diff --git a/src/commands/doctor/shared/plugin-registry-migration.ts b/src/commands/doctor/shared/plugin-registry-migration.ts
index 6012be86a4ed..304f47650341 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor/shared/plugin-registry-migration.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor/shared/plugin-registry-migration.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import { inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndexInstallRecordsSync } from "../../../plugins/installed-plugin-index-record-state.js";
 import { loadInstalledPluginIndexInstallRecords } from "../../../plugins/installed-plugin-index-records.js";
 import {
-  inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
   readPersistedInstalledPluginIndexSync,
   resolveInstalledPluginIndexStorePath,
   writePersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
-  type InstalledPluginIndexStoreInspection,
   type InstalledPluginIndexStoreOptions,
 } from "../../../plugins/installed-plugin-index-store.js";
 import {
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ type PluginRegistryInstallMigrationResult =
       status: "migrated";
       migrated: true;
       preflight: PluginRegistryInstallMigrationPreflight;
-      inspection: InstalledPluginIndexStoreInspection;
       current: InstalledPluginIndex;
     };
 
@@ -321,7 +318,6 @@ export async function migratePluginRegistryForInstall(
     config,
     installRecords,
   };
-  const inspection = await inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndex(migrationParams);
   const candidateIndex = loadInstalledPluginIndex({
     ...migrationParams,
   });
@@ -341,7 +337,6 @@ export async function migratePluginRegistryForInstall(
     status: "migrated",
     migrated: true,
     preflight,
-    inspection,
     current,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-invalidation.ts b/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-invalidation.ts
index 562bcbc0395c..b3bdc9f4713a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-invalidation.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-invalidation.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ export function diffInstalledPluginIndexInvalidationReasons(
     if (
       previousPlugin.rootDir !== currentPlugin.rootDir ||
       previousPlugin.manifestPath !== currentPlugin.manifestPath ||
+      previousPlugin.source !== currentPlugin.source ||
+      previousPlugin.setupSource !== currentPlugin.setupSource ||
       resolveInstalledPluginIndexInstallOwner(previousPlugin) !==
         resolveInstalledPluginIndexInstallOwner(currentPlugin) ||
       isInstalledPluginIndexInstallOwnerAmbiguous(previousPlugin) !==
diff --git a/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-store.test.ts b/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-store.test.ts
index d2bc066a02f2..1e0ae137a106 100644
--- a/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-store.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-store.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {
   writePersistedInstalledPluginIndexInstallRecordsWithLease,
 } from "./installed-plugin-index-records.js";
 import {
-  inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
   readPersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
   refreshPersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
   resolveInstalledPluginIndexStorePath,
@@ -669,13 +668,12 @@ describe("installed plugin index persistence", () => {
     };
     await writePersistedInstalledPluginIndex(legacy, { stateDir });
 
-    const inspection = await inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndex({
+    const inspection = loadPluginRegistrySnapshotWithMetadata({
       stateDir,
       candidates: [candidate],
       env,
     });
-    expect(inspection.state).toBe("stale");
-    expect(inspection.refreshReasons).toEqual(["migration"]);
+    expect(inspection.source).toBe("derived");
 
     const refreshed = await refreshPersistedInstalledPluginIndex({
       reason: "policy-changed",
