cue-ai 0.3.0

package/resources/claude-plugins-official/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/command-development/references/marketplace-considerations.md

@@ -0,0 +1,904 @@
+# Marketplace Considerations for Commands
+
+Guidelines for creating commands designed for distribution and marketplace success.
+
+## Overview
+
+Commands distributed through marketplaces need additional consideration beyond personal use commands. They must work across environments, handle diverse use cases, and provide excellent user experience for unknown users.
+
+## Design for Distribution
+
+### Universal Compatibility
+
+**Cross-platform considerations:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Cross-platform command
+allowed-tools: Bash(*)
+---
+
+# Platform-Aware Command
+
+Detecting platform...
+
+case "$(uname)" in
+  Darwin*)  PLATFORM="macOS" ;;
+  Linux*)   PLATFORM="Linux" ;;
+  MINGW*|MSYS*|CYGWIN*) PLATFORM="Windows" ;;
+  *)        PLATFORM="Unknown" ;;
+esac
+
+Platform: $PLATFORM
+
+<!-- Adjust behavior based on platform -->
+if [ "$PLATFORM" = "Windows" ]; then
+  # Windows-specific handling
+  PATH_SEP="\\"
+  NULL_DEVICE="NUL"
+else
+  # Unix-like handling
+  PATH_SEP="/"
+  NULL_DEVICE="/dev/null"
+fi
+
+[Platform-appropriate implementation...]
+```
+
+**Avoid platform-specific commands:**
+
+```markdown
+<!-- BAD: macOS-specific -->
+!`pbcopy < file.txt`
+
+<!-- GOOD: Platform detection -->
+if command -v pbcopy > /dev/null; then
+  pbcopy < file.txt
+elif command -v xclip > /dev/null; then
+  xclip -selection clipboard < file.txt
+elif command -v clip.exe > /dev/null; then
+  cat file.txt | clip.exe
+else
+  echo "Clipboard not available on this platform"
+fi
+```
+
+### Minimal Dependencies
+
+**Check for required tools:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Dependency-aware command
+allowed-tools: Bash(*)
+---
+
+# Check Dependencies
+
+Required tools:
+- git
+- jq
+- node
+
+Checking availability...
+
+MISSING_DEPS=""
+
+for tool in git jq node; do
+  if ! command -v $tool > /dev/null; then
+    MISSING_DEPS="$MISSING_DEPS $tool"
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ -n "$MISSING_DEPS" ]; then
+  ❌ ERROR: Missing required dependencies:$MISSING_DEPS
+
+  INSTALLATION:
+  - git: https://git-scm.com/downloads
+  - jq: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/
+  - node: https://nodejs.org/
+
+  Install missing tools and try again.
+
+  Exit.
+fi
+
+✓ All dependencies available
+
+[Continue with command...]
+```
+
+**Document optional dependencies:**
+
+```markdown
+<!--
+DEPENDENCIES:
+  Required:
+  - git 2.0+: Version control
+  - jq 1.6+: JSON processing
+
+  Optional:
+  - gh: GitHub CLI (for PR operations)
+  - docker: Container operations (for containerized tests)
+
+  Feature availability depends on installed tools.
+-->
+```
+
+### Graceful Degradation
+
+**Handle missing features:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Feature-aware command
+---
+
+# Feature Detection
+
+Detecting available features...
+
+FEATURES=""
+
+if command -v gh > /dev/null; then
+  FEATURES="$FEATURES github"
+fi
+
+if command -v docker > /dev/null; then
+  FEATURES="$FEATURES docker"
+fi
+
+Available features: $FEATURES
+
+if echo "$FEATURES" | grep -q "github"; then
+  # Full functionality with GitHub integration
+  echo "✓ GitHub integration available"
+else
+  # Reduced functionality without GitHub
+  echo "⚠ Limited functionality: GitHub CLI not installed"
+  echo "  Install 'gh' for full features"
+fi
+
+[Adapt behavior based on available features...]
