From 3ceba442b77d51364f77e16064221dd00003fdcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vincent Koc <vincentkoc@ieee.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:21:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] perf(plugins): isolate manifest registry cache state

---
 src/plugins/manifest-registry-state.ts | 10 ++++++++++
 src/plugins/manifest-registry.ts       | 13 +++++++++----
 test/setup-openclaw-runtime.ts         |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/plugins/manifest-registry-state.ts

diff --git a/src/plugins/manifest-registry-state.ts b/src/plugins/manifest-registry-state.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3cb9115a5a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/manifest-registry-state.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export type PluginManifestRegistryCacheEntry = {
+  expiresAt: number;
+  registry: unknown;
+};
+
+export const pluginManifestRegistryCache = new Map<string, PluginManifestRegistryCacheEntry>();
+
+export function clearPluginManifestRegistryCache(): void {
+  pluginManifestRegistryCache.clear();
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/manifest-registry.ts b/src/plugins/manifest-registry.ts
index 8f84f0c0961..e46aa114154 100644
--- a/src/plugins/manifest-registry.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/manifest-registry.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import {
 } from "./config-policy.js";
 import { discoverOpenClawPlugins, type PluginCandidate } from "./discovery.js";
 import type { PluginManifestCommandAlias } from "./manifest-command-aliases.js";
+import {
+  clearPluginManifestRegistryCache,
+  pluginManifestRegistryCache,
+} from "./manifest-registry-state.js";
 import type {
   PluginBundleFormat,
   PluginConfigUiHint,
@@ -117,14 +121,15 @@ export type PluginManifestRegistry = {
   diagnostics: PluginDiagnostic[];
 };
 
-const registryCache = new Map<string, { expiresAt: number; registry: PluginManifestRegistry }>();
+const registryCache = pluginManifestRegistryCache as Map<
+  string,
+  { expiresAt: number; registry: PluginManifestRegistry }
+>;
 
 // Keep a short cache window to collapse bursty reloads during startup flows.
 const DEFAULT_MANIFEST_CACHE_MS = 1000;
 
-export function clearPluginManifestRegistryCache(): void {
-  registryCache.clear();
-}
+export { clearPluginManifestRegistryCache } from "./manifest-registry-state.js";
 
 function listContractValues(
   plugin: PluginManifestRecord,
diff --git a/test/setup-openclaw-runtime.ts b/test/setup-openclaw-runtime.ts
index 5a402359af7..6a39c39d0d8 100644
--- a/test/setup-openclaw-runtime.ts
+++ b/test/setup-openclaw-runtime.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { drainSessionStoreLockQueuesForTest } from "../src/config/sessions/store
 import { drainFileLockStateForTest, resetFileLockStateForTest } from "../src/infra/file-lock.js";
 import type { OutboundSendDeps } from "../src/infra/outbound/deliver.js";
 import { clearPluginDiscoveryCache } from "../src/plugins/discovery.js";
-import { clearPluginManifestRegistryCache } from "../src/plugins/manifest-registry.js";
+import { clearPluginManifestRegistryCache } from "../src/plugins/manifest-registry-state.js";
 import type { PluginRegistry } from "../src/plugins/registry.js";
 import { resetPluginRuntimeStateForTest, setActivePluginRegistry } from "../src/plugins/runtime.js";
 import { installSharedTestSetup } from "./setup.shared.js";