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# config plugins add

Add a new plugin entry to a category

## Synopsis

Add a new plugin entry to a category. The configuration is saved automatically.

The plugin name must exactly match the name of the plugin binary file.

This command creates new plugin entries only. If a plugin with the same name already exists in the category, the command fails with an error. To update an existing plugin, use the 'set' command.

```
mcpd config plugins add <plugin-name> [flags]
```

## Examples

```
  # Add new plugin with all fields
  mcpd config plugins add jwt-auth --category=authentication --flow=request --required

  # Add plugin with multiple flows
  mcpd config plugins add metrics --category=observability --flow=request --flow=response --commit-hash=abc123

  # Add without required flag (defaults to false)
  mcpd config plugins add rbac --category=authorization --flow=response
```

## Options

```
      --category category    Specify the category (one of: audit, authentication, authorization, content, observability, rate_limiting, validation)
      --commit-hash string   Optional, commit hash for runtime version validation
      --flow stringArray     Flow during which, the plugin should execute (request, response) (can be repeated)
      --required             Optional, mark plugin as required
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --config-file string    path to config file (default ".mcpd.toml")
      --log-level string      log level for mcpd logs (default "info")
      --log-path string       log file path to use for log output
      --runtime-file string   path to runtime (execution context) file that contains env vars, and arguments for your MCP servers (default "/home/runner/.config/mcpd/secrets.dev.toml")
```

## SEE ALSO

* [mcpd config plugins](/mcpd/cli-reference/mcpd_config_plugins.md) - Manage plugin configuration

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