diff --git a/.changeset/reload-plugin-session-start.md b/.changeset/reload-plugin-session-start.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..186311de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/reload-plugin-session-start.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@moonshot-ai/kimi-code": patch
+---
+
+`/reload` now refreshes the assistant's view of plugin skills, so plugin changes take effect in the current session instead of requiring a new one.
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/reload.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/reload.ts
index a8700d95e..f4dca0489 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/reload.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/reload.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export async function handleReloadCommand(host: SlashCommandHost): Promise<void>
   const session = host.session;
 
   if (session !== undefined) {
-    await session.reloadSession();
+    await session.reloadSession({ forcePluginSessionStartReminder: true });
     await host.reloadCurrentSessionView(session, 'Session reloaded.');
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/reload.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/reload.test.ts
index ab54a221b..76ffb0a7b 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/reload.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/reload.test.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ auto_install = false
 
     await handleReloadCommand(host);
 
-    expect(session.reloadSession).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(session.reloadSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      forcePluginSessionStartReminder: true,
+    });
     expect(host.reloadCurrentSessionView).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       session,
       'Session reloaded.',
diff --git a/packages/agent-core/src/agent/injection/plugin-session-start.ts b/packages/agent-core/src/agent/injection/plugin-session-start.ts
index 16d41489b..b7bafe412 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core/src/agent/injection/plugin-session-start.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core/src/agent/injection/plugin-session-start.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,47 @@ import type { SkillDefinition } from '../../skill';
 import { escapeXmlAttr } from '../../utils/xml-escape';
 import { DynamicInjector } from './injector';
 
+export interface RenderPluginSessionStartReminderInput {
+  readonly sessionStarts: readonly EnabledPluginSessionStart[];
+  readonly registry:
+    | {
+        getPluginSkill(pluginId: string, name: string): SkillDefinition | undefined;
+        renderSkillPrompt(skill: SkillDefinition, args: string): string;
+      }
+    | undefined;
+  readonly log?: { warn(message: string, payload?: unknown): void };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Renders the `<plugin_session_start>` reminder blocks for the currently enabled
+ * plugin session starts. Returns `undefined` when there is nothing to render
+ * (no session starts, no registry, or no resolvable skills).
+ *
+ * Shared by the turn-loop injector (which dedups against history) and the
+ * explicit `/reload` flow (which force-appends a fresh reminder).
+ */
+export function renderPluginSessionStartReminder(
+  input: RenderPluginSessionStartReminderInput,
+): string | undefined {
+  const { sessionStarts, registry, log } = input;
+  if (sessionStarts.length === 0) return undefined;
+  if (registry === undefined) return undefined;
+  const blocks: string[] = [];
+  for (const sessionStart of sessionStarts) {
+    const skill = registry.getPluginSkill(sessionStart.pluginId, sessionStart.skillName);
+    if (skill === undefined) {
+      log?.warn('plugin sessionStart skill not found', {
+        pluginId: sessionStart.pluginId,
+        skillName: sessionStart.skillName,
+      });
+      continue;
+    }
+    blocks.push(renderSessionStartBlock(sessionStart, skill, registry.renderSkillPrompt(skill, '')));
+  }
+  if (blocks.length === 0) return undefined;
+  return blocks.join('\n');
+}
+
 export class PluginSessionStartInjector extends DynamicInjector {
   protected override readonly injectionVariant = 'plugin_session_start';
 
@@ -17,24 +58,11 @@ export class PluginSessionStartInjector extends DynamicInjector {
       this.injectedAt = replayedAt;
       return undefined;
     }
-    const sessionStarts = this.agent.pluginSessionStarts ?? [];
-    if (sessionStarts.length === 0) return undefined;
-    const registry = this.agent.skills?.registry;
-    if (registry === undefined) return undefined;
-    const blocks: string[] = [];
-    for (const sessionStart of sessionStarts) {
-      const skill = registry.getPluginSkill(sessionStart.pluginId, sessionStart.skillName);
-      if (skill === undefined) {
-        this.agent.log.warn('plugin sessionStart skill not found', {
-          pluginId: sessionStart.pluginId,
-          skillName: sessionStart.skillName,
-        });
-        continue;
-      }
-      blocks.push(renderSessionStartBlock(sessionStart, skill, registry.renderSkillPrompt(skill, '')));
-    }
-    if (blocks.length === 0) return undefined;
-    return blocks.join('\n');
+    return renderPluginSessionStartReminder({
+      sessionStarts: this.agent.pluginSessionStarts,
+      registry: this.agent.skills?.registry,
+      log: this.agent.log,
+    });
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/agent-core/src/rpc/core-api.ts b/packages/agent-core/src/rpc/core-api.ts
index 61b19e569..2c2258857 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core/src/rpc/core-api.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core/src/rpc/core-api.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ export interface ResumeSessionPayload {
 
