diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn
index 89799cd3af..ca6a09bd80 100644
--- a/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn
+++ b/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ all the other git clones, at both the git level and the key/value level.
   only uploading new files but not downloading, and only downloading
   files in some directories and not others. See for use cases:
   [[forum/Wishlist:_options_for_syncing_meta-data_and_data]]
+* speed up git syncing by using the cached ssh connection for it too
 
 ## data syncing