Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Plugin InstallArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.277,
Internal ChangesSection of the release
What
When Claude Code downloads a plugin archive from a URL with a preview flag set, it now writes the download to a temp file named <name>.preview-<random-hex>.part, instead of the normal temp filename. Unlike a regular download, this preview file is left where it is rather than being moved into the plugin cache.
Why
This lets Claude Code download a plugin for preview purposes without actually installing it, keeping the preview file separate from a normal installed plugin.
