diff --git a/extensions/tsconfig.package-boundary.paths.json b/extensions/tsconfig.package-boundary.paths.json
index 8fbd5f351c2..e7f6cee30a9 100644
--- a/extensions/tsconfig.package-boundary.paths.json
+++ b/extensions/tsconfig.package-boundary.paths.json
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@
       "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs": [
         "../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-refs.d.ts"
       ],
+      "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-normalize": [
+        "../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-types": [
+        "../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-types.d.ts"
+      ],
       "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/provider-id": [
         "../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-id.d.ts"
       ],
diff --git a/extensions/xai/tsconfig.json b/extensions/xai/tsconfig.json
index f6d78a0aa47..62a0bf97e3d 100644
--- a/extensions/xai/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/xai/tsconfig.json
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@
       "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs": [
         "../../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-refs.d.ts"
       ],
+      "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-normalize": [
+        "../../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.d.ts"
+      ],
+      "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-types": [
+        "../../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-types.d.ts"
+      ],
       "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/provider-id": [
         "../../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-id.d.ts"
       ],
diff --git a/packages/model-catalog-core/package.json b/packages/model-catalog-core/package.json
index a6788dcd8d5..497a7bf3615 100644
--- a/packages/model-catalog-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/model-catalog-core/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@
       "import": "./dist/model-catalog-refs.mjs",
       "default": "./dist/model-catalog-refs.mjs"
     },
+    "./model-catalog-normalize": {
+      "types": "./dist/model-catalog-normalize.d.mts",
+      "import": "./dist/model-catalog-normalize.mjs",
+      "default": "./dist/model-catalog-normalize.mjs"
+    },
+    "./model-catalog-types": {
+      "types": "./dist/model-catalog-types.d.mts",
+      "import": "./dist/model-catalog-types.mjs",
+      "default": "./dist/model-catalog-types.mjs"
+    },
     "./provider-id": {
       "types": "./dist/provider-id.d.mts",
       "import": "./dist/provider-id.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/model-catalog-core/src/index.ts b/packages/model-catalog-core/src/index.ts
index 49158c1eca9..4208e2c0060 100644
--- a/packages/model-catalog-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/model-catalog-core/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 export * from "./configured-model-refs.js";
+export * from "./model-catalog-normalize.js";
 export * from "./model-catalog-refs.js";
+export * from "./model-catalog-types.js";
 export * from "./provider-id.js";
 export * from "./provider-model-id-normalization.js";
 export * from "./provider-model-id-normalize.js";
diff --git a/src/model-catalog/normalize.test.ts b/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.test.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from src/model-catalog/normalize.test.ts
rename to packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.test.ts
index bc7a4f9ab0b..61f22c8531e 100644
--- a/src/model-catalog/normalize.test.ts
+++ b/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-import {
-  buildModelCatalogMergeKey,
-  buildModelCatalogRef,
-} from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { normalizeModelCatalog, normalizeModelCatalogRows } from "./index.js";
+import { buildModelCatalogMergeKey, buildModelCatalogRef } from "./model-catalog-refs.js";
 
