From a5dafa27b6b1f079697a4185d1de605fc48fdd73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:49:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(release): allow legacy qa sidecar verification

---
 scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts   | 20 ++++++--------------
 test/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.test.ts |  6 ++----
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts b/scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts
index f46e8b54b94..fe7a5733912 100644
--- a/scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts
+++ b/scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts
@@ -166,20 +166,12 @@ export function resolveInstalledBinaryPath(prefixDir: string, platform = process
     : join(prefixDir, "bin", "openclaw");
 }
 
-function collectExpectedBundledExtensionPackageIds(
-  sourceExtensionsDir = join(process.cwd(), "extensions"),
-): ReadonlySet<string> | null {
-  if (!existsSync(sourceExtensionsDir)) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
+function collectExpectedBundledExtensionPackageIds(): ReadonlySet<string> {
   const ids = new Set<string>();
-  for (const entry of readdirSync(sourceExtensionsDir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
-    if (!entry.isDirectory()) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (existsSync(join(sourceExtensionsDir, entry.name, "package.json"))) {
-      ids.add(entry.name);
+  for (const relativePath of listBundledPluginPackArtifacts()) {
+    const match = /^dist\/extensions\/([^/]+)\/package\.json$/u.exec(relativePath);
+    if (match) {
+      ids.add(match[1]);
     }
   }
   return ids;
@@ -206,7 +198,7 @@ function readBundledExtensionPackageJsons(packageRoot: string): {
     const extensionDirPath = join(extensionsDir, entry.name);
     const packageJsonPath = join(extensionsDir, entry.name, "package.json");
     if (!existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
-      if (expectedPackageIds === null || expectedPackageIds.has(entry.name)) {
+      if (expectedPackageIds.has(entry.name)) {
         errors.push(`installed bundled extension manifest missing: ${packageJsonPath}.`);
       }
       continue;
diff --git a/test/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.test.ts b/test/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.test.ts
index d88ef4221a2..dc26443e113 100644
--- a/test/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.test.ts
+++ b/test/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.test.ts
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ describe("collectInstalledMirroredRootDependencyManifestErrors", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("rejects packaged qa channel sidecar directories that are missing package.json", () => {
+  it("accepts legacy qa channel sidecar directories without package.json", () => {
     const packageRoot = makeInstalledPackageRoot();
 
     try {
@@ -330,9 +330,7 @@ describe("collectInstalledMirroredRootDependencyManifestErrors", () => {
         "utf8",
       );
 
-      expect(collectInstalledMirroredRootDependencyManifestErrors(packageRoot)).toEqual([
-        `installed bundled extension manifest missing: ${join(packageRoot, "dist/extensions/qa-channel/package.json")}.`,
-      ]);
+      expect(collectInstalledMirroredRootDependencyManifestErrors(packageRoot)).toEqual([]);
     } finally {
       rmSync(packageRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }