[BUG] Marketplace plugins missing strict: false flag

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Oct 27, 2025 by heiberik Closed Jan 5, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Problem

commit-commands and code-review plugins lack .claude-plugin/plugin.json files but don't set "strict": false in .claude-plugin/marketplace.json. This causes discovery
systems to reject them (default is strict: true requiring plugin.json).

## Fix

Add "strict": false to both entries in .claude-plugin/marketplace.json:

  • commit-commands entry (line ~15)
  • code-review entry (line ~57)

Per spec, when strict: false, the marketplace entry serves as the complete manifest.

Without this, these plugins fail validation in third-party marketplace platforms.

What Should Happen?

Add "strict": false to both entries in .claude-plugin/marketplace.json:

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Try to validate marketplace.json according to docs.
  2. Fails.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.27

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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