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Claude Code v2.1.296 ·

Plugin marketplace lookups now go through a shared lookup step

Plugin updates and marketplace handling now find a marketplace's entry through a lookup step instead of reading it by its exact name

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Unclear Whether marketplace names now match regardless of letter case, or through other names, is not established.

What

A plugin marketplace is a catalog that Claude Code can install and update plugins from. When Claude Code updates a plugin or works with marketplaces, it now finds a marketplace's entry through a dedicated lookup step. Before, it read the entry directly using the marketplace's exact name.

Why

This can change how a marketplace name you have written is matched to the marketplace it refers to.

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