diff --git a/crates/starforge-plugin-sdk/Cargo.toml b/crates/starforge-plugin-sdk/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "starforge-plugin-sdk"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+description = "SDK for building StarForge CLI plugins"
+license = "MIT"
+
+[lib]
+name = "starforge_plugin_sdk"
diff --git a/crates/starforge-plugin-sdk/src/lib.rs b/crates/starforge-plugin-sdk/src/lib.rs
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+//! StarForge Plugin SDK
+//!
+//! Implement the [`StarForgePlugin`] trait and use [`export_plugin!`] to
+//! expose your plugin to the StarForge CLI loader.
+
+/// Metadata every plugin must provide.
+pub struct PluginMeta {
+    pub name: &'static str,
+    pub version: &'static str,
+    pub description: &'static str,
+}
+
+/// Core trait all StarForge plugins must implement.
+pub trait StarForgePlugin {
+    fn meta(&self) -> PluginMeta;
+    fn run(&self, args: &[String]) -> Result<(), String>;
+}
+
+/// Exports a plugin so the StarForge CLI can load it via `libloading`.
+///
+/// # Example
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// use starforge_plugin_sdk::{export_plugin, PluginMeta, StarForgePlugin};
+///
+/// struct MyPlugin;
+///
+/// impl StarForgePlugin for MyPlugin {
+///     fn meta(&self) -> PluginMeta {
+///         PluginMeta { name: "my-plugin", version: "0.1.0", description: "Does something cool" }
+///     }
+///     fn run(&self, args: &[String]) -> Result<(), String> {
+///         println!("my-plugin args: {:?}", args);
+///         Ok(())
+///     }
+/// }
+///
+/// export_plugin!(MyPlugin);
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! export_plugin {
+    ($plugin_type:ty) => {
+        #[no_mangle]
+        pub extern "C" fn _starforge_plugin_create(
+        ) -> *mut dyn $crate::StarForgePlugin {
+            let plugin = <$plugin_type>::default();
+            Box::into_raw(Box::new(plugin))
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/examples/plugin_example.md b/examples/plugin_example.md
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+# StarForge Plugin Example
+
+Build a plugin using the `starforge-plugin-sdk` crate.
+
+## Setup
+
+Create a new crate:
+
+```bash
+cargo new --lib my-starforge-plugin
+cd my-starforge-plugin
+```
+
+Add to `Cargo.toml`:
+
+```toml
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+starforge-plugin-sdk = { path = "../crates/starforge-plugin-sdk" }
+```
+
+## Implement the plugin
+
+```rust
+use starforge_plugin_sdk::{export_plugin, PluginMeta, StarForgePlugin};
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct HelloPlugin;
+
+impl StarForgePlugin for HelloPlugin {
+    fn meta(&self) -> PluginMeta {
+        PluginMeta {
+            name: "hello",
+            version: "0.1.0",
+            description: "Prints a greeting",
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn run(&self, args: &[String]) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let name = args.first().map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("world");
+        println!("Hello, {}!", name);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+export_plugin!(HelloPlugin);
+```
+
+## Build
+
+```bash
+cargo build --release
+# Output: target/release/libmy_starforge_plugin.dylib (macOS)
+#         target/release/libmy_starforge_plugin.so   (Linux)
+```
+
+## Load
+
+Place the compiled `.so` / `.dylib` in `~/.starforge/plugins/` and StarForge will discover it on startup.