openclaw/docs/cli/plugins.md

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CLI reference for `openclaw plugins` (list, install, uninstall, enable/disable, doctor)	You want to install or manage in-process Gateway plugins You want to debug plugin load failures	plugins

openclaw plugins

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

Related:

• Plugin system: Plugins
• Plugin manifest + schema: Plugin manifest
• Security hardening: Security

Commands

openclaw plugins list
openclaw plugins info <id>
openclaw plugins enable <id>
openclaw plugins disable <id>
openclaw plugins uninstall <id>
openclaw plugins doctor
openclaw plugins update <id>
openclaw plugins update --all

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

openclaw plugins install <path-or-spec>
openclaw plugins install <npm-spec> --pin

Security note: treat plugin installs like running code. Prefer pinned versions.

Npm specs are registry-only (package name + optional version/tag). Git/URL/file specs are rejected. Dependency installs run with --ignore-scripts for safety.

Supported archives: .zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.

Use --link to avoid copying a local directory (adds to plugins.load.paths):

openclaw plugins install -l ./my-plugin

Use --pin on npm installs to save the resolved exact spec (name@version) in plugins.installs while keeping the default behavior unpinned.

Uninstall

openclaw plugins uninstall <id>
openclaw plugins uninstall <id> --dry-run
openclaw plugins uninstall <id> --keep-files

uninstall removes plugin records from plugins.entries, plugins.installs, the plugin allowlist, and linked plugins.load.paths entries when applicable. For active memory plugins, the memory slot resets to memory-core.

By default, uninstall also removes the plugin install directory under the active state dir extensions root ($OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR/extensions/<id>). Use --keep-files to keep files on disk.

--keep-config is supported as a deprecated alias for --keep-files.

Update

openclaw plugins update <id>
openclaw plugins update --all
openclaw plugins update <id> --dry-run

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

When a stored integrity hash exists and the fetched artifact hash changes, OpenClaw prints a warning and asks for confirmation before proceeding. Use global --yes to bypass prompts in CI/non-interactive runs.