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Claude Code v2.1.305 ·

Plugin directory failures record when they happened and whether retrying may help

Failed plugin directory fetches now record time, reason and service delay, say whether retrying may help, and flag plugins that cannot be installed

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What

The plugin Directory is the online catalog Claude Code reads to find plugins (add-ons).

  • A failed or backed-off fetch now carries laterMayHelp, saying a later retry might work.
  • Failed fetches record failedAt and serviceDelayMs. A new helper returns the last failure with closesAt, reason, failedAt and serviceDelayMs, and returns nothing once its window has expired.
  • Successful fetches are marked with walked and walkStarted.
  • Loading returns notInstallable for each plugin that cannot be installed.
  • When only the copy saved on your machine answered, loading returns an error: "only the list saved on this machine answered, not the Directory itself". Before, only a marketplace switch required a fresh read.

Why

Plugin screens can tell you whether trying again is worthwhile and why a plugin cannot be installed, instead of silently using a stale saved list.

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