You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ElsewhereArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.280,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
Claude Code now tracks, per plugin side panel, whether the user has already been asked about it or has dismissed it (via new pluginPanes.asked state). Placement of a panel is also gated on how wide the terminal window is: panels that don't fit below a size threshold are marked as "not placed" and show a message explaining that they'll open once the terminal is widened or the user reopens them.
Why
This keeps plugin panels from prompting repeatedly once dismissed and avoids trying to cram a side panel into a terminal window that's too narrow to show it properly.
