diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cfd9efc2caa..2dac6e16f5e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Plugins/update: restore previous plugin index records if core update or channel setup hits a concurrent config write conflict after plugin metadata changes. Thanks @shakkernerd.
 - Plugins/onboarding: defer channel/provider plugin install records until the owning config write commits, keeping setup failures from advancing the plugin index ahead of `openclaw.json`. Thanks @shakkernerd.
 - Plugins/config: route configure and agent setup writes with pending plugin install records through the plugin index commit helper so provider onboarding metadata is not stripped by plain config writes. Thanks @shakkernerd.
+- Plugins/channels: merge pending channel plugin install records with the existing plugin index before config writes, preserving unrelated tracked installs during channel setup, resolve, remove, and capability repair flows. Thanks @shakkernerd.
 - Sessions: keep embedded runtime context out of the visible user prompt by
   sending it as a hidden next-turn custom message, and teach doctor to repair
   affected 2026.4.24 transcripts with duplicated prompt-rewrite branches.
diff --git a/src/commands/channels.add.test.ts b/src/commands/channels.add.test.ts
index 644da5a9aab..a2ea8912b4a 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels.add.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels.add.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { ChannelPluginCatalogEntry } from "../channels/plugins/catalog.js";
 import type { ChannelPlugin } from "../channels/plugins/types.js";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import type { PluginInstallRecord } from "../config/types.plugins.js";
 import { resetPluginRuntimeStateForTest, setActivePluginRegistry } from "../plugins/runtime.js";
 import { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID } from "../routing/session-key.js";
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ const registryRefreshMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 }));
 
 const pluginInstallRecordCommitMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig: vi.fn(),
+  commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../channels/plugins/catalog.js", () => ({
@@ -263,10 +264,15 @@ describe("channelsAddCommand", () => {
       .mockImplementation(async (params: { nextConfig: unknown }) => {
         await configMocks.writeConfigFile(params.nextConfig);
       });
-    pluginInstallRecordCommitMocks.commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig.mockReset();
-    pluginInstallRecordCommitMocks.commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig.mockImplementation(
+    pluginInstallRecordCommitMocks.commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls.mockReset();
+    pluginInstallRecordCommitMocks.commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls.mockImplementation(
       async (params: { nextConfig: unknown }) => {
         await configMocks.writeConfigFile(params.nextConfig);
+        return {
+          config: params.nextConfig,
+          installRecords: {},
+          movedInstallRecords: false,
+        };
       },
     );
     lifecycleMocks.onAccountConfigChanged.mockClear();
@@ -553,6 +559,18 @@ describe("channelsAddCommand", () => {
         spec: "@vendor/external-chat@1.2.3",
       },
     };
+    pluginInstallRecordCommitMocks.commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls.mockImplementationOnce(
+      async (params: { nextConfig: OpenClawConfig }) => {
+        const { installs: _installs, ...plugins } = params.nextConfig.plugins ?? {};
+        const writtenConfig = { ...params.nextConfig, plugins };
+        await configMocks.writeConfigFile(writtenConfig);
+        return {
+          config: writtenConfig,
+          installRecords,
+          movedInstallRecords: true,
+        };
+      },
+    );
     vi.mocked(ensureChannelSetupPluginInstalled).mockImplementation(async ({ cfg }) => ({
       cfg: {
         ...cfg,
@@ -577,11 +595,10 @@ describe("channelsAddCommand", () => {
     );
 
     expect(
-      pluginInstallRecordCommitMocks.commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig,
+      pluginInstallRecordCommitMocks.commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls,
     ).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      nextInstallRecords: installRecords,
-      nextConfig: expect.not.objectContaining({
-        plugins: expect.objectContaining({ installs: expect.anything() }),
+      nextConfig: expect.objectContaining({
+        plugins: expect.objectContaining({ installs: installRecords }),
