/plugin
A Claude Code slash command, read out of the shipped bundle. No mined inventory carries it: everything below comes from what this site has written about it.
What it is
Manage Claude Code [plugins](/docs/en/plugins). Run with no argument to open the plugin menu, or pass a subcommand such as list, install, enable, or disable to act directly. Claude Code can activate a plugin during the install; the [install summary](/docs/en/discover-plugins#install-plugins) tells you whether it did or whether to run /reload-plugins
Anthropic's own wording. Read off Commands, captured 2026-08-28.
Presence across releases
The miner has never read a build containing this name. It is here because a changelog entry of ours names it, which is evidence that it existed and not evidence of which releases carried it. The inventory starts at v2.1.138 and everything older than that was never mined.
Changelog entries naming it
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v2.1.246Session-loaded plugins carry more metadata
Plugins loaded from a path now record their name, repository and install preference for /plugin.
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v2.1.242
/plugin validateinspects hooks modules instead of a declared capabilities listPlugin validation now loads your hooks modules and reports what they hook; the capabilities field is ignored.
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v2.1.235Remote plugin reload survives a partial response
Reloading plugins on a remote session no longer errors when counts are missing from the reply.
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v2.1.234Unused-plugin nudge now tells you to disable them
The occasional unused-plugin reminder now tells you to disable them and why.
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v2.1.233
/plugin validateworks on directories without a plugin manifestYou can point /plugin validate at any folder and it checks the skills, agents and commands inside.
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v2.1.229Plugin auto-updates can now take effect without a restart
Plugin auto-updates can now apply mid-session instead of always asking you to reload.
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v2.1.229Plugins installed by running a command gain a link mode and clearer consent errors
Command-installed plugins can be symlinked instead of copied, and consent errors say what changed.
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v2.1.221Installed plugins activate in place instead of waiting for /reload-plugins
Plugins you install from /plugin now activate immediately instead of making you run /reload-plugins.
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v2.1.221Plugin install now tells you when the plugin failed to load
Installing a plugin now tells you if it activated, needs a reload, or failed to load.
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v2.1.221/plugin reload checks prompt-cache impact
Activating plugins from the /plugin dialog now warns you before it invalidates your conversation's prompt cache.
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v2.1.221Batch plugin install distinguishes disabled-by-default from disabled-in-settings
Batch plugin installs now tell you which plugins are off by default versus off in your settings.
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v2.1.219/plugin gained a Stats tab and /skill-doctor moved into it
A Stats tab in /plugin shows skill usage and context costs, with /skill-doctor redirecting there.
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v2.1.219/plugin gains a stats subcommand
A stats subcommand for plugins would show skill usage and context costs, but it stays hidden unless a flag is on.
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v2.1.219Skill usage stats surface expanded
A skills stats tab can report unused skills, and /skill-doctor gains a version that works without an interactive UI.
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Documentation pages
- Commands reference table Claude Code CLI
- claude-api-skill mentions it Claude Developer Platform
- Admin mentions it Claude Developer Platform
- Analytics mentions it Claude Developer Platform
- Artifacts mentions it Claude Developer Platform
- Get Artifact Activity mentions it Claude Developer Platform
- Chat Projects mentions it Claude Developer Platform
- Get Chat Project Usage mentions it Claude Developer Platform
- Connectors mentions it Claude Developer Platform
- Get Connector Usage mentions it Claude Developer Platform
- Plugins mentions it Claude Developer Platform
- Get Plugin Usage mentions it Claude Developer Platform
- Skills mentions it Claude Developer Platform
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