diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13b7921e8d6..c231174500e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Plugins/startup: pass the Gateway `PluginLookUpTable` through plugin loading so auto-enable checks and startup-scope fallback reuse the same manifest registry instead of doing another manifest pass. Thanks @shakkernerd.
 - Plugins/startup: carry the Gateway `PluginLookUpTable` into deferred channel full-runtime reloads so post-listen startup does not rebuild manifest metadata after the provisional setup-runtime load. Thanks @shakkernerd.
 - Gateway/startup: extend `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_STARTUP_TRACE=1` with per-phase event-loop delay plus plugin lookup-table timing and count metrics for installed-index, manifest, startup-plan, and owner-map work, and include the new timing fields in startup benchmark summaries. Thanks @shakkernerd.
+- Plugins/channels: resolve read-only channel command defaults from one plugin index plus manifest pass instead of reloading plugin metadata while checking candidate plugin enablement. Thanks @shakkernerd.
 - Plugins/registry: resolve lookup-table owner maps for providers, CLI backends, setup providers, command aliases, model catalogs, channel configs, and manifest contracts while preserving setup-only CLI backend ownership. Thanks @shakkernerd.
 - Process/Windows: decode command stdout and stderr from raw bytes with console-codepage awareness, while preserving valid UTF-8 output and multibyte characters split across chunks. Fixes #50519. Thanks @iready, @kevinten10, @zhangyongjie1997, @knightplat-blip, @heiqishi666, and @slepybear.
 - Bonjour/Windows: hide the bundled mDNS advertiser's Windows ARP shell probe so Gateway startup no longer flashes command-prompt windows. Fixes #70238. Thanks @alexandre-leng, @PratikRai0101, @infinitypacific, and @tomerpeled.
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/read-only-command-defaults.ts b/src/channels/plugins/read-only-command-defaults.ts
index 17ef8265ebf..470a95519d4 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/read-only-command-defaults.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/read-only-command-defaults.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import { isBlockedObjectKey } from "../../infra/prototype-keys.js";
+import { isInstalledPluginEnabled } from "../../plugins/installed-plugin-index.js";
+import { loadPluginManifestRegistryForInstalledIndex } from "../../plugins/manifest-registry-installed.js";
 import type { PluginManifestRecord } from "../../plugins/manifest-registry.js";
-import {
-  isPluginEnabled,
-  loadPluginManifestRegistryForPluginRegistry,
-} from "../../plugins/plugin-registry.js";
+import { loadPluginRegistrySnapshot } from "../../plugins/plugin-registry.js";
 import { normalizeOptionalString } from "../../shared/string-coerce.js";
 import type { ChannelPlugin } from "./types.plugin.js";
 
@@ -66,11 +65,17 @@ export function resolveReadOnlyChannelCommandDefaults(
   if (!normalizedChannelId || !isSafeManifestChannelId(normalizedChannelId)) {
     return undefined;
   }
-  const registry = loadPluginManifestRegistryForPluginRegistry({
+  const index = loadPluginRegistrySnapshot({
     config: options.config,
     stateDir: options.stateDir,
     workspaceDir: options.workspaceDir,
     env: options.env ?? process.env,
+  });
+  const registry = loadPluginManifestRegistryForInstalledIndex({
+    index,
+    config: options.config,
+    workspaceDir: options.workspaceDir,
+    env: options.env ?? process.env,
     includeDisabled: true,
   });
   for (const record of registry.plugins) {
@@ -83,15 +88,7 @@ export function resolveReadOnlyChannelCommandDefaults(
     ) {
       continue;
     }
-    if (
-      !isPluginEnabled({
-        pluginId: record.id,
-        config: options.config,
-        stateDir: options.stateDir,
-        workspaceDir: options.workspaceDir,
-        env: options.env ?? process.env,
-      })
-    ) {
+    if (!isInstalledPluginEnabled(index, record.id, options.config)) {
       continue;
     }
     const channelConfigValue = record.channelConfigs