+```
+
+## User Experience for Unknown Users
+
+### Clear Onboarding
+
+**First-run experience:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Command with onboarding
+allowed-tools: Read, Write
+---
+
+# First Run Check
+
+if [ ! -f ".claude/command-initialized" ]; then
+  **Welcome to Command Name!**
+
+  This appears to be your first time using this command.
+
+  WHAT THIS COMMAND DOES:
+  [Brief explanation of purpose and benefits]
+
+  QUICK START:
+  1. Basic usage: /command [arg]
+  2. For help: /command help
+  3. Examples: /command examples
+
+  SETUP:
+  No additional setup required. You're ready to go!
+
+  ✓ Initialization complete
+
+  [Create initialization marker]
+
+  Ready to proceed with your request...
+fi
+
+[Normal command execution...]
+```
+
+**Progressive feature discovery:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Command with tips
+---
+
+# Command Execution
+
+[Main functionality...]
+
+---
+
+💡 TIP: Did you know?
+
+You can speed up this command with the --fast flag:
+  /command --fast [args]
+
+For more tips: /command tips
+```
+
+### Comprehensive Error Handling
+
+**Anticipate user mistakes:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Forgiving command
+---
+
+# User Input Handling
+
+Argument: "$1"
+
+<!-- Check for common typos -->
+if [ "$1" = "hlep" ] || [ "$1" = "hepl" ]; then
+  Did you mean: help?
+
+  Showing help instead...
+  [Display help]
+
+  Exit.
+fi
+
+<!-- Suggest similar commands if not found -->
+if [ "$1" != "valid-option1" ] && [ "$1" != "valid-option2" ]; then
+  ❌ Unknown option: $1
+
+  Did you mean:
+  - valid-option1 (most similar)
+  - valid-option2
+
+  For all options: /command help
+
+  Exit.
+fi
+
+[Command continues...]
+```
+
+**Helpful diagnostics:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Diagnostic command
+---
+
+# Operation Failed
+
+The operation could not complete.
+
+**Diagnostic Information:**
+
+Environment:
+- Platform: $(uname)
+- Shell: $SHELL
+- Working directory: $(pwd)
+- Command: /command $@
+
+Checking common issues:
+- Git repository: $(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>&1)
+- Write permissions: $(test -w . && echo "OK" || echo "DENIED")
+- Required files: $(test -f config.yml && echo "Found" || echo "Missing")
+
+This information helps debug the issue.
+
+For support, include the above diagnostics.
+```
+
+## Distribution Best Practices
+
+### Namespace Awareness
+
+**Avoid name collisions:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Namespaced command
+---
+
+<!--
+COMMAND NAME: plugin-name-command
+
+This command is namespaced with the plugin name to avoid
+conflicts with commands from other plugins.
+
+Alternative naming approaches:
+- Use plugin prefix: /plugin-command
+- Use category: /category-command
+- Use verb-noun: /verb-noun
+
+Chosen approach: plugin-name prefix
+Reasoning: Clearest ownership, least likely to conflict
+-->
+
+# Plugin Name Command
+
+[Implementation...]
+```
+
+**Document naming rationale:**
+
+```markdown
+<!--
+NAMING DECISION:
+
+Command name: /deploy-app
+
+Alternatives considered:
+- /deploy: Too generic, likely conflicts
+- /app-deploy: Less intuitive ordering
+- /my-plugin-deploy: Too verbose
+
+Final choice balances:
+- Discoverability (clear purpose)
+- Brevity (easy to type)
+- Uniqueness (unlikely conflicts)
+-->
+```
+
+### Configurability
+
+**User preferences:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Configurable command
+allowed-tools: Read
+---
+
+# Load User Configuration
+
+Default configuration:
+- verbose: false
+- color: true
+- max_results: 10
+
+Checking for user config: .claude/plugin-name.local.md
+
+if [ -f ".claude/plugin-name.local.md" ]; then
+  # Parse YAML frontmatter for settings
+  VERBOSE=$(grep "^verbose:" .claude/plugin-name.local.md | cut -d: -f2 | tr -d ' ')
+  COLOR=$(grep "^color:" .claude/plugin-name.local.md | cut -d: -f2 | tr -d ' ')
+  MAX_RESULTS=$(grep "^max_results:" .claude/plugin-name.local.md | cut -d: -f2 | tr -d ' ')
+
+  echo "✓ Using user configuration"
+else
+  echo "Using default configuration"
+  echo "Create .claude/plugin-name.local.md to customize"
+fi
+
+[Use configuration in command...]