       }),
       baseHash: "config-1",
     });
diff --git a/src/commands/channels/add.ts b/src/commands/channels/add.ts
index 426d40f5471..ccf49a45b1d 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels/add.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels/add.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import { moveSingleAccountChannelSectionToDefaultAccount } from "../../channels/
 import type { ChannelSetupPlugin } from "../../channels/plugins/setup-wizard-types.js";
 import type { ChannelPlugin } from "../../channels/plugins/types.plugin.js";
 import type { ChannelId, ChannelSetupInput } from "../../channels/plugins/types.public.js";
-import { commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig } from "../../cli/plugins-install-record-commit.js";
+import { commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls } from "../../cli/plugins-install-record-commit.js";
 import { refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation } from "../../cli/plugins-registry-refresh.js";
-import { replaceConfigFile, type OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
-import { withoutPluginInstallRecords } from "../../plugins/installed-plugin-index-records.js";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
 import { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID, normalizeAccountId } from "../../routing/session-key.js";
 import { defaultRuntime, type RuntimeEnv } from "../../runtime.js";
 import { normalizeOptionalLowercaseString } from "../../shared/string-coerce.js";
@@ -241,29 +240,16 @@ export async function channelsAddCommand(
       }
     }
 
-    const shouldMovePluginInstalls = Boolean(
-      nextConfig.plugins?.installs && Object.keys(nextConfig.plugins.installs).length > 0,
-    );
-    const writtenConfig = shouldMovePluginInstalls
-      ? withoutPluginInstallRecords(nextConfig)
-      : nextConfig;
-    if (shouldMovePluginInstalls) {
-      await commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig({
-        nextInstallRecords: nextConfig.plugins?.installs ?? {},
-        nextConfig: writtenConfig,
-        ...(baseHash !== undefined ? { baseHash } : {}),
-      });
-    } else {
-      await replaceConfigFile({
-        nextConfig: writtenConfig,
-        ...(baseHash !== undefined ? { baseHash } : {}),
-      });
-    }
-    if (shouldMovePluginInstalls) {
+    const committed = await commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls({
+      nextConfig,
+      ...(baseHash !== undefined ? { baseHash } : {}),
+    });
+    const writtenConfig = committed.config;
+    if (committed.movedInstallRecords) {
       await refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation({
         config: writtenConfig,
         reason: "source-changed",
-        installRecords: nextConfig.plugins?.installs ?? {},
+        installRecords: committed.installRecords,
         logger: { warn: (message) => runtime.log(message) },
       });
     }
@@ -395,29 +381,16 @@ export async function channelsAddCommand(
     runtime,
   });
 
-  const shouldMovePluginInstalls = Boolean(
-    nextConfig.plugins?.installs && Object.keys(nextConfig.plugins.installs).length > 0,
-  );
-  const writtenConfig = shouldMovePluginInstalls
-    ? withoutPluginInstallRecords(nextConfig)
-    : nextConfig;
-  if (shouldMovePluginInstalls) {
-    await commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig({
-      nextInstallRecords: nextConfig.plugins?.installs ?? {},
-      nextConfig: writtenConfig,
-      ...(baseHash !== undefined ? { baseHash } : {}),
-    });
-  } else {
-    await replaceConfigFile({
-      nextConfig: writtenConfig,
-      ...(baseHash !== undefined ? { baseHash } : {}),
-    });
-  }
-  if (shouldMovePluginInstalls || pluginRegistrySourceChanged) {
+  const committed = await commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls({
+    nextConfig,
+    ...(baseHash !== undefined ? { baseHash } : {}),
+  });
+  const writtenConfig = committed.config;
+  if (committed.movedInstallRecords || pluginRegistrySourceChanged) {
     await refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation({
       config: writtenConfig,
       reason: "source-changed",
-      ...(shouldMovePluginInstalls ? { installRecords: nextConfig.plugins?.installs ?? {} } : {}),
+      ...(committed.movedInstallRecords ? { installRecords: committed.installRecords } : {}),
       logger: { warn: (message) => runtime.log(message) },
     });
   }
@@ -440,7 +413,7 @@ export async function channelsAddCommand(
             }),
         },
       ],
-      cfg: nextConfig,
+      cfg: writtenConfig,
       runtime,