 describe("model catalog normalization", () => {
   it("normalizes catalog ownership, aliases, suppressions, and row fields", () => {
diff --git a/src/model-catalog/normalize.ts b/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from src/model-catalog/normalize.ts
rename to packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.ts
index 8af1c706e65..a7b6d47a893 100644
--- a/src/model-catalog/normalize.ts
+++ b/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.ts
@@ -2,44 +2,66 @@ import {
   buildModelCatalogMergeKey,
   buildModelCatalogRef,
   normalizeModelCatalogProviderId,
-} from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs";
+} from "./model-catalog-refs.js";
 import {
-  MODEL_APIS,
-  isModelThinkingFormat,
-  type ModelApi,
-  type ModelCompatConfig,
-  type ModelImageInputConfig,
-  type ModelMediaInputConfig,
-} from "../config/types.models.js";
-import { isBlockedObjectKey } from "../infra/prototype-keys.js";
-import { normalizeOptionalString } from "../shared/string-coerce.js";
-import {
-  normalizeOptionalTrimmedStringList,
-  normalizeTrimmedStringList,
-} from "../shared/string-normalization.js";
-import { isRecord } from "../utils.js";
-import type {
-  ModelCatalog,
-  ModelCatalogAlias,
-  ModelCatalogCost,
-  ModelCatalogDiscovery,
-  ModelCatalogInput,
-  ModelCatalogModel,
-  ModelCatalogProvider,
-  ModelCatalogSource,
-  ModelCatalogStatus,
-  ModelCatalogSuppression,
-  ModelCatalogTieredCost,
-  NormalizedModelCatalogRow,
-} from "./types.js";
+  MODEL_CATALOG_APIS,
+  isModelCatalogThinkingFormat,
+  type ModelCatalog,
+  type ModelCatalogAlias,
+  type ModelCatalogApi,
+  type ModelCatalogCompatConfig,
+  type ModelCatalogCost,
+  type ModelCatalogDiscovery,
+  type ModelCatalogImageInputConfig,
+  type ModelCatalogInput,
+  type ModelCatalogMediaInputConfig,
+  type ModelCatalogModel,
+  type ModelCatalogProvider,
+  type ModelCatalogSource,
+  type ModelCatalogStatus,
+  type ModelCatalogSuppression,
+  type ModelCatalogTieredCost,
+  type NormalizedModelCatalogRow,
+} from "./model-catalog-types.js";
 
 const MODEL_CATALOG_INPUTS = new Set(["text", "image", "document"]);
 const MODEL_CATALOG_DISCOVERY_MODES = new Set(["static", "refreshable", "runtime"]);
 const MODEL_CATALOG_STATUSES = new Set(["available", "preview", "deprecated", "disabled"]);
-const MODEL_CATALOG_APIS = new Set<string>(MODEL_APIS);
+const MODEL_CATALOG_API_SET = new Set<string>(MODEL_CATALOG_APIS);
 const DEFAULT_MODEL_INPUT: ModelCatalogInput[] = ["text"];
 const DEFAULT_MODEL_STATUS: ModelCatalogStatus = "available";
 
+function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+function isBlockedObjectKey(key: string): boolean {
+  return key === "__proto__" || key === "prototype" || key === "constructor";
+}
+
+function normalizeOptionalString(value: unknown): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const trimmed = value.trim();
+  return trimmed ? trimmed : undefined;
+}
+
+function normalizeTrimmedStringList(value: unknown): string[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return value.flatMap((entry) => {
+    const normalized = normalizeOptionalString(entry);
+    return normalized ? [normalized] : [];
+  });
+}
+
+function normalizeOptionalTrimmedStringList(value: unknown): string[] | undefined {
+  const normalized = normalizeTrimmedStringList(value);
+  return normalized.length > 0 ? normalized : undefined;
+}
+
 function normalizeSafeRecordKey(value: unknown): string {
   const key = normalizeOptionalString(value) ?? "";
   return key && !isBlockedObjectKey(key) ? key : "";
@@ -81,9 +103,9 @@ function mergeStringMaps(
   return { ...base, ...override };
 }
 
-function normalizeModelCatalogApi(value: unknown): ModelApi | undefined {
+function normalizeModelCatalogApi(value: unknown): ModelCatalogApi | undefined {
   const api = normalizeOptionalString(value) ?? "";
-  return MODEL_CATALOG_APIS.has(api) ? (api as ModelApi) : undefined;
+  return MODEL_CATALOG_API_SET.has(api) ? (api as ModelCatalogApi) : undefined;
 }
 
 function normalizeModelCatalogInputs(value: unknown): ModelCatalogInput[] | undefined {
@@ -165,7 +187,7 @@ function normalizeModelCatalogCost(value: unknown): ModelCatalogCost | undefined
   return Object.keys(cost).length > 0 ? cost : undefined;
 }
 
-function normalizeModelCatalogCompat(value: unknown): ModelCompatConfig | undefined {
+function normalizeModelCatalogCompat(value: unknown): ModelCatalogCompatConfig | undefined {
   if (!isRecord(value)) {
     return undefined;
   }
@@ -230,11 +252,11 @@ function normalizeModelCatalogCompat(value: unknown): ModelCompatConfig | undefi
   }
 
   const thinkingFormat = normalizeOptionalString(value.thinkingFormat) ?? "";
-  if (isModelThinkingFormat(thinkingFormat)) {
+  if (isModelCatalogThinkingFormat(thinkingFormat)) {
     compat.thinkingFormat = thinkingFormat;
   }
 
