You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
PluginsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.227,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
When a plugin's source cannot be fetched and seed marketplaces are configured, Claude Code now checks a pre-populated cache before declaring a miss, logging "Using seed cache for … (cache-only)". It consults that cache always, or only when the plugin version is unknown, depending on the case.
Evidence
(cache-only)
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
