You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
PluginsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.323,
ImprovementsSection of the release
Unclear It is not clear what condition makes Claude Code skip installing plugin dependencies.
What
A plugin is an add-on for Claude Code, and some need extra software packages, installed with tools such as npm or bun. Claude Code now stops before finding or installing those packages when a new condition is met. Before, there was no such early stop.
Why
In some cases a plugin's packages will not be installed automatically.
How sure we are
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The writer flagged doubtIt is not clear what condition makes Claude Code skip installing plugin dependencies.