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/commands/channels/capabilities.ts b/src/commands/channels/capabilities.ts
index 91e1df2a581..6a622d5cf58 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels/capabilities.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels/capabilities.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type {
   ChannelCapabilitiesDisplayLine,
   ChannelPlugin,
 } from "../../channels/plugins/types.public.js";
-import { commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig } from "../../cli/plugins-install-record-commit.js";
+import { commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls } from "../../cli/plugins-install-record-commit.js";
 import { refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation } from "../../cli/plugins-registry-refresh.js";
 import {
   readConfigFileSnapshot,
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
 } from "../../config/config.js";
 import { danger } from "../../globals.js";
 import { formatErrorMessage } from "../../infra/errors.js";
-import { withoutPluginInstallRecords } from "../../plugins/installed-plugin-index-records.js";
 import { defaultRuntime, type RuntimeEnv, writeRuntimeJson } from "../../runtime.js";
 import {
   normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty,
@@ -256,27 +255,30 @@ export async function channelsCapabilitiesCommand(
             const shouldMovePluginInstalls = Boolean(
               cfg.plugins?.installs && Object.keys(cfg.plugins.installs).length > 0,
             );
-            const nextInstallRecords = cfg.plugins?.installs ?? {};
             if (shouldMovePluginInstalls) {
-              cfg = withoutPluginInstallRecords(cfg);
-              await commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig({
-                nextInstallRecords,
+              const committed = await commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls({
                 nextConfig: cfg,
                 baseHash: (await sourceSnapshotPromise)?.hash,
               });
+              cfg = committed.config;
+              await refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation({
+                config: cfg,
+                reason: "source-changed",
+                installRecords: committed.installRecords,
+                logger: { warn: (message) => runtime.log(message) },
+              });
             } else {
               await replaceConfigFile({
                 nextConfig: cfg,
                 baseHash: (await sourceSnapshotPromise)?.hash,
               });
-            }
-            if (shouldMovePluginInstalls || resolved.pluginInstalled) {
-              await refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation({
-                config: cfg,
-                reason: "source-changed",
-                ...(shouldMovePluginInstalls ? { installRecords: nextInstallRecords } : {}),
-                logger: { warn: (message) => runtime.log(message) },
-              });
+              if (resolved.pluginInstalled) {
+                await refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation({
+                  config: cfg,
+                  reason: "source-changed",
+                  logger: { warn: (message) => runtime.log(message) },
+                });
+              }
             }
           }
           return resolved.plugin ? [resolved.plugin] : null;
diff --git a/src/commands/channels/remove.ts b/src/commands/channels/remove.ts
index 44a92588e67..f826cc4eda5 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels/remove.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels/remove.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import {
   listChannelPlugins,
   normalizeChannelId,
 } from "../../channels/plugins/index.js";
-import { commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig } from "../../cli/plugins-install-record-commit.js";
+import { commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls } from "../../cli/plugins-install-record-commit.js";
 import { refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation } from "../../cli/plugins-registry-refresh.js";
 import { replaceConfigFile, type OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
-import { withoutPluginInstallRecords } from "../../plugins/installed-plugin-index-records.js";
 import { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID, normalizeAccountId } from "../../routing/session-key.js";
 import { defaultRuntime, type RuntimeEnv } from "../../runtime.js";
 import { normalizeOptionalString } from "../../shared/string-coerce.js";
@@ -177,27 +176,30 @@ export async function channelsRemoveCommand(
   const shouldMovePluginInstalls = Boolean(
