# create-plugin

Skill that generates a complete plugin scaffold with directories, plugin.json, skills, commands, and agents. Saves time on boilerplate and ensures compliance with ruflo standards.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 742 installs · ★ 79357
- Author: ruvnet
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/tree/HEAD/plugins/ruflo-plugin-creator/skills/create-plugin/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/create-plugin

## What it does

create-plugin generates a full plugin structure: creates directories (skills/, commands/, agents/), plugin.json with metadata, example SKILL.md files with frontmatter, commands and agents, README with install instructions and compatibility sections, plus ADR-0001 documentation and smoke tests.

The skill checks if a name is available in the marketplace, generates a kebab-case namespace, wires up ruflo-core MCP tools, and creates smoke.sh with eight structural checks. It avoids common pitfalls: doesn't use the nonexistent `embeddings_embed`, routes `agentdb_*` correctly by tier, and distinguishes between `pattern` and `patterns` namespaces.

Pass a plugin name to get started. The skill is available on Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode — each platform has its own install path and skills directory.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill create-plugin -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill create-plugin -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill create-plugin -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ruvnet/ruflo create-plugin
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill create-plugin -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo --path plugins/ruflo-plugin-creator/skills/create-plugin
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill create-plugin -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/ruvnet/ruflo/tree/HEAD/plugins/ruflo-plugin-creator/skills/create-plugin/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Generate plugin directory structure with proper hierarchy
- Create plugin.json and skill files with valid frontmatter
- Check if a plugin name conflicts with existing marketplace entries
- Add ADR and smoke tests for plugin contract verification
- Wire ruflo-core MCP tools and avoid common bugs

## Example prompts
- Create a plugin named my-awesome-plugin for memory operations
- Generate the structure for chat-enhancer with three skills and two commands
- Check if data-processor is available, then scaffold a plugin with that name

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: create-plugin
description: Scaffold a new Claude Code plugin with proper directory structure, plugin.json, skills, commands, and agents
argument-hint: "<plugin-name>"
allowed-tools: mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__transfer_plugin-info mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__transfer_plugin-search mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__transfer_store-search Bash Read Write Edit
---

# Create Plugin

Scaffold a new Claude Code plugin from scratch.

## When to use

When you want to create a new plugin that extends Claude Code with skills, commands, and agents. This generates the correct directory structure and wires up MCP tools.

## Steps

1. **Get plugin name and description** from the user
2. **Check for conflicts** — call `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__transfer_plugin-search` to ensure the name isn't taken
3. **Create directory structure** (follows the canonical plugin contract from sibling plugins' ADR-0001s):
   ```
   plugins/<name>/
   ├── .claude-plugin/
   │   └── plugin.json
   ├── skills/
   │   └── <skill-name>/
   │       └── SKILL.md
   ├── commands/
   │   └── <command-name>.md
   ├── agents/
   │   └── <agent-name>.md
   ├── docs/
   │   └── adrs/
   │       └── 0001-<name>-contract.md     # Plugin-level ADR (Proposed)
   ├── scripts/
   │   └── smoke.sh                         # Structural contract (≥8 checks)
   └── README.md                            # Compatibility + Namespace coordination + Verification + ADR sections
   ```
4. **Generate plugin.json** with name, description, version, author (do NOT include `skills`, `commands`, or `agents` arrays — Claude Code auto-discovers these from directory structure)
5. **Generate SKILL.md files** with proper frontmatter:
   ```yaml
   ---
   name: skill-name
   description: What this skill does
   allowed-tools: mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__tool1 mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__tool2 Bash
   ---
   ```
6. **Generate command files** with name and description frontmatter
7. **Generate agent files** with name, description, and `model: sonnet`
8. **Generate README.md** with install instructions, features, commands, skills, AND the canonical plugin-contract sections:
   - **Compatibility** — pin to `@claude-flow/cli` v3.6 major+minor
   - **Namespace coordination** — claim a kebab-case `<plugin-stem>-<intent>` namespace; defer to ruflo-agentdb ADR-0001 §"Namespace convention"
   - **Verification** — `bash plugins/<name>/scripts/smoke.sh`
   - **Architecture Decisions** — link to ADR-0001
9. **Generate ADR-0001 (Proposed)** at `docs/adrs/0001-<name>-contract.md` documenting: pinning, namespace coordination, MCP-tool surface count if applicable, smoke contract scope. Status: `Proposed`.
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