Anthropic has introduced a new command-line tool, `claude plugin eval`, designed to evaluate the performance of plugins used with Claude Code. This tool allows developers to test how effectively their plugins are triggered and utilized by Claude models, comparing performance with and without the plugin active. The evaluation process includes six types of graders, four of which are free and analyze aspects like tool usage and file existence, while two require billing a judge model to assess response quality and compare against reference answers. The primary metric is Delta (Δ), which quantifies the plugin's contribution to the outcome, helping developers identify issues such as skills not triggering on natural language phrasing. AI
IMPACT This tool aims to streamline plugin development and improve the reliability of Claude's ability to utilize external tools.
RANK_REASON The cluster describes a new tool released by Anthropic for evaluating plugins within their Claude Code environment.
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- Anthropic
- Claude
- Claude Code
- Claude Code v2.1.269
- Claude Haiku-4-5
- claude plugin eval
- .claude-plugin/plugin.json
- Claude Sonnet-5
- plugin.json
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