claude-plugins-official

Also known as: Anthropic Marketplace, Anthropic plugin directory, Claude Code plugin marketplace

Anthropic's official, curated GitHub repository of Claude Code plugins. The canonical starting point for extending Claude Code, covering plugins Anthropic maintains plus vetted third-party contributions.

Before this directory, the Claude Code plugin ecosystem was scattered across independent GitHub projects of wildly varying quality. claude-plugins-official (github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official) is Anthropic's answer: a single, managed front door where plugins have at least cleared a baseline review before a developer installs them.

The directory ships with both internal plugins Anthropic builds and maintains, and an external_plugins folder for vetted third-party and partner contributions. Browsing happens through /plugin in the CLI or desktop app; you install with /plugin install {name}@claude-plugins-official. A parallel community marketplace (claude-plugins-community) handles unreviewed third-party plugins and submits new entries via a separate form.

The directory is also the distribution mechanism for Claude Mods. Mods always ship inside a plugin, so the marketplace and the mods system are effectively coupled. For builders, the practical read is that plugins are no longer a DIY edge case but a first-class extensibility surface with an official catalog to pull from.

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