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Monetize an MCP Server with x402: The Complete Guide

How to monetize an MCP server with x402 micropayments: HTTP 402 flow, MCP auth vs payment, pricing, a full Rust implementation, and managed gateways.

  • Implement the full x402 payment flow (402 response, payment payload, facilitator verify and settle) on any HTTP-served MCP server
  • Decide how MCP authentication (OAuth 2.1, API keys) and per-call payment should layer for your server, including anonymous-but-paid access
  • Pick a service worth charging for, price it against real per-call market anchors, and ship a testnet demo that switches to mainnet USDC with one config change
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Getting Started

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New to the platform? Start here with installation, first plugin setup, and core concepts.

Install Anthropic Marketplace Plugins in Claude Code
Getting Started Guide

Install Anthropic Marketplace Plugins in Claude Code

Install Anthropic Marketplace plugins in Claude Cowork and Claude Code. Troubleshoot failed installs, add custom skills, and manage plugins step by step.

  • Install plugins from the Anthropic Marketplace in both Claude Cowork and Claude Code
  • Diagnose and fix common install errors including 'failed to install anthropic marketplace' and 'no marketplaces configured'
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Claude Code

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Hooks, workflows, extensions, and advanced techniques for Claude Code power users.

AI Code Review with Claude Code: Automated PR Reviews That Catch Real Bugs
Claude Code Guide

AI Code Review with Claude Code: Automated PR Reviews That Catch Real Bugs

Set up AI code review with Claude Code for GitHub pull requests. Automated reviews that catch security issues, logic errors, and performance problems before merge.

  • Set up automated AI code review on every pull request using Claude Code and GitHub Actions
  • Configure review focus areas: security, performance, correctness, and style
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How to Use Claude Code: The Complete Beginner's Guide
Claude Code Guide

How to Use Claude Code: The Complete Beginner's Guide

Step-by-step guide to using Claude Code effectively. Install, run your first session, set up CLAUDE.md, and avoid the most common beginner mistakes.

  • Install Claude Code and configure it for your first project
  • Use the five core workflows that cover 90% of daily coding tasks
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Claude Code Agent Teams: Parallel Agents, Worktrees, and Multi-Task Orchestration
Claude Code Guide

Claude Code Agent Teams: Parallel Agents, Worktrees, and Multi-Task Orchestration

Agent teams use 7x the tokens of a single session. Here is when that trade-off is worth it, the failure modes nobody warns you about, and the patterns that actually work.

  • Decide whether agent teams are worth the 7x token cost for your specific workflow
  • Avoid the failure modes that cause token explosions, context amnesia, and file corruption
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Claude Code vs Cursor: Which Suits Your Stack
Claude Code Guide

Claude Code vs Cursor: Which Suits Your Stack

Claude Code vs Cursor compared: Claude Code wins autonomous CI tasks, Cursor wins in-editor work. Pricing, 1M context, enterprise, and dual-tool setup.

  • Explain why Claude Code and Cursor are architecturally different and which tasks each tool handles better
  • Choose the right tool based on your team size, workflow, and priorities using a data-backed decision framework
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Best Claude Code Plugins 2026
Claude Code Guide

Best Claude Code Plugins 2026

Discover the best Claude Code plugins for development, testing, and productivity. Real installation commands and a 6-criterion evaluation framework.

  • Apply a 6-criterion framework to evaluate any Claude Code plugin for quality and security
  • Install and configure plugins from the official Anthropic marketplace using the /plugin command
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MCP vs CLI Tools in Claude Code: 5-Criteria Comparison
Claude Code Guide

MCP vs CLI Tools in Claude Code: 5-Criteria Comparison

Compare MCP vs CLI in Claude Code with a 5-criteria decision framework. Cut context usage 60%, avoid over-building, and pick the right tool fast.

  • Know exactly when to reach for an MCP server vs a Bash command in Claude Code
  • Evaluate the cost, complexity, and maintenance trade-offs of each approach
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Compare Skills vs Subagents vs MCP Servers in Claude
Claude Code Guide

Compare Skills vs Subagents vs MCP Servers in Claude

Compare Claude Code skills, subagents, and MCP servers side by side. Verdict-first decision framework, 3-way comparison table, and real composition examples.

