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Commands starting with `plugin:` perform actions related to [plugin](!docs!/learn/fundamentals/plugins) development.

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These commands are available starting from [Medusa v2.3.0](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/releases/tag/v2.3.0).

</Note>

## plugin\:publish

Publish a plugin into the local packages registry. The command uses [Yalc](https://github.com/wclr/yalc) under the hood to publish the plugin to a local package registry. You can then install the plugin in a local Medusa project using the [plugin\:add](#pluginadd) command.

```bash
npx medusa plugin:publish
```

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## plugin\:add

Install the specified plugins from the local package registry into a local Medusa application. Plugins can be added to the local package registry using the [plugin\:publish](#pluginpublish) command.

```bash
npx medusa plugin:add [names...]
```

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      `names`
      
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      The names of one or more plugins to install from the local package registry. A plugin's name is as specified in its `package.json` file.
      
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## plugin\:develop

Start a development server for a plugin. The command will watch for changes in the plugin's source code and automatically re-publish the changes into the local package registry.

```bash
npx medusa plugin:develop
```

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## plugin\:db\:generate

Generate migrations for all modules in a plugin.

```bash
npx medusa plugin:db:generate
```

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## plugin\:build

Build a plugin before publishing it to NPM. The command will compile an output in the `.medusa/server` directory.

```bash
npx medusa plugin:build
```