+```
+
+**Sensible defaults:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Command with smart defaults
+---
+
+# Smart Defaults
+
+Configuration:
+- Format: ${FORMAT:-json}  # Defaults to json
+- Output: ${OUTPUT:-stdout}  # Defaults to stdout
+- Verbose: ${VERBOSE:-false}  # Defaults to false
+
+These defaults work for 80% of use cases.
+
+Override with arguments:
+  /command --format yaml --output file.txt --verbose
+
+Or set in .claude/plugin-name.local.md:
+\`\`\`yaml
+---
+format: yaml
+output: custom.txt
+verbose: true
+---
+\`\`\`
+```
+
+### Version Compatibility
+
+**Version checking:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Version-aware command
+---
+
+<!--
+COMMAND VERSION: 2.1.0
+
+COMPATIBILITY:
+- Requires plugin version: >= 2.0.0
+- Breaking changes from v1.x documented in MIGRATION.md
+
+VERSION HISTORY:
+- v2.1.0: Added --new-feature flag
+- v2.0.0: BREAKING: Changed argument order
+- v1.0.0: Initial release
+-->
+
+# Version Check
+
+Command version: 2.1.0
+Plugin version: [detect from plugin.json]
+
+if [  "$PLUGIN_VERSION" < "2.0.0" ]; then
+  ❌ ERROR: Incompatible plugin version
+
+  This command requires plugin version >= 2.0.0
+  Current version: $PLUGIN_VERSION
+
+  Update plugin:
+    /plugin update plugin-name
+
+  Exit.
+fi
+
+✓ Version compatible
+
+[Command continues...]
+```
+
+**Deprecation warnings:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Command with deprecation warnings
+---
+
+# Deprecation Check
+
+if [ "$1" = "--old-flag" ]; then
+  ⚠️  DEPRECATION WARNING
+
+  The --old-flag option is deprecated as of v2.0.0
+  It will be removed in v3.0.0 (est. June 2025)
+
+  Use instead: --new-flag
+
+  Example:
+    Old: /command --old-flag value
+    New: /command --new-flag value
+
+  See migration guide: /command migrate
+
+  Continuing with deprecated behavior for now...
+fi
+
+[Handle both old and new flags during deprecation period...]
+```
+
+## Marketplace Presentation
+
+### Command Discovery
+
+**Descriptive naming:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Review pull request with security and quality checks
+---
+
+<!-- GOOD: Descriptive name and description -->
+```
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Do the thing
+---
+
+<!-- BAD: Vague description -->
+```
+
+**Searchable keywords:**
+
+```markdown
+<!--
+KEYWORDS: security, code-review, quality, validation, audit
+
+These keywords help users discover this command when searching
+for related functionality in the marketplace.
+-->
+```
+
+### Showcase Examples
+
+**Compelling demonstrations:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Advanced code analysis command
+---
+
+# Code Analysis Command
+
+This command performs deep code analysis with actionable insights.
