Handbook Plugin Discovery

SkillAI & models

This skill should be used when users want to discover, browse, or audit cc-handbook marketplace plugins. Shows all available plugins with installation status, versions, and component breakdown (skills, agents, commands, MCP/LSP servers, hooks). Trigger phrases include "discover plugins", "list handbook plugins", "what plugins are available", "browse marketplace".

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Handbook Plugin Discovery skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by nikiforovall/claude-code-rules in plugins/handbook-discover/skills/handbook-discover/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Run the discovery script to inventory all plugins in a Claude Code marketplace.

Usage

python ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/discover.py                    # default: cc-handbook
python ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/discover.py --detailed         # show component names
python ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/discover.py --json             # machine-readable
python ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/discover.py --filter dotnet    # filter by keyword
python ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/discover.py --uninstalled      # only uninstalled
python ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/discover.py -m <marketplace>   # other marketplace
python ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/discover.py -r <path>          # explicit repo path

Interpreting Results

  • [+] — installed and enabled
  • [o] — installed but disabled
  • [ ] — not installed
  • Component counts: S=skills A=agents C=commands M=mcp L=lsp H=hooks

Follow-up Actions

For uninstalled plugins, suggest:

claude plugin install <plugin-name>@cc-handbook

Signals

GitHub stars
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Forks
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Last commit
Aug 2026
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Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
handbook-discover
Source
github.com/nikiforovall/claude-code-rules