# istio_58927.yaml
apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: feature
area: traffic-management
releaseNotes:
- |
  **Added** support for loading multicluster remote secrets from a local filesystem path specified by
  `PILOT_MULTICLUSTER_KUBECONFIG_PATH`. When set, Istiod watches the mounted directory (for
  `.yaml` or `.yml` keys) and dynamically updates remote cluster registrations. If both
  `PILOT_MULTICLUSTER_KUBECONFIG_PATH` and `LOCAL_CLUSTER_SECRET_WATCHER` are set,
  `PILOT_MULTICLUSTER_KUBECONFIG_PATH` takes precedence.