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Git Sparse-Checkout for Marketplace Plugins

What

New --sparse CLI option and sparsePaths config field for marketplace plugin installation, enabling cone-mode sparse-checkout for monorepo plugin sources.

Usage
claude plugin marketplace add my-marketplace --sparse .claude-plugin plugins
Details
  • Uses git sparse-checkout in cone mode to clone only specified directories
  • Useful for monorepos where the marketplace lives in a subdirectory
  • Combines --filter=blob:none for blobless clones with sparse-checkout for minimal disk usage
  • If sparsePaths is removed from config but the repo is already sparse, triggers a re-clone for full checkout
Evidence

CLI option definition (search for "--sparse <paths...>", "sparse-checkout", "sparsePaths")

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

Related

Other releases about the same thing. Found by shared names or similar wording; neither means one caused the other.

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