From bed0e076205cc040416c588645e7b7cd444d5413 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:12:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(cli): clear plugin manifest cache after install

---
 src/cli/plugins-cli.ts           | 6 ++++++
 src/plugins/manifest-registry.ts | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/cli/plugins-cli.ts b/src/cli/plugins-cli.ts
index 3d3a33411..5f897351c 100644
--- a/src/cli/plugins-cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli/plugins-cli.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { resolveStateDir } from "../config/paths.js";
 import { resolveArchiveKind } from "../infra/archive.js";
 import { installPluginFromNpmSpec, installPluginFromPath } from "../plugins/install.js";
 import { recordPluginInstall } from "../plugins/installs.js";
+import { clearPluginManifestRegistryCache } from "../plugins/manifest-registry.js";
 import { applyExclusiveSlotSelection } from "../plugins/slots.js";
 import { resolvePluginSourceRoots, formatPluginSourceForTable } from "../plugins/source-display.js";
 import { buildPluginStatusReport } from "../plugins/status.js";
@@ -591,6 +592,9 @@ export function registerPluginsCli(program: Command) {
           defaultRuntime.error(result.error);
           process.exit(1);
         }
+        // Plugin CLI registrars may have warmed the manifest registry cache before install;
+        // force a rescan so config validation sees the freshly installed plugin.
+        clearPluginManifestRegistryCache();
 
         let next = enablePluginInConfig(cfg, result.pluginId);
         const source: "archive" | "path" = resolveArchiveKind(resolved) ? "archive" : "path";
@@ -640,6 +644,8 @@ export function registerPluginsCli(program: Command) {
         defaultRuntime.error(result.error);
         process.exit(1);
       }
+      // Ensure config validation sees newly installed plugin(s) even if the cache was warmed at startup.
+      clearPluginManifestRegistryCache();
 
       let next = enablePluginInConfig(cfg, result.pluginId);
       next = recordPluginInstall(next, {
diff --git a/src/plugins/manifest-registry.ts b/src/plugins/manifest-registry.ts
index 9dc3102a6..fce573baf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/manifest-registry.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/manifest-registry.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ const registryCache = new Map<string, { expiresAt: number; registry: PluginManif
 
 const DEFAULT_MANIFEST_CACHE_MS = 200;
 
+export function clearPluginManifestRegistryCache(): void {
+  registryCache.clear();
+}
+
 function resolveManifestCacheMs(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): number {
   const raw = env.OPENCLAW_PLUGIN_MANIFEST_CACHE_MS?.trim();
   if (raw === "" || raw === "0") {