plugin-help

name	plugin-help
description	Display Stacks plugin capabilities, available commands, and example prompts. Use when user runs /stacks:help or asks about plugin features.
license	MIT
metadata	{"author":"Stacks Skills Contributors","version":"1.0.0"}
allowed-tools	["Read"]

Plugin Help Skill

Display comprehensive help information about the Stacks plugin.

Instructions

When this skill is invoked, display the following information to the user:

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Stacks Plugin v1.0.0

Enhances Claude for developing Clarity smart contracts on the Stacks blockchain.

Available Commands

Command	Description
/stacks:init	Initialize the plugin for your project. Copies knowledge files and optionally starts dev servers.
/stacks:help	Show this help information.
/stacks:expert-advice	Get expert review of your Clarity contracts against best practices and security patterns.
/stacks:update-docs	Refresh the documentation index from docs.stacks.co/llms.txt.

Available Skills

Skill	When It Activates
run-tests	When you want to run tests, check coverage, or debug test failures.
deploy-contract	When you want to deploy contracts to testnet or mainnet.
start-dev-server	When you want to start Clarinet devnet and frontend servers for local development.
plugin-help	When you ask about plugin capabilities or run /stacks:help.

Example Prompts

Getting Started:

• "Initialize the Stacks plugin" → Runs /stacks:init
• "Start the dev servers" → Invokes start-dev-server skill
• "What can the Stacks plugin do?" → Shows this help

Contract Development:

• "Create a new counter contract"
• "Add a transfer function to my token contract"
• "Write tests for the vault contract"

Code Review:

• "Review my contracts for best practices" → Runs /stacks:expert-advice
• "Check my contract for security issues"
• "Optimize my contract storage"

Testing:

• "Run the tests" → Invokes run-tests skill
• "Check test coverage"
• "Why is toBeOk not a function?"

Deployment:

• "Deploy my contract to testnet" → Invokes deploy-contract skill
• "Deploy to mainnet"
• "What are the deployment steps?"

Frontend Integration:

• "Connect the wallet to my app"
• "Add a button to call the transfer function"
• "Show me how to use post-conditions"

Debugging:

• "Why is my contract call failing?"
• "Debug this transaction error"
• "Check devnet status"

Quick Reference

Essential Clarinet Commands:

clarinet new my-project      # Create new project
clarinet contract new token  # Add contract
clarinet check               # Validate contracts
clarinet console             # Interactive REPL
clarinet devnet start        # Start local blockchain

Test Commands:

npm run test           # Run all tests
npm run test:coverage  # Run with coverage report
npm run test:watch     # Watch mode

Plugin Features

• Live Documentation: Fetches current Stacks docs before writing code to avoid outdated patterns
• Chrome DevTools MCP: Browser console access for frontend debugging
• SessionStart Hook: Automatic detection of uninitialized Stacks projects
• Expert Review: Contract analysis against Clarity Book best practices
• Test Diagnosis: Automatic diagnosis of common test failures

Documentation

For the latest Stacks documentation, I can fetch from: https://docs.stacks.co

Getting Help

• Ask me any question about Stacks/Clarity development
• Run /stacks:expert-advice for contract reviews
• Check the Clarity Book for language reference
• Visit docs.stacks.co for official documentation

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