# sonatype guide — Agent Skill

Sonatype Guide MCP server for software supply chain intelligence and dependency security. Analyze dependencies for vulnerabilities, get secure version recommendations, and check component quality metrics.

## At a glance

sonatype-guide is an Agent Skill by sonatype in the Design & Creative category. In Claude Code it installs with `/plugin install sonatype-guide@claude-plugins-official` after adding the anthropics/claude-plugins-official marketplace; other assistants use its SKILL.md instructions as rules.

## Install

### How to install sonatype guide in Claude Code

1. Add the marketplace

```claude
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
```

2. Install the skill

```claude
/plugin install sonatype-guide@claude-plugins-official
```

3. Use it

   These are slash commands for a Claude Code session, not your shell. Claude auto-invokes the skill when your request matches its description — or type its slash command if it exposes one.

### How to install sonatype guide in Claude Desktop

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/sonatype/sonatype-guide-claude-plugin.git
```

2. Add the SKILL.md to your Skills folder

   Settings → Capabilities → Skills → add the folder containing SKILL.md. Claude picks it up automatically.

### How to install sonatype guide in Cursor

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/sonatype/sonatype-guide-claude-plugin.git
```

2. Convert to a Cursor rule

   Create .cursor/rules/sonatype-guide.mdc and paste the SKILL.md body. Set `alwaysApply` or a glob so the Agent loads it in context.

### How to install sonatype guide in Codex CLI

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/sonatype/sonatype-guide-claude-plugin.git
```

2. Reference in AGENTS.md

   Add the skill's instructions (or a link) to AGENTS.md at your repo root — Codex reads it on every run.

### How to install sonatype guide in Windsurf

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/sonatype/sonatype-guide-claude-plugin.git
```

2. Add to your rules / context

   Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.

### How to install sonatype guide in Cline

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/sonatype/sonatype-guide-claude-plugin.git
```

2. Add to your rules / context

   Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.

### How to install sonatype guide in VS Code

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/sonatype/sonatype-guide-claude-plugin.git
```

2. Add to your rules / context

   Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.

Source: https://github.com/sonatype/sonatype-guide-claude-plugin

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Source: https://mcp-skills-hub.vercel.app/skills/sonatype-guide · MCP Skills Hub · data as of 2026-10-28T12:31:05Z