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MCP channel flags require plugin:/server: tagging

--channels and its development-channels flag now require explicit plugin: or server: tags

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--channels and its development-channels flag now require explicit plugin: or server: tags

What

Values passed to the --channels flag and to --dangerously-load-development-channels must now be tagged, in the form plugin:<name>@<marketplace> or server:<name>. An entry without one of these tags is now rejected with an explicit error explaining the required formats.

Why

Requiring the tag removes ambiguity about whether a channel entry refers to a plugin or an MCP server, catching malformed flag values immediately instead of letting them silently fail or resolve incorrectly.

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