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190190If the folder has no `.claude-plugin/` directory and no plugin components at its top level, Claude Code treats it as a folder of plugins. Each immediate subfolder that has a `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` manifest then loads as a separate plugin. Everything else in the folder is skipped without an error, including a subfolder that has no manifest. If a plugin in the folder doesn't load, check that its subfolder has a `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`.
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192You can also pass a folder that keeps a `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` beside its plugin folders. As long as that `.claude-plugin/` directory holds no `plugin.json`, the plugin folders still load. Nothing is installed or enabled from the marketplace file, because Claude Code doesn't read it. Loading plugins from such a folder requires Claude Code v2.1.281 or later.
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192194In an interactive session, you can also add and remove plugins in the folder after startup:
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194196* A subfolder you add loads as a new plugin once its manifest exists.
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