Create Claude Code Plugins with /plugin-authoring

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-10-02 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: intermediate

Summary

A tip from Edwin Arbus: you can use the /plugin-authoring command in Claude Code to create plugins (mods) without learning the plugin format first.

Key points

• Run /plugin-authoring inside Claude Code to create plugins (mods).
• You don't need to learn the plugin format beforehand; the command guides you.

Resources mentioned

• Claude Code · tool · code.claude.com · paid · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  Build agents and pipelines from the terminal; the guide's main agentic coding tool.
  Also in: Claude Code mods: customize behavior and UI with plugins (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), AI Engineer Roadmap Overview: From ML Foundations to RAG, Agents & Ops (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes), SkillsBento: Free Plugin Marketplace for Codex and Claude Code (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Countering AI Sycophancy with a Devil's Advocate Plugin for Codex & Claude (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 101 more
• Edwin Arbus (@edwinarbus) · person · x.com · free
  The person on X who shared the /plugin-authoring tip.

Try this

• Run /plugin-authoring in Claude Code to create your own plugin.
• Use /plugin-authoring to build a custom Claude Code plugin for your workflow.