CLI fails to start when plugin with init hook installed from github

[mdonnalley]

Describe the bug
Installing plugins with init hook from github url causes all subsequent command executions to throw ModuleLoadError and exit

To Reproduce

1. sf plugins install https://github.com/oclif/plugin-test-esm-1
2. sf plugins --core

» sf plugins install https://github.com/oclif/plugin-test-esm-1
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Yes
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Installing plugin https://github.com/oclif/plugin-test-esm-1... ⣽ [2/4] Fetching packages...
warning "https://github.com/oclif/plugin-test-esm-1 > @oclif/plugin-plugins > @oclif/core > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "@types/node@*".
warning "https://github.com/oclif/plugin-test-esm-1 > @oclif/plugin-plugins > @oclif/core > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "typescript@>=2.7".
Installing plugin https://github.com/oclif/plugin-test-esm-1... ⢿ [4/4] Building fresh packages...
Installing plugin https://github.com/oclif/plugin-test-esm-1... ⡿ [3/5] Fetching packages...
warning "oclif > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "mem-fs@^1.2.0 || ^2.0.0".
Installing plugin https://github.com/oclif/plugin-test-esm-1... ⣟ [4/5] Linking dependencies...
warning "oclif > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "mem-fs@^1.2.0 || ^2.0.0".
warning "oclif > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "mem-fs-editor@^8.1.2 || ^9.0.0".
warning "oclif > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "mem-fs@^1.2.0 || ^2.0.0".
warning "oclif > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "mem-fs-editor@^8.1.2 || ^9.0.0".
warning "oclif > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "mem-fs@^1.2.0 || ^2.0.0".
Installing plugin https://github.com/oclif/plugin-test-esm-1... ⣯ [4/5] Linking dependencies...
warning "oclif > [email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "mem-fs@^1.2.0 || ^2.0.0".
Installing plugin https://github.com/oclif/plugin-test-esm-1... ⢿ [5/5] Building fresh packages...
Installing plugin https://github.com/oclif/plugin-test-esm-1... installed v0.6.0

» sf plugins --core
 ›   ModuleLoadError: [MODULE_NOT_FOUND] require failed to load
 ›   /Users/mdonnalley/.local/share/sf/node_modules/@oclif/plugin-test-esm-1/dist/hooks/init/init: Cannot find module
 ›   '/Users/mdonnalley/.local/share/sf/node_modules/@oclif/plugin-test-esm-1/dist/hooks/init/init'
 ›   Require stack:
 ›   - /Users/mdonnalley/.nvm/versions/node/v18.15.0/lib/node_modules/@salesforce/cli/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/module-loader.js
 ›   - /Users/mdonnalley/.nvm/versions/node/v18.15.0/lib/node_modules/@salesforce/cli/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/help/index.js
 ›   - /Users/mdonnalley/.nvm/versions/node/v18.15.0/lib/node_modules/@salesforce/cli/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/flags.js
 ›   - /Users/mdonnalley/.nvm/versions/node/v18.15.0/lib/node_modules/@salesforce/cli/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/cli-ux/styled/table
 ›   .js
 ›   - /Users/mdonnalley/.nvm/versions/node/v18.15.0/lib/node_modules/@salesforce/cli/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/cli-ux/styled/index
 ›   .js
 ›   - /Users/mdonnalley/.nvm/versions/node/v18.15.0/lib/node_modules/@salesforce/cli/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/cli-ux/index.js
 ›   - /Users/mdonnalley/.nvm/versions/node/v18.15.0/lib/node_modules/@salesforce/cli/node_modules/@oclif/core/lib/index.js
 ›   Code: MODULE_NOT_FOUND

Workarounds

• Once you're in this state, you cannot uninstall the plugin using plugins uninstall - instead, you need to manually remove the plugin from ~/.local/share/<CLI>/package.json

[git2gus]

This issue has been linked to a new work item: W-14317382