---
title: "Claude Code Skills Plugin"
description: "Build, run, validate, and edit AI methods directly from Claude Code. 10+ slash commands for the full Pipelex method lifecycle using the MTHDS skills plugin."
---

# Claude Code Skills Plugin

Build, run, validate, and edit AI methods directly from Claude Code.

## Overview

The **MTHDS skills plugin** for Claude Code brings the full Pipelex workflow into your AI coding assistant. Build methods from natural language, validate them, run them, and iterate through conversational slash commands. The plugin leverages the `pipelex-agent` CLI under the hood.

Install from [mthds-ai/mthds-plugins](https://github.com/mthds-ai/mthds-plugins).

## Available Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/mthds-build` | Build new AI method bundles from scratch |
| `/mthds-check` | Validate workflow bundles for issues (read-only) |
| `/mthds-edit` | Modify existing bundles — change pipes, update prompts, add or remove steps |
| `/mthds-explain` | Explain and document existing workflows in plain language |
| `/mthds-fix` | Automatically fix validation errors in a loop |
| `/mthds-run` | Execute methods and interpret the results (supports dry runs and graph generation) |
| `/mthds-inputs` | Prepare inputs: placeholder templates, synthetic test data, or user-provided files |
| `/mthds-install` | Install method packages from GitHub or local directories |
| `/mthds-pkg` | Manage package manifests and related package workflows |
| `/mthds-publish` | Publish methods to mthds.sh |

## Getting Started

```
/plugin marketplace add mthds-ai/mthds-plugins
```

then:

```
/plugin install mthds@mthds-plugins
```

Then reload plugins with `/reload-plugins` (or exit and reopen Claude Code if that doesn't work).

Once installed, type `/mthds-build` in Claude Code to create your first method from a natural language description.

## Related Documentation

- [Agent CLI](../tools/cli/agent-cli.md) - Machine-oriented interface used under the hood
- [Packages](../building-methods/packages.md) - `METHODS.toml` manifest workflow
- [Package Commands](../tools/cli/pkg.md) - Current `mthds package` commands
