Plugin dependencies can now be specified as bare names (without @marketplace) and are resolved against the declaring plugin's own marketplace.
Details
Dependency must be a plugin name, optionally qualified with @marketplace
Bare names resolve against the parent plugin's marketplace source
The "inline" marketplace name is reserved for --plugin-dir session plugins
Evidence
Plugin dependency resolution (search for "Dependency must be a plugin name, optionally qualified with @marketplace")
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
How sure we are
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Anthropic's release notes agreeUpdated --plugin-dir to only accept one path to support subcommands — use repeated --plugin-dir for multiple directories