diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/index.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/index.ts
index 22eb8d7bf4f..2d7b6ed46cb 100644
--- a/extensions/file-transfer/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {
   definePluginEntry,
-  type AnyAgentTool,
   type OpenClawPluginNodeHostCommand,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-entry";
 import { handleDirFetch } from "./src/node-host/dir-fetch.js";
@@ -57,9 +56,9 @@ export default definePluginEntry({
   description: "Fetch, list, write, and watch files on paired nodes via dedicated node commands.",
   nodeHostCommands: fileTransferNodeHostCommands,
   register(api) {
-    api.registerTool(createFileFetchTool() as AnyAgentTool);
-    api.registerTool(createDirListTool() as AnyAgentTool);
-    api.registerTool(createDirFetchTool() as AnyAgentTool);
-    api.registerTool(createFileWriteTool() as AnyAgentTool);
+    api.registerTool(createFileFetchTool());
+    api.registerTool(createDirListTool());
+    api.registerTool(createDirFetchTool());
+    api.registerTool(createFileWriteTool());
   },
 });
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-fetch.test.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-fetch.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0df16dd7f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-fetch.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import crypto from "node:crypto";
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { handleDirFetch } from "./dir-fetch.js";
+
+let tmpRoot: string;
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  tmpRoot = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "dir-fetch-test-"));
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await fs.rm(tmpRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+// dir-fetch shells out to /usr/bin/tar. Skip the body of these tests on
+// platforms without it (Windows CI). They still register, just no-op.
+const HAS_TAR = process.platform !== "win32";
+
+describe("handleDirFetch — input validation", () => {
+  it("rejects empty / non-string path", async () => {
+    expect(await handleDirFetch({ path: "" })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "INVALID_PATH",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects relative paths", async () => {
+    expect(await handleDirFetch({ path: "relative" })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "INVALID_PATH",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects paths with NUL bytes", async () => {
+    expect(await handleDirFetch({ path: "/tmp/foo\0bar" })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "INVALID_PATH",
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleDirFetch — fs errors", () => {
+  it.runIf(HAS_TAR)("returns NOT_FOUND for a missing directory", async () => {
+    const r = await handleDirFetch({ path: path.join(tmpRoot, "missing") });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "NOT_FOUND" });
+  });
+
+  it.runIf(HAS_TAR)("returns IS_FILE when path resolves to a file", async () => {
+    const f = path.join(tmpRoot, "f.txt");
+    await fs.writeFile(f, "x");
+    expect(await handleDirFetch({ path: f })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "IS_FILE",
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleDirFetch — happy path", () => {
+  it.runIf(HAS_TAR)("returns a gzipped tar with byte count and sha256", async () => {
+    await fs.writeFile(path.join(tmpRoot, "a.txt"), "alpha\n");
+    await fs.writeFile(path.join(tmpRoot, "b.txt"), "beta\n");
+    await fs.mkdir(path.join(tmpRoot, "sub"));
+    await fs.writeFile(path.join(tmpRoot, "sub", "c.txt"), "gamma\n");
+
+    const r = await handleDirFetch({ path: tmpRoot });
+    if (!r.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`expected ok, got ${r.code}: ${r.message}`);
+    }
+
+    expect(r.tarBytes).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(r.tarBase64.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    const buf = Buffer.from(r.tarBase64, "base64");
+    expect(buf.byteLength).toBe(r.tarBytes);
+
+    const expectedSha = crypto.createHash("sha256").update(buf).digest("hex");
+    expect(r.sha256).toBe(expectedSha);
+
+    // gzip magic bytes
+    expect(buf[0]).toBe(0x1f);
+    expect(buf[1]).toBe(0x8b);
+
+    // file count covers the regular files we created (3); BSD tar may also
+    // list directory entries, so be generous.
+    expect(r.fileCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleDirFetch — size cap", () => {
+  it.runIf(HAS_TAR)(
+    "returns TREE_TOO_LARGE when content exceeds the cap mid-stream",
+    async () => {
+      // Write enough random content to exceed a small maxBytes. Random bytes
+      // don't compress, so gzip output is roughly the same size as input.
+      const big = crypto.randomBytes(512 * 1024);
+      await fs.writeFile(path.join(tmpRoot, "big1.bin"), big);
+      await fs.writeFile(path.join(tmpRoot, "big2.bin"), big);
+      await fs.writeFile(path.join(tmpRoot, "big3.bin"), big);
+
+      // 64KB cap should trip either the du preflight or the streaming SIGTERM.
