Install prebuilt plugins and skills (no local build)

You do not need Node, npm, or a clone of this repository. Download only the archive you need—there is no combined “everything” bundle.

Where to download

GitHub Releases (best for picking one asset): Releases. When maintainers publish a release, the workflow attaches separate zip files to that release (picking one download per need):

Asset	Use it for
`agent-brain-trust-cursor-plugin.zip`	Cursor (full plugin: skills, MCP wiring, resources)
`agent-brain-trust-claude-plugin.zip`	Claude Code as a plugin
`<skill-name>.zip` (e.g. `expert-opinion.zip`)	That skill alone, portable
`RPL.md`, `LRPL.md`	Standalone composed prompt documents

Standalone MCP is distributed only via npm (see Standalone MCP below)—not as a GitHub Release zip.

CI builds: Actions → Release workflow. Pick a run and download only the artifact you need:

Artifact name	Contents
`agent-brain-trust-cursor-plugin`	Cursor plugin zip (one file)
`agent-brain-trust-claude-plugin`	Claude plugin zip (one file)
`brain-trust-skill-zips`	All per-skill zips from that build (folder of `.zip` files inside the downloaded artifact)
`brain-trust-prompts`	`RPL.md` and `LRPL.md` as standalone markdown files

GitHub may expire workflow artifacts after a retention period; prefer Releases when you can.

Cursor (full plugin)

Download agent-brain-trust-cursor-plugin.zip and unzip it. You should get a single top-level folder agent-brain-trust-cursor-plugin/. Call its absolute path PLUGIN below.
Ensure the local plugin directory exists:
```
mkdir -p ~/.cursor/plugins/local
```
Install the plugin (id agent-brain-trust) as a real directory — not a symlink — so Cursor/plugin discovery can resolve files (symlinks are not always followed on macOS):
```
rm -rf ~/.cursor/plugins/local/agent-brain-trust
cp -R "$PLUGIN" ~/.cursor/plugins/local/agent-brain-trust
```
Use the absolute path to the unzipped agent-brain-trust-cursor-plugin directory for $PLUGIN.

~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json — under plugins, set agent-brain-trust@local to the absolute path of ~/.cursor/plugins/local/agent-brain-trust (the copied folder):

{
  "plugins": {
    "agent-brain-trust@local": [
      {
        "scope": "user",
        "installPath": "/absolute/path/to/.cursor/plugins/local/agent-brain-trust"
      }
    ]
  }
}

~/.claude/settings.json — enable the plugin:

{
  "enabledPlugins": {
    "agent-brain-trust@local": true
  }
}

Restart Cursor or Developer: Reload Window. Enable the Brain Trust MCP server if you use MCP. The plugin’s .mcp.json runs the server with npx -y and a pinned @bahulneel/brain-trust-mcp@… spec (see Cursor MCP docs). The install folder name agent-brain-trust should match the path above. If resources fail to resolve, set BRAIN_TRUST_RESOURCES to your plugin’s resources/ directory.

Claude Code (full plugin)

Download agent-brain-trust-claude-plugin.zip and unzip to a folder; call that directory’s absolute path PLUGIN.
Directory install (no symlink):
```
claude --plugin-dir "$PLUGIN"
```
Optional — copy + registration (same idea as Cursor): rm -rf ~/.cursor/plugins/local/agent-brain-trust-claude && cp -R "$PLUGIN" ~/.cursor/plugins/local/agent-brain-trust-claude, then register agent-brain-trust-claude@local in installed_plugins.json and set enabledPlugins["agent-brain-trust-claude@local"] to true. Reload plugins in Claude Code.

Standalone MCP (no plugin)

Install from npm (@bahulneel/brain-trust-mcp):

npm install -g @bahulneel/brain-trust-mcp
brain-trust-mcp

Or run once without a global install:

npx -y @bahulneel/brain-trust-mcp

Point your MCP client at the same command (stdio). The built plugin zips use the same npx -y … spec in .mcp.json. For a local clone, npm run build produces packages/brain-trust-mcp/dist/brain-trust-mcp.js (Turbo) and resources/ there (root build) — see build.md.

One skill only (zip)

Download expert-opinion.zip or the bt-… .zip you want from Releases (or take that file from the brain-trust-skill-zips CI artifact).
Unzip where your agent expects a skill directory (the zip is the skill root: SKILL.md, scripts/, assets/, references/).

Each skill zip includes SKILL.md, the bundled CLI, assets/, and references/ for discovery and CLI usage.

Compare: prebuilt vs clone

	Prebuilt (one zip)	Clone + `npm run build`
Node / npm	Not required to obtain artifacts	Required
Cursor install script	Not used; copy + JSON as above	`npm run install:cursor-plugin` after build (copies `dist/`, full tree)

If you change content or need validation tooling, use a clone and build.md.