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A skill your agent uses when creating, releasing, or maintaining a Claude Code Plugin Marketplace - covers marketplace.json schema, version management, release checklists, changelog conventions, and…
Install Maintaining A Marketplace
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-a-marketplace -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-a-marketplace --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace .claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "maintaining-a-marketplace" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace into .claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-a-marketplace", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplaceType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-a-marketplace -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-a-marketplace --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace .agents/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "maintaining-a-marketplace" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace into .agents/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-a-marketplace", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-a-marketplace -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-a-marketplace --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace .cursor/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "maintaining-a-marketplace" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace into .cursor/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-a-marketplace", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git --path plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-a-marketplace -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-a-marketplace --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace .gemini/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "maintaining-a-marketplace" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace into .gemini/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-a-marketplace", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-a-marketplaceInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-a-marketplace -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace .github/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "maintaining-a-marketplace" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace into .github/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-a-marketplace", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-a-marketplace -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-a-marketplace --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace .opencode/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "maintaining-a-marketplace" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace into .opencode/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-a-marketplace", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
maintaining-a-marketplace- GitHub stars
- 250
- Token cost
- ~1.9k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 596 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 34
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when creating, releasing, or maintaining a Claude Code Plugin Marketplace - covers marketplace.json schema, version management, release checklists, changelog conventions, and…
- Works in 5 steps: plugins//.claude-plugin/plugin.json —… → .claude-plugin/marketplace.json — Update… → CHANGELOG.md — Add entry at the top… → …
- Maintaining a Claude Code Plugin Marketplace - covers marketplace.json schema
- SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Marketplace Structure and marketplace.json Schema, plus 5 more sections
- Calls claude; reaches gitlab.com and anthropic.com; needs GITHUB_TOKEN and GH_TOKEN
What it does
Maintaining A Marketplace is an agent skill from ed3dai/ed3d-plugins. Use when creating, releasing, or maintaining a Claude Code Plugin Marketplace - covers marketplace.json schema, version management, release checklists, changelog conventions, and validation to prevent sync drift between plugin.json and marketplace.json
Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Development, covering Hooks and plugins, Feature launches and release readiness and Changelog and release notes. The repository describes itself as: Ed's repo of Claude Code plugins, centered around a research-plan-implement workflow. Only a tiny bit cursed. If you're lucky.
When your agent uses it
- Maintaining a Claude Code Plugin Marketplace - covers marketplace.json schema
- Version management
- Release checklists
- Changelog conventions
Example prompts
- “/maintaining-a-marketplace”
Requirements
- A credential in GITHUB_TOKEN
- A credential in GITLAB_TOKEN
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- plugins//.claude-plugin/plugin.json — Bump version
- .claude-plugin/marketplace.json — Update matching plugin entry's version to the same value
- CHANGELOG.md — Add entry at the top (after # Changelog heading)
- Validate — Run claude plugin validate . or /plugin validate . from the marketplace root
- Commit and push — Single commit with all three file changes
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0c90f4b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
claude
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
gitlab.comanthropic.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
GITHUB_TOKENGH_TOKENGITLAB_TOKENGL_TOKENBITBUCKET_TOKEN
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Maintaining A Marketplace loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 596 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 596 words (~1,918 tokens).
“A Claude Code Plugin Marketplace is a git repository containing .claude-plugin/marketplace.json that catalogs plugins for discovery and installation. The primary maintenance challenge is sync drift — keeping versions, descriptions, and metadata consistent across plugin.json, marketplace.json, and CHANGELOG.md.”
- name
- maintaining-a-marketplace
Files
Just SKILL.md in plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace of ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0c90f4b
Compare with similar skills
Maintaining A Marketplace next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintaining A Marketplace this skilled3dai/ed3d-plugins | 250 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Herdr Pre-Release Auditherdrdev/herdr | 43k | — | ~289 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Desktop What's New Dialogcline/cline | 70k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Megaphone ReleaseKuberwastaken/megaphone | 170 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Create Release Checklistsoftware-mansion/smelter | 734 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| ReleasingOdradekAI/bundles-forge | 229 | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Maintaining A Marketplace
What does Maintaining A Marketplace do?
A skill your agent uses when creating, releasing, or maintaining a Claude Code Plugin Marketplace - covers marketplace.json schema, version management, release checklists, changelog conventions, and…. Maintaining A Marketplace is an agent skill from ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.
When should I use Maintaining A Marketplace?
Maintaining A Marketplace fits situations like: maintaining a Claude Code Plugin Marketplace - covers marketplace.json schema; version management; release checklists; changelog conventions.
How do I install Maintaining A Marketplace in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-a-marketplace -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins) into .claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Maintaining A Marketplace in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-a-marketplace -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins) into .agents/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Maintaining A Marketplace in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-a-marketplace -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace, .gemini/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace, .github/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace and .opencode/skills/maintaining-a-marketplace in your project.
What does Maintaining A Marketplace need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Maintaining A Marketplace needs the command-line tools its instructions call (claude) and credentials named GITHUB_TOKEN, GH_TOKEN, GITLAB_TOKEN and GL_TOKEN. Our summary lists: A credential in GITHUB_TOKEN; A credential in GITLAB_TOKEN.
Does Maintaining A Marketplace access the network?
SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: gitlab.com and anthropic.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Maintaining A Marketplace safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Maintaining A Marketplace use?
No licence was found for Maintaining A Marketplace or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Maintaining A Marketplace use?
About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Maintaining A Marketplace?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Maintaining A Marketplace: Herdr Pre-Release Audit (herdrdev/herdr, 43k stars), Desktop What's New Dialog (cline/cline, 70k stars), Megaphone Release (Kuberwastaken/megaphone, 170 stars) and Create Release Checklist (software-mansion/smelter, 734 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Maintaining A Marketplace?
ed3dai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins, which has 250 GitHub stars. The repository holds 34 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 6, 2026.
Source: ed3dai/ed3d-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.