-  return Object.keys(compat).length > 0 ? (compat as ModelCompatConfig) : undefined;
+  return Object.keys(compat).length > 0 ? (compat as ModelCatalogCompatConfig) : undefined;
 }
 
 function normalizeModelCatalogStatus(value: unknown): ModelCatalogStatus | undefined {
@@ -242,7 +264,9 @@ function normalizeModelCatalogStatus(value: unknown): ModelCatalogStatus | undef
   return MODEL_CATALOG_STATUSES.has(status) ? (status as ModelCatalogStatus) : undefined;
 }
 
-function normalizeModelCatalogImageTokenMode(value: unknown): ModelImageInputConfig["tokenMode"] {
+function normalizeModelCatalogImageTokenMode(
+  value: unknown,
+): ModelCatalogImageInputConfig["tokenMode"] {
   const tokenMode = normalizeOptionalString(value) ?? "";
   if (tokenMode === "tile" || tokenMode === "detail" || tokenMode === "provider") {
     return tokenMode;
@@ -250,7 +274,7 @@ function normalizeModelCatalogImageTokenMode(value: unknown): ModelImageInputCon
   return undefined;
 }
 
-function normalizeModelCatalogMediaInput(value: unknown): ModelMediaInputConfig | undefined {
+function normalizeModelCatalogMediaInput(value: unknown): ModelCatalogMediaInputConfig | undefined {
   if (!isRecord(value) || !isRecord(value.image)) {
     return undefined;
   }
diff --git a/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-types.ts b/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51c23d32390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+export const MODEL_CATALOG_APIS = [
+  "openai-completions",
+  "openai-responses",
+  "openai-codex-responses",
+  "anthropic-messages",
+  "google-generative-ai",
+  "google-vertex",
+  "github-copilot",
+  "bedrock-converse-stream",
+  "ollama",
+  "azure-openai-responses",
+] as const;
+
+export type ModelCatalogApi = (typeof MODEL_CATALOG_APIS)[number];
+
+export const MODEL_CATALOG_THINKING_FORMATS = [
+  "openai",
+  "openrouter",
+  "deepseek",
+  "together",
+  "qwen",
+  "qwen-chat-template",
+  "zai",
+] as const;
+
+export type ModelCatalogThinkingFormat = (typeof MODEL_CATALOG_THINKING_FORMATS)[number];
+
+export function isModelCatalogThinkingFormat(value: string): value is ModelCatalogThinkingFormat {
+  return (MODEL_CATALOG_THINKING_FORMATS as readonly string[]).includes(value);
+}
+
+export type ModelCatalogCompatConfig = {
+  supportsStore?: boolean;
+  supportsDeveloperRole?: boolean;
+  supportsReasoningEffort?: boolean;
+  supportsUsageInStreaming?: boolean;
+  supportsStrictMode?: boolean;
+  maxTokensField?: "max_completion_tokens" | "max_tokens";
+  requiresToolResultName?: boolean;
+  requiresAssistantAfterToolResult?: boolean;
+  requiresThinkingAsText?: boolean;
+  supportsPromptCacheKey?: boolean;
+  supportsTools?: boolean;
+  requiresStringContent?: boolean;
+  strictMessageKeys?: boolean;
+  toolSchemaProfile?: string;
+  unsupportedToolSchemaKeywords?: string[];
+  nativeWebSearchTool?: boolean;
+  toolCallArgumentsEncoding?: string;
+  requiresMistralToolIds?: boolean;
+  requiresOpenAiAnthropicToolPayload?: boolean;
+  thinkingFormat?: ModelCatalogThinkingFormat;
+  supportedReasoningEfforts?: string[];
+  reasoningEffortMap?: Record<string, string>;
+  visibleReasoningDetailTypes?: string[];
+};
+
+export type ModelCatalogImageInputConfig = {
+  maxBytes?: number;
+  maxPixels?: number;
+  maxSidePx?: number;
+  preferredSidePx?: number;
+  tokenMode?: "tile" | "detail" | "provider";
+};
+
+export type ModelCatalogMediaInputConfig = {
+  image?: ModelCatalogImageInputConfig;
+};
+
+export type ModelCatalogInput = "text" | "image" | "document";
+export type ModelCatalogDiscovery = "static" | "refreshable" | "runtime";
+export type ModelCatalogStatus = "available" | "preview" | "deprecated" | "disabled";
+export type ModelCatalogSource =
+  | "manifest"
+  | "provider-index"
+  | "cache"
+  | "config"
+  | "runtime-refresh";
+
+export type UnifiedModelCatalogKind =
+  | "text"
+  | "voice"
+  | "image_generation"
+  | "video_generation"
+  | "music_generation";
+
+export type UnifiedModelCatalogSource =
+  | "manifest"
+  | "provider-index"
+  | "static"
+  | "live"
+  | "cache"
+  | "configured"
+  | "runtime-refresh";
+
+export type UnifiedModelCatalogEntry<TCapabilities = unknown> = {
+  kind: UnifiedModelCatalogKind;
+  provider: string;
+  model: string;
+  label?: string;
+  source: UnifiedModelCatalogSource;
+  default?: boolean;
+  configured?: boolean;
+  capabilities?: TCapabilities;
+  modes?: readonly string[];
+  authEnvVars?: readonly string[];
+  docsPath?: string;
+  fetchedAt?: number;
+  expiresAt?: number;
+  warnings?: readonly string[];
+};
+
+export type ModelCatalogTieredCost = {
+  input: number;
+  output: number;
+  cacheRead: number;
+  cacheWrite: number;
+  range: [number, number] | [number];
+};
+
+export type ModelCatalogCost = {
+  input?: number;
+  output?: number;
+  cacheRead?: number;
+  cacheWrite?: number;
+  tieredPricing?: ModelCatalogTieredCost[];
+};
+
+export type ModelCatalogModel = {
+  id: string;
+  name?: string;
+  api?: ModelCatalogApi;
+  baseUrl?: string;
+  headers?: Record<string, string>;
+  input?: ModelCatalogInput[];
+  reasoning?: boolean;
+  contextWindow?: number;
+  contextTokens?: number;
+  maxTokens?: number;
+  cost?: ModelCatalogCost;
