diff --git a/packages/cordis/src/worker/logger.ts b/packages/cordis/src/worker/logger.ts
index 83a7f86..1ccc4ad 100644
--- a/packages/cordis/src/worker/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/cordis/src/worker/logger.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function apply(ctx: Context, config: Config = {}) {
   })
 
   ctx.on('loader/entry', (type, entry) => {
-    ctx.logger('loader').info('%s plugin %c', type, entry.name)
+    ctx.logger('loader').info('%s plugin %c', type, entry.options.name)
   })
 
   ctx.loader.prolog = []
diff --git a/packages/hmr/src/index.ts b/packages/hmr/src/index.ts
index a8ef749..90029dd 100644
--- a/packages/hmr/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hmr/src/index.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Watcher extends Service {
 
     this.watcher.on('change', async (path) => {
       const filename = pathToFileURL(resolve(this.base, path)).href
-      const isEntry = filename === this.initialURL // || loader.envFiles.includes(filename)
+      const isEntry = filename === this.initialURL
       if (loader.suspend && isEntry) {
         loader.suspend = false
         return
@@ -105,17 +105,15 @@ class Watcher extends Service {
       this.ctx.logger.debug('change detected:', path)
 
       if (isEntry) {
-        if (this.ctx.loader.internal!.loadCache.has(filename)) {
-          this.ctx.loader.exit()
+        if (loader.internal!.loadCache.has(filename)) {
+          loader.exit()
         } else {
-          const config = await loader.readConfig()
-          loader.entry.update(config)
-          this.ctx.emit('config')
+          await loader.reload()
         }
       } else {
         if (this.externals.has(filename)) {
-          this.ctx.loader.exit()
-        } else if (this.ctx.loader.internal!.loadCache.has(filename)) {
+          loader.exit()
+        } else if (loader.internal!.loadCache.has(filename)) {
           this.stashed.add(filename)
           triggerLocalReload()
         }
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ class Watcher extends Service {
 
     // Plugin entry files should be "atomic".
     // Which means, reloading them will not cause any other reloads.
-    const names = new Set(Object.values(this.ctx.loader.states).map(state => state.entry.name))
+    const names = new Set(Object.values(this.ctx.loader.entries).map(entry => entry.options.name))
     for (const name of names) {
       try {
         const { url } = await this.ctx.loader.internal!.resolve(name, this.initialURL, {})
@@ -246,15 +244,15 @@ class Watcher extends Service {
             isMarked = true
             break
           }
-          for (const state of runtime.children) {
-            queued.push(state.runtime)
+          for (const fork of runtime.children) {
+            queued.push(fork.runtime)
           }
         }
         if (!isMarked) {
           const children: ForkScope[] = []
           reloads.set(plugin, { filename: job.url, children })
-          for (const state of runtime.children) {
-            children.push(state)
+          for (const fork of runtime.children) {
+            children.push(fork)
           }
         }
       } else {
@@ -309,7 +307,8 @@ class Watcher extends Service {
         try {
           for (const oldFork of children) {
             const fork = oldFork.parent.plugin(attempts[filename], oldFork.config)
-            fork.id = oldFork.id
+            fork.entry = oldFork.entry
+            fork.entry.fork = fork
           }
           this.ctx.logger.info('reload plugin at %c', path)
         } catch (err) {
@@ -326,7 +325,8 @@ class Watcher extends Service {
           this.ctx.registry.delete(attempts[filename])
           for (const oldFork of children) {
             const fork = oldFork.parent.plugin(plugin, oldFork.config)
-            fork.id = oldFork.id
+            fork.entry = oldFork.entry
+            fork.entry.fork = fork
           }
         } catch (err) {
           this.ctx.logger.warn(err)
diff --git a/packages/loader/src/shared.ts b/packages/loader/src/shared.ts
index 63654d4..0afecd2 100644
--- a/packages/loader/src/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/loader/src/shared.ts
@@ -23,19 +23,10 @@ declare module '@cordisjs/core' {
   // Theoretically, these properties will only appear on `ForkScope`.
   // We define them directly on `EffectScope` for typing convenience.
   interface EffectScope {
-    id?: string
+    entry?: Entry
   }
 }
 
-export interface Entry {
-  id: string
-  name: string
-  config?: any
-  when?: any
-}
-
-const kUpdate = Symbol('update')
-
 const writable = {
   '.json': 'application/json',
   '.yaml': 'application/yaml',
@@ -51,9 +42,42 @@ if (typeof require !== 'undefined') {
   }
 }
 