  • Choose the right extensibility mechanism for any Claude Code use case
  • Configure subagents with model selection, tool restrictions, and MCP server access
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Performance Metrics in the Control Center
Claude Code Guide

Performance Metrics in the Control Center

Track and improve Claude Code productivity with 6 deterministic metrics: APM, EAPM, Concurrency, Throughput, Tool Diversity, and Multitasking Score.

  • Understand exactly what each of the 6 performance metrics measures and how it is calculated
  • Interpret your daily metric values and identify areas for improvement
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Set Up Claude Code GitHub Actions for PR Review and CI
Claude Code Guide

Set Up Claude Code GitHub Actions for PR Review and CI

Configure Claude Code GitHub Actions with 5 tested YAML workflows: PR review, issue-to-PR, test generation, and release notes. Cost controls and fork-safety.

  • Set up Claude Code GitHub Actions for automated PR reviews
  • Build issue-to-PR automation workflows
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Build a Custom Claude Agent With the Anthropic Agent SDK
Claude Code Guide

Build a Custom Claude Agent With the Anthropic Agent SDK

Build a custom Claude agent in Python with the Anthropic Agent SDK. Tool use, guardrails, multi-turn memory, observability hooks, and copy-paste starter code.

  • Build a working agent with tool use using the Claude Agent SDK
  • Handle multi-turn conversations and agent loops
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Claude Agent SDK vs LangChain
Claude Code Guide

Claude Agent SDK vs LangChain

Compare the Claude Agent SDK and LangChain with code examples, architecture analysis, and a decision framework for your next AI agent project.

  • Understand the architectural differences between Agent SDK and LangChain
  • Choose the right framework based on your use case
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Compare Plugins vs MCP vs Skills in Claude Code
Claude Code Guide

Compare Plugins vs MCP vs Skills in Claude Code

Compare Claude Code plugins, MCP servers, and skills side by side. Pick the right extension type with a decision flowchart and practical composition examples.

  • Distinguish between plugins, MCP servers, and skills in Claude Code
  • Choose the right extension mechanism for your use case
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Publishing a Plugin to the Claude Marketplace
Claude Code Guide

Publishing a Plugin to the Claude Marketplace

Build a Claude Code plugin from scratch, test it locally, and publish it to the marketplace for other developers to install and use.

  • Build a complete Claude Code plugin with skills, hooks, and commands
  • Test plugins locally before publishing
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Reduce Claude Code Costs 60% With These Four Habits
Claude Code Guide

Reduce Claude Code Costs 60% With These Four Habits

Cut Claude Code costs 40-60% with model selection, context management, thinking token caps, and prompt caching. Track spend with /cost.

  • Reduce Claude Code token usage with context management strategies
  • Choose the right model for each task to optimise cost
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Deploy MCP Servers to Production with HTTP and Docker
Claude Code Guide

Deploy MCP Servers to Production with HTTP and Docker

Deploy MCP servers beyond localhost with HTTP transport, authentication, monitoring, error handling, and scaling patterns for production workloads.

  • Deploy an MCP server with HTTP transport for remote access
  • Add authentication, rate limiting, and error handling
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MCP Server Authentication With OAuth 2.1 and Least Privilege
Claude Code Guide

MCP Server Authentication With OAuth 2.1 and Least Privilege

Configure MCP server authentication with OAuth 2.1 and PKCE, fix errors like 'invalid code_challenge_method', and prevent prompt injection. Code included.

  • Implement OAuth 2.1 authentication for MCP servers
  • Apply least-privilege scoping to MCP tools
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Build an MCP Server in Rust with rmcp and Claude Code
Claude Code Guide

Build an MCP Server in Rust with rmcp and Claude Code

Build a Rust MCP server from cargo new to three Claude Code tools. rmcp tutorial: Cargo.toml, tool macros, stdio transport, and six-point troubleshooting.

  • Build a working MCP server in Rust using the rmcp crate
  • Connect your custom MCP server to Claude Code
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Install and Configure MCP Servers in Claude Code (2026)
Claude Code Guide

Install and Configure MCP Servers in Claude Code (2026)

Install and configure MCP servers in Claude Code with stdio, HTTP, and OAuth transports. Share configs via .mcp.json, troubleshoot common errors, and manage enterprise governance.

