{"version":"2.1.286","anchor":"skills-listing-gets-a-startup-hint-plugin-listing-can-repor","canonical_anchor":"skills-listing-gets-a-startup-hint-plugin-listing-can-repor","heading":"Skill syncing knows about startup, and plugin sync can report degraded","tier":"internal","area":"Plugins","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.286\/e\/skills-listing-gets-a-startup-hint-plugin-listing-can-repor","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.286","markdown":"### Skill syncing knows about startup, and plugin sync can report degraded\n\nListing skills now tells the sync when it runs at startup, and the plugin sync response can now carry a degraded status\n\n**Unclear.** The effect of the startup hint is unclear, and so is which of these calls the `CLAUDE_CODE_SYNC_SKILLS` environment variable controls.\n\n**What**\n\nSkills are reusable instructions Claude Code can load, and plugins are add-ons that bundle them. When Claude Code lists skills or plugin entries to sync them, it now says whether this is happening at startup. The plugin sync response now also includes a `degraded` field when it is set, meaning the sync reported it was not fully working.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis points to startup-time changes in how skills and plugins are synced.\n\n- Area: Plugins\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}