Lithium-ion batteries are presently among the most prevalent energy storage solutions due to their remarkable attributes. These include high energy density, fast charging/discharging, and low self-discharge rate. However, their performance is constrained by the limited specific capacity and potential of conventional commercial anode like graphite, necessitating innovative solutions. The lithium metal anode shows immense promise as a material for anodes, owing to its outstanding features. With the highest theoretical specific capacity of 3860 mAh g -1 and a reduction potential of -3.04 V, it stands out as the most favorable option for energy storage applications. However, challenges such as hazardous volume expansion and the formation of dendrites or mossy lithium pose risks of severe decay in coulombic efficiency, increased overpotential, and internal shorting, impeding the commercial viability of lithium metal anodes. To address the aforementioned challenges, various strategies have been explored in recent years. These include inserting 3D scaffold, establishing artificial solid-electrolyte interface (SEI), optimizing electrolyte additives, utilizing solid electrolyte , modifying spectator, and among others. The "Sand's time" model elucidates that dendrite nucleation initiates when the current density exceeds the limiting threshold. Lowering the current density can effectively suppress dendrite and mossy lithium formation. In this context, a custom-designed 3D skeleton with a high surface area and internal volume serves multiple purposes: (1) it curtails lithium dendrite formation by reducing local current density; (2) it mitigates volume expansion of lithium during cycling through internal void spaces; (3) it regulates ion transport near the lithium metal, thereby lowering diffusion barriers; and (4) it diminishes overpotential by ensuring continuous electron conductivity. Additionally, this approach proves cost-effective, enhancing it's prospects for commercialization. For instance, the cost of our p-ZNCC electrode is approximately 0.1 $ per square centimeter, calculated based on the expense of carbon cloth (accounting for 90%), along with other reagents, and power utilized during synthesis. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) represent a class of crystalline structures known for their 3D porous nature. These frameworks consist of metal nodes carrying positive charges, interconnected by organic ligands. Their remarkable attributes, including long-range order, structural adjustability, and amount polar bonds, render MOFs an attractive platform for exploring design principles for dead lithium-free anodes. Previously, we synthesized Zn/ZnO and N dual-doped nanocarbon structure derived from zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) precursors, resulting in a stable lithium composite anode. Hence, MOFs have demonstrated unique potential in the realm of lithium metal anodes. However, the growth of MOF particles on a substrate is often uneven, we need to pretreat the substrate to make a uniform growth of MOFs. Plasma is a facile and effective method to modify the surface properties of materials for energy storage. Plasma can be used to form F or O containing artificial SEI on metal anode and electrode skeleton . It can also be used to dope the surface of electrochemical active material. For the application of carbon cloth and MOFs, plasma is a good method for the growth of functional particles like TiO2-MoO2/MnO2-MoO2, MoS2, CoP3-Nb2P, etc. on plasma-treated carbon cloth for supercapacitors or electrocatalyst. Others applied plasma to implant N or oxygen vacancies containing active species on synthesized MOFs. However, to our best knowledge, no work studied the effect of plasma on the growth of MOFs up to now. In this project, we applied oxygen plasma to activate carbon fiber and induce a tight and uniform growth of ZIF-8 for stable Li metal anode. We found that the oxygen plasma can introduce plenty of C=O polar bonds on carbon fiber, which could induce the formation of lithiophilic ZnO and pyrrolic nitrogen after sintering. Moreover, the carbon cloth can offer a porous conductive skeleton, enable the buffer of volume change of Li during the plating/stripping process and fast electron conductive. The high surface area of carbon cloth can offer plenty of space for anchoring ZIF-8 and the dual-lithiophilic spots of N and ZnO. The uniform distribution of lithiophilic spots can guide the deposition of Li-ion with no obvious tendency on specific spots, thus ensuring a dendrite-free surface.