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CLI reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
cli-reference
…| | `--plugin-url` | Fetch a plugin `.zip` archive from a URL for this session only. Repeat the flag f…
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, and will become the defau…
Deploy managed settings
Claude Code CLI · in the page
managed-settings
…| Reject the `--plugin-dir`, `--plugin-url`, `--agents`, and `--mcp-config` flags at startup. In cloud sessions, Claude Code drops the MCP servers the server de…
Constrain plugin dependency versions
Claude Code CLI · in the page
plugin-dependencies
…name>@inline` is how Claude Code identifies every `--plugin-dir` and `--plugin-url` plugin. * **You started a session without the dependency's `--plugin-dir` flag**: Claude Code reports the dependency…
Create plugins
Claude Code CLI · in the page
plugins
…`.zip` archive and hosted at a URL, such as a CI build artifact, use `--plugin-url` instead. Claude Code fetches the archive at startup and loads it for that session only. If Claude Code can't fetch t…
Plugins reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
plugins-reference
…ified in one of two ways: * Through `claude --plugin-dir` or `claude --plugin-url`, for the duration of a session. * Through a marketplace, installed for future sessions. For security and verificati…
Claude Code settings
Claude Code CLI · in the page
settings
…gs` | (Managed settings only) Reject the `--plugin-dir`, `--plugin-url`, `--agents`, and `--mcp-config` CLI flags at startup, which users could otherwise pass to bypass [`strictKnownMarket…
Week 19 · May 4–8, 2026
Claude Code CLI · in the page
whats-new/2026-w19
…e>.zip</code> plugin archive in addition to a directory, and the new `--plugin-url` flag fetches a plugin archive from a URL for the current session. Useful for trying a plugin before adding it to a m…
What's new
Claude Code CLI · in the page
whats-new/index
…p` archives and URLs**: `--plugin-dir` now accepts `.zip` files, and `--plugin-url` fetches a plugin archive for the current session. Also this week: **`worktree.baseRef`** chooses whether new work…