diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 1a9330eb..32f8ccec 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
   },
   "metadata": {
     "description": "Syncable CLI skills for AI coding agents — project analysis, security, vulnerabilities, dependencies, IaC validation, and cloud deployment.",
-    "version": "0.1.8"
+    "version": "0.1.0"
   },
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "syncable-cli-skills",
       "source": "./installer/plugins/syncable-cli-skills",
       "description": "Syncable CLI skills for project analysis, security scanning, vulnerability detection, dependency auditing, IaC validation, Kubernetes optimization, and cloud deployment.",
-      "version": "0.1.8",
+      "version": "0.1.0",
       "author": {
         "name": "Syncable",
         "email": "support@syncable.dev"
diff --git a/installer/package.json b/installer/package.json
index fb46d292..d684e844 100644
--- a/installer/package.json
+++ b/installer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "syncable-cli-skills",
-  "version": "0.1.8",
+  "version": "0.1.9",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Install Syncable CLI skills for AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, Gemini CLI)",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
diff --git a/installer/plugins/syncable-cli-skills/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/installer/plugins/syncable-cli-skills/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index fd74b057..4e3d689f 100644
--- a/installer/plugins/syncable-cli-skills/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/installer/plugins/syncable-cli-skills/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "syncable-cli-skills",
   "description": "Syncable CLI skills for project analysis, security scanning, vulnerability detection, dependency auditing, IaC validation, Kubernetes optimization, and cloud deployment.",
-  "version": "0.1.8",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Syncable",
     "email": "support@syncable.dev"
diff --git a/installer/src/transformers/claude.ts b/installer/src/transformers/claude.ts
index 2593a17f..1b77cbbd 100644
--- a/installer/src/transformers/claude.ts
+++ b/installer/src/transformers/claude.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { TransformResult } from './types.js';
 import { execCommand, commandExists } from '../utils.js';
 
 const PLUGIN_NAME = 'syncable-cli-skills';
-const PLUGIN_VERSION = '0.1.8';
+const PLUGIN_VERSION = '0.1.0';
 const MARKETPLACE_NAME = 'syncable';
 const MARKETPLACE_REPO = 'syncable-dev/syncable-cli';
 
@@ -173,32 +173,23 @@ function enablePluginInSettings(): void {
  *  2. Fall back to manual: write cache files + update settings.json
  */
 export async function installClaudePlugin(skills: Skill[]): Promise<{ cacheDir: string; skillCount: number }> {
-  // Try the official CLI first — this handles enabledPlugins registration.
-  // We don't return early on success because the CLI may have cached an old
-  // version of the plugin that is missing the skills directory (e.g. from a
-  // previous install before skills were added, or from a stale npx cache).
-  // We always write skills directly to the cache so they're guaranteed to exist.
+  // Try the official CLI first — this registers the marketplace and plugin
+  // in Claude Code's settings. We still do a manual write afterwards because
+  // the CLI-cached version may be stale or missing skills.
   await tryClaudeCliInstall();
 
   const cacheDir = getClaudePluginCacheDir();
+  const pluginRootDir = path.dirname(cacheDir); // .../syncable-cli-skills/
 
-  // Remove stale older-version cache entries so Claude Code doesn't load an
-  // empty/outdated version instead of the current one.
-  const pluginRootDir = path.dirname(cacheDir);
+  // Nuke the ENTIRE plugin cache (all versions) and recreate fresh.
+  // This prevents version mismatches, stale caches, and — critically —
+  // removes any .orphaned_at marker that Claude Code writes when a cached
+  // version doesn't match the marketplace catalog.
   if (fs.existsSync(pluginRootDir)) {
-    for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(pluginRootDir)) {
-      if (entry !== PLUGIN_VERSION) {
-        fs.rmSync(path.join(pluginRootDir, entry), { recursive: true, force: true });
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Clear old skills and rewrite them so the cache is always up to date.
-  const skillsDir = path.join(cacheDir, 'skills');
-  if (fs.existsSync(skillsDir)) {
-    fs.rmSync(skillsDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.rmSync(pluginRootDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }
 
+  // Write every skill into a clean cache directory.
   for (const skill of skills) {
     const results = transformForClaude(skill);
     for (const { relativePath, content } of results) {