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Claude Code v2.1.242 ·

Plugin downloads write straight into the cache

Plugin downloads stream straight into the cache and are hashed on the way in.

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What

Files a marketplace plugin pulls down are now streamed directly into the cache and hashed on the way in, instead of first landing in a temporary staging directory. The expected checksum is still verified at the end, and a download that is too large fails rather than filling the cache.

Details
  • The write refuses to overwrite an existing entry and uses file mode 384 (owner read/write only) with a size cap.
  • If two sessions fetch the same asset at once, the loser re-checks the digest of what is already there and treats it as a cache hit.
  • Storage failures are reported as asset_transient or asset_too_large.
Evidence

asset-cache

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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