ZCode Handbook

An English handbook plugin for the ZCode AI coding assistant. Add this repo as a marketplace source in ZCode and the documentation skills and slash commands are loaded automatically.

ZCode is the "simple, fast, vibe-ready" AI coding assistant that uses the GLM-5.2 model as its harness. This handbook covers the official documentation at zcode.z.ai/en/docs and the best practices for the skill system.

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📦 Contents

This repo is a single plugin:

Plugin	Language	Skills	Commands
zcode-handbook-en	🇬🇧 English	7	/handbook, /troubleshoot

Skills

Skill	Coverage
zcode-agent-en	Agent, execution modes, AGENTS.md, workflow
zcode-skill-guide	Skill anatomy, progressive disclosure, discovery, creation, best practices
zcode-goal-task-en	Goal Mode, Task & File Management, Edit History
zcode-remote-en	Remote Control, Bot Channel
zcode-subagents-en	Subagents (general-purpose, Explore, custom)
zcode-mcp-plugin-en	MCP Servers, Plugin, Commands
zcode-best-practices-en	Best practices + diagnostics (diagnosing-*)

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🚀 Installation

Option 1: From GitHub (recommended)

1. Push this repo to GitHub (or fork it)
2. In ZCode: Settings → Plugin Management → Marketplace tab → + button
3. Paste the GitHub repo address (e.g. user/zcode-handbook)
4. Add → once the marketplace is added, the plugin appears in the Discover list
5. Click Get to install it

Option 2: Local directory

1. Clone this repo
2. In ZCode: Settings → Plugin Management → Marketplace → +
3. Paste the local repo path
4. Install the plugin

Option 3: Git URL

Use a Git URL directly as the marketplace source:

https://github.com/user/zcode-handbook.git

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📁 Repo Structure

zcode-handbook/
├── README.md                           # This file
├── LICENSE                             # MIT
├── .zcode-plugin/
│   └── marketplace.json                # Marketplace registry
├── docs/                               # Human-readable extras
│   └── ZCode-Skill-Dokumantasyon.pdf
└── plugins/
    └── zcode-handbook-en/              # English plugin
        ├── .zcode-plugin/plugin.json
        ├── package.json
        ├── README.md
        ├── skills/  (7 skills)
        └── commands/ (2 commands)

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Usage

After installation, skills trigger automatically — the model loads the relevant skill when you ask about a topic. You can also invoke them manually:

Commands

/handbook                     # Overview - all features summary
/troubleshoot                 # Diagnostics - symptom → solution

Skill invocation

$zcode-skill-guide how do I create a skill?
$zcode-mcp-plugin-en how do I add an MCP server?

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Resources

• Official site: zcode.z.ai
• Documentation: zcode.z.ai/en/docs/welcome

License

MIT — see LICENSE