diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7fe88af781ac..67f2bc085571 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -370,12 +370,6 @@
     "!docs/releases/**",
     "!docs/**/*.jpg",
     "!docs/**/*.png",
-    "scripts/crabbox-routing-policy.mts",
-    "scripts/crabbox-wrapper-providers.mts",
-    "scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs",
-    "scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mts",
-    "scripts/testbox-lease-freshness.mts",
-    "scripts/lib/tsx-cli-shim.mjs",
     "patches/",
     "skills/",
     "custodian-skills/",
diff --git a/scripts/package-manifest.mjs b/scripts/package-manifest.mjs
index 4e2b4df0db01..a28815716dcc 100644
--- a/scripts/package-manifest.mjs
+++ b/scripts/package-manifest.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-// Temporarily removes private workspace dependencies from the published manifest.
+// Temporarily prepares source-only package metadata for publishing.
 import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
 import { mkdir, readFile, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
@@ -8,29 +8,45 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 
 const PACKAGE_JSON_PATH = "package.json";
 const BACKUP_PATH = path.join(".artifacts", "package-manifest", "package.json.prepack-backup");
+// Source checkouts use TS tooling; production installs omit dev dependencies.
+// Rewrite only during prepack so published commands load the bundled runtime.
+const CRABBOX_SOURCE_LAUNCHER = "node scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs";
+const CRABBOX_PUBLISHED_LAUNCHER = "node dist/crabbox-wrapper.js";
 
 function preparedPackageManifest(content) {
   const packageJson = JSON.parse(content);
+  let changed = false;
+
+  for (const [name, command] of Object.entries(packageJson.scripts ?? {})) {
+    if (
+      typeof command === "string" &&
+      (command === CRABBOX_SOURCE_LAUNCHER || command.startsWith(`${CRABBOX_SOURCE_LAUNCHER} `))
+    ) {
+      packageJson.scripts[name] =
+        `${CRABBOX_PUBLISHED_LAUNCHER}${command.slice(CRABBOX_SOURCE_LAUNCHER.length)}`;
+      changed = true;
+    }
+  }
+
   const devDependencies = packageJson.devDependencies;
-  if (!devDependencies || typeof devDependencies !== "object" || Array.isArray(devDependencies)) {
-    return content;
+  if (devDependencies && typeof devDependencies === "object" && !Array.isArray(devDependencies)) {
+    const devDependencyEntries = Object.entries(devDependencies);
+    const publishedDevDependencyEntries = devDependencyEntries.filter(
+      ([, spec]) => typeof spec !== "string" || !spec.startsWith("workspace:"),
+    );
+    if (publishedDevDependencyEntries.length !== devDependencyEntries.length) {
+      changed = true;
+      if (publishedDevDependencyEntries.length === 0) {
+        delete packageJson.devDependencies;
+      } else {
+        packageJson.devDependencies = Object.fromEntries(publishedDevDependencyEntries);
+      }
+    }
   }
-  const devDependencyEntries = Object.entries(devDependencies);
-  const publishedDevDependencyEntries = devDependencyEntries.filter(
-    ([, spec]) => typeof spec !== "string" || !spec.startsWith("workspace:"),
-  );
-  if (publishedDevDependencyEntries.length === devDependencyEntries.length) {
-    return content;
-  }
-  if (publishedDevDependencyEntries.length === 0) {
-    delete packageJson.devDependencies;
-  } else {
-    packageJson.devDependencies = Object.fromEntries(publishedDevDependencyEntries);
-  }
-  return `${JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2)}\n`;
+  return changed ? `${JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2)}\n` : content;
 }
 
-/** Restore package.json after prepack removed private workspace dependencies. */
+/** Restore package.json after prepack prepared it for publishing. */
 export async function restorePackageManifest(cwd = process.cwd()) {
   const backupPath = path.join(cwd, BACKUP_PATH);
   if (!existsSync(backupPath)) {
@@ -51,7 +67,7 @@ export async function restorePackageManifest(cwd = process.cwd()) {
   return true;
 }
 
