docs: document marketplace refresh for plugin updates

Clarify that Claude Code may need an explicit marketplace refresh before a newly released plugin version appears, so users can recover from stale local marketplace metadata.
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Antoine van der Lee
2026-04-08 08:32:22 +02:00
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- If you add or rename reference files, the README structure is auto-synced via GitHub Actions.
- For same-repo PRs, `.github/workflows/sync-readme-references.yml` may commit and push the README sync change to your branch automatically.
## Release Notes
- Marketplace and plugin versions are stored in `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` and `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`.
- The `Release` workflow bumps those files and tags the release from `main`.
- If users report seeing an older plugin version after a release, ask them to refresh the marketplace with `/plugin marketplace update swift-testing-agent-skill` before reinstalling or updating the Skill.
## Validation and Packaging
Run (replace `<path-to-skill-creator>` with your local install path):
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/plugin install swift-testing-expert@swift-testing-agent-skill
```
#### Updating After a Release
If Claude Code still shows an older version after a new GitHub release, refresh the marketplace before reinstalling or updating the Skill:
```bash
/plugin marketplace update swift-testing-agent-skill
```
Claude Code reads available plugin versions from your local marketplace copy, so updating the marketplace is what pulls the latest `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`.
#### Project Configuration
To automatically provide this Skill to everyone working in a repository, configure the repository's `.claude/settings.json`: