Verifying an install
Confirm a persona is actually installed and working before you rely on it.
Marketplace route
Claude Code confirms the install at the end of /plugin install <persona>@personas-marketplace. If the
command completes without an error, the persona is installed.
Download route
Check that the persona's folder exists under ~/.claude/skills/. For example, after extracting the
Business Analyst zip you should have a path like ~/.claude/skills/business-analyst/ (the folder name
follows the persona's slug).
Either route: ask for its help guide
The most reliable check is to actually use it. Start a Claude Code session and ask for that persona's
built-in help guide, for example "how do I use this", or its dedicated command such as
/business-analyst:help-ba for Business Analyst (see the full list in
Help guides). If Claude responds with that persona's onboarding guide
instead of a generic answer, the install is working.
Nothing to restart
Claude Code picks up installed skills for new conversations. You do not need to restart anything beyond starting a fresh session if one was already open when you installed.
If the help guide does not come up, see Troubleshooting: installation issues.