claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] Project-scope `enabledPlugins` is silently ignored when Claude Code is launched from a subdirectory [1 comments, 2 participants]

# 1. Install a plugin from the official marketplace at user scope.
claude plugin install frontend-design@claude-plugins-official --scope user

# 2. Disable it at user scope, so the project-scope override has a visible effect.
claude plugin disable frontend-design@claude-plugins-official --scope user

# 3. Confirm baseline: disabled at user scope.
claude plugin list | grep -A3 'frontend-design@'
# Expect: Status: ✘ disabled

# 4. Create a fresh project that enables the plugin at project scope.
REPRO=$(mktemp -d)
cd "$REPRO" && git init -q && git commit -q --allow-empty -m init
mkdir -p .claude subdir/nested
cat > .claude/settings.json <<'JSON'
{
  "enabledPlugins": {
    "frontend-design@claude-plugins-official": true
  }
}
JSON

# 5. From the project root: project override is honored.
(cd "$REPRO" && claude plugin list | grep -A3 'frontend-design@')
# Actual:   Status: ✔ enabled    ← correct

# 6. From a subdirectory: project override is silently ignored.
(cd "$REPRO/subdir"        && claude plugin list | grep -A3 'frontend-design@')
(cd "$REPRO/subdir/nested" && claude plugin list | grep -A3 'frontend-design@')
# Actual:   Status: ✘ disabled   ← BUG: project setting is ignored
# Expected: Status: ✔ enabled

---

# From repo root  ($REPRO):
  ❯ frontend-design@claude-plugins-official
    Version: unknown
    Scope: user
    Status: ✔ enabled

# From subdirectory  ($REPRO/subdir):
  ❯ frontend-design@claude-plugins-official
    Version: unknown
    Scope: user
    Status: ✘ disabled

# From nested subdirectory  ($REPRO/subdir/nested):
  ❯ frontend-design@claude-plugins-official
    Version: unknown
    Scope: user
    Status: ✘ disabled