[BUG] Cowork Customize panel has no "+" button to add marketplace or create plugin on Pro plan (macOS 1.3109.0)
Filed on behalf of a Claude Pro ($20/month) user — I am on a higher tier and cannot reproduce from my own account.
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported
- [x] This is a single bug report
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
On Cowork Desktop 1.3109.0 on macOS, a Claude Pro ($20/month) account has no UI affordance to add a third-party plugin marketplace or create/upload a personal plugin. Clicking Customize navigates directly to the Anthropic plugin directory. There is no "+" button, no "Add marketplace" action, and no "Create plugin" entry point anywhere in the Customize panel.
First-party Anthropic plugins (e.g. Finance) install without issue, so the plugin runtime itself is healthy. The gap is specifically in the UI surface for user-contributed content.
Related issues (#41653, #40475, #40600, #47347) describe backend failures after attempting to add a marketplace. This report is upstream of those: the user cannot reach the code path that would trigger those errors, because the entry-point UI is missing.
What Should Happen?
One of the following should be true, and clearly communicated to the user:
- If adding marketplaces / creating plugins is a paid-tier feature, the Customize panel should show a locked/upsell state explaining the tier requirement. Today it gives no indication either way.
- If it is available on Pro, the "+" button or equivalent action should be present.
Steps to Reproduce
- Sign into Cowork Desktop with a Claude Pro ($20/month) account
- Open Customize
- Observe: lands on Anthropic plugin directory with no option to add a marketplace or create a personal plugin
- Compare to documentation at code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces, which describes adding personal marketplaces as a supported workflow without mentioning a subscription requirement
Environment
- App: Cowork 1.3109.0 (35cbf6)
- Platform: macOS (MacBook Air, Apple Silicon)
- Plan: Claude Pro ($20/month)
- Works: Installing first-party Anthropic plugins (
Financeconfirmed) - Fails: No UI affordance to add a marketplace or create a plugin
Question for the Team
Is the absence of these UI affordances on Pro:
- (a) intentional tier gating — in which case please document it on the pricing page and surface a clear upsell in the UI, or
- (b) a bug / incomplete rollout — in which case, is there a workaround or ETA?
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