Installing the Education Toolkit Plugin
Follow these steps to add 13 specialized agents to your Claude Code
✅ You're Ready!
Claude Code is already running. Download the sample file you'll need for the workshop:
📄 Sample Course Brief
Download sample-course-brief.mdSave this to your Claude Code working directory
Step 1: Open Plugin Menu
Type this command in Claude Code:
What this does: Opens the plugin management menu
Step 2: Add Marketplace
In the menu that appears, select "Add Marketplace", then enter this URL:
What this does: Adds the education-toolkit repository to your available plugins
✓ Checkpoint: Marketplace added successfully
Step 3: Install the Plugin
Open the plugin menu again:
Select "Browse and install plugins", then choose "education-toolkit" from the list.
What this does: Activates the plugin and loads all 13 agents + 10 slash commands into Claude Code
✓ Checkpoint: education-toolkit installed successfully
Step 4: Verify Installation
Check that the plugin is active:
You should see:
✓ education-toolkit (v2.6.2)
13 agents, 10 commands
✓ Checkpoint: education-toolkit appears in the list
Step 5: Test the Plugin
Let's verify everything works by invoking an agent:
What should happen: Claude Code responds asking for assignment details to create a rubric
🎉 Success! If Claude asks about your assignment, your plugin is working perfectly!
🔧 Troubleshooting
❌ Agents don't respond when invoked
Fix: The plugin didn't install properly. Try:
- Run
/plugin listto check if education-toolkit is listed - If not listed, repeat Steps 2-3
- If listed but agents don't respond, try restarting Claude Code (exit and restart)
❌ "Plugin not found" error
Fix: Double-check the GitHub URL:
Make sure it's "jkruckivey" (not jameskruck, not jkruck)
💬 Still Having Issues?
During the workshop: Ask for help! Everyone learns together.
After the workshop: Email jkruck@ivey.ca with your error message
✅ Plugin Installed Successfully!
Now let's put these 13 agents to work with real course development tasks
Next: Hands-On Practice →