diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-plugins.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-plugins.test.ts
index 4d0e3e5f59b..a5031a97607 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-plugins.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-plugins.test.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ vi.mock("../../cli/npm-resolution.js", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../../cli/plugins-command-helpers.js", () => ({
-  buildPreferredClawHubSpec: vi.fn(() => null),
   createPluginInstallLogger: vi.fn(() => ({})),
   decidePreferredClawHubFallback: vi.fn(() => "fallback_to_npm"),
   resolveFileNpmSpecToLocalPath: vi.fn(() => null),
+  resolvePreferredClawHubSpec: vi.fn(() => null),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../../cli/plugins-install-persist.js", () => ({
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-plugins.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-plugins.ts
index b3807073bd6..2549f8a0cf1 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-plugins.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-plugins.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import { buildNpmInstallRecordFields } from "../../cli/npm-resolution.js";
 import {
-  buildPreferredClawHubSpec,
   createPluginInstallLogger,
   decidePreferredClawHubFallback,
   resolveFileNpmSpecToLocalPath,
+  resolvePreferredClawHubSpec,
 } from "../../cli/plugins-command-helpers.js";
 import { persistPluginInstall } from "../../cli/plugins-install-persist.js";
 import type { ConfigSnapshotForInstallPersist } from "../../cli/plugins-install-persist.js";
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ async function installPluginFromPluginsCommand(params: {
     return { ok: true, pluginId: result.pluginId };
   }
 
-  const preferredClawHubSpec = buildPreferredClawHubSpec(params.raw);
+  const preferredClawHubSpec = await resolvePreferredClawHubSpec(params.raw);
   if (preferredClawHubSpec) {
     const clawhubResult = await installPluginFromClawHub({
       spec: preferredClawHubSpec,
diff --git a/src/cli/plugins-cli-test-helpers.ts b/src/cli/plugins-cli-test-helpers.ts
index d572d316966..4da5632b2c3 100644
--- a/src/cli/plugins-cli-test-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/cli/plugins-cli-test-helpers.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ type UnknownMock = Mock<(...args: unknown[]) => unknown>;
 type AsyncUnknownMock = Mock<(...args: unknown[]) => Promise<unknown>>;
 type LoadConfigFn = (typeof import("../config/config.js"))["loadConfig"];
 type ParseClawHubPluginSpecFn = (typeof import("../infra/clawhub.js"))["parseClawHubPluginSpec"];
+type FetchClawHubPackageReadinessFn =
+  (typeof import("../infra/clawhub.js"))["fetchClawHubPackageReadiness"];
 type InstallPluginFromMarketplaceFn =
   (typeof import("../plugins/marketplace.js"))["installPluginFromMarketplace"];
 type InstallPluginFromGitSpecFn =
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ export const installPluginFromNpmSpec: AsyncUnknownMock = vi.fn();
 export const installPluginFromPath: AsyncUnknownMock = vi.fn();
 export const installPluginFromClawHub: AsyncUnknownMock = vi.fn();
 export const parseClawHubPluginSpec: Mock<ParseClawHubPluginSpecFn> = vi.fn();
+export const fetchClawHubPackageReadiness: Mock<FetchClawHubPackageReadinessFn> = vi.fn();
 export const installHooksFromNpmSpec: AsyncUnknownMock = vi.fn();
 export const installHooksFromPath: AsyncUnknownMock = vi.fn();
 export const recordHookInstall: UnknownMock = vi.fn();
@@ -560,6 +563,16 @@ vi.mock("../plugins/clawhub.js", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../infra/clawhub.js", () => ({
+  fetchClawHubPackageReadiness: ((
+    ...args: Parameters<(typeof import("../infra/clawhub.js"))["fetchClawHubPackageReadiness"]>
+  ) =>
+    invokeMock<
+      Parameters<(typeof import("../infra/clawhub.js"))["fetchClawHubPackageReadiness"]>,
+      ReturnType<(typeof import("../infra/clawhub.js"))["fetchClawHubPackageReadiness"]>
+    >(
+      fetchClawHubPackageReadiness,
+      ...args,
+    )) as (typeof import("../infra/clawhub.js"))["fetchClawHubPackageReadiness"],
   parseClawHubPluginSpec: ((
     ...args: Parameters<(typeof import("../infra/clawhub.js"))["parseClawHubPluginSpec"]>
   ) =>
@@ -621,6 +634,7 @@ export function resetPluginsCliTestState() {
   installPluginFromPath.mockReset();
   installPluginFromClawHub.mockReset();
   parseClawHubPluginSpec.mockReset();
+  fetchClawHubPackageReadiness.mockReset();
   installHooksFromNpmSpec.mockReset();
   installHooksFromPath.mockReset();
   recordHookInstall.mockReset();
diff --git a/src/cli/plugins-cli.install.test.ts b/src/cli/plugins-cli.install.test.ts
index 0fbd1b182f9..deb01e6f423 100644
--- a/src/cli/plugins-cli.install.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/plugins-cli.install.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   applyExclusiveSlotSelection,
   buildPluginSnapshotReport,
   enablePluginInConfig,
+  fetchClawHubPackageReadiness,
   installHooksFromNpmSpec,
   installHooksFromPath,
   installPluginFromClawHub,
@@ -660,6 +661,7 @@ describe("plugins cli install", () => {
     } as OpenClawConfig;
     const enabledCfg = createEnabledPluginConfig("demo");
     loadConfig.mockReturnValue(cfg);
+    fetchClawHubPackageReadiness.mockResolvedValue({ readyForOpenClaw: true });
     installPluginFromClawHub.mockResolvedValue(
       createClawHubInstallResult({
         pluginId: "demo",
@@ -702,6 +704,7 @@ describe("plugins cli install", () => {
     } as OpenClawConfig;
     const enabledCfg = createEnabledPluginConfig("demo");
     loadConfig.mockReturnValue(cfg);
+    fetchClawHubPackageReadiness.mockResolvedValue({ phase: "legacy-zip-only" });
     installPluginFromClawHub.mockResolvedValue(
       createClawHubInstallResult({
         pluginId: "demo",
@@ -735,6 +738,7 @@ describe("plugins cli install", () => {
 
