Claude Code v2.1.242 ·
Plugins can carry a server-issued id in a sidecar file
A plugin can now carry a server-issued id in a file next to it, tying it to a server record.
Under the hood
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Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
4Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
PluginsArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.242,
What probably matters to youSection of the release
What
The loader now reads a JSON file sitting next to a plugin and accepts a server_plugin_id from it, letting a plugin be tied back to a server record.
Details
- The id must match
plugin_ followed by up to 64 alphanumeric characters. - A sidecar that is not valid JSON, is not an object, or has a missing or malformed id is logged and ignored, and the plugin still loads.
- Read whenever the sidecar exists; nothing gates it.
Evidence
server_plugin_id
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
Names in the bundleserver_plugin_id
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