Claude Code 2.1.292: plugin marketplace flag, agent effort parameter
ClaudeCodeLog · x · 2026-10-07
Claude Code shipped 2.1.292 just 3 hours after 2.1.291. Highlights:
- claude plugin install gains --marketplace <source> to auto-add a plugin marketplace and install from it under existing policy checks
- The Agent tool now accepts an effort parameter to run a sub-agent at a chosen effort level
- New CLAUDECODEOVERLOADEDRETRYBASEDELAYMS env var for overload retry backoff
CLI options grew 126→127, bundle +574.5 kB (+1.0%), prompt tokens +6,198 (+13.9%) with system prompts rising from 65.9% to 70.1% of the mix. Models added claude-preview- and claude-publish-, removed claude-code-user.
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