diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/read-only.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/read-only.test.ts
index 051686e1f75..ad7404baa00 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/read-only.test.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/read-only.test.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,35 @@ describe("listReadOnlyChannelPluginsForConfig", () => {
     expect(fs.existsSync(fullMarker)).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("matches setup-only plugins by manifest-owned channel ids when plugin id differs", () => {
+    const { pluginDir, fullMarker, setupMarker } = writeExternalSetupChannelPlugin({
+      pluginId: "external-chat-plugin",
+      channelId: "external-chat",
+      setupChannelId: "external-chat-plugin",
+    });
+    const plugins = listReadOnlyChannelPluginsForConfig(
+      {
+        channels: {
+          "external-chat": { token: "configured" },
+        },
+        plugins: {
+          load: { paths: [pluginDir] },
+          allow: ["external-chat-plugin"],
+        },
+      } as never,
+      {
+        env: { ...process.env },
+        includePersistedAuthState: false,
+      },
+    );
+
+    const plugin = plugins.find((entry) => entry.id === "external-chat");
+    expect(plugin?.meta.id).toBe("external-chat");
+    expect(plugin?.meta.blurb).toBe("setup entry");
+    expect(fs.existsSync(setupMarker)).toBe(true);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(fullMarker)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("keeps configured external channels visible when no setup entry exists", () => {
     const { pluginDir, fullMarker, setupMarker } = writeExternalSetupChannelPlugin({
       setupEntry: false,
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/read-only.ts b/src/channels/plugins/read-only.ts
index fbcba9b285b..fcffad95211 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/read-only.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/read-only.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,58 @@ function addChannelPlugins(
   }
 }
 
+function cloneChannelPluginForChannelId(plugin: ChannelPlugin, channelId: string): ChannelPlugin {
+  if (plugin.id === channelId && plugin.meta.id === channelId) {
+    return plugin;
+  }
+  return {
+    ...plugin,
+    id: channelId,
+    meta: {
+      ...plugin.meta,
+      id: channelId,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function addSetupChannelPlugins(
+  byId: Map<string, ChannelPlugin>,
+  setups: Iterable<{
+    pluginId: string;
+    plugin: ChannelPlugin;
+  }>,
+  options: {
+    ownedMissingChannelIdsByPluginId: ReadonlyMap<string, readonly string[]>;
+  },
+): void {
+  for (const setup of setups) {
+    const ownedMissingChannelIds = options.ownedMissingChannelIdsByPluginId.get(setup.pluginId);
+    if (!ownedMissingChannelIds || ownedMissingChannelIds.length === 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (ownedMissingChannelIds.includes(setup.plugin.id)) {
+      addChannelPlugins(byId, [setup.plugin], {
+        onlyIds: new Set(ownedMissingChannelIds),
+        allowOverwrite: false,
+      });
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (setup.plugin.id !== setup.pluginId) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    addChannelPlugins(
+      byId,
+      ownedMissingChannelIds.map((channelId) =>
+        cloneChannelPluginForChannelId(setup.plugin, channelId),
+      ),
+      {
+        onlyIds: new Set(ownedMissingChannelIds),
+        allowOverwrite: false,
+      },
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 function resolveReadOnlyWorkspaceDir(
   cfg: OpenClawConfig,
   options: ReadOnlyChannelPluginOptions,
@@ -189,6 +241,18 @@ export function resolveReadOnlyChannelPluginsForConfig(
     cache: options.cache,
   });
   if (externalPluginIds.length > 0) {
+    const missingChannelIdSet = new Set(missingConfiguredChannelIds);
+    const ownedMissingChannelIdsByPluginId = new Map(
+      externalManifestRecords
+        .filter((record) => externalPluginIds.includes(record.id))
+        .map(
+          (record) =>
+            [
+              record.id,
+              record.channels.filter((channelId) => missingChannelIdSet.has(channelId)),
+            ] as const,
+        ),
+    );
     const registry = loadOpenClawPlugins({
       config: cfg,
       activationSourceConfig: options.activationSourceConfig ?? cfg,
@@ -201,14 +265,9 @@ export function resolveReadOnlyChannelPluginsForConfig(
       requireSetupEntryForSetupOnlyChannelPlugins: true,
       onlyPluginIds: externalPluginIds,
     });
-    addChannelPlugins(
-      byId,
-      registry.channelSetups.map((setup) => setup.plugin),
-      {
-        onlyIds: new Set(missingConfiguredChannelIds),
-        allowOverwrite: false,
-      },
-    );
+    addSetupChannelPlugins(byId, registry.channelSetups, {
+      ownedMissingChannelIdsByPluginId,
+    });
   }
 
   const plugins = [...byId.values()];
diff --git a/src/cli/command-secret-targets.import.test.ts b/src/cli/command-secret-targets.import.test.ts
index 1f3d8f8bca5..f8dcbfc84a5 100644
--- a/src/cli/command-secret-targets.import.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/command-secret-targets.import.test.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,24 @@ describe("command secret targets module import", () => {
           ],
         },
       },
+      {
+        id: "external-chat-plugin",
+        secrets: {
+          secretTargetRegistryEntries: [
+            {
+              id: "channels.external-chat.token",
+              targetType: "channels.external-chat.token",
+              configFile: "openclaw.json",
+              pathPattern: "channels.external-chat.token",
+              secretShape: "secret_input",
+              expectedResolvedValue: "string",
+              includeInPlan: true,
+              includeInConfigure: true,
+              includeInAudit: true,
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
     ]);
 
     vi.doMock("../secrets/target-registry.js", () => ({
@@ -86,9 +104,13 @@ describe("command secret targets module import", () => {
 
     const mod = await import("./command-secret-targets.js");
     const targets = mod.getStatusCommandSecretTargetIds({
-      channels: { telegram: { botToken: "123456:ABCDEF" } },
+      channels: {
+        "external-chat": { token: "configured" },
+        telegram: { botToken: "123456:ABCDEF" },
+      },
     });
 
+    expect(targets.has("channels.external-chat.token")).toBe(true);
     expect(targets.has("channels.telegram.botToken")).toBe(true);
     expect(targets.has("channels.telegram.gatewayToken")).toBe(false);
     expect(targets.has("channels.telegram.gatewayTokenRef")).toBe(false);
diff --git a/src/cli/command-secret-targets.ts b/src/cli/command-secret-targets.ts
index b54027e43a8..2fd3a8e66fd 100644
--- a/src/cli/command-secret-targets.ts
+++ b/src/cli/command-secret-targets.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ function getChannelSecretTargetIds(): string[] {
 }
 
 function isScopedChannelSecretTargetEntry(params: {
-  pluginId: string;
   entry: {
     id: string;
     configFile?: string;
@@ -83,7 +82,11 @@ function isScopedChannelSecretTargetEntry(params: {
     refPathPattern?: string;
   };
 }): boolean {
-  const allowedPrefix = `channels.${params.pluginId}.`;
+  const channelId = /^channels\.([^.]+)\./.exec(params.entry.id)?.[1];
+  if (!channelId) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const allowedPrefix = `channels.${channelId}.`;
   return (
     params.entry.id.startsWith(allowedPrefix) &&
     params.entry.configFile === "openclaw.json" &&
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ function getConfiguredChannelSecretTargetIds(
     includePersistedAuthState: false,
   })) {
     for (const entry of plugin.secrets?.secretTargetRegistryEntries ?? []) {
-      if (isScopedChannelSecretTargetEntry({ pluginId: plugin.id, entry })) {
+      if (isScopedChannelSecretTargetEntry({ entry })) {
         targetIds.add(entry.id);
       }
     }