diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-metadata-snapshot.types.ts b/src/plugins/plugin-metadata-snapshot.types.ts
index 20b64863896..d5526b58894 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin-metadata-snapshot.types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-metadata-snapshot.types.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import type { InstalledPluginIndex } from "./installed-plugin-index.js";
 import type { PluginManifestRecord, PluginManifestRegistry } from "./manifest-registry.js";
 import type { PluginDiagnostic } from "./manifest-types.js";
-import type { PluginRegistrySnapshotSource } from "./plugin-registry-snapshot.js";
+
+export type PluginRegistrySnapshotSource = "provided" | "persisted" | "derived";
 
 export type PluginMetadataSnapshotOwnerMaps = {
   channels: ReadonlyMap<string, readonly string[]>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-registry-snapshot.ts b/src/plugins/plugin-registry-snapshot.ts
index cd11cf6faa9..91a8c5c01bc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin-registry-snapshot.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-registry-snapshot.ts
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ import {
   type LoadInstalledPluginIndexParams,
   type RefreshInstalledPluginIndexParams,
 } from "./installed-plugin-index.js";
+import type { PluginRegistrySnapshotSource } from "./plugin-metadata-snapshot.types.js";
 
 export type PluginRegistrySnapshot = InstalledPluginIndex;
 export type PluginRegistryRecord = InstalledPluginIndexRecord;
 export type PluginRegistryInspection = InstalledPluginIndexStoreInspection;
-export type PluginRegistrySnapshotSource = "provided" | "persisted" | "derived";
+export type { PluginRegistrySnapshotSource };
 export type PluginRegistrySnapshotDiagnosticCode =
   | "persisted-registry-disabled"
   | "persisted-registry-missing"