+      const r = await handleDirFetch({ path: tmpRoot, maxBytes: 64 * 1024 });
+      expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "TREE_TOO_LARGE" });
+    },
+    30_000,
+  );
+});
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-fetch.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-fetch.ts
index 0fffc7a2e2b..f390e5953f4 100644
--- a/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-fetch.ts
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-fetch.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ async function preflightDu(dirPath: string, maxBytes: number): Promise<boolean>
         resolve(true);
         return;
       }
-      const sizeKb = parseInt(match[1], 10);
+      const sizeKb = Number.parseInt(match[1], 10);
       resolve(sizeKb <= heuristicKb);
     });
     du.on("error", () => {
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ export async function handleDirFetch(params: DirFetchParams): Promise<DirFetchRe
     let aborted = false;
 
     const watchdog = setTimeout(() => {
-      if (aborted) return;
+      if (aborted) {
+        return;
+      }
       aborted = true;
       try {
         child.kill("SIGKILL");
@@ -192,7 +194,9 @@ export async function handleDirFetch(params: DirFetchParams): Promise<DirFetchRe
     }, TAR_HARD_TIMEOUT_MS);
 
     child.stdout.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => {
-      if (aborted) return;
+      if (aborted) {
+        return;
+      }
       totalBytes += chunk.byteLength;
       if (totalBytes > maxBytes) {
         aborted = true;
@@ -206,7 +210,9 @@ export async function handleDirFetch(params: DirFetchParams): Promise<DirFetchRe
 
     child.on("close", (code) => {
       clearTimeout(watchdog);
-      if (aborted) return;
+      if (aborted) {
+        return;
+      }
       if (code !== 0) {
         resolve("ERROR");
         return;
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-list.test.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-list.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b92e545476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-list.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  DIR_LIST_DEFAULT_MAX_ENTRIES,
+  DIR_LIST_HARD_MAX_ENTRIES,
+  handleDirList,
+} from "./dir-list.js";
+
+let tmpRoot: string;
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  tmpRoot = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "dir-list-test-"));
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await fs.rm(tmpRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+describe("handleDirList — input validation", () => {
+  it("rejects empty / non-string path", async () => {
+    expect(await handleDirList({ path: "" })).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "INVALID_PATH" });
+    expect(await handleDirList({ path: undefined })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "INVALID_PATH",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects relative paths", async () => {
+    expect(await handleDirList({ path: "relative" })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "INVALID_PATH",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects paths with NUL bytes", async () => {
+    expect(await handleDirList({ path: "/tmp/foo\0bar" })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "INVALID_PATH",
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleDirList — fs errors", () => {
+  it("returns NOT_FOUND for a missing directory", async () => {
+    expect(await handleDirList({ path: path.join(tmpRoot, "does-not-exist") })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "NOT_FOUND",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns IS_FILE when path resolves to a regular file", async () => {
+    const f = path.join(tmpRoot, "f.txt");
+    await fs.writeFile(f, "x");
+    expect(await handleDirList({ path: f })).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "IS_FILE" });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleDirList — happy path", () => {
+  it("lists files and subdirs with metadata, sorted by name", async () => {
+    await fs.writeFile(path.join(tmpRoot, "z.txt"), "Z");
+    await fs.writeFile(path.join(tmpRoot, "a.png"), "PNG-bytes");
+    await fs.mkdir(path.join(tmpRoot, "subdir"));
+
+    const r = await handleDirList({ path: tmpRoot });
+    if (!r.ok) {
+      throw new Error("expected ok");
+    }
+    expect(r.entries.map((e) => e.name)).toEqual(["a.png", "subdir", "z.txt"]);
+
+    const a = r.entries.find((e) => e.name === "a.png")!;
+    expect(a.isDir).toBe(false);
+    expect(a.size).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(a.mimeType).toBe("image/png");
+
+    const sub = r.entries.find((e) => e.name === "subdir")!;
+    expect(sub.isDir).toBe(true);
+    expect(sub.size).toBe(0);
+    expect(sub.mimeType).toBe("inode/directory");
+
+    expect(r.truncated).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.nextPageToken).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("includes dotfiles in the listing", async () => {
+    await fs.writeFile(path.join(tmpRoot, ".hidden"), "x");
+    await fs.writeFile(path.join(tmpRoot, "visible"), "x");
+
+    const r = await handleDirList({ path: tmpRoot });
+    if (!r.ok) {
+      throw new Error("expected ok");
+    }
+    expect(r.entries.map((e) => e.name)).toEqual([".hidden", "visible"]);
+  });
+
+  it("paginates via pageToken (offset-based)", async () => {
+    for (let i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
+      // zero-pad so localeCompare-stable sort matches creation order
+      await fs.writeFile(path.join(tmpRoot, `f-${i}.txt`), "x");
+    }
+
+    const page1 = await handleDirList({ path: tmpRoot, maxEntries: 3 });
+    if (!page1.ok) {
+      throw new Error("page1");
+    }
