fix(cli): load plugins for local JSON agent runs

src/cli/command-catalog.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const cliCommandCatalog: readonly CliCommandCatalogEntry[] = [
   {
     commandPath: ["agent"],
     policy: {
-      loadPlugins: "text-only",
+      loadPlugins: ({ argv, jsonOutputMode }) => hasFlag(argv, "--local") || !jsonOutputMode,
       networkProxy: ({ argv }) => (hasFlag(argv, "--local") ? "default" : "bypass"),
     },
   },

src/cli/command-path-policy.test.ts

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe("command-path-policy", () => {
     expect(resolveCliCommandPathPolicy(["agent"])).toEqual({
       bypassConfigGuard: false,
       routeConfigGuard: "never",
-      loadPlugins: "text-only",
+      loadPlugins: expect.any(Function),
       hideBanner: false,
       ensureCliPath: true,
       networkProxy: expect.any(Function),

src/cli/command-startup-policy.test.ts

@@ -92,6 +92,27 @@ describe("command-startup-policy", () => {
         jsonOutputMode: true,
       }),
     ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      shouldLoadPluginsForCommandPath({
+        argv: ["node", "openclaw", "agent", "--json"],
+        commandPath: ["agent"],
+        jsonOutputMode: true,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      shouldLoadPluginsForCommandPath({
+        argv: ["node", "openclaw", "agent", "--json", "--local"],
+        commandPath: ["agent"],
+        jsonOutputMode: true,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      shouldLoadPluginsForCommandPath({
+        argv: ["node", "openclaw", "agent"],
+        commandPath: ["agent"],
+        jsonOutputMode: false,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
     expect(
       shouldLoadPluginsForCommandPath({
         commandPath: ["agents", "list"],