{"version":"2.1.63","anchor":"git-sparse-checkout-for-marketplace-plugins","canonical_anchor":"git-sparse-checkout-for-marketplace-plugins","heading":"Git Sparse-Checkout for Marketplace Plugins","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.63\/e\/git-sparse-checkout-for-marketplace-plugins","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.63","markdown":"### Git Sparse-Checkout for Marketplace Plugins\n\n**What**\n\nNew `--sparse` CLI option and `sparsePaths` config field for marketplace plugin installation, enabling cone-mode sparse-checkout for monorepo plugin sources.\n\n**Usage**\n\n`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\"`)"}