claude plugin init warns about names it cannot record instead of failing

Unclear What the check did with such names before this change was not confirmed.

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Names in the bundleclaude plugin init

What the documentation says

Documented inclaude-code/plugins/cli-reference

Since it was published

The entry above is what we published on the day. These lines were added later, as Anthropic's own pages caught up, and they sit beside the original rather than replacing it.

Added since 5 Oct 2026 A small documentation edit on Create a Claude Code plugin touched a line naming claude plugin init after this was published. `claude plugin init` writes a starter plugin under `~/.claude/skills/`. Scaffold one from your shell: plugins/create see the edit

Confirmed since 1 Oct 2026 Anthropic's documentation has since written up claude plugin init, on Plugin manifest reference. The error reads `Plugin name "<name>" is reserved: it passes as one of Anthropic's own`, and the warning reads `Plugin name "<name>" reads as one of Anthropic's own`. `claude plugin init` and `claude plugin tag` refuse a name that draws th… plugins/manifest-reference see the edit

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Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.

The writer flagged doubtWhat the check did with such names before this change was not confirmed.

Anthropic's documentation agreesAnthropic's documentation has since written up claude plugin init, on Plugin manifest reference.

Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed installed_plugins.json being rewritten, losing records, when it holds a record this version cannot read; claude plugin commands now…

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