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Claude Code v2.1.282 ·

Marketplaces refused for imitating an Anthropic name now get a specific error and removal steps

A plugin marketplace refused because its name looks like Anthropic's now fails with a clear error and instructions, not a generic load failure

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Unclear Exactly which name checks lead to this refusal is not known.

What

A plugin marketplace is a catalog that Claude Code installs plugins from. Claude Code already refused marketplace names that imitate an official Anthropic or Claude marketplace, but the refusal surfaced as a generic "Failed to load marketplace" error, and the cache-miss message suggested running /reload-plugins. Now the refusal is reported as its own case:

  • The error reads: Claude Code refuses the marketplace name "": it looks like one of Anthropic's own. Reloading won't help. Other load failures keep the generic "Failed to load marketplace" text.
  • The message explains how to remove the marketplace: a plugin marketplace remove command, or /plugin then Marketplaces.
  • If the marketplace is declared in a settings file, it adds "it is declared in a settings file: to keep it, rename it there". Otherwise it adds "if its maintainer renames it, update it instead".
  • It warns that removing a marketplace uninstalls its plugins and deletes their saved data.
  • The failure is recorded with nameRefused, plus nameRefusedDeclaredInSettings when the marketplace came from settings. The reader for cached marketplaces tracks refusals the same way.
  • Load failures flagged nameRefused are excluded by the check that decides whether a plugin error is shown or counted, as untrusted reserved names already were.

Why

A marketplace posing as an Anthropic one will not load however many times you reload. The message now says so and tells you what to do instead.

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