@@ -735,85 +733,6 @@ describe("installed plugin index persistence", () => {
     await expect(readPersistedInstalledPluginIndex({ stateDir })).resolves.toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("inspects missing, fresh, and stale persisted index state without loading runtime", async () => {
-    const stateDir = makeTempDir();
-    const pluginDir = path.join(stateDir, "plugins", "demo");
-    fs.mkdirSync(pluginDir, { recursive: true });
-    const candidate = createCandidate(pluginDir);
-    const env = {
-      OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR: undefined,
-      OPENCLAW_VERSION: "2026.4.25",
-      VITEST: "true",
-    };
-
-    const missingInspect = await inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndex({
-      stateDir,
-      candidates: [candidate],
-      env,
-    });
-    expect(missingInspect.state).toBe("missing");
-    expect(missingInspect.refreshReasons).toEqual(["missing"]);
-    expect(missingInspect.persisted).toBeNull();
-    expectPluginIds(missingInspect.current, ["demo"]);
-
-    const current = await refreshPersistedInstalledPluginIndex({
-      reason: "manual",
-      stateDir,
-      candidates: [candidate],
-      env,
-    });
-
-    const freshInspect = await inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndex({
-      stateDir,
-      candidates: [candidate],
-      env,
-    });
-    expect(freshInspect.state).toBe("fresh");
-    expect(freshInspect.refreshReasons).toEqual([]);
-    expect(freshInspect.persisted).toEqual(current);
-    expectPluginFields(freshInspect.current, "demo", { enabled: true });
-
-    const policyInspect = await inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndex({
-      stateDir,
-      candidates: [candidate],
-      config: {
-        plugins: {
-          entries: {
-            demo: {
-              enabled: false,
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      },
-      env,
-    });
-    expect(policyInspect.state).toBe("stale");
-    expect(policyInspect.refreshReasons).toEqual(["policy-changed"]);
-    expect(policyInspect.persisted).toEqual(current);
-    expectPluginFields(policyInspect.current, "demo", { enabled: false });
-
-    fs.writeFileSync(
-      path.join(pluginDir, "openclaw.plugin.json"),
-      JSON.stringify({
-        id: "demo",
-        name: "Demo",
-        configSchema: { type: "object" },
-        providers: ["demo", "demo-next"],
-      }),
-      "utf8",
-    );
-
-    const staleManifestInspect = await inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndex({
-      stateDir,
-      candidates: [candidate],
-      env,
-    });
-    expect(staleManifestInspect.state).toBe("stale");
-    expect(staleManifestInspect.refreshReasons).toEqual(["stale-manifest"]);
-    expect(staleManifestInspect.persisted).toEqual(current);
-    expectPluginIds(staleManifestInspect.current, ["demo"]);
-  });
-
   it("refreshes and persists a rebuilt index without loading plugin runtime", async () => {
     const stateDir = makeTempDir();
     const pluginDir = path.join(stateDir, "plugins", "demo");
diff --git a/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-store.ts b/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-store.ts
index 4bae7e63d162..c1a7fc142554 100644
--- a/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-store.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/installed-plugin-index-store.ts
@@ -33,19 +33,15 @@ import {
   type InstalledPluginIndexStoreOptions,
 } from "./installed-plugin-index-store-path.js";
 import {
-  diffInstalledPluginIndexInvalidationReasons,
   extractPluginInstallRecordsFromInstalledPluginIndex,
   hasInstalledPluginIndexWorkspaceScopeMismatch,
   hasMissingConfigPathActivationMetadata,
   INSTALLED_PLUGIN_INDEX_WARNING,
   INSTALLED_PLUGIN_INDEX_VERSION,
   INSTALLED_PLUGIN_INDEX_MIGRATION_VERSION,
-  loadInstalledPluginIndex,
   resolveInstalledPluginIndexPolicyHash,
   refreshInstalledPluginIndex,
   type InstalledPluginIndex,
-  type InstalledPluginIndexRefreshReason,
-  type LoadInstalledPluginIndexParams,
   type RefreshInstalledPluginIndexParams,
 } from "./installed-plugin-index.js";
 import { hasMissingInstalledPluginOwnerMetadata } from "./installed-plugin-package-ownership.js";
@@ -56,16 +52,6 @@ export {
   type InstalledPluginIndexStoreOptions,
 } from "./installed-plugin-index-store-path.js";
 
-/** Freshness state for the persisted installed plugin index. */
-type InstalledPluginIndexStoreState = "missing" | "fresh" | "stale";
-
-export type InstalledPluginIndexStoreInspection = {
-  state: InstalledPluginIndexStoreState;
-  refreshReasons: readonly InstalledPluginIndexRefreshReason[];
-  persisted: InstalledPluginIndex | null;
-  current: InstalledPluginIndex;
-};
-
 export type InstalledPluginIndexWriteLease = {
   assertOwnedInTransaction(database: DatabaseSync): void;
 };
@@ -564,33 +550,6 @@ function refreshPersistedPolicyState(
   };
 }
 
-export async function inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndex(
-  params: LoadInstalledPluginIndexParams & InstalledPluginIndexStoreOptions = {},
-): Promise<InstalledPluginIndexStoreInspection> {
-  const persisted = await readPersistedInstalledPluginIndex(params);
-  const current = loadInstalledPluginIndex({
-    ...params,
-    installRecords:
-      params.installRecords ?? extractPluginInstallRecordsFromInstalledPluginIndex(persisted),
-  });
-  if (!persisted) {
-    return {
-      state: "missing",
-      refreshReasons: ["missing"],
-      persisted: null,
-      current,
-    };
-  }
-
-  const refreshReasons = diffInstalledPluginIndexInvalidationReasons(persisted, current);
-  return {
-    state: refreshReasons.length > 0 ? "stale" : "fresh",
-    refreshReasons,
-    persisted,
-    current,
-  };
-}
-
 export async function refreshPersistedInstalledPluginIndex(
   params: RefreshInstalledPluginIndexParams & InstalledPluginIndexStoreOptions,
 ): Promise<InstalledPluginIndex> {
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-registry-inspection.test.ts b/src/plugins/plugin-registry-inspection.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5ae064224c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-registry-inspection.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseForTest } from "../state/openclaw-state-db.js";
+import type { PluginCandidate } from "./discovery.js";
+import {
+  readPersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
+  refreshPersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
+  writePersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
+} from "./installed-plugin-index-store.js";
+import type { InstalledPluginIndex } from "./installed-plugin-index.js";
+import { clearPluginMetadataLifecycleCaches } from "./plugin-metadata-lifecycle.js";
+import {
+  inspectPluginRegistry,
+  loadPluginRegistrySnapshotWithMetadata,
+  refreshPluginRegistry,
+} from "./plugin-registry.js";
+import { cleanupTrackedTempDirs, makeTrackedTempDir } from "./test-helpers/fs-fixtures.js";
+
+const tempDirs: string[] = [];
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  closeOpenClawStateDatabaseForTest();
+  clearPluginMetadataLifecycleCaches();
+  cleanupTrackedTempDirs(tempDirs);
+});
+
+function makeTempDir(): string {
+  return makeTrackedTempDir("openclaw-plugin-registry-inspection", tempDirs);
+}
+
+function hermeticEnv(): NodeJS.ProcessEnv {
+  return {
+    OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR: undefined,
+    OPENCLAW_VERSION: "2026.4.25",
+    VITEST: "true",
+  };
+}
+
+function createCandidate(rootDir: string): PluginCandidate {
+  const source = path.join(rootDir, "index.ts");
+  fs.writeFileSync(source, "export default { register() {} };\n", "utf8");
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.join(rootDir, "openclaw.plugin.json"),
+    JSON.stringify({ id: "demo", name: "Demo", configSchema: { type: "object" } }),
+    "utf8",
+  );
+  return { idHint: "demo", source, rootDir, origin: "global" };
+}
+
+function createEmptyIndex(stateDir: string): InstalledPluginIndex {
+  return {
+    version: 1,
+    hostContractVersion: "2026.4.25",
