Anthropic Adds Plugin Evals to Claude Code: 6 Grader Types, a No-Plugin Baseline, and a CI Gate for Skills
AITopTools Editorial TeamSeptember 11, 2026
What changed
Anthropic has published a plugin-evaluation workflow for Claude Code. The new `claude plugin eval` command tests plugins with realistic prompts, grades Claude’s results, and compares them with results from a run without the plugin. It helps developers measure whether a plugin activates and improves responses.
What this means for you
Plugin developers can use these checks to catch problems before release and add them to continuous integration, which automatically tests changes. The feature is aimed at Claude Code users building or maintaining plugins, rather than everyday users.