+  compat?: ModelCatalogCompatConfig;
+  mediaInput?: ModelCatalogMediaInputConfig;
+  status?: ModelCatalogStatus;
+  statusReason?: string;
+  replaces?: string[];
+  replacedBy?: string;
+  tags?: string[];
+};
+
+export type ModelCatalogProvider = {
+  baseUrl?: string;
+  api?: ModelCatalogApi;
+  headers?: Record<string, string>;
+  models: ModelCatalogModel[];
+};
+
+export type ModelCatalogAlias = {
+  provider: string;
+  api?: ModelCatalogApi;
+  baseUrl?: string;
+};
+
+export type ModelCatalogSuppression = {
+  provider: string;
+  model: string;
+  reason?: string;
+  when?: {
+    baseUrlHosts?: string[];
+    providerConfigApiIn?: string[];
+  };
+};
+
+export type ModelCatalog = {
+  providers?: Record<string, ModelCatalogProvider>;
+  aliases?: Record<string, ModelCatalogAlias>;
+  suppressions?: ModelCatalogSuppression[];
+  discovery?: Record<string, ModelCatalogDiscovery>;
+  runtimeAugment?: boolean;
+};
+
+export type NormalizedModelCatalogRow = {
+  provider: string;
+  id: string;
+  ref: string;
+  mergeKey: string;
+  name: string;
+  source: ModelCatalogSource;
+  input: ModelCatalogInput[];
+  reasoning: boolean;
+  status: ModelCatalogStatus;
+  api?: ModelCatalogApi;
+  baseUrl?: string;
+  headers?: Record<string, string>;
+  contextWindow?: number;
+  contextTokens?: number;
+  maxTokens?: number;
+  cost?: ModelCatalogCost;
+  compat?: ModelCatalogCompatConfig;
+  mediaInput?: ModelCatalogMediaInputConfig;
+  statusReason?: string;
+  replaces?: string[];
+  replacedBy?: string;
+  tags?: string[];
+};
diff --git a/scripts/lib/extension-package-boundary.ts b/scripts/lib/extension-package-boundary.ts
index cc0a03ff245..38855c311a9 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/extension-package-boundary.ts
+++ b/scripts/lib/extension-package-boundary.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ export const EXTENSION_PACKAGE_BOUNDARY_BASE_PATHS = {
   "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs": [
     "../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-refs.d.ts",
   ],
+  "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-normalize": [
+    "../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.d.ts",
+  ],
+  "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-types": [
+    "../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-types.d.ts",
+  ],
   "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/provider-id": [
     "../dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-id.d.ts",
   ],
diff --git a/scripts/prepare-extension-package-boundary-artifacts.mjs b/scripts/prepare-extension-package-boundary-artifacts.mjs
index a00de3c138d..c2feea15178 100644
--- a/scripts/prepare-extension-package-boundary-artifacts.mjs
+++ b/scripts/prepare-extension-package-boundary-artifacts.mjs
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ const ROOT_DTS_REQUIRED_OUTPUTS = [
   "dist/plugin-sdk/packages/terminal-core/src/terminal-link.d.ts",
   "dist/plugin-sdk/packages/terminal-core/src/theme.d.ts",
   "dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/configured-model-refs.d.ts",
+  "dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.d.ts",
   "dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-refs.d.ts",
+  "dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-types.d.ts",
   "dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-id.d.ts",
   "dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-model-id-normalization.d.ts",
   "dist/plugin-sdk/packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-model-id-normalize.d.ts",
@@ -97,7 +99,9 @@ const PACKAGE_DTS_REQUIRED_OUTPUTS = [
   "packages/plugin-sdk/dist/packages/media-generation-core/src/model-ref.d.ts",
   "packages/plugin-sdk/dist/packages/media-generation-core/src/normalization.d.ts",
   "packages/plugin-sdk/dist/packages/model-catalog-core/src/configured-model-refs.d.ts",
+  "packages/plugin-sdk/dist/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.d.ts",
   "packages/plugin-sdk/dist/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-refs.d.ts",
+  "packages/plugin-sdk/dist/packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-types.d.ts",
   "packages/plugin-sdk/dist/packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-id.d.ts",
   "packages/plugin-sdk/dist/packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-model-id-normalization.d.ts",
   "packages/plugin-sdk/dist/packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-model-id-normalize.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/commands/configure.gateway-auth.prompt-auth-config.test.ts b/src/commands/configure.gateway-auth.prompt-auth-config.test.ts
index 5f5e3853177..ba904eb8191 100644
--- a/src/commands/configure.gateway-auth.prompt-auth-config.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/configure.gateway-auth.prompt-auth-config.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/types.openclaw.js";
-import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../model-catalog/index.js";
+import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../model-catalog/types.js";
 import type { RuntimeEnv } from "../runtime.js";
 import type { WizardPrompter } from "../wizard/prompts.js";
 
