Pinterest Claude Code Plugins

Pinterest maintains an internal plugin marketplace for Claude Code at ~/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json. Plugins are sourced from pinternal/optimus (git-subdir). This note covers the ones worth using regularly.

Setup

The marketplace isn’t auto-registered. Register it once:

/plugin marketplace add pinterest-internal --source directory --path ~/.agents/plugins

Then install individual plugins:

/plugin marketplace install pinterest-internal/<name>

Plugins worth usingtools

What does the caveman plugin do and when should you use it? ? Ultra-compressed communication mode that cuts ~75% of tokens. Use in long sessions where context is filling up fast, or when doing routine tasks that don’t need verbose explanations. Invoke with /caveman. Author: Julius Brussee.

What does advisor-strategy do and when is it useful? ? Multi-model pattern: Sonnet/Haiku runs as executor end-to-end, consulting an Opus advisor sub-agent on-demand only for hard decisions. Use when you want to reduce costs on routine work while keeping Opus quality for critical choices. Author: Jeremiah Kistler.

What does dx-explorer do? ? Analyzes a developer’s experience over a time range: PR analysis, build health, Jira context, Slack support patterns, SOX scope, and actionable recommendations. Use for 1:1 prep, perf review data gathering, or understanding team pain points. Author: GenAI Dev Tools.

What does visual-explainer do? ? Generates beautiful HTML pages for diagrams, diff reviews, plan reviews, slide decks, and data tables. Opens in browser. Broader than svg-diagrams — handles tabular data, diffs, and presentations. Author: nicobailon.

What does michi do? ? Personal knowledge wiki compiler — ingest sources, compile into wiki articles, search with BM25 + knowledge graph. Zero pip dependencies. Could complement PKM vault with structured search. Author: Xiaowei Wan.

What does slack-support-summary do? ? Analyzes Slack support channels to categorize and rank user problems, then optionally creates Jira tickets for top issues. Use for triaging team support load or understanding what’s breaking for users. Author: GenAI Dev Tools.

What does pinterest-doc-writer do? ? Guided brainstorming and structured templates for Pinterest technical design documents. Enforces Elements of Style. Use whenever writing a design doc instead of starting from scratch. Author: Pinterest Engineering.

What does autoresearch do? ? Autonomous experiment loop: try ideas, measure a quantifiable metric, keep what works, discard what doesn’t. Use for optimizing any measurable outcome (prompt quality, latency, accuracy). Author: Xiaowei Wan.

Other available plugins (situational)

Plugin	Use case
statsboard	Author Statsboard dashboards and TScript alerts
code-quality-fixer	Scan code, create Jira tickets, fix in worktrees
owners-yml-generator	Generate owners.yml from git history
ai-sandbox-development	Diagnose sandbox connectivity issues
osquery-security	Generate osquery SQL from IOCs, deploy to fleets
agent-swarm	Multi-stage parallel agent pipeline
ralph-wiggum	Continuous self-referential iteration loops
fireworks-tech-graph	Publication-quality SVG/PNG technical diagrams
pinterest-slides	PowerPoint with Pinterest branding + GDrive
ads-indexing-expert	Trace index fields, debug Shopping PGs
shopping-catalog-expert	Hyperloop/merchant catalog debugging

See also

• Claude Code (if exists)