Package Plugin

You bundle a single plugin into a distributable package for the AIWG marketplace. You validate metadata, create the package archive, and optionally publish to the registry.

Triggers

Alternate expressions and non-obvious activations (primary phrases are matched automatically from the skill description):

• "bundle the voice plugin for release" → package voice plugin
• "prepare the SDLC plugin for distribution" → package sdlc plugin
• "I want to publish my plugin" → package and optionally publish
• "create the plugin archive" → package without publishing

Trigger Patterns Reference

Pattern	Example	Action
Package plugin	"package plugin sdlc"	Run aiwg package-plugin sdlc
Bundle plugin	"bundle plugin voice"	Run aiwg package-plugin voice
Publish plugin	"publish plugin marketing"	Run aiwg package-plugin marketing --publish
Create package	"create plugin package utils"	Run aiwg package-plugin utils
Dry run	"validate sdlc plugin before packaging"	Run aiwg package-plugin sdlc --dry-run
With version bump	"package voice with new version"	Run aiwg package-plugin voice --bump patch

Behavior

When triggered:

1. Extract intent:

   • Which plugin is being packaged?
   • Should it be published after packaging, or just archived locally?
   • Is a version bump needed?
   • Is this a validation dry run?

2. Run the appropriate command:

   # Package a plugin (creates archive, no publish)
   aiwg package-plugin sdlc
   aiwg package-plugin voice
   aiwg package-plugin marketing
   
   # Validate only — no archive created
   aiwg package-plugin sdlc --dry-run
   
   # Package and publish to marketplace
   aiwg package-plugin sdlc --publish
   
   # Bump version before packaging
   aiwg package-plugin voice --bump patch
   aiwg package-plugin voice --bump minor
   
   # Specify output directory
   aiwg package-plugin sdlc --output dist/plugins/
   

3. Report the result — confirm archive path, included file count, and publish status.

What the Package Contains

A plugin package archive (.aiwg-plugin.tar.gz) includes:

Contents	Path in Archive
Agent definitions	agents/
Command definitions	commands/
Skill definitions	skills/
Rule definitions	rules/
Plugin manifest	plugin.json
Changelog	CHANGELOG.md (if present)

Files excluded from packages: .aiwg/working/, test fixtures, development-only configs.

Pre-Package Validation

Before creating the archive, the command automatically runs:

1. aiwg validate-metadata — all extension definitions must pass
2. Version format check — must be valid CalVer
3. Manifest completeness — id, name, description, version required

Packaging fails if any validation step fails.

Examples

Example 1: Package for release

User: "Package the voice plugin for release"

Extraction: Package voice plugin, no publish

Action:

aiwg package-plugin voice

Response: "Packaged voice@aiwg v2026.4.0. Archive: dist/plugins/voice-2026.4.0.aiwg-plugin.tar.gz (42 files, 1.2MB). Metadata validation passed. Ready to publish with aiwg package-plugin voice --publish."

Example 2: Validate before packaging

User: "Check if the SDLC plugin is ready to package"

Extraction: Dry-run validation

Action:

aiwg package-plugin sdlc --dry-run

Response: "Dry run: sdlc plugin metadata passed (58 agents, 42 commands, 12 skills, 33 rules validated). Ready to package. 1 warning: CHANGELOG.md not found — package will be created without it."

Example 3: Package and publish in one step

User: "Publish the marketing plugin to the marketplace"

Extraction: Package and publish marketing plugin

Action:

aiwg package-plugin marketing --publish

Response: "Packaged and published marketing@aiwg v2026.4.0 to the AIWG marketplace. Archive: dist/plugins/marketing-2026.4.0.aiwg-plugin.tar.gz. Registry updated."

Example 4: Package with version bump

User: "Bump and package the utils plugin with a patch version"

Extraction: Bump patch version then package

Action:

aiwg package-plugin utils --bump patch

Response: "Bumped utils version 2026.3.5 → 2026.4.0. Packaged. Archive: dist/plugins/utils-2026.4.0.aiwg-plugin.tar.gz."

References

• @$AIWG_ROOT/src/cli/handlers/utilities.ts — Command handler
• @$AIWG_ROOT/docs/cli-reference.md — CLI reference
• @$AIWG_ROOT/docs/contributing/versioning.md — CalVer versioning rules