Function getPluginsDirectory

src/utils/plugins/pluginDirectories.ts:53–63

()

 * 2. Default: ~/.claude/plugins or ~/.claude/cowork_plugins
 */
export function getPluginsDirectory(): string {
  // expandTilde: when CLAUDE_CODE_PLUGIN_CACHE_DIR is set via settings.json
  // `env` (not shell), ~ is not expanded by the shell. Without this, a value
  // like "~/.claude/plugins" becomes a literal `~` directory created in the
  // cwd of every project (gh-30794 / CC-212).
  const envOverride = process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_PLUGIN_CACHE_DIR
  if (envOverride) {
    return expandTilde(envOverride)
  }
  return join(getClaudeConfigHomeDir(), getPluginsDirectoryName())
}

/**
 * Get the read-only plugin seed directories, if configured.