Set up in Claude Code

Claude Code installs Chucks as a Plugin from the Chucks marketplace. The plugin bundles both pieces — the encounter-builder skill and the Chucks connector, the MCP server whose tools search monsters and assemble balanced encounters — and updates itself when we ship changes, so there's nothing to paste by hand.

1. Add the marketplace

In Claude Code, run the plugin marketplace command with the Chucks repository:

/plugin marketplace add chucks-ai/claude

2. Install the plugin

Install the Chucks plugin from the marketplace:

/plugin install chucks@chucks

That's it — the plugin adds both the encounter-builder skill and the Chucks connector and its tools, with no extra setup.

3. Try it

Start a new conversation and ask Claude to build you an encounter. The encounter-builder skill kicks in when your prompt looks like an encounter request, and Claude calls the Chucks tools to search monsters and build it. Depending on your approval settings, you may be asked to approve the Chucks tools before they run.

Stuck? See your first encounter for a full worked example, or prompting tips for getting better results.