diff --git a/src/plugins/discovery.ts b/src/plugins/discovery.ts
index 145f1ed2cb1..11e6cf688ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discovery.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discovery.ts
@@ -319,6 +319,18 @@ function shouldIgnoreScannedDirectory(dirName: string): boolean {
   return false;
 }
 
+function resolvesToSameDirectory(left?: string, right?: string): boolean {
+  if (!left || !right) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const leftRealPath = safeRealpathSync(left);
+  const rightRealPath = safeRealpathSync(right);
+  if (leftRealPath && rightRealPath) {
+    return leftRealPath === rightRealPath;
+  }
+  return path.resolve(left) === path.resolve(right);
+}
+
 function readPackageManifest(dir: string, rejectHardlinks = true): PackageManifest | null {
   const manifestPath = path.join(dir, "package.json");
   const opened = openBoundaryFileSync({
@@ -910,7 +922,9 @@ export function discoverOpenClawPlugins(params: {
       seen,
     });
   }
-  if (roots.workspace && workspaceRoot) {
+  const workspaceMatchesBundledRoot = resolvesToSameDirectory(workspaceRoot, roots.stock);
+
+  if (roots.workspace && workspaceRoot && !workspaceMatchesBundledRoot) {
     discoverInDirectory({
       dir: workspaceRoot,
       origin: "workspace",