diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 68856898568..a3d536a3dbf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ COPY openclaw.mjs ./
 COPY ui/package.json ./ui/package.json
 COPY patches ./patches
 COPY scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs scripts/npm-runner.mjs scripts/windows-cmd-helpers.mjs ./scripts/
+COPY scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs ./scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs
 COPY scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs ./scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs
 
 COPY --from=ext-deps /out/ ./${OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGIN_DIR}/
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e4b49777be..d802d9ba85a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "skills/",
     "scripts/npm-runner.mjs",
     "scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs",
+    "scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs",
     "scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs",
     "scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs",
     "scripts/windows-cmd-helpers.mjs"
diff --git a/scripts/docker/cleanup-smoke/Dockerfile b/scripts/docker/cleanup-smoke/Dockerfile
index b7b37d2ecb8..9ae0fef7aed 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/cleanup-smoke/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/docker/cleanup-smoke/Dockerfile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ COPY packages ./packages
 COPY extensions ./extensions
 COPY patches ./patches
 COPY scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs scripts/npm-runner.mjs scripts/windows-cmd-helpers.mjs ./scripts/
+COPY scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs ./scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs
 COPY scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs ./scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs
 RUN --mount=type=cache,id=openclaw-pnpm-store,target=/root/.local/share/pnpm/store,sharing=locked \
   corepack enable \
diff --git a/scripts/openclaw-npm-release-check.ts b/scripts/openclaw-npm-release-check.ts
index a9cf59493d2..b45e37374b1 100644
--- a/scripts/openclaw-npm-release-check.ts
+++ b/scripts/openclaw-npm-release-check.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const MAX_CALVER_DISTANCE_DAYS = 2;
 const REQUIRED_PACKED_PATHS = [
   PACKAGE_DIST_INVENTORY_RELATIVE_PATH,
   "dist/control-ui/index.html",
+  "scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs",
   ...WORKSPACE_TEMPLATE_PACK_PATHS,
 ];
 const CONTROL_UI_ASSET_PREFIX = "dist/control-ui/assets/";
diff --git a/scripts/release-check.ts b/scripts/release-check.ts
index 758536d583c..764bdf1e978 100755
--- a/scripts/release-check.ts
+++ b/scripts/release-check.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ const requiredPathGroups = [
   ...WORKSPACE_TEMPLATE_PACK_PATHS,
   "scripts/npm-runner.mjs",
   "scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs",
+  "scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs",
   "scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs",
   "scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs",
   "dist/plugin-sdk/compat.js",
diff --git a/src/dockerfile.test.ts b/src/dockerfile.test.ts
index 751d29303f0..5aa781df259 100644
--- a/src/dockerfile.test.ts
+++ b/src/dockerfile.test.ts
@@ -78,13 +78,18 @@ describe("Dockerfile", () => {
     const dockerfile = await readFile(dockerfilePath, "utf8");
     const installIndex = dockerfile.indexOf("pnpm install --frozen-lockfile");
     const postinstallIndex = dockerfile.indexOf("COPY scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs");
+    const runtimeDepsHelperIndex = dockerfile.indexOf(
+      "COPY scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs ./scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs",
+    );
     const distImportHelperIndex = dockerfile.indexOf(
       "COPY scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs ./scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs",
     );
 
     expect(postinstallIndex).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+    expect(runtimeDepsHelperIndex).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
     expect(distImportHelperIndex).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
     expect(postinstallIndex).toBeLessThan(installIndex);
+    expect(runtimeDepsHelperIndex).toBeLessThan(installIndex);
     expect(distImportHelperIndex).toBeLessThan(installIndex);
   });
 
diff --git a/test/openclaw-npm-release-check.test.ts b/test/openclaw-npm-release-check.test.ts
index 4b86971345e..1516a4654a0 100644
--- a/test/openclaw-npm-release-check.test.ts
+++ b/test/openclaw-npm-release-check.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 
 const REQUIRED_PACKED_PATHS = [
   PACKAGE_DIST_INVENTORY_RELATIVE_PATH,
+  "scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs",
   ...WORKSPACE_TEMPLATE_PACK_PATHS,
 ] as const;
 
diff --git a/test/release-check.test.ts b/test/release-check.test.ts
index 2a0f8bfbb4f..e8655ba205e 100644
--- a/test/release-check.test.ts
+++ b/test/release-check.test.ts
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ describe("collectMissingPackPaths", () => {
         "dist/control-ui/index.html",
         "scripts/npm-runner.mjs",
         "scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs",
+        "scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs",
         "scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs",
         "scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs",
         "dist/task-registry-control.runtime.js",
@@ -615,6 +616,7 @@ describe("collectMissingPackPaths", () => {
         ...WORKSPACE_TEMPLATE_PACK_PATHS,
         "scripts/npm-runner.mjs",
         "scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs",
+        "scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-deps-install.mjs",
         "scripts/lib/package-dist-imports.mjs",
         "scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs",
         "dist/plugin-sdk/root-alias.cjs",