Claude Code v2.1.221 ·
Plugin 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.
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
4Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
0Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
PluginsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.221,
What probably matters to youSection of the release
What
Install and already-installed flows await a reload of the specific plugin id and tailor the confirmation to what actually happened.
Details
- three outcomes: activated, needs /reload-plugins, or a load failure pointing you at /plugin
- the install result carries installedDisabled and installedDisabledByDefault
- a plugin installed in a disabled state is no longer announced as active
Evidence
The plugin couldn't be loaded
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agreeChanged /plugin install to refresh a stale marketplace catalog and retry before reporting a plugin not found
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