How Claude Code uses prompt caching changedprompt-caching
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132132#### When plugin changes apply
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134Claude Code applies a plugin change when you run [`/reload-plugins`](/docs/en/discover-plugins#apply-plugin-changes-without-restarting) or start a new session. You pay the cost, whether appended announcements or a full re-read, on the first turn after the change applies, not when you run `/plugin enable` or `/plugin disable`. Claude Code can also apply a change on its own in two cases:
134Claude Code applies a plugin change when you run [`/reload-plugins`](/docs/en/discover-plugins#apply-plugin-changes-without-restarting) or start a new session. You pay the cost, whether appended announcements or a full re-read, on the first turn after the change applies, not when you run `/plugin enable` or `/plugin disable`. Claude Code can also apply a change on its own in three cases:
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136136* For a plugin with a `command` source, Claude Code [can reload the plugin itself](/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces#when-claude-code-re-runs-the-command).
137137* When you [install a plugin from the `/plugin` interface](/docs/en/discover-plugins#install-plugins), Claude Code can activate it during the install. Claude Code tells you in the install summary whether it did or whether to run `/reload-plugins`.
138* When you [move the session with `/cd`](/docs/en/permissions#move-the-session-to-another-directory) on v2.1.246 or later, Claude Code applies the plugins the new directory's settings enable as part of the move, without the full re-read warning that holds a `/reload-plugins`.
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139140When you run `/reload-plugins` and the reload would trigger a full re-read, Claude Code shows a warning and doesn't apply the reload. Rerun it with `--force` to apply the reload anyway.
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257258Set `FORCE_PROMPT_CACHING_5M=1` when you're debugging cache behavior, comparing the two TTLs, or overriding a longer TTL set in [managed settings](/docs/en/managed-settings).
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259The one-hour TTL isn't available through the [Claude apps gateway](/docs/en/claude-apps-gateway#availability-and-limitations). On Amazon Bedrock, prompt caching support, minimum cacheable prefix length, and one-hour TTL availability all vary by model. If cache token counts stay at zero, check [supported models, regions, and limits](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/prompt-caching.html#prompt-caching-models) in the Amazon Bedrock documentation.
260To confirm which TTL your cache writes used, run `claude -p "hello" --output-format json` and read `usage.cache_creation` in the result. Claude Code reports one-hour cache writes under `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens` and five-minute cache writes under `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens`.
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262Through an LLM gateway you set with `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`, part of the one-hour request travels in the `anthropic-beta` header, so configure the gateway to [forward that header unchanged](/docs/en/llm-gateway-protocol#request-headers). The one-hour TTL isn't available through the [Claude apps gateway](/docs/en/claude-apps-gateway#availability-and-limitations). On Amazon Bedrock, prompt caching support, minimum cacheable prefix length, and one-hour TTL availability all vary by model. If cache token counts stay at zero, check [supported models, regions, and limits](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/prompt-caching.html#prompt-caching-models) in the Amazon Bedrock documentation.
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261264## Cache scope
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