diff --git a/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.ts b/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.ts
index 8dc3598a188..bbcbd8ce008 100644
--- a/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import { googleChatApprovalAuth } from "./approval-auth.js";
 import {
   buildChannelConfigSchema,
   chunkTextForOutbound,
-  createAccountStatusSink,
   DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID,
   fetchRemoteMedia,
   GoogleChatConfigSchema,
@@ -42,13 +41,13 @@ import {
   resolveDefaultGoogleChatAccountId,
   resolveGoogleChatAccount,
   resolveGoogleChatOutboundSpace,
-  runPassiveAccountLifecycle,
   type ChannelMessageActionAdapter,
   type ChannelStatusIssue,
   type OpenClawConfig,
   type ResolvedGoogleChatAccount,
 } from "./channel.deps.runtime.js";
 import { collectGoogleChatMutableAllowlistWarnings } from "./doctor.js";
+import { startGoogleChatGatewayAccount } from "./gateway.js";
 import { resolveGoogleChatGroupRequireMention } from "./group-policy.js";
 import { collectRuntimeConfigAssignments, secretTargetRegistryEntries } from "./secret-contract.js";
 import { googlechatSetupAdapter } from "./setup-core.js";
@@ -293,45 +292,7 @@ export const googlechatPlugin = createChatChannelPlugin({
       }),
     }),
     gateway: {
-      startAccount: async (ctx) => {
-        const account = ctx.account;
-        const statusSink = createAccountStatusSink({
-          accountId: account.accountId,
-          setStatus: ctx.setStatus,
-        });
-        ctx.log?.info(`[${account.accountId}] starting Google Chat webhook`);
-        const { resolveGoogleChatWebhookPath, startGoogleChatMonitor } =
-          await loadGoogleChatChannelRuntime();
-        statusSink({
-          running: true,
-          lastStartAt: Date.now(),
-          webhookPath: resolveGoogleChatWebhookPath({ account }),
-          audienceType: account.config.audienceType,
-          audience: account.config.audience,
-        });
-        await runPassiveAccountLifecycle({
-          abortSignal: ctx.abortSignal,
-          start: async () =>
-            await startGoogleChatMonitor({
-              account,
-              config: ctx.cfg,
-              runtime: ctx.runtime,
-              abortSignal: ctx.abortSignal,
-              webhookPath: account.config.webhookPath,
-              webhookUrl: account.config.webhookUrl,
-              statusSink,
-            }),
-          stop: async (unregister) => {
-            unregister?.();
-          },
-          onStop: async () => {
-            statusSink({
-              running: false,
-              lastStopAt: Date.now(),
-            });
-          },
-        });
-      },
+      startAccount: startGoogleChatGatewayAccount,
     },
   },
   pairing: {
diff --git a/extensions/googlechat/src/gateway.ts b/extensions/googlechat/src/gateway.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..776a4c9b885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/googlechat/src/gateway.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { createLazyRuntimeNamedExport } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/lazy-runtime";
+import {
+  createAccountStatusSink,
+  runPassiveAccountLifecycle,
+  type OpenClawConfig,
+  type ResolvedGoogleChatAccount,
+} from "./channel.deps.runtime.js";
+
+const loadGoogleChatChannelRuntime = createLazyRuntimeNamedExport(
+  () => import("./channel.runtime.js"),
+  "googleChatChannelRuntime",
+);
+
+export async function startGoogleChatGatewayAccount(ctx: {
+  account: ResolvedGoogleChatAccount;
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  runtime: unknown;
+  abortSignal: AbortSignal;
+  setStatus: (patch: Record<string, unknown>) => void;
+  log?: {
+    info?: (message: string) => void;
+  };
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const account = ctx.account;
+  const statusSink = createAccountStatusSink({
+    accountId: account.accountId,
+    setStatus: ctx.setStatus,
+  });
+  ctx.log?.info?.(`[${account.accountId}] starting Google Chat webhook`);
+  const { resolveGoogleChatWebhookPath, startGoogleChatMonitor } =
+    await loadGoogleChatChannelRuntime();
+  statusSink({
+    running: true,
+    lastStartAt: Date.now(),
+    webhookPath: resolveGoogleChatWebhookPath({ account }),
+    audienceType: account.config.audienceType,
+    audience: account.config.audience,
+  });
+  await runPassiveAccountLifecycle({
+    abortSignal: ctx.abortSignal,
+    start: async () =>
+      await startGoogleChatMonitor({
+        account,
+        config: ctx.cfg,
+        runtime: ctx.runtime,
+        abortSignal: ctx.abortSignal,
+        webhookPath: account.config.webhookPath,
+        webhookUrl: account.config.webhookUrl,
+        statusSink,
+      }),
+    stop: async (unregister) => {
+      unregister?.();
+    },
+    onStop: async () => {
+      statusSink({
+        running: false,
+        lastStopAt: Date.now(),
+      });
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/extensions/googlechat/src/setup.test.ts b/extensions/googlechat/src/setup.test.ts
index 427337295fd..2e4bc7d85dc 100644
--- a/extensions/googlechat/src/setup.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/googlechat/src/setup.test.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ import {
 } from "../../../test/helpers/plugins/start-account-lifecycle.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../runtime-api.js";
 import { resolveGoogleChatAccount, type ResolvedGoogleChatAccount } from "./accounts.js";
-import { googlechatPlugin } from "./channel.js";
+import {
+  listGoogleChatAccountIds,
+  resolveDefaultGoogleChatAccountId,
+} from "./channel.deps.runtime.js";
+import { startGoogleChatGatewayAccount } from "./gateway.js";
 import { googlechatSetupAdapter } from "./setup-core.js";
+import { googlechatSetupWizard } from "./setup-surface.js";
 