 export interface ReloadSessionPayload {
   readonly sessionId: string;
+  /**
+   * When true, append a fresh `<plugin_session_start>` system reminder to the
+   * main agent after the session is reloaded, reflecting the currently enabled
+   * plugins. Used by the explicit `/reload` command so the model sees plugin
+   * changes without starting a new session. Defaults to false.
+   */
+  readonly forcePluginSessionStartReminder?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ForkSessionPayload {
diff --git a/packages/agent-core/src/rpc/core-impl.ts b/packages/agent-core/src/rpc/core-impl.ts
index 7088fba23..7f3d4f805 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core/src/rpc/core-impl.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core/src/rpc/core-impl.ts
@@ -355,7 +355,11 @@ export class KimiCore implements PromisableMethods<CoreAPI> {
 
   async resumeSessionWithOverrides(
     input: ResumeSessionPayload,
-    overrides: { kaos?: Kaos; persistenceKaos?: Kaos },
+    overrides: {
+      kaos?: Kaos;
+      persistenceKaos?: Kaos;
+      forcePluginSessionStartReminder?: boolean;
+    },
   ): Promise<ResumeSessionResult> {
     const summary = await this.sessionStore.get(input.sessionId);
     const parentKaosForRead = overrides.kaos ?? (await this.getKaos());
@@ -430,6 +434,11 @@ export class KimiCore implements PromisableMethods<CoreAPI> {
       throw error;
     }
     this.sessions.set(summary.id, session);
+    if (overrides.forcePluginSessionStartReminder === true) {
+      // Append before constructing the result so the returned ResumeSessionResult
+      // (and any SDK caller's resumeState) reflects the refreshed plugin context.
+      await session.appendPluginSessionStartReminder();
+    }
     return resumeSessionResult(summary, session, warning);
   }
 
@@ -452,7 +461,10 @@ export class KimiCore implements PromisableMethods<CoreAPI> {
       await active.closeForReload();
       this.sessions.delete(summary.id);
     }
-    return this.resumeSession({ sessionId: summary.id });
+    return this.resumeSessionWithOverrides(
+      { sessionId: summary.id },
+      { forcePluginSessionStartReminder: input.forcePluginSessionStartReminder },
+    );
   }
 
   async forkSession(input: ForkSessionPayload): Promise<ResumeSessionResult> {
diff --git a/packages/agent-core/src/session/index.ts b/packages/agent-core/src/session/index.ts
index bc6642151..922f57990 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core/src/session/index.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core/src/session/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { KimiConfig, SDKSessionRPC } from '#/rpc';
 import { proxyWithExtraPayload } from '#/rpc/types';
 