+    expect(page1.entries.map((e) => e.name)).toEqual(["f-0.txt", "f-1.txt", "f-2.txt"]);
+    expect(page1.truncated).toBe(true);
+    expect(page1.nextPageToken).toBe("3");
+
+    const page2 = await handleDirList({
+      path: tmpRoot,
+      maxEntries: 3,
+      pageToken: page1.nextPageToken,
+    });
+    if (!page2.ok) {
+      throw new Error("page2");
+    }
+    expect(page2.entries.map((e) => e.name)).toEqual(["f-3.txt", "f-4.txt", "f-5.txt"]);
+    expect(page2.truncated).toBe(true);
+
+    const page3 = await handleDirList({
+      path: tmpRoot,
+      maxEntries: 3,
+      pageToken: page2.nextPageToken,
+    });
+    if (!page3.ok) {
+      throw new Error("page3");
+    }
+    expect(page3.entries.map((e) => e.name)).toEqual(["f-6.txt"]);
+    expect(page3.truncated).toBe(false);
+    expect(page3.nextPageToken).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleDirList — limits", () => {
+  it("clamps maxEntries to the hard ceiling and uses the default for invalid values", () => {
+    expect(DIR_LIST_DEFAULT_MAX_ENTRIES).toBe(200);
+    expect(DIR_LIST_HARD_MAX_ENTRIES).toBe(5000);
+    expect(DIR_LIST_DEFAULT_MAX_ENTRIES).toBeLessThan(DIR_LIST_HARD_MAX_ENTRIES);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-list.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-list.ts
index 218492ab7c6..da75bbcc067 100644
--- a/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-list.ts
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/dir-list.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export async function handleDirList(params: DirListParams): Promise<DirListResul
   const maxEntries = clampMaxEntries(params.maxEntries);
   const offset =
     typeof params.pageToken === "string" && params.pageToken.length > 0
-      ? Math.max(0, parseInt(params.pageToken, 10) || 0)
+      ? Math.max(0, Number.parseInt(params.pageToken, 10) || 0)
       : 0;
 
   let canonical: string;
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/file-fetch.test.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/file-fetch.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5fdcc18acfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/file-fetch.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import crypto from "node:crypto";
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  FILE_FETCH_DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES,
+  FILE_FETCH_HARD_MAX_BYTES,
+  handleFileFetch,
+} from "./file-fetch.js";
+
+let tmpRoot: string;
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  tmpRoot = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "file-fetch-test-"));
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await fs.rm(tmpRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+describe("handleFileFetch — input validation", () => {
+  it("returns INVALID_PATH for empty / non-string path", async () => {
+    expect(await handleFileFetch({ path: "" })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "INVALID_PATH",
+    });
+    expect(await handleFileFetch({ path: undefined })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "INVALID_PATH",
+    });
+    expect(await handleFileFetch({ path: 42 as unknown })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "INVALID_PATH",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects relative paths", async () => {
+    const r = await handleFileFetch({ path: "relative/file.txt" });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "INVALID_PATH" });
+    expect(r.ok ? "" : r.message).toMatch(/absolute/);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects paths with NUL bytes", async () => {
+    const r = await handleFileFetch({ path: "/tmp/foo\0bar" });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "INVALID_PATH" });
+    expect(r.ok ? "" : r.message).toMatch(/NUL/);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleFileFetch — fs errors", () => {
+  it("returns NOT_FOUND for a missing file", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "missing.txt");
+    expect(await handleFileFetch({ path: target })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "NOT_FOUND",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns IS_DIRECTORY when the path resolves to a directory", async () => {
+    const r = await handleFileFetch({ path: tmpRoot });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "IS_DIRECTORY" });
+    // canonical path is reported back so the caller can re-check policy
+    expect(r.ok ? null : r.canonicalPath).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleFileFetch — happy path", () => {
+  it("reads a small file and returns size + sha256 + base64", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "hello.txt");
+    const contents = "hello world\n";
+    await fs.writeFile(target, contents);
+
+    const r = await handleFileFetch({ path: target });
+    if (!r.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`expected ok, got ${r.code}: ${r.message}`);
+    }
+
+    expect(r.size).toBe(contents.length);
+    expect(Buffer.from(r.base64, "base64").toString("utf-8")).toBe(contents);
+    const expectedSha = crypto.createHash("sha256").update(contents).digest("hex");
+    expect(r.sha256).toBe(expectedSha);
+    // canonicalized path may differ from input on macOS (/tmp -> /private/tmp)
+    expect(path.basename(r.path)).toBe("hello.txt");
+  });
+
+  it("returns a sensible mime type for known extensions", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "readme.md");
+    await fs.writeFile(target, "# heading\n");
+
+    const r = await handleFileFetch({ path: target });
+    if (!r.ok) {
+      throw new Error("expected ok");
+    }
+    // libmagic ("file" cli) typically reports text/plain or text/markdown for
+    // a one-line markdown file; the extension fallback yields text/markdown.
+    // Accept either.
