Use plugins in Claude (original) (raw)

Plugins customize how Claude works for your role, team, and company. Each plugin bundles skills, connectors, and sub-agents into a single package, so you get a ready-to-go setup from your first conversation instead of configuring each piece yourself.

Where you can use plugins

You can install and use plugins in chat on the web, the Chat tab in Claude Desktop, and Claude Cowork. The skills bundled in a plugin work across all three. Hooks and sub-agents run only in Cowork, so they appear grayed out in chat.

Plugins can also bundle connectors, so the right services are set up for a workflow without you connecting each one. Claude connects to services like Google Drive, Gmail, Slack, DocuSign, and many more.

Browse available plugins

Claude includes a growing library of plugins for common knowledge work—including sales, finance, legal, marketing, HR, engineering, design, operations, data analysis, and more. Each one comes pre-configured with the skills and connectors relevant to that function.

We also provide Plugin Create, a plugin that helps you build custom plugins from scratch.

For the full collection of Anthropic-built plugins, visit GitHub.

Install a plugin

In Cowork, open the "Cowork" tab first, then open Customize.

You can also upload a custom plugin file if you built one yourself or received one from a colleague. On Claude Desktop and in Cowork, plugins you add yourself are saved locally to your computer.

Use skills from plugins

Each plugin you install adds skills you can use while working with Claude. Type "/" or click the "+" button to see the available skills from your installed plugins, in chat and in Cowork. Click any skill to see its details.

Customize a plugin

In Cowork, you can tailor an installed plugin to better fit your workflow:

Build your own plugin

Want to create something from scratch? The "Plugin Create" plugin walks you through the process, and you can start from any Anthropic-built template and modify it. For details on plugin structure and formatting, see the Plugins reference in our Claude Code docs.

Add or remove plugin marketplaces

Anthropic provides built-in marketplaces of plugins, including a Knowledge Work marketplace that's added by default. You can add other Anthropic-built marketplaces, like Financial Services or Legal, or add one from a GitHub repository.

To add a marketplace:

To remove a marketplace, including the default Knowledge Work marketplace:

Organization-managed plugins

If you're on a Team or Enterprise plan, an owner can distribute plugins across your organization through plugin marketplaces. These work the same as any other plugin, with a couple of differences:

On Enterprise plans, your admin may customize which plugins are available to your group. This means the plugins you see in the catalog may differ from what colleagues in other groups see. Plugins assigned to your group appear in chat as well as Cowork.

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