Add alwaysLoad: true to mcpServers registration

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Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
70/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Open .claude-plugin/plugin.json and inspect the mcpServers.macrodata registration. Add the requested alwaysLoad setting, then validate the JSON and confirm that the macrodata tool schemas load at session start without a ToolSearch call.

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Description

Problem

The macrodata MCP tools are deferred by default in Claude Code — their schemas aren't loaded into context at session start, requiring a ToolSearch call before they can be invoked. This adds latency and friction for tools that are used every session (e.g. search_memory, log_journal, list_reminders).

Proposed fix

Add "alwaysLoad": true to the mcpServers entry in .claude-plugin/plugin.json:

"mcpServers": {
  "macrodata": {
    "command": "bun",
    "args": ["run", "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/src/index.ts"],
    "alwaysLoad": true
  }
}

This causes Claude Code to load all macrodata tool schemas at session start, making them immediately callable without a discovery step.

Trade-off

Consumes a bit more context budget upfront. Given that macrodata tools are core to every session (memory lookup, journaling, reminders), the always-available ergonomics outweigh the small context cost.

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TypeScript
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Merged PRs (30d)
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