 import { Agent, type AgentOptions, type AgentType } from '../agent';
+import { renderPluginSessionStartReminder } from '../agent/injection/plugin-session-start';
 import { HookEngine, type HookDef } from './hooks';
 import type { PermissionManagerOptions, PermissionRule } from '../agent/permission';
 import {
@@ -544,6 +545,56 @@ export class Session {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Appends a fresh `<plugin_session_start>` system reminder to the main agent
+   * using the currently enabled plugins, then flushes records so the reminder is
+   * persisted and visible on the wire. Used by the explicit `/reload` flow after
+   * the session has been re-resumed with reloaded plugin state.
+   *
+   * When no plugin session start is currently resolvable but an earlier
+   * When no plugin session start is currently resolvable but the context may still
+   * carry stale plugin guidance — either an earlier `<plugin_session_start>`
+   * reminder, or a compaction summary that may have folded one in — appends a
+   * neutralizing reminder instead, so the model does not keep following stale
+   * plugin instructions and the turn-loop injector does not dedup against them.
+   */
+  async appendPluginSessionStartReminder(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.skillsReady;
+    const mainAgent = this.requireMainAgent();
+    const reminder = renderPluginSessionStartReminder({
+      sessionStarts: mainAgent.pluginSessionStarts,
+      registry: mainAgent.skills?.registry,
+      log: mainAgent.log,
+    });
+    if (reminder !== undefined) {
+      mainAgent.context.appendSystemReminder(
+        `${reminder}\n\nThis supersedes any earlier plugin_session_start reminder in this session.`,
+        { kind: 'injection', variant: 'plugin_session_start' },
+      );
+    } else if (this.shouldNeutralizePluginSessionStart(mainAgent)) {
+      mainAgent.context.appendSystemReminder(
+        'There are currently no active plugin session starts. This supersedes any earlier plugin_session_start reminder in this session.',
+        { kind: 'injection', variant: 'plugin_session_start' },
+      );
+    } else {
+      return;
+    }
+    await mainAgent.records.flush();
+  }
+
+  private shouldNeutralizePluginSessionStart(mainAgent: Agent): boolean {
+    return mainAgent.context.history.some((message) => {
+      const kind = message.origin?.kind;
+      if (kind === 'injection') {
+        return message.origin?.variant === 'plugin_session_start';
+      }
+      // A compaction summary replaces earlier messages (including any plugin
+      // session-start reminder) with a single summary that may still carry stale
+      // plugin guidance, so the origin-only check above is not sufficient.
+      return kind === 'compaction_summary';
+    });
+  }
+
   get hasActiveTurn(): boolean {
     for (const agent of this.readyAgents()) {
       if (agent.turn.hasActiveTurn) return true;
diff --git a/packages/agent-core/test/agent/injection/plugin-session-start.test.ts b/packages/agent-core/test/agent/injection/plugin-session-start.test.ts
index 0fe14ef36..8a8993c6b 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core/test/agent/injection/plugin-session-start.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core/test/agent/injection/plugin-session-start.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import type { Agent } from '../../../src/agent';
 import type { PromptOrigin } from '../../../src/agent/context';
-import { PluginSessionStartInjector } from '../../../src/agent/injection/plugin-session-start';
+import {
+  PluginSessionStartInjector,
+  renderPluginSessionStartReminder,
+} from '../../../src/agent/injection/plugin-session-start';
 import type { EnabledPluginSessionStart } from '../../../src/plugin/types';
 import type { SkillDefinition } from '../../../src/skill/types';
 