+    expect(r.mimeType).toMatch(/^text\/(plain|markdown)$/);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleFileFetch — size enforcement", () => {
+  it("returns FILE_TOO_LARGE when stat size exceeds the cap", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "big.bin");
+    const data = Buffer.alloc(2048, 0xab);
+    await fs.writeFile(target, data);
+
+    const r = await handleFileFetch({ path: target, maxBytes: 1024 });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "FILE_TOO_LARGE" });
+  });
+
+  it("clamps maxBytes to the hard ceiling", async () => {
+    expect(FILE_FETCH_HARD_MAX_BYTES).toBe(16 * 1024 * 1024);
+    expect(FILE_FETCH_DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES).toBeLessThanOrEqual(FILE_FETCH_HARD_MAX_BYTES);
+
+    // A request asking for a maxBytes well above the hard ceiling should
+    // still be honored for a small file (no error).
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "tiny.bin");
+    await fs.writeFile(target, Buffer.from([0x01, 0x02, 0x03]));
+    const r = await handleFileFetch({ path: target, maxBytes: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("uses default cap when maxBytes is not finite or non-positive", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "small.bin");
+    await fs.writeFile(target, Buffer.from([0xff]));
+    expect(await handleFileFetch({ path: target, maxBytes: -1 })).toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+    expect(await handleFileFetch({ path: target, maxBytes: Number.NaN })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: true,
+    });
+    expect(await handleFileFetch({ path: target, maxBytes: "8" as unknown })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: true,
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleFileFetch — symlink canonicalization", () => {
+  it("returns the canonical (realpath) target path, not the symlink path", async () => {
+    const real = path.join(tmpRoot, "real.txt");
+    const link = path.join(tmpRoot, "link.txt");
+    await fs.writeFile(real, "data");
+    await fs.symlink(real, link);
+
+    const r = await handleFileFetch({ path: link });
+    if (!r.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`expected ok, got ${r.code}`);
+    }
+    // Both inputs canonicalize through the OS; just compare basenames + that
+    // canonical resolution happened (path doesn't end with the symlink name).
+    expect(path.basename(r.path)).toBe("real.txt");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/file-write.test.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/file-write.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc3025db3b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/node-host/file-write.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+import crypto from "node:crypto";
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { handleFileWrite } from "./file-write.js";
+
+let tmpRoot: string;
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  tmpRoot = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "file-write-test-"));
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await fs.rm(tmpRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+function b64(s: string): string {
+  return Buffer.from(s, "utf-8").toString("base64");
+}
+
+describe("handleFileWrite — input validation", () => {
+  it("rejects empty / non-string path", async () => {
+    expect(await handleFileWrite({ path: "", contentBase64: b64("x") })).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "INVALID_PATH",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects relative paths", async () => {
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({ path: "relative.txt", contentBase64: b64("x") });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "INVALID_PATH" });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects paths with NUL bytes", async () => {
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({ path: "/tmp/foo\0bar", contentBase64: b64("x") });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "INVALID_PATH" });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleFileWrite — happy path", () => {
+  it("writes a new file and returns size + sha256 + overwritten=false", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "out.txt");
+    const contents = "hello write\n";
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({ path: target, contentBase64: b64(contents) });
+    if (!r.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`expected ok, got ${r.code}: ${r.message}`);
+    }
+    expect(r.size).toBe(contents.length);
+    expect(r.overwritten).toBe(false);
+    const expectedSha = crypto.createHash("sha256").update(contents).digest("hex");
+    expect(r.sha256).toBe(expectedSha);
+
+    const onDisk = await fs.readFile(target, "utf-8");
+    expect(onDisk).toBe(contents);
+  });
+
+  it("does not leave .tmp files behind on success", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "atomic.txt");
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({ path: target, contentBase64: b64("body") });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
+
+    const entries = await fs.readdir(tmpRoot);
+    const tmpFiles = entries.filter((n) => n.includes(".tmp"));
+    expect(tmpFiles).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleFileWrite — overwrite policy", () => {
+  it("refuses to overwrite an existing file when overwrite=false", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "exists.txt");
+    await fs.writeFile(target, "before");
+
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({
+      path: target,
+      contentBase64: b64("after"),
+      overwrite: false,
+    });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "EXISTS_NO_OVERWRITE" });
+    expect(await fs.readFile(target, "utf-8")).toBe("before");
+  });
+
+  it("overwrites and reports overwritten=true when overwrite=true", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "exists.txt");
+    await fs.writeFile(target, "before");
+
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({
+      path: target,
+      contentBase64: b64("after"),
+      overwrite: true,
+    });
+    if (!r.ok) {
+      throw new Error("expected ok");
+    }
+    expect(r.overwritten).toBe(true);
+    expect(await fs.readFile(target, "utf-8")).toBe("after");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleFileWrite — parent directory handling", () => {
+  it("returns PARENT_NOT_FOUND when parent is missing and createParents=false", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "nested", "child.txt");
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({
+      path: target,
+      contentBase64: b64("x"),
+      createParents: false,
+    });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "PARENT_NOT_FOUND" });
+  });
+
+  it("creates missing parents when createParents=true", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "deep", "nested", "child.txt");
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({
+      path: target,
+      contentBase64: b64("x"),
+      createParents: true,
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(await fs.readFile(target, "utf-8")).toBe("x");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleFileWrite — symlink protection", () => {
+  it("refuses to write through an existing symlink (lstat)", async () => {
+    const real = path.join(tmpRoot, "real.txt");
+    const link = path.join(tmpRoot, "link.txt");
+    await fs.writeFile(real, "untouched");
+    await fs.symlink(real, link);
+
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({
+      path: link,
+      contentBase64: b64("evil"),
+      overwrite: true,
+    });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "SYMLINK_TARGET_DENIED" });
+    // The original file must be unchanged.
