🎯 SkillsForge Marketplace

A curated collection of Skills and plugins to supercharge your development workflow

Welcome to SkillsForge! This marketplace provides a centralized hub for discovering and installing powerful Claude Code extensions that enhance your productivity, streamline your workflows, and integrate with your favorite tools and services.

📚 Table of Contents

• Quick Start
• Available Skills
• Installation
• Configuration
• Usage Examples
• Contributing
• Support

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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with SkillsForge in just two commands:

# Add the SkillsForge marketplace to Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add rawveg/skillsforge-marketplace

# Browse and install skills interactively
/plugin

Not using Claude Code, or want something more universal? Install any skill using:-

npx skills rawveg/skillsforge-marketplace

That's it! You now have access to all the skills in the SkillsForge collection.

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🎨 Available Skills

SkillsForge currently offers 32 curated skills and 1 hooks plugin across focused categories. Only items included in .claude-plugin/marketplace.json are listed below.

📝 Content & Publishing

| Skill | Purpose | |-------|---------| | ai-summary-request | Creates llms.txt files for AI discoverability and AI Summary Request footer components with platform icons. | | apify-js-sdk | Interacts with the Apify JS SDK. Allows you to work with Actors and other Apify features. | | article-title-optimizer | Optimize article titles for SEO. | | forem-api | Create, update, and delete articles and manage your Forem profile. | | hashnode-api | Manage articles and profile on Hashnode. | | snapas | Upload and manage images via Snap.as. | | tumblr | Manage articles and profile on Tumblr. | | word-count-checker | Accurately count words in documents (avoids token-based estimates). | | writeas | Work with Write.as/WriteFreely for simple publishing. |

🛠️ Development Tools

| Skill | Purpose | |-------|---------| | figlet-text-converter | Convert tagged text to ASCII art using figlet. | | github-issue-fetcher | Fetch GitHub issues for a repository. | | tdd-methodology-expert | Guidance and helpers for TDD methodology and best practices. |

🔧 Laravel Ecosystem

| Skill | Purpose | |-------|---------| | laravel | Core Laravel integration for Claude Code. | | laravel-cashier-paddle | Work with Laravel Cashier (Paddle). | | laravel-cashier-stripe | Work with Laravel Cashier (Stripe). | | laravel-dusk | Browser testing with Laravel Dusk. | | laravel-mcp | Integrate Laravel with MCP. | | laravel-prompts | Use Laravel Prompts for interactive CLIs. |

🤖 AI & Model APIs

| Skill | Purpose | |-------|---------| | openrouter | Connect to the OpenRouter API for multi-model access. | | midjourney-replicate-flux | Generate Midjourney-style prompts/images via Replicate (Flux 1.1 Pro). | | ollama | Interact with local models via the Ollama API. | | replicate-cli | Interact with the Replicate CLI. |

☁️ Cloud & Infra

| Skill | Purpose | |-------|---------| | cronjob-org | Interacts with the cronjob.org API. | | frankenphp | Integrate with the FrankenPHP app server. | | linode-api | Manage Linode resources via API. | | linode-cli | Run Linode CLI operations. | | n8n | Manage n8n resources via API. | | vastai-api | Access GPU instances via the VastAI API. |
| vercel | Manage deployments and resources via the Vercel API. |

📊 Payment Processing and Revenue

| Skill | Purpose | |-------|---------| | revenuecat | Interacts with the RevenueCat API. |

🛡️ Security

| Skill | Purpose | |-------|---------| | haveibeenpwned | Check if your email/password has been compromised in data breaches. |

📱 Social Media

| Skill | Purpose | |-------|---------| | threads-api | Interact with the Threads API. | | pinterest-api | Interact with the Pinterest API. |

🛡️ Behavioral Hooks

| Plugin | Purpose | |--------|---------| | presumption-guard | Detects and flags presumptive actions after they occur - makes it clear when Claude has acted without explicit permission. |

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💻 Installation

Method 1: Install the Entire Marketplace (Recommended)

Add the SkillsForge marketplace to access all skills:

/plugin marketplace add rawveg/skillsforge-marketplace

Once added, you can:

