Command reference ยท Claude Code
/plugin
Manages Claude Code plugins.
/plugin manages Claude Code plugins - extensions that bundle skills, subagents, hooks, or MCP servers. Without an argument, it opens an interactive menu with tabs for discovering, installing, and managing plugins. Subcommands act directly: /plugin install <name>@<marketplace> installs a plugin with a choice of scope (User, Project, or Local), /plugin list lists installed plugins (optionally filtered with --enabled/--disabled), /plugin enable//plugin disable toggles a plugin without removing it, and /plugin uninstall removes it completely.
In addition, /plugin marketplace add/list/update/remove manages the sources plugins are installed from - GitHub repos, other Git hosts, local paths, or URLs; market and rm work as short forms for marketplace and remove.
After installing, enabling, or disabling, /reload-plugins needs to run for the change to take effect in the running session without a restart.
โ WHEN TO USE IT?
Install a new plugin from a known marketplace
/plugin install github@claude-plugins-official followed by /reload-plugins to activate it in the running session
Identify installed but unused plugins
Open /plugin without an argument and check the Installed tab for the "Not used recently" tag
โ WHEN NOT TO?
Just reloading already active plugins after a file change
/plugin is for management (listing, installing, activating), not for reloading already active plugins after changes
Better: use /reload-plugins to apply changes without a restart
Installing an unknown third-party plugin without checking it
according to the docs, Anthropic doesn't control which MCP servers, files, or software are included in marketplace plugins, and can't verify their function
Better: check the plugin's homepage or repository before installing
SOURCES
- Claude Code docs (official) โ code.claude.com