Bb Plugins

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davidondrej

bb-plugins

Build, install, and debug bb plugins. Use when the user wants a bb plugin, a sidebar panel, a bb CLI subcommand, an agent tool, a theme, a provider, or to extend bb itself. For running threads and the core bb CLI, use bb-cli instead.

Overview

Publisher	davidondrej
Repository	`skills`
Skill name	`bb-plugins`
Stars	4.1K
Forks	599
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
Self-contained
Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.
Open source
Published by davidondrej on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Bb Plugins AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidondrej/skills.git /tmp/skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/skills/skills/agent-orchestration/bb-plugins .claude/skills/bb-plugins

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Bb Plugins in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Bb Plugins on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Bb Plugins is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

bb plugins

bb plugins are TypeScript packages that run inside bb. They are how bb extends itself.

Many first-party features are plugins: GitHub, Docs, Memory, Tasks, Connect, Automations, Secrets, Keep Awake, and the coding-agent providers.

Trust

Plugins are full-trust. Server code runs in-process. App UI is same-origin page code, not a sandbox. Host workers run as Node on enrolled machines.

Review source before installing third-party plugins. Keep credentials in secret: true settings.

This skill vs others

Use this skill to create, install, or change a plugin.
Use bb-cli to operate bb (threads, projects, environments).
For exact API signatures, read the bb-plugin-authoring skill if it is available, then run bb guide plugins. In the plugin directory, run bb plugin types before trusting local SDK types. Do not guess from minified dist/ files.

Scaffold

sh
bb plugin new hello            # add --app for a React UI
cd bb-plugin-hello
bb plugin install . --yes
bb plugin dev                  # rebuild + reload on save

The manifest is the bb object in package.json. Required: bb.name, bb.description, bb.branding.icon, bb.server. Optional: bb.app, bb.host, bb.skills, bb.themes.

Plugin id is the last package-name segment with a bb-plugin- prefix stripped. bb-plugin-hello and @acme/bb-plugin-hello both become hello.

Put runtime imports in dependencies. Leave types and tooling in devDependencies. Git installs run npm install --omit=dev.

What a plugin can add

A default-export factory in server.ts receives BbPluginApi and registers surfaces:

settings, kv + SQLite storage, HTTP, RPC, realtime
background services and cron
one top-level bb <name> … command
agent tools, skills/ folders, extra instructions
mention providers
optional host workers and experimental agent providers

app.tsx default-exports definePluginApp and can add pages, thread-panel actions, composer controls, file openers, and a replacement sidebar.

Do not copy the full API into this skill. Read bb-plugin-authoring when implementing a surface.

Install and ship

sh
bb plugin install .                                 # local path
bb plugin install github                            # bundled official plugin
bb plugin install npm:bb-plugin-notes@^1.0.0
bb plugin install git:https://github.com/acme/bb-plugin-notes.git@^1.2.0
bb plugin list
bb plugin reload <id>
bb plugin logs <id> -f

Installs prompt because the code is full-trust. Pass --yes to skip.

A failed managed update rolls back. Catalog refresh never installs code.

Community listings live at https://getbb.app/marketplace/v1/marketplace.json. Submit via a PR to https://github.com/get-bb/marketplace. Use the submit-a-plugin skill for that workflow.

Check the work

bb plugin list shows the plugin running.
If it added a CLI, bb <command> --help works.
If it added UI, open the page or panel in bb and confirm it loads.
If the factory throws, the plugin is error. Read bb plugin logs <id> and fix, then bb plugin reload <id>.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bb Plugins AI skill do?

Why use Bb Plugins on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Bb Plugins is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Bb Plugins in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/davidondrej/skills/tree/main/skills/agent-orchestration/bb-plugins. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Bb Plugins?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Bb Plugins?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Bb Plugins with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Bb Plugins AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by davidondrej under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

bb plugins

Trust

This skill vs others

Scaffold

What a plugin can add

Install and ship

Check the work

Frequently asked questions

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