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Headless plugin install refreshes the plugin cache in the background

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Headless plugin installs refresh the cache in the background; set CLAUDE_CODE_SYNC_PLUGIN_INSTALL to skip it.

CLAUDE_CODE_SYNC_PLUGIN_INSTALL
What

Installing plugins in headless mode now re-fills the plugin cache after each change instead of leaving it stale, without blocking the install. Set CLAUDE_CODE_SYNC_PLUGIN_INSTALL to skip the background work entirely; it is also skipped when a cache-only load is already pinned.

Details
  • The re-fill is tracked so a later pass can tell whether the current cache came from its own refresh.
  • A failed refresh logs a tagged message rather than rejecting and failing the install.
Evidence

headlessPluginInstall: plugins changed

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Related

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