{"version":"2.1.287","anchor":"plugin-directory-bindings-file","canonical_anchor":"plugin-directory-bindings-file","heading":"A new file records how Anthropic Directory plugins are linked","tier":"internal","area":"Plugins","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.287\/e\/plugin-directory-bindings-file","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.287","markdown":"### A new file records how Anthropic Directory plugins are linked\n\nClaude Code now keeps a `plugin-directory-bindings.json` file recording which repository each plugin directory entry is linked to\n\n**Unclear.** It is not clear what decides whether the directory marketplace check passes.\n\n**What**\n\nClaude Code now saves a file called `plugin-directory-bindings.json`. It records, for each entry from a directory-type plugin marketplace, which repository it is linked to. The file is only written when a check on the directory marketplace passes.\n\nLimits on the file:\n\n- It can be at most 1 MB. If a write would make it bigger, Claude Code leaves it as it is.\n\n- Each entry's key can be at most 1024 characters.\n\n- If the file cannot be read, Claude Code leaves it untouched.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis is saved state for the Anthropic Directory plugin feature, so the links survive between sessions.\n\n- Area: Plugins\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}