[DOCS] Plugin docs omit recent-use cleanup surfacing in `/plugin`

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jun 23, 2026 by coygeek

Documentation Type

Missing documentation (feature not documented)

Documentation Location

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/discover-plugins
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference

Section/Topic

Manage installed plugins, specifically the /plugin Installed tab sorting and cleanup guidance.

Current Documentation

The /plugin UI docs currently describe the Installed tab but do not mention recent-use cleanup surfacing:

Run /plugin to open the plugin manager. This opens a tabbed interface with four tabs you can cycle through using Tab (or Shift+Tab to go backward): ... Installed: view and manage your installed plugins

Local evidence: docs/code.claude.com/docs/en/discover-plugins.md:145-150

The Installed tab sorting guidance says:

Run /plugin and go to the Installed tab to view, enable, disable, or uninstall your plugins. The list is grouped by scope and sorted so you see problems first: plugins with load errors or unresolved dependencies appear at the top, followed by your favorites, with disabled plugins folded behind a collapsed header at the bottom.

Local evidence: docs/code.claude.com/docs/en/discover-plugins.md:287-289

What's Wrong or Missing?

Claude Code v2.1.187 says: Improved /plugin to surface plugins you haven't used recently so you can clean them up.

The current docs explain that /plugin has an Installed tab and that installed plugins can be enabled, disabled, or uninstalled, but they do not document that /plugin now surfaces plugins the user has not used recently, where this appears in the UI, how it interacts with the existing documented sort order, or the recommended cleanup action.

Suggested Improvement

Add a short paragraph to Manage installed plugins after the existing Installed tab sorting paragraph:

Claude Code also highlights plugins you have not used recently so you can decide whether to keep, disable, or uninstall them. Use this cleanup signal to reduce plugin clutter and remove extensions you no longer need. Open the plugin detail view with Enter to disable or uninstall the highlighted plugin.

If the UI exposes more detail, include the exact indicator text and explain how favorites, load errors, and disabled plugins sort relative to cleanup suggestions.

Impact

Low - Minor confusion or inconvenience

Additional Context

Release context: Claude Code v2.1.187, Improved /plugin to surface plugins you haven't used recently so you can clean them up.

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