Scaffold Plugin

Scaffold a New Plugin

Create a new plugin with all the required files and registry wiring so it is ready for skills to be added.

When to Use

• Creating a brand new plugin in this repository
• User asks to "scaffold", "create", or "set up" a new plugin

When NOT to Use

• Adding skills to an existing plugin (just create the skill directory and SKILL.md)
• Modifying an existing plugin's metadata (edit plugin.json directly)
• Renaming or moving a plugin

Workflow

1. Gather Plugin Information

Ask the user for the plugin name if not already provided. The name must:

• Use kebab-case
• Be prefixed with trogonstack-
• Be concise and descriptive

Ask for a one-line description if not already provided.

2. Create Plugin Directory Structure

plugins/{plugin-name}/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── plugin.json
├── skills/           (empty, ready for skills)
└── README.md

Do NOT create a CHANGELOG.md — release-please manages that automatically.

3. Create plugin.json

{
  "name": "{plugin-name}",
  "description": "{description}",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "author": {
    "name": "TrogonStack",
    "url": "https://github.com/TrogonStack"
  }
}

4. Create README.md

````markdown

{plugin-name}

{description}

claude plugin install {plugin-name}@trogonstack

````

5. Register in Marketplace

Add an entry to .claude-plugin/marketplace.json in the plugins array:

{
  "name": "{plugin-name}",
  "description": "{description}",
  "source": "./plugins/{plugin-name}",
  "category": "development"
}

6. Register in Release Please Config

Add the package to .github/release-please-config.json in the packages object:

"plugins/{plugin-name}": {
  "component": "{plugin-name}"
}

7. Register in Release Please Manifest

Add the initial version to .github/release-please-manifest.json:

"plugins/{plugin-name}": "0.0.1"

It must be 0.0.1.

8. Commit

Use conventional commit format:

feat({plugin-name}): scaffold plugin for {short purpose}

Quality Checklist

• [ ] Plugin directory exists at plugins/{plugin-name}/
• [ ] plugins/{plugin-name}/.claude-plugin/plugin.json exists with correct name, description, version 0.0.1, and author
• [ ] plugins/{plugin-name}/README.md exists with install command
• [ ] plugins/{plugin-name}/skills/ directory exists (empty)
• [ ] No CHANGELOG.md was created
• [ ] .claude-plugin/marketplace.json has the new plugin entry
• [ ] .github/release-please-config.json has the new package
• [ ] .github/release-please-manifest.json has the new version entry at 0.0.1
• [ ] Description is consistent across plugin.json, marketplace.json, and README.md

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: TrogonStack
• Source: TrogonStack/agentskills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.