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Manage multiple agents with agent view Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-view …mcp-config` and `--strict-mcp-config` * `--settings` * `--add-dir` * `--plugin-dir` * `--fallback-model` * `--allow-dangerously-skip-permissions` Directories you added during the session with [`/add-… Claude Code changelog Claude Code CLI · in the page changelog …ace` field never resolving when both plugins are loaded together via `--plugin-dir` * Fixed `/reload-plugins` keeping the LSP tool after the last LSP plugin is disabled; it now also warns before an… CLI reference Claude Code CLI · in the page cli-reference …ermission-mode-model-and-effort). Accepts `--settings`, `--add-dir`, `--plugin-dir`, and `--mcp-config` like the top-level `claude` command. Opening agent view requires an interactive terminal | `clau… Discover and install prebuilt plugins through marketplaces Claude Code CLI · in the page discover-plugins …sed: * plugins that your organization manages or that you load with `--plugin-dir` * plugins that contribute a theme, output style, monitor, or workflow, since those deliver value without an invocati… Run Claude Code programmatically Claude Code CLI · in the page headless …| | A plugin | `--plugin-dir <path>`, `--plugin-url <url>` | <Note> `--bare` is the recommended mode for scripted and SDK calls, an… Deploy managed settings Claude Code CLI · in the page managed-settings …dflags) | Reject the `--plugin-dir`, `--plugin-url`, `--agents`, and `--mcp-config` flags at startup. In cloud sessions, Claude Code drops the MCP serve… Constrain plugin dependency versions Claude Code CLI · in the page plugin-dependencies …plugin and the plugin it depends on at the same time, load both with `--plugin-dir`: ```bash theme={null} claude --plugin-dir ./my-dependency --plugin-dir ./my-plugin ``` The local copy of the depen… Create plugins Claude Code CLI · in the page plugins …hat defines your plugin), add a skill, and test it locally using the `--plugin-dir` flag. ### Prerequisites * Claude Code [installed and authenticated](/docs/en/quickstart#step-1-install-claude-code… Plugins reference Claude Code CLI · in the page plugins-reference …aude Code loaded these plugins as `<name>@inline`, the identity that `--plugin-dir` plugins use. Manage a synced plugin by the `<name>@synced` ID that `claude plugin list` prints: * **Turn one off**… Manage sessions Claude Code CLI · in the page sessions …s restored. If the session depended on `--mcp-config`, `--settings`, `--plugin-dir`, `--fallback-model`, or directories added with `--add-dir`, pass them again when you resume; directories added mid-s… Claude Code settings Claude Code CLI · in the page settings …sableSideloadFlags` | (Managed settings only) Reject the `--plugin-dir`, `--plugin-url`, `--agents`, and `--mcp-config` CLI flags at startup, which users could otherwise pass to bypass [`s… Week 19 · May 4–8, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w19 …hives and URLs</span> </div> <p className="digest-feature-lede">`--plugin-dir` now accepts a <code>.zip</code> plugin archive in addition to a directory, and the new `--plugin-url` flag fetches a… Week 20 · May 11–15, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w20 …dir</code>, <code>--settings</code>, <code>--mcp-config</code>, <code>--plugin-dir</code>, <code>--permission-mode</code>, <code>--model</code>, <code>--effort</code>, <code>--dangerously-skip-permiss… What's new Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/index …1.128–v2.1.136"]}> **Plugins load from `.zip` archives and URLs**: `--plugin-dir` now accepts `.zip` files, and `--plugin-url` fetches a plugin archive for the current session. Also this week: **…