Group of 2 You'll notice
Saving plugin settings no longer tells you to run /reload-plugins by hand; the app now prompts or queues the reload itself
What
- The plugin settings screen now tracks whether a change you made needs a reload, and when you exit, it either does nothing, queues a deferred reload, or takes you straight into
/reload-plugins, depending on what changed. - The confirmation message shown after saving plugin configuration (for both the regular schema-based config flow and the MCPB config flow) was shortened from telling you to run
/reload-pluginsyourself to a simple "Configuration saved." The enable/configure success message now uses a dynamic suffix instead of a hardcoded instruction to run/reload-plugins.
Why
Previously you had to remember to manually run /reload-plugins after changing plugin settings. Now Claude Code tracks that need for you and either handles it automatically or prompts you at the right moment.
Names in the bundle/reload-plugins
/reload-plugins
Create plugins modified, high confidence
* **Changes during an interactive session**: a subfolder you add loads as a new plugin once its manifest is in place, and when you remove a subfolder, its plugin unloads. Claude Code prints a line in the session for each change. If applyin…see the edit
/reload-plugins
Error reference modified, high confidence
* Run `/reload-plugins` after fixing the path, or restart Claude Code, to load the plugin or componentsee the edit
/reload-plugins
Claude Code changelog modified, high confidence
* Improved `/plugin`: installing, enabling or disabling a plugin now takes effect when you close the menu; `/reload-plugins` is no longer needed afterwardssee the edit
/reload-plugins
Scan your codebase for vulnerabilities modified, high confidence
Check the install summary. If it reports `Run /reload-plugins to activate.`, see [Apply plugin changes without restarting](/docs/en/discover-plugins#apply-plugin-changes-without-restarting) to activate the plugin in your current session.see the edit
/reload-plugins
Discover and install prebuilt plugins through marketplaces modified, high confidence
If the install summary reports `Run /reload-plugins to activate.`, Claude Code then runs that reload for you. If the reload warns that your next message would re-read the conversation, run `/reload-plugins --force` to activate the plugin.see the edit
/reload-plugins
Connect Claude Code to tools via MCP modified, high confidence
If the install summary reports `Run /reload-plugins to activate.`, Claude Code then runs that reload for you. If the reload warns that your next message would re-read the conversation, run `/reload-plugins --force`.see the edit
/reload-plugins
How Claude Code uses prompt caching modified, high confidence
A change you make in the `/plugin` menu goes through [`/reload-plugins`](/docs/en/discover-plugins#apply-plugin-changes-without-restarting), which Claude Code runs for you when you close the menu. You pay the cost, whether appended announc…see the edit
/reload-plugins
Catch security issues as Claude writes code modified, high confidence
Check the install summary. If it reports `Run /reload-plugins to activate.`, see [Apply plugin changes without restarting](/docs/en/discover-plugins#apply-plugin-changes-without-restarting) to activate the plugin in your current session.see the edit
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.
Confirmed since
Anthropic'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.channels see the edit
Two sources agreeTwo things we can check say the same as this entry.
Anthropic's documentation agrees
/reload-plugins on Create plugins
Anthropic's release notes agree
Improved /plugin: installing, enabling or disabling a plugin now takes effect when you close the menu; /reload-plugins is no longer needed…