What
--add-dir gives Claude Code extra working folders. When removing a plugin, Claude Code may not be able to read settings in one of those folders. Its message now adds a hint: if a link along the way to the file leads to another machine, replace that link with a real folder or file. A link here means a shortcut that points to a folder or file stored somewhere else.
Why
The message points at a likely cause and how to fix it.
Names in the bundle--add-dir
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.
Confirmed since
Anthropic's documentation has since written up --add-dir, on Share session output as artifacts.
Claude reads files in your session's [working directories](/docs/en/permissions#working-directories), and in the temporary directory it writes pages to, without asking. To let Claude publish from another folder without the prompt, add the …artifacts see the edit
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Anthropic's documentation agrees
Anthropic's documentation has since written up --add-dir, on Share session output as artifacts.