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docs: document packaged runtime dependency staging

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### Root-owned global npm installs
### Global npm installs and runtime dependencies
Some Linux npm setups install global packages under root-owned directories such as
`/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw`. OpenClaw supports that layout: the installed
package is treated as read-only at runtime, and bundled plugin runtime
OpenClaw treats packaged global installs as read-only at runtime, even when the
global package directory is writable by the current user. Bundled plugin runtime
dependencies are staged into a writable runtime directory instead of mutating the
package tree.
package tree. This keeps `openclaw update` from racing with a running gateway or
local agent that is repairing plugin dependencies during the same install.
Some Linux npm setups install global packages under root-owned directories such
as `/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw`. OpenClaw supports that layout through the
same external staging path.
For hardened systemd units, set a writable stage directory that is included in
`ReadWritePaths`: