[BUG] 'Failed to install Anthropic marketplace' error persists on native installation even after manually adding marketplaces
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 29, 2026 by zukethenuke Closed Feb 2, 2026
Description
On every startup, Claude Code shows the error:
Failed to install Anthropic marketplace · Will retry on next startup
This persists even after:
- Manually adding the
anthropics/claude-plugins-officialmarketplace viaclaude plugin marketplace add - Manually adding the
anthropics/skillsmarketplace (anthropic-agent-skills) - Cleaning
~/.claude.jsonofofficialMarketplace*fields (they get recreated on startup)
Environment
- Installation method: Native (curl installer)
- OS: macOS (darwin)
- Claude Code version: Latest
Debug log output
Official marketplace auto-install skipped: unknown
Showing marketplace installation failure notification
The debug log shows the installation type is detected as "unknown" during the marketplace auto-install check, even though ~/.claude.json correctly shows "installMethod": "native".
Expected behavior
The startup error should not appear when:
- The marketplace is already manually installed, OR
- The installation method is correctly set to "native"
Related issues
- #14360
- #15569
Additional context
The officialMarketplace* fields in ~/.claude.json keep getting recreated with officialMarketplaceAutoInstalled: false and officialMarketplaceAutoInstallFailReason: "unknown" on every startup, causing the error to persist indefinitely.
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