{"version":"2.1.295","anchor":"marketplace-add-rejects-names-that-cannot-form-a-plugin-id","canonical_anchor":"marketplace-add-rejects-names-that-cannot-form-a-plugin-id","heading":"Adding a marketplace with an unusable name now fails straight away","tier":"notice","area":"Plugins","scope":"individual","heads_up":true,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.295\/e\/marketplace-add-rejects-names-that-cannot-form-a-plugin-id","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.295","markdown":"### Adding a marketplace with an unusable name now fails straight away\n\nClaude Code now refuses to add a plugin marketplace whose name can't be used in plugin names, and says what to fix\n\n**What**\n\nA marketplace is a list of plugins (add-on packages for Claude Code) that you can install from. Claude Code now refuses to add a marketplace when its name:\n\n- contains anything other than letters, digits, `.`, `_` and `-`\n\n- does not start with a letter or digit\n\nThe error says Claude Code cannot install plugins from a marketplace with this name and asks you to have the marketplace's maintainer change `name` in `marketplace.json`.\n\n**Why**\n\nYou find out right away with a clear message, instead of ending up with a marketplace whose plugins can't be installed.\n\n- Area: Plugins\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: yes"}