diff --git a/src/commands/model-picker.test.ts b/src/commands/model-picker.test.ts
index 42c8c30324b..8a160e1874f 100644
--- a/src/commands/model-picker.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/model-picker.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { testing as cliBackendsTesting } from "../agents/cli-backends.js";
 import type { ModelCatalogEntry } from "../agents/model-catalog.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
-import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../model-catalog/index.js";
+import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../model-catalog/types.js";
 import {
   applyModelAllowlist,
   applyModelFallbacksFromSelection,
diff --git a/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.ts b/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.ts
index 9729f8a343b..71e54bb14d4 100644
--- a/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.ts
+++ b/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { normalizeModelCatalogProviderId } from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import { planManifestModelCatalogRows } from "../../model-catalog/index.js";
-import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../../model-catalog/index.js";
+import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../../model-catalog/types.js";
 import { loadManifestMetadataSnapshot } from "../../plugins/manifest-contract-eligibility.js";
 import type { PluginManifestRegistry } from "../../plugins/manifest-registry.js";
 import type { PluginMetadataSnapshot } from "../../plugins/plugin-metadata-snapshot.types.js";
diff --git a/src/commands/models/list.provider-index-catalog.ts b/src/commands/models/list.provider-index-catalog.ts
index 04721149da4..bd54b193fa9 100644
--- a/src/commands/models/list.provider-index-catalog.ts
+++ b/src/commands/models/list.provider-index-catalog.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   loadOpenClawProviderIndex,
   planProviderIndexModelCatalogRows,
 } from "../../model-catalog/index.js";
-import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../../model-catalog/index.js";
+import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../../model-catalog/types.js";
 import { normalizePluginsConfig, resolveEffectiveEnableState } from "../../plugins/config-state.js";
 
