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Publish and distribute a plugin Claude Code CLI · in the page plugins/publish …in directory, with its `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`, under `~/.claude/skills/`. From then on Claude Code loads it at startup, unless their administrator has [blocked skills-directory plugins](/docs/en… Plugin security and trust Claude Code CLI · in the page plugins/security …sandbox](/docs/en/sandboxing.md), and not when it runs inside it. * **Skills, commands, and agents**: these enter Claude's context as instructions, so they influence what Claude does with the tools it… Troubleshoot plugins Claude Code CLI · in the page plugins/troubleshooting …in installed but not working The install succeeded, but the plugin's skills, hooks, or servers aren't doing anything. Start with [Plugin doesn't appear or its skills don't show up](#plugin-doesnt-app… How Claude Code uses prompt caching Claude Code CLI · in the page prompt-caching …#analyze-before-you-edit-with-plan-mode) and [skill loading](/docs/en/skills.md), for example, append their instructions as conversation messages, so the cached prefix stays intact. Two settings don'… Prompt library Claude Code CLI · in the page prompt-library …feature: 'per-workspace rate limits' }, nextHref: '/en/skills', src: 'best-practices' }, { id: 'turn-a-meeting-into', sdlc: 'design', cat: 'Plan', roles: ['pm'],… Quickstart Claude Code CLI · in the page quickstart …Claude Code do? ``` ```text wrap theme={null} how do I create custom skills in Claude Code? ``` ```text wrap theme={null} can Claude Code work with Docker? ``` > [!NOTE] > > Claude Code reads your… Continue local sessions from any device with Remote Control Claude Code CLI · in the page remote-control …mobile or web. Claude can still [load that skill on its own](/docs/en/skills.md#work-on-claude-api-projects) there. The following work from mobile and web: * Text-output commands: `/compact`, `/clea… Automate work with scheduled tasks Claude Code CLI · in the page routines …ll Claude Code cloud sessions. The session runs shell commands, uses [skills](/docs/en/skills.md), and calls any connectors you include. Outside a [project](/docs/en/claude-projects.md#what-threads-pi… Configure the sandboxed Bash tool Claude Code CLI · in the page sandboxing …he directories above it**: the `.claude` settings files, the `.claude/skills`, `.claude/agents`, `.claude/commands`, and `.claude/hooks` directories, `.mcp.json`, and the files Claude Code runs on its… Run prompts on a schedule Claude Code CLI · in the page scheduled-tasks …234`, to re-run that skill each iteration. A scheduled fire only runs skills that Claude is [allowed to invoke on its own](/docs/en/skills.md#control-who-invokes-a-skill). The following reach Claude a… Customize sessions in self-hosted environments Claude Code CLI · in the page self-hosted-environments-configuration …file](/docs/en/managed-settings.md#delivery-mechanisms). * **Account skills**: these sessions don't download the skills enabled for a person's claude.ai account. See [How each session's config is ass… Manage sessions Claude Code CLI · in the page sessions …ently consuming context For how compaction interacts with CLAUDE.md, skills, and rules, see the [context window guide](/docs/en/context-window.md). For strategies on when to clear versus compact, see… Claude Code settings Claude Code CLI · in the page settings …s can select for the main session, [subagents](/docs/en/sub-agents), [skills](/docs/en/skills), and the [advisor](/docs/en/advisor). See [Default model behavior](/docs/en/model-config#default-model-be… All settings Claude Code CLI · in the page settings-reference …t-which-channel-plugins-can-run) that can push messages | Plugins and skills | Managed | | [`allowedHttpHookUrls`](#allowedhttphookurls) | Limit which URLs [HTTP hooks](/docs/en/hooks.md) can target |… Create custom subagents Claude Code CLI · in the page sub-agents …with custom prompts, tool restrictions, permission modes, hooks, and skills. The following sections show how to get started and customize subagents. ## Quickstart: create your first subagent Subage… Tools reference Claude Code CLI · in the page tools-reference …Claude with reusable prompt-based workflows, write a [skill](/docs/en/skills.md), which runs through the existing `Skill` tool rather than adding a new tool entry. > [!NOTE] > > In [auto mode](/docs/… Troubleshooting Claude Code CLI · in the page troubleshooting …ssues If the Search tool, `@file` mentions, custom agents, or custom skills aren't finding files, the bundled `ripgrep` binary may not run on your system. Install your platform's `ripgrep` package an… Use Claude Code in VS Code