diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/read-only-command-defaults.ts b/src/channels/plugins/read-only-command-defaults.ts
index e4b8d6c9c01..15337d33dfd 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/read-only-command-defaults.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/read-only-command-defaults.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import { isBlockedObjectKey } from "../../infra/prototype-keys.js";
+import { getCurrentPluginMetadataSnapshot } from "../../plugins/current-plugin-metadata-snapshot.js";
 import { isInstalledPluginEnabled } from "../../plugins/installed-plugin-index.js";
 import type { PluginManifestRecord } from "../../plugins/manifest-registry.js";
 import { loadPluginMetadataSnapshot } from "../../plugins/plugin-metadata-snapshot.js";
@@ -64,17 +65,28 @@ export function resolveReadOnlyChannelCommandDefaults(
   if (!normalizedChannelId || !isSafeManifestChannelId(normalizedChannelId)) {
     return undefined;
   }
-  const snapshot = loadPluginMetadataSnapshot({
-    config: options.config,
-    stateDir: options.stateDir,
-    workspaceDir: options.workspaceDir,
-    env: options.env ?? process.env,
-  });
-  for (const record of snapshot.plugins) {
+  const env = options.env ?? process.env;
+  const snapshot =
+    options.stateDir === undefined
+      ? getCurrentPluginMetadataSnapshot({
+          config: options.config,
+          env,
+          workspaceDir: options.workspaceDir,
+        })
+      : undefined;
+  const resolvedSnapshot =
+    snapshot ??
+    loadPluginMetadataSnapshot({
+      config: options.config,
+      stateDir: options.stateDir,
+      workspaceDir: options.workspaceDir,
+      env,
+    });
+  for (const record of resolvedSnapshot.plugins) {
     if (!record.channels.includes(normalizedChannelId)) {
       continue;
     }
-    if (!isInstalledPluginEnabled(snapshot.index, record.id, options.config)) {
+    if (!isInstalledPluginEnabled(resolvedSnapshot.index, record.id, options.config)) {
       continue;
     }
     const channelConfigValue = record.channelConfigs
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/read-only.ts b/src/channels/plugins/read-only.ts
index c2ba51767ed..44520c42064 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/read-only.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/read-only.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   listConfiguredChannelIdsForReadOnlyScope,
   resolveDiscoverableScopedChannelPluginIds,
 } from "../../plugins/channel-plugin-ids.js";
+import { getCurrentPluginMetadataSnapshot } from "../../plugins/current-plugin-metadata-snapshot.js";
 import {
   channelPluginIdBelongsToManifest,
   resolveSetupChannelRegistration,
@@ -697,12 +698,22 @@ export function resolveReadOnlyChannelPluginsForConfig(
 ): ReadOnlyChannelPluginResolution {
   const env = options.env ?? process.env;
   const workspaceDir = resolveReadOnlyWorkspaceDir(cfg, options);
-  const manifestRecords = loadPluginMetadataSnapshot({
-    config: cfg,
-    stateDir: options.stateDir,
-    workspaceDir,
-    env,
-  }).plugins;
+  const metadataSnapshot =
+    options.stateDir === undefined
+      ? getCurrentPluginMetadataSnapshot({
+          config: cfg,
+          env,
+          workspaceDir,
+        })
+      : undefined;
+  const manifestRecords =
+    metadataSnapshot?.plugins ??
+    loadPluginMetadataSnapshot({
+      config: cfg,
+      stateDir: options.stateDir,
+      workspaceDir,
+      env,
+    }).plugins;
   const bundledManifestRecords = listBundledChannelManifestRecords(manifestRecords);
   const externalManifestRecords = listExternalChannelManifestRecords(manifestRecords);
   const configuredChannelIds = [