Publishing Overview¶

AI Assist Kit provides tools to publish plugins to official marketplaces.

Supported Marketplaces¶

Marketplace	Status	Automation
Claude Code	Official	Yes
Gemini CLI	Community	Planned

Publishing Methods¶

1. Direct GitHub Install¶

Users can install plugins directly from GitHub without marketplace submission:

Claude CodeGemini CLI

claude plugin add github:owner/repo/path/to/plugin

# Clone and copy manually
git clone https://github.com/owner/repo
cp -r repo/plugins/gemini ~/.gemini/plugins/my-plugin

2. Official Marketplace¶

Submit plugins for inclusion in official marketplaces for discoverability and trust.

Automated Publishing¶

AI Assist Kit provides Go code to automate marketplace submissions:

import (
    "context"
    "github.com/agentplexus/assistantkit/publish/claude"
    "github.com/agentplexus/assistantkit/publish/core"
)

func main() {
    ctx := context.Background()

    publisher := claude.NewPublisher(os.Getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN"))

    result, err := publisher.Publish(ctx, core.PublishOptions{
        PluginDir:  "./plugins/claude",
        PluginName: "my-plugin",
        DryRun:     true, // Set false for actual submission
    })
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    fmt.Printf("PR URL: %s\n", result.PRURL)
}

Publishing Workflow¶

graph LR
    A[Create Plugin] --> B[Test Locally]
    B --> C[Generate Formats]
    C --> D{Choose Path}
    D -->|Quick| E[GitHub Direct]
    D -->|Official| F[Marketplace PR]
    F --> G[Review Process]
    G --> H[Published]

Pre-submission Checklist¶

Before submitting to any marketplace:

[ ] Plugin has required metadata (name, version, description)
[ ] README.md with clear documentation
[ ] All commands/skills/agents are documented
[ ] No hardcoded secrets or sensitive data
[ ] Tested locally with target assistant
[ ] License file included
[ ] Repository is public