fix(plugins): avoid bundled install load path aliases

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Skills: require explicit `skills.entries.coding-agent.enabled` before exposing the bundled coding-agent skill, so installs with Codex on PATH but no OpenAI auth do not silently offer Codex delegation. Fixes #73358. Thanks @LaFleurAdvertising and @Sanjays2402.
 - Plugins/startup: precompute bundled runtime mirror fingerprints before taking the mirror lock, including dist-runtime canonical roots, so Docker Desktop/WSL cold starts no longer hold `.openclaw-runtime-mirror.lock` while scanning slow persisted volumes. Fixes #73339. Thanks @1yihui.
 - Channels/LINE: persist inbound image, video, audio, and file downloads in `~/.openclaw/media/inbound/` instead of temporary files so agents can still read LINE media after `/tmp` cleanup. Fixes #73370. Thanks @hijirii and @wenxu007.
+- CLI/plugins: keep bundled plugin installs out of `plugins.load.paths` while preserving install records, so install/inspect/doctor loops no longer warn about the current bundled plugin directory. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Control UI/WebChat: keep large attachment payloads out of Lit state and optimistic chat messages, using object URL previews plus send-time payload serialization so PDF/image uploads no longer trigger `RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded`. Fixes #73360; refs #54378 and #63432. Thanks @hejunhui-73, @Ansub, and @christianhernandez3-afk.
 - Agents/Anthropic: cancel stalled Anthropic Messages SSE body reads when abort signals fire, so active-memory timeouts release transport resources instead of leaving hidden recall runs parked on `reader.read()`. Refs #72965 and #73120. Thanks @wdeveloper16.
 - Agents/models: keep per-agent primary models strict when `fallbacks` is omitted, so probe-only custom providers are not tried as hidden fallback candidates unless the agent explicitly opts in. Fixes #73332. Thanks @haumanto.

scripts/e2e/bundled-plugin-install-uninstall-docker.sh

@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ if (record.installPath !== record.sourcePath) {
   throw new Error(`bundled install path should equal source path for ${pluginId}`);
 }
 const paths = config.plugins?.load?.paths || [];
-if (!paths.includes(record.sourcePath)) {
-  throw new Error(`config load paths do not include bundled install path for ${pluginId}`);
+if (paths.some((entry) => String(entry).includes(`/dist/extensions/${pluginDir}`))) {
+  throw new Error(`config load paths should not include bundled install path for ${pluginId}`);
 }
 if (requiresConfig && config.plugins?.entries?.[pluginId]?.enabled === true) {
   throw new Error(`plugin requiring config should not be enabled immediately after install for ${pluginId}`);

src/cli/plugins-cli.install.test.ts

@@ -502,9 +502,7 @@ describe("plugins cli install", () => {
 
     const writtenConfig = writeConfigFile.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0] as OpenClawConfig;
     expect(writtenConfig.plugins?.entries?.["memory-lancedb"]).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(writtenConfig.plugins?.load?.paths).toEqual(
-      expect.arrayContaining(["/existing/plugin", expect.stringContaining("memory-lancedb")]),
-    );
+    expect(writtenConfig.plugins?.load?.paths).toEqual(["/existing/plugin"]);
     expect(writePersistedInstalledPluginIndexInstallRecords).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       "memory-lancedb": expect.objectContaining({
         source: "path",

src/cli/plugins-install-command.ts

@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ async function installBundledPluginSource(params: {
   bundledSource: BundledPluginSource;
   warning: string;
 }) {
-  const existing = params.snapshot.config.plugins?.load?.paths ?? [];
-  const mergedPaths = Array.from(new Set([...existing, params.bundledSource.localPath]));
   const existingEntry = params.snapshot.config.plugins?.entries?.[params.bundledSource.pluginId];
   const shouldEnable = hasValidBundledPluginConfig({
     bundledSource: params.bundledSource,
@@ -125,16 +123,7 @@ async function installBundledPluginSource(params: {
     : `Installed bundled plugin "${params.bundledSource.pluginId}" without enabling it because it requires configuration first. Configure it, then run \`openclaw plugins enable ${params.bundledSource.pluginId}\`.`;
   await persistPluginInstall({
     snapshot: {
-      config: {
-        ...configBase,
-        plugins: {
-          ...configBase.plugins,
-          load: {
-            ...configBase.plugins?.load,
-            paths: mergedPaths,
-          },
-        },
-      },
+      config: configBase,
       baseHash: params.snapshot.baseHash,
     },
     pluginId: params.bundledSource.pluginId,