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The Two-Dozen Install List: Plugins, Skills, and MCPs

The exact stack I'd set up today: 8 plugins, 8 skills, and 8 MCP servers, each with the link, the install command, and the order to install them in. Bookmark this one.

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The Full Stack

8 plugins. 8 skills. 8 MCP servers. Every link and install command is on this page, plus the order I'd install them in. You will not remember 24 names, so bookmark this.

Read FirstHow Installs Work (60 Seconds)

Three kinds of installs on this page, three one-time mechanics:

Plugins (Claude Code)

In Claude Code, type /plugin and search the name, or add the marketplace shown under each item. A plugin can bundle whole teams of commands, agents, and skills.

Skills

Most install with one terminal command via npx skills add (shown under each). They work in Claude Code and other agents. Anthropic's official ones also ship inside Claude's apps.

MCP servers

Connections to your real tools. Some are one-click connectors at claude.ai (Settings, then Connectors). In Claude Code: claude mcp add. Each item below tells you which path is easiest.

Don't Install All 24 Today

Grab the starter three first: find-skills, Zapier, and context7. Then add from each section as your real work demands it. A stack you actually use beats a museum of installs.

Part 1The 8 Plugins

Whole specialist teams in one install. One command turns Claude into a full dev, finance, legal, or marketing crew.

01

gstack

Garry Tan's exact Claude Code setup: 23 opinionated tools acting as CEO, designer, eng manager, reviewer, and QA. A full dev team in one install.

github.com/garrytan/gstack

In Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add garrytan/gstack

02

superpowers

A complete development methodology: planning, true TDD, debugging patterns, and subagent-driven workflows baked in.

github.com/obra/superpowers

/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace, then /plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace

03

codex-plugin-cc

OpenAI's official plugin that runs Codex from inside Claude Code: reviews, second opinions, and delegated background tasks.

github.com/openai/codex-plugin-cc

/plugin marketplace add openai/codex-plugin-cc (needs a ChatGPT account or OpenAI API key)

04

financial-services

Anthropic's official finance suite: comparable company analysis, DCF and LBO models, equity research workflows.

github.com/anthropics/financial-services

Add from the official Anthropic plugin directory inside Claude, or install from the repo

05

claude-for-legal

Anthropic's official legal suite: 12 plugins and 80+ agents across practice areas. Contract review for normal humans too.

github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal

Add from the official Anthropic plugin directory inside Claude, or install from the repo

06

claude-skills (337 skills)

337 skills, 30+ agents, and 70+ commands across engineering, marketing, product, ops, and daily productivity. One install, enormous toolbox.

github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills

Follow the one-line installer in the repo README

07

marketingskills

40 marketing tools: CRO, copywriting, SEO, analytics, growth engineering. Full growth ops in one repo.

github.com/coreyhaines31/marketingskills

npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills

08

context7

Claude stops building with outdated docs. Pulls current, version-correct documentation into context while it works. One of the most-installed plugins in the entire directory.

github.com/upstash/context7

/plugin marketplace add upstash/context7, then /plugin install context7-plugin@context7-marketplace

Part 2The 8 Skills

One-line commands that fire entire workflows. A 200-word prompt becomes an 8-character shortcut.

09

find-skills

The skill that finds and installs other skills for you. The most-installed skill in the ecosystem (1.8M+ installs). Get this one first and it handles the rest of this list.

www.skills.sh/vercel-labs/skills/find-skills

npx skills add vercel-labs/skills --skill find-skills

10

skill-creator

Anthropic's official skill that interviews you about any task, then builds a ready-to-install custom skill for it. Skills that make skills.

github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/main/skills/skill-creator/SKILL.md

Inside Claude: Settings, Capabilities, Skills (it ships with the official set), or install from anthropics/skills

11

office skills (docx, pptx, xlsx)

Anthropic's official document skills: real Word docs, PowerPoint decks, and Excel files, polished and ready to send.

github.com/anthropics/skills

Built into Claude's apps; for Claude Code, install from the anthropics/skills repo

12

frontend-design

Anthropic's design-taste skill. Kills the generic AI look on everything Claude builds: real typography, committed color, intentional layout.

github.com/anthropics/skills

npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill frontend-design

13

web-design-guidelines

Audits anything Claude builds for the web against 100+ professional accessibility and UX rules. 133k weekly installs.

github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills

npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill web-design-guidelines

14

hyperframes

Write HTML, render real video. Motion graphics from your coding agent. Wild and worth it.

github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes

Follow the quickstart in the repo; registers /hyperframes commands in Claude Code

15

claude-seo

A universal SEO skill built for the AI search era: 25 sub-skills and 18 sub-agents covering technical SEO, GEO/AEO, schema, and local.

github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-seo

Follow the installer in the repo README

16

caveman

Cuts roughly 65% of output tokens by making Claude talk like a caveman to itself. Genuinely funny AND genuinely saves money.

github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman

npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman

Part 3The 8 MCP Servers

Connectors that turn Claude from a chat window into an operations layer. It reads and writes your real tools, live.

17

Zapier

8,000+ apps and 30,000+ actions through one wire. If you only install one thing in this section, it's this.

zapier.com/mcp

Set up at zapier.com/mcp, then add the server URL as a connector in Claude settings

18

Notion

Reads and writes your databases, docs, and wikis. Official.

github.com/makenotion/notion-mcp-server

Easiest: enable the Notion connector at claude.ai (Settings, Connectors). Claude Code: claude mcp add

19

Slack

Posts updates, reads channels, pulls action items. Official, hosted by Slack (your workspace admin approves it once).

docs.slack.dev/ai/slack-mcp-server/connect-to-claude/

Enable via the Slack connector in Claude settings; admin approval required

20

Granola

Every meeting note and transcript feeds straight into Claude. Ask questions about any meeting you've ever had.

www.granola.ai/blog/granola-mcp

Connect at claude.ai: Settings, Connectors, Granola (OAuth, no keys)

21

Perplexity

Real-time web search and deep research inside Claude. Official server.

github.com/perplexityai/modelcontextprotocol

claude mcp add (needs a Perplexity API key)

22

Apify

Web scraping without code: competitor research, lead lists, social comments, market data, via thousands of ready-made scrapers.

github.com/apify/apify-mcp-server

Connect the hosted server at mcp.apify.com, or claude mcp add

23

Shopify

Your store's orders, products, and customers on tap. (Community-built; Shopify's own MCP is for developer docs.)

github.com/GeLi2001/shopify-mcp

claude mcp add with your store's Admin API token, per the repo README

24

Stripe

Ask revenue questions in plain English: MRR, churn, failed payments, top customers. Official.

docs.stripe.com/mcp

Hosted server at mcp.stripe.com (OAuth), or via the stripe/agent-toolkit repo

The OrderIf You Want A Path Instead Of A Pile

WK 1

find-skills + context7 + Zapier. The meta-skill that installs everything else, the plugin that keeps Claude's knowledge current, and the connector that touches 8,000 apps.

WK 2

Your daily-life MCPs: Notion or Slack (whichever your work lives in), plus Granola if you have meetings. Then skill-creator and the office skills so Claude's output becomes real files.

WK 3

Your money makers: Shopify + Stripe if you sell anything, marketingskills + claude-seo + Apify if you create or market anything.

WK 4

The power tools: gstack or superpowers (pick one, they overlap), codex-plugin-cc, frontend-design + web-design-guidelines if you build, hyperframes if you make video, caveman if you keep hitting limits.

Install counts and repos move fast. Everything on this page was verified the day I published it. If something's renamed by the time you read this, find-skills will track it down for you.

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