  • Install and configure MCP servers using stdio, HTTP, and SSE transports
  • Create custom subagents with focused tool access and permissions
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How to Structure CLAUDE.md in a Monorepo
Claude Code Guide

How to Structure CLAUDE.md in a Monorepo

Learn how to split CLAUDE.md across a monorepo: root conventions, package-level context, .claude/rules/ glob scoping, and the 500-line guideline.

  • Structure CLAUDE.md files across a monorepo with root and package-level configs
  • Use .claude/rules/ for path-scoped instructions
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Claude Code Hooks and Event-Driven Workflows
Claude Code Guide

Claude Code Hooks and Event-Driven Workflows

Use Claude Code hooks to automate linting, enforce security policies, build audit trails, and create event-driven development workflows.

  • Configure command, HTTP, and prompt hooks for any Claude Code lifecycle event
  • Build PreToolUse hooks that block dangerous operations before they execute
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CLAUDE.md Best Practices vs System Prompts in 2026
Claude Code Guide

CLAUDE.md Best Practices vs System Prompts in 2026

Learn CLAUDE.md best practices and when to use system prompts instead. Covers scope, context window position, the 4-level hierarchy, and when to use both.

  • Explain exactly where system prompts and CLAUDE.md each sit in the Claude context window and why it matters
  • Decide which mechanism to use for any given instruction: API behaviour rules in system prompts, project context in CLAUDE.md
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Claude Prompt Engineering: System Prompt Library
Claude Code Guide

Claude Prompt Engineering: System Prompt Library

14 production-ready Claude prompt engineering templates for code review, support, data analysis, and more, with technique explanations for each.

  • Copy production-ready system prompts for 14 common use cases
  • Understand the techniques that make system prompts effective
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Claude Code Workflows: Daily Development, CLAUDE.md, and Productivity Setup
Claude Code Guide

Claude Code Workflows: Daily Development, CLAUDE.md, and Productivity Setup

Claude Code workflows for daily development: CLAUDE.md best practices, settings.json permissions, model selection, and proven routines for PR reviews and debugging.

  • Structure your CLAUDE.md file for maximum context efficiency
  • Configure settings.json for your team's specific workflow
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Claude Cowork

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Collaborative AI workflows with Claude Cowork for teams and individuals.

Claude Cowork Skills and the Marketplace
Claude Cowork Guide

Claude Cowork Skills and the Marketplace

Build and share Claude cowork skills through the Anthropic Marketplace. Create plugins that give Claude personalised business knowledge and workflows.

  • Create and publish skills that teach Claude your business knowledge
  • Install plugins from the Anthropic Marketplace in Cowork
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Enterprise

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Organisation-wide rollout, managed settings, and governance for Claude at scale.

Claude Code Enterprise Rollout Playbook for 50+ Developers
Enterprise Guide

Claude Code Enterprise Rollout Playbook for 50+ Developers

Build your Claude Code organisation rollout playbook. Covers managed settings, organisation settings, MDM, audit hooks, and cost controls for 50+ developers.

  • Plan a phased Claude Code rollout from pilot to organisation-wide
  • Configure managed settings, permissions, and audit hooks
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Enterprise Claude Code with Managed Settings
Enterprise Guide

Enterprise Claude Code with Managed Settings

Deploy Claude Code enterprise-wide with centrally managed settings, permissions, hooks, and audit trails that developers cannot override.

  • Deploy managed-settings.json across macOS, Linux, and Windows
  • Lock down hooks, permissions, and MCP servers centrally
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blog

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EU AI Act Compliance: A Self-Hosted Evidence Checklist
blog Guide

EU AI Act Compliance: A Self-Hosted Evidence Checklist

EU AI Act compliance, mapped to the technical controls you must run for Articles 9, 12, and 14 before 2 August 2026, and how to own the evidence.

  • Map EU AI Act Articles 9, 12, and 14 to the specific technical controls and evidence artefacts an auditor will ask for
  • Design an Article 12 log record and a six-month retention policy that satisfies the record-keeping mandate
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AI Governance Certification: AIGP and ISO 42001 Mapped
blog Guide

AI Governance Certification: AIGP and ISO 42001 Mapped

Compare AI governance certification paths: the IAPP AIGP credential and ISO 42001, with each requirement mapped to the technical controls that satisfy it.

