fix(update): trust catalog-matched npm updates

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Plugins/externalization: pin beta-only official launch packages for ACPX, Google Chat, and LINE to explicit npm beta specs so catalog-driven installs do not trip the prerelease safety guard while npm `latest` still points at beta. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - CLI/doctor: keep missing-plugin repair from overriding official catalog metadata with runtime fallbacks, so ACPX repairs preserve the beta npm spec during the externalization rollout. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Plugins/catalog: preserve ClawHub install specs when generating the packaged channel catalog so future storepack-first channel plugins keep their remote source instead of becoming npm-only. Thanks @vincentkoc.
-- Plugins/update: treat OpenClaw-authored externalized-bundled npm bridges as trusted official installs so launch-code plugins can migrate out of the bundled tree without scanner false positives. Thanks @vincentkoc.
+- Plugins/update: treat catalog-matched official npm updates and OpenClaw-authored externalized-bundled npm bridges as trusted official installs so launch-code plugins can update or migrate out of the bundled tree without scanner false positives. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Control UI/Talk: fix Talk (OpenAI Realtime WebRTC) CORS failure by stripping server-side-only attribution headers (`originator`, `version`, `User-Agent`) from browser offer headers; `api.openai.com/v1/realtime/calls` only allows `authorization` and `content-type` in its CORS preflight, so forwarding these headers caused the browser SDP exchange to fail. Fixes #76435. Thanks @hclsys.
 - CLI/logs: auto-reconnect `openclaw logs --follow` on transient gateway disconnects (WebSocket close, timeout, connection drop) with bounded exponential backoff (up to 8 retries, capped at 30 s) and stderr retry warnings, while still exiting immediately on non-recoverable auth or configuration errors. Fixes #74782. (#75059) Thanks @shashank-poola.
 - Plugins/onboarding: trust optional official plugin and web-search installs selected from the official catalog so npm security scanning treats them like other source-linked official install paths. Thanks @vincentkoc.

src/plugins/update.test.ts

@@ -469,6 +469,80 @@ describe("updateNpmInstalledPlugins", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("trusts official catalog npm updates when the installed package matches the catalog", async () => {
+    const installPath = createInstalledPackageDir({
+      name: "@openclaw/acpx",
+      version: "2026.5.2-beta.1",
+    });
+    mockNpmViewMetadata({
+      name: "@openclaw/acpx",
+      version: "2026.5.2-beta.2",
+    });
+    installPluginFromNpmSpecMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      createSuccessfulNpmUpdateResult({
+        pluginId: "acpx",
+        targetDir: installPath,
+        version: "2026.5.2-beta.2",
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await updateNpmInstalledPlugins({
+      config: createNpmInstallConfig({
+        pluginId: "acpx",
+        spec: "@openclaw/acpx@beta",
+        installPath,
+        resolvedName: "@openclaw/acpx",
+        resolvedSpec: "@openclaw/acpx@2026.5.2-beta.1",
+        resolvedVersion: "2026.5.2-beta.1",
+      }),
+      pluginIds: ["acpx"],
+    });
+
+    expect(installPluginFromNpmSpecMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        spec: "@openclaw/acpx@beta",
+        expectedPluginId: "acpx",
+        trustedSourceLinkedOfficialInstall: true,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("does not trust official npm updates when the install record package mismatches", async () => {
+    const installPath = createInstalledPackageDir({
+      name: "@vendor/acpx-fork",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    });
+    mockNpmViewMetadata({
+      name: "@vendor/acpx-fork",
+      version: "1.0.1",
+    });
+    installPluginFromNpmSpecMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      createSuccessfulNpmUpdateResult({
+        pluginId: "acpx",
+        targetDir: installPath,
+        version: "1.0.1",
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await updateNpmInstalledPlugins({
+      config: createNpmInstallConfig({
+        pluginId: "acpx",
+        spec: "@vendor/acpx-fork",
+        installPath,
+        resolvedName: "@vendor/acpx-fork",
+        resolvedSpec: "@vendor/acpx-fork@1.0.0",
+        resolvedVersion: "1.0.0",
+      }),
+      pluginIds: ["acpx"],
+    });
+
+    expect(installPluginFromNpmSpecMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.not.objectContaining({
+        trustedSourceLinkedOfficialInstall: true,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it("skips npm reinstall and config rewrite when the installed artifact is unchanged", async () => {
     const installPath = createInstalledPackageDir({
       name: "@martian-engineering/lossless-claw",

