Claude Code v2.1.221 ·
Async agents may now use the plugin and skill discovery tools
Background agents can now search and list plugins and skills instead of being blocked from those tools.
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
0Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
AgentsArea: what it touches
New FeaturesKind: in v2.1.221,
New FeaturesSection of the release
What
SearchPlugins, SearchSkills, ListPlugins and ListSkills are no longer filtered out of the tool set an async agent is allowed to run.
Details
- The filter list is built from the same builder used for the coordinator-mode tool listing, and now has the four names spread into it as a group.
- Previously those names appeared only as individual tool definitions; the grouped list is new in this build.
- Nothing gates the addition itself, but other per-tool filters still apply on top of it.
Evidence
VAo = ["SearchPlugins", "SearchSkills", "ListPlugins", "ListSkills"];
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
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