diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway.runtime.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway.runtime.test.ts
index 26d0e6382a8..ff169b0faef 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway.runtime.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway.runtime.test.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ describe("startQaLiveLaneGateway", () => {
           "memory-core": { enabled: true },
           "qa-channel": { enabled: true },
         },
+        slots: {
+          memory: "memory-core",
+          contextEngine: "qmd",
+        },
       },
       agents: {
         defaults: {
@@ -132,6 +136,10 @@ describe("startQaLiveLaneGateway", () => {
 
     expect(cfg?.plugins?.allow).toEqual(["acpx", "qa-channel"]);
     expect(cfg?.plugins?.entries).not.toHaveProperty("memory-core");
+    expect(cfg?.plugins?.slots).toMatchObject({
+      memory: "none",
+      contextEngine: "qmd",
+    });
     expect(cfg?.agents?.defaults?.memorySearch).toMatchObject({
       enabled: false,
       sync: {
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway.runtime.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway.runtime.ts
index 336bd64bf88..640293bbef6 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway.runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway.runtime.ts
@@ -51,8 +51,16 @@ function prepareLiveTransportGatewayConfig(cfg: OpenClawConfig): OpenClawConfig
           ...cfg.plugins,
           allow: cfg.plugins.allow?.filter((pluginId) => pluginId !== "memory-core"),
           entries: omitMemoryCoreEntry(cfg.plugins.entries),
+          slots: {
+            ...cfg.plugins.slots,
+            memory: "none",
+          },
         }
-      : cfg.plugins,
+      : {
+          slots: {
+            memory: "none",
+          },
+        },
     agents: {
       ...cfg.agents,
       defaults: {
diff --git a/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.ts b/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.ts
index f59df14e5aa..e5fd0375485 100644
--- a/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.ts
+++ b/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ const RELEASE_SMOKE_PLUGIN_ALLOWLIST_BASE = [
   "bonjour",
   "browser",
   "device-pair",
-  "memory-core",
   "phone-control",
   "talk-voice",
 ];
diff --git a/test/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.test.ts b/test/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.test.ts
index 21fb1d57c54..0b866b05c68 100644
--- a/test/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.test.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ describe("scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks", () => {
   it("keeps release smoke plugin allowlists focused on agent-turn essentials", () => {
     const allowlist = buildCrossOsReleaseSmokePluginAllowlist({ extensionId: "openai" });
 
-    expect(allowlist).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(["openai", "memory-core", "acpx"]));
+    expect(allowlist).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(["openai", "acpx"]));
+    expect(allowlist).not.toContain("memory-core");
     expect(allowlist).not.toContain("document-extract");
     expect(allowlist).not.toContain("microsoft");
     expect(allowlist).not.toContain("web-readability");