+    compatRegistryVersion: "compat-v1",
+    migrationVersion: 1,
+    policyHash: "policy-v1",
+    generatedAtMs: 1777118400000,
+    installRecords: {
+      missing: {
+        source: "npm",
+        spec: "missing-plugin@1.0.0",
+        installPath: path.join(stateDir, "plugins", "missing"),
+      },
+    },
+    plugins: [],
+    diagnostics: [],
+  };
+}
+
+describe("plugin registry inspection", () => {
+  it("derives without persisted install records when persisted reads are disabled", async () => {
+    const stateDir = makeTempDir();
+    const pluginDir = makeTempDir();
+    const candidate = createCandidate(pluginDir);
+    await writePersistedInstalledPluginIndex(createEmptyIndex(stateDir), { stateDir });
+
+    const result = loadPluginRegistrySnapshotWithMetadata({
+      stateDir,
+      candidates: [candidate],
+      env: hermeticEnv(),
+      preferPersisted: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.source).toBe("derived");
+    expect(result.snapshot.plugins.map((plugin) => plugin.pluginId)).toEqual(["demo"]);
+    expect(result.snapshot.installRecords).not.toHaveProperty("missing");
+  });
+
+  it("reports missing, fresh, policy, and manifest freshness from the snapshot selector", async () => {
+    const stateDir = makeTempDir();
+    const pluginDir = makeTempDir();
+    const candidate = createCandidate(pluginDir);
+    const env = hermeticEnv();
+    const config = {};
+
+    const missing = await inspectPluginRegistry({ stateDir, candidates: [candidate], config, env });
+    expect(missing.state).toBe("missing");
+    expect(missing.refreshReasons).toEqual(["missing"]);
+
+    await refreshPluginRegistry({
+      reason: "manual",
+      stateDir,
+      candidates: [candidate],
+      config,
+      env,
+    });
+    const fresh = await inspectPluginRegistry({ stateDir, candidates: [candidate], config, env });
+    expect(fresh.state).toBe("fresh");
+    expect(fresh.refreshReasons).toEqual([]);
+
+    const policy = await inspectPluginRegistry({
+      stateDir,
+      candidates: [candidate],
+      config: { plugins: { entries: { demo: { enabled: false } } } },
+      env,
+    });
+    expect(policy.state).toBe("stale");
+    expect(policy.refreshReasons).toEqual(["policy-changed"]);
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(pluginDir, "openclaw.plugin.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({
+        id: "demo",
+        name: "Demo",
+        configSchema: { type: "object" },
+        providers: ["demo-next"],
+      }),
+      "utf8",
+    );
+    const manifest = await inspectPluginRegistry({
+      stateDir,
+      candidates: [candidate],
+      config,
+      env,
+    });
+    expect(manifest.state).toBe("stale");
+    expect(manifest.refreshReasons).toEqual(["stale-manifest"]);
+  });
+
+  it("agrees with snapshot selection when a packaged runtime entry changes", async () => {
+    const stateDir = makeTempDir();
+    const pluginDir = makeTempDir();
+    const sourceCandidate = createCandidate(pluginDir);
+    const env = hermeticEnv();
+    await refreshPluginRegistry({
+      reason: "manual",
+      stateDir,
+      candidates: [sourceCandidate],
+      env,
+    });
+    const builtSource = path.join(pluginDir, "index.js");
+    fs.writeFileSync(builtSource, "export default { register() {} };\n", "utf8");
+    fs.rmSync(sourceCandidate.source);
+    const builtCandidate = { ...sourceCandidate, source: builtSource };
+
+    const snapshot = loadPluginRegistrySnapshotWithMetadata({
+      stateDir,
+      candidates: [builtCandidate],
+      env,
+    });
+    const inspection = await inspectPluginRegistry({
+      stateDir,
+      candidates: [builtCandidate],
+      env,
+    });
+
+    expect(snapshot.source).toBe("derived");
+    expect(snapshot.diagnostics.map((diagnostic) => diagnostic.code)).toEqual([
+      "persisted-registry-stale-source",
+    ]);
+    expect(inspection.state).toBe("stale");
+    expect(inspection.refreshReasons).toEqual(["source-changed"]);
+    expect(inspection.current.plugins[0]?.source).toBe(builtSource);
