diff --git a/src/commands/doctor/shared/channel-plugin-blockers.test.ts b/src/commands/doctor/shared/channel-plugin-blockers.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..406d4a04f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/doctor/shared/channel-plugin-blockers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import * as configPresence from "../../../channels/config-presence.js";
+import * as manifestRegistry from "../../../plugins/manifest-registry.js";
+import { scanConfiguredChannelPluginBlockers } from "./channel-plugin-blockers.js";
+
+describe("channel plugin blockers", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("skips plugin registry work when config has no plugin blocker surfaces", () => {
+    const presenceSpy = vi.spyOn(configPresence, "listPotentialConfiguredChannelIds");
+    const registrySpy = vi.spyOn(manifestRegistry, "loadPluginManifestRegistry");
+
+    const hits = scanConfiguredChannelPluginBlockers({
+      channels: {
+        slack: {
+          accounts: {
+            work: {
+              allowFrom: ["alice"],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(hits).toEqual([]);
+    expect(presenceSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(registrySpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("still evaluates configured channels when plugins are disabled globally", () => {
+    vi.spyOn(configPresence, "listPotentialConfiguredChannelIds").mockReturnValue(["slack"]);
+    vi.spyOn(manifestRegistry, "loadPluginManifestRegistry").mockReturnValue({
+      plugins: [
+        {
+          id: "slack",
+          origin: "bundled",
+          channels: ["slack"],
+          enabledByDefault: true,
+        },
+      ],
+      diagnostics: [],
+    } as ReturnType<typeof manifestRegistry.loadPluginManifestRegistry>);
+
+    const hits = scanConfiguredChannelPluginBlockers({
+      plugins: {
+        enabled: false,
+      },
+      channels: {
+        slack: {
+          accounts: {
+            work: {
+              allowFrom: ["alice"],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(hits).toEqual([
+      {
+        channelId: "slack",
+        pluginId: "slack",
+        reason: "plugins disabled",
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor/shared/channel-plugin-blockers.ts b/src/commands/doctor/shared/channel-plugin-blockers.ts
index a7d3e42f21e..56815e48d82 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor/shared/channel-plugin-blockers.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor/shared/channel-plugin-blockers.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,32 @@ export type ChannelPluginBlockerHit = {
   reason: "disabled in config" | "plugins disabled";
 };
 
+function hasExplicitChannelPluginBlockerConfig(cfg: OpenClawConfig): boolean {
+  if (cfg.plugins?.enabled === false) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  const entries = cfg.plugins?.entries;
+  if (!entries || typeof entries !== "object") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return Object.values(entries).some((entry) => {
+    return (
+      entry &&
+      typeof entry === "object" &&
+      !Array.isArray(entry) &&
+      "enabled" in entry &&
+      (entry as { enabled?: unknown }).enabled === false
+    );
+  });
+}
+
 export function scanConfiguredChannelPluginBlockers(
   cfg: OpenClawConfig,
   env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env,
 ): ChannelPluginBlockerHit[] {
+  if (!hasExplicitChannelPluginBlockerConfig(cfg)) {
+    return [];
+  }
   const configuredChannelIds = new Set(
     listPotentialConfiguredChannelIds(cfg, env).map((id) => id.trim()),
   );