   it("falls back to npm when ClawHub does not have the package", async () => {
     primeNpmPluginFallback();
+    fetchClawHubPackageReadiness.mockResolvedValue({ phase: "ready-for-openclaw" });
 
     await runPluginsCommand(["plugins", "install", "demo"]);
 
@@ -750,6 +754,29 @@ describe("plugins cli install", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("preserves npm install behavior for bare specs until ClawHub readiness is available", async () => {
+    const cfg = createEmptyPluginConfig();
+    const enabledCfg = createEnabledPluginConfig("demo");
+    loadConfig.mockReturnValue(cfg);
+    fetchClawHubPackageReadiness.mockRejectedValue(new Error("not deployed"));
+    installPluginFromNpmSpec.mockResolvedValue(createNpmPluginInstallResult("demo"));
+    enablePluginInConfig.mockReturnValue({ config: enabledCfg });
+    applyExclusiveSlotSelection.mockReturnValue({
+      config: enabledCfg,
+      warnings: [],
+    });
+
+    await runPluginsCommand(["plugins", "install", "demo"]);
+
+    expect(fetchClawHubPackageReadiness).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ name: "demo" });
+    expect(installPluginFromClawHub).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(installPluginFromNpmSpec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        spec: "demo",
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it("installs directly from npm when npm: prefix is used", async () => {
     const cfg = createEmptyPluginConfig();
     const enabledCfg = createEnabledPluginConfig("demo");
@@ -1511,6 +1538,7 @@ describe("plugins cli install", () => {
   });
 
   it("does not fall back to npm when ClawHub rejects a real package", async () => {
+    fetchClawHubPackageReadiness.mockResolvedValue({ phase: "ready-for-openclaw" });
     installPluginFromClawHub.mockResolvedValue({
       ok: false,
       error: 'Use "openclaw skills install demo" instead.',
diff --git a/src/cli/plugins-command-helpers.ts b/src/cli/plugins-command-helpers.ts
index 2f59aa735bc..844b17e9461 100644
--- a/src/cli/plugins-command-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/cli/plugins-command-helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/types.openclaw.js";
+import { fetchClawHubPackageReadiness, type ClawHubPackageReadiness } from "../infra/clawhub.js";
 import { parseRegistryNpmSpec } from "../infra/npm-registry-spec.js";
 import { CLAWHUB_INSTALL_ERROR_CODE } from "../plugins/clawhub.js";
 import type { PluginKind } from "../plugins/plugin-kind.types.js";
@@ -211,6 +212,45 @@ export function buildPreferredClawHubSpec(raw: string): string | null {
   return `clawhub:${parsed.name}${parsed.selector ? `@${parsed.selector}` : ""}`;
 }
 
