diff --git a/src/agents/memory-search.ts b/src/agents/memory-search.ts
index 34d594903e2a..c71ee4b23fb6 100644
--- a/src/agents/memory-search.ts
+++ b/src/agents/memory-search.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ const DEFAULT_TEMPORAL_DECAY_HALF_LIFE_DAYS = 30;
 const DEFAULT_CACHE_ENABLED = true;
 const DEFAULT_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES = undefined;
 const DEFAULT_SOURCES: Array<"memory" | "sessions"> = ["memory"];
-const DEFAULT_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER = "openai";
+export const DEFAULT_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER = "openai";
 const DEFAULT_REMOTE_BATCH_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 2_000;
 const DEFAULT_REMOTE_BATCH_TIMEOUT_MINUTES = 60;
 
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts
index ef7f122f5be0..2283339293cb 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ vi.mock("../agents/agent-scope.js", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../agents/memory-search.js", () => ({
+  DEFAULT_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER: "openai",
   resolveMemorySearchConfig,
 }));
 
@@ -67,27 +68,6 @@ vi.mock("../plugin-sdk/memory-core-bundled-runtime.js", () => ({
   auditShortTermPromotionArtifacts,
   repairDreamingArtifacts,
   repairShortTermPromotionArtifacts,
-  getBuiltinMemoryEmbeddingProviderDoctorMetadata: vi.fn((provider: string) => {
-    if (provider === "gemini") {
-      return { authProviderId: "google", envVars: ["GEMINI_API_KEY"] };
-    }
-    if (provider === "mistral") {
-      return { authProviderId: "mistral", envVars: ["MISTRAL_API_KEY"] };
-    }
-    if (provider === "openai") {
-      return { authProviderId: "openai", envVars: ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] };
-    }
-    return null;
-  }),
-  listBuiltinAutoSelectMemoryEmbeddingProviderDoctorMetadata: vi.fn(() => [
-    {
-      providerId: "openai",
-      authProviderId: "openai",
-      envVars: ["OPENAI_API_KEY"],
-      transport: "remote",
-    },
-    { providerId: "local", authProviderId: "local", envVars: [], transport: "local" },
-  ]),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("./doctor-workspace.js", async (importOriginal) => {
@@ -324,7 +304,9 @@ describe("noteMemorySearchHealth", () => {
     expectFirstNoteContains(
       'Memory search provider is set to "local"',
       "openclaw plugins install @openclaw/llama-cpp-provider",
+      "openclaw config set memory.search.provider openai",
     );
+    expectFirstNoteExcludes("github-copilot");
   });
 
   it("supports silent structured collection through an injected note sink", async () => {
@@ -687,7 +669,7 @@ describe("noteMemorySearchHealth", () => {
     resolveMemorySearchConfig.mockImplementation((_cfg: OpenClawConfig, agentId: string) =>
       agentId === "personal"
         ? undefined
-        : { provider: "auto", local: {}, remote: {}, sources: ["memory"] },
+        : { provider: "openai", local: {}, remote: {}, sources: ["memory"] },
     );
 
     await noteMemorySearchHealth(memoryCfg);
@@ -708,12 +690,6 @@ describe("noteMemorySearchHealth", () => {
       "openai",
       { source: "env", provider: "default", id: "OPENAI_API_KEY" },
     ],
-    ["does not warn in auto mode when remote apiKey is configured", "auto", "from-config"],
-    [
-      "treats SecretRef remote apiKey as configured in auto mode",
-      "auto",
-      { source: "env", provider: "default", id: "OPENAI_API_KEY" },
-    ],
   ])("%s", async (_name, provider, apiKey) => {
     await runMemorySearchHealth(provider, {}, { remote: { apiKey } });
     expect(note).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -1005,22 +981,11 @@ describe("noteMemorySearchHealth", () => {
     expectFirstNoteExcludes("openclaw auth add --provider");
   });
 
-  it("warns for legacy auto mode as OpenAI when no API key is configured", async () => {
-    await runMemorySearchHealth("auto");
-
-    expect(note).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expectFirstNoteContains(
-      'provider is set to "openai"',
-      "OPENAI_API_KEY",
-      "openclaw configure --section model",
-    );
-  });
-
-  it("does not probe unrelated embedding providers for legacy auto mode", async () => {
+  it("does not probe unrelated embedding providers for the resolved default", async () => {
     resolveApiKeyForProviderCore.mockImplementation(async () => {
       throw new Error("missing key");
     });
-    await runMemorySearchHealth("auto");
+    await runMemorySearchHealth("openai");
 
     expect(note).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     const providerCalls = resolveApiKeyForProviderCore.mock.calls as Array<[{ provider: string }]>;
@@ -1028,9 +993,9 @@ describe("noteMemorySearchHealth", () => {
     expect(providersChecked).toEqual(["openai"]);
   });
 
