{"version":"2.1.277","anchor":"clearer-error-message-when-a-plugin-cant-load-because-its-m","canonical_anchor":"clearer-error-message-when-a-plugin-cant-load-because-its-m","heading":"Clearer error message when a plugin can't load because its marketplace isn't registered","tier":"notice","area":"Plugin Install","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.277\/e\/clearer-error-message-when-a-plugin-cant-load-because-its-m","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.277","markdown":"### Clearer error message when a plugin can't load because its marketplace isn't registered\n\nPlugins that fail to load from an unregistered marketplace now get a specific explanatory error\n\n**What**\n\nWhen a plugin can't load because its marketplace source isn't known during this session (it's not in `known_marketplaces.json`, or it's listed under `extraKnownMarketplaces` but unusable), Claude Code now shows a specific diagnostic explaining why, and tells you to run `claude plugin marketplace add <path-or-repo>` to fix it. Previously this failed silently or with a generic marketplace-not-found error.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis saves you from guessing why a plugin silently didn't load, and points directly at the fix.\n\n- Area: Plugin Install\n- Names: `claude plugin marketplace add`\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}