@@ -210,3 +213,59 @@ describe('PluginSessionStartInjector', () => {
     expect(text).not.toContain('project body');
   });
 });
+
+describe('renderPluginSessionStartReminder', () => {
+  function registryFor(skills: readonly SkillDefinition[]) {
+    const byPluginAndName = new Map(
+      skills.flatMap((s) =>
+        s.plugin === undefined ? [] : [[`${s.plugin.id}\0${s.name.toLowerCase()}`, s] as const],
+      ),
+    );
+    return {
+      getPluginSkill: (pluginId: string, name: string) =>
+        byPluginAndName.get(`${pluginId}\0${name.toLowerCase()}`),
+      renderSkillPrompt: (s: SkillDefinition) => s.content,
+    };
+  }
+
+  it('renders a block per resolvable sessionStart', () => {
+    const text = renderPluginSessionStartReminder({
+      sessionStarts: [{ pluginId: 'superpowers', skillName: 'using-superpowers' }],
+      registry: registryFor([
+        skill('using-superpowers', 'plugin body', { id: 'superpowers' }),
+      ]),
+    });
+    expect(text).toContain(
+      '<plugin_session_start plugin="superpowers" skill="using-superpowers">',
+    );
+    expect(text).toContain('plugin body');
+  });
+
+  it('returns undefined when there are no sessionStarts', () => {
+    expect(
+      renderPluginSessionStartReminder({ sessionStarts: [], registry: registryFor([]) }),
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('returns undefined when the registry is unavailable', () => {
+    expect(
+      renderPluginSessionStartReminder({
+        sessionStarts: [{ pluginId: 'demo', skillName: 'x' }],
+        registry: undefined,
+      }),
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('returns undefined and warns when the skill cannot be resolved', () => {
+    const warnings: Array<{ message: string; payload?: unknown }> = [];
+    const text = renderPluginSessionStartReminder({
+      sessionStarts: [{ pluginId: 'demo', skillName: 'missing' }],
+      registry: registryFor([]),
+      log: { warn: (message, payload) => warnings.push({ message, payload }) },
+    });
+    expect(text).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(warnings).toContainEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({ message: 'plugin sessionStart skill not found' }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/agent-core/test/harness/runtime.test.ts b/packages/agent-core/test/harness/runtime.test.ts
index d9853289b..7d5821181 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core/test/harness/runtime.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core/test/harness/runtime.test.ts
@@ -921,8 +921,268 @@ base_url = "https://search.example.test/v1"
     });
     expect(core.sessions.get(created.id)).toBe(active);
   });
+
+  it('appends a fresh plugin_session_start reminder on forced reload', async () => {
+    tmp = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'kimi-core-runtime-'));
+    const homeDir = join(tmp, 'home');
+    const workDir = join(tmp, 'work');
+    const pluginRoot = join(tmp, 'plugin');
+    await mkdir(homeDir, { recursive: true });
+    await mkdir(workDir, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(join(homeDir, 'config.toml'), baseModelConfig());
+    await writeSessionStartPlugin(pluginRoot, 'OLD BODY');
+
+    const [coreRpc, sdkRpc] = createRPC<CoreAPI, SDKAPI>();
+    const core = new KimiCore(coreRpc, { homeDir });
+    const rpc = await sdkRpc({
+      emitEvent: vi.fn(),
+      requestApproval: vi.fn(async (): Promise<ApprovalResponse> => ({ decision: 'rejected' })),
+      requestQuestion: vi.fn(async () => null),
+      toolCall: vi.fn(async () => ({ output: '' })),
+    });
+
+    await core.installPlugin({ source: pluginRoot });
+    const created = await rpc.createSession({
+      id: 'ses_runtime_reload_reminder',
+      workDir,
+      model: 'default-mock',
+    });
+
+    // Before any forced reload the model has not been told about the plugin yet
+    // (no turn has run, so the turn-loop injector has not fired).
+    expect(pluginSessionStartReminders(core, created.id)).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    // Update the skill content on disk so the reload must pick up the new body.
+    // Preserve the SKILL.md frontmatter — the parser requires it to register the skill.
+    await writeFile(
+      managedSkillPath(homeDir),
+      `---\nname: greeter\ndescription: A greeter skill\n---\nNEW BODY\n`,
+    );
+
+    const reloaded = await rpc.reloadSession({
+      sessionId: created.id,
+      forcePluginSessionStartReminder: true,
+    });
+
+    const reminders = pluginSessionStartReminders(core, created.id);
+    expect(reminders).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(reminders[0]).toContain('<plugin_session_start plugin="demo" skill="greeter">');
+    expect(reminders[0]).toContain('NEW BODY');
+    expect(reminders[0]).not.toContain('OLD BODY');
+    expect(reminders[0]).toContain('supersedes any earlier plugin_session_start');
+
+    // The returned ResumeSessionResult must already include the fresh reminder
+    // (otherwise SDK callers reading getResumeState() see stale plugin context).
+    const resultReminders = remindersFromHistory(
+      reloaded.agents['main']?.context.history ?? [],
+    );
+    expect(resultReminders).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(resultReminders[0]).toContain('NEW BODY');
+  });
+
+  it('neutralizes a stale plugin_session_start reminder when the plugin is removed', async () => {
+    tmp = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'kimi-core-runtime-'));
+    const homeDir = join(tmp, 'home');
+    const workDir = join(tmp, 'work');
+    const pluginRoot = join(tmp, 'plugin');
+    await mkdir(homeDir, { recursive: true });
+    await mkdir(workDir, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(join(homeDir, 'config.toml'), baseModelConfig());
+    await writeSessionStartPlugin(pluginRoot, 'BODY');
+
+    const [coreRpc, sdkRpc] = createRPC<CoreAPI, SDKAPI>();
+    const core = new KimiCore(coreRpc, { homeDir });
+    const rpc = await sdkRpc({