-/** Remove private workspace dependencies while recording restorable source bytes. */
+/** Prepare published package metadata while recording restorable source bytes. */
 export async function preparePackageManifest(cwd = process.cwd()) {
   const packageJsonPath = path.join(cwd, PACKAGE_JSON_PATH);
   const backupPath = path.join(cwd, BACKUP_PATH);
diff --git a/test/openclaw-prepack.test.ts b/test/openclaw-prepack.test.ts
index 55b87669cf5c..aaf33877d8f9 100644
--- a/test/openclaw-prepack.test.ts
+++ b/test/openclaw-prepack.test.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ describe("collectSourcePackWorkspaceDependencyErrors", () => {
         scripts: {
           prepack: "node scripts/package-manifest.mjs prepare",
           postpack: "node scripts/package-manifest.mjs restore",
+          "crabbox:run": "node scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs run",
         },
         devDependencies: {
           "@openclaw/session-url-contract": "workspace:*",
@@ -258,8 +259,9 @@ describe("collectSourcePackWorkspaceDependencyErrors", () => {
 
     const packedPackageJson = JSON.parse(
       readFileSync(path.join(extractDir, "package", "package.json"), "utf8"),
-    ) as { devDependencies?: Record<string, string> };
+    ) as { devDependencies?: Record<string, string>; scripts?: Record<string, string> };
     expect(packedPackageJson.devDependencies).toEqual({ vitest: "4.1.10" });
+    expect(packedPackageJson.scripts?.["crabbox:run"]).toBe("node dist/crabbox-wrapper.js run");
     expect(readFileSync(path.join(rootDir, "package.json"), "utf8")).toBe(originalPackageJson);
     expect(
       existsSync(
diff --git a/test/package-manager-config.test.ts b/test/package-manager-config.test.ts
index a5f82d6b5fa9..e66d4a0d9f95 100644
--- a/test/package-manager-config.test.ts
+++ b/test/package-manager-config.test.ts
@@ -64,19 +64,19 @@ describe("package manager build policy", () => {
     expect(packageJson.files).toContain("THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md");
   });
 
-  it("includes the Crabbox wrapper runtime modules in the published root package", () => {
+  it("omits source-only Crabbox wrapper modules from the published root package", () => {
     const packageJson = readJson("package.json") as RootPackageJson;
 
-    expect(packageJson.files).toEqual(
-      expect.arrayContaining([
-        "scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs",
-        "scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mts",
-        "scripts/crabbox-wrapper-providers.mts",
-        "scripts/crabbox-routing-policy.mts",
-        "scripts/testbox-lease-freshness.mts",
-        "scripts/lib/tsx-cli-shim.mjs",
-      ]),
-    );
+    for (const sourcePath of [
+      "scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs",
+      "scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mts",
+      "scripts/crabbox-wrapper-providers.mts",
+      "scripts/crabbox-routing-policy.mts",
+      "scripts/testbox-lease-freshness.mts",
+      "scripts/lib/tsx-cli-shim.mjs",
+    ]) {
+      expect(packageJson.files).not.toContain(sourcePath);
+    }
   });
 
   it("pins forked transitive dependencies with parent-scoped npm-lock overrides", () => {
diff --git a/tsdown.config.ts b/tsdown.config.ts
index ab2a855324ee..4fbbe0c0a8af 100644
--- a/tsdown.config.ts
+++ b/tsdown.config.ts
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ function buildCoreDistEntries(): Record<string, string> {
   return {
     index: "src/index.ts",
     entry: "src/entry.ts",
+    "crabbox-wrapper": "scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mts",
     "docker-healthcheck": "src/docker-healthcheck.ts",
     // Ensure this module is bundled as an entry so legacy CLI shims can resolve its exports.
     "cli/daemon-cli": "src/cli/daemon-cli.ts",