Getting Started with the Optibot Claude Code Skill

The Optibot Claude Code skill brings AI-powered code reviews directly into your Claude Code sessions. Instead of switching between tools, you can trigger a full Optibot review from within Claude and see results inline as you work.

Overview

The skill extends Claude Code with Optibot’s code review capabilities. Once installed, you can ask Claude to review your local changes, a branch diff, or a specific diff file — and Optibot returns a structured review with findings, suggestions, and security checks.

Requirements

Claude Code installed and running
An Optibot account at agents.getoptimal.ai

Installation

Option 1: Inside a Claude Code Session

Open Claude Code and start a new session.
Type /plugin to open the Plugin Marketplace.
Browse the Marketplace tab.
Add Optimal-AI/optibot-skill to find the Optibot plugin.
Click Discover to load the plugin listing.
Click Install to install the skill.
Run /reload-plugins to activate the newly installed skill.

Option 2: CLI Terminal

Run the following commands in your terminal:

claude plugin marketplace add Optimal-AI/optibot-skill

Then install it:

claude plugin install optibot@optimal-ai

Verifying Installation

After installing, type /plugin inside Claude Code and confirm that optibot appears in your installed plugins list.

Logging In

Authenticate with your Optibot account:

optibot login

This opens your browser and prompts you to log in via your Optibot account. Once authorized, Claude Code can access your Optibot API key automatically.

How It Works

The skill adds a set of Optibot tools to Claude’s toolbox. When you ask Claude to review code, Claude calls the appropriate Optibot tool (e.g., review_local_changes), which submits your code to Optibot’s review engine and streams results back into the Claude session.

Reviews cover:

Security vulnerabilities
Logic errors
Code quality and maintainability
Test coverage gaps
Performance concerns

How to Use Optibot with Claude

Once the skill is installed, use natural language inside Claude Code:

What you say	What happens
”review my changes”	Reviews your uncommitted local changes
”review my branch”	Reviews all commits on your current branch vs. main
”review this diff”	Reviews a provided diff or patch file
”set up optibot”	Walks you through Optibot configuration for a new repo
”create an API key for CI”	Generates an Optibot API key for use in CI/CD pipelines

💡 You can combine these with Claude’s other capabilities: “Review my changes and explain any security findings in detail.”

Uninstalling

To remove the Optibot skill from Claude Code:

claude plugin uninstall optibot

Then run /reload-plugins inside Claude Code to confirm it has been removed.