+      emitEvent: vi.fn(),
+      requestApproval: vi.fn(async (): Promise<ApprovalResponse> => ({ decision: 'rejected' })),
+      requestQuestion: vi.fn(async () => null),
+      toolCall: vi.fn(async () => ({ output: '' })),
+    });
+
+    await core.installPlugin({ source: pluginRoot });
+    const created = await rpc.createSession({
+      id: 'ses_runtime_reload_neutralize',
+      workDir,
+      model: 'default-mock',
+    });
+
+    // First forced reload appends an active reminder, establishing a prior
+    // plugin_session_start in history.
+    await rpc.reloadSession({
+      sessionId: created.id,
+      forcePluginSessionStartReminder: true,
+    });
+    expect(pluginSessionStartReminders(core, created.id)).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    // Removing the plugin means no sessionStart is resolvable on the next reload;
+    // the stale reminder must be neutralized rather than left in place.
+    await core.removePlugin({ id: 'demo' });
+    await rpc.reloadSession({
+      sessionId: created.id,
+      forcePluginSessionStartReminder: true,
+    });
+
+    const reminders = pluginSessionStartReminders(core, created.id);
+    expect(reminders).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(reminders.at(-1)).toContain('no active plugin session starts');
+    expect(reminders.at(-1)).toContain('supersedes any earlier plugin_session_start');
+  });
+
+  it('does not append a plugin_session_start reminder on reload without the force flag', async () => {
+    tmp = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'kimi-core-runtime-'));
+    const homeDir = join(tmp, 'home');
+    const workDir = join(tmp, 'work');
+    const pluginRoot = join(tmp, 'plugin');
+    await mkdir(homeDir, { recursive: true });
+    await mkdir(workDir, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(join(homeDir, 'config.toml'), baseModelConfig());
+    await writeSessionStartPlugin(pluginRoot, 'BODY');
+
+    const [coreRpc, sdkRpc] = createRPC<CoreAPI, SDKAPI>();
+    const core = new KimiCore(coreRpc, { homeDir });
+    const rpc = await sdkRpc({
+      emitEvent: vi.fn(),
+      requestApproval: vi.fn(async (): Promise<ApprovalResponse> => ({ decision: 'rejected' })),
+      requestQuestion: vi.fn(async () => null),
+      toolCall: vi.fn(async () => ({ output: '' })),
+    });
+
+    await core.installPlugin({ source: pluginRoot });
+    const created = await rpc.createSession({
+      id: 'ses_runtime_reload_no_force',
+      workDir,
+      model: 'default-mock',
+    });
+
+    await rpc.reloadSession({ sessionId: created.id });
+
+    expect(pluginSessionStartReminders(core, created.id)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('appends nothing on forced reload when no plugin declares a sessionStart', async () => {
+    tmp = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'kimi-core-runtime-'));
+    const homeDir = join(tmp, 'home');
+    const workDir = join(tmp, 'work');
+    const pluginRoot = join(tmp, 'plugin');
+    await mkdir(homeDir, { recursive: true });
+    await mkdir(workDir, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(join(homeDir, 'config.toml'), baseModelConfig());
+    await mkdir(pluginRoot, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(
+      join(pluginRoot, 'kimi.plugin.json'),
+      JSON.stringify({ name: 'demo', version: '1.0.0' }),
+    );
+
+    const [coreRpc, sdkRpc] = createRPC<CoreAPI, SDKAPI>();
+    const core = new KimiCore(coreRpc, { homeDir });
+    const rpc = await sdkRpc({
+      emitEvent: vi.fn(),
+      requestApproval: vi.fn(async (): Promise<ApprovalResponse> => ({ decision: 'rejected' })),
+      requestQuestion: vi.fn(async () => null),
+      toolCall: vi.fn(async () => ({ output: '' })),
+    });
+
+    await core.installPlugin({ source: pluginRoot });
+    const created = await rpc.createSession({
+      id: 'ses_runtime_reload_no_sessionstart',
+      workDir,
+      model: 'default-mock',
+    });
+
+    await rpc.reloadSession({
+      sessionId: created.id,
+      forcePluginSessionStartReminder: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(pluginSessionStartReminders(core, created.id)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('neutralizes stale plugin guidance after compaction when no sessionStart is active', async () => {
+    tmp = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'kimi-core-runtime-'));
+    const homeDir = join(tmp, 'home');
+    const workDir = join(tmp, 'work');
+    await mkdir(homeDir, { recursive: true });
+    await mkdir(workDir, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(join(homeDir, 'config.toml'), baseModelConfig());
+
+    const [coreRpc, sdkRpc] = createRPC<CoreAPI, SDKAPI>();
+    const core = new KimiCore(coreRpc, { homeDir });
+    const rpc = await sdkRpc({
+      emitEvent: vi.fn(),
+      requestApproval: vi.fn(async (): Promise<ApprovalResponse> => ({ decision: 'rejected' })),
+      requestQuestion: vi.fn(async () => null),
+      toolCall: vi.fn(async () => ({ output: '' })),
+    });
+
+    const created = await rpc.createSession({
+      id: 'ses_runtime_reload_compacted',
+      workDir,
+      model: 'default-mock',
+    });
+    const session = core.sessions.get(created.id);
+    const main = session?.getReadyAgent('main');
+
+    // Simulate a compaction that folded earlier messages (and any plugin guidance)
+    // into a single summary, leaving no discrete plugin_session_start behind.
+    main?.context.appendMessage({
+      role: 'assistant',
+      content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'summary of earlier conversation with plugin guidance' }],
+      toolCalls: [],
+      origin: { kind: 'compaction_summary' },
+    });
+
+    await session?.appendPluginSessionStartReminder();
+
+    const reminders = pluginSessionStartReminders(core, created.id);
+    expect(reminders).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(reminders[0]).toContain('no active plugin session starts');
+  });
 });
 
