diff --git a/extensions/memory-lancedb/index.test.ts b/extensions/memory-lancedb/index.test.ts
index fff9aad4109..31014a024c9 100644
--- a/extensions/memory-lancedb/index.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory-lancedb/index.test.ts
@@ -201,6 +201,78 @@ describe("memory plugin e2e", () => {
     expect(on).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("before_agent_start", expect.any(Function));
   });
 
+  test("does not register before_prompt_build when auto-recall is disabled", async () => {
+    const on = vi.fn();
+    const mockApi = {
+      id: "memory-lancedb",
+      name: "Memory (LanceDB)",
+      source: "test",
+      config: {},
+      pluginConfig: {
+        embedding: {
+          apiKey: OPENAI_API_KEY,
+          model: "text-embedding-3-small",
+        },
+        dbPath: getDbPath(),
+        autoCapture: true,
+        autoRecall: false,
+      },
+      runtime: {},
+      logger: {
+        info: vi.fn(),
+        warn: vi.fn(),
+        error: vi.fn(),
+        debug: vi.fn(),
+      },
+      registerTool: vi.fn(),
+      registerCli: vi.fn(),
+      registerService: vi.fn(),
+      on,
+      resolvePath: (filePath: string) => filePath,
+    };
+
+    memoryPlugin.register(mockApi as any);
+
+    expect(on).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("before_prompt_build", expect.any(Function));
+    expect(on).toHaveBeenCalledWith("agent_end", expect.any(Function));
+  });
+
+  test("does not register agent_end when auto-capture is disabled", async () => {
+    const on = vi.fn();
+    const mockApi = {
+      id: "memory-lancedb",
+      name: "Memory (LanceDB)",
+      source: "test",
+      config: {},
+      pluginConfig: {
+        embedding: {
+          apiKey: OPENAI_API_KEY,
+          model: "text-embedding-3-small",
+        },
+        dbPath: getDbPath(),
+        autoCapture: false,
+        autoRecall: true,
+      },
+      runtime: {},
+      logger: {
+        info: vi.fn(),
+        warn: vi.fn(),
+        error: vi.fn(),
+        debug: vi.fn(),
+      },
+      registerTool: vi.fn(),
+      registerCli: vi.fn(),
+      registerService: vi.fn(),
+      on,
+      resolvePath: (filePath: string) => filePath,
+    };
+
+    memoryPlugin.register(mockApi as any);
+
+    expect(on).toHaveBeenCalledWith("before_prompt_build", expect.any(Function));
+    expect(on).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("agent_end", expect.any(Function));
+  });
+
   test("runs auto-recall through the registered before_prompt_build hook", async () => {
     const embeddingsCreate = vi.fn(async () => ({
       data: [{ embedding: [0.1, 0.2, 0.3] }],