diff --git a/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.shared.ts b/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.shared.ts
index 064353916fc..cbad9aed4b9 100644
--- a/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.shared.ts
+++ b/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.shared.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ export type ResolveRuntimeWebProviderSurfaceParams<
   invalidAutoDetectCode: RuntimeWebWarningCode;
   sourceConfig: OpenClawConfig;
   context: ResolverContext;
+  configuredBundledPluginIdHint?: string;
   resolveProviders: (params: { configuredBundledPluginId?: string }) => Promise<TProvider[]>;
   sortProviders: (providers: TProvider[]) => TProvider[];
   readConfiguredCredential: (params: {
@@ -162,19 +163,43 @@ export async function resolveRuntimeWebProviderSurface<
 >(
   params: ResolveRuntimeWebProviderSurfaceParams<TProvider, TToolConfig>,
 ): Promise<RuntimeWebProviderSurface<TProvider>> {
-  const configuredBundledPluginId = resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginId({
-    contract: params.contract,
-    value: params.rawProvider,
-    origin: "bundled",
-    config: params.sourceConfig,
-    env: { ...process.env, ...params.context.env },
-  });
-
-  const allProviders = params.sortProviders(
+  let configuredBundledPluginId = params.configuredBundledPluginIdHint;
+  if (!configuredBundledPluginId && params.rawProvider) {
+    configuredBundledPluginId = resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginId({
+      contract: params.contract,
+      value: params.rawProvider,
+      origin: "bundled",
+      config: params.sourceConfig,
+      env: { ...process.env, ...params.context.env },
+    });
+  }
+  let allProviders = params.sortProviders(
     await params.resolveProviders({
       configuredBundledPluginId,
     }),
   );
+  if (
+    params.rawProvider &&
+    params.configuredBundledPluginIdHint &&
+    configuredBundledPluginId &&
+    !allProviders.some((provider) => provider.id === params.rawProvider)
+  ) {
+    configuredBundledPluginId = undefined;
+  }
+  if (params.rawProvider && !configuredBundledPluginId) {
+    configuredBundledPluginId = resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginId({
+      contract: params.contract,
+      value: params.rawProvider,
+      origin: "bundled",
+      config: params.sourceConfig,
+      env: { ...process.env, ...params.context.env },
+    });
+    allProviders = params.sortProviders(
+      await params.resolveProviders({
+        configuredBundledPluginId,
+      }),
+    );
+  }
   const hasConfiguredSurface =
     Boolean(params.toolConfig) ||
     allProviders.some((provider) => {
diff --git a/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.test.ts b/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.test.ts
index 6838fc981e5..955ba896a00 100644
--- a/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.test.ts
+++ b/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ const {
 const { resolveManifestContractPluginIdsByCompatibilityRuntimePathMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   resolveManifestContractPluginIdsByCompatibilityRuntimePathMock: vi.fn(() => ["brave"]),
 }));
+const { resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginIdMock, manifestRegistryActual } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginIdMock: vi.fn(),
+  manifestRegistryActual: {
+    resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginId: undefined as
+      | typeof import("../plugins/manifest-registry.js").resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginId
+      | undefined,
+  },
+}));
 let secretResolve: typeof import("./resolve.js");
 let createResolverContext: typeof import("./runtime-shared.js").createResolverContext;
 let resolveRuntimeWebTools: typeof import("./runtime-web-tools.js").resolveRuntimeWebTools;
@@ -73,8 +81,14 @@ vi.mock("../plugins/manifest-registry.js", async () => {
   const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import("../plugins/manifest-registry.js")>(
     "../plugins/manifest-registry.js",
   );
+  manifestRegistryActual.resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginId =
+    actual.resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginId;
+  resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginIdMock.mockImplementation(
+    actual.resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginId,
+  );
   return {
     ...actual,
+    resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginId: resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginIdMock,
     resolveManifestContractPluginIdsByCompatibilityRuntimePath:
       resolveManifestContractPluginIdsByCompatibilityRuntimePathMock,
   };
@@ -297,6 +311,11 @@ describe("runtime web tools resolution", () => {
     resolveBundledExplicitWebFetchProvidersFromPublicArtifactsMock.mockClear();
     resolveBundledWebSearchProvidersFromPublicArtifactsMock.mockClear();
     resolveBundledWebFetchProvidersFromPublicArtifactsMock.mockClear();
+    resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginIdMock.mockReset();
+    resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginIdMock.mockImplementation(
+      manifestRegistryActual.resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginId!,
+    );
+    resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginIdMock.mockClear();
     resolveManifestContractPluginIdsByCompatibilityRuntimePathMock.mockClear();
   });
 
@@ -798,6 +817,7 @@ describe("runtime web tools resolution", () => {
     expect(resolveBundledExplicitWebSearchProvidersFromPublicArtifactsMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       onlyPluginIds: ["google"],
     });
+    expect(resolveManifestContractOwnerPluginIdMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(resolveBundledWebSearchProvidersFromPublicArtifactsMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(resolvePluginWebSearchProvidersMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
diff --git a/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.ts b/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.ts
index c9bda4baa18..341824e7ec3 100644
--- a/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.ts
+++ b/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,31 @@ function hasPluginScopedWebToolConfig(
   });
 }
 
+function inferSingleBundledPluginScopedWebToolConfigOwner(
+  config: OpenClawConfig,
+  key: "webSearch" | "webFetch",
+): string | undefined {
+  const entries = config.plugins?.entries;
+  if (!entries) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const matches: string[] = [];
+  for (const [pluginId, entry] of Object.entries(entries)) {
+    if (!isRecord(entry) || entry.enabled === false) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const pluginConfig = isRecord(entry.config) ? entry.config : undefined;
+    if (!isRecord(pluginConfig?.[key])) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    matches.push(pluginId);
+    if (matches.length > 1) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+  }
+  return matches[0];
+}
+
 function hasCustomWebSearchPluginRisk(config: OpenClawConfig): boolean {
   const plugins = config.plugins;
   if (!plugins) {
@@ -490,6 +515,10 @@ export async function resolveRuntimeWebTools(params: {
     };
   }
   const rawProvider = normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(search?.provider);
+  const configuredBundledWebSearchPluginIdHint =
+    rawProvider && hasPluginWebSearchConfig && !hasCustomWebSearchPluginRisk(params.sourceConfig)
+      ? inferSingleBundledPluginScopedWebToolConfigOwner(params.sourceConfig, "webSearch")
+      : undefined;
   const searchMetadata: RuntimeWebSearchMetadata = {
     providerSource: "none",
     diagnostics: [],
@@ -518,6 +547,7 @@ export async function resolveRuntimeWebTools(params: {
       invalidAutoDetectCode: "WEB_SEARCH_PROVIDER_INVALID_AUTODETECT",
       sourceConfig: params.sourceConfig,
       context: params.context,
+      configuredBundledPluginIdHint: configuredBundledWebSearchPluginIdHint,
       resolveProviders: ({ configuredBundledPluginId }) =>
         resolveBundledWebSearchProviders({
           sourceConfig: params.sourceConfig,