-  it("skips auth-profile probing for legacy auto mode when no auth store exists", async () => {
+  it("skips auth-profile probing for the resolved default when no auth store exists", async () => {
     hasAnyAuthProfileStoreSource.mockReturnValue(false);
-    await runMemorySearchHealth("auto");
+    await runMemorySearchHealth("openai");
 
     const providerCalls = resolveApiKeyForProviderCore.mock.calls as Array<[{ provider: string }]>;
     const providersChecked = providerCalls.map(([arg]) => arg.provider);
@@ -1043,15 +1008,9 @@ describe("noteMemorySearchHealth", () => {
     expectFirstNoteContains("GEMINI_API_KEY", 'provider is set to "gemini"');
   });
 
-  it("uses OpenAI env var hints for legacy auto mode", async () => {
-    await runMemorySearchHealth("auto");
-
-    expectFirstNoteContains('provider is set to "openai"', "OPENAI_API_KEY");
-  });
-
   it("does not warn when only lowercase memory.md exists", async () => {
     resolveAgentWorkspaceDir.mockReturnValue("/tmp/agent-default/workspace");
-    await runMemorySearchHealth("auto");
+    await runMemorySearchHealth("openai");
 
     expect(noteWorkspaceMemoryHealth).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cfg, {
       agentId: "agent-default",
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts
index 470e2fec85c1..191e2eb0fded 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ import {
   hasAuthProfileStoreSourceForProvider,
   isConfiguredAwsSdkAuthProfileForProvider,
 } from "../agents/auth-profiles.js";
-import { resolveMemorySearchConfig } from "../agents/memory-search.js";
+import {
+  DEFAULT_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER,
+  resolveMemorySearchConfig,
+} from "../agents/memory-search.js";
 import {
   resolveApiKeyForProviderCore,
   resolveEnvApiKey,
@@ -74,13 +77,6 @@ function formatAgentMessage(agentId: string, labelAgent: boolean, message: strin
   return `${labelAgent ? `Agent "${agentId}": ` : ""}${message}`;
 }
 
-type MemoryEmbeddingProviderDoctorMetadata = {
-  providerId: string;
-  authProviderId: string;
-  transport: "local" | "remote";
-  autoSelectPriority?: number;
-};
-
 function formatLocalRuntimeDoctorNote(facts: DoctorMemoryEmbeddingRuntimePayload): string {
   const backend = facts.backend ?? "unknown";
   const build = facts.buildInfo ? `, ${facts.buildInfo}` : "";
@@ -104,86 +100,17 @@ function formatLocalRuntimeDoctorNote(facts: DoctorMemoryEmbeddingRuntimePayload
   return `llama.cpp server: ${backend}${build}${state}${model}${capabilities}${endpoints}${loadError}`;
 }
 
-const BUNDLED_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER_DOCTOR_METADATA: MemoryEmbeddingProviderDoctorMetadata[] = [
-  {
-    providerId: "github-copilot",
-    authProviderId: "github-copilot",
-    transport: "remote",
-    autoSelectPriority: 15,
-  },
-  {
-    providerId: "openai",
-    authProviderId: "openai",
-    transport: "remote",
-    autoSelectPriority: 20,
-  },
-  {
-    providerId: "gemini",
-    authProviderId: "google",
-    transport: "remote",
-    autoSelectPriority: 30,
-  },
-  {
-    providerId: "voyage",
-    authProviderId: "voyage",
-    transport: "remote",
-    autoSelectPriority: 40,
-  },
-  {
-    providerId: "mistral",
-    authProviderId: "mistral",
-    transport: "remote",
-    autoSelectPriority: 50,
-  },
-  {
-    providerId: "bedrock",
-    authProviderId: "amazon-bedrock",
-    transport: "remote",
-    autoSelectPriority: 60,
-  },
-];
-const DEFAULT_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER = "openai";
+const MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER_AUTH_IDS = new Map([
+  ["github-copilot", "github-copilot"],
+  ["openai", "openai"],
+  ["gemini", "google"],
+  ["voyage", "voyage"],
+  ["mistral", "mistral"],
+  ["bedrock", "amazon-bedrock"],
+]);
 const OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER = "openai-compatible";
 const OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_MODEL_APIS = new Set(["openai-completions", "openai-responses"]);
 
