diff --git a/scripts/write-cli-compat.ts b/scripts/write-cli-compat.ts
index e9d5b44f58..f818a56ea1 100644
--- a/scripts/write-cli-compat.ts
+++ b/scripts/write-cli-compat.ts
@@ -51,13 +51,23 @@ if (!resolved?.accessors) {
 const target = resolved.entry;
 const relPath = `../${target}`;
 const { accessors } = resolved;
+const missingExportError = (name: string) =>
+  `Legacy daemon CLI export "${name}" is unavailable in this build. Please upgrade OpenClaw.`;
+const buildExportLine = (name: (typeof LEGACY_DAEMON_CLI_EXPORTS)[number]) => {
+  const accessor = accessors[name];
+  if (accessor) {
+    return `export const ${name} = daemonCli.${accessor};`;
+  }
+  if (name === "registerDaemonCli") {
+    return `export const ${name} = () => { throw new Error(${JSON.stringify(missingExportError(name))}); };`;
+  }
+  return `export const ${name} = async () => { throw new Error(${JSON.stringify(missingExportError(name))}); };`;
+};
 
 const contents =
   "// Legacy shim for pre-tsdown update-cli imports.\n" +
   `import * as daemonCli from "${relPath}";\n` +
-  LEGACY_DAEMON_CLI_EXPORTS.map(
-    (name) => `export const ${name} = daemonCli.${accessors[name]};`,
-  ).join("\n") +
+  LEGACY_DAEMON_CLI_EXPORTS.map(buildExportLine).join("\n") +
   "\n";
 
 fs.mkdirSync(cliDir, { recursive: true });
diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli-compat.test.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli-compat.test.ts
index 46c63014a5..8937933694 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli-compat.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli-compat.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ describe("resolveLegacyDaemonCliAccessors", () => {
       export { runDaemonRestart as r, daemon_cli_exports as t };
     `;
 
+    expect(resolveLegacyDaemonCliAccessors(bundle)).toEqual({
+      registerDaemonCli: "t.registerDaemonCli",
+      runDaemonRestart: "r",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when the required restart alias is missing", () => {
+    const bundle = `
+      var daemon_cli_exports = /* @__PURE__ */ __exportAll({ registerDaemonCli: () => registerDaemonCli });
+      export { daemon_cli_exports as t };
+    `;
+
     expect(resolveLegacyDaemonCliAccessors(bundle)).toBeNull();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli-compat.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli-compat.ts
index 58cd80fd88..b5a217d8f7 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli-compat.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli-compat.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ export const LEGACY_DAEMON_CLI_EXPORTS = [
 ] as const;
 
 type LegacyDaemonCliExport = (typeof LEGACY_DAEMON_CLI_EXPORTS)[number];
+export type LegacyDaemonCliAccessors = {
+  registerDaemonCli: string;
+  runDaemonRestart: string;
+} & Partial<
+  Record<Exclude<LegacyDaemonCliExport, "registerDaemonCli" | "runDaemonRestart">, string>
+>;
 
 const EXPORT_SPEC_RE = /^([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)(?:\s+as\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*))?$/;
 const REGISTER_CONTAINER_RE =
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ function findRegisterContainerSymbol(bundleSource: string): string | null {
 
 export function resolveLegacyDaemonCliAccessors(
   bundleSource: string,
-): Record<LegacyDaemonCliExport, string> | null {
+): LegacyDaemonCliAccessors | null {
   const aliases = parseExportAliases(bundleSource);
   if (!aliases) {
     return null;
@@ -64,27 +70,30 @@ export function resolveLegacyDaemonCliAccessors(
   const runDaemonStatus = aliases.get("runDaemonStatus");
   const runDaemonStop = aliases.get("runDaemonStop");
   const runDaemonUninstall = aliases.get("runDaemonUninstall");
-  if (
-    !(registerContainerAlias || registerDirectAlias) ||
-    !runDaemonInstall ||
-    !runDaemonRestart ||
-    !runDaemonStart ||
-    !runDaemonStatus ||
-    !runDaemonStop ||
-    !runDaemonUninstall
-  ) {
+  if (!(registerContainerAlias || registerDirectAlias) || !runDaemonRestart) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  return {
+  const accessors: LegacyDaemonCliAccessors = {
     registerDaemonCli: registerContainerAlias
       ? `${registerContainerAlias}.registerDaemonCli`
       : registerDirectAlias!,
-    runDaemonInstall,
     runDaemonRestart,
-    runDaemonStart,
-    runDaemonStatus,
-    runDaemonStop,
-    runDaemonUninstall,
   };
+  if (runDaemonInstall) {
+    accessors.runDaemonInstall = runDaemonInstall;
+  }
+  if (runDaemonStart) {
+    accessors.runDaemonStart = runDaemonStart;
+  }
+  if (runDaemonStatus) {
+    accessors.runDaemonStatus = runDaemonStatus;
+  }
+  if (runDaemonStop) {
+    accessors.runDaemonStop = runDaemonStop;
+  }
+  if (runDaemonUninstall) {
+    accessors.runDaemonUninstall = runDaemonUninstall;
+  }
+  return accessors;
 }