  • Tell the difference between a personal AI governance credential (AIGP) and an organisational certification (ISO 42001)
  • Understand the four AIGP domains, the exam format, the cost, and the 2026 body-of-knowledge changes
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AI Agent Architecture: Patterns and Governance
blog Guide

AI Agent Architecture: Patterns and Governance

Compare six AI agent architecture patterns, ReAct to event-driven, and learn where governance enforcement sits in each: audit, policy, human-in-the-loop.

  • Pick the right agent architecture pattern for a given latency, autonomy, and risk constraint
  • Identify where audit logging, permission boundaries, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints sit in each pattern
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ISO 42001 Explained: The AI Management System Standard
blog Guide

ISO 42001 Explained: The AI Management System Standard

ISO 42001 is the AI management system standard. Understand its clauses, the 38 Annex A controls, the certification path, and how it maps to NIST AI RMF.

  • Understand the clause structure and the 38 Annex A controls of ISO 42001
  • Plan a realistic certification timeline and Statement of Applicability
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AI Governance Framework: A Practical Build Guide
blog Guide

AI Governance Framework: A Practical Build Guide

Build an AI governance framework that ships: principles, policies, controls, enforcement, and audit. Maps NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and the EU AI Act.

  • Assemble a five-layer AI governance framework from principles down to enforced controls
  • Map your controls to NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and EU AI Act obligations
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AI Risk Management: A Practical NIST AI RMF Guide
blog Guide

AI Risk Management: A Practical NIST AI RMF Guide

A practical AI risk management guide built on the NIST AI RMF. Map Govern, Map, Measure, Manage to real controls for agentic AI, with templates.

  • Map the four NIST AI RMF functions to concrete controls for agentic AI
  • Build an AI risk register that scores inherent and residual risk
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AI Governance: Preventing Credential Leaks in Agent Tools
blog Guide

AI Governance: Preventing Credential Leaks in Agent Tools

How secrets leak through AI agent tool calls and how AI governance stops it. 35+ detection patterns, server-side credential injection, and MCP architecture.

  • Understand how secrets leak through AI agent tool calls in production
  • Implement secret detection patterns for API keys, tokens, and credentials
20 min read
AI Governance On-Premise: Self-Hosted, Air-Gapped Deployment
blog Guide

AI Governance On-Premise: Self-Hosted, Air-Gapped Deployment

Deploy AI governance infrastructure on your own servers. Air-gapped, zero cloud dependency, full data sovereignty. Built for regulated industries.

  • Understand why regulated industries require self-hosted AI governance
  • Compare deployment models across AI governance platforms
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AI Audit Trails: SIEM Integration Guide (2026)
blog Guide

AI Audit Trails: SIEM Integration Guide (2026)

What is an AI audit trail and how do you ship it to your SIEM? Structured JSON schemas, Splunk, ELK, and Datadog configs, and alerting patterns for AI agent compliance.

  • Design a structured audit event schema for AI agent activity
  • Integrate AI governance events with Splunk, ELK, or Datadog
20 min read
Shadow AI: Detection, Policy, and Governance
blog Guide

Shadow AI: Detection, Policy, and Governance

What shadow AI is, why employees use unauthorised AI tools, and how to detect, govern, and manage shadow AI risk across your organisation.

  • Understand what shadow AI is, why it happens, and the specific risks it creates for your organisation
  • Implement a detection strategy using network monitoring, CASB, and behavioural analytics
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MCP Security: Enterprise MCP Gateway Deployment Guide (2026)
blog Guide

MCP Security: Enterprise MCP Gateway Deployment Guide (2026)

Secure MCP server deployment with AI governance controls. Per-server OAuth2, tool call governance, audit trails, and secret isolation for enterprise.

  • Map the six non-negotiable production MCP security requirements to your deployment architecture
  • Implement per-server OAuth2, audit trails, and secret isolation for MCP
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AI Governance Platform: What to Evaluate in 2026
blog Guide

AI Governance Platform: What to Evaluate in 2026

How to evaluate an AI governance platform for enterprise. Covers deployment models, compliance frameworks, policy enforcement, and the build-vs-buy decision.

  • Distinguish between AI governance platforms, toolkits, and point solutions
  • Evaluate deployment models against your compliance and data sovereignty requirements
24 min read
OWASP Top 10 for Agentic AI: Implementation Guide (2026)
blog Guide

OWASP Top 10 for Agentic AI: Implementation Guide (2026)

Implement every OWASP agentic AI security control with AI governance infrastructure. Map ASI01-ASI10 to enforcement code, CLI commands, and deployment patterns.