 export function loadProviderIndexCatalogRowsForList(params: {
diff --git a/src/commands/models/list.rows.ts b/src/commands/models/list.rows.ts
index d70fa0cfe7d..81fac7d1a0a 100644
--- a/src/commands/models/list.rows.ts
+++ b/src/commands/models/list.rows.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { ModelDefinitionConfig, ModelProviderConfig } from "../../config/ty
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import type { ModelRegistry } from "../../llm/model-registry.js";
 import type { Model } from "../../llm/types.js";
-import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../../model-catalog/index.js";
+import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../../model-catalog/types.js";
 import type { PluginMetadataSnapshot } from "../../plugins/plugin-metadata-snapshot.types.js";
 import type { ProviderRuntimeModel } from "../../plugins/provider-runtime-model.types.js";
 import { normalizeProviderResolvedModelWithPlugin } from "../../plugins/provider-runtime.js";
diff --git a/src/commands/models/list.source-plan.ts b/src/commands/models/list.source-plan.ts
index 2d74bb1da52..56efceeaad4 100644
--- a/src/commands/models/list.source-plan.ts
+++ b/src/commands/models/list.source-plan.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/types.openclaw.js";
-import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../../model-catalog/index.js";
+import type { NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "../../model-catalog/types.js";
 import type { PluginMetadataSnapshot } from "../../plugins/plugin-metadata-snapshot.types.js";
 import { createLazyImportLoader } from "../../shared/lazy-promise.js";
 
diff --git a/src/gateway/model-pricing-cache.ts b/src/gateway/model-pricing-cache.ts
index c79aa0c1c5b..c3d61ccb35e 100644
--- a/src/gateway/model-pricing-cache.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/model-pricing-cache.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import { resolvePluginWebSearchConfig } from "../config/plugin-web-search-config
 import type { ModelDefinitionConfig } from "../config/types.models.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import { createSubsystemLogger } from "../logging/subsystem.js";
-import { planManifestModelCatalogRows, type ModelCatalogCost } from "../model-catalog/index.js";
+import { planManifestModelCatalogRows } from "../model-catalog/index.js";
+import type { ModelCatalogCost } from "../model-catalog/types.js";
 import { isInstalledPluginEnabled } from "../plugins/installed-plugin-index.js";
 import type { PluginManifestRegistry } from "../plugins/manifest-registry.js";
 import type {
diff --git a/src/model-catalog/index.ts b/src/model-catalog/index.ts
index 565afab2931..418b9264123 100644
--- a/src/model-catalog/index.ts
+++ b/src/model-catalog/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 export { mergeModelCatalogRowsByAuthority } from "./authority.js";
-export { normalizeModelCatalog, normalizeModelCatalogRows } from "./normalize.js";
 export { loadOpenClawProviderIndex } from "./provider-index/index.js";
 export {
   planManifestModelCatalogRows,
diff --git a/src/model-catalog/manifest-planner.ts b/src/model-catalog/manifest-planner.ts
index 452a39eb0ec..14ef985d5e7 100644
--- a/src/model-catalog/manifest-planner.ts
+++ b/src/model-catalog/manifest-planner.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+import { normalizeModelCatalogProviderRows } from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-normalize";
 import {
   buildModelCatalogMergeKey,
   normalizeModelCatalogProviderId,
 } from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs";
 import { normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty } from "../shared/string-coerce.js";
 import { normalizeUniqueStringEntries } from "../shared/string-normalization.js";
-import { normalizeModelCatalogProviderRows } from "./normalize.js";
 import type {
   ModelCatalog,
   ModelCatalogAlias,
diff --git a/src/model-catalog/provider-index-planner.ts b/src/model-catalog/provider-index-planner.ts
index 0d570580ba6..5e2b616186c 100644
--- a/src/model-catalog/provider-index-planner.ts
+++ b/src/model-catalog/provider-index-planner.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { normalizeModelCatalogProviderRows } from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-normalize";
 import { normalizeModelCatalogProviderId } from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs";
-import { normalizeModelCatalogProviderRows } from "./normalize.js";
 import type { OpenClawProviderIndex } from "./provider-index/index.js";
 import type { ModelCatalogProvider, NormalizedModelCatalogRow } from "./types.js";
 
