Claude Code setup¶

CodeClone ships a native Claude Code plugin through the public orenlab/codeclone-claude-code marketplace repository.

This is distinct from the Claude Desktop .mcpb bundle. Claude Code loads skills and the MCP definition; Claude Desktop installs an extension bundle.

Prerequisites¶

• Claude Code with plugin support
• Python 3.10+
• a local codeclone-mcp installation

Install from the marketplace¶

Add the marketplace and install the plugin:

claude plugin marketplace add orenlab/codeclone-claude-code
claude plugin install codeclone@orenlab-codeclone

The equivalent interactive commands are:

/plugin marketplace add orenlab/codeclone-claude-code
/plugin install codeclone@orenlab-codeclone

Verify:

claude plugin marketplace list
claude plugin list

Install the MCP launcher¶

Global tool installation:

uv tool install "codeclone[mcp]"
codeclone-mcp --help

Workspace-local installation:

uv venv
uv pip install --python .venv/bin/python "codeclone[mcp]"
.venv/bin/codeclone-mcp --help

The plugin launcher resolves a workspace .venv, then the current Poetry environment, then codeclone-mcp from PATH.

Runtime path¶

flowchart LR
    A["Claude Code"] --> B["CodeClone plugin"]
    B --> C["Plugin skills"]
    B --> D["Local stdio launcher"]
    D --> E["codeclone-mcp"]
    E --> F["Canonical report and controller"]

The plugin does not bundle Python or a second analyzer. It supplies guidance and a local MCP definition over the same canonical CodeClone server.

Skills¶

Claude Code namespaces installed plugin skills:

Update or remove¶

claude plugin marketplace update orenlab-codeclone
claude plugin update codeclone@orenlab-codeclone
claude plugin uninstall codeclone@orenlab-codeclone

Local development¶

Marketplace installation is the public path. For plugin development only:

claude --plugin-dir plugins/claude-code-codeclone
claude plugin validate plugins/claude-code-codeclone

Contract reference: Claude Code plugin.