Claude Code Ecosystem Guide
A curated set of tools for enhanced Claude Code workflows.
The Stack
| Tool | Type | Purpose | | --------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | toolkit-skills | Plugin | Forced-eval hook + core skills (pair with any skills plugin) | | svelte-skills-kit | Plugin | Svelte/SvelteKit skills (pair with toolkit-skills) | | ccrecall | CLI | Sync transcripts → SQLite for analytics | | mcp-omnisearch | MCP | Unified search (Tavily, Kagi, GitHub, etc.) | | mcp-sqlite-tools | MCP | Safe SQLite operations | | mcpick | CLI | Manage MCP servers, plugins, cache, and profiles | | research | Skill | Verified source research patterns | | skill-creator | Skill | Create Claude skills with best practices |
Decision Tree
"I want skills to activate reliably"
→ toolkit-skills - Forced-eval hook evaluates every prompt against available skills. Install alongside any skills plugin.
"I need to search the web"
→ mcp-omnisearch - Web search, GitHub code search, AI answers
"I need to query a database"
→ mcp-sqlite-tools - Read/write SQLite with safety guards
"I have too many MCPs eating context"
→ mcpick - Enable/disable servers per-project
"I need to install or update plugins"
→ mcpick - mcpick plugins install|update|list
"My plugin cache is stale after a version bump"
→ mcpick - mcpick cache clear or mcpick cache clean-orphaned
"I want to track my Claude Code usage"
→ ccrecall - Sync transcripts, query with mcp-sqlite-tools
"I'm building with Svelte/SvelteKit"
→ svelte-skills-kit - Runes, routing, data flow patterns
"I need to research a topic or verify sources"
→ research skill - Verified source research, repo cloning patterns
"I want to create a new Claude skill"
→ skill-creator skill - Progressive disclosure, writing guide, CLI reference
Typical Workflows
Recommended Setup (Skills)
# Core: forced-eval hook + ecosystem skills
npx mcpick plugins install toolkit-skills@claude-code-toolkit
# Domain skills (optional, based on your stack)
npx mcpick plugins install svelte-skills@svelte-skills-kit
# Keep plugins up to date
npx mcpick plugins update toolkit-skills
toolkit-skills hook ensures skills from any plugin activate on relevant prompts.
Add an MCP Server
npx mcpick add omnisearch -- npx -y mcp-omnisearch
Research Mode
npx mcpick enable omnisearch
# Now Claude has web search, GitHub search, AI answers
Data Analysis Mode
npx mcpick enable sqlite-tools
# Query databases, analyze CSVs, manage data
Minimal Context Mode
npx mcpick disable omnisearch sqlite-tools
# Just Claude Code core tools
Fix Stale Plugin Cache
npx mcpick cache status # Check what's stale
npx mcpick cache clear # Clear and refresh
npx mcpick cache clean-orphaned # Remove old versions
Save/Load Profiles
npx mcpick profile save research-mode
npx mcpick profile load research-mode
Analytics Review
bun x ccrecall sync # Update database
# Then query ~/.claude/ccrecall.db with mcp-sqlite-tools
Links
| Tool | GitHub | | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | claude-code-toolkit | https://github.com/spences10/claude-code-toolkit | | svelte-skills-kit | https://github.com/spences10/svelte-skills-kit | | ccrecall | https://github.com/spences10/ccrecall | | mcp-omnisearch | https://github.com/spences10/mcp-omnisearch | | mcp-sqlite-tools | https://github.com/spences10/mcp-sqlite-tools | | mcpick | https://github.com/spences10/mcpick |