dominodatalab

Domino Data Lab Plugin for Claude Code

A comprehensive Claude Code plugin providing full coverage of the Domino Data Lab platform for AI-assisted development.

Overview

This plugin enables Claude Code to help you with all aspects of Domino Data Lab, including:

• Workspaces: Jupyter, VS Code, RStudio configuration and management
• Jobs: Batch execution, scheduled jobs, and monitoring
• Environments: Custom Docker environments and package management
• Datasets: Data versioning with snapshots and sharing
• NetApp Volumes: Enterprise-grade multi-terabyte storage with near-instant snapshots
• Apps: Deploy React, Streamlit, and Dash applications
• Models: Deploy, monitor, and manage model endpoints
• GenAI: Trace and evaluate AI agents with the Domino SDK
• Distributed Computing: Spark, Ray, and Dask clusters
• And more...

Installation

Prerequisites

• Claude Code CLI v1.0.33 or later (claude --version to check)
• Access to a Domino Data Lab instance
• Domino API key (for API operations when running outside a Domino workspace)
• uv package manager (install guide) — required for the bundled Domino MCP server

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Option 1: Marketplace Install (Recommended)

This approach registers the plugin through Claude Code's native marketplace system so it persists across sessions.

Step 1: Clone the repository and create a marketplace wrapper

# Clone the plugin
git clone https://github.com/dominodatalab/domino-claude-plugin.git

# Create the marketplace directory structure
mkdir -p ~/.claude/marketplaces/domino/.claude-plugin
mkdir -p ~/.claude/marketplaces/domino/plugins

# Move the plugin into the marketplace
mv domino-claude-plugin ~/.claude/marketplaces/domino/plugins/domino-claude-plugin

Step 2: Create the marketplace manifest

cat > ~/.claude/marketplaces/domino/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json << 'EOF'
{
  "name": "domino-marketplace",
  "owner": {
    "name": "Domino Data Lab",
    "email": "[email protected]"
  },
  "plugins": [
    {
      "name": "domino-claude-plugin",
      "description": "Domino Data Lab plugin for Claude Code - workspaces, jobs, environments, datasets, apps, models, and more",
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "source": "./plugins/domino-claude-plugin",
      "category": "development"
    }
  ]
}
EOF

Step 3: Register the marketplace and install the plugin

Launch Claude Code and run:

/plugin marketplace add /home/<your-username>/.claude/marketplaces/domino
/plugin install domino-claude-plugin@domino-marketplace

Note: Replace <your-username> with your actual username, or use the full absolute path (e.g., /home/ubuntu/.claude/marketplaces/domino). The ~ shorthand may not expand correctly.

Step 4: Restart Claude Code

/exit
claude

The plugin should appear in your loaded plugins on startup. Verify with:

/plugin

Navigate to the Installed tab to confirm domino-claude-plugin is listed.

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Option 2: Direct Plugin Directory (Development / Quick Start)

Use the --plugin-dir flag to load the plugin directly. This is ideal for development, testing, or quick evaluation.

# Clone the plugin
git clone https://github.com/dominodatalab/domino-claude-plugin.git

# Ensure the plugin manifest exists
mkdir -p domino-claude-plugin/.claude-plugin
cat > domino-claude-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json << 'EOF'
{
  "name": "domino-claude-plugin",
  "description": "Domino Data Lab plugin for Claude Code",
  "version": "1.0.0"
}
EOF

# Run Claude Code with the plugin
claude --plugin-dir ./domino-claude-plugin

To make this persistent without the marketplace approach, add a shell alias:

echo 'alias claude="claude --plugin-dir /path/to/domino-claude-plugin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

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Option 3: Team / Project-Level Install

For teams sharing a project, add the marketplace to your project's .claude/settings.json:

{
  "extraKnownMarketplaces": {
    "domino-marketplace": {
      "source": {
        "source": "directory",
        "path": "/path/to/domino-marketplace"
      }
    }
  },
  "enabledPlugins": {
    "domino-claude-plugin@domino-marketplace": true
  }
}

When team members trust the repository folder, Claude Code will prompt them to install the marketplace and plugin automatically.

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Verifying the Installation

After installation, test that the plugin is working:

1. Check slash commands are available:

   /domino-app-init
   

2. Test skill auto-invocation by asking a Domino-related question:

   Help me deploy a Streamlit app to Domino
   

   Claude should automatically invoke the domino-app-deployment skill.

3. Check the plugin is listed:

   /plugin
   

   Navigate to the Installed tab.