+  });
+
+  it("uses the configured system-agent workspace for the freshness verdict", async () => {
+    const stateDir = makeTempDir();
+    const workspaceDir = makeTempDir();
+    const pluginDir = path.join(workspaceDir, ".openclaw", "extensions", "demo");
+    fs.mkdirSync(pluginDir, { recursive: true });
+    createCandidate(pluginDir);
+    const env = { ...hermeticEnv(), OPENCLAW_DISABLE_BUNDLED_PLUGINS: "1" };
+    const config = {
+      agents: {
+        ownership: "explicit" as const,
+        defaults: { systemAgent: { agentId: "main" } },
+        entries: { main: { workspace: workspaceDir } },
+      },
+    };
+    await refreshPersistedInstalledPluginIndex({
+      reason: "manual",
+      stateDir,
+      config,
+      env,
+    });
+
+    const listSelection = loadPluginRegistrySnapshotWithMetadata({
+      stateDir,
+      workspaceDir,
+      config,
+      env,
+    });
+    const inspection = await inspectPluginRegistry({ stateDir, config, env });
+
+    expect(listSelection.source).toBe("derived");
+    expect(listSelection.diagnostics.map((diagnostic) => diagnostic.code)).toEqual([
+      "persisted-registry-stale-source",
+    ]);
+    expect(inspection.state).toBe("stale");
+    expect(inspection.refreshReasons).toEqual(["source-changed"]);
+    expect(inspection.current.workspaceDir).toBe(workspaceDir);
+    expect(inspection.current.plugins.map((plugin) => plugin.pluginId)).toEqual(["demo"]);
+
+    await refreshPluginRegistry({ reason: "manual", stateDir, config, env });
+    const repaired = await inspectPluginRegistry({ stateDir, config, env });
+    expect(repaired.state).toBe("fresh");
+    expect(repaired.refreshReasons).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves install records when refreshing the persisted registry", async () => {
+    const stateDir = makeTempDir();
+    await writePersistedInstalledPluginIndex(createEmptyIndex(stateDir), { stateDir });
+
+    await refreshPluginRegistry({ reason: "manual", stateDir, candidates: [], env: hermeticEnv() });
+
+    const persisted = await readPersistedInstalledPluginIndex({ stateDir });
+    expect(persisted?.installRecords.missing).toMatchObject({
+      source: "npm",
+      spec: "missing-plugin@1.0.0",
+      installPath: path.join(stateDir, "plugins", "missing"),
+    });
+    expect(persisted?.plugins).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-registry-snapshot.ts b/src/plugins/plugin-registry-snapshot.ts
index fa76a9ecec9a..b17bc8649a45 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin-registry-snapshot.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-registry-snapshot.ts
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ import { safeFileSignature, safeHashFile } from "./installed-plugin-index-hash.j
 import { hasOptionalMissingPluginManifestFile } from "./installed-plugin-index-manifest.js";
 import { loadInstalledPluginIndexInstallRecordsSync } from "./installed-plugin-index-record-reader.js";
 import {
-  inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
   readPersistedInstalledPluginIndexSync,
   refreshPersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
-  type InstalledPluginIndexStoreInspection,
   type InstalledPluginIndexStoreOptions,
 } from "./installed-plugin-index-store.js";
 import {
+  diffInstalledPluginIndexInvalidationReasons,
   extractPluginInstallRecordsFromInstalledPluginIndex,
   getInstalledPluginRecord,
   hasInstalledPluginIndexWorkspaceScopeMismatch,
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ function resolvePluginRegistryContent(
 
 export type PluginRegistrySnapshot = InstalledPluginIndex;
 export type PluginRegistryRecord = InstalledPluginIndexRecord;
-type PluginRegistryInspection = InstalledPluginIndexStoreInspection;
 export type { PluginRegistrySnapshotSource } from "./plugin-registry-snapshot.types.js";
 type PluginRegistrySnapshotDiagnosticCode =
   | "persisted-registry-missing"
@@ -156,6 +154,26 @@ type GetPluginRecordParams = LoadPluginRegistryParams & {
   pluginId: string;