-interface State {
-  entry: Entry
-  fork?: ForkScope
+export namespace Entry {
+  export interface Options {
+    id: string
+    name: string
+    config?: any
+    disabled?: boolean
+    when?: any
+  }
+}
+
+export class Entry {
+  public fork: ForkScope | null = null
+  public isUpdate = false
+
+  constructor(public loader: Loader, public parent: Context, public options: Entry.Options) {}
+
+  stop() {
+    if (!this.fork) return
+    this.parent.emit('loader/entry', 'unload', this)
+    this.fork.dispose()
+    this.fork = null
+  }
+
+  async start() {
+    if (this.fork) {
+      this.isUpdate = true
+      this.fork.update(this.options.config)
+    } else {
+      this.parent.emit('loader/entry', 'apply', this)
+      const plugin = await this.loader.resolve(this.options.name)
+      if (!plugin) return
+      const ctx = this.parent.extend()
+      this.fork = ctx.plugin(plugin, this.loader.interpolate(this.options.config))
+      this.fork.entry = this
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export namespace Loader {
@@ -63,7 +87,7 @@ export namespace Loader {
   }
 }
 
-export abstract class Loader<T extends Loader.Options = Loader.Options> extends Service<Entry[]> {
+export abstract class Loader<T extends Loader.Options = Loader.Options> extends Service<Entry.Options[]> {
   // process
   public baseDir = process.cwd()
   public envData = process.env.CORDIS_SHARED
@@ -74,12 +98,12 @@ export abstract class Loader<T extends Loader.Options = Loader.Options> extends
     env: process.env,
   }
 
-  public entry!: ForkScope<Context>
+  public entryFork!: ForkScope<Context>
   public suspend = false
   public writable = false
   public mimeType!: string
   public filename!: string
-  public states: Dict<State> = Object.create(null)
+  public entries: Dict<Entry> = Object.create(null)
 
   private tasks = new Set<Promise<any>>()
   private store = new WeakMap<any, string>()
@@ -157,6 +181,12 @@ export abstract class Loader<T extends Loader.Options = Loader.Options> extends
     if (!silent) this.app.emit('config')
   }
 
+  async reload() {
+    const config = await this.readConfig()
+    this.entryFork.update(config)
+    this.app.emit('config')
+  }
+
   interpolate(source: any) {
     if (typeof source === 'string') {
       return interpolate(source, this.params, /\$\{\{(.+?)\}\}/g)
@@ -196,42 +226,27 @@ export abstract class Loader<T extends Loader.Options = Loader.Options> extends
     return !!this.interpolate(`\${{ ${expr} }}`)
   }
 
-  async reload(parent: Context, entry: Entry) {
-    if (!entry.id) {
+  async updateEntry(parent: Context, options: Entry.Options) {
+    if (!options.id) {
       do {
-        entry.id = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)
-      } while (this.states[entry.id])
+        options.id = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)
+      } while (this.entries[options.id])
     }
 
-    let state = this.states[entry.id]
-    if (state?.fork) {
-      if (!this.isTruthyLike(entry.when)) {
-        this.unload(parent, entry)
-        return
-      }
-      state.fork[kUpdate] = true
-      state.fork.update(entry.config)
+    const entry = this.entries[options.id] ??= new Entry(this, parent, options)
+    entry.options = options
+    if (!this.isTruthyLike(options.when) || options.disabled) {
+      entry.stop()
     } else {
-      if (!this.isTruthyLike(entry.when)) return
-      parent.emit('loader/entry', 'apply', entry)
-      const plugin = await this.resolve(entry.name)
-      if (!plugin) return
-      const ctx = parent.extend()
-      state = {
-        entry,
-        fork: ctx.plugin(plugin, this.interpolate(entry.config)),
-      }
-      state.fork!.id = entry.id
-      this.states[entry.id] = state
+      entry.start()
     }
   }
 
-  unload(parent: Context, entry: Entry) {
-    const state = this.states[entry.id]
-    if (state?.fork) {
-      parent.emit('loader/entry', 'unload', entry)
-      state.fork.dispose()
-    }
+  removeEntry(parent: Context, options: Entry.Options) {
+    const entry = this.entries[options.id]
+    if (!entry) return
+    entry.stop()
+    delete this.entries[options.id]
   }
 
   paths(scope: EffectScope): string[] {
@@ -243,31 +258,42 @@ export abstract class Loader<T extends Loader.Options = Loader.Options> extends
       return ([] as string[]).concat(...scope.runtime.children.map(child => this.paths(child)))
     }
 