+    expect(await fs.readFile(real, "utf-8")).toBe("untouched");
+  });
+
+  it("refuses to overwrite a directory", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "is-a-dir");
+    await fs.mkdir(target);
+
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({
+      path: target,
+      contentBase64: b64("x"),
+      overwrite: true,
+    });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "IS_DIRECTORY" });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleFileWrite — integrity check", () => {
+  it("unlinks the file and returns INTEGRITY_FAILURE when expectedSha256 mismatches", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "checked.txt");
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({
+      path: target,
+      contentBase64: b64("real-content"),
+      expectedSha256: "0".repeat(64),
+    });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "INTEGRITY_FAILURE" });
+    // The file must NOT survive a mismatch.
+    await expect(fs.access(target)).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "ENOENT" });
+  });
+
+  it("accepts a matching expectedSha256 and keeps the file", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "checked.txt");
+    const contents = "real-content";
+    const sha = crypto.createHash("sha256").update(contents).digest("hex");
+
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({
+      path: target,
+      contentBase64: b64(contents),
+      expectedSha256: sha,
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(await fs.readFile(target, "utf-8")).toBe(contents);
+  });
+
+  it("treats expectedSha256 as case-insensitive", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "checked.txt");
+    const contents = "abc";
+    const sha = crypto.createHash("sha256").update(contents).digest("hex").toUpperCase();
+
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({
+      path: target,
+      contentBase64: b64(contents),
+      expectedSha256: sha,
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("handleFileWrite — size cap", () => {
+  it("rejects content larger than the 16MB cap", async () => {
+    const target = path.join(tmpRoot, "big.bin");
+    // 17MB of zero-bytes — base64 inflates by ~4/3 but we're checking the
+    // decoded buffer length so this is fine.
+    const big = Buffer.alloc(17 * 1024 * 1024, 0);
+    const r = await handleFileWrite({
+      path: target,
+      contentBase64: big.toString("base64"),
+    });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "FILE_TOO_LARGE" });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/errors.test.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/errors.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5406635945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/errors.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { classifyFsError, err, throwFromNodePayload } from "./errors.js";
+
+describe("err", () => {
+  it("returns an error envelope without canonicalPath when omitted", () => {
+    const e = err("INVALID_PATH", "path required");
+    expect(e).toEqual({ ok: false, code: "INVALID_PATH", message: "path required" });
+    expect("canonicalPath" in e).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("includes canonicalPath only when provided non-empty", () => {
+    const withPath = err("NOT_FOUND", "missing", "/tmp/x");
+    expect(withPath.canonicalPath).toBe("/tmp/x");
+
+    const blankPath = err("NOT_FOUND", "missing", "");
+    expect("canonicalPath" in blankPath).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("classifyFsError", () => {
+  it("maps ENOENT to NOT_FOUND", () => {
+    expect(classifyFsError({ code: "ENOENT" })).toBe("NOT_FOUND");
+  });
+
+  it("maps EACCES and EPERM to PERMISSION_DENIED", () => {
+    expect(classifyFsError({ code: "EACCES" })).toBe("PERMISSION_DENIED");
+    expect(classifyFsError({ code: "EPERM" })).toBe("PERMISSION_DENIED");
+  });
+
+  it("maps EISDIR to IS_DIRECTORY", () => {
+    expect(classifyFsError({ code: "EISDIR" })).toBe("IS_DIRECTORY");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to READ_ERROR for unknown / null / non-object input", () => {
+    expect(classifyFsError({ code: "EUNKNOWN" })).toBe("READ_ERROR");
+    expect(classifyFsError(null)).toBe("READ_ERROR");
+    expect(classifyFsError(undefined)).toBe("READ_ERROR");
+    expect(classifyFsError("nope")).toBe("READ_ERROR");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("throwFromNodePayload", () => {
+  it("preserves code and message in the thrown Error", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      throwFromNodePayload("file.fetch", { code: "NOT_FOUND", message: "file not found" }),
+    ).toThrow(/file\.fetch NOT_FOUND: file not found/);
+  });
+
+  it("appends canonicalPath when present", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      throwFromNodePayload("file.fetch", {
+        code: "POLICY_DENIED",
+        message: "blocked",
+        canonicalPath: "/tmp/x",
+      }),
+    ).toThrow(/canonical=\/tmp\/x/);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to ERROR / generic message when fields are missing", () => {
+    expect(() => throwFromNodePayload("dir.list", {})).toThrow(/dir\.list ERROR: dir\.list failed/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/gatekeep.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/gatekeep.ts
index 69a1256bb44..5ac793e6aa7 100644
--- a/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/gatekeep.ts
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/gatekeep.ts
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ export async function gatekeep(input: {
   // ask=always: prompt even on a match.