+async function writeSessionStartPlugin(root: string, skillBody: string): Promise<void> {
+  await mkdir(join(root, 'skills', 'greeter'), { recursive: true });
+  await writeFile(
+    join(root, 'kimi.plugin.json'),
+    JSON.stringify({
+      name: 'demo',
+      version: '1.0.0',
+      skills: ['./skills'],
+      sessionStart: { skill: 'greeter' },
+    }),
+  );
+  await writeFile(
+    join(root, 'skills', 'greeter', 'SKILL.md'),
+    `---\nname: greeter\ndescription: A greeter skill\n---\n${skillBody}\n`,
+  );
+}
+
+function managedSkillPath(homeDir: string): string {
+  return join(homeDir, 'plugins', 'managed', 'demo', 'skills', 'greeter', 'SKILL.md');
+}
+
+function pluginSessionStartReminders(core: KimiCore, sessionId: string): string[] {
+  const agent = core.sessions.get(sessionId)?.getReadyAgent('main');
+  if (agent === undefined) return [];
+  return remindersFromHistory(agent.context.history);
+}
+
+function remindersFromHistory(
+  history: ReadonlyArray<{
+    role: string;
+    origin?: { kind: string; variant?: string };
+    content: ReadonlyArray<{ type: string; text?: string }>;
+  }>,
+): string[] {
+  return history
+    .filter(
+      (message) =>
+        message.role === 'user' &&
+        message.origin?.kind === 'injection' &&
+        message.origin.variant === 'plugin_session_start',
+    )
+    .map((message) => message.content.map((part) => part.text ?? '').join(''));
+}
+
 async function readMainWire(sessionDir: string): Promise<readonly Record<string, unknown>[]> {
   const wire = await readFile(join(sessionDir, 'agents', 'main', 'wire.jsonl'), 'utf-8');
   return wire
diff --git a/packages/node-sdk/src/kimi-harness.ts b/packages/node-sdk/src/kimi-harness.ts
index 82288ae5d..53da798e3 100644
--- a/packages/node-sdk/src/kimi-harness.ts
+++ b/packages/node-sdk/src/kimi-harness.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import type {
   ListSessionsOptions,
   RenameSessionInput,
   ResumeSessionInput,
+  ReloadSessionInput,
   SessionSummary,
   TelemetryClient,
   TelemetryContextPatch,
@@ -142,16 +143,21 @@ export class KimiHarness {
     return session;
   }
 
