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Claude Code Setup

One-command setup for Claude Code in any project: installs the CLI, configures CLAUDE.md, sets up MCP servers for your stack, and optimizes settings for your workflow. Gets new projects production-ready in under two minutes.

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Install

$ claude plugins add claude-code-setup

Claude Code Setup eliminates the friction of getting Claude Code configured for a new project. One command, and it detects your stack, installs the right integrations, and generates the context files that make Claude Code useful from the first session.

Stack detection

Claude Code Setup reads your package.json, pyproject.toml, go.mod, Gemfile, or equivalent to identify your language and framework. It then checks for config files to detect your database, test runner, formatter, and CI system. All of this informs a tailored setup rather than a generic one.

MCP server configuration

Based on your stack, Claude Code Setup installs and configures the appropriate MCP servers: GitHub for version control, your database’s MCP server for schema access, Vercel or Railway for deployment, and so on. You get the integrations you actually need, not a menu of options to research.

CLAUDE.md generation

Working alongside the CLAUDE.md Management plugin, Claude Code Setup generates a comprehensive initial CLAUDE.md that captures your project’s conventions, architecture, and workflow preferences.

+32.0% growth in 30 days — Claude Code Setup is how teams standardize their Claude Code configuration.

Features

Auto-detect stack

Detects your language, framework, database, and deployment target from project files to configure the right integrations.

MCP server installation

Automatically installs and configures MCP servers appropriate for your stack — database, version control, deployment.

CLAUDE.md generation

Generates a comprehensive CLAUDE.md file tailored to your project structure and coding conventions.

Settings optimization

Configures Claude Code settings (model, context window, tool permissions) optimally for your use case.

Common Use Cases

  • Onboarding Claude Code to a new or existing project
  • Standardizing Claude Code setup across a team
  • Getting the right MCP servers installed for your stack
  • Quickly setting up Claude Code on a new machine

Plugin info

Platform Claude
Type skill
Developer Anthropic
Installs 155k
30d growth +32.0%
Status Official