   // Or: ask=on-miss + no allow match: prompt.
   const shouldAsk =
-    (decision.ok && decision.reason === "ask-always") ||
-    (!decision.ok && decision.askable === true);
+    (decision.ok && decision.reason === "ask-always") || (!decision.ok && decision.askable);
 
   if (shouldAsk) {
     const verb = input.promptVerb;
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/mime.test.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/mime.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7426a10602f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/mime.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  EXTENSION_MIME,
+  IMAGE_MIME_INLINE_SET,
+  TEXT_INLINE_MAX_BYTES,
+  TEXT_INLINE_MIME_SET,
+  mimeFromExtension,
+} from "./mime.js";
+
+describe("mimeFromExtension", () => {
+  it("returns the mapped mime for known extensions", () => {
+    expect(mimeFromExtension("foo.png")).toBe("image/png");
+    expect(mimeFromExtension("/abs/path/bar.JPG")).toBe("image/jpeg");
+    expect(mimeFromExtension("doc.pdf")).toBe("application/pdf");
+    expect(mimeFromExtension("notes.md")).toBe("text/markdown");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to application/octet-stream for unknown extensions", () => {
+    expect(mimeFromExtension("blob.xyz")).toBe("application/octet-stream");
+    expect(mimeFromExtension("Makefile")).toBe("application/octet-stream");
+  });
+
+  it("is case-insensitive on the extension", () => {
+    expect(mimeFromExtension("foo.PNG")).toBe("image/png");
+    expect(mimeFromExtension("foo.WeBp")).toBe("image/webp");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("MIME constants", () => {
+  it("EXTENSION_MIME includes the v1 image set", () => {
+    expect(EXTENSION_MIME[".png"]).toBe("image/png");
+    expect(EXTENSION_MIME[".jpg"]).toBe("image/jpeg");
+    expect(EXTENSION_MIME[".jpeg"]).toBe("image/jpeg");
+    expect(EXTENSION_MIME[".webp"]).toBe("image/webp");
+    expect(EXTENSION_MIME[".gif"]).toBe("image/gif");
+  });
+
+  it("IMAGE_MIME_INLINE_SET is the inline-renderable image set", () => {
+    expect(IMAGE_MIME_INLINE_SET.has("image/png")).toBe(true);
+    expect(IMAGE_MIME_INLINE_SET.has("image/jpeg")).toBe(true);
+    expect(IMAGE_MIME_INLINE_SET.has("image/webp")).toBe(true);
+    expect(IMAGE_MIME_INLINE_SET.has("image/gif")).toBe(true);
+    // heic/heif intentionally excluded
+    expect(IMAGE_MIME_INLINE_SET.has("image/heic")).toBe(false);
+    expect(IMAGE_MIME_INLINE_SET.has("image/heif")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("TEXT_INLINE_MIME_SET covers small-text inlining types", () => {
+    expect(TEXT_INLINE_MIME_SET.has("text/plain")).toBe(true);
+    expect(TEXT_INLINE_MIME_SET.has("text/markdown")).toBe(true);
+    expect(TEXT_INLINE_MIME_SET.has("application/json")).toBe(true);
+    expect(TEXT_INLINE_MIME_SET.has("text/csv")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("TEXT_INLINE_MAX_BYTES is the documented 8KB cap", () => {
+    expect(TEXT_INLINE_MAX_BYTES).toBe(8 * 1024);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/policy.test.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/policy.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc780accd5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/policy.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+// Mock the plugin-sdk config-runtime surface so we can drive the policy
+// reader from the test without booting a gateway. mutateConfigFile is also
+// mocked so persistAllowAlways tests can assert what would have been written
+// without touching ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.
+const getRuntimeConfigMock = vi.fn();
+const mutateConfigFileMock = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime", () => ({
+  getRuntimeConfig: () => getRuntimeConfigMock(),
+  mutateConfigFile: (input: unknown) => mutateConfigFileMock(input),
+}));
+
+// Imported AFTER vi.mock so the mocked module is what policy.ts binds to.