 const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   startGoogleChatMonitor: vi.fn(),
@@ -30,8 +35,20 @@ vi.mock("./monitor.js", async () => {
   };
 });
 
-const googlechatConfigure = createPluginSetupWizardConfigure(googlechatPlugin);
-const googlechatStatus = createPluginSetupWizardStatus(googlechatPlugin);
+const googlechatSetupPlugin = {
+  id: "googlechat",
+  meta: {
+    label: "Google Chat",
+  },
+  config: {
+    defaultAccountId: resolveDefaultGoogleChatAccountId,
+    listAccountIds: listGoogleChatAccountIds,
+  },
+  setupWizard: googlechatSetupWizard,
+} as never;
+
+const googlechatConfigure = createPluginSetupWizardConfigure(googlechatSetupPlugin);
+const googlechatStatus = createPluginSetupWizardStatus(googlechatSetupPlugin);
 
 function buildAccount(): ResolvedGoogleChatAccount {
   return {
@@ -165,7 +182,7 @@ describe("googlechat setup", () => {
 
   it("reads the named-account DM policy instead of the channel root", () => {
     expect(
-      googlechatPlugin.setupWizard?.dmPolicy?.getCurrent(
+      googlechatSetupWizard.dmPolicy?.getCurrent(
         {
           channels: {
             googlechat: {
@@ -234,7 +251,7 @@ describe("googlechat setup", () => {
   });
 
   it("reports account-scoped config keys for named accounts", () => {
-    expect(googlechatPlugin.setupWizard?.dmPolicy?.resolveConfigKeys?.({}, "alerts")).toEqual({
+    expect(googlechatSetupWizard.dmPolicy?.resolveConfigKeys?.({}, "alerts")).toEqual({
       policyKey: "channels.googlechat.accounts.alerts.dm.policy",
       allowFromKey: "channels.googlechat.accounts.alerts.dm.allowFrom",
     });
@@ -260,13 +277,13 @@ describe("googlechat setup", () => {
       },
     } as OpenClawConfig;
 
-    expect(googlechatPlugin.setupWizard?.dmPolicy?.getCurrent(cfg)).toBe("allowlist");
-    expect(googlechatPlugin.setupWizard?.dmPolicy?.resolveConfigKeys?.(cfg)).toEqual({
+    expect(googlechatSetupWizard.dmPolicy?.getCurrent(cfg)).toBe("allowlist");
+    expect(googlechatSetupWizard.dmPolicy?.resolveConfigKeys?.(cfg)).toEqual({
       policyKey: "channels.googlechat.accounts.alerts.dm.policy",
       allowFromKey: "channels.googlechat.accounts.alerts.dm.allowFrom",
     });
 
-    const next = googlechatPlugin.setupWizard?.dmPolicy?.setPolicy(cfg, "open");
+    const next = googlechatSetupWizard.dmPolicy?.setPolicy(cfg, "open");
     expect(next?.channels?.googlechat?.dm?.policy).toBe("disabled");
     expect(next?.channels?.googlechat?.accounts?.alerts?.dm?.policy).toBe("open");
   });
@@ -277,7 +294,7 @@ describe("googlechat setup", () => {
       text: vi.fn(async () => "users/123456789"),
     };
 
-    const next = await googlechatPlugin.setupWizard?.dmPolicy?.promptAllowFrom?.({
+    const next = await googlechatSetupWizard.dmPolicy?.promptAllowFrom?.({
       cfg: {
         channels: {
           googlechat: {
@@ -306,7 +323,7 @@ describe("googlechat setup", () => {
   });
 
   it('writes open DM policy to the named account and preserves inherited allowFrom with "*"', () => {
-    const next = googlechatPlugin.setupWizard?.dmPolicy?.setPolicy(
+    const next = googlechatSetupWizard.dmPolicy?.setPolicy(
       {
         channels: {
           googlechat: {
@@ -335,7 +352,7 @@ describe("googlechat setup", () => {
     hoisted.startGoogleChatMonitor.mockResolvedValue(unregister);
 
     const { abort, patches, task, isSettled } = startAccountAndTrackLifecycle({
-      startAccount: googlechatPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!,
+      startAccount: startGoogleChatGatewayAccount,
       account: buildAccount(),
     });
     await expectPendingUntilAbort({