Guides
Short answers to the questions people ask before and after they install a Claude Code plugin.
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How to install a Claude Code plugin
Install a Claude Code plugin from a marketplace with /plugin, or load one from a folder with --plugin-dir. The commands, install scopes, and how to turn a plugin off.
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How to customize the Claude Code status line
Change the Claude Code status line with /statusline, a script in settings.json, or a status line mod. Setup, the data your script gets, and mods to try.
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Claude Code hooks: settings hooks and mod hooks
What Claude Code hooks are, the events they run on, how to block a command with a PreToolUse hook, and how a mod's JavaScript hooks differ.
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Claude Code plugins, mods, skills and MCP servers compared
Plugins, mods, skills, settings hooks and MCP servers in Claude Code side by side: what each one is, what it can change, and when to use it.
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Is it safe to install a Claude Code plugin?
What a Claude Code plugin or mod can do on your machine, how to read one before you install it, and how to switch plugins off if something goes wrong.
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Best Claude Code plugins and mods by category
The most-starred Claude Code mods in each category, from status lines to guardrails. The list comes from GitHub and updates every day.