diff --git a/scripts/lib/npm-pack-budget.mts b/scripts/lib/npm-pack-budget.mts
index fbd7882547c4..b1d5e409a5e1 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/npm-pack-budget.mts
+++ b/scripts/lib/npm-pack-budget.mts
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import { resolveNpmJsonEntries } from "./npm-json-output.mts";
 // startup/doctor OOM reports. 2026.4.12 intentionally stages Matrix runtime
 // dependencies, including crypto wasm, so packaged installs do not miss Docker
 // and gateway runtime dependencies. Keep the budget below the 2026.3.12 bloat
-// level while allowing that mirrored runtime surface.
-const NPM_PACK_UNPACKED_SIZE_BUDGET_BYTES = 202 * 1024 * 1024;
+// level while allowing that mirrored runtime surface and the installed agent's
+// bundled user documentation.
+const NPM_PACK_UNPACKED_SIZE_BUDGET_BYTES = 204 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 function formatMiB(bytes: number): string {
   return `${(bytes / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(1)} MiB`;
diff --git a/test/release-check.test.ts b/test/release-check.test.ts
index af6c9e26447f..3e3804269629 100644
--- a/test/release-check.test.ts
+++ b/test/release-check.test.ts
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ describe("collectPackUnpackedSizeErrors", () => {
     expect(
       collectPackUnpackedSizeErrors([makePackResult("openclaw-2026.3.12.tgz", 224_002_564)]),
     ).toEqual([
-      "openclaw-2026.3.12.tgz unpackedSize 224002564 bytes (213.6 MiB) exceeds budget 211812352 bytes (202.0 MiB). Investigate duplicate channel shims, copied extension trees, or other accidental pack bloat before release.",
+      "openclaw-2026.3.12.tgz unpackedSize 224002564 bytes (213.6 MiB) exceeds budget 213909504 bytes (204.0 MiB). Investigate duplicate channel shims, copied extension trees, or other accidental pack bloat before release.",
     ]);
   });