Plugin 4-Component Distribution Bundle

Description

Architectural framing (Palma.ai post-leak analysis) that the Claude Code plugin system is a distribution layer for AI capabilities: a single installable unit bundles four things. (1) Skills — persistent context and behavioral instructions; (2) MCP servers — external service connections with pre-configured permissions; (3) Slash commands — named-action surface for MCP capabilities; (4) Sub-agent definitions — specialized agents that can use the MCP server. Changes install UX from 'configure JSON, point at server, hope' to 'install plugin, everything works.' Linear, GitHub, and PostgreSQL have shipped plugin wrappers.

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