+const { evaluateFilePolicy, persistAllowAlways } = await import("./policy.js");
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  getRuntimeConfigMock.mockReset();
+  mutateConfigFileMock.mockReset();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+function withConfig(fileTransfer: Record<string, unknown> | undefined) {
+  if (fileTransfer === undefined) {
+    getRuntimeConfigMock.mockReturnValue({});
+  } else {
+    getRuntimeConfigMock.mockReturnValue({
+      gateway: { nodes: { fileTransfer } },
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+describe("evaluateFilePolicy — default deny", () => {
+  it("returns NO_POLICY when no gateway block is present", () => {
+    getRuntimeConfigMock.mockReturnValue({});
+    const r = evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/tmp/x" });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "NO_POLICY", askable: false });
+  });
+
+  it("returns NO_POLICY when fileTransfer block is missing", () => {
+    getRuntimeConfigMock.mockReturnValue({ gateway: { nodes: {} } });
+    const r = evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/tmp/x" });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "NO_POLICY" });
+  });
+
+  it("returns NO_POLICY when no entry exists for the node and no '*' fallback", () => {
+    withConfig({ "other-node": { allowReadPaths: ["/tmp/**"] } });
+    const r = evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/tmp/x" });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "NO_POLICY" });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("evaluateFilePolicy — denyPaths always wins", () => {
+  it("denies even when allowReadPaths matches", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      n1: {
+        allowReadPaths: ["/tmp/**"],
+        denyPaths: ["**/.ssh/**"],
+      },
+    });
+    const r = evaluateFilePolicy({
+      nodeId: "n1",
+      kind: "read",
+      path: "/tmp/.ssh/id_rsa",
+    });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "POLICY_DENIED", askable: false });
+    expect(r.ok ? "" : r.reason).toMatch(/deny/);
+  });
+
+  it("denies even with ask=always (denyPaths is hard)", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      n1: {
+        ask: "always",
+        denyPaths: ["**/secrets/**"],
+      },
+    });
+    const r = evaluateFilePolicy({
+      nodeId: "n1",
+      kind: "read",
+      path: "/var/secrets/api.key",
+    });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "POLICY_DENIED", askable: false });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("evaluateFilePolicy — allow matching", () => {
+  it("allows on matched-allow with ask=off (default)", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      n1: { allowReadPaths: ["/tmp/**"] },
+    });
+    expect(evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/tmp/foo/bar.png" })).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      reason: "matched-allow",
+      maxBytes: undefined,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("propagates per-node maxBytes on matched-allow", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      n1: { allowReadPaths: ["/tmp/**"], maxBytes: 1024 },
+    });
+    const r = evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/tmp/x" });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: true, maxBytes: 1024 });
+  });
+
+  it("uses kind=write to consult allowWritePaths, not allowReadPaths", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      n1: { allowReadPaths: ["/tmp/**"], allowWritePaths: ["/srv/**"] },
+    });
+    expect(evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "write", path: "/srv/out.txt" })).toMatchObject(
+      { ok: true },
+    );
+    expect(evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "write", path: "/tmp/out.txt" })).toMatchObject(
+      { ok: false, code: "POLICY_DENIED" },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("expands tilde in patterns relative to homedir", () => {
+    const home = os.homedir();
+    withConfig({
+      n1: { allowReadPaths: ["~/Screenshots/**"] },
+    });
+    expect(
+      evaluateFilePolicy({
+        nodeId: "n1",
+        kind: "read",
+        path: path.join(home, "Screenshots", "shot.png"),
+      }),
+    ).toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("evaluateFilePolicy — ask modes", () => {
+  it("ask=on-miss returns askable POLICY_DENIED on miss", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      n1: { ask: "on-miss", allowReadPaths: ["/var/log/**"] },
+    });
+    const r = evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/tmp/x" });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({
+      ok: false,
+      code: "POLICY_DENIED",
+      askable: true,
+      askMode: "on-miss",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("ask=on-miss still silent-allows on a match", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      n1: { ask: "on-miss", allowReadPaths: ["/tmp/**"] },
+    });
+    const r = evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/tmp/x" });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: true, reason: "matched-allow" });
+  });
+
+  it("ask=always always returns ask-always (prompt on every call)", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      n1: { ask: "always", allowReadPaths: ["/tmp/**"] },
+    });
+    const r = evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/tmp/x" });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: true, reason: "ask-always", askMode: "always" });
+  });
+
+  it("ask=off returns non-askable POLICY_DENIED on miss", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      n1: { ask: "off", allowReadPaths: ["/var/log/**"] },
+    });
+    const r = evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/tmp/x" });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, code: "POLICY_DENIED", askable: false });
+  });
+
+  it("invalid ask values normalize to off", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      n1: { ask: "sometimes", allowReadPaths: ["/var/log/**"] },
+    });
+    const r = evaluateFilePolicy({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/tmp/x" });
+    expect(r).toMatchObject({ ok: false, askable: false });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("evaluateFilePolicy — node-id resolution", () => {
+  it("resolves by displayName when nodeId has no entry", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      "Lobster MacBook": { allowReadPaths: ["/tmp/**"] },
+    });
+    expect(
+      evaluateFilePolicy({
+        nodeId: "node-abc-123",
+        nodeDisplayName: "Lobster MacBook",
+        kind: "read",
+        path: "/tmp/x",
+      }),
+    ).toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to '*' wildcard when neither id nor displayName matches", () => {
+    withConfig({
+      "*": { allowReadPaths: ["/tmp/**"] },
+    });
+    expect(
+      evaluateFilePolicy({
+        nodeId: "n1",
+        nodeDisplayName: "anything",
+        kind: "read",
+        path: "/tmp/x",
+      }),
+    ).toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("persistAllowAlways", () => {
+  it("appends path to allowReadPaths under the existing matching key", async () => {
+    let captured: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+    mutateConfigFileMock.mockImplementation(
+      async ({ mutate }: { mutate: (draft: Record<string, unknown>) => void }) => {
+        const draft: Record<string, unknown> = {
+          gateway: { nodes: { fileTransfer: { n1: { allowReadPaths: ["/tmp/**"] } } } },
+        };
+        mutate(draft);
+        captured = draft;
+      },
+    );
+    await persistAllowAlways({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/srv/added.png" });
+
+    expect(mutateConfigFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    // Drill back into the captured draft to assert the added path.
