diff --git a/src/commands.py b/src/commands.py
index b327977a..fde3d401 100644
--- a/src/commands.py
+++ b/src/commands.py
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ def load_command_snapshot() -> tuple[PortingModule, ...]:
 
 PORTED_COMMANDS = load_command_snapshot()
 
+COMMAND_ALIASES = {
+    'plugins': 'plugin',
+    'marketplace': 'plugin',
+}
+
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
 def built_in_command_names() -> frozenset[str]:
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ def command_names() -> list[str]:
 
 
 def get_command(name: str) -> PortingModule | None:
-    needle = name.lower()
+    needle = COMMAND_ALIASES.get(name.lower(), name.lower())
     for module in PORTED_COMMANDS:
         if module.name.lower() == needle:
             return module
diff --git a/src/runtime.py b/src/runtime.py
index c4116b7a..5fbd9538 100644
--- a/src/runtime.py
+++ b/src/runtime.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
-from .commands import PORTED_COMMANDS
+from .commands import PORTED_COMMANDS, get_command
 from .context import PortContext, build_port_context, render_context
 from .history import HistoryLog
 from .models import PermissionDenial, PortingModule
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class RuntimeSession:
 
 class PortRuntime:
     def route_prompt(self, prompt: str, limit: int = 5) -> list[RoutedMatch]:
+        explicit_command = self._explicit_command_match(prompt)
         tokens = {token.lower() for token in prompt.replace('/', ' ').replace('-', ' ').split() if token}
         by_kind = {
             'command': self._collect_matches(tokens, PORTED_COMMANDS, 'command'),
@@ -95,6 +96,16 @@ class PortRuntime:
         }
 
         selected: list[RoutedMatch] = []
+        if explicit_command is not None:
+            selected.append(explicit_command)
+            by_kind['command'] = [
+                match
+                for match in by_kind['command']
+                if not (
+                    match.name == explicit_command.name
+                    and match.source_hint == explicit_command.source_hint
+                )
+            ]
         for kind in ('command', 'tool'):
             if by_kind[kind]:
                 selected.append(by_kind[kind].pop(0))
@@ -106,6 +117,22 @@ class PortRuntime:
         selected.extend(leftovers[: max(0, limit - len(selected))])
         return selected[:limit]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _explicit_command_match(prompt: str) -> RoutedMatch | None:
+        first_token = prompt.strip().split(maxsplit=1)[0] if prompt.strip() else ''
+        command_name = first_token.removeprefix('/')
+        if not command_name:
+            return None
+        module = get_command(command_name)
+        if module is None:
+            return None
+        return RoutedMatch(
+            kind='command',
+            name=module.name,
+            source_hint=module.source_hint,
+            score=100,
+        )
+
     def bootstrap_session(self, prompt: str, limit: int = 5) -> RuntimeSession:
         context = build_port_context()
         setup_report = run_setup(trusted=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_porting_workspace.py b/tests/test_porting_workspace.py
index b332467d..0ff1e258 100644
--- a/tests/test_porting_workspace.py
+++ b/tests/test_porting_workspace.py
@@ -159,6 +159,80 @@ class PortingWorkspaceTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn('Command entries:', command_result.stdout)
         self.assertIn('Tool entries:', tool_result.stdout)
 
+    def test_plugin_command_filter_excludes_plugin_sources(self) -> None:
+        from src.commands import get_commands
+
+        all_commands = get_commands()
+        filtered_commands = get_commands(include_plugin_commands=False)
+
+        self.assertGreater(len(all_commands), len(filtered_commands))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            any('plugin' in command.source_hint.lower() for command in filtered_commands)
+        )
+
+    def test_plugin_command_aliases_execute_as_local_commands(self) -> None:
+        for alias in ('plugin', 'plugins', 'marketplace'):
+            with self.subTest(alias=alias):
+                result = subprocess.run(
+                    [sys.executable, '-m', 'src.main', 'exec-command', alias, f'{alias} list'],
+                    check=True,
+                    capture_output=True,
+                    text=True,
+                )
+
+                self.assertIn("Mirrored command 'plugin'", result.stdout)
+                self.assertNotIn('Unknown mirrored command', result.stdout)
+
+    def test_route_plugin_slash_commands_match_commands(self) -> None:
+        prompts = ('/plugin list', '/plugins list', '/marketplace browse', '/reload-plugins')
+        for prompt in prompts:
+            with self.subTest(prompt=prompt):
+                result = subprocess.run(
+                    [sys.executable, '-m', 'src.main', 'route', prompt, '--limit', '5'],
+                    check=True,
+                    capture_output=True,
+                    text=True,
+                )
+
+                first_line = result.stdout.splitlines()[0]
+                self.assertTrue(first_line.startswith('command\t'), result.stdout)
+                self.assertRegex(first_line, r'\t(plugin|reload-plugins)\t')
+
+    def test_plugin_command_stream_emits_command_match(self) -> None:
+        from src.runtime import PortRuntime
+
+        for prompt in ('/plugin list', '/plugins list', '/marketplace browse', '/reload-plugins'):
+            with self.subTest(prompt=prompt):
+                session = PortRuntime().bootstrap_session(prompt, limit=5)
+                command_events = [
+                    event for event in session.stream_events if event['type'] == 'command_match'
+                ]
+
+                self.assertTrue(command_events, session.as_markdown())
+                self.assertNotIn('Matched commands: none', session.turn_result.output)
+
+    def test_turn_loop_plugin_commands_are_not_prompt_only(self) -> None:
+        for prompt in ('/plugin list', '/plugins list', '/marketplace browse', '/reload-plugins'):
+            with self.subTest(prompt=prompt):
+                result = subprocess.run(
+                    [
+                        sys.executable,
+                        '-m',
+                        'src.main',
+                        'turn-loop',
+                        prompt,
+                        '--max-turns',
+                        '1',
+                        '--structured-output',
+                    ],
+                    check=True,
+                    capture_output=True,
+                    text=True,
+                )
+
+                self.assertIn('"Matched commands:', result.stdout)
+                self.assertNotIn('Matched commands: none', result.stdout)
+
     def test_load_session_cli_runs(self) -> None:
         from src.runtime import PortRuntime