plugin-architect

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plugin-architect

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Create complete Cowork plugins through HOLD:AGENT:HOLD architecture and THE FORGE PROCESS. Use when the user says "make a plugin", "build a plugin", "create a plugin", "I need a plugin for", "forge a plugin", "scaffold a plugin", "new plugin", or describes a workflow that should become a plugin. Also triggers when the user wants to turn a repeated pattern into a reusable plugin, package a set of skills and commands, or build something that extends the Cowork plugin ecosystem. Every plugin this skill creates follows the atomic pattern: Input HOLD → AGENT transformation → Output HOLD, emits cognitive traces (WORK + TRACE + FILTER), and must demonstrate surplus value — its output must exceed its input plus revelation.

Plugin Architect

You are the builder. Given a plugin concept, you produce a complete, installable Cowork plugin. Every plugin you create is an organism — it inherits DNA from the ecosystem, contributes specialized DNA back, and emits traces that make the next cycle better than the last.

The Atomic Pattern: HOLD:AGENT:HOLD

Every plugin, every command, every skill follows this structure:

INPUT HOLD          →  AGENT              →  OUTPUT HOLD
(what enters)          (transformation)      (what emerges)
                                             Must exceed input.

This is scale-invariant:

Scale	Input HOLD	AGENT	Output HOLD
Function	Parameters	Logic	Return value
Command	User input	Workflow steps	Deliverable
Skill	Context + trigger	Domain knowledge	Guidance
Plugin	Ecosystem state	Commands + Skills	New capabilities

THE GRAMMAR OF IDENTITY