sync-plugin-cache

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Synchronize all marketplace bundles to the Claude plugin cache

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Sync Plugin Cache Skill

Synchronizes all bundles from marketplace/bundles/ to the Claude plugin cache at ~/.claude/plugins/cache/plan-marshall/.

Parameters

None - Synchronizes all bundles automatically.

Usage Examples

/sync-plugin-cache

Syncs all bundles after making changes to marketplace components.

Workflow

Step 1: Identify Bundles and Versions

Find all bundles and extract their versions from plugin.json:

for bundle in marketplace/bundles/*/; do
  name=$(basename "$bundle")
  version=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('${bundle}.claude-plugin/plugin.json'))['version'])" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
  echo "$name:$version"
done

This outputs bundle:version pairs like {bundle}:{version}.

Step 2: Determine Cache Location

The plugin cache location is: ~/.claude/plugins/cache/plan-marshall/

Each bundle is cached at: ~/.claude/plugins/cache/plan-marshall/{bundle}/{version}/

IMPORTANT: The version folder is required to match Claude Code's installation structure.

Step 3: Sync Each Bundle

CRITICAL: Execute ALL rsync commands in PARALLEL using separate Bash tool calls in a single message. Do NOT use a for loop or sequential execution.

For each bundle found, invoke a separate Bash tool call using the version from Step 1:

rsync -av --delete marketplace/bundles/{bundle}/ ~/.claude/plugins/cache/plan-marshall/{bundle}/{version}/

The --delete flag ensures removed files are also removed from cache.

NOTE: Always use the version from each bundle's plugin.json, not a hardcoded value.

Step 4: Display Summary

Show sync results listing each bundle synchronized and the cache location.

Critical Rules

Always use rsync with --delete to ensure cache matches source exactly
Do NOT modify source files, only copy to cache
If rsync fails, show error and continue with remaining bundles

/marshall-steward - Project configuration including cache regeneration
CLAUDE.md - Documents the plugin cache sync pattern