+function normalizeReadinessPhase(readiness: ClawHubPackageReadiness): string {
+  return normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(String(readiness.phase ?? readiness.status ?? ""));
+}
+
+export function isClawHubReadinessInstallReady(
+  readiness: ClawHubPackageReadiness | null | undefined,
+): boolean {
+  if (!readiness) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (
+    readiness.ready === true ||
+    readiness.readyForOpenClaw === true ||
+    readiness.installReady === true
+  ) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  const phase = normalizeReadinessPhase(readiness);
+  return (
+    phase === "ready-for-openclaw" || phase === "clawpack-ready" || phase === "legacy-zip-only"
+  );
+}
+
+export async function resolvePreferredClawHubSpec(raw: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  const parsed = parseRegistryNpmSpec(raw);
+  if (!parsed) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    const readiness = await fetchClawHubPackageReadiness({ name: parsed.name });
+    if (!isClawHubReadinessInstallReady(readiness)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return `clawhub:${parsed.name}${parsed.selector ? `@${parsed.selector}` : ""}`;
+}
+
 export function parseNpmPrefixSpec(raw: string): string | null {
   const trimmed = raw.trim();
   if (!normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(trimmed).startsWith("npm:")) {
diff --git a/src/cli/plugins-install-command.ts b/src/cli/plugins-install-command.ts
index bd5877db45f..0b4b71e92ab 100644
--- a/src/cli/plugins-install-command.ts
+++ b/src/cli/plugins-install-command.ts
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ import {
   resolveBundledInstallPlanForNpmFailure,
 } from "./plugin-install-plan.js";
 import {
-  buildPreferredClawHubSpec,
   createHookPackInstallLogger,
   createPluginInstallLogger,
   decidePreferredClawHubFallback,
   formatPluginInstallWithHookFallbackError,
   parseNpmPrefixSpec,
+  resolvePreferredClawHubSpec,
 } from "./plugins-command-helpers.js";
 import { persistHookPackInstall, persistPluginInstall } from "./plugins-install-persist.js";
 import type { ConfigSnapshotForInstallPersist } from "./plugins-install-persist.js";
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ export async function runPluginInstallCommand(params: {
     return;
   }
 
-  const preferredClawHubSpec = buildPreferredClawHubSpec(raw);
+  const preferredClawHubSpec = await resolvePreferredClawHubSpec(raw);
   if (preferredClawHubSpec) {
     const clawhubResult = await installPluginFromClawHub({
       ...safetyOverrides,
diff --git a/src/infra/clawhub.test.ts b/src/infra/clawhub.test.ts
index 0b2a02b5edf..4da5b677d37 100644
--- a/src/infra/clawhub.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/clawhub.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { withTempDir } from "../test-helpers/temp-dir.js";
 import {
   downloadClawHubPackageArchive,
   downloadClawHubSkillArchive,
+  fetchClawHubPackageArtifact,
+  fetchClawHubPackageReadiness,
   normalizeClawHubSha256Integrity,
   normalizeClawHubSha256Hex,
   parseClawHubPluginSpec,
@@ -222,6 +224,74 @@ describe("clawhub helpers", () => {
 
