# capacitor-plugins

Picks the right Capacitor plugin for a native feature, installs it with a matching major, and proves it is linked on iOS and Android.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1600 installs · ★ 73
- Author: Cap-go
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capacitor-plugins/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-17
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cap-go-capacitor-plugins

## What it does

The skill walks the agent through inspection first: read `package.json`, `capacitor.config.*`, and run `npx cap ls` to see what is already linked. Then it picks a package. If an official `@capacitor/*` covers the need, that is the default. Otherwise the agent loads `references/capgo-plugin-index.md` and takes the exact name from the 145-package `@capgo/*` index.

Installation uses the matching major: `npm install @capacitor/<name>` followed by `npx cap sync`. The plugin major has to match the app's Capacitor major, and older majors are available under tags like `@latest-7`. Native config comes next: usage-description keys in `Info.plist`, permissions in `AndroidManifest.xml`, `minSdk` in `variables.gradle`. A missing iOS usage string crashes the app the first time the feature is touched.

Verification means `npx cap sync` finishing without `[error]` lines and `npx cap ls` listing the plugin for each platform. On Android check `android/app/capacitor.build.gradle` and `android/capacitor.settings.gradle`; on iOS check `Package.swift` for SPM or `Podfile` for CocoaPods. Live reload does not pick up new native code, so a rebuild is required after adding a plugin. The skill asks you before raising `minSdkVersion`, adding entitlements such as HealthKit, or enabling exact alarms — those affect store review and device reach.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-plugins -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/capacitor-plugins/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/capacitor-plugins/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-plugins -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/capacitor-plugins/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-plugins -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/capacitor-plugins/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Cap-go/capgo-skills capacitor-plugins
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/capacitor-plugins/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-plugins -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills --path skills/capacitor-plugins
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/capacitor-plugins/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-plugins -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capacitor-plugins/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- choose a plugin for camera, geolocation or biometrics
- install a package whose major matches the Capacitor version
- add permission keys to Info.plist and AndroidManifest.xml
- debug a "plugin is not implemented on ios" error
- confirm the plugin is linked in the native build

## Example prompts
- Which plugin should I use for camera access in Capacitor?
- Add @capacitor/geolocation and wire up the required permissions
- A plugin call fails with UNIMPLEMENTED after install — what should I check?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: capacitor-plugins
description: Pick, install, and wire up Capacitor plugins for native features (camera, filesystem, geolocation, biometrics, in-app purchases, social login, SQLite, calendar, contacts, health, BLE, NFC, etc.). Covers official @capacitor/* packages (Capacitor 8.5 stable, 9 alpha on next) plus the 145-package @capgo/* index, native permission keys (Info.plist, AndroidManifest, variables.gradle minSdk), npx cap sync / cap ls verification, and errors like '"Camera" plugin is not implemented on ios', 'unable to find plugin', UNIMPLEMENTED, and OS-PLUG-* codes. Use for "which plugin should I use for X", adding a plugin, or a plugin call failing after install. Do not use for push setup (capacitor-push-notifications), splash assets (capacitor-splash-screen), keyboard layout (capacitor-keyboard), deep links (capacitor-deep-linking), OTA updates (capgo-live-updates), upgrading plugin source code (capacitor-plugin-upgrades), or adding SPM to a plugin (capacitor-plugin-spm-support).
---

# Capacitor Plugins

Choose the right plugin, install it correctly, and prove it is linked natively.

## When to Use

TRIGGER when:

- User asks "which plugin should I use for X?" or compares plugin options.
- User needs a native capability (camera, files, location, biometrics, payments, auth, sensors, storage, media, calendar, contacts, health, on-device LLM).
- A plugin call fails after install: `"X" plugin is not implemented on ios|android|web`, `UNIMPLEMENTED`, `unable to find plugin`, or an `OS-PLUG-*` code.
- User needs the right `Info.plist` / `AndroidManifest.xml` / `variables.gradle` entries for a plugin.

Do not use (load the sibling skill instead):

- Push notification setup, FCM/APNs keys: `capacitor-push-notifications`
- Splash screen assets and timing: `capacitor-splash-screen`
- Keyboard overlap, accessory bar, resize: `capacitor-keyboard`
- Universal Links / App Links: `capacitor-deep-linking`
- OTA live updates: `capgo-live-updates`
- Migrating plugin *source code* across Capacitor majors: `capacitor-plugin-upgrades` (and `capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v8-to-v9`)
- Adding Swift Package Manager support to a plugin: `capacitor-plugin-spm-support`; moving an app to SPM: `cocoapods-to-spm`
- AppDelegate/SceneDelegate lifecycle changes: `capacitor-uiscene-migration`
- Upgrading the app's Capacitor major: `capacitor-app-upgrades`
```
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