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ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.299,
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Unclear Which plugin is given the outermost position is not identified.
What
Claude Code places one plugin (an add-on package that extends Claude Code) in the outermost position on some machines. That position gives it precedence over other plugins. Before, this happened only on machines with managed settings (settings an organization controls) or for Team and Enterprise organizations. It now also happens when the machine has a managed MCP server file. MCP servers are outside programs that give Claude Code extra tools, and a managed file is one an organization sets up.
Once the plugin takes that position, it keeps it until the session (the current run of Claude Code) ends.
Why
On machines an organization manages, this changes which plugin wins when plugins overlap. Because the position holds for the whole session, it does not switch back partway through.
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The writer flagged doubtWhich plugin is given the outermost position is not identified.
