The 25 Best Claude Code Plugins in 2027

A Claude Code plugin is a bundle you install in one step: skills, subagents, slash commands, hooks, MCP servers and language servers, packaged together. A skill teaches Claude one procedure; a plugin can change how a whole session runs, by reviewing every diff, blocking a risky command, or connecting a service.

Anthropic's official plugin directory listed 316 plugins on 13 November 2026: 54 built by Anthropic and 262 from vendors and the community. This guide picks the 25 that change daily work the most, then lists the vendor plugins worth adding for tools you already use. Every description comes from the directory's own listing or the plugin's repository.

For single skills rather than whole plugins, see the 100 best Claude Code skills.

How we chose

We read every entry in the official directory on 13 November 2026 and favoured plugins that improve work on every task (review, security, hooks, project memory) over plugins for one service. Vendor plugins made the numbered list only when they help most developers, whatever their stack: GitHub, documentation lookup, browsers, error monitoring, design handoff and issue tracking. Nothing here paid to be included.

At a glance

#	Plugin	Maker	What it adds
1	feature-dev	Anthropic	A feature workflow with agents for exploration, architecture and review
2	code-review	Anthropic	Multi-agent PR review that filters false positives
3	pr-review-toolkit	Anthropic	Review agents for tests, errors, types and simplicity
4	commit-commands	Anthropic	Commit, push and PR creation as commands
5	code-simplifier	Anthropic	Simplifies recently changed code without changing behaviour
6	security-guidance	Anthropic	Security warnings on edits and a commit reviewer
7	claude-security	Anthropic	Deep vulnerability scans with every finding challenged
8	hookify	Anthropic	Hooks written as simple markdown rules
9	claude-md-management	Anthropic	Keeps CLAUDE.md accurate and current
10	claude-code-setup	Anthropic	Recommends hooks, skills, MCP servers and subagents for your repo
11	frontend-design	Anthropic	Production-grade interfaces that avoid generic AI looks
12	Language servers	Anthropic	Real code intelligence in 13 languages, from TypeScript and Python to Rust and Go
13	plugin-dev and mcp-server-dev	Anthropic	Build your own plugins and MCP servers
14	session-report	Anthropic	An HTML report of tokens, cache and costly prompts
15	ralph-loop	Anthropic	Iterative loops where Claude reworks the same task
16	superpowers	Jesse Vincent	Brainstorming, plans, TDD and debugging as enforced steps
17	mattpocock-skills	Matt Pocock	Grilling, spec and ticket flows, TDD and code review
18	Trail of Bits skills	Trail of Bits	Security research and audit skills
19	github	GitHub	The official GitHub MCP server
20	context7	Upstash	Current library documentation on demand
21	chrome-devtools-mcp	Chrome DevTools team	Drive and inspect a live Chrome
22	playwright	Microsoft	Browser automation and end-to-end tests
23	sentry	Sentry	Production errors and stack traces in the session
24	figma	Figma	Design files, components and tokens into code
25	atlassian	Atlassian	Jira and Confluence from the terminal

Anthropic's own plugins

1. feature-dev

A complete feature-development workflow with specialised agents for exploring the codebase, designing the architecture and reviewing quality. It is the closest thing to a default way of building with Claude Code.

• Best for: any non-trivial feature, where planning before coding pays for itself
• Install: claude plugin install feature-dev@claude-plugins-official

2. code-review

Automated pull-request review by several specialised agents, with confidence-based scoring that filters out false positives before you see them.

• Best for: teams that want a first review pass on every PR
• Install: claude plugin install code-review@claude-plugins-official

3. pr-review-toolkit

A set of review agents, each focused on one thing: comments, tests, error handling, type design, code quality or simplification.

• Best for: reviewing a large PR one concern at a time
• Install: claude plugin install pr-review-toolkit@claude-plugins-official

4. commit-commands

Commands for the git end of the loop: commit, push and open a pull request.

• Best for: keeping commit messages and PRs consistent without thinking about it
• Install: claude plugin install commit-commands@claude-plugins-official

5. code-simplifier

An agent that refines code for clarity, consistency and maintainability while preserving behaviour, focused on what you changed recently.

• Best for: a clean-up pass after a feature works
• Install: claude plugin install code-simplifier@claude-plugins-official

6. security-guidance

Security review for code Claude writes: pattern-based warnings as files are edited, an LLM review of the diff when a turn ends, and an agentic commit reviewer that catches injection, XSS and similar flaws.

