Interactive Learning Lab

May 30, 2026 · View on GitHub

Learn Claude Code plugin development through hands-on Jupyter notebooks

📚 11 interactive tutorials | 🎯 Beginner → Advanced | ⏱️ ~5 hours total

🚀 Quick Start

Install Jupyter: pip install jupyter nbformat
Choose your path: Beginner? Start with Skills. Advanced? Jump to MCP.
Open a notebook: jupyter notebook tutorials/skills/01-what-is-skill.ipynb
Run cells: Execute code interactively and learn by doing

📖 Learning Paths

Path 1: Plugin Creator (Beginner → Intermediate)

Goal: Create and publish your first Claude Code plugin

What is SKILL.md? - 20 min
Skill Anatomy - 25 min
Build Your First Skill - 45 min
What is a Plugin? - 25 min
Plugin Structure - 30 min
Build Your First Plugin - 45 min

Time: ~3 hours | Output: Production-ready plugin

Path 2: Advanced Developer (Intermediate → Advanced)

Goal: Master advanced patterns and MCP servers

Advanced Skill Patterns - 45 min
Skill Validation - 30 min
MCP Server Plugins - 60 min
Mental Model - 30 min
Orchestration Pattern - 45 min

Time: ~3.5 hours | Output: TypeScript MCP server, multi-agent orchestration

Path 3: Quick Reference (Just-in-Time Learning)

Goal: Find specific answers fast

Need	Tutorial	Time
Understand SKILL.md basics	01-what-is-skill	20 min
Fix validation errors	05-skill-validation	30 min
Build instruction plugin	03-build-your-first-plugin	45 min
Build MCP plugin	04-mcp-server-plugins	60 min
Multi-agent patterns	02-orchestration-pattern	45 min

📚 Tutorial Catalog

Skills Tutorials (5 notebooks)

Build skills that teach Claude new workflows.

#	Title	Level	Time
01	What is SKILL.md?	Beginner	20 min
02	Skill Anatomy	Beginner	25 min
03	Build Your First Skill	Intermediate	45 min
04	Advanced Skill Patterns	Advanced	45 min
05	Skill Validation	Intermediate	30 min

Total: 165 minutes (2h 45m) | Cells: 77 interactive

Plugins Tutorials (4 notebooks)

Package skills into shareable, versioned plugins.

#	Title	Level	Time
01	What is a Plugin?	Beginner	25 min
02	Plugin Structure	Intermediate	30 min
03	Build Your First Plugin	Intermediate	45 min
04	MCP Server Plugins	Advanced	60 min

Total: 160 minutes (2h 40m) | Cells: 40 interactive

Orchestration Tutorials (2 notebooks)

Master multi-agent coordination and complex workflows.

#	Title	Level	Time	Colab
01	Mental Model	Intermediate	30 min
02	Orchestration Pattern	Advanced	45 min

Total: 75 minutes (1h 15m) | Cells: 37 interactive

🎯 By Role

I'm a Developer

You want: Build plugins for your team

Start here:

Build Your First Skill
Build Your First Plugin
Skill Validation

I'm a Power User

You want: Automate workflows without coding

Start here:

What is SKILL.md?
Skill Anatomy
Build Your First Skill

I'm an Enterprise Architect

You want: Understand standards and governance

Start here:

Skill Validation - Enterprise standards (6767-c)
Plugin Structure - Validation and security
Advanced Skill Patterns - Production patterns

I'm a TypeScript Developer

You want: Build MCP servers with external integrations

Start here:

What is a Plugin? - Understand plugin types
MCP Server Plugins - Full TypeScript implementation
Orchestration Pattern - Multi-agent coordination

🏆 Learning Outcomes

After completing all tutorials, you will:

✅ Understand SKILL.md format and Claude's discovery system ✅ Create enterprise-compliant skills following 6767-c standards ✅ Build complete plugins with skills, commands, and documentation ✅ Validate using automated tools and CI/CD pipelines ✅ Implement TypeScript MCP servers with external integrations ✅ Orchestrate multi-agent workflows for complex tasks ✅ Publish to marketplaces or share with your team

📊 Quick Stats

Metric	Value
Total Tutorials	11 notebooks
Interactive Cells	154 code cells
Learning Time	~6 hours
Difficulty Range	Beginner → Advanced
Standards Compliance	6767-c (Enterprise)
Languages	Python, TypeScript, Markdown

🛠️ Prerequisites

Required

Jupyter: pip install jupyter nbformat
Python 3.9+: For running notebooks
Text editor: VS Code, Vim, etc.

Optional (for MCP tutorials)

Node.js 20+: For TypeScript MCP servers
TypeScript: npm install -g typescript
Claude Code CLI: To test plugins

🚦 Getting Started

Option 1: Run Locally

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins.git
cd claude-code-plugins/tutorials

# Install Jupyter
pip install jupyter nbformat

# Start Jupyter
jupyter notebook