+
+## Demo: Quick Security Audit
+
+Try it now:
+\`\`\`
+/analyze-code src/ --security
+\`\`\`
+
+**What you'll get:**
+- Security vulnerability detection
+- Code quality metrics
+- Performance bottleneck identification
+- Actionable recommendations
+
+**Sample output:**
+\`\`\`
+Security Analysis Results
+=========================
+
+🔴 Critical (2):
+  - SQL injection risk in users.js:45
+  - XSS vulnerability in display.js:23
+
+🟡 Warnings (5):
+  - Unvalidated input in api.js:67
+  ...
+
+Recommendations:
+1. Fix critical issues immediately
+2. Review warnings before next release
+3. Run /analyze-code --fix for auto-fixes
+\`\`\`
+
+---
+
+Ready to analyze your code...
+
+[Command implementation...]
+```
+
+### User Reviews and Feedback
+
+**Feedback mechanism:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Command with feedback
+---
+
+# Command Complete
+
+[Command results...]
+
+---
+
+**How was your experience?**
+
+This helps improve the command for everyone.
+
+Rate this command:
+- 👍 Helpful
+- 👎 Not helpful
+- 🐛 Found a bug
+- 💡 Have a suggestion
+
+Reply with an emoji or:
+- /command feedback
+
+Your feedback matters!
+```
+
+**Usage analytics preparation:**
+
+```markdown
+<!--
+ANALYTICS NOTES:
+
+Track for improvement:
+- Most common arguments
+- Failure rates
+- Average execution time
+- User satisfaction scores
+
+Privacy-preserving:
+- No personally identifiable information
+- Aggregate statistics only
+- User opt-out respected
+-->
+```
+
+## Quality Standards
+
+### Professional Polish
+
+**Consistent branding:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Branded command
+---
+
+# ✨ Command Name
+
+Part of the [Plugin Name] suite
+
+[Command functionality...]
+
+---
+
+**Need Help?**
+- Documentation: https://docs.example.com
+- Support: support@example.com
+- Community: https://community.example.com
+
+Powered by Plugin Name v2.1.0
+```
+
+**Attention to detail:**
+
+```markdown
+<!-- Details that matter -->
+
+✓ Use proper emoji/symbols consistently
+✓ Align output columns neatly
+✓ Format numbers with thousands separators
+✓ Use color/formatting appropriately
+✓ Provide progress indicators
+✓ Show estimated time remaining
+✓ Confirm successful operations
+```
+
+### Reliability
+
+**Idempotency:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Idempotent command
+---
+
+# Safe Repeated Execution
+
+Checking if operation already completed...
+
+if [ -f ".claude/operation-completed.flag" ]; then
+  ℹ️  Operation already completed
+
+  Completed at: $(cat .claude/operation-completed.flag)
+
+  To re-run:
+  1. Remove flag: rm .claude/operation-completed.flag
+  2. Run command again
+
+  Otherwise, no action needed.
+
+  Exit.
+fi
+
+Performing operation...
+
+[Safe, repeatable operation...]
+
+Marking complete...
+echo "$(date)" > .claude/operation-completed.flag
+```
+
+**Atomic operations:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Atomic command
+---
+
+# Atomic Operation
+
+This operation is atomic - either fully succeeds or fully fails.
+
+Creating temporary workspace...
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+
+Performing changes in isolated environment...
+[Make changes in $TEMP_DIR]
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  ✓ Changes validated
+
+  Applying changes atomically...
+  mv $TEMP_DIR/* ./target/
+
+  ✓ Operation complete
+else
+  ❌ Changes failed validation
+
+  Rolling back...
+  rm -rf $TEMP_DIR
+
+  No changes applied. Safe to retry.