diff --git a/src/model-catalog/provider-index/normalize.ts b/src/model-catalog/provider-index/normalize.ts
index c0c478447e4..ba04b634975 100644
--- a/src/model-catalog/provider-index/normalize.ts
+++ b/src/model-catalog/provider-index/normalize.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { normalizeModelCatalog } from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-normalize";
 import { normalizeModelCatalogProviderId } from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs";
 import { parseClawHubPluginSpec } from "../../infra/clawhub-spec.js";
 import { parseRegistryNpmSpec } from "../../infra/npm-registry-spec.js";
@@ -6,7 +7,6 @@ import { asFiniteNumber } from "../../shared/number-coercion.js";
 import { normalizeOptionalString } from "../../shared/string-coerce.js";
 import { normalizeUniqueTrimmedStringList } from "../../shared/string-normalization.js";
 import { isRecord } from "../../utils.js";
-import { normalizeModelCatalog } from "../normalize.js";
 import type { ModelCatalogProvider } from "../types.js";
 import type {
   OpenClawProviderIndex,
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/provider-catalog-shared.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/provider-catalog-shared.ts
index 0b18057a7ab..a39f13e52c4 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/provider-catalog-shared.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/provider-catalog-shared.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 // without recursing through provider-specific facades.
 
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
+import { normalizeModelCatalog } from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-normalize";
 import { findNormalizedProviderKey } from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/provider-id";
 import { normalizeConfiguredProviderCatalogModelId } from "../agents/model-ref-shared.js";
 import { resolveProviderRequestCapabilities } from "../agents/provider-attribution.js";
 import type { ModelDefinitionConfig } from "../config/types.models.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/types.openclaw.js";
-import { normalizeModelCatalog } from "../model-catalog/normalize.js";
 import type {
   ModelCatalogCost,
   ModelCatalogModel,
diff --git a/src/plugins/contracts/model-catalog-core-imports.test.ts b/src/plugins/contracts/model-catalog-core-imports.test.ts
index 9858311986b..28043697d58 100644
--- a/src/plugins/contracts/model-catalog-core-imports.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/contracts/model-catalog-core-imports.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ const LEGACY_MODEL_CATALOG_BRIDGES = new Map([
     path.join(REPO_ROOT, "src/model-catalog/refs.ts"),
     "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs",
   ],
+  [
+    path.join(REPO_ROOT, "src/model-catalog/normalize.ts"),
+    "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-normalize",
+  ],
   [
     path.join(REPO_ROOT, "src/config/model-refs.ts"),
     "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/configured-model-refs",
diff --git a/src/plugins/manifest.ts b/src/plugins/manifest.ts
index ca74d338883..672f6fb63d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/manifest.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/manifest.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
+import { normalizeModelCatalog } from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-normalize";
 import { normalizeModelCatalogProviderId } from "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs";
 import type { ChannelConfigRuntimeSchema } from "../channels/plugins/types.config.js";
 import { MANIFEST_KEY } from "../compat/legacy-names.js";
 import { ENV_SECRET_REF_ID_RE } from "../config/types.secrets.js";
 import { matchRootFileOpenFailure, openRootFileSync } from "../infra/boundary-file-read.js";
 import { isBlockedObjectKey } from "../infra/prototype-keys.js";
-import {
-  normalizeModelCatalog,
-  type ModelCatalog,
-  type ModelCatalogAlias,
-  type ModelCatalogCost,
-  type ModelCatalogDiscovery,
-  type ModelCatalogInput,
-  type ModelCatalogModel,
-  type ModelCatalogProvider,
-  type ModelCatalogStatus,
-  type ModelCatalogSuppression,
-  type ModelCatalogTieredCost,
-} from "../model-catalog/index.js";
+import type {
+  ModelCatalog,
