Open source Claude Cowork & Claude Code plugins for independent musicians. Built by Manzanita Research.
Musicians shouldn't need a label's budget to make smart decisions about their careers. Pedalboard is a collection of plugins that handle the tedious research so you can focus on the music.
claude plugin marketplace add manzanita-research/pedalboard
claude plugin install branding@pedalboard- Open the + menu
- Add plugin → Browse Plugins
- Go to the Personal tab
- Click + → Add marketplace from GitHub
- Enter
manzanita-research/pedalboard
Once installed, Pedalboard's skills are available in any session.
Pedalboard is separated into several modules representing the many "hats" that independent musicians wear, and they can be installed separately.
| Plugin | What it does | Status |
|---|---|---|
| artist | Guided artist onboarding that creates ARTIST.md and DESIGN.md context | Active |
| branding | Check if your stage name is taken across streaming and social platforms | Active |
| promo | Social video, captions, show recaps, release campaigns, and fan footage | Planned |
| video | Lyric videos, visualizers, reel cutdowns, and motion assets | Planned |
| booking | Venue research and booking tools | Later |
| press | EPK generator, press releases, and one-sheets | Later |
| legal | Split sheets and legal guidance | Deferred |
Guided onboarding for an artist project. It asks focused questions one at a time, then writes ARTIST.md and DESIGN.md so later Pedalboard skills can make promo, video, campaign, and brand assets that feel specific to the artist.
Use it:
/artist:onboard
Optional modes:
/artist:onboard quick
/artist:onboard deep
/artist:onboard from-links
/artist:onboard from-assets
/artist:onboard refresh
Visual direction exploration for artist projects. It reads ARTIST.md and DESIGN.md, proposes distinct visual lanes, uses image generation when available, then turns the selected lane into sharper brand guidelines.
Use it:
/artist:stylescape
Optional modes:
/artist:stylescape quick
/artist:stylescape deep
/artist:stylescape refresh
Checks if an artist name is already taken across Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, Discogs, MusicBrainz, TikTok, Subvert, and Tidal.
Use it:
/branding:name-check King Dream
Or just ask naturally:
Is the stage name "Midnight Phantom" taken?
Check if anyone is using the name "Luna Verde" on streaming platforms
Pedalboard is open source. If you want to add a skill or improve an existing one, PRs are welcome at github.com/manzanita-research/pedalboard. Preferably use Anthropic's skill-creator skill.
Pedalboard is targeted to optimizing and automating the non-musical tasks that independent artists have to do (or pay other people to do). Contributions relating to using AI for music generation will be rejected.
MIT
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