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ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.268,
ImprovementsSection of the release
Unclear It is unclear what determines the replacement fragment shown in each case, or whether it still points to /reload-plugins in most situations.
What
When you enable, disable, update, or uninstall a plugin, or disable/uninstall one via a settings file, Claude Code used to always append the fixed instruction "Run /reload-plugins to apply." to the confirmation message. That fixed text is now gone, replaced by a fragment that is supplied separately depending on the situation.
Why
This lets the confirmation message vary by context instead of always pointing you to /reload-plugins, which is useful since /reload-plugins lets you apply plugin changes without restarting Claude Code.
The entry above is what we published on the day. These lines were added later, as Anthropic's own pages caught up, and they sit beside the original rather than replacing it.
Added sinceA small documentation edit on Week 32 · August 3–7, 2026 touched a line naming /reload-plugins after this was published.<div>Plugins you install from <a href="/docs/en/plugins/install#install-a-plugin"><code>/plugin</code></a> activate in the current session when it's safe to do so; the install summary reports <code>Plugin is now active.</code> or tells you…whats-new/2026-w32see the edit
Confirmed sinceAnthropic's documentation has since written up /reload-plugins, on Push events into a running session with channels.If the install summary reports `Run /reload-plugins to activate.`, you don't need to act on it here, because restarting in the next step picks up the plugin.channelssee the edit
How sure we are
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The writer flagged doubtIt is unclear what determines the replacement fragment shown in each case, or whether it still points to `/reload-plugins` in most…
Anthropic's documentation agreesAnthropic's documentation has since written up /reload-plugins, on Push events into a running session with channels.
Anthropic's release notes agreeImproved /plugin: installing, enabling or disabling a plugin now takes effect when you close the menu; /reload-plugins is no longer needed…
