# Plugin Loading

> The ability to discover and load plugins declared in manifests at runtime.

Record: `lexicon:plugin-loading`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-plugin-loading

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [HATEOAS-style Navigation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/hateoas-style-navigation.md) and before [Reduced Boilerplate](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/reduced-boilerplate.md).

## Category

- [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md)

## Enabled by

- [Manifest-Based Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/manifest-based-design.md)

## Linked from

- [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md)