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title: 'How to Install BMad in Claude Cowork'
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description: Install BMad in Claude Cowork using the Claude Code plugin marketplace.
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---
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Claude.ai web and the Claude desktop chat have no access to your project files, so `npx bmad-method install` can't reach them. [Claude Cowork](https://www.claude.com/product/claude-code) does — it sandboxes your project in a VM and exposes a plugin manager. The `npx` installer still can't write into that sandbox, but Cowork accepts plugins via its marketplace API, which BMad's `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` ships with.
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## Install
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Two steps — register the marketplace, then install the plugins:
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```
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/plugin marketplace add bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD
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/plugin install bmad-pro-skills@bmad-method
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/plugin install bmad-method-lifecycle@bmad-method
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```
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Restart the Cowork session, then `/bmad-pro-skills:*` and `/bmad-method-lifecycle:*` slash commands appear.
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## Update
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```
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/plugin marketplace update bmad-method
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```
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The marketplace name is `bmad-method`, not the GitHub slug.
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## Uninstall
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```
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/plugin uninstall bmad-pro-skills@bmad-method
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/plugin uninstall bmad-method-lifecycle@bmad-method
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```
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## Known issue
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Cowork's plugin reconciler currently has open bugs ([anthropics/claude-code#38429](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/38429), [#39274](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/39274)) that can purge third-party marketplace plugins on session sync. If your slash commands disappear, re-run the `/plugin install` lines.
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## Pairing With TEA
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To install TEA alongside BMad, register and install its marketplace too. See the [TEA README](https://github.com/bmad-code-org/bmad-method-test-architecture-enterprise#claude-cowork) for the exact commands.
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## Related
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- [How to Install BMad](./install-bmad.md) — the standard `npx bmad-method install` flow for non-Cowork tools.
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