diff --git a/packages/core/README.md b/packages/core/README.md
index 86de570c5f..6a77f7db94 100644
--- a/packages/core/README.md
+++ b/packages/core/README.md
@@ -177,9 +177,14 @@ async function loadConfig(options?: {
   configPath?: string;
   // allows to add custom `extends` instead of the one from the config file
   customExtends?: string[];
+  // whether to resolve plugin paths without importing the plugin code
+  skipPluginEval?: boolean;
 }): Promise<Config>;
 ```
 
+Use `skipPluginEval` to read a config without executing any plugin code, for example when the plugins come from an untrusted source.
+The returned config is incomplete: rules and decorators from plugins aren't loaded, and `extends` isn't resolved, so the presets it lists are ignored.
+
 ### `lintConfig`
 
 Lint a configuration file to validate its structure and rules.