diff --git a/src/commands/status.scan.shared.test.ts b/src/commands/status.scan.shared.test.ts
index 21bc68be30ad..eb476bda4efe 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.scan.shared.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.scan.shared.test.ts
@@ -573,6 +573,66 @@ describe("resolveSharedMemoryStatusSnapshot", () => {
     expect(getMemorySearchManager).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it("recognizes shipped memory tables before the manager migrates them", async () => {
+    const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-status-memory-"));
+    const databasePath = path.join(tempDir, "openclaw-agent.sqlite");
+    const db = new DatabaseSync(databasePath);
+    db.exec(`
+      CREATE TABLE meta (key TEXT PRIMARY KEY, value TEXT NOT NULL);
+      CREATE TABLE files (
+        path TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        source TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'memory',
+        hash TEXT NOT NULL,
+        mtime INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        size INTEGER NOT NULL
+      );
+      CREATE TABLE chunks (
+        id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        path TEXT NOT NULL,
+        source TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'memory',
+        start_line INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        end_line INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        hash TEXT NOT NULL,
+        model TEXT NOT NULL,
+        text TEXT NOT NULL,
+        embedding TEXT NOT NULL,
+        updated_at INTEGER NOT NULL
+      );
+      INSERT INTO files VALUES ('MEMORY.md', 'memory', 'file-hash', 10, 20);
+    `);
+    db.close();
+    const manager = {
+      probeVectorStoreAvailability: vi.fn(async () => true),
+      probeVectorAvailability: vi.fn(async () => true),
+      status: vi.fn(() => ({
+        backend: "builtin" as const,
+        provider: "openai",
+        files: 1,
+        chunks: 0,
+        vector: { enabled: true, available: true },
+        fts: { enabled: true, available: true },
+      })),
+      close: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+    };
+    const getMemorySearchManager = vi.fn(async () => ({ manager }));
+
+    try {
+      const result = await resolveSharedMemoryStatusSnapshot({
+        cfg: {},
+        agentStatus: { defaultId: "main" },
+        memoryPlugin: { enabled: true, slot: "memory-core" },
+        resolveMemoryConfig: vi.fn(() => ({ store: { databasePath } })),
+        getMemorySearchManager,
+        requireDefaultDatabasePath: () => databasePath,
+      });
+
+      expect(getMemorySearchManager).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(result?.files).toBe(1);
+    } finally {
+      fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
   it("does not initialize memory status for an agent database owned by another feature", async () => {
     const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-status-memory-"));
     const databasePath = path.join(tempDir, "openclaw-agent.sqlite");
diff --git a/src/commands/status.scan.shared.ts b/src/commands/status.scan.shared.ts
index b4c930480f30..2783182a6c67 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.scan.shared.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.scan.shared.ts
@@ -56,35 +56,51 @@ function hasBuiltInMemoryState(databasePath: string): boolean {
   let db: DatabaseSync | undefined;
   try {
     db = new DatabaseSync(databasePath, { readOnly: true });
-    const builtInMemoryTables = [
-      MEMORY_INDEX_META_TABLE,
-      MEMORY_INDEX_SOURCES_TABLE,
-      MEMORY_INDEX_CHUNKS_TABLE,
+    const builtInMemoryTableSets = [
+      {
+        meta: MEMORY_INDEX_META_TABLE,
+        sources: MEMORY_INDEX_SOURCES_TABLE,
+        chunks: MEMORY_INDEX_CHUNKS_TABLE,
+      },
+      {
+        meta: "meta",
+        sources: "files",
+        chunks: "chunks",
+      },
     ] as const;
+    const builtInMemoryTables = builtInMemoryTableSets.flatMap(({ meta, sources, chunks }) => [
+      meta,
+      sources,
+      chunks,
+    ]);
     const tableNames = new Set(
       (
         db
-          .prepare(`SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table' AND name IN (?, ?, ?)`)
+          .prepare(
+            `SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table' AND name IN (${builtInMemoryTables.map(() => "?").join(", ")})`,
+          )
           .all(...builtInMemoryTables) as Array<{ name?: unknown }>
       )
         .map((row) => row.name)
         .filter((name): name is string => typeof name === "string"),
     );
-    if (
-      tableNames.has(MEMORY_INDEX_META_TABLE) &&
-      db
-        .prepare(`SELECT 1 AS ok FROM ${MEMORY_INDEX_META_TABLE} WHERE key = ? LIMIT 1`)
-        .get(MEMORY_INDEX_META_KEY)
-    ) {
-      return true;
-    }
-    for (const tableName of [MEMORY_INDEX_SOURCES_TABLE, MEMORY_INDEX_CHUNKS_TABLE] as const) {
+    for (const tables of builtInMemoryTableSets) {
       if (
-        tableNames.has(tableName) &&
-        db.prepare(`SELECT 1 AS ok FROM ${tableName} LIMIT 1`).get()
+        tableNames.has(tables.meta) &&
+        db
+          .prepare(`SELECT 1 AS ok FROM ${tables.meta} WHERE key = ? LIMIT 1`)
+          .get(MEMORY_INDEX_META_KEY)
       ) {
         return true;
       }
+      for (const tableName of [tables.sources, tables.chunks]) {
+        if (
+          tableNames.has(tableName) &&
+          db.prepare(`SELECT 1 AS ok FROM ${tableName} LIMIT 1`).get()
+        ) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
     }
     return false;
   } catch {