diff --git a/src/features/plugins/PluginsPage.module.css b/src/features/plugins/PluginsPage.module.css
index a2764a19b..90b2c7398 100644
--- a/src/features/plugins/PluginsPage.module.css
+++ b/src/features/plugins/PluginsPage.module.css
@@ -369,17 +369,6 @@
   padding: 4px 8px;
 }
 
-.marketBar {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 4px;
-  align-items: center;
-}
-
-.marketBar > :first-child {
-  flex: 1;
-  min-width: 0;
-}
-
 .categorySelect {
   width: 100%;
 }
diff --git a/src/features/plugins/PluginsPage.tsx b/src/features/plugins/PluginsPage.tsx
index f2dac512a..7c66e6c15 100644
--- a/src/features/plugins/PluginsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/features/plugins/PluginsPage.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   EmptyState,
   Icon,
   IconButton,
-  Input,
   SearchField,
   Select,
   Spinner,
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ import {
 } from "./store";
 import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
 import { importIntellijTheme, showInstalledIntellijThemes } from "./intellijImport";
+import { promptInput } from "@/workbench/inputDialogs";
 import styles from "./PluginsPage.module.css";
 import { tx } from "@/platform/i18n";
 
@@ -537,6 +537,21 @@ interface GearActions {
   install: (packageFile: boolean) => void;
   importIntellijFile: () => void;
   importInstalledIntellij: () => void;
+  editRepository: () => void;
+}
+
+/** Asks for the marketplace index URL; an empty one restores the default. */
+async function editMarketUrl() {
+  const url = await promptInput({
+    title: "Plugin Repository",
+    label: "Marketplace index URL:",
+    initial: usePlugins.getState().marketUrl ?? "",
+    placeholder: "https://…/index.json or a folder path",
+    okLabel: "Save",
+    validate: () => null,
+    hint: <T>Leave empty to use the default repository.</T>,
+  });
+  if (url !== null) await setMarketUrl(url);
 }
 
 function gearMenu(plugins: readonly PluginInfo[], updates: number, actions: GearActions): MenuItem[] {
@@ -550,6 +565,7 @@ function gearMenu(plugins: readonly PluginInfo[], updates: number, actions: Gear
     { kind: "separator" },
     { label: "Install Plugin from Disk…", icon: "package", run: () => actions.install(false) },
     { label: "Install Plugin from Package File…", run: () => actions.install(true) },
+    { label: "Plugin Repository…", run: actions.editRepository },
     ...(actions.canImport
       ? [
           { kind: "separator" as const },
@@ -654,30 +670,6 @@ function CategoryFilter({
   );
 }
 
-/** The marketplace index URL, editable in place. */
-function MarketUrlBar() {
-  const current = usePlugins((s) => s.marketUrl);
-  const [value, setValue] = useState(current ?? "");
-  useEffect(() => setValue(current ?? ""), [current]);
-  return (
-    <form
-      className={styles.marketBar}
-      onSubmit={(e) => {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        void setMarketUrl(value);
-      }}
-    >
-      <Input
-        value={value}
-        placeholder="Marketplace index URL (https://…/index.json or a folder path)"
-        aria-label="Marketplace index URL"
-        onChange={(e) => setValue(e.target.value)}
-      />
-      <IconButton icon="refresh" title="Refresh Marketplace" type="submit" />
-    </form>
-  );
-}
-
 function MarketRow({ entry, selected, onSelect }: { entry: MarketPlugin; selected: boolean; onSelect: () => void }) {
   const update = isUpdate(entry);
   return (
@@ -832,6 +824,7 @@ export function PluginsPage() {
         install: (packageFile) => void installFromDisk(undefined, packageFile).then(showInstalled),
         importIntellijFile: () => void importIntellijTheme().then(showInstalled),
         importInstalledIntellij: () => showInstalledIntellijThemes(showInstalled),
+        editRepository: () => void editMarketUrl(),
       }),
     );
   };
@@ -876,7 +869,7 @@ export function PluginsPage() {
             className={styles.search}
