diff --git a/src/screens/PluginsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/PluginsScreen.tsx
index ac643ee4..75053d6c 100644
--- a/src/screens/PluginsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PluginsScreen.tsx
@@ -778,8 +778,8 @@ const InfoTooltip: React.FC<{ text: string; colors: any }> = ({ text, colors })
 );
 
 // Helper component for status badges
-const StatusBadge: React.FC<{ 
-  status: 'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'available' | 'platform-disabled' | 'error';
+const StatusBadge: React.FC<{
+  status: 'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'available' | 'platform-disabled' | 'error' | 'limited';
   colors: any;
 }> = ({ status, colors }) => {
   const getStatusConfig = () => {
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ const StatusBadge: React.FC<{
         return { color: colors.primary, text: 'Available' };
       case 'platform-disabled':
         return { color: '#FF9500', text: 'Platform Disabled' };
+      case 'limited':
+        return { color: '#FF9500', text: 'Limited' };
       case 'error':
         return { color: '#FF3B30', text: 'Error' };
       default:
@@ -919,9 +921,10 @@ const PluginsScreen: React.FC = () => {
     }));
   };
 
-  const getScraperStatus = (scraper: ScraperInfo): 'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'available' | 'platform-disabled' | 'error' => {
+  const getScraperStatus = (scraper: ScraperInfo): 'enabled' | 'disabled' | 'available' | 'platform-disabled' | 'error' | 'limited' => {
     if (scraper.manifestEnabled === false) return 'disabled';
     if (scraper.disabledPlatforms?.includes(Platform.OS as 'ios' | 'android')) return 'platform-disabled';
+    if (scraper.limited) return 'limited';
     if (scraper.enabled) return 'enabled';
     return 'available';
   };
@@ -1816,9 +1819,13 @@ const PluginsScreen: React.FC = () => {
         <View style={[styles.section, styles.lastSection]}>
           <Text style={styles.sectionTitle}>About Plugins</Text>
           <Text style={styles.infoText}>
-            Plugins are JavaScript modules that can search for streaming links from various sources. 
+            Plugins are JavaScript modules that can search for streaming links from various sources.
             They run locally on your device and can be installed from trusted repositories.
           </Text>
+
+          <Text style={[styles.infoText, { marginTop: 8, fontSize: 13, color: colors.mediumEmphasis }]}>
+            <Text style={{ fontWeight: '600' }}>Note:</Text> Providers marked as "Limited" depend on external APIs that may stop working without notice.
+          </Text>
         </View>
       </ScrollView>
 
diff --git a/src/services/localScraperService.ts b/src/services/localScraperService.ts
index 7a68a394..d0fbd8ac 100644
--- a/src/services/localScraperService.ts
+++ b/src/services/localScraperService.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export interface ScraperInfo {
   supportedFormats?: string[];
   repositoryId?: string; // Which repository this scraper came from
   supportsExternalPlayer?: boolean; // Whether this scraper supports external players
+  limited?: boolean; // Whether this scraper has limited functionality
 }
 
 export interface RepositoryInfo {