fix(doctor): preserve catalog repair specs

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 ### Fixes
 
 - 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.
 - 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.

src/commands/doctor/shared/missing-configured-plugin-install.test.ts

@@ -404,6 +404,54 @@ describe("repairMissingConfiguredPluginInstalls", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("does not let runtime fallback metadata override official catalog install specs", async () => {
+    mocks.installPluginFromNpmSpec.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      pluginId: "acpx",
+      targetDir: "/tmp/openclaw-plugins/acpx",
+      version: "2026.5.2-beta.2",
+      npmResolution: {
+        name: "@openclaw/acpx",
+        version: "2026.5.2-beta.2",
+        resolvedSpec: "@openclaw/acpx@2026.5.2-beta.2",
+        integrity: "sha512-acpx",
+        resolvedAt: "2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      },
+    });
+    mocks.listOfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntries.mockReturnValue([
+      {
+        id: "acpx",
+        label: "ACPX Runtime",
+        install: {
+          npmSpec: "@openclaw/acpx@beta",
+          defaultChoice: "npm",
+        },
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const { repairMissingConfiguredPluginInstalls } =
+      await import("./missing-configured-plugin-install.js");
+    const result = await repairMissingConfiguredPluginInstalls({
+      cfg: {
+        acp: {
+          backend: "acpx",
+        },
+      },
+      env: {},
+    });
+
+    expect(mocks.installPluginFromNpmSpec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        spec: "@openclaw/acpx@beta",
+        expectedPluginId: "acpx",
+        trustedSourceLinkedOfficialInstall: true,
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(result.changes).toEqual([
+      'Installed missing configured plugin "acpx" from @openclaw/acpx@beta.',
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("does not install disabled configured plugin entries", async () => {
     mocks.listOfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntries.mockReturnValue([
       {

src/commands/doctor/shared/missing-configured-plugin-install.ts

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const RUNTIME_PLUGIN_INSTALL_CANDIDATES: readonly DownloadableInstallCandidate[]
   {
     pluginId: "acpx",
     label: "ACPX Runtime",
-    npmSpec: "@openclaw/acpx",
+    npmSpec: "@openclaw/acpx@beta",
     trustedSourceLinkedOfficialInstall: true,
   },
   // Runtime-only configs do not have a provider/channel integration catalog entry.
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@ function collectDownloadableInstallCandidates(params: {
     if (params.blockedPluginIds?.has(entry.pluginId)) {
       continue;
     }
-    candidates.set(entry.pluginId, entry);
+    if (!candidates.has(entry.pluginId)) {
+      candidates.set(entry.pluginId, entry);
+    }
   }
 
   return [...candidates.values()].toSorted((left, right) =>