Plugins, skills, CLAUDE.md and CLI workflows
Key Questions
Where is Anthropic's official plugin directory hosted?
It is hosted on GitHub, providing a curated collection of plugins for Claude Code users.
What resources help users create effective CLAUDE.md files?
A collection of 18 real-world annotated examples covers persona ladders, code pair techniques, and unattended loop state machines.
Which plugin won the Anthropic Hackathon and was open-sourced?
The Everything Claude Code toolkit containing 38 agents, 156 skills, and a security scanner won and was released publicly.
What new skill-related courses and templates are available?
Skill Sprint LinkedIn Learning course and a practical Vue.js/Nuxt CLAUDE.md template with Composition API patterns were released.
How do memory plugins behave in Claude Code?
Only claude-mem and mempalace persist across sessions, while other memory plugins do not.
What guide covers hidden features and shortcuts?
'27 Hidden Claude Code Features & Shortcuts' and '10 Claude Code Settings' provide practical configuration tradeoffs.
Which company released an open-code-review tool as a slash command?
Alibaba integrated its open-code-review tool as a slash command for Claude Code.
What frontend development setups are recommended for Claude Code?
A June 2026 catalog details best setups for building React, Vue, and Svelte interfaces.
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