-  async reloadSession(input: ResumeSessionInput): Promise<Session> {
+  async reloadSession(input: ReloadSessionInput): Promise<Session> {
     const id = normalizeSessionId(input.id);
     const active = this.activeSessions.get(id);
     if (active !== undefined) {
-      await active.reloadSession();
+      await active.reloadSession({
+        forcePluginSessionStartReminder: input.forcePluginSessionStartReminder,
+      });
       this.trackSessionEvent(active.id, 'session_reload');
       return active;
     }
 
-    const summary = await this.rpc.reloadSession({ sessionId: id });
+    const summary = await this.rpc.reloadSession({
+      sessionId: id,
+      forcePluginSessionStartReminder: input.forcePluginSessionStartReminder,
+    });
     const session = new Session({
       id: summary.id,
       workDir: summary.workDir,
diff --git a/packages/node-sdk/src/rpc.ts b/packages/node-sdk/src/rpc.ts
index 7582bec64..db8d14d11 100644
--- a/packages/node-sdk/src/rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/node-sdk/src/rpc.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ export interface SessionIdRpcInput {
   readonly sessionId: string;
 }
 
+export interface ReloadSessionRpcInput extends SessionIdRpcInput {
+  readonly forcePluginSessionStartReminder?: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface SetSessionModelRpcInput extends SessionIdRpcInput {
   readonly model: string;
 }
@@ -150,9 +154,12 @@ export abstract class SDKRpcClientBase {
     return this.resumeSession(input);
   }
 
-  async reloadSession(input: SessionIdRpcInput): Promise<ResumedSessionSummary> {
+  async reloadSession(input: ReloadSessionRpcInput): Promise<ResumedSessionSummary> {
     const rpc = await this.getRpc();
-    return rpc.reloadSession({ sessionId: input.sessionId });
+    return rpc.reloadSession({
+      sessionId: input.sessionId,
+      forcePluginSessionStartReminder: input.forcePluginSessionStartReminder,
+    });
   }
 
   async forkSession(input: ForkSessionInput): Promise<SessionSummary> {
diff --git a/packages/node-sdk/src/session.ts b/packages/node-sdk/src/session.ts
index b6b2eb9ee..38c270850 100644
--- a/packages/node-sdk/src/session.ts
+++ b/packages/node-sdk/src/session.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import type {
   PluginInfo,
   PluginSummary,
   PromptInput,
+  ReloadSessionOptions,
   ReloadSummary,
   ResumedSessionState,
   ResumedSessionSummary,
@@ -68,9 +69,12 @@ export class Session {
     return this.resumeState;
   }
 
-  async reloadSession(): Promise<ResumedSessionSummary> {
+  async reloadSession(options?: ReloadSessionOptions): Promise<ResumedSessionSummary> {
     this.ensureOpen();
-    const summary = await this.rpc.reloadSession({ sessionId: this.id });
+    const summary = await this.rpc.reloadSession({
+      sessionId: this.id,
+      forcePluginSessionStartReminder: options?.forcePluginSessionStartReminder,
+    });
     this.summary = summary;
     this.resumeState = resumeStateFromSummary(summary);
     return summary;
diff --git a/packages/node-sdk/src/types.ts b/packages/node-sdk/src/types.ts
index ff1f0fd95..9bc328de7 100644
--- a/packages/node-sdk/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/node-sdk/src/types.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ export interface ResumeSessionInput {
   readonly sessionStartedProperties?: TelemetryProperties;
 }
 
+export interface ReloadSessionInput extends ResumeSessionInput {
+  readonly forcePluginSessionStartReminder?: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface AddAdditionalDirInput {
   readonly id: string;
   readonly path: string;
@@ -166,6 +170,10 @@ export interface CompactOptions {
   readonly instruction?: string | undefined;
 }
 
+export interface ReloadSessionOptions {
+  readonly forcePluginSessionStartReminder?: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface PlanInfo {
   readonly id: string;
   readonly content: string;
diff --git a/packages/node-sdk/test/config.test.ts b/packages/node-sdk/test/config.test.ts
index bf2fafc13..dfdb6ffc8 100644
--- a/packages/node-sdk/test/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node-sdk/test/config.test.ts
@@ -387,4 +387,23 @@ micro_compaction = false
     expect(session.getResumeState()?.agents['main']).toBeDefined();
     await expect(session.getStatus()).resolves.toMatchObject({ model: 'kimi-for-coding' });
   });
+
+  it('forwards forcePluginSessionStartReminder to the active session reload', async () => {
+    const homeDir = await makeTempDir();
+    const workDir = join(homeDir, 'work');
+    const configPath = join(homeDir, 'config.toml');
+    await writeFile(configPath, COMPLETE_TOML, 'utf-8');
+    const harness = createKimiHarness({ homeDir, identity: TEST_IDENTITY });
+    const session = await harness.createSession({
+      id: 'session-sdk-reload-forward',
+      workDir,
+      model: 'kimi-for-coding',
+    });
+
+    const reloadSpy = vi.spyOn(session, 'reloadSession').mockResolvedValue({} as never);
+
+    await harness.reloadSession({ id: session.id, forcePluginSessionStartReminder: true });
+
+    expect(reloadSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ forcePluginSessionStartReminder: true });
+  });
 });