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Playground

Creates self-contained HTML playgrounds with controls, live preview and a copyable prompt output.

Author
Anthropic
Works with
Claude Code
License
Apache-2.0
Documented
Oct 2, 2026

What Playground is

A skill that builds a single-file interactive explorer. You adjust controls, see a live preview, then copy the generated prompt back into Claude.

What it does

How Playground plugs in: which agents run it and what it addsRUNS INYour agentClaude Codeone host documentedPLUGIN · OFFICIALPlaygroundBundles of skills, commands, hook…3 install stepsno extra permissions listedlicense: Apache-2.0WHAT IT ADDSWhat it doesBuilds single-file HTML explorersTemplate design-playground for vi…Template data-explorer for SQL, A…Template concept-map for learning…agent → extension → new capability · from the official repository or docs
Where Playground runs and what it adds, from its documentation
  • Builds single-file HTML explorers
  • Template design-playground for visual design decisions
  • Template data-explorer for SQL, API and regex building
  • Template concept-map for learning and scope mapping
  • Template document-critique with approve/reject/comment workflow

When to use it

Good fit

  • Large visual or structural input spaces hard to describe in text

How to install Playground

You need: Claude Code

  1. Add the plugin to Claude Code (/plugin install playground@claude-plugins-official)
  2. Ask Claude for an interactive playground or explorer
  3. Copy the prompt output back into Claude

Tools it extends

Frequently asked questions

What is a playground in the playground plugin?

A self-contained HTML file with controls, live preview and a prompt output with copy button. source

Which templates does playground include?

design-playground, data-explorer, concept-map and document-critique. source

When should I use the playground plugin?

When the input space is large, visual or structural. source

Related guides

Sources and gaps

Not stated by the maintainers: Release date and version history are not shown in the plugin README; README gives no explicit install command.

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