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The exact shape depends on the platform: <strong>Claude Code</strong> and <strong>Codex</strong> use installable plugin bundles with manifests plus optional skills, MCP servers, and app integrations, while <strong>OpenCode</strong> uses JavaScript/TypeScript plugin modules loaded from local files or npm packages.</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-11b9smw">Plugins are pre-built context packs: curated, tested, and shareable bundles of knowledge and tools that save setup time and keep teams consistent.</p>  <h2 class="relative group"><a id="the-evolution-of-context" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#the-evolution-of-context"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>The Evolution of Context</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1v8s164">The journey to plugins reflects how AI agents have matured:</p> <ol data-svelte-h="svelte-1kyuugd"><li><strong>Prompts</strong> — Raw instructions. Fragile, hard to reuse, inconsistent across team members.</li> <li><strong>Skills</strong> — Packaged prompts + tools. More organized, but no dependency management.</li> <li><strong>MCP Servers</strong> — Standardized tool interfaces. Composable, but steep learning curve.</li> <li><strong>Plugins</strong> — Reusable extensions. In Claude Code and Codex, that usually means a manifest plus bundled components. In OpenCode, it means a code module that hooks into the agent and can add behavior or tools.</li></ol>  <h2 class="relative group"><a id="why-plugins-matter" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#why-plugins-matter"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>Why Plugins Matter</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-evi4py">For a solo developer, a plugin skips setup: install a Python-linting plugin or an API-docs plugin and you inherit someone else’s curation. For a team, plugins are the unit of consistency — everyone gets the same tools and instructions. For a community, they’re a shareable artifact you can publish to a marketplace.</p>  <h2 class="relative group"><a id="key-terminology" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#key-terminology"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>Key Terminology</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1kcbnml">A <strong>skill</strong> is a reusable prompt plus metadata. An <strong>MCP server</strong> is a standardized tool provider for file I/O, API calls, or database queries. An <strong>integration</strong> connects to an external service like GitHub, Slack, or Google Drive. A <strong>manifest</strong> is the metadata file used by manifest-first plugin systems like Claude Code and Codex. A <strong>marketplace</strong> is a catalog where plugins are published and discovered.</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1ocrw7e">First up, we are going to take an in-depth look at the anatomy of plugins.</p> <a class="!text-gray-400 !no-underline text-sm flex items-center not-prose mt-4" href="https://github.com/huggingface/context-course/blob/main/units/en/unit3/introduction.mdx" target="_blank"><svg class="mr-1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M31,16l-7,7l-1.41-1.41L28.17,16l-5.58-5.59L24,9l7,7z"></path><path d="M1,16l7-7l1.41,1.41L3.83,16l5.58,5.59L8,23l-7-7z"></path><path d="M12.419,25.484L17.639,6.552l1.932,0.518L14.351,26.002z"></path></svg> <span data-svelte-h="svelte-zjs2n5"><span class="underline">Update</span> on GitHub</span></a>  <p></p> 
			
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