(plugin)=
# Plugin
> See also: {ref}`manage-plugins`

```{toctree}
:hidden:

list-of-known-juju-plugins/index
plugin-flags
```


A `juju` plugin is an external command that works with  `juju` but which is not part of the `juju` core code. 

<!--Plugins are a way for Juju users to extend the `juju` CLI with their own custom commands, which are not part of the core `juju` code. -->

At a more technical level, a `juju` plugin is any executable file in your `$PATH` that begins with `juju-`. Although you can run these independently of the Juju command line (`juju-<plugin-name>`), Juju will also wrap these commands so they can be run within Juju (`juju <plugin-name>`). 


> See more:
> - {ref}`list-of-known-juju-plugins`
> - {ref}`plugin-flags`

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