diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts
index 1b553233df5c..3e170a173777 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts
@@ -237,6 +237,47 @@ describe("noteMemorySearchHealth", () => {
     expect(note).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it("does not warn when local provider readiness probe was intentionally skipped", async () => {
+    resolveMemorySearchConfig.mockReturnValue({
+      provider: "local",
+      local: { modelPath: "hf:some-org/some-model-GGUF/model.gguf" },
+      remote: {},
+    });
+
+    await noteMemorySearchHealth(cfg, {
+      gatewayMemoryProbe: {
+        checked: false,
+        ready: false,
+        error:
+          "memory embedding readiness not checked; run `openclaw memory status --deep` to probe",
+        skipped: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(note).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("warns when local provider skipped readiness but configured local model is missing", async () => {
+    resolveMemorySearchConfig.mockReturnValue({
+      provider: "local",
+      local: { modelPath: "/definitely/missing/openclaw-memory-model.gguf" },
+      remote: {},
+    });
+
+    await noteMemorySearchHealth(cfg, {
+      gatewayMemoryProbe: {
+        checked: false,
+        ready: false,
+        error:
+          "memory embedding readiness not checked; run `openclaw memory status --deep` to probe",
+        skipped: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(note).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(firstNoteMessage()).toContain('Memory search provider is set to "local"');
+  });
+
   it("warns when local provider readiness probe is inconclusive", async () => {
     resolveMemorySearchConfig.mockReturnValue({
       provider: "local",
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts
index aaba473c9b00..66a4939dcc35 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts
@@ -473,6 +473,11 @@ export async function noteMemorySearchHealth(
       return;
     }
     const hasExplicitLocalModel = hasLocalEmbeddings(resolved.local);
+    const hasUnavailableConfiguredLocalModel =
+      Boolean(normalizeOptionalString(resolved.local.modelPath)) && !hasExplicitLocalModel;
+    if (opts?.gatewayMemoryProbe?.skipped && !hasUnavailableConfiguredLocalModel) {
+      return;
+    }
     const detail = opts?.gatewayMemoryProbe?.error?.trim();
     note(
       [