+fi
+```
+
+## Testing for Distribution
+
+### Pre-Release Checklist
+
+```markdown
+<!--
+PRE-RELEASE CHECKLIST:
+
+Functionality:
+- [ ] Works on macOS
+- [ ] Works on Linux
+- [ ] Works on Windows (WSL)
+- [ ] All arguments tested
+- [ ] Error cases handled
+- [ ] Edge cases covered
+
+User Experience:
+- [ ] Clear description
+- [ ] Helpful error messages
+- [ ] Examples provided
+- [ ] First-run experience good
+- [ ] Documentation complete
+
+Distribution:
+- [ ] No hardcoded paths
+- [ ] Dependencies documented
+- [ ] Configuration options clear
+- [ ] Version number set
+- [ ] Changelog updated
+
+Quality:
+- [ ] No TODO comments
+- [ ] No debug code
+- [ ] Performance acceptable
+- [ ] Security reviewed
+- [ ] Privacy considered
+
+Support:
+- [ ] README complete
+- [ ] Troubleshooting guide
+- [ ] Support contact provided
+- [ ] Feedback mechanism
+- [ ] License specified
+-->
+```
+
+### Beta Testing
+
+**Beta release approach:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Beta command (v0.9.0)
+---
+
+# 🧪 Beta Command
+
+**This is a beta release**
+
+Features may change based on feedback.
+
+BETA STATUS:
+- Version: 0.9.0
+- Stability: Experimental
+- Support: Limited
+- Feedback: Encouraged
+
+Known limitations:
+- Performance not optimized
+- Some edge cases not handled
+- Documentation incomplete
+
+Help improve this command:
+- Report issues: /command report-issue
+- Suggest features: /command suggest
+- Join beta testers: /command join-beta
+
+---
+
+[Command implementation...]
+
+---
+
+**Thank you for beta testing!**
+
+Your feedback helps make this command better.
+```
+
+## Maintenance and Updates
+
+### Update Strategy
+
+**Versioned commands:**
+
+```markdown
+<!--
+VERSION STRATEGY:
+
+Major (X.0.0): Breaking changes
+- Document all breaking changes
+- Provide migration guide
+- Support old version briefly
+
+Minor (x.Y.0): New features
+- Backward compatible
+- Announce new features
+- Update examples
+
+Patch (x.y.Z): Bug fixes
+- No user-facing changes
+- Update changelog
+- Security fixes prioritized
+
+Release schedule:
+- Patches: As needed
+- Minors: Monthly
+- Majors: Annually or as needed
+-->
+```
+
+**Update notifications:**
+
+```markdown
+---
+description: Update-aware command
+---
+
+# Check for Updates
+
+Current version: 2.1.0
+Latest version: [check if available]
+
+if [ "$CURRENT_VERSION" != "$LATEST_VERSION" ]; then
+  📢 UPDATE AVAILABLE
+
+  New version: $LATEST_VERSION
+  Current: $CURRENT_VERSION
+
+  What's new:
+  - Feature improvements
+  - Bug fixes
+  - Performance enhancements
+
+  Update with:
+    /plugin update plugin-name
+
+  Release notes: https://releases.example.com/v$LATEST_VERSION
+fi
+
+[Command continues...]
+```
+
+## Best Practices Summary
+
+### Distribution Design
+
+1. **Universal**: Works across platforms and environments
+2. **Self-contained**: Minimal dependencies, clear requirements
+3. **Graceful**: Degrades gracefully when features unavailable
+4. **Forgiving**: Anticipates and handles user mistakes
+5. **Helpful**: Clear errors, good defaults, excellent docs
+
+### Marketplace Success
+
+1. **Discoverable**: Clear name, good description, searchable keywords
+2. **Professional**: Polished presentation, consistent branding
+3. **Reliable**: Tested thoroughly, handles edge cases
+4. **Maintainable**: Versioned, updated regularly, supported
+5. **User-focused**: Great UX, responsive to feedback
+
+### Quality Standards
+
+1. **Complete**: Fully documented, all features working
+2. **Tested**: Works in real environments, edge cases handled
+3. **Secure**: No vulnerabilities, safe operations
+4. **Performant**: Reasonable speed, resource-efficient
+5. **Ethical**: Privacy-respecting, user consent
+
+With these considerations, commands become marketplace-ready and delight users across diverse environments and use cases.