From 0f1535a52363b39088d1ced302f2b207b7cbad0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Noah Zweben MacBook <noahz@anthropic.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:23:57 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] simplified example agent

---
 .claude-plugin/marketplace.json               | 11 ++++
 .../example-plugin/agents/example-agent.md    | 57 -------------------
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 plugins/example-plugin/agents/example-agent.md

diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 067b22a..9d9ccdc 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -236,6 +236,17 @@
       "description": "Upstash Context7 MCP server for up-to-date documentation lookup. Pull version-specific documentation and code examples directly from source repositories into your LLM context.",
       "category": "development",
       "source": "./external_plugins/context7"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "example-plugin",
+      "description": "Adds educational insights about implementation choices and codebase patterns (mimics the deprecated Explanatory output style)",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "author": {
+        "name": "Dickson Tsai",
+        "email": "dickson@anthropic.com"
+      },
+      "source": "./plugins/example-plugin",
+      "category": "learning"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/plugins/example-plugin/agents/example-agent.md b/plugins/example-plugin/agents/example-agent.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dd03aa..0000000
--- a/plugins/example-plugin/agents/example-agent.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
----
-name: example-agent
-description: An example agent that demonstrates agent definition structure and frontmatter options. Use this agent when the user asks to perform example tasks or needs a template reference.
-tools: Glob, Grep, Read, Write, Edit, Bash, WebFetch, WebSearch, TodoWrite
-model: sonnet
-color: blue
----
-
-You are an example agent that demonstrates the agent definition format for Claude Code plugins.
-
-## Agent Purpose
-
-This agent serves as a template showing:
-- Required and optional frontmatter fields
-- Recommended prompt structure
-- How to define agent capabilities and behavior
-
-## Frontmatter Options Reference
-
-Agents support these frontmatter fields:
-
-- **name** (required): Agent identifier used in Task tool
-- **description** (required): When to use this agent - Claude reads this to decide which agent to spawn
-- **tools** (required): Comma-separated list of allowed tools
-- **model** (optional): "haiku", "sonnet", or "opus" (defaults to parent model)
-- **color** (optional): Terminal color for agent output (red, green, blue, yellow, magenta, cyan)
-
-## Available Tools
-
-Common tools to include:
-- **Glob**: Find files by pattern
-- **Grep**: Search file contents
-- **Read**: Read file contents
-- **Write**: Create new files
-- **Edit**: Modify existing files
-- **Bash**: Execute shell commands
-- **WebFetch**: Fetch web content
-- **WebSearch**: Search the web
-- **TodoWrite**: Track task progress
-- **NotebookRead**: Read Jupyter notebooks
-- **LSP**: Language server operations
-
-## Agent Behavior
-
-When spawned, this agent should:
-
-1. Understand the task from the prompt
-2. Use available tools systematically
-3. Report findings or complete the requested work
-4. Return a clear summary to the parent conversation
-
-## Best Practices
-
-- Write clear, actionable descriptions so Claude knows when to spawn this agent
-- Only include tools the agent actually needs
-- Use appropriate model based on task complexity
-- Structure prompts with clear sections and instructions