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77You add all three from the [**Customize**](https://claude.ai/customize) page in claude.ai or the Claude desktop app. [Plugin feature support across platforms](/docs/plugins/platform-support) lists which parts of a plugin work in chat, Cowork, and Claude Code.
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10 If you want to make a connector or plugin for other people to install, see [Build for Claude](/docs/build/overview). Anyone on a paid Claude plan can submit one to Anthropic's directory for review without applying to a partner program first; on Team and Enterprise, an Owner submits it.
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11> If you want to make a connector or plugin for other people to install, see [Build for Claude](/docs/build/overview). Anyone on a paid Claude plan can submit one to Anthropic's directory for review without applying to a partner program first; on Team and Enterprise, an Owner submits it.
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1313## Choose plugins, connectors, or skills
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1515Each card below leads to the setup page for one of the three. The last card is for Owners who manage plugins for a Team or Enterprise organization.
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17<CardGroup cols={2}>
18 <Card title="Plugins" icon="box" href="/docs/plugins/overview" arrow>
19 Add a set of connectors, skills, and commands with one install, such as everything for one tool, or your team's standard setup.
20 </Card>
17> **[Plugins](/docs/plugins/overview)**
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19> Add a set of connectors, skills, and commands with one install, such as everything for one tool, or your team's standard setup.
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22 <Card title="MCP connectors" icon="plug" href="/docs/connectors/getting-started" arrow>
23 Give Claude access to a tool or data source, such as your files, calendar, issue tracker, or an internal API.
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21> **[MCP connectors](/docs/connectors/getting-started)**
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23> Give Claude access to a tool or data source, such as your files, calendar, issue tracker, or an internal API.
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26 <Card title="Skills" icon="book-open" href="/docs/skills/how-to" arrow>
27 Have Claude do a task a particular way, such as your release-note format, your contract checklist, or your weekly report.
28 </Card>
25> **[Skills](/docs/skills/how-to)**
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27> Have Claude do a task a particular way, such as your release-note format, your contract checklist, or your weekly report.
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30 <Card title="Plugins for your organization" icon="building" href="/docs/plugins/admin" arrow>
31 If you're an Owner on a Team or Enterprise plan, choose which plugins members can add, install some for everyone, and add your organization's own.
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29> **[Plugins for your organization](/docs/plugins/admin)**
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31> If you're an Owner on a Team or Enterprise plan, choose which plugins members can add, install some for everyone, and add your organization's own.
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3533## Compare connectors, skills, and plugins
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4341The diagram shows where each of the three acts when you send one request.
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45<img className="block dark:hidden" src="https://mintcdn.com/claude-ai/-njlLvrWxFCRdJVz/images/extend/how-connectors-skills-plugins-fit.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=-njlLvrWxFCRdJVz&q=85&s=372738e15abde6a69704ebf43b5472f0" alt="Diagram read left to right. You ask in chat, Cowork, or Claude Code, and the request goes to Claude. A skill, written instructions with your steps, format, or checklist, feeds into Claude, which reads it when your request needs it. Claude calls a connector, a connection to the service's MCP server, which reads and acts in a service you use: your tools and data, such as files, calendar, chat, an issue tracker, internal APIs, and more. A dashed wrapper labeled plugin, optional, encloses the skill and the connector, captioned one package for both." width="1000" height="400" data-path="images/extend/how-connectors-skills-plugins-fit.svg" />
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47<img className="hidden dark:block" src="https://mintcdn.com/claude-ai/-njlLvrWxFCRdJVz/images/extend/how-connectors-skills-plugins-fit-dark.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=-njlLvrWxFCRdJVz&q=85&s=add95697fad07587c1eda583c3023c5a" alt="Diagram read left to right. You ask in chat, Cowork, or Claude Code, and the request goes to Claude. A skill, written instructions with your steps, format, or checklist, feeds into Claude, which reads it when your request needs it. Claude calls a connector, a connection to the service's MCP server, which reads and acts in a service you use: your tools and data, such as files, calendar, chat, an issue tracker, internal APIs, and more. A dashed wrapper labeled plugin, optional, encloses the skill and the connector, captioned one package for both." width="1000" height="400" data-path="images/extend/how-connectors-skills-plugins-fit-dark.svg" />
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4945## Where your connectors, skills, and plugins are available
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