Anthropic marketplace does not detect git on Windows despite git being installed
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 28, 2026 by Phlegonlabs Closed Mar 4, 2026
Description
On Windows 11, Claude Code v2.1.63 shows the following warning in the status bar:
Anthropic marketplace requires git · Install git and restart
However, git is properly installed and available in the system PATH.
Environment
- OS: Windows 11 Home 10.0.26200
- Claude Code version: v2.1.63
- Git version: 2.53.0.windows.1
- Shell: PowerShell / Git Bash
Git is installed and accessible
$ where git
C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\git.exe
C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe
C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe
$ git --version
git version 2.53.0.windows.1
Steps to reproduce
- Install Git for Windows (available in system PATH)
- Install a skill via
skills.sh(e.g.brand-guidelines) — this works fine - Launch Claude Code with
cc - Observe the orange status bar message: "Anthropic marketplace requires git · Install git and restart"
Expected behavior
Claude Code should detect the existing git installation and not show the warning.
Actual behavior
The marketplace feature fails to detect git even though it is installed and accessible from both PowerShell and Git Bash.
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