Failing to install Anthropic marketplace - GCS asset returns 404 on v2.1.92

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?

Environment

• Claude Code: v2.1.92
• OS: Linux (Ubuntu, x86-64)

Observed behavior

On every startup, the status bar shows:

_Failed to install Anthropic marketplace · Will retry on next startup_

Root cause (after I investigated)

The official marketplace auto-install attempts to fetch from:

https://downloads.claude.ai/claude-code-releases/plugins/claude-plugins-official

This URL returns HTTP 404 that means the asset does not exist on the CDN.

<pre>
$ curl -I https://downloads.claude.ai/claude-code-releases/plugins/claude-plugins-official
HTTP/2 404
server: UploadServer
</pre>

The git clone fallback also fails. The outer catch returns reason: "unknown", which triggers the warning notification.

General Anthropic connectivity works fine (https://anthropic.com → 302 OK), so this is not a local network issue.

Impact

Cosmetic/non-blocking — Claude Code functions normally. However:

• this prevents from loading the plugins as the claude marketplace isn't loaded.

<img width="1901" height="465" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7a64a162-6947-4878-8c87-5ef98e60c644" />

• The error message gives users no actionable information and reason: "unknown" in the notification is misleading; "gcs_unavailable" or "asset_not_found" might be more accurate

What Should Happen?

the Anthropic marketplace should be installed automatically or upon retry.

Error Messages/Logs

On every startup, the status bar shows:

> _Failed to install Anthropic marketplace · Will retry on next startup_

The official marketplace auto-install attempts to fetch from:


https://downloads.claude.ai/claude-code-releases/plugins/claude-plugins-official


This URL returns **HTTP 404** that means the asset does not exist on the CDN.

<pre>
$ curl -I https://downloads.claude.ai/claude-code-releases/plugins/claude-plugins-official
HTTP/2 404
server: UploadServer
</pre>

The git clone fallback also fails. The outer catch returns `reason: "unknown"`, which triggers the warning notification.

Steps to Reproduce

this occurs each time I initialize a session with command claude in my terminal on linux

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.92

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

<img width="1901" height="325" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e1d57f5d-1758-475d-86c2-b701dd873127" />