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Claude Code v2.1.282 ·

Clearer error when a plugin's name is invalid

Installing a plugin with a malformed id now explains which part is invalid, which characters are allowed, and who can fix it

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What

A plugin is identified as plugin@marketplace: the plugin's name, then the marketplace (the catalogue it comes from). If you install a plugin, or one of the plugins it depends on, and its id is malformed, Claude Code now shows an error that says:

  • which half of plugin@marketplace is invalid
  • which characters are allowed
  • that the marketplace's maintainer can rename it

For the npm marketplace, the error says the first half is not a package name that marketplace accepts.

Why

The message tells you the fix is not on your side: the marketplace's maintainer has to rename the plugin.

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