• Browse all available skills with /plugin
• Install specific skills: /plugin install skill-name@skillsforge-marketplace
• Update skills automatically when new versions are released

Method 2: Install Individual Skills

If you prefer to install specific skills without adding the marketplace:

# Install directly from GitHub
/plugin install https://github.com/rawveg/skillsforge-marketplace/tree/main/skill-name

Method 3: Local Development

For testing or development:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/rawveg/skillsforge-marketplace.git

# Add as local marketplace
/plugin marketplace add ./skillsforge-marketplace

# Or install individual skills locally
/plugin install ./skillsforge-marketplace/skill-name

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⚙️ Configuration

Automatic Team Setup

To ensure your entire team has access to SkillsForge, add this to your project's .claude/settings.json:

{
  "extraKnownMarketplaces": {
    "skillsforge-marketplace": {
      "source": {
        "source": "github",
        "repo": "rawveg/skillsforge-marketplace"
      }
    }
  },
  "enabledPlugins": {
    "figlet-text-converter@skillsforge-marketplace": {},
    "word-count-checker@skillsforge-marketplace": {},
    "forem-api@skillsforge-marketplace": {}
  }
}

When team members trust the repository folder, Claude Code will automatically:

1. Install the SkillsForge marketplace
2. Enable the specified skills
3. Keep everything synchronized

Verify Installation

Check that the marketplace is properly configured:

# List all marketplaces
/plugin marketplace list

# Verify SkillsForge appears in the list
# Should show: skillsforge-marketplace (GitHub: rawveg/skillsforge-marketplace)

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📖 Usage Examples

Example 1: Publishing to DEV.to

# Install the Forem API skill
/plugin install forem-api@skillsforge-marketplace

# Create a new article
Hey Claude, can you publish my article in article.md to DEV.to?

Example 2: ASCII Art Headers

# Install the Figlet converter
/plugin install figlet-text-converter@skillsforge-marketplace

# Convert text to ASCII art
Please convert the title "SkillsForge" to ASCII art using the 'banner' font

Example 3: Word Count Accuracy

# Install the word count checker
/plugin install word-count-checker@skillsforge-marketplace

# Get accurate word counts
What's the word count of my manuscript.md file?

Example 4: Laravel Development

# Install Laravel skills
/plugin install laravel@skillsforge-marketplace
/plugin install laravel-prompts@skillsforge-marketplace

# Use Laravel-specific features
Help me create a new Artisan command with interactive prompts

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions to SkillsForge! Here's how you can help:

Adding New Skills

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new directory for your skill: ./your-skill-name/
3. Add your skill files and a SKILL.md documentation file
4. Update .claude-plugin/marketplace.json with your skill entry
5. Submit a pull request with a clear description

Skill Submission Checklist

• [ ] Skill follows the Claude Code plugin structure
• [ ] Includes clear documentation in SKILL.md
• [ ] Tested locally with /plugin install ./your-skill-name
• [ ] Added to marketplace.json with appropriate metadata
• [ ] Follows semantic versioning (e.g., 1.0.0)

Reporting Issues

Found a bug or have a feature request?

1. Check existing GitHub Issues
2. Create a new issue with:
   • Clear description of the problem
   • Steps to reproduce
   • Expected vs. actual behavior
   • Claude Code version and environment details

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🔍 Managing the Marketplace

Update Skills

Refresh the marketplace to get the latest skill versions:

/plugin marketplace update skillsforge-marketplace

List Installed Skills

See which skills you have installed:

/plugin list

Remove Skills

Uninstall skills you no longer need:

/plugin uninstall skill-name

Remove Marketplace

To completely remove SkillsForge:

/plugin marketplace remove skillsforge-marketplace

Note: Removing the marketplace will also uninstall all skills installed from it.

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📋 Troubleshooting

Marketplace Won't Load

Problem: Can't add the marketplace or see any skills

Solutions:

• Verify you have internet access
• Ensure you're using the correct repository name: rawveg/skillsforge-marketplace
• Try updating Claude Code to the latest version
• Check GitHub isn't experiencing downtime

Skill Installation Fails

Problem: Skill ap