Free Lesson
Claude Code 201: Skills, Plugins, MCPs
Part of Claude Code: Beyond the basics
60 min
Jan 19, 2026 12:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)
In this video
What you'll learn
Add power user best practices to your workflow with Plugins
Build with customizations like Ralph Wiggum, Compound Engineering, and official Anthropic plugins.
Teach Claude specialized knowledge with Skills
Create your own Agent Skills and ship with pre-built skills for frontend design, web app testing, and more.
Connect Claude to external tools and apps with MCPs
Connect to your browser (Playwright), database (MongoDB, Postgres), infrastructure (Vercel, Cloudflare) and more.
Why this topic matters
Using Claude Code without Skills, Plugins, and MCPs is like using an iPhone without apps: it works, but you're missing what makes it powerful. Adding these to your workflow will help you make progress faster, with higher quality code and fewer mistakes. You'll walk away knowing exactly what, when, and how to use each, putting you on the path to becoming a Claude Code power user.
You'll learn from
Avthar Sewrathan
AI Product Leader & AI Coding Educator (300K+ views on Claude Code)
