Restart-Based Plugin Activation (Replaces /reload-plugins)

The /reload-plugins command has been removed. After installing, enabling, disabling, or updating plugins, Claude Code now displays messages like:

This replaces the previous "Run /reload-plugins to activate" workflow with a cleaner restart model.

Evidence

Plugin restart messages (search for "Restart Claude Code")

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

The build it came inv2.1.66

4 Mar 2026 · 17 entries, this one is #5.

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Names in this entry

slash/reload-plugins
Reload all active plugins to apply pending changes without restarting. Reports counts for each reloaded component and flags any load errors. When the reload would change which MCP tools are loaded and invalidate the prompt cache, the command warns and skips unless you pass --force. Also available in non-interactive mode (-p), the Agent SDK, and the desktop app, where it runs only on input typed directly into the session and doesn't apply plugin MCP server changes; requires Claude Code v2.1.260 or later. See Apply plugin changes without restarting

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