create-plugin-scaffold

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Translated

Create a new Cursor plugin scaffold with a valid manifest, component directories, and marketplace wiring. Use when starting a new plugin or adding a plugin to a multi-plugin repository.

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Sourcecursor/plugins

Added on2026-08-19

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add cursor/plugins create-plugin-scaffold

SKILL.md Content

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Create plugin scaffold

Trigger

You need to create a new Cursor plugin from scratch and make it ready for local use or marketplace submission.

Required Inputs

Plugin name (lowercase kebab-case)
Plugin purpose and target users

Component set to include (

rules

,

skills

,

agents

,

commands

,

hooks

,

mcpServers

)

Repository style (
```
single-plugin
```
or
```
multi-plugin marketplace
```
)

Output Location

By default, create the plugin inside the user's local plugin directory:

~/.cursor/plugins/local/<plugin-name>/

This path makes the plugin immediately available to Cursor without any install step. If the user explicitly asks to create the plugin elsewhere (e.g. inside an existing repo or a specific directory), respect that choice instead.

Workflow

Validate plugin name format: lowercase kebab-case, starts and ends with an alphanumeric character.
Determine the target directory:
- Default:
```
~/.cursor/plugins/local/<plugin-name>/
```
- Override: use the path the user specifies, if any.
- Create the directory (and parents) if it does not exist.

Create base files inside the target directory:

```
.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
```
```
README.md
```
```
LICENSE
```
optional
```
CHANGELOG.md
```

Populate
```
plugin.json
```
:
- Required:
```
name
```
- Recommended:
```
version
```
  ,
```
description
```
  ,
```
author
```
  ,
```
license
```
  ,
```
keywords
```
- Add explicit component paths only when non-default discovery is needed.

Create component files with valid frontmatter:

Rules:
```
.mdc
```
with
```
description
```
,
```
alwaysApply
```
, optional
```
globs
```

Skills:

skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md

with

name

,

description

Agents:
```
agents/*.md
```
with
```
name
```
,
```
description
```
Commands:
```
commands/*.(md|txt)
```
with
```
name
```
,
```
description
```

If repository uses

.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json

, add plugin entry:

```
name
```
```
source
```
optional metadata (
```
description
```
,
```
keywords
```
,
```
category
```
,
```
tags
```
)

Ensure all manifest paths are relative, valid, and do not use absolute paths or parent traversal.

Guardrails

Keep the plugin focused on one use case.
Prefer concise, actionable skill and rule text over long prose.
Do not reference files that do not exist.
Use folder discovery defaults unless custom paths are required.
Always save to
```
~/.cursor/plugins/local/<plugin-name>/
```
unless the user provides a different path.

Output

Created file tree for the plugin (with full path to the output directory)
Final
```
plugin.json
```
Marketplace entry (if applicable)
Short validation report of required fields and component metadata
Confirmation that the plugin is saved under
```
~/.cursor/plugins/local/
```
and ready for use