diff --git a/src/agents/skills.buildworkspaceskillstatus.test.ts b/src/agents/skills.buildworkspaceskillstatus.test.ts
index 5fc642d138d..f0445542862 100644
--- a/src/agents/skills.buildworkspaceskillstatus.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/skills.buildworkspaceskillstatus.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ afterEach(async () => {
   await Promise.all(tempDirs.splice(0).map((dir) => fs.rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true })));
 });
 
+async function createTempWorkspaceDir() {
+  const workspaceDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-skill-status-"));
+  tempDirs.push(workspaceDir);
+  return workspaceDir;
+}
+
 function makeEntry(params: {
   name: string;
   source?: string;
@@ -94,6 +100,36 @@ describe("buildWorkspaceSkillStatus", () => {
     expect(skill?.missing.config).toContain("browser.enabled");
     expect(skill?.install[0]?.id).toBe("brew");
   });
+
+  it("honors legacy clawdbot skill metadata requirements and install hints", async () => {
+    const workspaceDir = await createTempWorkspaceDir();
+    await writeSkill({
+      dir: path.join(workspaceDir, "skills", "legacy-skill"),
+      name: "legacy-skill",
+      description: "Legacy metadata",
+      metadata:
+        '{"clawdbot":{"requires":{"bins":["fakebin"]},"install":[{"id":"brew","kind":"brew","formula":"fakebin","bins":["fakebin"],"label":"Install fakebin"}]}}',
+    });
+
+    const report = withEnv({ PATH: "" }, () =>
+      buildWorkspaceSkillStatus(workspaceDir, {
+        managedSkillsDir: path.join(workspaceDir, ".managed"),
+      }),
+    );
+    const skill = report.skills.find((entry) => entry.name === "legacy-skill");
+
+    expect(skill).toBeDefined();
+    expect(skill?.eligible).toBe(false);
+    expect(skill?.requirements.bins).toEqual(["fakebin"]);
+    expect(skill?.missing.bins).toEqual(["fakebin"]);
+    expect(skill?.install[0]).toMatchObject({
+      id: "brew",
+      kind: "brew",
+      label: "Install fakebin",
+      bins: ["fakebin"],
+    });
+  });
+
   it("respects OS-gated skills", async () => {
     const entry = makeEntry({
       name: "os-skill",
diff --git a/src/compat/legacy-names.ts b/src/compat/legacy-names.ts
index f452876825b..684f21b2bab 100644
--- a/src/compat/legacy-names.ts
+++ b/src/compat/legacy-names.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const PROJECT_NAME = "openclaw" as const;
 
-export const LEGACY_PROJECT_NAMES = [] as const;
+export const LEGACY_PROJECT_NAMES = ["clawdbot"] as const;
 
 export const MANIFEST_KEY = PROJECT_NAME;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/frontmatter.test.ts b/src/shared/frontmatter.test.ts
index 69d48e05b57..778359b41c4 100644
--- a/src/shared/frontmatter.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/frontmatter.test.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ describe("shared/frontmatter", () => {
     ).toEqual({ foo: 2 });
   });
 
+  test("resolveOpenClawManifestBlock reads legacy manifest keys", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveOpenClawManifestBlock({
+        frontmatter: {
+          metadata: "{ clawdbot: { requires: { bins: ['op'] }, install: [] } }",
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({ requires: { bins: ["op"] }, install: [] });
+  });
+
   test("resolveOpenClawManifestBlock returns undefined for invalid input", () => {
     expect(resolveOpenClawManifestBlock({ frontmatter: {} })).toBeUndefined();
     expect(