             value={query}
             onChange={setQuery}
-            placeholder={tab === "installed" ? "Search installed plugins" : "Search local plugins"}
+            placeholder={tab === "installed" ? "Search installed plugins" : "Search plugins"}
             aria-label="Filter plugins"
           />
           {tab === "installed" ? (
@@ -916,20 +909,11 @@ export function PluginsPage() {
             </ul>
           ) : (
             <ul className={styles.list} aria-label={tx("Available plugins")}>
-              <li className={styles.marketItem}>
-                <MarketUrlBar />
-              </li>
               {(market?.length ?? 0) > 0 && (
                 <li className={styles.marketItem}>
                   <CategoryFilter market={market ?? []} value={category} onChange={setCategory} />
                 </li>
               )}
-              {!marketUrl && !marketError && (
-                <li className={styles.notice} role="note">
-                  <Icon name="info" size={14} />
-                  <span>{tx`${NO_REPOSITORY}. Showing plugin packages available on this machine.`}</span>
-                </li>
-              )}
               {marketError && <li className={clsx(styles.listEmpty, styles.errorText)}>{marketError}</li>}
               {marketShown.length > 0 && <ListHeader title="Marketplace" count={marketShown.length} />}
               {marketShown.map((m) => (
@@ -983,6 +967,8 @@ export function PluginsPage() {
           />
         ) : selectedEntry ? (
           <CatalogDetails key={selectedEntry.id} entry={selectedEntry} />
+        ) : marketUrl ? (
+          <EmptyState className={styles.detailsEmpty} title="No plugin selected" />
         ) : (
           <EmptyState className={styles.detailsEmpty} title={NO_REPOSITORY}>
             <T>Install a plugin folder with</T> <code>plugin.toml</code>{" "}
diff --git a/src/features/plugins/__tests__/plugins.test.tsx b/src/features/plugins/__tests__/plugins.test.tsx
index b97478793..72b65f4b9 100644
--- a/src/features/plugins/__tests__/plugins.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/plugins/__tests__/plugins.test.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { executeAction, executeActionFrom, getAction, registerAction } from "@/p
 import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
 import { pluginThemeRef, useContributedIconThemes } from "@/platform/themes";
 import { ContextMenuHost, hideContextMenu } from "@/ui";
+import { InputDialogsHost } from "@/workbench/inputDialogs";
 import { provideNotificationService, type NotificationService } from "@/workbench/contributions";
 import { applyThemeAttributes, previewTheme, useThemeOverride } from "@/workbench/theme";
 import { createMemoryPluginsBackend, sampleCatalog, setPluginsBackend, type PluginsBackend } from "../backend";
@@ -561,7 +562,6 @@ describe("PluginsPage", () => {
     render(<PluginsPage />);
     await user.click(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: /Available/ }));
     const list = await screen.findByRole("list", { name: "Available plugins" });
-    expect(within(list).getByText(new RegExp(NO_REPOSITORY))).toBeInTheDocument();
     await waitFor(() => expect(within(list).getByText("Toy Language")).toBeInTheDocument());
     await user.click(within(list).getByText("Toy Language"));
     expect(screen.getByRole("heading", { level: 2 })).toHaveTextContent("Toy Language");
@@ -663,6 +663,53 @@ describe("marketplace", () => {
     expect(asked[0]).toMatchObject({ pluginId: "hello", kind: "install" });
   });
 
+  it("doesn't claim there is no repository while one is configured", async () => {
+    setPluginsBackend({
+      ...createMemoryPluginsBackend([], []),
+      marketUrl: async () => "https://plugins.example/index.json",
+      market: async () => [],
+    });
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(<PluginsPage />);
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: /Available/ }));
+    expect(await screen.findByText("No plugin selected")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(new RegExp(NO_REPOSITORY))).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Filter plugins" })).toHaveAttribute("placeholder", "Search plugins");
+  });
+
+  it("edits the repository from the gear menu; an empty URL restores the default", async () => {
+    const base = createMemoryPluginsBackend([], []);
+    const set: (string | null)[] = [];
+    setPluginsBackend({
+      ...base,
+      marketUrl: async () => "https://plugins.example/index.json",
+      market: async () => [],
+      setMarketUrl: async (url) => void set.push(url),
+    });
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(
+      <>
+        <PluginsPage />
+        <ContextMenuHost />
+        <InputDialogsHost />
+      </>,
+    );
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: /Available/ }));
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("textbox", { name: /Marketplace index URL/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    const edit = async (value: string) => {
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Manage Plugins" }));
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Plugin Repository…" }));
+      const field = await screen.findByRole("textbox", { name: /Marketplace index URL/ });
+      await waitFor(() => expect(field).toHaveValue("https://plugins.example/index.json"));
+      await user.clear(field);
+      if (value) await user.type(field, value);
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save" }));
+    };
+    await edit("https://mirror.example/index.json");
+    await edit("");
+    await waitFor(() => expect(set).toEqual(["https://mirror.example/index.json", null]));
+  });
+
   it("filters the marketplace by category", async () => {
     const entry = (id: string, name: string, categories: string[]) => ({
       id,
diff --git a/src/platform/locales/text/fr.json b/src/platform/locales/text/fr.json
index dd7aea5f8..c015e9f07 100644
--- a/src/platform/locales/text/fr.json
+++ b/src/platform/locales/text/fr.json
@@ -1859,7 +1859,6 @@
   "Search frames": "Rechercher des cadres",
   "Search in comments and strings": "Rechercher dans les commentaires et les chaînes",
   "Search installed plugins": "Rechercher parmi les plugins installés",
-  "Search local plugins": "Rechercher parmi les plugins locaux",
   "Search packages": "Rechercher des paquets",
   "Search projects": "Rechercher des projets",
   "Search pull requests": "Rechercher des pull requests",
@@ -4406,7 +4405,6 @@
   "Memory & Diagnostics": "Mémoire et diagnostics",
   "Over budget ({budget})": "Budget dépassé ({budget})",
   "dev": "dev",
-  "{label}. Showing plugin packages available on this machine.": "{label}. Affichage des packages de plugins disponibles sur cette machine.",
   "Zoomed into {name}": "Zoom sur {name}",
   "Rename directory '{current}' and its usages to:": "Renommer le répertoire '{current}' et ses utilisations en :",
   "Rename file '{current}' and its usages to:": "Renommer le fichier '{current}' et ses utilisations en :",
@@ -5548,8 +5546,6 @@
   "Unsigned": "Non signé",
   "Roll Back to {previousVersion}": "Revenir à {previousVersion}",
   "Install Plugin from Package File…": "Installer un plugin depuis un fichier de paquet…",
-  "Marketplace index URL": "URL de l'index de la marketplace",
-  "Refresh Marketplace": "Actualiser la marketplace",
   "The plugin system is a preview: its API and the plugins may still change.": "Le système de plugins est en préversion : son API et les plugins peuvent encore changer.",
   "Linked for development": "Lié pour le développement",
   "Marketplace": "Marketplace",
@@ -5782,7 +5778,6 @@
   "Weekly limit": "Limite hebdomadaire",
   "Weekly Opus limit": "Limite hebdomadaire Opus",
   "Weekly Sonnet limit": "Limite hebdomadaire Sonnet",
-  "Marketplace index URL (https://…/index.json or a folder path)": "URL de l'index de la marketplace (https://…/index.json ou un chemin de dossier)",
   "Editor Providers": "Fournisseurs d'éditeurs",
   "Syntax errors": "Erreurs de syntaxe",
   "Pull Members Up…": "Remonter les membres…",
diff --git a/src/platform/locales/text/ko.json b/src/platform/locales/text/ko.json
index caa87c948..269aa70d3 100644
--- a/src/platform/locales/text/ko.json
+++ b/src/platform/locales/text/ko.json
@@ -1937,7 +1937,6 @@
   "Search frames": "프레임 검색",
   "Search in comments and strings": "주석 및 문자열에서 검색",
   "Search installed plugins": "설치된 플러그인 검색",
-  "Search local plugins": "로컬 플러그인 검색",
   "Search packages": "패키지 검색",
   "Search projects": "프로젝트 검색",
   "Search pull requests": "풀 리퀘스트 검색",
@@ -4517,7 +4516,6 @@
   "Memory & Diagnostics": "메모리 및 진단",
   "Over budget ({budget})": "예산 초과({budget})",
   "dev": "개발",
-  "{label}. Showing plugin packages available on this machine.": "{label}. 이 머신에서 사용 가능한 플러그인 패키지를 표시합니다.",
   "Zoomed into {name}": "{name} 확대됨",
   "Rename directory '{current}' and its usages to:": "디렉터리 '{current}' 및 해당 사용 위치의 새 이름:",
   "Rename file '{current}' and its usages to:": "파일 '{current}' 및 해당 사용 위치의 새 이름:",
@@ -5708,14 +5706,11 @@
   "Unsigned": "서명되지 않음",
   "Roll Back to {previousVersion}": "{previousVersion}(으)로 롤백",
   "Install Plugin from Package File…": "패키지 파일에서 플러그인 설치…",
-  "Marketplace index URL": "마켓플레이스 인덱스 URL",
-  "Refresh Marketplace": "마켓플레이스 새로 고침",
   "Marketplace": "마켓플레이스",
   "Could not download plugin": "플러그인을 다운로드할 수 없습니다",
   "Rolled back {name} to {version}": "{name}을(를) {version}(으)로 롤백했습니다",
   "Could not roll back": "롤백할 수 없습니다",
   "Could not open the package": "패키지를 열 수 없습니다",
-  "Marketplace index URL (https://…/index.json or a folder path)": "마켓플레이스 인덱스 URL(https://…/index.json 또는 폴더 경로)",
   "Settings of the plugin; projects can override them.": "플러그인 설정입니다. 프로젝트에서 재정의할 수 있습니다.",
   "Menus": "메뉴",
   "Shortcuts": "단축키",
diff --git a/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json b/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
index f38f73f68..78259d0a5 100644
--- a/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
+++ b/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
@@ -1940,8 +1940,8 @@
   "Search frames": "搜索帧",
   "Search in comments and strings": "在注释和字符串中搜索",
   "Search installed plugins": "搜索已安装的插件",
-  "Search local plugins": "搜索本地插件",
   "Search packages": "搜索软件包",
+  "Search plugins": "搜索插件",
   "Search projects": "搜索项目",
   "Search pull requests": "搜索拉取请求",
   "Search query": "搜索查询",
@@ -4535,7 +4535,6 @@
   "Memory & Diagnostics": "内存与诊断",
   "Over budget ({budget})": "超出预算（{budget}）",
   "dev": "开发",
-  "{label}. Showing plugin packages available on this machine.": "{label}。显示此计算机上可用的插件包。",
   "Zoomed into {name}": "已缩放到 {name}",
   "Rename directory '{current}' and its usages to:": "将目录“{current}”及其用法重命名为：",
   "Rename file '{current}' and its usages to:": "将文件“{current}”及其用法重命名为：",
@@ -5791,14 +5790,15 @@
   "1 theme": "1 个主题",
   "{count} themes": "{count} 个主题",
   "No theme plugins found in JetBrains IDEs on this computer. Choose a theme plugin downloaded from the JetBrains Marketplace (.jar or .zip) or a .theme.json file instead.": "在此计算机上的 JetBrains IDE 中未找到主题插件。请改为选择从 JetBrains Marketplace 下载的主题插件（.jar 或 .zip）或 .theme.json 文件。",
-  "Marketplace index URL": "插件市场索引 URL",
-  "Refresh Marketplace": "刷新插件市场",
   "Marketplace": "插件市场",
+  "Plugin Repository…": "插件仓库…",
+  "Plugin Repository": "插件仓库",
+  "Marketplace index URL:": "插件市场索引 URL：",
+  "Leave empty to use the default repository.": "留空则使用默认仓库。",
   "Could not download plugin": "无法下载插件",
   "Rolled back {name} to {version}": "已将 {name} 回滚到 {version}",
   "Could not roll back": "无法回滚",
   "Could not open the package": "无法打开插件包",
-  "Marketplace index URL (https://…/index.json or a folder path)": "插件市场索引 URL（https://…/index.json 或文件夹路径）",
   "Settings of the plugin; projects can override them.": "插件的设置；项目可以覆盖。",
   "Menus": "菜单",
   "Shortcuts": "快捷键",