> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://claude.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Plugins in Claude Desktop

> Find, install, create, and remove plugins in Claude Desktop for Claude for Government, and understand what plugins add in this deployment.

> **Who this is for:** Anyone who uses Claude Desktop in Claude for Government and wants to find, install, or create plugins.

A plugin is a package that adds capabilities to Claude in a single step, such as skills, slash commands, sub-agents, and hooks. Plugins work in Cowork and in Code. See the [Plugins overview](/docs/plugins/overview) for more on what a plugin can contain.

## Where plugins come from

In Claude for Government, plugins reach you in three ways:

* Your administrators add plugins for your organization, and some of them install automatically.
* If your administrators let you add your own plugins, you can upload a plugin file or ask Claude to create a plugin with you.
* If your administrators let you add plugin marketplaces, you can add a marketplace and install plugins from it.

Claude for Government does not include a public plugin marketplace; your administrators add your organization's plugins. Your deployment's network controls determine whether a marketplace you add can be downloaded.

## Find and install plugins

Open **Customize** in the sidebar, then **Plugins**, to see the plugins you have installed. To find the rest, select **Discover** (**Browse** on Claude Desktop versions earlier than 2.2553.0) and open the **Organization** tab, which lists every plugin your administrators have made available to you.

A plugin your administrators set to install automatically is already installed. A plugin they offer for you to choose stays available on the **Organization** tab until you install it.

If your administrators let you add your own plugins, you can install a plugin from a file or have Claude build one. To install from a file, select **Add**, then **Upload plugin**, and choose the plugin's `.zip` file. Claude Desktop shows a notice reminding you to install only plugins you trust, since uploaded plugins are not controlled by Anthropic. To have Claude build one, select **Add**, then **Create with Claude**, and describe the plugin you want. Claude builds it for you, and you install the result.

If your administrators let you add plugin marketplaces, you can add a marketplace of your own. To add one, select **Discover**, then select the **+** button (**Add marketplace**) at the top right of the **Directory** that opens.

## Manage installed plugins

Open an installed plugin to see the skills, slash commands, sub-agents, and hooks it provides, and turn the plugin on or off. To remove a plugin, open it, select the three-dot menu, then **Remove**. Plugins you remove stay removed on this device, including ones your administrators set to install automatically.

A plugin you upload or create is added only on the device you are using.

## What plugins add in Claude for Government

A plugin adds its skills, slash commands, sub-agents, and hooks, and its hooks run on your machine at defined points during a session. The connectors you can use are the ones your administrators provide, which appear under **Customize**, then **Connectors**. Connectors declared by a plugin you add yourself are not added to Claude Desktop's connectors.