• Best for: catching security mistakes while they are still cheap
• Install: claude plugin install security-guidance@claude-plugins-official

7. claude-security

Deep vulnerability scanning of your own code, run inside your Claude Code session at an effort tier you choose. Every finding is challenged before it is reported, and the survivors become targeted patches.

• Best for: a periodic audit of a codebase, not just the latest diff
• Install: claude plugin install claude-security@claude-plugins-official

8. hookify

Creates hooks that stop unwanted behaviour, either by analysing your conversation for patterns or from instructions you give it. Rules live in simple markdown files.

• Best for: turning "never do that again" into a rule Claude cannot skip
• Install: claude plugin install hookify@claude-plugins-official

9. claude-md-management

Keeps CLAUDE.md useful: audits its quality, captures what a session learned, and keeps project memory current.

• Best for: long-running projects whose CLAUDE.md has drifted
• Install: claude plugin install claude-md-management@claude-plugins-official

10. claude-code-setup

Analyses a codebase and recommends the automations that fit it: hooks, skills, MCP servers and subagents.

• Best for: your first week with Claude Code on a new repository
• Install: claude plugin install claude-code-setup@claude-plugins-official

11. frontend-design

Generates distinctive, production-grade front-end interfaces with polished code that avoids generic AI aesthetics. The same guidance is also available as a skill.

• Best for: UI work where "looks AI-generated" is a failure
• Install: claude plugin install frontend-design@claude-plugins-official

12. Language server plugins

typescript-lsp, pyright-lsp and eleven siblings, from rust-analyzer-lsp and gopls-lsp to swift-lsp and kotlin-lsp, connect Claude to a real language server, so it navigates by symbols and type information instead of text search.

• Best for: large codebases where grep-based navigation misses references
• Install: claude plugin install typescript-lsp@claude-plugins-official (or the plugin for your language)

13. plugin-dev and mcp-server-dev

plugin-dev is a toolkit for building Claude Code plugins, with seven expert skills covering hooks, MCP integration, commands, agents and best practices. mcp-server-dev guides you through designing and deploying MCP servers that work well with Claude. agent-sdk-dev covers the Claude Agent SDK.

• Best for: teams packaging their own conventions for everyone else
• Install: claude plugin install plugin-dev@claude-plugins-official

14. session-report

Generates an explorable HTML report of your Claude Code usage from local session files: tokens, cache efficiency, subagents, skills and your most expensive prompts.

• Best for: finding out where your token budget actually goes
• Install: claude plugin install session-report@claude-plugins-official

15. ralph-loop

Self-referential loops for iterative development, implementing the "Ralph Wiggum" technique: Claude works on the same task repeatedly, seeing its previous work each time.

• Best for: long tasks with a clear finish line, run unattended
• Watch out for: loops spend tokens until they stop, so set a limit
• Install: claude plugin install ralph-loop@claude-plugins-official

Community methodology plugins

16. superpowers

Jesse Vincent's methodology as a plugin: brainstorming, subagent-driven development with built-in code review, systematic debugging and red/green TDD. Its repository had 317,129 GitHub stars on 13 November 2026.

• Best for: making Claude follow a disciplined engineering process by default
• Install: claude plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official

17. mattpocock-skills

Matt Pocock's skills for real engineering work: grilling a plan, spec and ticket flows, TDD, code review and domain modelling. The repository had 323,616 stars on 13 November 2026, and also installs in Codex and GitHub Copilot.

• Best for: developers who want planning discipline without a heavy framework
• Install: claude plugin install mattpocock-skills@claude-plugins-official

18. Trail of Bits skills

Not in the official directory but a marketplace of its own: security research, vulnerability detection and audit skills from the security firm Trail of Bits. Codex installs Claude plugin marketplaces too, so the same repository serves both.

• Best for: security engineers and anyone preparing for an audit
• Install: /plugin marketplace add trailofbits/skills, then pick plugins from /plugin menu

Vendor plugins worth installing

19. github

The official GitHub MCP server: create issues, manage pull requests, review code and search repositories through GitHub's API.

• Install: claude plugin install github@claude-plugins-official

20. context7

Upstash's Context7 MCP server for up-to-date library documentation, connected to its hosted server, so there is nothing to run locally.

