Plugin
Install Vruum as a harness plugin where plugin rails exist, and know the fallback path for harnesses that use direct MCP plus skills.
Plugin is the packaging layer. A Vruum plugin can bundle:
- the remote MCP server entry for
https://api.vruum.ai/mcp; - Vruum workflow skills;
- harness metadata such as display name, description, and category;
- setup instructions for the harness that understands that plugin format.
The plugin is not the runtime. MCP is still the live tool connection. Skills are still the workflow instructions the agent loads. The plugin just makes installation one step when a harness has plugin rails.
Non-technical clients should use a plugin when their harness offers one, or direct MCP when it does not. They should not need Node or the local CLI for normal Vruum operation.
Harness support
| Harness | Plugin status | Use now |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Vruum ships Claude plugin metadata in the public skills package. | Install through the Claude plugin/marketplace flow when available. Otherwise use direct MCP and skills setup. |
| Claude Desktop / Claude.ai | Vruum distributes a plugin zip from the skills release channel. | Download the Vruum plugin zip and add it from the Claude plugin UI. |
| Codex CLI | Vruum ships Codex plugin metadata with skills and mcpServers entries. | Use the Codex plugin commands below when the marketplace is available, or use vruum init. |
| Cursor | No Vruum plugin bundle today. | Connect the Vruum MCP server; install shipped skill files manually where supported. |
| Cline | No Vruum plugin bundle today. | Connect the Vruum MCP server; install shipped skill files manually where supported. |
| OpenCode | No Vruum plugin bundle today. | Connect MCP; OpenCode can read .agents/skills when configured. |
| Windsurf | No Vruum plugin bundle today. | Connect MCP; install skill files manually only if the harness exposes a skill directory. |
| Gemini CLI | No Vruum plugin bundle today. | Connect MCP; install shipped skill files manually where supported. |
| ChatGPT or hosted MCP clients | Use remote MCP, not a local plugin bundle. | Connect https://api.vruum.ai/mcp and authenticate in the client. |
Codex plugin
The public skills package includes a Codex plugin manifest:
{
"name": "vruum",
"skills": "./skills/",
"mcpServers": "./.mcp.json"
}When the Codex plugin marketplace is available in your environment:
codex plugin marketplace add vruum-gtm/skills
codex plugin add vruum@vruum-gtm
codex mcp login vruumIf plugin installation is unavailable, use the technical fallback:
vruum login
vruum init
export VRUUM_MCP_TOKEN=<your-vruum-token>
codexvruum init registers MCP through codex mcp add and installs Vruum skills
into ~/.agents/skills.
Claude plugin
The public skills package includes Claude plugin metadata. For Claude Desktop or Claude.ai plugin upload, use the release zip when it is published:
https://github.com/vruum-gtm/skills/releases/latest/download/vruum-plugin.zipFor Claude Code without plugin install, use direct setup:
vruum login
vruum initvruum init registers MCP through claude mcp add and installs Vruum skills
into ~/.claude/skills.
Plugin vs MCP vs skills
| Need | Use |
|---|---|
| One install path for a harness that supports plugins | Plugin |
| The live Vruum tool connection | MCP |
| Workflow instructions like outreach triage or pipeline fill | Skills |
| Local config writing, CI, local files, or debugging | CLI Reference |
Give this to an agent
Check whether my harness has a Vruum plugin. If it does, use that.
If not, connect the Vruum MCP server at https://api.vruum.ai/mcp. Then load
Vruum-shipped skills through plugin support, vruum init, or a local skill
directory if this harness supports one. Use the MCP skill tool only for team
skills saved in Vruum.Related docs
- Quick Start — copyable install prompt to give a harness.
- MCP — connect hosted MCP in each harness.
- Skills — install, discover, invoke, and publish skills.
- CLI Reference — granular command tree and exit codes.