Tools

Command runner that saves and runs project commands in a justfile, with make-inspired but simpler syntax. Agents can use just --list to discover a project's build, test and deploy commands and run them directly.

HashiCorp's secrets management system: the vault CLI reads and writes secrets, issues dynamic database and cloud credentials on demand, encrypts and decrypts data, and manages leases and revocation. Needs a reachable Vault server.

Lightweight command-line JSON processor that slices, filters, maps and transforms JSON with concise expressions and no runtime dependencies. A staple for agents parsing API responses and logs.

Polyglot dev environment manager: declare Node, Python, Go and other tool versions, environment variables and project tasks in mise.toml; mise exec and mise run install tools on demand and run them, with one config shared by local and CI.

Terminal multiplexer written in Rust, an alternative to tmux, with layout files, floating and stacked panes, WebAssembly plugins and a built-in web client. Handy for running several agent sessions at once.

Community-maintained cybersecurity skill library: 800+ skills across 34 domains including threat hunting, incident forensics, penetration testing and cloud security, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK and NIST CSF. Not by Anthropic; offensive skills are for authorized testing only.

Anthropic's official knowledge work plugin: manages tasks in TASKS.md, remembers colleagues, projects and internal jargon with two-tier memory, and generates a local dashboard. Can sync to-dos with calendar, email and chat tools.

Makes social media routine for small business owners: keeps a rolling content calendar, learns the owner's voice before writing captions, adapts one image per platform, and waits for approval on each post. Image creation needs Canva; Shopify, HubSpot and Mailchimp are optional. By Anthropic.

Guides you through creating a plugin from scratch or customizing an existing plugin's connectors, skills and settings for your team's tools and workflows, producing an installable plugin package. Maintained by Anthropic; runs in Cowork mode in the Claude desktop app.

Support for small merchants: reads customer emails, checks orders and refunds in Stripe, PayPal, Square or Shopify, and drafts replies in the owner's voice per your refund policy; can refund via Stripe or Square after explicit approval. Works with pasted emails too. Official from Anthropic.

Common Room's official plugin: researches accounts and contacts using product usage, community and buying-intent signals, builds pre-meeting briefs and weekly call prep, drafts email, LinkedIn and phone outreach, and creates account plans. Needs a Common Room account.

Checks hours before payroll for US small businesses: totals regular time, overtime and PTO from Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll or timesheets, and flags missed punches, overtime anomalies, rate changes and mid-period hires or exits. Prepares only, never runs payroll. Official from Anthropic.

All-in-one plugin for small business owners: 44 skills covering cash flow and bookkeeping, collections and taxes, customer acquisition and marketing, customer feedback, inventory, hiring and contract review. Anything touching money or customers needs your approval. Official from Anthropic.

Generates a full campaign plan from a marketing goal: objectives, audience, key messages, channel strategy, a week-by-week content calendar and success metrics, plus budget allocation if you give a budget. Suited to launches, acquisition and brand campaigns. From Anthropic's marketing plugin.

Drafts offer letters from role, level, location and comp package, listing base salary, equity, signing bonus and first-year total, plus talking points for the hiring manager's negotiation. The template follows US company conventions; have legal review before sending. Official from Anthropic.

Helps with headcount planning and org design: maps reporting lines and spans of control, sequences upcoming hires, estimates people costs, and flags structural issues like single points of failure or top-heavy management. Works in plain chat. Official from Anthropic.

Anthropic's official business operations plugin: vendor evaluations, process docs (flowcharts, RACI, SOPs), change requests, capacity planning, status reports and runbooks. Works without external tools and does more with ITSM and project management tools connected.

Writes competitive briefs on one or more competitors or a feature area: researches websites, pricing and reviews online, then compares features, pricing, positioning and go-to-market for prioritization, sales battlecards or board decks. From Anthropic's product-management plugin.

Skill from Anthropic's official sales plugin: before a customer meeting, pulls together attendees, account history, past call notes and deal status into a one-page brief with suggested discovery questions. Works best with calendar, CRM and email connectors; uploaded files also work.

Anthropic's official small-business skill for bills: reads vendor, amount and due date from email, PDFs or photos, dedupes, codes to accounts, matches POs and drafts a payment plan. Posting and paying each need approval; it never auto-pays. Works with QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite or file export.

Compliance skill from Anthropic's official operations plugin: maps controls, owners and evidence for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA and PCI DSS, schedules audits, runs gap analyses, and outputs audit-readiness checklists and evidence collection plans. Have legal or compliance experts review.

HR plugin: drafts offer letters, generates onboarding checklists, runs performance reviews, answers policy questions, and produces compensation benchmarks and people analytics reports. Can connect to HRIS and ATS systems. Official from Anthropic.

Tracks the hiring funnel through sourcing, screening, interviews, debrief and offer, watching stage time and conversion, source effectiveness, offer acceptance and time to hire. With an ATS connected it pulls candidate data and updates status. A brief skill from Anthropic's human-resources plugin.

Turns a hiring need into a job description, a structured interview guide with scorecard, resume screening criteria and an offer template, delivered as Word documents. With Claude in Chrome it can save drafts in DocuSign. Official from Anthropic; have HR or legal review offer terms.