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How to scaffold and validate a new Cursor plugin with Plugins

Start a new agent plugin from the create-plugin template and check it is valid before sharing.

Who it is forA developer who wants to package an internal workflow or tool as a Cursor plugin and has no plugin structure yet.

The problemBuilding a plugin from scratch means guessing the directory layout and manifest format.

The outcomeA new plugin directory with a manifest that passes the create-plugin validation.

What you need first

  • Access to the cursor/plugins repository on GitHub
  • Cursor set up to use plugins
  • Basic familiarity with the .cursor-plugin/plugin.json manifest each plugin needs

Steps

  1. Open the create-plugin/ directory from the Plugins table in the README.
  2. Read the README there to see how the scaffold is meant to be used.
  3. Create your plugin as a standalone directory at the repository root, following the same layout as the other Plugins.
  4. Make sure the directory contains .cursor-plugin/plugin.json with a name and description.
  5. Run the validation the create-plugin plugin provides and fix any reported issues.

Prompt for your agent

In the cursor/plugins repo, use the create-plugin plugin to scaffold a new plugin named <plugin-name> as a standalone root directory. Output the file tree and the validation result. Verify that .cursor-plugin/plugin.json exists and that the validation reports no errors.

Caveat. The README does not list the exact scaffold or validation commands, so read the create-plugin/ directory for them before running anything.

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