• Best for: stopping Claude from coding against an API version that no longer exists
• Install: claude plugin install context7@claude-plugins-official

21. chrome-devtools-mcp

Lets Claude control and inspect a live Chrome browser: record performance traces, analyse network requests and read console messages with source-mapped stack traces.

• Install: claude plugin install chrome-devtools-mcp@claude-plugins-official

22. playwright

Microsoft's browser automation and end-to-end testing MCP server: Claude can open pages, take screenshots, fill forms and click elements.

• Install: claude plugin install playwright@claude-plugins-official

23. sentry

Sentry's integration: read error reports, analyse stack traces, search issues and debug production errors without leaving the session.

• Install: claude plugin install sentry@claude-plugins-official

24. figma

Figma's integration: open design files, extract component information, read design tokens and translate designs into code.

• Install: claude plugin install figma@claude-plugins-official

25. atlassian

Atlassian's integration for Jira and Confluence: search and create issues, read documentation and manage sprints from your development workflow.

• Install: claude plugin install atlassian@claude-plugins-official

More official vendor plugins

All of these are in Anthropic's directory and install with claude plugin install <name>@claude-plugins-official.

Plugin	What it does
supabase	Database operations, auth, storage and realtime through the Supabase MCP server
vercel	Deployments, build status, logs and domains
stripe	Stripe's development plugin
notion	Search and update pages and databases in your workspace
linear	Create and update issues and projects in Linear
aws-core	Build, deploy and operate on AWS, including infrastructure as code
azure	The Azure MCP server plus Microsoft's Azure skills
cloudflare	Workers, Durable Objects, the Agents SDK, MCP servers and Wrangler
firecrawl	Turn websites into clean markdown or structured data
posthog	Analytics, feature flags, experiments and error tracking
expo	Build, deploy and debug React Native apps with Expo
neon	Manage Neon Postgres projects and databases
canva	Create, edit and brand-check Canva designs
clickhouse-best-practices	28 rules for ClickHouse schema, queries and ingestion
browser-use	A real browser, yours or a Browser Use Cloud one, for web tasks

Installing plugins safely

In Claude Code, run /plugin to browse, or install by name with claude plugin install <name>@claude-plugins-official. Other marketplaces, such as Trail of Bits', are added with /plugin marketplace add <owner>/<repo>.

A plugin can run hooks on your machine and connect MCP servers to outside services, so treat it like any other code you run. Prefer plugins from Anthropic and from the vendor whose service they connect, read the hooks a plugin installs, and remove plugins you no longer use: each one adds instructions and tools to every session. Trail of Bits maintains a curated, community-vetted marketplace if you want a second opinion on community plugins.

Where AGNT fits

AGNT (agnt.gg) is a free, local-first AI agent app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Download: agnt.gg/downloads.

Disclosure: AGNT is our product. Many plugins above carry SKILL.md skills, and those import into AGNT from Skills → Import, where they run with the model you choose alongside agents, workflows and memory. Hooks, language servers and Claude-specific commands stay in Claude Code, because AGNT cannot install them. We compare the two honestly in AGNT vs Claude Code.

FAQ

What is a Claude Code plugin?

An installable bundle of Claude Code extensions: skills, subagents, slash commands, hooks, MCP servers and language servers. A plugin can include one of these or all of them.

What is the difference between a plugin, a skill and an MCP server?

A skill is one set of instructions Claude loads when a task matches. An MCP server connects Claude to an outside tool or service. A plugin packages skills, MCP servers, hooks and commands together so you install them in one step.

Which Claude Code plugins should I install first?

feature-dev and code-review for the core loop, security-guidance for safety, hookify to enforce your own rules, and context7 so Claude reads current documentation. Add the vendor plugins for the services you use.

Are Claude Code plugins safe?

Anthropic's own plugins and vendor plugins for their own services are the safest starting point. Any plugin can run hooks and connect services, so read what it installs before you trust it, and keep the list short.

How many plugins are in the official directory?

316 on 13 November 2026: 54 built by Anthropic and 262 from vendors and the community.

Sources

• Anthropic's official plugin directory (plugin names, makers and descriptions, as of 13 November 2026)
• Claude Code docs: skills
• Trail of Bits skills · Trail of Bits curated skills
• Superpowers · Matt Pocock's skills

Checked against Anthropic's official directory on 13 November 2026. Plugins change often; read each one's listing before you install it.