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Plugins

Claude Code Handbook provides complementary plugins to enhance your AI-assisted development workflow.

# Add the marketplace
claude plugin marketplace add nikiforovall/claude-code-rules

handbook-discover​

Discover and audit all plugins in a Claude Code marketplace. Shows installation status, versions, and component breakdown (skills, agents, commands, MCP/LSP servers, hooks).

claude plugin install handbook-discover@cc-handbook
tip

Once installed, use /handbook-discover or ask Claude to "discover plugins" to get a live inventory of all marketplace plugins — including ones you haven't installed yet.

handbook​

Core plugin with essential tools and best practices for Claude Code development.

claude plugin install handbook@cc-handbook

handbook-extras​

Extended features and experimental tools for advanced use cases.

claude plugin install handbook-extras@cc-handbook

handbook-dotnet​

.NET development tools and automatic CSharpier formatting for C# files.

claude plugin install handbook-dotnet@cc-handbook

handbook-microsoft-docs​

Microsoft Learn MCP server for searching and fetching official Microsoft and Azure documentation.

claude plugin install handbook-microsoft-docs@cc-handbook

handbook-sounds​

Audio feedback for Claude Code events on Windows using PowerShell sounds.

claude plugin install handbook-sounds@cc-handbook

handbook-git-worktree​

Git worktree management for working on multiple branches simultaneously.

claude plugin install handbook-git-worktree@cc-handbook

handbook-structured-plan-mode​

Structured planning methodology for complex feature implementations through systematic task decomposition.

claude plugin install handbook-structured-plan-mode@cc-handbook

handbook-agent-spec-kit​

Spec-driven development workflow system with structured phases: Requirements → Design → Tasks → Implementation.

Components:

  • Skill: spec-driven - Orchestrator that coordinates the entire workflow with approval gates
  • Agents: 
claude plugin install handbook-agent-spec-kit@cc-handbook

handbook-context7​

Context7 MCP server for fetching latest library documentation from official sources.

claude plugin install handbook-context7@cc-handbook

handbook-qa​

Browser automation and QA testing tools with Playwright MCP integration.

claude plugin install handbook-qa@cc-handbook

handbook-nano-banana​

Python scripting and Gemini image generation using uv with inline script dependencies.

claude plugin install handbook-nano-banana@cc-handbook

handbook-glab​

GitLab CLI (glab) expertise for managing merge requests, issues, CI/CD pipelines, and repositories.

claude plugin install handbook-glab@cc-handbook

handbook-csharp-lsp​

C# Language Server Protocol support using csharp-ls for code intelligence features.

claude plugin install handbook-csharp-lsp@cc-handbook

handbook-elasticsearch​

Elasticsearch and Kibana REST API expertise for querying, indexing, managing indices, cluster health, aggregations, ES|QL, and dashboard deployment.

claude plugin install handbook-elasticsearch@cc-handbook

handbook-code-review​

Code review plugin with two review strategies: disposable subagents for one-shot reviews and persistent team members for iterative reviews.

Components:

  • Skill: subagent-review - One-shot review using three parallel disposable subagents (reuse, quality, efficiency)
  • Skill: team-review - Review using three persistent named team members for follow-up questions
claude plugin install handbook-code-review@cc-handbook

handbook-team-stack​

Agent team orchestration — analyze a task, propose a minimum viable team composition, and spin up agents with clear Definition of Ready / Definition of Done contracts.

Components:

  • Skill: adr-plan - Analyze a task and produce an Architecture Decision Record with implementation steps
  • Skill: team-stack - Propose and create an agent team for complex multi-workstream tasks
claude plugin install handbook-team-stack@cc-handbook

Understanding Building Blocks​

Plugins help you to bundle related customizations, commands, and agents into reusable packages. This modular approach allows you to easily share and install sets of tools tailored for specific workflows or problem domains.

Learn more: Understanding Building Blocks

Release History​

See the Changelog for detailed release notes and version history.

Direct Installation from Source​

To install directly from the GitHub repository:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/nikiforovall/claude-code-rules.git
cd claude-code-rules

# Install core plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook

# Install extras plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-extras

# Install QA plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-qa

# Install .NET plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-dotnet

# Install Microsoft Docs plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-microsoft-docs

# Install Context7 plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-context7

# Install sounds plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-sounds

# Install git-worktree plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-git-worktree

# Install structured-plan-mode plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-structured-plan-mode

# Install agent-spec-kit plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-agent-spec-kit

# Install nano-banana plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-nano-banana

# Install glab plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-glab

# Install elasticsearch plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-elasticsearch

# Install code-review plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-code-review

# Install csharp-lsp plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-csharp-lsp

# Install team-stack plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-team-stack

# Install discover plugin
claude plugin install ./plugins/handbook-discover

Contributing​

Want to contribute to cc-handbook-extras? Submit pull requests to the GitHub repository.

  • Add new commands or agents
  • Report issues
  • Suggest improvements