{"version":"2.1.286","anchor":"claude-plugin-marketplace-add-link-lookup-reports-a-replac","canonical_anchor":"claude-plugin-marketplace-add-link-lookup-reports-a-replac","heading":"Adding a plugin marketplace checks whether it would replace an existing one","tier":"notice","area":"Plugin Marketplace","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.286\/e\/claude-plugin-marketplace-add-link-lookup-reports-a-replac","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.286","markdown":"### Adding a plugin marketplace checks whether it would replace an existing one\n\nClaude Code now checks whether a marketplace source you add would replace one you already have, and explains accepted source formats on failure\n\n**Unclear.** Which command runs this check is not settled, though it appears tied to `claude plugin marketplace add`.\n\n**What**\n\nA marketplace is a catalogue of plugins that Claude Code can install from. When a marketplace source is looked up, Claude Code now checks whether it would replace a marketplace you already have. If the source cannot be understood, the error reads \"Invalid marketplace source format. Try: owner\/repo, https:\/\/..., or .\/path\".\n\n**Why**\n\nThis lines up with a warning when a marketplace gets replaced and with a fix to plugin install links opened from VS Code, so you are less likely to overwrite a marketplace without knowing.\n\n- Area: Plugin Marketplace\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}