src/plugins/update.ts

@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ import {
 } from "./install.js";
 import { buildNpmResolutionInstallFields, recordPluginInstall } from "./installs.js";
 import { installPluginFromMarketplace } from "./marketplace.js";
+import {
+  getOfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry,
+  resolveOfficialExternalPluginInstall,
+} from "./official-external-plugin-catalog.js";
 
 export type PluginUpdateLogger = {
   info?: (message: string) => void;
@@ -424,6 +428,37 @@ function isDefaultNpmSpecForBetaUpdate(spec: string): { name: string } | null {
   return null;
 }
 
+function resolveNpmSpecPackageName(spec: string | undefined): string | undefined {
+  return spec ? parseRegistryNpmSpec(spec)?.name : undefined;
+}
+
+function isTrustedSourceLinkedOfficialNpmUpdate(params: {
+  pluginId: string;
+  spec: string | undefined;
+  record: PluginInstallRecord;
+}): boolean {
+  if (params.record.source !== "npm") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const entry = getOfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry(params.pluginId);
+  if (!entry) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const officialPackageName = resolveNpmSpecPackageName(
+    resolveOfficialExternalPluginInstall(entry)?.npmSpec,
+  );
+  const requestedPackageName = resolveNpmSpecPackageName(params.spec);
+  if (!officialPackageName || requestedPackageName !== officialPackageName) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const recordedPackageNames = [
+    params.record.resolvedName,
+    resolveNpmSpecPackageName(params.record.spec),
+    resolveNpmSpecPackageName(params.record.resolvedSpec),
+  ].filter((value): value is string => Boolean(value));
+  return recordedPackageNames.includes(officialPackageName);
+}
+
 function resolveNpmUpdateSpecs(params: {
   record: PluginInstallRecord;
   specOverride?: string;
@@ -727,6 +762,11 @@ export async function updateNpmInstalledPlugins(params: {
       record.source === "npm" && npmSpecs?.fallbackSpec === record.spec
         ? expectedIntegrityForUpdate(record.spec, record.integrity)
         : undefined;
+    const trustedSourceLinkedOfficialInstall = isTrustedSourceLinkedOfficialNpmUpdate({
+      pluginId,
+      spec: effectiveSpec,
+      record,
+    });
 
     if (record.source === "npm" && !effectiveSpec) {
       outcomes.push({
@@ -851,6 +891,7 @@ export async function updateNpmInstalledPlugins(params: {
                 timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
                 dryRun: true,
                 dangerouslyForceUnsafeInstall: params.dangerouslyForceUnsafeInstall,
+                trustedSourceLinkedOfficialInstall,
                 expectedPluginId: pluginId,
                 expectedIntegrity,
                 onIntegrityDrift: createPluginUpdateIntegrityDriftHandler({
@@ -919,6 +960,7 @@ export async function updateNpmInstalledPlugins(params: {
           timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
           dryRun: true,
           dangerouslyForceUnsafeInstall: params.dangerouslyForceUnsafeInstall,
+          trustedSourceLinkedOfficialInstall,
           expectedPluginId: pluginId,
           expectedIntegrity: fallbackExpectedIntegrity,
           onIntegrityDrift: createPluginUpdateIntegrityDriftHandler({
@@ -1033,6 +1075,7 @@ export async function updateNpmInstalledPlugins(params: {
               extensionsDir,
               timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
               dangerouslyForceUnsafeInstall: params.dangerouslyForceUnsafeInstall,
+              trustedSourceLinkedOfficialInstall,
               expectedPluginId: pluginId,
               expectedIntegrity,
               onIntegrityDrift: createPluginUpdateIntegrityDriftHandler({
@@ -1097,6 +1140,7 @@ export async function updateNpmInstalledPlugins(params: {
         extensionsDir,
         timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
         dangerouslyForceUnsafeInstall: params.dangerouslyForceUnsafeInstall,
+        trustedSourceLinkedOfficialInstall,
         expectedPluginId: pluginId,
         expectedIntegrity: fallbackExpectedIntegrity,
         onIntegrityDrift: createPluginUpdateIntegrityDriftHandler({