  • Understand each OWASP agentic AI risk and its real-world impact
  • Map concrete governance controls to each ASI risk
24 min read
Claude Enterprise Governance vs Self-Hosted: Compared (2026)
blog Guide

Claude Enterprise Governance vs Self-Hosted: Compared (2026)

Compare Claude Enterprise governance vs self-hosted: managed settings, SIEM integration, air-gapped deployment, and when built-in governance is sufficient.

  • Identify the exact capabilities included in Claude Enterprise governance and the five specific gaps where it stops
  • Apply the six-condition decision framework to determine whether Claude Enterprise or self-hosted governance fits your compliance requirements
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systemprompt.io vs Microsoft Agent Governance Toolkit (2026)
blog Guide

systemprompt.io vs Microsoft Agent Governance Toolkit (2026)

Compare systemprompt.io vs Microsoft Agent Governance Toolkit: deployment models, OWASP coverage, feature gaps, and when each is the right choice.

  • Understand what Microsoft's Agent Governance Toolkit includes and what it does not
  • Know when a toolkit vs a complete platform is the right choice
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AI Governance Tools Compared: Enterprise Guide (2026)
blog Guide

AI Governance Tools Compared: Enterprise Guide (2026)

Compare AI governance tools for enterprise: deployment models, OWASP coverage, SIEM integration. systemprompt.io vs Microsoft AGT vs Rubrik vs Credo AI.

  • Understand the five categories of AI agent governance solutions
  • Compare deployment models, OWASP coverage, and SIEM integration across platforms
20 min read
Building on Quicksand With Claude Plugins
blog Guide

Building on Quicksand With Claude Plugins

Learn what Anthropic changed in Claude Cowork, why HTTP hooks and marketplace URLs broke without notice, and how to build plugins that survive platform shifts.

  • Identify which Claude Cowork plugin features broke on 25 March 2026 and confirm whether you are affected
  • Evaluate the security rationale for the restrictions and explain why silent breaking changes are the wrong implementation approach
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6,093 Open Claude Code Issues Tell a Growth Story
blog Guide

6,093 Open Claude Code Issues Tell a Growth Story

Trace 30x growth in Claude Code issues from TLS failures to MSIX sandbox traps to Cowork VM crashes. What 6,093 open bugs reveal about ecosystem maturity.

  • Understand the five critical integration challenges when building across Claude's fragmented surfaces
  • Know the specific TLS, Cloudflare, and VM sandbox bugs that break production AI deployments
18 min read

Claude Cowork

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Collaborative AI workflows with Claude Cowork for teams and individuals.

Deploy Claude Cowork on Bedrock, Vertex AI, or Azure
Claude Cowork Guide

Deploy Claude Cowork on Bedrock, Vertex AI, or Azure

Anthropic opened Claude Cowork to third-party platforms in April 2026. Understand the gateway, plugin, MCP allowlist, and MDM surfaces the enterprise owns.

  • Define Claude Cowork as a category and explain what changed when Anthropic opened it to third-party platforms in April 2026
  • Identify the four control surfaces the enterprise now owns: LLM gateway, MCP allowlist, org-plugins, and MDM policy
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Claude Cowork Plugins and Self-Hosted Enterprise Deployment
Claude Cowork Guide

Claude Cowork Plugins and Self-Hosted Enterprise Deployment

Run Claude Cowork plugins, inference, and audit on your own infrastructure. RFP-grade answers, ninety-day rollout plan, and compliance mapping for thousand-seat deployments.

  • Explain what Anthropic's April 2026 third-party opening changed, technically and commercially
  • Name what the enterprise now owns: inference routing, identity, audit, extension supply chain, fleet policy
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marketplace

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Build, publish, and manage plugins for the Anthropic Marketplace.

Build No-Code Claude Skills for Non-Technical Teams
marketplace Guide

Build No-Code Claude Skills for Non-Technical Teams

Build Claude Skills with no code to automate sales, marketing, support, HR, and finance workflows in 30 minutes, no developer required.

  • Understand what Claude Skills are and how they work for business users
  • Find ready-made skills for your department
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