Summary: Claude Code adds a Plugin System

Why It Matters: This lets users add new features to Claude Code. It makes the product more flexible.

What Changed:

• Claude Code added a new Plugin System.
• Users can now install, enable, disable, and manage plugins.
• There are new commands like /plugin install and /plugin marketplace.
• Users can set up plugins for teams using extraKnownMarketplaces.
• A /plugin validate command helps check plugins.
• There are new blog posts and documents about plugins.
• The /plugin command was fixed for native builds.
• The terminal renderer was rewritten for smoother use.
• Users can enable/disable MCP servers by mentioning them or in /mcp.
• Tab completion was added for shell commands in bash mode.
• PreToolUse hooks can now change tool inputs.
• Users can press Ctrl-G to edit prompts in their system's text editor.
• Bash permission checks with environment variables were fixed.
• The system prompt size was made smaller.
• Keyboard shortcuts and focus issues in the IDE were fixed.
• Opus fallback rate limit errors were fixed.
• The /add-dir command was fixed.
• The /model selector flickering was fixed.
• Improvements were made to /help.
• Hooks are no longer mentioned in /resume summaries.
• Changes to the "verbose" setting in /config now stay saved.