+    const root = captured as unknown as {
+      gateway: { nodes: { fileTransfer: Record<string, { allowReadPaths: string[] }> } };
+    };
+    expect(root.gateway.nodes.fileTransfer.n1.allowReadPaths).toContain("/srv/added.png");
+  });
+
+  it("creates a new node entry keyed by displayName when no entry exists", async () => {
+    let captured: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+    mutateConfigFileMock.mockImplementation(
+      async ({ mutate }: { mutate: (draft: Record<string, unknown>) => void }) => {
+        const draft: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+        mutate(draft);
+        captured = draft;
+      },
+    );
+
+    await persistAllowAlways({
+      nodeId: "n1",
+      nodeDisplayName: "Lobster",
+      kind: "write",
+      path: "/srv/out.txt",
+    });
+
+    const root = captured as unknown as {
+      gateway: { nodes: { fileTransfer: Record<string, { allowWritePaths: string[] }> } };
+    };
+    expect(root.gateway.nodes.fileTransfer["Lobster"].allowWritePaths).toContain("/srv/out.txt");
+  });
+
+  it("dedupes when path already present", async () => {
+    let captured: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+    mutateConfigFileMock.mockImplementation(
+      async ({ mutate }: { mutate: (draft: Record<string, unknown>) => void }) => {
+        const draft: Record<string, unknown> = {
+          gateway: { nodes: { fileTransfer: { n1: { allowReadPaths: ["/tmp/x"] } } } },
+        };
+        mutate(draft);
+        captured = draft;
+      },
+    );
+    await persistAllowAlways({ nodeId: "n1", kind: "read", path: "/tmp/x" });
+
+    const root = captured as unknown as {
+      gateway: { nodes: { fileTransfer: Record<string, { allowReadPaths: string[] }> } };
+    };
+    const list = root.gateway.nodes.fileTransfer.n1.allowReadPaths;
+    expect(list.filter((p) => p === "/tmp/x").length).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/policy.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/policy.ts
index 0ce3e64e0a6..059f136ef1b 100644
--- a/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/policy.ts
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/shared/policy.ts
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export async function persistAllowAlways(input: {
         fileTransfer[key] = {};
       }
       const entry = fileTransfer[key];
-      const list = Array.isArray(entry[field]) ? (entry[field] as string[]) : [];
+      const list = Array.isArray(entry[field]) ? entry[field] : [];
       if (!list.includes(input.path)) {
         list.push(input.path);
       }
diff --git a/extensions/file-transfer/src/tools/file-write-tool.ts b/extensions/file-transfer/src/tools/file-write-tool.ts
index 409908c748f..82f6a74d9ac 100644
--- a/extensions/file-transfer/src/tools/file-write-tool.ts
+++ b/extensions/file-transfer/src/tools/file-write-tool.ts
@@ -70,11 +70,10 @@ export function createFileWriteTool(): AnyAgentTool {
       "Write file bytes to a paired node by absolute path. Atomic write (temp + rename). Refuses to overwrite by default — pass overwrite=true to replace. Refuses to write through symlink targets (the node will reject if the path resolves to a symlink). Pair with file_fetch to round-trip a file from one node to another: file_fetch returns base64 in the image content block (.data) and as inline content for small text — pass that base64 directly as contentBase64 here. DO NOT use exec/cp/system.run for file copies; this tool IS the same-machine copy. Requires operator opt-in: gateway.nodes.allowCommands must include 'file.write' AND gateway.nodes.fileTransfer.<node>.allowWritePaths must match the destination path. Without policy configured, every call is denied.",
     parameters: FILE_WRITE_SCHEMA,
     async execute(_toolCallId, params) {
-      const raw = (
+      const raw: Record<string, unknown> =
         params && typeof params === "object" && !Array.isArray(params)
           ? (params as Record<string, unknown>)
-          : {}
-      ) as Record<string, unknown>;
+          : {};
 
       const nodeQuery = readTrimmedString(raw, "node");
       const filePath = readTrimmedString(raw, "path");
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b83a5f10607..88dec1a2cd6 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -592,6 +592,12 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../..
 
+  extensions/file-transfer:
+    devDependencies:
+      '@openclaw/plugin-sdk':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/plugin-sdk
+
   extensions/firecrawl:
     dependencies:
       typebox: