Decision sheet: install an extension, or not

To be filled in before installing a plugin, a connector, a skill or a hook that does not come from you. Keep the sheet in your journal: it will tell you later why you installed it, and how to remove it.

The extension: ______________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ________

1. My need

What I want to get: ______________________
Would a simpler solution be enough? (an instruction in CLAUDE.md, a skill of my own): ☐ yes ☐ no, because ______________________

2. Who made it, and where it comes from

Author or publisher: ______________________
Catalog (marketplace): ☐ Anthropic official ☐ Anthropic community ☐ third-party: ______________________
Where I read its description and its code: ______________________

3. What it can do

It contains…	Yes / no	What it does on my computer
hooks (automatic commands)
MCP servers (connectors)
skills, commands, agents
added programs (`bin/` folder)
background tasks (monitors) or mods (code that starts by itself)
in each `SKILL.md`: a `hooks` field, an `allowed-tools` field, or a `!` followed by a command, at the start of a line or in the middle of a line

After installation, claude plugin details <name> (typed in the terminal) shows the inventory of what the plugin contains: compare it with this sheet.

It can read: ______________________
It can write, send or delete: ______________________
Automatic updates: ☐ yes ☐ no

4. How much it costs

To install: ______ · To use (subscription, connected service): ______
Weight in each session (context), if stated: ______

5. My decision

☐ I install it, for this folder only · ☐ I install it later · ☐ I don’t install it
Why: ______________________
How to remove it: ______________________
Review date (is it still useful?): ____ / ____ / ________