Updating Candid

Keep Candid up to date to get the latest features and fixes.

We have not found a way to autoupdate Claude Code plugins, if you know of one please let us know in an issue .

Update Command

From a terminal, run:

claude plugin update candid@candid

Then restart Claude Code to activate the new version.

Check Current Version

To see what version you have installed:

claude plugin list

Look for candid@candid in the output.

What’s New

See the Changelog for what’s included in each release.

Troubleshooting

Update Not Working

If claude plugin update candid@candid fails, try these solutions in order:

Quick Fix (Most Common)

If you see an ENAMETOOLONG error or the update hangs, update the marketplace cache first:

claude plugin marketplace update candid
claude plugin update candid@candid

Then restart Claude Code.

Force Reinstall

If the quick fix doesn’t work:

claude plugin uninstall candid@candid
claude plugin marketplace add ron-myers/candid
claude plugin install candid@candid

Then restart Claude Code.

Why does the update fail?

Some versions of Claude Code have a bug when updating plugins where the plugin name matches the marketplace name (candid@candid). Updating the marketplace cache first works around this issue.

We’ve reported this to Anthropic and expect it to be fixed in a future release of Claude Code.

Changes Not Appearing

After updating, you must restart Claude Code for changes to take effect.

Need Help?

If you’re having trouble updating or encounter issues with a new version, open a GitHub issue .