plugin-forge
plugin-forge is an agent skill published by softaworks. It lives in the softaworks/agent-toolkit repository, which has 2,592 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
This tool helps create and manage Claude Code plugins, ensuring proper structure and marketplace integration. It is used for plugin versioning and manifest editing (plugin.json/marketplace.json).
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads softaworks/agent-toolkit’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add softaworks/agent-toolkit
What it connects to
Unverified means a mention in the skill’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.
Maintenance
Create and manage Claude Code plugins with proper structure, manifests, and marketplace integration. Use when creating plugins for a marketplace, adding plugin components (commands, agents, hooks), bumping plugin versions, or working with plugin.json/marketplace.json manifests.
Common questions about plugin-forge
- What does plugin-forge do?
- This tool helps create and manage Claude Code plugins, ensuring proper structure and marketplace integration. It is used for plugin versioning and manifest editing (plugin.json/marketplace.json).
- How do I install plugin-forge?
- Run npx skills add softaworks/agent-toolkit. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Which AI clients can use plugin-forge?
- Its own description mentions Claude Code. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
- Who publishes plugin-forge?
- softaworks.
- Is plugin-forge maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 2,592 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-03-05. The repository declares the MIT licence.