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Claude Code v2.1.289 ·

Clearer handling of plugins loaded from a local folder

Folder-based plugins now get a note on update, extra lines in /reload-plugins output, and file watching that follows the real path

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What

A plugin can be loaded straight from a folder on your computer instead of being installed from a marketplace. Claude Code now handles these folder plugins more clearly.

  • Update note: updating a folder plugin that is already up to date now says there is nothing to update. It adds that edits there take effect at the next session start or /reload-plugins.
  • Reload output: /reload-plugins now adds lines listing the plugin folders it read.
  • Watching: the watchers that notice changes in a plugin folder now resolve the folder's real path before watching, following any links, and map changes back to the folder you gave.
  • Matching: plugin sources are compared in a normalised form, and the plugin state keeps a folderReadAt record.

Why

Plugin authors working from a local folder are told how to apply their edits and can see which folders a reload read. Changes inside linked folders should now be noticed.

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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 A small documentation edit on Scan your codebase for vulnerabilities touched a line naming /reload-plugins after this was published. Check the install summary. If it reports `Run /reload-plugins to apply.`, see [Apply plugin changes without restarting](/docs/en/plugins/cli-reference#reload-plugins) to activate the plugin in your current session. claude-security see the edit
Confirmed since Anthropic's documentation has since written up /reload-plugins, on Plugin commands reference. | `/plugin list [--enabled\|--disabled]` | `ls` | Prints your marketplace-installed plugins inline, with version, scope, and status. A filter flag shows only that state. A plugin whose enable state hasn't been applied yet is marked `— run … plugins/cli-reference see the edit
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Anthropic's documentation agreesAnthropic's documentation has since written up /reload-plugins, on Plugin commands reference.

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