---
url: /rules/plugin/plugin-marketplace-files-not-found.md
description: Relative plugin source path does not resolve to a valid plugin directory
---

# plugin-marketplace-files-not-found

## Rule Details

When a marketplace.json lists plugins with relative path sources (e.g., "./plugins/my-plugin"), this rule checks that the referenced directory exists and contains a .claude-plugin/plugin.json manifest. Relative sources resolve against the marketplace root - the directory containing .claude-plugin/ - not the .claude-plugin/ directory itself, and metadata.pluginRoot is prepended when present. External sources (github, url, npm, pip) are skipped since they cannot be validated locally. Entries with "strict": false are exempt from the plugin.json check - the marketplace entry is the entire definition for those plugins - but the source directory itself must still exist.

### Incorrect

Plugin source points to non-existent directory

```json
{
  "name": "my-marketplace",
  "owner": { "name": "Dev Team" },
  "plugins": [
    {
      "name": "my-plugin",
      "source": "./plugins/missing-plugin"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Correct

Plugin source points to valid plugin directory

```json
{
  "name": "my-marketplace",
  "owner": { "name": "Dev Team" },
  "plugins": [
    {
      "name": "my-plugin",
      "source": "./plugins/my-plugin"
    }
  ]
}
```

## How To Fix

Ensure relative source paths in plugin entries point to existing directories that contain a .claude-plugin/plugin.json manifest. Create the plugin directory structure or correct the source path.

## Options

This rule does not have any configuration options.

## Related Rules

* [`plugin-invalid-marketplace-manifest`](/rules/plugin/plugin-invalid-marketplace-manifest)
* [`plugin-missing-file`](/rules/plugin/plugin-missing-file)

## Resources

* [Rule Implementation](https://github.com/pdugan20/claudelint/blob/main/src/rules/plugin/plugin-marketplace-files-not-found.ts)
* [Rule Tests](https://github.com/pdugan20/claudelint/blob/main/tests/rules/plugin/plugin-marketplace-files-not-found.test.ts)

## Version

Available since: v0.2.0