsp |
/plugin install rust-lsp |
MCP Server Plugins
Figma
/plugin install figma-mcp
Playwright
/plugin install playwright-mcp
GitHub
/plugin install github-mcp
Finding More Plugins
Official Marketplace
# View official plugins /plugin list # Browse Anthropic's marketplace # github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official
Community Marketplaces
- ClaudePluginHub
- Claude-Plugins.dev
- claudecodemarketplace.com
Adding a Marketplace
/plugin marketplace add [owner/repo]
Plugin Best Practices
- Start minimal -- Add plugins as needed, not all at once
- Review before installing -- Check the source code
- Test in isolation -- Try new plugins on a test project first
- Keep updated -- Plugins evolve with Claude Code
- Create your own -- Package team workflows as plugins