Anthropic launches unified plugin support for Claude Code in public beta

Anthropic has introduced unified plugin support for Claude Code, allowing users to package and share slash commands, agents, MCP servers, and hooks from a single platform. The feature is now in public beta and available for all Claude Code users across both terminal and Visual Studio Code environments.

Using the new /plugin command, users can install, enable, or disable plugins to manage complexity and keep prompt contexts lighter. Developers can create custom commands to automate repetitive tasks, deploy subagents for specialized coding, connect to multiple data sources via MCP servers, and use hooks to automate workflows for testing, reviews, or deployments.

Teams can also standardize workflows by sharing curated plugin collections through marketplaces hosted on GitHub or any compatible URL. New marketplaces can be added directly from the command menu, and examples from the community such as plugins for DevOps automation or PR reviews, together with Anthropic’s official samples for security and meta-plugin creation, showcase the flexibility of this system.