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 - Plugins: migrate the local plugin registry automatically during package install/update, preserving legacy config and install-ledger state while indexing existing plugin manifests for the new cold registry path. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Diagnostics/OTEL: align model-call GenAI span attributes with OpenTelemetry stability opt-in semantics, keeping legacy `gen_ai.system` by default while emitting `gen_ai.provider.name` under `OTEL_SEMCONV_STABILITY_OPT_IN=gen_ai_latest_experimental`. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Plugins/CLI: add `openclaw plugins registry` for explicit persisted-registry inspection and `--refresh` repair without making normal startup rescan plugin locations. Thanks @vincentkoc.
+- Plugins/CLI: make `openclaw plugins list` read the cold persisted registry snapshot by default, leaving module-aware diagnostics to `plugins doctor` and `plugins inspect`. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Diagnostics/OTEL: add bounded outbound message delivery lifecycle diagnostics and export them as low-cardinality delivery spans/metrics without message body, recipient, room, or media-path data. (#71471) Thanks @vincentkoc and @jlapenna.
 - Diagnostics/OTEL: emit bounded exec-process diagnostics and export them as `openclaw.exec` spans without exposing command text, working directories, or container identifiers. (#71451) Thanks @vincentkoc and @jlapenna.
 - Diagnostics/OTEL: support `OPENCLAW_OTEL_PRELOADED=1` so the plugin can reuse an already-registered OpenTelemetry SDK while keeping OpenClaw diagnostic listeners wired. (#71450) Thanks @vincentkoc and @jlapenna.