The claude plugin validate command gains a --json flag, emitting machine-readable validation results (with success/strict flags) instead of only human-readable text, using the same exit codes as normal output.
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Before you submit the plugin to the directory, run `claude plugin validate ./expense-reports`, then select **Validate** in the [developer portal](https://claude.ai/directory/manage). The portal runs every validation check, and [Run the che…plugins/build see the edit
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<div>Pass `--json` to <code>claude plugin install</code>, <code>uninstall</code>, <code>update</code>, <code>enable</code>, or <code>disable</code> to print the result as <a href="/docs/en/plugins/cli-reference#plugin-json-result">one JSON…whats-new/2026-w37 see the edit
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* Fixed `claude plugin validate` rejecting plugin paths whose directory name begins with two dots, which the plugin loader acceptschangelog see the edit
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* Added `configDirectory` to the output of `claude auth status --json`changelog see the edit
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Added --json to claude plugin validate for a machine-readable validation report