From 6d271762ab50fb4376b8859bcf55eefb2d3814ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shakker <shakkerdroid@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:50:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add modelCatalog manifest contract (#71342) (thanks
 @shakkernerd)

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 CHANGELOG.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b2f8fc03fc..1b7f3a8dfad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Plugins/setup: include `setup.providers[].envVars` in generic provider auth/env lookups and warn non-bundled plugins that still rely on deprecated `providerAuthEnvVars` compatibility metadata. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Plugins/setup: derive generic provider setup choices from descriptor-safe `setup.providers[].authMethods` before falling back to setup runtime. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Plugins/setup: surface manifest provider auth choices directly in provider setup flow before falling back to setup runtime or install-catalog choices. Thanks @vincentkoc.
+- Plugins/manifest: add a `modelCatalog` contract for provider-owned model rows, aliases, suppression rules, and discovery mode metadata without loading plugin runtime. (#71342) Thanks @shakkernerd.
 - Plugins/setup: warn when descriptor-only setup plugins still ship ignored setup runtime entries, keeping `setup.requiresRuntime: false` semantics explicit without breaking existing metadata. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Plugins/channels: use manifest `channelConfigs` for read-only external channel discovery when no setup entry is available or setup descriptors declare runtime unnecessary. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - TUI/dependencies: remove direct `cli-highlight` usage from the OpenClaw TUI code-block renderer, keeping themed code coloring without the extra root dependency. Thanks @vincentkoc.