     next.plugins?.installs && Object.keys(next.plugins.installs).length > 0,
   );
-  const nextInstallRecords = next.plugins?.installs ?? {};
   if (shouldMovePluginInstalls) {
-    next = withoutPluginInstallRecords(next);
-    await commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig({
-      nextInstallRecords,
+    const committed = await commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls({
       nextConfig: next,
       ...(baseHash !== undefined ? { baseHash } : {}),
     });
+    next = committed.config;
+    await refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation({
+      config: next,
+      reason: "source-changed",
+      installRecords: committed.installRecords,
+      logger: { warn: (message) => runtime.log(message) },
+    });
   } else {
     await replaceConfigFile({
       nextConfig: next,
       ...(baseHash !== undefined ? { baseHash } : {}),
     });
-  }
-  if (shouldMovePluginInstalls || resolvedPluginState?.pluginInstalled) {
-    await refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation({
-      config: next,
-      reason: "source-changed",
-      ...(shouldMovePluginInstalls ? { installRecords: nextInstallRecords } : {}),
-      logger: { warn: (message) => runtime.log(message) },
-    });
+    if (resolvedPluginState?.pluginInstalled) {
+      await refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation({
+        config: next,
+        reason: "source-changed",
+        logger: { warn: (message) => runtime.log(message) },
+      });
+    }
   }
   if (useWizard && prompter) {
     await prompter.outro(
diff --git a/src/commands/channels/resolve.ts b/src/commands/channels/resolve.ts
index bc9217314ca..fc09709c37f 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels/resolve.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels/resolve.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ import type {
 } from "../../channels/plugins/types.adapters.js";
 import { resolveCommandConfigWithSecrets } from "../../cli/command-config-resolution.js";
 import { getChannelsCommandSecretTargetIds } from "../../cli/command-secret-targets.js";
-import { commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig } from "../../cli/plugins-install-record-commit.js";
+import { commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls } from "../../cli/plugins-install-record-commit.js";
 import { refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation } from "../../cli/plugins-registry-refresh.js";
 import { loadConfig, readConfigFileSnapshot, replaceConfigFile } from "../../config/config.js";
 import { danger } from "../../globals.js";
 import { resolveMessageChannelSelection } from "../../infra/outbound/channel-selection.js";
-import { withoutPluginInstallRecords } from "../../plugins/installed-plugin-index-records.js";
 import { type RuntimeEnv, writeRuntimeJson } from "../../runtime.js";
 import {
   normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty,
@@ -145,27 +144,30 @@ export async function channelsResolveCommand(opts: ChannelsResolveOptions, runti
     const shouldMovePluginInstalls = Boolean(
       cfg.plugins?.installs && Object.keys(cfg.plugins.installs).length > 0,
     );
-    const nextInstallRecords = cfg.plugins?.installs ?? {};
     if (shouldMovePluginInstalls) {
-      cfg = withoutPluginInstallRecords(cfg);
-      await commitPluginInstallRecordsWithConfig({
-        nextInstallRecords,
+      const committed = await commitConfigWithPendingPluginInstalls({
         nextConfig: cfg,
         baseHash: (await sourceSnapshotPromise)?.hash,
       });
+      cfg = committed.config;
+      await refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation({
+        config: cfg,
+        reason: "source-changed",
+        installRecords: committed.installRecords,
+        logger: { warn: (message) => runtime.log(message) },
+      });
     } else {
       await replaceConfigFile({
         nextConfig: cfg,
         baseHash: (await sourceSnapshotPromise)?.hash,
       });
-    }
-    if (shouldMovePluginInstalls || resolvedExplicit.pluginInstalled) {
-      await refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation({
-        config: cfg,
-        reason: "source-changed",
-        ...(shouldMovePluginInstalls ? { installRecords: nextInstallRecords } : {}),
-        logger: { warn: (message) => runtime.log(message) },
-      });
+      if (resolvedExplicit.pluginInstalled) {
+        await refreshPluginRegistryAfterConfigMutation({
+          config: cfg,
+          reason: "source-changed",
+          logger: { warn: (message) => runtime.log(message) },
+        });
+      }
     }
   }