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Skills vs Subagents vs MCP vs Hooks: Which Claude Code Extension Should You Use?

Claude Code has six ways to extend it — CLAUDE.md, skills, subagents, MCP servers, hooks, and plugins — and they overlap just enough to be confusing. This decision guide explains what each one is, when to reach for it, when not to, and how to combine them.

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The Best Claude Code Plugins for Every Stack (2026)

Stop scrolling through plugin lists. Here are the Claude Code plugins that actually matter — organized by what you build, with install commands you can copy right now.

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