{"version":"2.1.277","anchor":"plugin-install-supports-a-preview-download-path-with-randomi","canonical_anchor":"plugin-install-supports-a-preview-download-path-with-randomi","heading":"Plugin install supports a preview download path with randomized temp filename","tier":"internal","area":"Plugin Install","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.277\/e\/plugin-install-supports-a-preview-download-path-with-randomi","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.277","markdown":"### Plugin install supports a preview download path with randomized temp filename\n\nPlugin preview downloads now use a randomized temp filename and are left in place instead of being installed\n\n**What**\n\nWhen 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.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis lets Claude Code download a plugin for preview purposes without actually installing it, keeping the preview file separate from a normal installed plugin.\n\n- Area: Plugin Install\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}