Claude Code & VS Code Setup

Recommended Platform

Native Agent Skills support with plugin marketplace - automatic updates and the best experience.

Works With

Claude Code CLI
VS Code with Claude extension

Features

Plugin marketplace system
Automatic updates
Version management

Prerequisites

ℹ️

Step 1: Install Claude Code

Before using the marketplace, you must first install Claude Code:

Visit https://claude.com/claude-code
Download and install Claude Code for your platform
Open a terminal and verify installation: claude --version

VS Code users: Install the Claude extension from the VS Code marketplace instead, then continue with Step 2 below.

Installation

Complete Installation Flow

Start Claude Code

In your terminal, run:
```
claude
```
This opens the Claude Code interactive chat
Add RHDP Marketplace

In Claude Code chat (not terminal), type:
```
/plugin marketplace add rhpds/rhdp-skills-marketplace
```
Don't have SSH keys? Use HTTPS:
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/rhpds/rhdp-skills-marketplace
Install Plugins

In Claude Code chat, install the plugins you need:
```
# For workshop/demo creation (recommended)
/plugin install showroom@rhdp-marketplace

# For AgnosticV catalogs (RHDP internal)
/plugin install agnosticv@rhdp-marketplace

# For deployment health checks (RHDP internal)
/plugin install health@rhdp-marketplace
/plugin install ftl@rhdp-marketplace
```
When prompted for scope, select "Install for you (user scope)" — this installs the plugin for your user account across all projects. That's the right choice for personal use. "Project scope" installs it for all collaborators in the current repo (useful if your whole team uses Claude Code), and "local scope" is for a single session only.

✅

That's it! Skills are installed and ready to use.

Available Skills

Showroom Plugin (Workshop & Demo Creation)

📝 /showroom:create-lab

Generate workshop lab modules with hands-on exercises

🎭 /showroom:create-demo

Create presenter-led demo content with Know/Show structure

✓ /showroom:verify-content

Validate content quality and Red Hat standards

📰 /showroom:blog-generate

Transform workshops into blog posts

AgnosticV Plugin (Catalog Automation)

⚙️ /agnosticv:catalog-builder

Create and update RHDP catalog items

✓ /agnosticv:validator

Validate catalog configurations

Health Plugin (Deployment Validation)

🏥 /health:deployment-validator

Create Ansible validation roles for health checks

Verify Installation

Check that skills are installed:

/plugin list

You should see showroom, agnosticv, and/or health listed.

Updates

The marketplace automatically checks for updates. To update manually:

/plugin marketplace update

This will:

Check all installed plugins for updates
Show changelog for available updates
Prompt to install updates

How to Use Skills

In Claude Code CLI

Type / to see all available skills
Select a skill (e.g., /showroom:create-lab)
Follow the interactive prompts
Skill generates content automatically

In VS Code with Claude Extension

Open Claude chat (click Claude icon in activity bar)
Type / to see slash commands menu
Select a skill from the list
Answer questions and let the skill work

Troubleshooting

Skills not appearing after installation

1. Restart Claude Code or VS Code completely 2. Verify installation: `/plugin list` 3. Check skills directory: `ls ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/rhdp-marketplace/`

Plugin marketplace command not found

Make sure you're using: - Claude Code (latest version), or - VS Code with Claude extension installed Plugin marketplace is not available in regular VS Code without the Claude extension.

Permission denied errors

```bash chmod 755 ~/.claude/plugins/ ```

Learn about /create-lab skill

Detailed documentation for the create-lab skill

View all skills reference

Complete skills reference guide

Create your own skill

Guide to building custom skills