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Claude Code v2.1.302 ·

Desktop app can point Claude Code at a skills plugin folder

Claude Code reads CLAUDE_CODE_DESKTOP_SKILLS_PLUGIN_DIR at startup and does not pass it on to programs it starts

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4Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
4Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
SkillsArea: what it touches
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Unclear It is not stated what condition must hold for the folder to be kept, or what Claude Code then does with it.

What

An environment variable is a named value set outside a program that the program can read. Claude Code now reads CLAUDE_CODE_DESKTOP_SKILLS_PLUGIN_DIR when it starts. It keeps the folder named there only when a further check passes.

Either way, it then removes the variable from its environment, and it does not pass it on to any program it starts.

Why

The variable appears meant for the Claude Desktop app to tell Claude Code where a skills plugin folder is. Most people will not set it themselves.

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Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtIt is not stated what condition must hold for the folder to be kept, or what Claude Code then does with it.
The name it cites is new in this buildNew in this build: CLAUDE_CODE_DESKTOP_SKILLS_PLUGIN_DIR

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