 };
 
+function resolveControlPlaneRegistryParams<T extends LoadInstalledPluginIndexParams>(params: T): T {
+  if (!params.config) {
+    return params;
+  }
+  const workspace = resolvePluginControlPlaneWorkspace({
+    config: params.config,
+    env: params.env,
+    workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
+  });
+  const diagnostics = appendPluginControlPlaneWorkspaceDiagnostic(
+    params.diagnostics ?? [],
+    workspace,
+  );
+  return {
+    ...params,
+    ...(diagnostics.length > 0 ? { diagnostics } : {}),
+    ...(workspace.workspaceDir !== undefined ? { workspaceDir: workspace.workspaceDir } : {}),
+  };
+}
+
 function canReuseCurrentPluginMetadataSnapshot(params: LoadPluginRegistryParams): boolean {
   return (
     params.allowCurrent !== false &&
@@ -619,10 +637,41 @@ export function isPluginEnabled(params: GetPluginRecordParams): boolean {
   return isInstalledPluginEnabled(resolveSnapshot(params), params.pluginId, params.config);
 }
 
-export function inspectPluginRegistry(
+export async function inspectPluginRegistry(
   params: LoadInstalledPluginIndexParams & InstalledPluginIndexStoreOptions = {},
-): Promise<PluginRegistryInspection> {
-  return inspectPersistedInstalledPluginIndex(params);
+) {
+  const inspectionParams = resolveControlPlaneRegistryParams(params);
+  const persisted = readPersistedInstalledPluginIndexSync(inspectionParams);
+  // Inspection and runtime selection share one verdict so runtime cannot reject "fresh".
+  const result = loadPluginRegistrySnapshotWithMetadata({
+    ...inspectionParams,
+    allowCurrent: false,
+  });
+  if (!persisted) {
+    return {
+      state: "missing" as const,
+      refreshReasons: ["missing"],
+      persisted: null,
+      current: result.snapshot,
+    };
+  }
+  const fresh = result.source === "persisted";
+  const refreshReasons = fresh
+    ? []
+    : [...diffInstalledPluginIndexInvalidationReasons(persisted, result.snapshot)];
+  if (!fresh && refreshReasons.length === 0) {
+    refreshReasons.push(
+      result.diagnostics.some((diagnostic) => diagnostic.code === "persisted-registry-stale-policy")
+        ? "policy-changed"
+        : "source-changed",
+    );
+  }
+  return {
+    state: fresh ? ("fresh" as const) : ("stale" as const),
+    refreshReasons,
+    persisted,
+    current: result.snapshot,
+  };
 }
 
 export function refreshPluginRegistry(
@@ -631,15 +680,5 @@ export function refreshPluginRegistry(
   if (!params.config) {
     return refreshPersistedInstalledPluginIndex(params);
   }
-  const workspace = resolvePluginControlPlaneWorkspace({
-    config: params.config,
-    env: params.env,
-    workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
-  });
-  const refreshParams = {
-    ...params,
-    diagnostics: appendPluginControlPlaneWorkspaceDiagnostic(params.diagnostics ?? [], workspace),
-    ...(workspace.workspaceDir !== undefined ? { workspaceDir: workspace.workspaceDir } : {}),
-  };
-  return refreshPersistedInstalledPluginIndex(refreshParams);
+  return refreshPersistedInstalledPluginIndex(resolveControlPlaneRegistryParams(params));
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-registry.test.ts b/src/plugins/plugin-registry.test.ts
index 5e5175ba55df..e1c1677dcf03 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin-registry.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-registry.test.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseForTest } from "../state/openclaw-state-db.js";
 import { recordPluginCandidateInstallOwner } from "./candidate-install-owner.js";
 import type { PluginCandidate } from "./discovery.js";
-import {
-  readPersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
-  writePersistedInstalledPluginIndex,
-} from "./installed-plugin-index-store.js";
+import { writePersistedInstalledPluginIndex } from "./installed-plugin-index-store.js";
 import {
   resolveInstalledPluginIndexPolicyHash,
   type InstalledPluginIndex,
@@ -21,13 +18,11 @@ import { clearPluginMetadataLifecycleCaches } from "./plugin-metadata-lifecycle.
 import {
   createPluginRegistryIdNormalizer,
   getPluginRecord,
-  inspectPluginRegistry,
   isPluginEnabled,
   listPluginContributionIds,
   loadPluginRegistrySnapshot,
   loadPluginRegistrySnapshotWithMetadata,
   normalizePluginsConfigWithRegistry,
-  refreshPluginRegistry,
   resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginId,
   resolveManifestContractPluginIds,
   resolvePluginContributionOwners,
@@ -981,94 +976,4 @@ describe("plugin registry facade", () => {
     expect(first.snapshot.hostContractVersion).toBe("2026.4.25");
     expect(second.snapshot.hostContractVersion).toBe("2026.4.26");
   });
-
-  it("derives a fresh registry without persisted install records when caller disables persisted reads", async () => {
-    const stateDir = makeTempDir();
-    const rootDir = makeTempDir();
-    const candidate = createCandidate(rootDir);
-    await writePersistedInstalledPluginIndex(
-      createIndex("persisted", {
-        installRecords: {
-          persisted: {
-            source: "npm",
-            spec: "persisted-plugin@1.0.0",
-            installPath: path.join(stateDir, "plugins", "persisted"),
-          },
-        },
-      }),
-      { stateDir },
-    );
-
-    const result = loadPluginRegistrySnapshotWithMetadata({
-      stateDir,
-      candidates: [candidate],
-      env: hermeticEnv(),
-      preferPersisted: false,
-    });
-
-    expect(result.source).toBe("derived");
-    expectSnapshotPluginIds(result.snapshot, ["demo"]);
-    expect(result.snapshot.installRecords).not.toHaveProperty("persisted");
-  });
-
-  it("exposes explicit persisted registry inspect and refresh operations", async () => {
-    const stateDir = makeTempDir();
-    const pluginDir = path.join(stateDir, "plugins", "demo");
-    fs.mkdirSync(pluginDir, { recursive: true });
-    const candidate = createCandidate(pluginDir);
-    const env = hermeticEnv();
-
-    const missingInspect = await inspectPluginRegistry({ stateDir, candidates: [candidate], env });
-    expect(missingInspect.state).toBe("missing");
-    expect(missingInspect.refreshReasons).toEqual(["missing"]);
-    expect(missingInspect.persisted).toBeNull();
-    expect(missingInspect.current.plugins.map((plugin) => plugin.pluginId)).toEqual(["demo"]);
-
-    await refreshPluginRegistry({
-      reason: "manual",
-      stateDir,
-      candidates: [candidate],
-      env,
-    });
-
-    const freshInspect = await inspectPluginRegistry({ stateDir, candidates: [candidate], env });
-    expect(freshInspect.state).toBe("fresh");
-    expect(freshInspect.refreshReasons).toEqual([]);
-    expect(freshInspect.persisted?.plugins.map((plugin) => plugin.pluginId)).toEqual(["demo"]);
-  });
-
-  it("preserves install records when refreshing the persisted registry", async () => {
-    const stateDir = makeTempDir();
-    await writePersistedInstalledPluginIndex(
-      createIndex("missing", {
-        installRecords: {
-          missing: {
-            source: "npm",
-            spec: "missing-plugin@1.0.0",
-            installPath: path.join(stateDir, "plugins", "missing"),
-          },
-        },
-        plugins: [],
-      }),
-      { stateDir },
-    );
-
-    await refreshPluginRegistry({
-      reason: "manual",
-      stateDir,
-      candidates: [],
-      env: hermeticEnv(),
-    });
-
-    const persisted = await readPersistedInstalledPluginIndex({ stateDir });
-    if (!persisted) {
-      throw new Error("Expected persisted plugin index");
-    }
-    expectInstallRecord(persisted.installRecords, "missing", {
-      source: "npm",
-      spec: "missing-plugin@1.0.0",
-      installPath: path.join(stateDir, "plugins", "missing"),
-    });
-    expect(persisted.plugins).toEqual([]);
-  });
 });