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Claude Skills Troubleshooting

Diagnoses and fixes Claude Code plugin/skill problems such as "installed but not showing up".

UtilitiesIntermediate★ 1,323⑂ 212AI score 8/10Last updated: Aug 8, 2026

What it does

  • Detects the well-known bug where a plugin lands in installed_plugins.json but never gets added to enabledPlugins in settings.json.
  • Explains plugin state architecture with a table of the key config files and cache locations.
  • Checks marketplace cache freshness strictly via the lastUpdated field and shows how to refresh or purge it.
  • Runs a diagnostic script plus a batch script to enable every installed-but-disabled plugin.
  • Clarifies Skills (auto-activated by description) versus Commands (/name invocation) so you know why something isn't listed.

Who it's for

  • Claude Code users juggling several plugins where some silently stop working.
  • Authors publishing their own skill marketplaces or plugin repos.
  • Team leads who keep fielding "the skill doesn't appear" questions.

Examples

  1. "I installed the plugin but no skill shows up" → run the diagnostic, then claude plugin enable name@marketplace.
  2. "My new skill is on GitHub but the installer can't find it" → verify git push, then claude plugin marketplace update.
  3. "Is my marketplace.json broken?" → validate with python3 -m json.tool .claude-plugin/marketplace.json.

· · · Install guide · · ·

Try it now, no install

Paste this into Claude to use the skill without installing anything.

Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daymade/claude-code-skills/HEAD/daymade-claude-code/claude-skills-troubleshooting/SKILL.md

What I want: (describe your task here)

If Claude can't open the link, open it yourself and paste the contents instead.

↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.

Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
↓ Download ZIP
Install in Claude Code

Let Claude do it — paste this into Claude Code

Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart.
Copy the daymade-claude-code/claude-skills-troubleshooting folder from the GitHub repo daymade/claude-code-skills into my ~/.claude/skills/claude-skills-troubleshooting/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r claude-code-skills/daymade-claude-code/claude-skills-troubleshooting ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills.git
  3. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill: cp -r claude-code-skills/daymade-claude-code/claude-skills-troubleshooting ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Confirm Python 3 is available with python3 --version (needed for the diagnostic scripts).
  6. Restart Claude Code and ask something like "my plugin is installed but the skill isn't showing" to trigger the skill.
  7. Back up your config before hand-editing: cp ~/.claude/settings.json ~/.claude/settings.json.bak.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT