diff --git a/internal/cli/doctor.go b/internal/cli/doctor.go
index cbb30d8..7148807 100644
--- a/internal/cli/doctor.go
+++ b/internal/cli/doctor.go
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ func checkRecommendations(cfg *config.Config) []DoctorCheck {
 	// so that suggestions are suppressed regardless of whether the user's config
 	// uses the short or prefixed plugin name.
 	configured := map[string]bool{}
-	categoryPrefixes := []string{"provider-", "condition-", "analyzer-", "generator-", "updater-", "hook-"}
+	categoryPrefixes := []string{"provider-", "condition-", "analyzer-", "generator-", "updater-", "hook-", "packager-", "publisher-"}
 	registerName := func(raw string) {
 		name := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(raw))
 		if name == "" {
diff --git a/internal/cli/root.go b/internal/cli/root.go
index 464eb1a..ee82efa 100644
--- a/internal/cli/root.go
+++ b/internal/cli/root.go
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ func legacyPluginBinaryName(uses string) string {
 		uses = uses[:idx]
 	}
 	lower := strings.ToLower(uses)
-	for _, prefix := range []string{"provider-", "condition-", "analyzer-", "generator-", "updater-", "hook-"} {
+	for _, prefix := range []string{"provider-", "condition-", "analyzer-", "generator-", "updater-", "hook-", "packager-", "publisher-"} {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(lower, prefix) {
 			uses = uses[len(prefix):]
 			break
diff --git a/internal/registry/metadata.go b/internal/registry/metadata.go
index e0ca344..c8eb68a 100644
--- a/internal/registry/metadata.go
+++ b/internal/registry/metadata.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type Compatibility struct {
 // ("github-actions", "github", "go"), so FindPlugin strips these prefixes as a
 // fallback when no exact match is found.
 var categoryPrefixes = []string{
-	"provider-", "condition-", "analyzer-", "generator-", "updater-", "hook-",
+	"provider-", "condition-", "analyzer-", "generator-", "updater-", "hook-", "packager-", "publisher-",
 }
 
 // FindPlugin returns the registry entry for the named plugin.