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The OpenClaw Plugin System: Treat Installs Like Running Code, and a Cold Check Proves Nothing About Runtime

The official framing is to treat plugin installs like running code — ClawHub and the bundled catalog are trusted sources, while arbitrary npm, git, and local paths require --force in noninteractive installs. And verification means inspect --runtime, because a bare inspect is only a cold manifest check.

OpenClaw Operations: Seven Commands for the First 60 Seconds, and 'It Feels Dumber' Is Usually Not the Model

The official triage flow is seven commands and two minutes to a diagnosis. And the most common symptom — the assistant feeling limited or missing tools — is usually the tool profile: minimal allows only session_status, while coding is the default for new local configs.