fix(cli): report stale plugin doctor config

docs/cli/plugins.md

@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ The `--json` flag outputs a machine-readable report suitable for scripting and a
 openclaw plugins doctor
 ```
 
-`doctor` reports plugin load errors, manifest/discovery diagnostics, and compatibility notices. When everything is clean it prints `No plugin issues detected.`
+`doctor` reports plugin load errors, manifest/discovery diagnostics, compatibility notices, and stale plugin config references such as missing plugin slots. When the install tree and plugin config are clean it prints `No plugin issues detected.` If stale config remains but the install tree is otherwise healthy, the summary says so instead of implying full plugin health.
 
 If a configured plugin is present on disk but blocked by the loader's path-safety checks, config validation keeps the plugin entry and reports it as `present but blocked`. Fix the preceding blocked-plugin diagnostic, such as path ownership or world-writable permissions, instead of removing the `plugins.entries.<id>` or `plugins.allow` config.
 

src/cli/plugins-cli.list.test.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {
   buildPluginRegistrySnapshotReport,
   buildPluginSnapshotReport,
   inspectPluginRegistry,
+  loadConfig,
+  readConfigFileSnapshot,
   resetPluginsCliTestState,
   refreshPluginRegistry,
   runPluginsCommand,
@@ -79,10 +81,63 @@ describe("plugins cli list", () => {
 
     await runPluginsCommand(["plugins", "doctor"]);
 
-    expect(buildPluginDiagnosticsReport).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ effectiveOnly: true });
+    expect(buildPluginDiagnosticsReport).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ config: {}, effectiveOnly: true });
     expect(runtimeLogs).toContain("No plugin issues detected.");
   });
 
+  it("reports stale plugin config in doctor output without claiming full plugin health", async () => {
+    const sourceConfig = {
+      plugins: {
+        allow: ["lossless-claw"],
+        entries: {
+          "lossless-claw": { enabled: true },
+        },
+        slots: {
+          contextEngine: "lossless-claw",
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    loadConfig.mockReturnValue({});
+    readConfigFileSnapshot.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      path: "/tmp/openclaw-config.json5",
+      exists: true,
+      raw: "{}",
+      parsed: sourceConfig,
+      resolved: sourceConfig,
+      sourceConfig,
+      runtimeConfig: {},
+      config: {},
+      valid: true,
+      hash: "mock",
+      issues: [],
+      warnings: [],
+      legacyIssues: [],
+    });
+    buildPluginDiagnosticsReport.mockReturnValue({
+      plugins: [],
+      diagnostics: [],
+    });
+
+    await runPluginsCommand(["plugins", "doctor"]);
+
+    const output = runtimeLogs.join("\n");
+    expect(output).toContain("Plugin configuration:");
+    expect(output).toContain('plugins.allow: stale plugin reference "lossless-claw" was found.');
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      'plugins.entries.lossless-claw: stale plugin reference "lossless-claw" was found.',
+    );
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      'plugins.slots.contextEngine: slot references missing plugin "lossless-claw".',
+    );
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      'Run "openclaw doctor --fix" to remove stale plugin ids and dangling channel references.',
+    );
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      "No plugin install-tree issues detected; configuration warnings remain.",
+    );
+    expect(output).not.toContain("No plugin issues detected.");
+  });
+
   it("reports config-selected plugin source shadowing in doctor output", async () => {
     buildPluginDiagnosticsReport.mockReturnValue({
       plugins: [

src/cli/plugins-cli.ts

@@ -365,20 +365,33 @@ export function registerPluginsCli(program: Command) {
         buildPluginDiagnosticsReport,
         formatPluginCompatibilityNotice,
       } = await import("../plugins/status.js");
-      const report = buildPluginDiagnosticsReport({ effectiveOnly: true });
+      const {
+        collectStalePluginConfigWarnings,
+        isStalePluginAutoRepairBlocked,
+        scanStalePluginConfig,
+      } = await import("../commands/doctor/shared/stale-plugin-config.js");
+      const cfg = getRuntimeConfig();
+      const configSnapshot = await readConfigFileSnapshot().catch(() => null);
+      const sourceCfg = (configSnapshot?.sourceConfig ?? configSnapshot?.config ?? cfg) as
+        | OpenClawConfig
+        | undefined;
+      const report = buildPluginDiagnosticsReport({ config: cfg, effectiveOnly: true });
       const errors = report.plugins.filter((p) => p.status === "error");
       const diags = report.diagnostics.filter((d) => d.level === "error");
       const shadowed = report.diagnostics.filter((entry) =>
         isErroredConfigSelectedShadowDiagnostic({ entry, plugins: report.plugins }),
       );
       const compatibility = buildPluginCompatibilityNotices({ report });
+      const stalePluginConfigHits = scanStalePluginConfig(sourceCfg ?? cfg, process.env);
+      const stalePluginConfigWarnings = collectStalePluginConfigWarnings({
+        hits: stalePluginConfigHits,
+        doctorFixCommand: "openclaw doctor --fix",
+        autoRepairBlocked: isStalePluginAutoRepairBlocked(sourceCfg ?? cfg, process.env),
+      });
+      const hasInstallTreeIssues =
+        errors.length > 0 || diags.length > 0 || shadowed.length > 0 || compatibility.length > 0;
 
-      if (
-        errors.length === 0 &&
-        diags.length === 0 &&
-        shadowed.length === 0 &&
-        compatibility.length === 0
-      ) {
+      if (!hasInstallTreeIssues && stalePluginConfigWarnings.length === 0) {
         defaultRuntime.log("No plugin issues detected.");
         return;
       }
@@ -436,6 +449,19 @@ export function registerPluginsCli(program: Command) {
           lines.push(`- ${formatPluginCompatibilityNotice(notice)} [${marker}]`);
         }
       }
+      if (stalePluginConfigWarnings.length > 0) {
+        if (lines.length > 0) {
+          lines.push("");
+        }
+        lines.push(theme.warn("Plugin configuration:"));
+        lines.push(...stalePluginConfigWarnings);
+      }
+      if (!hasInstallTreeIssues && stalePluginConfigWarnings.length > 0) {
+        if (lines.length > 0) {
+          lines.push("");
+        }
+        lines.push("No plugin install-tree issues detected; configuration warnings remain.");
+      }
       const docs = formatDocsLink("/plugin", "docs.openclaw.ai/plugin");
       lines.push("");
       lines.push(`${theme.muted("Docs:")} ${docs}`);