Tools

Define multi-container apps in compose.yaml and bring up services, databases, caches and the rest with one docker compose up, handy for agents setting up local dev and test dependencies. Maintained by Docker; included with Docker Desktop on macOS.

Local model gateway that routes requests from Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents to providers like DeepSeek, Kimi, Gemini and OpenRouter, with failover, rule-based routing and request logs. Bring your own API keys.

Trading research agent from HKU's HKUDS whose MCP server offers 70+ tools for quotes, financials, backtesting and research across A-shares, Hong Kong and US stocks and crypto. Needs local Python; HK, US and crypto research need no API key. For research only; not investment advice.

Distills technical books, doc folders or paper collections (PDF, EPUB, DOCX, Markdown and more) into an agent skill with a core framework, on-demand chapter files, glossary and cheat sheet for lookup while working. Extraction needs local Python; poppler or docling optional for PDFs.

Alibaba's open-source Java production diagnostics tool: inspect method arguments and timing, threads and GC, class loading and decompiled code, and generate flame graphs without changing code or restarting the JVM. Supports JDK 8+ via an interactive CLI.

Official CLI for Tencent's open-source knowledge base platform WeKnora: upload documents, manage knowledge bases, run hybrid search and answer questions from them, or serve as a read-only MCP. Needs your own WeKnora deployment and a source build with Go 1.26+.

Lets agents create and edit draw.io diagrams such as flowcharts and architecture diagrams in plain language, with live browser preview, version history and export to .drawio, PNG or SVG. Includes an embedded server; runs locally with no API key.

Claude Code plugin for Next AI Draw.io that starts its Draw.io MCP server via npx. Generate and edit flowcharts, architecture and sequence diagrams in plain language, with live browser preview, version history and .drawio export. Needs Node.js.

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.

Pulls verbatim customer quotes on a topic from call transcripts, meeting notes and emails, tagging each with speaker, account and date, and summarizes recurring themes into voice-of-customer findings for product and marketing. Connect Gong, email or drive, or upload transcripts. By Anthropic.

Official Slack (Salesforce) plugin in Anthropic's knowledge work marketplace: connects Slack's hosted MCP to search and send messages, read channels and threads, and manage canvases, with commands for channel digests, standup updates and announcements. Needs workspace admin approval.

Packages customer issues that need engineering, product or leadership into an escalation brief with scope, repro steps, business impact, asks and deadline, and decides who to escalate to. Support and CRM connectors add context automatically. Part of Anthropic's official customer-support plugin.

Everyday software engineering plugin: standup summaries, code review, structured debugging, architecture decision records, incident response and pre-deploy checks. Official from Anthropic, built mainly for Cowork but also usable in Claude Code.

Customer support plugin: triages and prioritizes tickets with routing suggestions, drafts customer replies, packages escalations, researches customer issues across sources and turns resolved issues into knowledge base articles. Official from Anthropic.

Before replying to a customer, verifies answers across the knowledge base, past tickets, CRM and chat history, grades confidence and cites sources; can also find whether an issue was reported before or what a customer was told. From Anthropic's official customer-support plugin.

Plugin for design teams: design critiques, design system audits, UX copy, accessibility checks, user research synthesis and developer handoff notes. Official from Anthropic; works best with Figma connected.

Account health checks for customer success managers: pulls CRM, email, calendar and call notes to score relationship, engagement, commercial (renewal and expansion), support and value delivery red/yellow/green, and can prep a QBR agenda. CRM preferred; uploads work. Official from Anthropic.

Triages support tickets: extracts the issue and urgency signals, categorizes and assigns P1 to P4 priority, checks for duplicates or known issues, suggests the team to route to and drafts the first response. Part of Anthropic's official customer-support plugin.

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.