fix(plugins): preserve live hook registry during gateway runs

src/agents/runtime-plugins.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  loadOpenClawPlugins: vi.fn(),
+  getActivePluginRegistryKey: vi.fn<() => string | null>(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../plugins/loader.js", () => ({
+  loadOpenClawPlugins: hoisted.loadOpenClawPlugins,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../plugins/runtime.js", () => ({
+  getActivePluginRegistryKey: hoisted.getActivePluginRegistryKey,
+}));
+
+const { ensureRuntimePluginsLoaded } = await import("./runtime-plugins.js");
+
+describe("ensureRuntimePluginsLoaded", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    hoisted.loadOpenClawPlugins.mockReset();
+    hoisted.getActivePluginRegistryKey.mockReset();
+    hoisted.getActivePluginRegistryKey.mockReturnValue(null);
+  });
+
+  it("does not reactivate plugins when a process already has an active registry", () => {
+    hoisted.getActivePluginRegistryKey.mockReturnValue("gateway-registry");
+
+    ensureRuntimePluginsLoaded({
+      config: {} as never,
+      workspaceDir: "/tmp/workspace",
+      allowGatewaySubagentBinding: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(hoisted.loadOpenClawPlugins).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("loads runtime plugins when no active registry exists", () => {
+    ensureRuntimePluginsLoaded({
+      config: {} as never,
+      workspaceDir: "/tmp/workspace",
+      allowGatewaySubagentBinding: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(hoisted.loadOpenClawPlugins).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      config: {} as never,
+      workspaceDir: "/tmp/workspace",
+      runtimeOptions: {
+        allowGatewaySubagentBinding: true,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+});