skill-provenance plugin
Version tracking for Agent Skills bundles across sessions, surfaces, and platforms.
How to install the skill-provenance plugin
Run both commands inside Claude Code. The first adds the marketplace once; the second installs the plugin.
/plugin marketplace add snapsynapse/skill-provenance
/plugin install skill-provenance@snapsynapse-skill-provenanceWhat's inside skill-provenance
5 parts read from the plugin's own files.
Skills 5
Claude loads it when the task matches- bootstrap
Adds version tracking, a MANIFEST.yaml, and a changelog to existing unversioned skill bundles.
- close
Updates version tracking, manifest hashes, and changelogs when finishing work on a skill bundle.
- handoff
Generates a structured markdown note summarizing project state, decisions, and next steps for future sessions or collaborators.
- open
Verifies the integrity, completeness, and version consistency of a skill bundle directory using manifest files and SHA-256 hashes.
- validate
Performs integrity checks on skill bundles by verifying file presence, SHA-256 hashes, and MANIFEST.yaml consistency.
Using skill-provenance in Claude Code
Skills need no command. Claude reads them when your request matches what they describe.
Update, turn off or remove
- Update the plugin (shell)
- claude plugin update skill-provenance@snapsynapse-skill-provenance
- Refresh the marketplace
- /plugin marketplace update snapsynapse-skill-provenance
- Turn it off for now
- /plugin disable skill-provenance@snapsynapse-skill-provenance
- Remove it
- /plugin uninstall skill-provenance@snapsynapse-skill-provenance
Skills in skill-provenance
- bootstrapsnapsynapse/skill-provenance
Adds version tracking, a MANIFEST.yaml, and a changelog to existing unversioned skill bundles.
7stars - closesnapsynapse/skill-provenance
Updates version tracking, manifest hashes, and changelogs when finishing work on a skill bundle.
7stars - handoffsnapsynapse/skill-provenance
Generates a structured markdown note summarizing project state, decisions, and next steps for future sessions or collaborators.
7stars - opensnapsynapse/skill-provenance
Verifies the integrity, completeness, and version consistency of a skill bundle directory using manifest files and SHA-256 hashes.
7stars - validatesnapsynapse/skill-provenance
Performs integrity checks on skill bundles by verifying file presence, SHA-256 hashes, and MANIFEST.yaml consistency.
7stars
skill-provenance plugin questions
How do I install the skill-provenance plugin?
In Claude Code run /plugin marketplace add snapsynapse/skill-provenance, then /plugin install skill-provenance@snapsynapse-skill-provenance.
What does the skill-provenance plugin include?
skill-provenance bundles 5 skills.
How do I update or remove the skill-provenance plugin?
Update it with claude plugin update skill-provenance@snapsynapse-skill-provenance in your shell, or from the Installed tab of /plugin. Remove it with /plugin uninstall skill-provenance@snapsynapse-skill-provenance.