Claude Code CLI · in the page vs-code …ommands inline. Requires Claude Code v2.1.257 or later. Typing `/skills` also opens this dialog. Each [skill](/docs/en/skills.md) row shows its [visibility](/docs/en/skills.md#override-skill-visi… Week 14 · March 30 – April 3, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w14 …at watches you code. An April Fools' joke, no longer available`disableSkillShellExecution` setting blocks inline shell from skills, custom commands, and plugin commandsEdit tool now works on files vie… Week 18 · April 27 – May 1, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w18 …stalled plugin dependencies, and `plugin uninstall --prune` cascades`/skills` now has a type-to-filter search box so you can find a skill in a long list without scrolling`PostToolUse` hooks can replac… Week 20 · May 11–15, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w20 …servers a plugin providesPlugins with a root-level `SKILL.md` and no `skills/` subdirectory are now surfaced as a skill`/feedback` can now include recent sessions from the last 24 hours or 7 days for… Week 21 · May 18–22, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w21 …2026 > Use auto mode on the Pro plan and with Sonnet 4.6, see which skills, subagents, and MCP servers drive your plan limits in /usage, and review diffs with the new /code-review command. Releases… Week 22 · May 25–29, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w22 …also available as `claude --bg --exec 'pytest -x'`Plugins in `.claude/skills` directories are now loaded automatically, no marketplace required, and `claude plugin init <name>` scaffolds a new pluginN… Week 24 · June 8–12, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w24 …_SAFE_MODE`, to launch with all customizations disabled: `CLAUDE.md`, skills, plugins, hooks, MCP servers, and custom commands and agents do not load. Authentication, model selection, built-in tools,… Week 25 · June 15–19, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w25 …so you spawn teammates directly with the Agent tool's `name` parameterSkills in nested `.claude/skills` directories load when working on files there; on a name clash the nested skill appears as `<dir>… Week 27 · June 29 – July 3, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w27 …kill invocations like `/skill-a /skill-b do XYZ` now load all leading skills (up to 5), not only the first`AskUserQuestion` dialogs no longer auto-continue by default; opt into an idle timeout via `/c… Week 28 · July 6–10, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w28 …nting a read-only report. It checks installation health, finds unused skills, MCP servers, and plugins versus their context cost, deduplicates local `CLAUDE.md` files against checked-in ones, proposes… Week 30 · July 20–24, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w30 …s after `:` for suggestions; turn it off with `emojiCompletionEnabled`Skills with `context: fork` [run in the background](/docs/en/skills.md#run-skills-in-a-subagent) by default, and `background: fals… Week 35 · August 24–28, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w35 …y), the new directory's project settings, hooks, `.mcp.json` servers, skills, and subagents take effect immediately instead of on the next `--resume`In non-interactive sessions, including `-p` runs, A… Week 36 · August 31 – September 4, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w36 …. [Diff panel](/docs/en/interactive-mode.md#diff-panel) Find unused skills with /skill-doctor CLI `/skill-doctor` shows what each of your skills costs in context and how often it gets used, so you… What's new Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/index …shes as Claude edits; and **`/skill-doctor`** shows what each of your skills costs in context and how often it gets used. [Read the Week 36 digest →](/docs/en/whats-new/2026-w36.md) **Week 35** Aug… Orchestrate subagents at scale with dynamic workflows Claude Code CLI · in the page workflows …ne. ## When to use a workflow [Subagents](/docs/en/sub-agents.md), [skills](/docs/en/skills.md), [agent teams](/docs/en/agent-teams.md), and workflows can all run a multi-step task. The difference i… Run parallel sessions with worktrees Claude Code CLI · in the page worktrees …names in the directory's path. For example, if you write `**/.claude/skills/*.md`, that first name is `.claude`, so Claude Code copies the matching files out of an ignored `.claude/` directory. To co… Build for Claude Claude Documentation · in the page build/overview …a plugin people use inside Claude: an MCP connector to your product, skills for your workflows, optional MCP Apps UI, and a listing in the directory. To bring your product or workflow into Claude, y… Admin controls Claude Documentation · in the page claude-science/admin-controls …Claude Science on Team and Enterprise plans (Featured connectors and skills, custom connectors and skills, access to Claude Science work previously saved on the computer, the network allowlist, packa… Claude Science changelog Claude Documentation · in the page claude-science/changelog …s again; new approvals apply only to the plugin that added the tool * Skills from plugins your organization's admin uploads now appear under Organization in **Settings > Skills**, instead of under Fea… Compute providers Claude Documentation · in the page claude-science/compute-providers …nder Model endpoints, click Connect on NVIDIA BioNeMo NIM. Import the skills from the BioNeMo Agent Toolkit, add your NVIDIA NGC API credential, and connect to NVIDIA-hosted API endpoint, or choose to… Enable Claude Science Claude Documentation · in the page claude-science/enable-claude-science …trols.md#organization-settings) for Claude Science: which connectors, skills, compute, network access, and memory members can use, and whether members can access previously saved Claude Science work.… Get started Claude Documentation · in the page claude-science/get-started …ter sign-in, a setup wizard walks you through enabling connectors and skills, setting which websites Claude can access, and choosing whether memory is on. You can change these at any time in Settings.… Glossary Claude Documentation · in the page claude-science/glossary …that teaches Claude a method or tool. **Specialist**: a named set of skills, connectors, and instructions that a session answers as. **SSH host**: a remote machine (server, cluster node, or a job su… How Claude Science works with your data Claude Documentation · in the page claude-science/how-claude-science-works-with-your-data …with HIPAA compliance or customer-managed encryption keys. * **Custom skills a member publishes**, stored with the member's claude.ai skills. * **Usage telemetry and error reports**, which carry app,… Monitor Claude Science usage Claude Documentation · in the page claude-science/monitor-usage …ber of remote compute jobs launched from Claude Science sessions. | | skills\_used\_count | Total number of skill invocations in Claude Science sessions. | See the Admin API reference for authenticat… Use Claude Science on more than one computer Claude Documentation · in the page claude-science/multiple-computers …t. Your account carries your plan and usage limits to every computer. Skills from your organization, along with any you published from the app, also reappear when you sign in on another computer (to t… Network requirements Claude Documentation · in the page claude-science/network-requirements …dow | | `api.github.com`, `codeload.github.com` | When members import skills from a GitHub repository | Fetching the skill repository's contents | Custom connectors and remote compute that members ad… Claude Science Claude Documentation · in the page claude-science/overview …specialized [Featured connectors](/docs/claude-science/connectors-and-skills.md#featured-connectors) to databases in their fields, and skills for specific models, such as AlphaFold2 for protein struct… Give Claude access to your tools Claude Documentation · in the page claude-tag/admins/add-connections …s behind the split. ## Attach plugins A plugin is a packaged set of skills: reusable instructions for working with a specific tool or following a specific process. Add a plugin wherever its connecto… Configure per-channel access Claude Documentation · in the page claude-tag/admins/attach-to-scope …s full effect in new threads only. A thread already running keeps the skills, plugins, and custom instructions it started with. A connector added after a thread started still works there if you ask Cl… Configure GitHub access Claude Documentation · in the page claude-tag/admins/configure-github …claude/CLAUDE.md`, and `.claude/rules/*.md` load as project context * Skills in `.claude/skills/` load, so Claude can use them in the session [Hooks](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks) in a repos… Connect Amplitude Claude Documentation · in the page claude-tag/admins/connections/amplitude …de so Claude knows how to call the REST API. Add the plugin on the [**Skills and plugins**](https://claude.ai/admin-settings/claude-tag?access=plugins) tab. A member's own Amplitude connector on claud… Connect Asana Claude Documentation · in the page claude-tag/admins/connections/asana …a plugin, leave that box selected; otherwise add the plugin on the [**Skills and plugins**](https://claude.ai/admin-settings/claude-tag?access=plugins) tab. The first credential you add for a service…