Plugins from project enabledPlugins shown under 'User' scope and cannot be uninstalled
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 13, 2026 by vorou Closed Feb 17, 2026
Description
Plugins referenced in a project's .claude/settings.json enabledPlugins that were never actually installed (no entry in ~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json) are displayed under the User scope in the /plugin UI instead of Project. They also cannot be uninstalled via /plugin uninstall since they're not in the installed plugins registry.
Steps to Reproduce
- Have a project
.claude/settings.jsonwithenabledPluginsreferencing plugins that were never installed:
``json``
{
"enabledPlugins": {
"some-plugin@some-marketplace": true
},
"extraKnownMarketplaces": {
"some-marketplace": {
"source": { "source": "github", "repo": "org/repo" }
}
}
}
- Open Claude Code in that project
- Run
/pluginand go to the Installed tab
Expected Behavior
- These plugins should appear under Project scope (since they come from project settings)
- There should be a way to manage/remove them from the UI (or at minimum a clear indication they need to be installed)
Actual Behavior
- Plugins appear under User scope
- They show as "failed to load · 1 error"
- Running
/plugin uninstall plugin-nameorclaude plugin uninstall plugin-namefails withPlugin "plugin-name" not found in installed plugins - The only way to remove them is manually editing
.claude/settings.json
Screenshots
Plugins from project enabledPlugins showing under "User" instead of "Project":
Project
❯ anvil2 Plugin · ServiceTitan · ✔ enabled <-- this one is actually installed
User
code-review Plugin · Anthropic · ✘ failed to load · 1 error <-- from project settings
feature-dev Plugin · Anthropic · ✘ failed to load · 1 error <-- from project settings
ralph-skills Plugin · ralph-marketplace · ✘ failed to load · 1 error <-- from project settings
stdocs Plugin · ST-ToolbeltExtensions · ✘ failed to load · 1 error <-- from project settings
Environment
- Claude Code v2.1.41
- macOS (Darwin 25.2.0)
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