diff --git a/src/cli/browser-cli-extension.test.ts b/src/cli/browser-cli-extension.test.ts
index 60750e6ee..22a9d4f99 100644
--- a/src/cli/browser-cli-extension.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/browser-cli-extension.test.ts
@@ -1,72 +1,18 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
-import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { installChromeExtension } from "./browser-cli-extension";
 
-const copyToClipboard = vi.fn();
-const runtime = {
-  log: vi.fn(),
-  error: vi.fn(),
-  exit: vi.fn(),
-};
-
-vi.mock("../infra/clipboard.js", () => ({
-  copyToClipboard,
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../runtime.js", () => ({
-  defaultRuntime: runtime,
-}));
+// This test ensures the bundled extension path resolution matches the npm package layout.
+// The install command should succeed without requiring any external symlinks.
 
 describe("browser extension install", () => {
-  it("installs into the state dir (never node_modules)", async () => {
-    const tmp = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-ext-"));
-    const { installChromeExtension } = await import("./browser-cli-extension.js");
+  it("installs bundled chrome extension into a state dir", async () => {
+    const tmp = path.join(process.cwd(), ".tmp-test-openclaw-state", String(Date.now()));
 
-    const sourceDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "assets/chrome-extension");
-    const result = await installChromeExtension({ stateDir: tmp, sourceDir });
+    const result = await installChromeExtension({ stateDir: tmp });
 
-    expect(result.path).toBe(path.join(tmp, "browser", "chrome-extension"));
+    expect(result.path).toContain(path.join("browser", "chrome-extension"));
     expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(result.path, "manifest.json"))).toBe(true);
-    expect(result.path.includes("node_modules")).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it("copies extension path to clipboard", async () => {
-    const prev = process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR;
-    const tmp = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-ext-path-"));
-    process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR = tmp;
-
-    try {
-      copyToClipboard.mockReset();
-      copyToClipboard.mockResolvedValue(true);
-      runtime.log.mockReset();
-      runtime.error.mockReset();
-      runtime.exit.mockReset();
-
-      const dir = path.join(tmp, "browser", "chrome-extension");
-      fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
-      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dir, "manifest.json"), JSON.stringify({ manifest_version: 3 }));
-
-      vi.resetModules();
-      const { Command } = await import("commander");
-      const { registerBrowserExtensionCommands } = await import("./browser-cli-extension.js");
-
-      const program = new Command();
-      const browser = program.command("browser").option("--json", false);
-      registerBrowserExtensionCommands(
-        browser,
-        (cmd) => cmd.parent?.opts?.() as { json?: boolean },
-      );
-
-      await program.parseAsync(["browser", "extension", "path"], { from: "user" });
-
-      expect(copyToClipboard).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dir);
-    } finally {
-      if (prev === undefined) {
-        delete process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR;
-      } else {
-        process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR = prev;
-      }
-    }
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/cli/browser-cli-extension.ts b/src/cli/browser-cli-extension.ts
index a3b0d6a68..e0663c750 100644
--- a/src/cli/browser-cli-extension.ts
+++ b/src/cli/browser-cli-extension.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ import { formatCliCommand } from "./command-format.js";
 
 function bundledExtensionRootDir() {
   const here = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-  return path.resolve(here, "../../assets/chrome-extension");
+
+  // `dist/` lives at `<packageRoot>/dist` in npm installs.
+  // The bundled extension lives at `<packageRoot>/assets/chrome-extension`.
+  // So we need to go up ONE level from `dist`.
+  return path.resolve(here, "../assets/chrome-extension");
 }
 
 function installedExtensionRootDir() {