Problem
The README doesn't document how to install this plugin via the Claude Code plugin marketplace system. Users trying /plugin marketplace install brightdata/skills or /plugin marketplace install brightdata/brightdata-plugins get silent (no content) responses because that command doesn't exist — the correct flow is multiple separate steps.
Correct installation steps
/plugin marketplace add brightdata/skills
/plugin install brightdata-plugin@brightdata-plugins
/reload-plugins
Why two steps?
marketplace add registers the catalog (like adding an app store)
install installs the specific plugin from that catalog
reload-plugins activates it in the current session
The plugin name (brightdata-plugin) comes from the "name" field in .claude-plugin/marketplace.json, and the marketplace name (brightdata-plugins) comes from the top-level "name" field in that same file.
Known post-install error (unfixable by user)
After /reload-plugins, /doctor reports:
brightdata-plugin@brightdata-plugins [brightdata-plugin]: Dependency "jq@brightdata-plugins" is not installed — run `claude plugin install jq@brightdata-plugins`, or check that its marketplace is added
Following that advice fails:
Plugin "jq" not found in marketplace "brightdata-plugins"
Root cause: plugin.json declares jq (and curl) as plugin dependencies, but these are system binaries — not Claude Code plugins. The error cannot be resolved through the plugin system. See anthropics/claude-plugins-official#1571 for the full analysis.
Fix needed: Remove curl/jq from the dependencies array in .claude-plugin/plugin.json. They should remain as documented system prerequisites in the README, not plugin dependencies.
Suggestion
- Fix
plugin.json — remove system binary names from dependencies
- Add a Claude Code Installation section to the README with the three commands above
Reference: official Anthropic docs on installing plugins.
Discovered this via trial and error — would save future users the confusion.
Problem
The README doesn't document how to install this plugin via the Claude Code plugin marketplace system. Users trying
/plugin marketplace install brightdata/skillsor/plugin marketplace install brightdata/brightdata-pluginsget silent(no content)responses because that command doesn't exist — the correct flow is multiple separate steps.Correct installation steps
Why two steps?
marketplace addregisters the catalog (like adding an app store)installinstalls the specific plugin from that catalogreload-pluginsactivates it in the current sessionThe plugin name (
brightdata-plugin) comes from the"name"field in.claude-plugin/marketplace.json, and the marketplace name (brightdata-plugins) comes from the top-level"name"field in that same file.Known post-install error (unfixable by user)
After
/reload-plugins,/doctorreports:Following that advice fails:
Root cause:
plugin.jsondeclaresjq(andcurl) as plugin dependencies, but these are system binaries — not Claude Code plugins. The error cannot be resolved through the plugin system. See anthropics/claude-plugins-official#1571 for the full analysis.Fix needed: Remove
curl/jqfrom thedependenciesarray in.claude-plugin/plugin.json. They should remain as documented system prerequisites in the README, not plugin dependencies.Suggestion
plugin.json— remove system binary names fromdependenciesReference: official Anthropic docs on installing plugins.
Discovered this via trial and error — would save future users the confusion.