fix(catalog): preserve channel ClawHub specs

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 - Plugins/externalization: pin beta-only official launch packages for ACPX, Google Chat, and LINE to explicit npm beta specs so catalog-driven installs do not trip the prerelease safety guard while npm `latest` still points at beta. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - CLI/doctor: keep missing-plugin repair from overriding official catalog metadata with runtime fallbacks, so ACPX repairs preserve the beta npm spec during the externalization rollout. Thanks @vincentkoc.
+- Plugins/catalog: preserve ClawHub install specs when generating the packaged channel catalog so future storepack-first channel plugins keep their remote source instead of becoming npm-only. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Control UI/Talk: fix Talk (OpenAI Realtime WebRTC) CORS failure by stripping server-side-only attribution headers (`originator`, `version`, `User-Agent`) from browser offer headers; `api.openai.com/v1/realtime/calls` only allows `authorization` and `content-type` in its CORS preflight, so forwarding these headers caused the browser SDP exchange to fail. Fixes #76435. Thanks @hclsys.
 - CLI/logs: auto-reconnect `openclaw logs --follow` on transient gateway disconnects (WebSocket close, timeout, connection drop) with bounded exponential backoff (up to 8 retries, capped at 30 s) and stderr retry warnings, while still exiting immediately on non-recoverable auth or configuration errors. Fixes #74782. (#75059) Thanks @shashank-poola.
 - Plugins/onboarding: trust optional official plugin and web-search installs selected from the official catalog so npm security scanning treats them like other source-linked official install paths. Thanks @vincentkoc.

scripts/write-official-channel-catalog.mjs

@@ -9,16 +9,20 @@ export const OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_CATALOG_RELATIVE_PATH = "dist/channel-catalog.json
 
 function toCatalogInstall(value, packageName) {
   const install = isRecord(value) ? value : {};
+  const clawhubSpec = trimString(install.clawhubSpec);
   const npmSpec = trimString(install.npmSpec) || packageName;
-  if (!npmSpec) {
+  if (!clawhubSpec && !npmSpec) {
     return null;
   }
   const defaultChoice = trimString(install.defaultChoice);
   const minHostVersion = trimString(install.minHostVersion);
   const expectedIntegrity = trimString(install.expectedIntegrity);
   return {
-    npmSpec,
-    ...(defaultChoice === "npm" || defaultChoice === "local" ? { defaultChoice } : {}),
+    ...(clawhubSpec ? { clawhubSpec } : {}),
+    ...(npmSpec ? { npmSpec } : {}),
+    ...(defaultChoice === "clawhub" || defaultChoice === "npm" || defaultChoice === "local"
+      ? { defaultChoice }
+      : {}),
     ...(minHostVersion ? { minHostVersion } : {}),
     ...(expectedIntegrity ? { expectedIntegrity } : {}),
     ...(install.allowInvalidConfigRecovery === true ? { allowInvalidConfigRecovery: true } : {}),

test/official-channel-catalog.test.ts

@@ -168,6 +168,40 @@ describe("buildOfficialChannelCatalog", () => {
     expect(installSource.warnings).toEqual(["npm-spec-floating", "npm-spec-missing-integrity"]);
   });
 
+  it("preserves ClawHub specs when generating publishable channel catalog entries", () => {
+    const repoRoot = makeRepoRoot("openclaw-official-channel-catalog-clawhub-");
+    writeJson(path.join(repoRoot, "extensions", "storepack-chat", "package.json"), {
+      name: "@openclaw/storepack-chat",
+      openclaw: {
+        channel: {
+          id: "storepack-chat",
+          label: "Storepack Chat",
+          selectionLabel: "Storepack Chat",
+          docsPath: "/channels/storepack-chat",
+          blurb: "storepack-first channel",
+        },
+        install: {
+          clawhubSpec: "clawhub:@openclaw/storepack-chat",
+          npmSpec: "@openclaw/storepack-chat",
+          defaultChoice: "clawhub",
+        },
+        release: {
+          publishToNpm: true,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const entry = buildOfficialChannelCatalog({ repoRoot }).entries.find(
+      (candidate) => candidate.openclaw?.channel?.id === "storepack-chat",
+    );
+
+    expect(entry?.openclaw?.install).toEqual({
+      clawhubSpec: "clawhub:@openclaw/storepack-chat",
+      npmSpec: "@openclaw/storepack-chat",
+      defaultChoice: "clawhub",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("writes the official catalog under dist", () => {
     const repoRoot = makeRepoRoot("openclaw-official-channel-catalog-write-");
     writeJson(path.join(repoRoot, "extensions", "whatsapp", "package.json"), {