{"version":"2.1.286","anchor":"skillsplugins-manifest-fetch-is-shared-at-startup","canonical_anchor":"skillsplugins-manifest-fetch-is-shared-at-startup","heading":"Skills and plugins share one manifest download at startup","tier":"notice","area":"Startup","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.286\/e\/skillsplugins-manifest-fetch-is-shared-at-startup","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.286","markdown":"### Skills and plugins share one manifest download at startup\n\nAt startup, the skills and plugins checks now share a single manifest download instead of each fetching it\n\n**What**\n\nWhen Claude Code starts, both the skills check and the plugins check need the same manifest, a list describing what is available. They now share one download of it instead of each fetching it separately.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis saves a network request each time Claude Code starts.\n\n- Area: Startup\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}