diff --git a/src/plugins/loader.ts b/src/plugins/loader.ts
index ab127678da1..48a485d6325 100644
--- a/src/plugins/loader.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/loader.ts
@@ -1225,6 +1225,12 @@ export function resolveRuntimePluginRegistry(
   return loadOpenClawPlugins(options);
 }
 
+export function getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptions(
+  options?: PluginLoadOptions,
+): PluginRegistry | undefined {
+  return resolveRuntimePluginRegistry(options);
+}
+
 export function resolvePluginRegistryLoadCacheKey(options: PluginLoadOptions = {}): string {
   return resolvePluginLoadCacheContext(options).cacheKey;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/providers.runtime.ts b/src/plugins/providers.runtime.ts
index 6423653b7a7..36c5c4f9c2d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/providers.runtime.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/providers.runtime.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { resolveBundledPluginCompatibleActivationInputs } from "./activation-con
 import { resolveManifestActivationPluginIds } from "./activation-planner.js";
 import { getLoadedRuntimePluginRegistry } from "./active-runtime-registry.js";
 import {
+  getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptions,
   isPluginRegistryLoadInFlight,
   loadOpenClawPlugins,
-  resolveRuntimePluginRegistry,
   type PluginLoadOptions,
 } from "./loader.js";
 import { hasExplicitPluginIdScope } from "./plugin-scope.js";
@@ -312,13 +312,13 @@ export function resolvePluginProviders(params: {
   const loadState = resolveRuntimeProviderPluginLoadState(params, base);
   const registry =
     loadState.loadOptions.onlyPluginIds?.length === 0
-      ? resolveRuntimePluginRegistry(loadState.loadOptions)
+      ? undefined
       : (getLoadedRuntimePluginRegistry({
           env: base.env,
           loadOptions: loadState.loadOptions,
           workspaceDir: base.workspaceDir,
           requiredPluginIds: loadState.loadOptions.onlyPluginIds,
-        }) ?? resolveRuntimePluginRegistry(loadState.loadOptions));
+        }) ?? getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptions(loadState.loadOptions));
   if (!registry) {
     return [];
   }
diff --git a/src/plugins/providers.test.ts b/src/plugins/providers.test.ts
index f3f114cd62c..d561399bf7e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/providers.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/providers.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import type { ProviderPlugin } from "./types.js";
 type ResolveRuntimePluginRegistry = typeof import("./loader.js").resolveRuntimePluginRegistry;
 type ResolveCompatibleRuntimePluginRegistry =
   typeof import("./loader.js").resolveCompatibleRuntimePluginRegistry;
+type GetRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptions =
+  typeof import("./loader.js").getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptions;
 type LoadOpenClawPlugins = typeof import("./loader.js").loadOpenClawPlugins;
 type IsPluginRegistryLoadInFlight = typeof import("./loader.js").isPluginRegistryLoadInFlight;
 type LoadPluginManifestRegistry =
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ type ApplyPluginAutoEnable = typeof import("../config/plugin-auto-enable.js").ap
 type SetActivePluginRegistry = typeof import("./runtime.js").setActivePluginRegistry;
 
 const resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock = vi.fn<ResolveRuntimePluginRegistry>();
+const getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptionsMock = vi.fn<GetRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptions>();
 const resolveCompatibleRuntimePluginRegistryMock = vi.fn<ResolveCompatibleRuntimePluginRegistry>();
 const loadOpenClawPluginsMock = vi.fn<LoadOpenClawPlugins>();
 const isPluginRegistryLoadInFlightMock = vi.fn<IsPluginRegistryLoadInFlight>((_) => false);
@@ -375,6 +378,9 @@ describe("resolvePluginProviders", () => {
       resolveCompatibleRuntimePluginRegistry: (
         ...args: Parameters<ResolveCompatibleRuntimePluginRegistry>
       ) => resolveCompatibleRuntimePluginRegistryMock(...args),
+      getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptions: (
+        ...args: Parameters<GetRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptions>
+      ) => getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptionsMock(...args),
       resolveRuntimePluginRegistry: (...args: Parameters<ResolveRuntimePluginRegistry>) =>
         resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock(...args),
     }));
@@ -446,6 +452,7 @@ describe("resolvePluginProviders", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     setActivePluginRegistry(createEmptyPluginRegistry());
     resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock.mockReset();
+    getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptionsMock.mockReset();
     resolveCompatibleRuntimePluginRegistryMock.mockReset();
     loadOpenClawPluginsMock.mockReset();
     isPluginRegistryLoadInFlightMock.mockReset();
@@ -458,6 +465,9 @@ describe("resolvePluginProviders", () => {
     const registry = createEmptyPluginRegistry();
     registry.providers.push({ pluginId: "google", provider, source: "bundled" });
     resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock.mockReturnValue(registry);
+    getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptionsMock.mockImplementation((...args) =>
+      resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock(...args),
+    );
     loadOpenClawPluginsMock.mockReturnValue(registry);
     loadPluginManifestRegistryMock.mockReset();
     applyPluginAutoEnableMock.mockReset();
@@ -1226,12 +1236,8 @@ describe("resolvePluginProviders", () => {
     });
 
     expect(providers).toEqual([]);
-    expect(resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        config: {},
-        onlyPluginIds: [],
-      }),
-    );
+    expect(resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptionsMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("does not auto-activate workspace runtime owners by default", () => {
@@ -1254,12 +1260,8 @@ describe("resolvePluginProviders", () => {
     });
 
     expect(providers).toEqual([]);
-    expect(resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        config: {},
-        onlyPluginIds: [],
-      }),
-    );
+    expect(resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptionsMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("keeps explicit provider requests scoped when runtime owner activation resolves nothing", () => {
@@ -1285,16 +1287,8 @@ describe("resolvePluginProviders", () => {
     });
 
     expect(providers).toEqual([]);
-    expect(resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        config: {
-          plugins: {
-            allow: ["other-plugin"],
-          },
-        },
-        onlyPluginIds: [],
-      }),
-    );
+    expect(resolveRuntimePluginRegistryMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(getRuntimePluginRegistryForLoadOptionsMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("does not keep explicitly trusted disabled workspace setup owners discoverable", () => {