diff --git a/src/plugins/loader.test.ts b/src/plugins/loader.test.ts
index 4bae4812fdf..13b063810b9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/loader.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/loader.test.ts
@@ -1037,7 +1037,8 @@ describe("loadOpenClawPlugins", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    expect(registry.plugins.find((entry) => entry.id === "discord")?.status).toBe("loaded");
+    const record = registry.plugins.find((entry) => entry.id === "discord");
+    expect(record?.status, record?.error).toBe("loaded");
   });
   it("registers standalone text transforms", () => {
     useNoBundledPlugins();
@@ -6591,7 +6592,7 @@ module.exports = {
       }),
     );
     const record = registry.plugins.find((entry) => entry.id === "legacy-root-import");
-    expect(record?.status).toBe("loaded");
+    expect(record?.status, record?.error).toBe("loaded");
   });
 
   it("supports legacy plugins subscribing to diagnostic events from the root sdk", async () => {
@@ -6639,7 +6640,7 @@ module.exports = {
       const record = registry.plugins.find(
         (entry) => entry.id === "legacy-root-diagnostic-listener",
       );
-      expect(record?.status).toBe("loaded");
+      expect(record?.status, record?.error).toBe("loaded");
 
       emitDiagnosticEvent({
         type: "model.usage",
diff --git a/src/plugins/native-module-require.test.ts b/src/plugins/native-module-require.test.ts
index 6566a930aa0..67e97a1c7e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/native-module-require.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/native-module-require.test.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ describe("tryNativeRequireJavaScriptModule", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("declines missing dependency errors when source-transform fallback is available", () => {
+    const dir = makeTempDir();
+    const modulePath = path.join(dir, "plugin.cjs");
+    fs.writeFileSync(modulePath, 'require("openclaw/plugin-sdk");\n', "utf8");
+
+    expect(
+      tryNativeRequireJavaScriptModule(modulePath, {
+        allowWindows: true,
+        fallbackOnMissingDependency: true,
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({ ok: false });
+  });
+
   it("propagates real module evaluation errors instead of falling back", () => {
     const dir = makeTempDir();
     const modulePath = path.join(dir, "plugin.cjs");
diff --git a/src/plugins/native-module-require.ts b/src/plugins/native-module-require.ts
index a89d7beb723..e70a1079722 100644
--- a/src/plugins/native-module-require.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/native-module-require.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function isSourceTransformFallbackError(error: unknown, modulePath: string): boo
 
 export function tryNativeRequireJavaScriptModule(
   modulePath: string,
-  options: { allowWindows?: boolean } = {},
+  options: { allowWindows?: boolean; fallbackOnMissingDependency?: boolean } = {},
 ): { ok: true; moduleExport: unknown } | { ok: false } {
   if (process.platform === "win32" && options.allowWindows !== true) {
     return { ok: false };
@@ -44,7 +44,15 @@ export function tryNativeRequireJavaScriptModule(
   try {
     return { ok: true, moduleExport: nodeRequire(modulePath) };
   } catch (error) {
-    if (!isSourceTransformFallbackError(error, modulePath)) {
+    const code =
+      error && typeof error === "object" ? (error as { code?: unknown }).code : undefined;
+    if (
+      !isSourceTransformFallbackError(error, modulePath) &&
+      !(
+        options.fallbackOnMissingDependency === true &&
+        (code === "MODULE_NOT_FOUND" || code === "ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND")
+      )
+    ) {
       throw error;
     }
     return { ok: false };
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-module-loader-cache.test.ts b/src/plugins/plugin-module-loader-cache.test.ts
index 4b29754583a..8004266bf3e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin-module-loader-cache.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-module-loader-cache.test.ts
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ describe("getCachedPluginModuleLoader", () => {
     // allowWindows must be passed so the native fast path works on Windows too.
     expect(nativeStub).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/repo/dist/extensions/demo/api.js", {
       allowWindows: true,
+      fallbackOnMissingDependency: true,
     });
     expect(getPluginModuleLoaderStats()).toMatchObject({
       calls: 1,
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-module-loader-cache.ts b/src/plugins/plugin-module-loader-cache.ts
index 076dda986bc..d7bbc38bdcf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin-module-loader-cache.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-module-loader-cache.ts
@@ -282,7 +282,10 @@ function createPluginModuleLoader(params: {
         ...rest,
       );
     }
-    const native = tryNativeRequireJavaScriptModule(target, { allowWindows: true });
+    const native = tryNativeRequireJavaScriptModule(target, {
+      allowWindows: true,
+      fallbackOnMissingDependency: true,
+    });
     if (native.ok) {
       pluginModuleLoaderStats.nativeHits += 1;
       return native.moduleExport;
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-sdk-dist-alias.ts b/src/plugins/plugin-sdk-dist-alias.ts
index e1f98c8aa74..58cddb1b31e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin-sdk-dist-alias.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-sdk-dist-alias.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@ function writeRuntimeJsonFile(targetPath: string, value: unknown): void {
 
 function writeRuntimeModuleWrapper(sourcePath: string, targetPath: string): void {
   const relative = `./${path.relative(path.dirname(targetPath), sourcePath).split(path.sep).join("/")}`;
-  const content = [
-    `export * from ${JSON.stringify(relative)};`,
-    `import * as moduleExports from ${JSON.stringify(relative)};`,
-    `export default moduleExports.default ?? moduleExports;`,
-    "",
-  ].join("\n");
+  const content = [`export * from ${JSON.stringify(relative)};`, ""].join("\n");
   try {
     if (fs.readFileSync(targetPath, "utf8") === content) {
       return;