fix(doctor): skip embedding provider check when QMD backend is active (openclaw#17295) thanks @miloudbelarebia

Verified:
- pnpm build
- pnpm check (fails on baseline formatting drift in files identical to origin/main)
- pnpm test:macmini

Co-authored-by: miloudbelarebia <52387093+miloudbelarebia@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tak Hoffman <781889+Takhoffman@users.noreply.github.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Commands/Doctor: skip embedding-provider warnings when `memory.backend` is `qmd`, because QMD manages embeddings internally and does not require `memorySearch` providers. (#17263) Thanks @miloudbelarebia.
 - Security/Webhooks: harden Feishu and Zalo webhook ingress with webhook-mode token preconditions, loopback-default Feishu bind host, JSON content-type enforcement, per-path rate limiting, replay dedupe for Zalo events, constant-time Zalo secret comparison, and anomaly status counters.
 - Security/Plugins: add explicit `plugins.runtime.allowLegacyExec` opt-in to re-enable deprecated `runtime.system.runCommandWithTimeout` for legacy modules while keeping runtime command execution disabled by default. (#20874) Thanks @mbelinky.
 - Gateway/WebChat: block `sessions.patch` and `sessions.delete` for WebChat clients so session-store mutations stay restricted to non-WebChat operator flows. Thanks @allsmog for reporting.

src/commands/doctor-memory-search.test.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const resolveDefaultAgentId = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(() => "agent-default"));
 const resolveAgentDir = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(() => "/tmp/agent-default"));
 const resolveMemorySearchConfig = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 const resolveApiKeyForProvider = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const resolveMemoryBackendConfig = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 
 vi.mock("../terminal/note.js", () => ({
   note,
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ vi.mock("../agents/model-auth.js", () => ({
   resolveApiKeyForProvider,
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../memory/backend-config.js", () => ({
+  resolveMemoryBackendConfig,
+}));
+
 import { noteMemorySearchHealth } from "./doctor-memory-search.js";
 import { detectLegacyWorkspaceDirs } from "./doctor-workspace.js";
 
@@ -50,6 +55,24 @@ describe("noteMemorySearchHealth", () => {
     resolveAgentDir.mockClear();
     resolveMemorySearchConfig.mockReset();
     resolveApiKeyForProvider.mockReset();
+    resolveMemoryBackendConfig.mockReset();
+    resolveMemoryBackendConfig.mockReturnValue({ backend: "builtin", citations: "auto" });
+  });
+
+  it("does not warn when QMD backend is active", async () => {
+    resolveMemoryBackendConfig.mockReturnValue({
+      backend: "qmd",
+      citations: "auto",
+    });
+    resolveMemorySearchConfig.mockReturnValue({
+      provider: "auto",
+      local: {},
+      remote: {},
+    });
+
+    await noteMemorySearchHealth(cfg);
+
+    expect(note).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("does not warn when remote apiKey is configured for explicit provider", async () => {

src/commands/doctor-memory-search.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { resolveMemorySearchConfig } from "../agents/memory-search.js";
 import { resolveApiKeyForProvider } from "../agents/model-auth.js";
 import { formatCliCommand } from "../cli/command-format.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
+import { resolveMemoryBackendConfig } from "../memory/backend-config.js";
 import { note } from "../terminal/note.js";
 import { resolveUserPath } from "../utils.js";
 
@@ -22,6 +23,13 @@ export async function noteMemorySearchHealth(cfg: OpenClawConfig): Promise<void>
     return;
   }
 
+  // QMD backend handles embeddings internally (e.g. embeddinggemma) — no
+  // separate embedding provider is needed. Skip the provider check entirely.
+  const backendConfig = resolveMemoryBackendConfig({ cfg, agentId });
+  if (backendConfig.backend === "qmd") {
+    return;
+  }
+
   // If a specific provider is configured (not "auto"), check only that one.
   if (resolved.provider !== "auto") {
     if (resolved.provider === "local") {