-    if (scope.id) return [scope.id]
+    if (scope.entry) return [scope.entry.options.id]
     return this.paths(scope.parent.scope)
   }
 
   async start() {
     await this.readConfig()
-    this.entry = this.app.plugin(group, this.config)
+    this.entryFork = this.app.plugin(group, this.config)
 
     this.app.on('dispose', () => {
       this.exit()
     })
 
     this.app.on('internal/update', (fork) => {
-      const state = this.states[fork.id!]
-      if (!state) return
-      fork.parent.emit('loader/entry', 'reload', state.entry)
+      const entry = this.entries[fork.entry?.options.id!]
+      if (!entry) return
+      fork.parent.emit('loader/entry', 'reload', entry)
     })
 
     this.app.on('internal/before-update', (fork, config) => {
-      if (fork[kUpdate]) return delete fork[kUpdate]
-      if (!fork.id) return
+      if (!fork.entry) return
+      if (fork.entry.isUpdate) return fork.entry.isUpdate = false
       const { schema } = fork.runtime
-      const entry = fork.parent.scope.config?.find((entry: Entry) => entry.id === fork.id)
-      if (!entry) return
-      entry.config = schema ? schema.simplify(config) : config
+      fork.entry.options.config = schema ? schema.simplify(config) : config
+      this.writeConfig()
+    })
+
+    this.app.on('internal/fork', (fork) => {
+      // fork.uid: fork is created (we only care about fork dispose event)
+      // fork.parent.runtime.plugin !== group: fork is not tracked by loader
+      if (fork.uid || !fork.entry) return
+      fork.parent.emit('loader/entry', 'unload', fork.entry)
+      // fork is disposed by main scope (e.g. hmr plugin)
+      // normal: ctx.dispose() -> fork / runtime dispose -> delete(plugin)
+      // hmr: delete(plugin) -> runtime dispose -> fork dispose
+      if (!this.app.registry.has(fork.runtime.plugin)) return
+      fork.entry.options.disabled = true
       this.writeConfig()
     })
 
@@ -283,26 +309,32 @@ export abstract class Loader<T extends Loader.Options = Loader.Options> extends
   exit() {}
 }
 
-export function group(ctx: Context, config: Entry[]) {
+export function group(ctx: Context, config: Entry.Options[]) {
   for (const entry of config) {
-    ctx.loader.reload(ctx, entry)
+    ctx.loader.updateEntry(ctx, entry)
   }
 
-  ctx.accept((neo: Entry[]) => {
+  ctx.accept((neo: Entry.Options[]) => {
     // update config reference
-    const old = ctx.scope.config as Entry[]
+    const old = ctx.scope.config as Entry.Options[]
     const oldMap = Object.fromEntries(old.map(entry => [entry.id, entry]))
     const neoMap = Object.fromEntries(neo.map(entry => [entry.id, entry]))
 
     // update inner plugins
     for (const id in { ...oldMap, ...neoMap }) {
       if (!neoMap[id]) {
-        ctx.loader.unload(ctx, oldMap[id])
+        ctx.loader.removeEntry(ctx, oldMap[id])
       } else {
-        ctx.loader.reload(ctx, neoMap[id])
+        ctx.loader.updateEntry(ctx, neoMap[id])
       }
     }
   }, { passive: true })
+
+  ctx.on('dispose', () => {
+    for (const entry of ctx.scope.config as Entry.Options[]) {
+      ctx.loader.removeEntry(ctx, entry)
+    }
+  })
 }
 
 defineProperty(group, 'inject', ['loader'])
diff --git a/packages/loader/tests/index.spec.ts b/packages/loader/tests/index.spec.ts
index 321b1a5..c89e7b9 100644
--- a/packages/loader/tests/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/loader/tests/index.spec.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('@cordisjs/loader', () => {
       name: 'foo',
     }]
 
-    root.loader.entry.update(root.loader.config)
+    root.loader.entryFork.update(root.loader.config)
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
     expect(root.registry.get(foo)).to.be.ok
     expect(root.registry.get(bar)).to.be.not.ok
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('@cordisjs/loader', () => {
 
   test('plugin update', async () => {
     const runtime = root.registry.get(foo)
-    runtime?.update({ a: 3 })
+    runtime!.update({ a: 3 })
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
     expect(root.loader.config).to.deep.equal([{
       id: '1',
@@ -66,4 +66,16 @@ describe('@cordisjs/loader', () => {
       config: { a: 3 },
     }])
   })
+
+  test('plugin dispose', async () => {
+    const runtime = root.registry.get(foo)
+    runtime!.dispose()
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
+    expect(root.loader.config).to.deep.equal([{
+      id: '1',
+      name: 'foo',
+      disabled: true,
+      config: { a: 3 },
+    }])
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/loader/tests/utils.ts b/packages/loader/tests/utils.ts
index 6baed0f..368b11c 100644
--- a/packages/loader/tests/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/loader/tests/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Dict } from 'cosmokit'
 import { Context, Plugin } from '@cordisjs/core'
-import { Entry, group, Loader } from '../src/shared'
+import { group, Loader } from '../src/shared'
 
 declare module '../src/shared' {
   interface Loader {