+  ModelCatalogAlias,
+  ModelCatalogCost,
+  ModelCatalogDiscovery,
+  ModelCatalogInput,
+  ModelCatalogModel,
+  ModelCatalogProvider,
+  ModelCatalogStatus,
+  ModelCatalogSuppression,
+  ModelCatalogTieredCost,
+} from "../model-catalog/types.js";
 import type { JsonSchemaObject } from "../shared/json-schema.types.js";
 import { normalizeOptionalString } from "../shared/string-coerce.js";
 import { normalizeTrimmedStringList } from "../shared/string-normalization.js";
diff --git a/src/plugins/sdk-alias.ts b/src/plugins/sdk-alias.ts
index 5d7c84b34e8..cf99fc31f09 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sdk-alias.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/sdk-alias.ts
@@ -840,6 +840,20 @@ const WORKSPACE_PACKAGE_ALIAS_ENTRIES = [
     srcFile: "model-catalog-refs.ts",
     distFile: "model-catalog-refs.mjs",
   },
+  {
+    packageName: "@openclaw/model-catalog-core",
+    packageDir: "model-catalog-core",
+    subpath: "model-catalog-normalize",
+    srcFile: "model-catalog-normalize.ts",
+    distFile: "model-catalog-normalize.mjs",
+  },
+  {
+    packageName: "@openclaw/model-catalog-core",
+    packageDir: "model-catalog-core",
+    subpath: "model-catalog-types",
+    srcFile: "model-catalog-types.ts",
+    distFile: "model-catalog-types.mjs",
+  },
   {
     packageName: "@openclaw/model-catalog-core",
     packageDir: "model-catalog-core",
diff --git a/test/vitest/vitest.shared.config.ts b/test/vitest/vitest.shared.config.ts
index e44f6c5cd7d..1b7c19af2af 100644
--- a/test/vitest/vitest.shared.config.ts
+++ b/test/vitest/vitest.shared.config.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,26 @@ export const sharedVitestConfig = {
           "model-catalog-refs.ts",
         ),
       },
+      {
+        find: "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-normalize",
+        replacement: path.join(
+          repoRoot,
+          "packages",
+          "model-catalog-core",
+          "src",
+          "model-catalog-normalize.ts",
+        ),
+      },
+      {
+        find: "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-types",
+        replacement: path.join(
+          repoRoot,
+          "packages",
+          "model-catalog-core",
+          "src",
+          "model-catalog-types.ts",
+        ),
+      },
       {
         find: "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/provider-id",
         replacement: path.join(repoRoot, "packages", "model-catalog-core", "src", "provider-id.ts"),
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 6d3c3e70088..03ac05f83c5 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -40,9 +40,15 @@
       "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/configured-model-refs": [
         "./packages/model-catalog-core/src/configured-model-refs.ts"
       ],
+      "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-normalize": [
+        "./packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.ts"
+      ],
       "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-refs": [
         "./packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-refs.ts"
       ],
+      "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/model-catalog-types": [
+        "./packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-types.ts"
+      ],
       "@openclaw/model-catalog-core/provider-id": [
         "./packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-id.ts"
       ],
diff --git a/tsdown.config.ts b/tsdown.config.ts
index 4de0e68ed58..7d126abebe6 100644
--- a/tsdown.config.ts
+++ b/tsdown.config.ts
@@ -470,7 +470,9 @@ function buildModelCatalogCoreDistEntries(): Record<string, string> {
   return {
     index: "packages/model-catalog-core/src/index.ts",
     "configured-model-refs": "packages/model-catalog-core/src/configured-model-refs.ts",
+    "model-catalog-normalize": "packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-normalize.ts",
     "model-catalog-refs": "packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-refs.ts",
+    "model-catalog-types": "packages/model-catalog-core/src/model-catalog-types.ts",
     "provider-id": "packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-id.ts",
     "provider-model-id-normalization":
       "packages/model-catalog-core/src/provider-model-id-normalization.ts",