The plugin is configured in a Maven module POM as follows:
<project ...>
<groupId>org.codehaus.fabric3.samples</groupId>
<artifactId>fabric3-sample</artifactId>
<name>Fabric3 Sample Module</name>
<description>Demonstrates use of the Contribution Plugin</description>
<packaging>sca-contribution-jar</packaging>
...
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.fabric3</groupId>
<artifactId>fabric3-contribution-plugin</artifactId>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
When the build is executed, the contribution plugin will package all module dependencies that are not provided or test scope in the output archive under {{META-INF/lib}}. The packaging type can either be a JAR (sca-contribution-jar) or the default, ZIP.