diff --git a/src/cli/plugins-cli.ts b/src/cli/plugins-cli.ts
index eba4020e1a..3d3a334111 100644
--- a/src/cli/plugins-cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli/plugins-cli.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,29 @@ function applySlotSelectionForPlugin(
   return { config: result.config, warnings: result.warnings };
 }
 
+function createPluginInstallLogger(): { info: (msg: string) => void; warn: (msg: string) => void } {
+  return {
+    info: (msg) => defaultRuntime.log(msg),
+    warn: (msg) => defaultRuntime.log(theme.warn(msg)),
+  };
+}
+
+function enablePluginInConfig(config: OpenClawConfig, pluginId: string): OpenClawConfig {
+  return {
+    ...config,
+    plugins: {
+      ...config.plugins,
+      entries: {
+        ...config.plugins?.entries,
+        [pluginId]: {
+          ...(config.plugins?.entries?.[pluginId] as object | undefined),
+          enabled: true,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 function logSlotWarnings(warnings: string[]) {
   if (warnings.length === 0) {
     return;
@@ -531,23 +554,19 @@ export function registerPluginsCli(program: Command) {
             process.exit(1);
           }
 
-          let next: OpenClawConfig = {
-            ...cfg,
-            plugins: {
-              ...cfg.plugins,
-              load: {
-                ...cfg.plugins?.load,
-                paths: merged,
-              },
-              entries: {
-                ...cfg.plugins?.entries,
-                [probe.pluginId]: {
-                  ...(cfg.plugins?.entries?.[probe.pluginId] as object | undefined),
-                  enabled: true,
+          let next: OpenClawConfig = enablePluginInConfig(
+            {
+              ...cfg,
+              plugins: {
+                ...cfg.plugins,
+                load: {
+                  ...cfg.plugins?.load,
+                  paths: merged,
                 },
               },
             },
-          };
+            probe.pluginId,
+          );
           next = recordPluginInstall(next, {
             pluginId: probe.pluginId,
             source: "path",
@@ -566,29 +585,14 @@ export function registerPluginsCli(program: Command) {
 
         const result = await installPluginFromPath({
           path: resolved,
-          logger: {
-            info: (msg) => defaultRuntime.log(msg),
-            warn: (msg) => defaultRuntime.log(theme.warn(msg)),
-          },
+          logger: createPluginInstallLogger(),
         });
         if (!result.ok) {
           defaultRuntime.error(result.error);
           process.exit(1);
         }
 
-        let next: OpenClawConfig = {
-          ...cfg,
-          plugins: {
-            ...cfg.plugins,
-            entries: {
-              ...cfg.plugins?.entries,
-              [result.pluginId]: {
-                ...(cfg.plugins?.entries?.[result.pluginId] as object | undefined),
-                enabled: true,
-              },
-            },
-          },
-        };
+        let next = enablePluginInConfig(cfg, result.pluginId);
         const source: "archive" | "path" = resolveArchiveKind(resolved) ? "archive" : "path";
         next = recordPluginInstall(next, {
           pluginId: result.pluginId,
@@ -630,29 +634,14 @@ export function registerPluginsCli(program: Command) {
 
       const result = await installPluginFromNpmSpec({
         spec: raw,
-        logger: {
-          info: (msg) => defaultRuntime.log(msg),
-          warn: (msg) => defaultRuntime.log(theme.warn(msg)),
-        },
+        logger: createPluginInstallLogger(),
       });
       if (!result.ok) {
         defaultRuntime.error(result.error);
         process.exit(1);
       }
 
-      let next: OpenClawConfig = {
-        ...cfg,
-        plugins: {
-          ...cfg.plugins,
-          entries: {
-            ...cfg.plugins?.entries,
-            [result.pluginId]: {
-              ...(cfg.plugins?.entries?.[result.pluginId] as object | undefined),
-              enabled: true,
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      };
+      let next = enablePluginInConfig(cfg, result.pluginId);
       next = recordPluginInstall(next, {
         pluginId: result.pluginId,
         source: "npm",