diff --git a/extensions/discord/package.json b/extensions/discord/package.json
index 757ca0979bd..1f5df23037e 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/package.json
+++ b/extensions/discord/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
         "nativeSkillsAutoEnabled": true
       },
       "configuredState": {
+        "env": {
+          "allOf": [
+            "DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN"
+          ]
+        },
         "specifier": "./configured-state",
         "exportName": "hasDiscordConfiguredState"
       }
diff --git a/extensions/irc/package.json b/extensions/irc/package.json
index 1247e15c755..bebe132ed68 100644
--- a/extensions/irc/package.json
+++ b/extensions/irc/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
       ],
       "systemImage": "network",
       "configuredState": {
+        "env": {
+          "allOf": [
+            "IRC_HOST",
+            "IRC_NICK"
+          ]
+        },
         "specifier": "./configured-state",
         "exportName": "hasIrcConfiguredState"
       }
diff --git a/extensions/slack/package.json b/extensions/slack/package.json
index f7760ea4346..481e1941911 100644
--- a/extensions/slack/package.json
+++ b/extensions/slack/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
         "nativeSkillsAutoEnabled": false
       },
       "configuredState": {
+        "env": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            "SLACK_APP_TOKEN",
+            "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN",
+            "SLACK_USER_TOKEN"
+          ]
+        },
         "specifier": "./configured-state",
         "exportName": "hasSlackConfiguredState"
       }
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/package.json b/extensions/telegram/package.json
index 9bde19a94aa..f2fbb2d0cb1 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/package.json
+++ b/extensions/telegram/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
         "nativeSkillsAutoEnabled": true
       },
       "configuredState": {
+        "env": {
+          "allOf": [
+            "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN"
+          ]
+        },
         "specifier": "./configured-state",
         "exportName": "hasTelegramConfiguredState"
       }
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/configured-state.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/configured-state.test.ts
index 0ba9d3957b2..c8856f8682b 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/configured-state.test.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/configured-state.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import { createRequire } from "node:module";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
   hasBundledChannelConfiguredState,
   listBundledChannelIdsWithConfiguredState,
 } from "./configured-state.js";
 
+const nodeRequire = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+
 describe("bundled channel configured-state metadata", () => {
   it("lists the shipped metadata-first configured-state channels", () => {
     expect(listBundledChannelIdsWithConfiguredState()).toEqual(
@@ -41,4 +44,22 @@ describe("bundled channel configured-state metadata", () => {
       }),
     ).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it("uses declarative env metadata without a TypeScript source require hook", () => {
+    const previousTsHook = nodeRequire.extensions[".ts"];
+    delete nodeRequire.extensions[".ts"];
+    try {
+      expect(
+        hasBundledChannelConfiguredState({
+          channelId: "discord",
+          cfg: {},
+          env: { DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN: "token" },
+        }),
+      ).toBe(true);
+    } finally {
+      if (previousTsHook) {
+        nodeRequire.extensions[".ts"] = previousTsHook;
+      }
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/package-state-probes.ts b/src/channels/plugins/package-state-probes.ts
index 5ebdb9dc786..70a9a2059a9 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/package-state-probes.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/package-state-probes.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,29 @@ type ChannelPackageStateChecker = (params: {
 type ChannelPackageStateMetadata = {
   specifier?: string;
   exportName?: string;
+  env?: {
+    allOf?: readonly string[];
+    anyOf?: readonly string[];
+  };
 };
 
 export type ChannelPackageStateMetadataKey = "configuredState" | "persistedAuthState";
 
 const log = createSubsystemLogger("channels");
 
+function normalizeStringList(value: unknown): string[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return value
+    .map((entry) => normalizeOptionalString(entry))
+    .filter((entry): entry is string => Boolean(entry));
+}
+
+function hasNonEmptyEnvValue(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv | undefined, key: string): boolean {
+  return typeof env?.[key] === "string" && env[key].trim().length > 0;
+}
+
 function resolveChannelPackageStateMetadata(
   entry: PluginChannelCatalogEntry,
   metadataKey: ChannelPackageStateMetadataKey,
@@ -32,10 +49,17 @@ function resolveChannelPackageStateMetadata(
   }
   const specifier = normalizeOptionalString(metadata.specifier) ?? "";
   const exportName = normalizeOptionalString(metadata.exportName) ?? "";
-  if (!specifier || !exportName) {
+  const allOf = normalizeStringList(metadata.env?.allOf);
+  const anyOf = normalizeStringList(metadata.env?.anyOf);
+  const env = allOf.length > 0 || anyOf.length > 0 ? { allOf, anyOf } : undefined;
+  if ((!specifier || !exportName) && !env) {
     return null;
   }
-  return { specifier, exportName };
+  return {
+    ...(specifier ? { specifier } : {}),
+    ...(exportName ? { exportName } : {}),
+    ...(env ? { env } : {}),
+  };
 }
 
 function listChannelPackageStateCatalog(
@@ -55,6 +79,17 @@ function resolveChannelPackageStateChecker(params: {
     return null;
   }
 
+  if (metadata.env) {
+    return ({ env }) => {
+      const allOf = metadata.env?.allOf ?? [];
+      const anyOf = metadata.env?.anyOf ?? [];
+      return (
+        (allOf.length === 0 || allOf.every((key) => hasNonEmptyEnvValue(env, key))) &&
+        (anyOf.length === 0 || anyOf.some((key) => hasNonEmptyEnvValue(env, key)))
+      );
+    };
+  }
+
   try {
     const moduleExport = loadChannelPluginModule({
       modulePath: resolveExistingPluginModulePath(params.entry.rootDir, metadata.specifier!),
diff --git a/src/plugins/bundled-plugin-metadata.test.ts b/src/plugins/bundled-plugin-metadata.test.ts
index 0bf9f9685bf..45fbfc698a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bundled-plugin-metadata.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/bundled-plugin-metadata.test.ts
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ describe("bundled plugin metadata", () => {
       {
         dir: "discord",
         configuredState: {
+          env: {
+            allOf: ["DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN"],
+          },
           specifier: "./configured-state",
           exportName: "hasDiscordConfiguredState",
         },
@@ -332,6 +335,9 @@ describe("bundled plugin metadata", () => {
       {
         dir: "irc",
         configuredState: {
+          env: {
+            allOf: ["IRC_HOST", "IRC_NICK"],
+          },
           specifier: "./configured-state",
           exportName: "hasIrcConfiguredState",
         },
@@ -339,6 +345,9 @@ describe("bundled plugin metadata", () => {
       {
         dir: "slack",
         configuredState: {
+          env: {
+            anyOf: ["SLACK_APP_TOKEN", "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN", "SLACK_USER_TOKEN"],
+          },
           specifier: "./configured-state",
           exportName: "hasSlackConfiguredState",
         },
@@ -346,6 +355,9 @@ describe("bundled plugin metadata", () => {
       {
         dir: "telegram",
         configuredState: {
+          env: {
+            allOf: ["TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN"],
+          },
           specifier: "./configured-state",
           exportName: "hasTelegramConfiguredState",
         },
diff --git a/src/plugins/manifest.ts b/src/plugins/manifest.ts
index 9c8df9a4dc6..956906ea87f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/manifest.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/manifest.ts
@@ -1481,6 +1481,10 @@ export type PluginPackageChannel = {
   configuredState?: {
     specifier?: string;
     exportName?: string;
+    env?: {
+      allOf?: readonly string[];
+      anyOf?: readonly string[];
+    };
   };
   persistedAuthState?: {
     specifier?: string;