-function resolveMemoryEmbeddingProviderDoctorMetadata(
-  providerId: string,
-): (MemoryEmbeddingProviderDoctorMetadata & { envVars: string[] }) | null {
-  const metadata =
-    BUNDLED_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER_DOCTOR_METADATA.find(
-      (candidate) => candidate.providerId === providerId,
-    ) ?? null;
-  if (!metadata) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  return {
-    ...metadata,
-    envVars: getProviderEnvVars(metadata.authProviderId),
-  };
-}
-
-function listAutoSelectMemoryEmbeddingProviderDoctorMetadata(): Array<
-  MemoryEmbeddingProviderDoctorMetadata & { envVars: string[] }
-> {
-  return BUNDLED_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER_DOCTOR_METADATA.filter(
-    (provider) => typeof provider.autoSelectPriority === "number",
-  )
-    .toSorted((a, b) => (a.autoSelectPriority ?? 0) - (b.autoSelectPriority ?? 0))
-    .map((provider) => ({
-      providerId: provider.providerId,
-      authProviderId: provider.authProviderId,
-      transport: provider.transport,
-      autoSelectPriority: provider.autoSelectPriority,
-      envVars: getProviderEnvVars(provider.authProviderId),
-    }));
-}
-
-function resolveSuggestedRemoteMemoryProvider(): string | undefined {
-  return listAutoSelectMemoryEmbeddingProviderDoctorMetadata().find(
-    (provider) => provider.transport === "remote",
-  )?.providerId;
-}
-
 function hasConfiguredAwsSdkAuthForProvider(provider: string, cfg: OpenClawConfig): boolean {
   const providerConfig = findNormalizedProviderValue(cfg.models?.providers, provider);
   if (providerConfig?.auth === "aws-sdk") {
@@ -202,11 +129,7 @@ function isOpenAICompatibleMemoryProvider(providerId: string, cfg: OpenClawConfi
   if (normalizedProviderId === OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER) {
     return true;
   }
-  if (
-    BUNDLED_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER_DOCTOR_METADATA.some(
-      (provider) => provider.providerId === normalizedProviderId,
-    )
-  ) {
+  if (MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER_AUTH_IDS.has(normalizedProviderId)) {
     return false;
   }
   const providerConfig = findNormalizedProviderValue(cfg.models?.providers, providerId);
@@ -614,8 +537,7 @@ async function noteMemorySearchHealthForAgent(
     );
     return;
   }
-  const provider =
-    resolved.provider === "auto" ? DEFAULT_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER : resolved.provider;
+  const provider = resolved.provider;
 
   const backendConfig = resolveActiveMemoryBackendConfig({ cfg, agentId });
   if (!backendConfig) {
@@ -633,7 +555,6 @@ async function noteMemorySearchHealthForAgent(
   }
 
   if (provider === "local") {
-    const suggestedRemoteProvider = resolveSuggestedRemoteMemoryProvider();
     const runtimeFacts = opts?.gatewayMemoryProbe?.runtimeFacts;
     if (opts?.gatewayMemoryProbe?.checked && opts.gatewayMemoryProbe.ready) {
       if (runtimeFacts) {
@@ -661,9 +582,7 @@ async function noteMemorySearchHealthForAgent(
         "Fix (pick one):",
         `- Install the llama.cpp provider plugin: ${formatCliCommand("openclaw plugins install @openclaw/llama-cpp-provider")}`,
         `- Set a local GGUF model path in config`,
-        suggestedRemoteProvider
-          ? `- Switch to a remote provider: ${formatCliCommand(`openclaw config set memory.search.provider ${suggestedRemoteProvider}`)}`
-          : `- Switch to a remote embedding provider in config`,
+        `- Switch to a remote provider: ${formatCliCommand(`openclaw config set memory.search.provider ${DEFAULT_MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER}`)}`,
         "",
         `Verify: ${formatCliCommand("openclaw memory status --deep")}`,
       ]
@@ -739,7 +658,7 @@ async function noteMemorySearchHealthForAgent(
     return;
   }
 
-  // Remote provider — check for API key. Legacy provider: "auto" resolves to OpenAI.
+  // Remote provider — check for API key.
   if (
     hasRemoteApiKey ||
     (await hasApiKeyForProvider(provider, cfg, agentDir, {
@@ -809,8 +728,7 @@ async function hasApiKeyForProvider(
   agentDir: string,
   opts?: { skipProfileResolution?: boolean },
 ): Promise<boolean> {
-  const metadata = resolveMemoryEmbeddingProviderDoctorMetadata(provider);
-  const authProviderId = metadata?.authProviderId ?? provider;
+  const authProviderId = MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER_AUTH_IDS.get(provider) ?? provider;
   if (
     resolveEnvApiKey(authProviderId) ||
     resolveUsableCustomProviderApiKey({ cfg, provider: authProviderId })
@@ -847,8 +765,9 @@ function resolvePrimaryMemoryProviderEnvVar(provider: string): string {
   if (provider === "openai") {
     return "OPENAI_API_KEY";
   }
-  const metadata = resolveMemoryEmbeddingProviderDoctorMetadata(provider);
-  return metadata?.envVars[0] ?? `${provider.toUpperCase()}_API_KEY`;
+  const authProviderId = MEMORY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER_AUTH_IDS.get(provider);
+  const envVar = authProviderId ? getProviderEnvVars(authProviderId)[0] : undefined;
+  return envVar ?? `${provider.toUpperCase()}_API_KEY`;
 }
 
 function buildGatewayProbeWarning(