QA: keep qa-lab out of packaged installs

docs/help/testing.md

@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ These commands sit beside the main test suites when you need QA-lab realism:
   - Starts the Docker-backed QA site for operator-style QA work.
 - `pnpm openclaw qa matrix`
   - Runs the Matrix live QA lane against a disposable Docker-backed Tuwunel homeserver.
-  - Packaged OpenClaw installs require the optional Matrix runner plugin first:
-    `openclaw plugins install @openclaw/qa-matrix`.
+  - This QA host is repo/dev-only today. Packaged OpenClaw installs do not ship
+    `qa-lab`, so they do not expose `openclaw qa`.
   - Repo checkouts can link the in-tree plugin directly:
     `openclaw plugins install -l ./extensions/qa-matrix`.
   - Provisions three temporary Matrix users (`driver`, `sut`, `observer`) plus one private room, then starts a QA gateway child with the real Matrix plugin as the SUT transport.

package.json

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "!dist/plugin-sdk/.tsbuildinfo",
     "!dist/extensions/qa-channel/**",
     "dist/extensions/qa-channel/runtime-api.js",
+    "!dist/extensions/qa-lab/**",
     "!dist/extensions/qa-matrix/**",
     "docs/",
     "!docs/.generated/**",
@@ -1230,8 +1231,6 @@
     "plugin-sdk:sync-exports": "node scripts/sync-plugin-sdk-exports.mjs",
     "plugin-sdk:usage": "node --import tsx scripts/analyze-plugin-sdk-usage.ts",
     "plugins:sync": "node --import tsx scripts/sync-plugin-versions.ts",
-    "qa-runners:check": "node --import tsx scripts/generate-qa-runner-catalog.ts --check",
-    "qa-runners:gen": "node --import tsx scripts/generate-qa-runner-catalog.ts --write",
     "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs",
     "prepack": "node --import tsx scripts/openclaw-prepack.ts",
     "prepare": "command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 && git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1 && git config core.hooksPath git-hooks || exit 0",
@@ -1245,6 +1244,8 @@
     "proxy:install-ca": "node --import tsx scripts/proxy-install-ca.mjs",
     "proxy:run": "node scripts/run-node.mjs proxy run",
     "proxy:start": "node scripts/run-node.mjs proxy start",
+    "qa-runners:check": "node --import tsx scripts/generate-qa-runner-catalog.ts --check",
+    "qa-runners:gen": "node --import tsx scripts/generate-qa-runner-catalog.ts --write",
     "qa:e2e": "node --import tsx scripts/qa-e2e.ts",
     "qa:lab:build": "vite build --config extensions/qa-lab/web/vite.config.ts",
     "qa:lab:ui": "pnpm openclaw qa ui",

scripts/lib/bundled-runtime-sidecar-paths.json

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
   "dist/extensions/nostr/runtime-api.js",
   "dist/extensions/ollama/runtime-api.js",
   "dist/extensions/open-prose/runtime-api.js",
-  "dist/extensions/qa-lab/runtime-api.js",
   "dist/extensions/qqbot/runtime-api.js",
   "dist/extensions/signal/runtime-api.js",
   "dist/extensions/slack/runtime-api.js",

src/plugins/bundled-plugin-metadata.test.ts

@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ describe("bundled plugin metadata", () => {
     expect(BUNDLED_RUNTIME_SIDECAR_PATHS).not.toContain(
       "dist/extensions/qa-channel/runtime-api.js",
     );
+    expect(BUNDLED_RUNTIME_SIDECAR_PATHS).not.toContain("dist/extensions/qa-lab/runtime-api.js");
     expect(BUNDLED_RUNTIME_SIDECAR_PATHS).not.toContain("dist/extensions/qa-matrix/runtime-api.js");
-    expect(BUNDLED_RUNTIME_SIDECAR_PATHS).toContain("dist/extensions/qa-lab/runtime-api.js");
   });
 
   it("captures setup-entry metadata for bundled channel plugins", () => {

src/plugins/runtime-sidecar-paths-baseline.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { listBundledPluginMetadata } from "./bundled-plugin-metadata.js";
 
-const NON_PACKAGED_RUNTIME_SIDECAR_PLUGIN_DIRS = new Set(["qa-channel", "qa-matrix"]);
+const NON_PACKAGED_RUNTIME_SIDECAR_PLUGIN_DIRS = new Set(["qa-channel", "qa-lab", "qa-matrix"]);
 
 function buildBundledDistArtifactPath(dirName: string, artifact: string): string {
   return ["dist", "extensions", dirName, artifact].join("/");