From 8d021ee7bff4887863bb3f16888248062c3e98b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron U'Ren <aauren@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:18:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] perf(plugins): prefer native jiti for bundled plugin dist
 modules (#69925)

Merged via squash.

Prepared head SHA: 1b2da108650a97fd3c69609ef49fa0903d0c6c6e
Co-authored-by: aauren <1392295+aauren@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: gumadeiras <5599352+gumadeiras@users.noreply.github.com>
Reviewed-by: @gumadeiras
---
 CHANGELOG.md                  | 1 +
 src/plugins/sdk-alias.test.ts | 8 ++++++--
 src/plugins/sdk-alias.ts      | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40a86c86ddb..18fb779654a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 - CLI/doctor plugins: lazy-load doctor plugin paths and prefer installed plugin `dist/*` runtime entries over source-adjacent JavaScript fallbacks, reducing the measured `doctor --non-interactive` runtime by about 74% while keeping cold doctor startup on built plugin artifacts. (#69840) Thanks @gumadeiras.
 - WhatsApp/groups+direct: forward per-group and per-direct `systemPrompt` config into inbound context `GroupSystemPrompt` so configured per-chat behavioral instructions are injected on every turn. Supports `"*"` wildcard fallback and account-scoped overrides under `channels.whatsapp.accounts.<id>.{groups,direct}`; account maps fully replace root maps (no deep merge), matching the existing `requireMention` pattern. Closes #7011. (#59553) Thanks @Bluetegu.
+- Plugins/startup: prefer native Jiti loading for built bundled plugin dist modules on supported runtimes, cutting measured bundled plugin load time by 82-90% while keeping source TypeScript on the transform path. (#69925) Thanks @aauren.
 
 ### Fixes
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/sdk-alias.test.ts b/src/plugins/sdk-alias.test.ts
index 59104524487..aa316b21a91 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sdk-alias.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/sdk-alias.test.ts
@@ -916,12 +916,16 @@ describe("plugin sdk alias helpers", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("keeps bundled plugin dist modules on the aliased Jiti path", () => {
+  it("prefers native jiti for bundled plugin dist .js modules, keeps .ts on aliased path", () => {
+    // Built .js/.mjs/.cjs files under dist/extensions/ should now delegate
+    // to shouldPreferNativeJiti() — which returns true on Linux/macOS for
+    // compiled artifacts, avoiding the slow jiti transform path.
     expect(
       resolvePluginLoaderJitiTryNative(`/repo/${bundledDistPluginFile("browser", "index.js")}`, {
         preferBuiltDist: true,
       }),
-    ).toBe(false);
+    ).toBe(true);
+    // TypeScript source files still need jiti's transform pipeline.
     expect(
       resolvePluginLoaderJitiTryNative(`/repo/${bundledDistPluginFile("browser", "helper.ts")}`, {
         preferBuiltDist: true,
diff --git a/src/plugins/sdk-alias.ts b/src/plugins/sdk-alias.ts
index 15754456b27..92d2a1733b9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sdk-alias.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/sdk-alias.ts
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ export function resolvePluginLoaderJitiTryNative(
   },
 ): boolean {
   if (isBundledPluginDistModulePath(modulePath)) {
-    return false;
+    return shouldPreferNativeJiti(modulePath);
   }
   return (
     shouldPreferNativeJiti(modulePath) ||