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openclaw plugins

Manage Gateway plugins/extensions (loaded in-process). Related:

Commands

Bundled plugins ship with OpenClaw but start disabled. Use plugins enable to activate them. All plugins must ship a openclaw.plugin.json file with an inline JSON Schema (configSchema, even if empty). Missing/invalid manifests or schemas prevent the plugin from loading and fail config validation.

Install

Security note: treat plugin installs like running code. Prefer pinned versions. Supported archives: .zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar. Use --link to avoid copying a local directory (adds to plugins.load.paths):

Update

Updates only apply to plugins installed from npm (tracked in plugins.installs).