     await expect(searchClawHubSkills({ query: "calendar", fetchImpl })).resolves.toEqual([]);
   });
+
+  it("fetches typed package readiness reports", async () => {
+    let requestedUrl = "";
+    await expect(
+      fetchClawHubPackageReadiness({
+        name: "@openclaw/diagnostics-otel",
+        fetchImpl: async (input) => {
+          requestedUrl = input instanceof Request ? input.url : String(input);
+          return new Response(
+            JSON.stringify({
+              package: { name: "@openclaw/diagnostics-otel", isOfficial: true },
+              phase: "legacy-zip-only",
+              blockers: [],
+            }),
+            { status: 200, headers: { "content-type": "application/json" } },
+          );
+        },
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      package: { name: "@openclaw/diagnostics-otel", isOfficial: true },
+      phase: "legacy-zip-only",
+      blockers: [],
+    });
+    expect(new URL(requestedUrl).pathname).toBe(
+      "/api/v1/packages/%40openclaw%2Fdiagnostics-otel/readiness",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("fetches typed package artifact resolver reports", async () => {
+    let requestedUrl = "";
+    await expect(
+      fetchClawHubPackageArtifact({
+        name: "@openclaw/diagnostics-otel",
+        version: "2026.3.22",
+        fetchImpl: async (input) => {
+          requestedUrl = input instanceof Request ? input.url : String(input);
+          return new Response(
+            JSON.stringify({
+              artifact: {
+                source: "clawhub",
+                artifactKind: "npm-pack",
+                packageName: "@openclaw/diagnostics-otel",
+                version: "2026.3.22",
+                downloadUrl: "https://clawhub.ai/api/v1/clawpacks/abc",
+                npmIntegrity: "sha512-demo",
+                npmShasum: "abc",
+              },
+            }),
+            { status: 200, headers: { "content-type": "application/json" } },
+          );
+        },
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      artifact: {
+        source: "clawhub",
+        artifactKind: "npm-pack",
+        packageName: "@openclaw/diagnostics-otel",
+        version: "2026.3.22",
+        downloadUrl: "https://clawhub.ai/api/v1/clawpacks/abc",
+        npmIntegrity: "sha512-demo",
+        npmShasum: "abc",
+      },
+    });
+    expect(new URL(requestedUrl).pathname).toBe(
+      "/api/v1/packages/%40openclaw%2Fdiagnostics-otel/versions/2026.3.22/artifact",
+    );
+  });
+
   it("downloads package archives to sanitized temp paths and cleans them up", async () => {
     const archive = await downloadClawHubPackageArchive({
       name: "@hyf/zai-external-alpha",
diff --git a/src/infra/clawhub.ts b/src/infra/clawhub.ts
index e93bb676837..8f226f99ba1 100644
--- a/src/infra/clawhub.ts
+++ b/src/infra/clawhub.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,43 @@ export type ClawHubPackageArtifactSummary = {
   tarballUrl?: string | null;
   legacyDownloadUrl?: string | null;
 };
+export type ClawHubArtifactKind = "legacy-zip" | "npm-pack";
+export type ClawHubArtifactScanState =
+  | "pending"
+  | "clean"
+  | "suspicious"
+  | "malicious"
+  | "not-run"
+  | string;
+export type ClawHubArtifactModerationState = "approved" | "quarantined" | "revoked" | string;
+export type ClawHubResolvedArtifact =
+  | {
+      source: "clawhub";
+      artifactKind: "legacy-zip";
+      packageName: string;
+      version: string;
+      downloadUrl?: string | null;
+      artifactSha256?: string | null;
+      scanState?: ClawHubArtifactScanState | null;
+      moderationState?: ClawHubArtifactModerationState | null;
+    }
+  | {
+      source: "clawhub";
+      artifactKind: "npm-pack";
+      packageName: string;
+      version: string;
+      downloadUrl?: string | null;
+      npmIntegrity: string;
+      npmShasum?: string | null;
+      artifactSha256?: string | null;
+      scanState?: ClawHubArtifactScanState | null;
+      moderationState?: ClawHubArtifactModerationState | null;
+    };
+export type ClawHubPackageArtifactResolverResponse = {
+  package?: { name?: string | null } | null;
+  version?: { version?: string | null } | string | null;
+  artifact?: ClawHubResolvedArtifact | null;
+};
 export type ClawHubPackageClawPackSummary = {
   available: boolean;
   specVersion?: number | null;
@@ -70,6 +107,33 @@ export type ClawHubPackageClawPackSummary = {
   environment?: ClawHubPackageEnvironmentSummary | null;
   runtimeBundles?: unknown[];
 };
+export type ClawHubPackageReadinessPhase =
+  | "planned"
+  | "published"
+  | "clawpack-ready"
+  | "legacy-zip-only"
+  | "metadata-ready"
+  | "blocked"
+  | "ready-for-openclaw"
+  | string;
+export type ClawHubPackageReadiness = {
+  ready?: boolean | null;
+  readyForOpenClaw?: boolean | null;
+  installReady?: boolean | null;
+  phase?: ClawHubPackageReadinessPhase | null;
+  status?: ClawHubPackageReadinessPhase | null;
+  package?: {
+    name?: string | null;
+    family?: ClawHubPackageFamily | string | null;
+    channel?: ClawHubPackageChannel | string | null;
+    isOfficial?: boolean | null;
+  } | null;
+  packageName?: string | null;
+  artifactKind?: ClawHubArtifactKind | string | null;
+  blockers?: string[];
+  scanState?: ClawHubArtifactScanState | null;
+  moderationState?: ClawHubArtifactModerationState | null;
+};
 export type ClawHubPackageListItem = {
   name: string;
   displayName: string;
@@ -591,6 +655,41 @@ export async function fetchClawHubPackageVersion(params: {
   });
 }
 
+export async function fetchClawHubPackageArtifact(params: {
+  name: string;
+  version: string;
+  baseUrl?: string;
+  token?: string;
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+  fetchImpl?: FetchLike;
+}): Promise<ClawHubPackageArtifactResolverResponse> {
+  return await fetchJson<ClawHubPackageArtifactResolverResponse>({
+    baseUrl: params.baseUrl,
+    path: `/api/v1/packages/${encodeURIComponent(params.name)}/versions/${encodeURIComponent(
+      params.version,
+    )}/artifact`,
+    token: params.token,
+    timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
+    fetchImpl: params.fetchImpl,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function fetchClawHubPackageReadiness(params: {
+  name: string;
+  baseUrl?: string;
+  token?: string;
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+  fetchImpl?: FetchLike;
+}): Promise<ClawHubPackageReadiness> {
+  return await fetchJson<ClawHubPackageReadiness>({
+    baseUrl: params.baseUrl,
+    path: `/api/v1/packages/${encodeURIComponent(params.name)}/readiness`,
+    token: params.token,
+    timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
+    fetchImpl: params.fetchImpl,
+  });
+}
+
 export async function searchClawHubPackages(params: {
   query: string;
   family?: ClawHubPackageFamily;