Plugin SDK Subpath Catalog: Public Exports and Private Helpers

This page lists all public and private-local subpaths under the plugin SDK, grouped by area. Plugin developers and SDK maintainers use it to verify which imports are available and which are reserved for internal use.

Read this when

  • Choosing the right plugin-sdk subpath for a plugin import
  • Auditing bundled-plugin subpaths and helper surfaces

The plugin SDK exposes narrow public subpaths and repository-only bundled helpers under openclaw/plugin-sdk/. This page lists both and marks private-local entries clearly. Three files define the boundary:

  • scripts/lib/plugin-sdk-entrypoints.json: the maintained entrypoint inventory the build compiles.
  • scripts/lib/plugin-sdk-private-local-only-subpaths.json: internal subpaths excluded from the typed, documented SDK. Production entries remain available as JavaScript-only host runtime exports for separately published official plugins; test-only entries stay unexported.
  • src/plugin-sdk/entrypoints.ts: classification metadata for deprecated subpaths, reserved bundled helpers, supported bundled facades, and plugin-owned public surfaces.

Maintainers audit the public export count with pnpm plugin-sdk:surface and active reserved helper subpaths with pnpm plugins:boundary-report:summary; unused reserved helper exports fail the CI report instead of staying in the public SDK as dormant compatibility debt.

For the plugin authoring guide, see Plugin SDK overview.

Plugin entry

SubpathKey exports
plugin-sdk/plugin-entrydefinePluginEntry
plugin-sdk/coredefineChannelPluginEntry, createChatChannelPlugin, createChannelPluginBase, defineSetupPluginEntry, buildChannelConfigSchema, buildJsonChannelConfigSchema, resolveTailscalePublishedHost
plugin-sdk/provider-entryPrivate-local after July 2026; defineSingleProviderPluginEntry
plugin-sdk/migrationPrivate-local after July 2026; Migration provider item helpers such as createMigrationItem, reason constants, item status markers, redaction helpers, and summarizeMigrationItems
plugin-sdk/migration-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Runtime migration helpers such as copyMigrationFileItem, resolvePlannedMigrationTargets, withCachedMigrationConfigRuntime, and writeMigrationReport
plugin-sdk/healthDoctor health-check registration, detection, repair, selection, severity, and finding types for bundled health consumers

Compatibility and private-local helpers

Only the later-window deprecated subpaths remain exported. July 2026 aliases and unused subpaths were deleted, while bundled-only helpers were removed from the public package and are labeled private-local below. The maintained list is scripts/lib/plugin-sdk-deprecated-public-subpaths.json; CI rejects bundled plugin-sdk/text-runtime are compatibility only, and plugin-sdk/zod is a compatibility re-export: import zod directly from zod. The broad domain barrels plugin-sdk/agent-runtime, plugin-sdk/channel-lifecycle, plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime, plugin-sdk/hook-runtime, plugin-sdk/media-runtime, plugin-sdk/plugin-runtime, and plugin-sdk/security-runtime are likewise deprecated in favor of focused subpaths.

OpenClaw's Vitest-backed test-helper subpaths are repo-local only and are no longer package exports: agent-runtime-test-contracts, channel-contract-testing, channel-target-testing, channel-test-helpers, plugin-state-test-runtime, plugin-test-api, plugin-test-contracts, plugin-test-runtime, provider-http-test-mocks, provider-test-contracts, reply-payload-testing, sqlite-runtime-testing, test-env, test-fixtures, test-live, test-live-auth, test-media-generation, test-media-understanding, test-node-mocks, and testing. The private bundled helper surfaces ssrf-runtime-internal and codex-native-task-runtime are also repo-local only.

Bundled plugin helper subpaths

Bundled-only helper modules are private-local after the July 2026 sweep. Cross-owner imports are blocked by package contract guardrails. src/plugin-sdk/entrypoints.ts separately tracks the supported bundled facades that remain public, SDK entrypoints backed by their bundled plugin until generic contracts replace plugin-sdk/qa-runner-runtime, plugin-sdk/telegram-account, deprecated for new code; see the per-row notes below.

Channel subpaths

SubpathKey exports
plugin-sdk/channel-coredefineChannelPluginEntry, defineSetupPluginEntry, createChatChannelPlugin, createChannelPluginBase, createChannelConfigUiHints
plugin-sdk/json-schema-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Cached JSON Schema validation helper for plugin-owned schemas
plugin-sdk/channel-setupdefineChannelSetupContract, channel-owned setup field/input types, createOptionalChannelSetupSurface, createOptionalChannelSetupAdapter, createOptionalChannelSetupWizard, plus DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID, createTopLevelChannelDmPolicy, setSetupChannelEnabled, splitSetupEntries
plugin-sdk/setupShared setup wizard helpers, setup translator, allowlist prompts, setup status builders
plugin-sdk/setup-runtimedefineChannelSetupContract, createSetupTranslator, createPatchedAccountSetupAdapter, createEnvPatchedAccountSetupAdapter, createSetupInputPresenceValidator, noteChannelLookupFailure, noteChannelLookupSummary, promptResolvedAllowFrom, splitSetupEntries, createAllowlistSetupWizardProxy, createDelegatedSetupWizardProxy
plugin-sdk/setup-toolsformatCliCommand, detectBinary, extractArchive, resolveBrewExecutable, formatDocsLink, CONFIG_DIR
plugin-sdk/account-coreMulti-account config/action-gate helpers, default-account fallback helpers
plugin-sdk/account-idDEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID, account-id normalization helpers
plugin-sdk/account-resolutionAccount lookup + default-fallback helpers
plugin-sdk/account-helpersNarrow account-list/account-action helpers
plugin-sdk/access-groupsPrivate-local after July 2026; Access-group allowlist parsing and redacted group diagnostics helpers
plugin-sdk/channel-pairingcreateChannelPairingController
plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipelineDeprecated compatibility facade. Use plugin-sdk/channel-outbound.
plugin-sdk/channel-config-helperscreateHybridChannelConfigAdapter, resolveChannelDmAccess, resolveChannelDmAllowFrom, resolveChannelDmPolicy, normalizeChannelDmPolicy, normalizeLegacyDmAliases
plugin-sdk/channel-config-schemaShared channel config schema primitives plus Zod and direct JSON/TypeBox builders
plugin-sdk/bundled-channel-config-schemaPrivate-local after July 2026; Bundled OpenClaw channel config schemas for maintained bundled plugins only
plugin-sdk/chat-channel-idsPrivate-local after July 2026; BUNDLED_CHAT_CHANNEL_IDS, BUNDLED_CHAT_CHANNEL_ENVELOPE_PREFIXES, ChatChannelId. Canonical bundled/official chat channel ids plus formatter labels/aliases for plugins that need to recognize envelope-prefixed text without hardcoding their own table.
plugin-sdk/channel-policyresolveChannelGroupRequireMention
plugin-sdk/channel-ingress-runtimeExperimental high-level channel ingress runtime resolver, implicit-mention policy resolver, and route fact builders for migrated channel receive paths. Prefer this over assembling effective allowlists, command allowlists, and legacy projections in each plugin. See Channel ingress API.
plugin-sdk/channel-lifecycleDeprecated compatibility facade. Use plugin-sdk/channel-outbound.
plugin-sdk/channel-outboundMessage lifecycle contracts plus reply pipeline options, receipts, live preview/streaming, lifecycle helpers, outbound identity, payload planning, durable sends, and message-send context helpers. See Channel outbound API.
plugin-sdk/channel-messageDeprecated compatibility alias for plugin-sdk/channel-outbound.
plugin-sdk/inbound-envelopeShared inbound route + envelope builder helpers
plugin-sdk/inbound-reply-dispatchDeprecated compatibility facade. Use plugin-sdk/channel-inbound for inbound runners and dispatch predicates, and plugin-sdk/channel-outbound for message delivery helpers.
plugin-sdk/messaging-targetsDeprecated target parsing alias; use plugin-sdk/channel-targets
plugin-sdk/outbound-mediaPrivate-local after July 2026; Shared outbound media loading and hosted-media state helpers
plugin-sdk/poll-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Narrow poll normalization helpers
plugin-sdk/thread-bindings-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Thread-binding lifecycle and adapter helpers
plugin-sdk/agent-media-payloadDeprecated compatibility facade for legacy Media* payload projection. Pass ordered facts through MsgContext.media / toInboundMediaFacts(...); import local-root policy from plugin-sdk/media-local-roots.
plugin-sdk/conversation-runtimeDeprecated broad barrel for conversation/thread binding, pairing, and configured-binding helpers; prefer focused binding subpaths such as plugin-sdk/thread-bindings-runtime and plugin-sdk/session-binding-runtime
plugin-sdk/runtime-group-policyRuntime group-policy resolution helpers
plugin-sdk/channel-statusShared channel status snapshot/summary helpers
plugin-sdk/channel-config-primitivesNarrow channel config-schema primitives
plugin-sdk/channel-config-writesPrivate-local after July 2026; Channel config-write authorization helpers
plugin-sdk/channel-plugin-commonShared channel plugin prelude exports
plugin-sdk/allowlist-config-editAllowlist config edit/read helpers
plugin-sdk/group-accessDeprecated group-access decision helpers; use resolveChannelMessageIngress from plugin-sdk/channel-ingress-runtime
plugin-sdk/direct-dm-guard-policyPrivate-local after July 2026; Narrow direct-DM pre-crypto guard policy helpers
plugin-sdk/discordDeprecated Discord compatibility facade for published @openclaw/discord@2026.3.13 and tracked owner compatibility; new plugins should use generic channel SDK subpaths
plugin-sdk/telegram-accountDeprecated Telegram account-resolution compatibility facade for tracked owner compatibility; new plugins should use injected runtime helpers or generic channel SDK subpaths
plugin-sdk/interactive-runtimeSemantic message presentation, delivery, and legacy interactive reply helpers. See Message Presentation
plugin-sdk/question-gateway-runtimeResolve runtime-authored ask_user choices through the Gateway from channel interaction handlers
plugin-sdk/channel-inboundShared inbound helpers for event classification, context building, formatting, roots, debounce, mention matching, mention-policy, and inbound logging
plugin-sdk/channel-inbound-debounceNarrow inbound debounce helpers
plugin-sdk/channel-mention-gatingPrivate-local after July 2026; Narrow mention-policy, mention marker, and mention text helpers without the broader inbound runtime surface
plugin-sdk/channel-streamingDeprecated compatibility facade. Use plugin-sdk/channel-outbound.
plugin-sdk/channel-send-resultReply result types
plugin-sdk/channel-actionsChannel message-action helpers, plus deprecated native schema helpers kept for plugin compatibility
plugin-sdk/channel-routePrivate-local after July 2026; Shared route normalization, parser-driven target resolution, thread-id stringification, dedupe/compact route keys, parsed-target types, and route/target comparison helpers
plugin-sdk/channel-targetsPrivate-local after July 2026; Target parsing helpers; route comparison callers should use plugin-sdk/channel-route
plugin-sdk/channel-contractChannel contract types
plugin-sdk/channel-feedbackFeedback/reaction wiring

Later-window channel compatibility subpaths remain public only through their registry dates. July aliases such as direct-DM access, reply-options, pairing paths, and channel runtime splinters have been removed; bundled-only helpers are private-local.

Provider subpaths

SubpathKey exports
plugin-sdk/provider-entryPrivate-local after July 2026; defineSingleProviderPluginEntry
plugin-sdk/provider-setupPrivate-local after July 2026; Curated local/self-hosted provider setup helpers
plugin-sdk/cli-backendPrivate-local after July 2026; CLI backend defaults + watchdog constants
plugin-sdk/provider-auth-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Provider auth runtime helpers: OAuth loopback flow, token exchange, auth persistence, and API-key resolution
plugin-sdk/provider-oauth-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Generic provider OAuth callback types, callback-page rendering, PKCE/state helpers, authorization-input parsing, token-expiry helpers, and abort helpers
plugin-sdk/provider-auth-api-keyPrivate-local after July 2026; API-key onboarding/profile-write helpers such as upsertApiKeyProfile
plugin-sdk/provider-auth-resultPrivate-local after July 2026; Standard OAuth auth-result builder
plugin-sdk/provider-env-varsPrivate-local after July 2026; Provider auth env-var lookup helpers
plugin-sdk/provider-authcreateProviderApiKeyAuthMethod, ensureApiKeyFromOptionEnvOrPrompt, upsertAuthProfile, upsertApiKeyProfile, writeOAuthCredentials, OpenAI Codex auth-import helpers, deprecated resolveOpenClawAgentDir compatibility export
plugin-sdk/provider-model-sharedPrivate-local after July 2026; ProviderReplayFamily, buildProviderReplayFamilyHooks, selectPreferredLocalModelId, normalizeModelCompat, shared replay-policy builders, provider-endpoint helpers, and shared model-id normalization helpers
plugin-sdk/provider-catalog-live-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Live provider model catalog helpers for guarded /models-style discovery: buildLiveModelProviderConfig, fetchLiveProviderModelRows, getCachedLiveProviderModelRows, fetchLiveProviderModelIds, LiveModelCatalogHttpError, clearLiveCatalogCacheForTests, model-id filtering, TTL cache, and static fallback
plugin-sdk/provider-catalog-runtimeProvider catalog augmentation runtime hook and plugin-provider registry seams for contract tests
plugin-sdk/provider-catalog-sharedPrivate-local after July 2026; findCatalogTemplate, buildSingleProviderApiKeyCatalog, buildManifestModelProviderConfig, supportsNativeStreamingUsageCompat, applyProviderNativeStreamingUsageCompat
plugin-sdk/provider-httpPrivate-local after July 2026; Generic provider HTTP/endpoint capability helpers, provider HTTP errors, and audio transcription multipart form helpers
plugin-sdk/provider-web-fetch-contractPrivate-local after July 2026; Narrow web-fetch config/selection contract helpers such as enablePluginInConfig and WebFetchProviderPlugin
plugin-sdk/provider-web-fetchPrivate-local after July 2026; Web-fetch provider registration/cache helpers
plugin-sdk/provider-web-search-config-contractPrivate-local after July 2026; Narrow web-search config/credential helpers for providers that do not need plugin-enable wiring
plugin-sdk/provider-web-search-contractPrivate-local after July 2026; Narrow web-search config/credential contract helpers such as createWebSearchProviderContractFields, enablePluginInConfig, resolveProviderWebSearchPluginConfig, and scoped credential setters/getters
plugin-sdk/provider-web-searchPrivate-local after July 2026; Web-search provider registration/cache/runtime helpers
plugin-sdk/embedding-providersPrivate-local after July 2026; General embedding provider types and read helpers, including EmbeddingProviderAdapter, getEmbeddingProvider(...), and listEmbeddingProviders(...); plugins register providers through api.registerEmbeddingProvider(...) so manifest ownership is enforced
plugin-sdk/provider-toolsPrivate-local after July 2026; ProviderToolCompatFamily, buildProviderToolCompatFamilyHooks, and DeepSeek/Gemini/OpenAI schema cleanup + diagnostics
plugin-sdk/provider-usagePrivate-local after July 2026; Provider usage snapshot types, shared usage fetch helpers, and provider fetchers such as fetchClaudeUsage
plugin-sdk/provider-streamPrivate-local after July 2026; ProviderStreamFamily, buildProviderStreamFamilyHooks, composeProviderStreamWrappers, stream wrapper types, plain-text tool-call compat, and shared Anthropic/Google/Kilocode/MiniMax/Moonshot/OpenAI/OpenRouter/Z.AI wrapper helpers
plugin-sdk/provider-stream-sharedPrivate-local after July 2026; Public shared provider stream wrapper helpers including composeProviderStreamWrappers, createOpenAICompatibleCompletionsThinkingOffWrapper, createPlainTextToolCallCompatWrapper, createPayloadPatchStreamWrapper, createToolStreamWrapper, normalizeOpenAICompatibleReasoningPayload, setQwenChatTemplateThinking, and Anthropic/DeepSeek/OpenAI-compatible stream utilities
plugin-sdk/provider-transport-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Native provider transport helpers such as guarded fetch, tool-result text extraction, transport message transforms, and writable transport event streams
plugin-sdk/provider-onboardPrivate-local after July 2026; Onboarding config patch helpers
plugin-sdk/global-singletonPrivate-local after July 2026; Process-local singleton/map/cache helpers
plugin-sdk/group-activationPrivate-local after July 2026; Narrow group activation mode and command parsing helpers

Provider usage snapshots typically report one or more quota windows, each with a label, a percentage used, and an optional reset time. Providers that expose balance or account state text instead of resettable quota windows should return summary with an empty windows array rather than inventing percentages. OpenClaw shows that summary text in status output; use error only when the usage endpoint failed or returned no usable usage data.

Auth and security subpaths

SubpathKey exports
plugin-sdk/command-authDeprecated broad command authorization surface (resolveControlCommandGate, command registry helpers including dynamic argument menu formatting, sender authorization helpers); use channel ingress/runtime authorization or command status helpers
plugin-sdk/command-statusCommand and help message builders such as buildCommandsMessagePaginated and buildHelpMessage
plugin-sdk/approval-auth-runtimeApprover resolution and same chat action auth helpers
plugin-sdk/approval-client-runtimeNative exec approval profile and filter helpers
plugin-sdk/approval-delivery-runtimeNative approval capability and delivery adapters
plugin-sdk/approval-gateway-runtimeShared approval gateway resolver
plugin-sdk/approval-reference-runtimePrivate local after July 2026; Deterministic durable locator helper for transport limited approval callbacks
plugin-sdk/approval-handler-adapter-runtimeLightweight native approval adapter loading helpers for hot channel entrypoints
plugin-sdk/approval-handler-runtimeBroader approval handler runtime helpers; prefer the narrower adapter and gateway seams when they are sufficient
plugin-sdk/approval-native-runtimeNative approval target, account binding, route gate, forwarding fallback, and local native exec prompt suppression helpers
plugin-sdk/approval-reaction-runtimePrivate local after July 2026; Hardcoded approval reaction bindings, reaction prompt payloads, reaction target stores, reaction hint text helpers, and compatibility export for local native exec prompt suppression
plugin-sdk/approval-reply-runtimeExec and plugin approval reply payload helpers
plugin-sdk/approval-runtimeExec and plugin approval payload helpers, approval capability builders, approval auth and profile helpers, native approval routing and runtime helpers, and structured approval display helpers such as formatApprovalDisplayPath
plugin-sdk/command-auth-nativeNative command auth, dynamic argument menu formatting, and native session target helpers
plugin-sdk/command-detectionShared command detection helpers
plugin-sdk/command-primitives-runtimeLightweight command text predicates for hot channel paths
plugin-sdk/command-surfacePrivate local after July 2026; Command body normalization and command surface helpers
plugin-sdk/allow-fromformatAllowFromLowercase
plugin-sdk/provider-auth-login-flow-runtimePrivate local after July 2026; Lazy provider auth login flow helpers for private channel and Web UI device code pairing
plugin-sdk/channel-secret-runtimeDeprecated broad secret contract surface (collectSimpleChannelFieldAssignments, getChannelSurface, pushAssignment, secret target types); prefer the focused subpaths below
plugin-sdk/channel-secret-basic-runtimeNarrow secret contract exports and target registry builders for non TTS channel and plugin secret surfaces
plugin-sdk/channel-secret-tts-runtimePrivate local after July 2026; Narrow nested channel TTS secret assignment helpers
plugin-sdk/secret-ref-runtimeNarrow SecretRef typing, resolution, and plan target path lookup for secret contract and config parsing
plugin-sdk/security-runtimeDeprecated broad barrel for trust, DM gating, root bounded file and path helpers including create only writes, sync and async atomic file replacement, sibling temp writes, cross device move fallback, private file store helpers, symlink parent guards, external content, sensitive text redaction, constant time secret comparison, and secret collection helpers; prefer focused security, SSRF, and secret subpaths
plugin-sdk/ssrf-policyHost allowlist and private network SSRF policy helpers
plugin-sdk/ssrf-dispatcherPrivate local after July 2026; Narrow pinned dispatcher helpers without the broad infra runtime surface
plugin-sdk/ssrf-runtimePinned dispatcher, SSRF guarded fetch, SSRF error, and SSRF policy helpers
plugin-sdk/secret-inputSecret input parsing helpers
plugin-sdk/webhook-ingressWebhook request and target helpers and raw websocket and body coercion
plugin-sdk/webhook-request-guardsRequest body size and timeout helpers and runDetachedWebhookWork for tracked post ack processing

Runtime and storage subpaths

SubpathKey exports
plugin-sdk/runtimeHelpers for runtime, logging, and backup operations, plugin install path warnings, and process utilities
plugin-sdk/runtime-envNarrow runtime environment, logger, timeout, retry, and backoff helpers
plugin-sdk/browser-configPrivate-local after July 2026; Supported browser config facade for normalized profiles and defaults, CDP URL parsing, and browser control auth helpers
plugin-sdk/agent-harness-task-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Generic task lifecycle and completion delivery helpers for harness backed agents using a host issued task scope
plugin-sdk/codex-mcp-projectionPrivate-local after July 2026; Reserved bundled Codex helper for projecting user MCP server config into Codex thread config; not for third party plugins
plugin-sdk/codex-native-task-runtimeRepo local bundled Codex helper for native task mirror and runtime wiring; not a package export
plugin-sdk/channel-runtime-contextGeneric channel runtime context registration and lookup helpers
plugin-sdk/matrixDeprecated Matrix compatibility facade for older third party channel packages; new plugins should import plugin-sdk/run-command directly
plugin-sdk/runtime-storecreatePluginRuntimeStore
plugin-sdk/plugin-runtimeDeprecated broad barrel for plugin command, hook, HTTP, and interactive helpers; prefer focused plugin runtime subpaths
plugin-sdk/hook-runtimeDeprecated broad barrel for webhook and internal hook pipeline helpers; prefer focused hook and plugin runtime subpaths
plugin-sdk/lazy-runtimeLazy runtime import and binding helpers such as createLazyRuntimeModule, createLazyRuntimeMethod, and createLazyRuntimeSurface
plugin-sdk/process-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Process execution helpers
plugin-sdk/node-hostPrivate-local after July 2026; Node host executable resolution and PTY resume helpers
plugin-sdk/cli-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Deprecated broad barrel for CLI formatting, wait, version, argument invocation, and lazy command group helpers; prefer focused CLI and runtime subpaths
plugin-sdk/qa-runner-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Supported facade exposing plugin QA scenarios through the CLI command surface
plugin-sdk/tts-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Supported facade for text to speech config schemas and runtime helpers
plugin-sdk/gateway-method-runtimeReserved Gateway method dispatch helper for plugin HTTP routes that declare contracts.gatewayMethodDispatch: ["authenticated-request"]
plugin-sdk/gateway-runtimeGateway client, event loop ready client start helper, gateway CLI RPC, gateway protocol errors, advertised LAN host resolution, and channel status patch helpers
plugin-sdk/config-contractsFocused type only config surface for plugin config shapes such as OpenClawConfig and channel and provider config types
plugin-sdk/plugin-config-runtimeDeprecated compatibility facade for runtime plugin config helpers; new plugins use api.pluginConfig plus focused config contracts, snapshots, and mutation helpers
plugin-sdk/config-mutationTransactional config mutation helpers such as mutateConfigFile, replaceConfigFile, and logConfigUpdated
plugin-sdk/message-tool-delivery-hintsPrivate-local after July 2026; Shared message tool delivery metadata hint strings
plugin-sdk/runtime-config-snapshotCurrent process config snapshot helpers such as getRuntimeConfig, getRuntimeConfigSnapshot, and test snapshot setters
plugin-sdk/text-autolink-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; File reference autolink detection without the broad text barrel
plugin-sdk/reply-runtimeShared inbound and reply runtime helpers, chunking, dispatch, heartbeat, reply planner
plugin-sdk/reply-dispatch-runtimeNarrow reply dispatch and finalize and conversation label helpers
plugin-sdk/reply-historyShared short window reply history helpers. New message turn code should use createChannelHistoryWindow; lower level map helpers remain deprecated compatibility exports only
plugin-sdk/reply-referencePrivate-local after July 2026; createReplyReferencePlanner
plugin-sdk/reply-chunkingNarrow text and markdown chunking helpers
plugin-sdk/session-store-runtimeSession workflow helpers (getSessionEntry, listSessionEntries, patchSessionEntry, upsertSessionEntry), repair and lifecycle helpers (deleteSessionEntry, cleanupSessionLifecycleArtifacts, resolveSessionStoreBackupPaths), marker helpers for transitional sessionFile values, bounded recent user and assistant transcript text reads by session identity, session store path and session key helpers, and updated at reads, without broad config writes and maintenance imports
plugin-sdk/session-transcript-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Transcript identity, bounded raw and visible cursors, scoped target, read, and write helpers, visible message entry projection, update publishing, write locks, and transcript memory hit keys
plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Focused SQLite agent schema, path, and transaction helpers for first party runtime, without database lifecycle controls
plugin-sdk/cron-store-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Cron store path, load, and save helpers
plugin-sdk/state-pathsState and OAuth directory path helpers
plugin-sdk/plugin-state-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Plugin scoped keyed state, BLOB, and cooperative SQLite lease contracts plus connection pragma, verified WAL maintenance, and atomic STRICT schema migration helpers. Lease callbacks receive an abort signal and typed errors distinguish timeout, cancellation, lost ownership, invalid input, and storage failure
plugin-sdk/routingRoute, session key, and account binding helpers such as resolveAgentRoute, buildAgentSessionKey, and resolveDefaultAgentBoundAccountId
plugin-sdk/status-helpersShared channel and account status summary helpers, runtime state defaults, and issue metadata helpers
plugin-sdk/target-resolver-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Shared target resolver helpers
plugin-sdk/string-normalization-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Slug and string normalization helpers
plugin-sdk/request-urlPrivate-local after July 2026; Extract string URLs from fetch and request like inputs
plugin-sdk/run-commandTimed command runner with normalized stdout and stderr results
plugin-sdk/param-readersCommon tool and CLI parameter readers
plugin-sdk/tool-pluginDefine a simple typed agent tool plugin and expose static metadata for manifest generation
plugin-sdk/tool-payloadPrivate-local after July 2026; Extract normalized payloads from tool result objects
plugin-sdk/tool-sendExtract canonical send target fields from tool arguments
plugin-sdk/sandboxPrivate-local after July 2026; Sandbox backend types and SSH and OpenShell command helpers, including fail fast exec command preflight
plugin-sdk/temp-pathShared temp download path helpers and private secure temp workspaces
plugin-sdk/logging-coreSubsystem logger and redaction helpers
plugin-sdk/markdown-table-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Markdown table mode and conversion helpers
plugin-sdk/model-session-runtimeModel and session override helpers such as applyModelOverrideToSessionEntry and resolveAgentMaxConcurrent
plugin-sdk/talk-config-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Talk provider config resolution helpers
plugin-sdk/json-storeSmall JSON state read and write helpers
plugin-sdk/json-unsafe-integersPrivate-local after July 2026; JSON parsing helpers that preserve unsafe integer literals as strings
plugin-sdk/file-lockPrivate-local after July 2026; Re entrant file lock helpers plus Doctor safe reclaim of definitely stale, unchanged retired lock sidecars
plugin-sdk/persistent-dedupeDisk backed dedupe cache helpers
plugin-sdk/ingress-effect-onceDurable claim and commit guard for non idempotent ingress side effects
plugin-sdk/acp-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; ACP runtime, session, and reply dispatch helpers
plugin-sdk/acp-runtime-backendPrivate-local after July 2026; Lightweight ACP backend registration and reply dispatch helpers for startup loaded plugins
plugin-sdk/acp-binding-resolve-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Read only ACP binding resolution without lifecycle startup imports
plugin-sdk/agent-config-primitivesDeprecated agent runtime config schema primitives; import schema primitives from a maintained plugin owned surface
plugin-sdk/boolean-paramLoose boolean parameter reader
plugin-sdk/dangerous-name-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Dangerous name matching resolution helpers
plugin-sdk/device-bootstrapDevice bootstrap and pairing token helpers, including BOOTSTRAP_HANDOFF_OPERATOR_SCOPES
plugin-sdk/extension-sharedShared passive channel, status, and ambient proxy helper primitives
plugin-sdk/models-provider-runtime/models command and provider reply helpers
plugin-sdk/skill-commands-runtimeSkill command listing helpers
plugin-sdk/native-command-registryNative command registry, build, and serialize helpers
plugin-sdk/agent-harnessExperimental trusted plugin surface for low level agent harnesses: harness types, active run steer and abort helpers, OpenClaw tool bridge helpers, runtime plan tool policy helpers, terminal outcome classification, tool progress formatting and detail helpers, and attempt result utilities
plugin-sdk/async-lock-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Process local async lock helper for small runtime state files
plugin-sdk/channel-activity-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Channel activity telemetry helper
plugin-sdk/concurrency-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Bounded async task concurrency helper
plugin-sdk/dedupe-runtimeIn memory and persistent backed dedupe cache helpers
plugin-sdk/delivery-queue-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Outbound pending delivery drain helper
plugin-sdk/file-access-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Safe local file and media source path helpers
plugin-sdk/heartbeat-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Heartbeat wake, event, and visibility helpers
plugin-sdk/expect-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Required value assertion helper for provable runtime invariants
plugin-sdk/number-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Numeric coercion helper
plugin-sdk/secure-random-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Secure token and UUID helpers
plugin-sdk/system-event-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; System event queue helpers
plugin-sdk/transport-ready-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Transport readiness wait helper
plugin-sdk/exec-approvals-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Exec approval policy file helpers without the broad infra runtime barrel
plugin-sdk/infra-runtimeDeprecated compatibility shim; use the focused runtime subpaths above
plugin-sdk/collection-runtimeSmall bounded cache helpers
plugin-sdk/diagnostic-runtimeDiagnostic flag, event, and trace context helpers
plugin-sdk/error-runtimeError graph, formatting, unknown value coercion, shared error classification helpers, PlatformMessageNotDispatchedError, isApprovalNotFoundError
plugin-sdk/fetch-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Wrapped fetch, proxy, EnvHttpProxyAgent option, and pinned lookup helpers
plugin-sdk/runtime-fetchPrivate-local after July 2026; Dispatcher aware runtime fetch without proxy and guarded fetch imports
plugin-sdk/inline-image-data-url-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Inline image data URL sanitizer and signature sniffing helpers without the broad media runtime surface
plugin-sdk/response-limit-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Byte, idle, and deadline bounded response body readers without the broad media runtime surface
plugin-sdk/session-binding-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Current conversation binding state without configured binding routing or pairing stores
plugin-sdk/context-visibility-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Context visibility resolution and supplemental context filtering without broad config and security imports
plugin-sdk/string-coerce-runtimeNarrow primitive record and string coercion and normalization helpers without markdown and logging imports
plugin-sdk/html-entity-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Single pass semicolon terminated HTML5 entity decoding without broad text utilities
plugin-sdk/text-utility-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Low level text and path helpers, including five entity HTML escaping
plugin-sdk/widget-htmlComplete document detection, size validation, and tool input errors for self contained HTML widgets
plugin-sdk/host-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Hostname and SCP host normalization helpers
plugin-sdk/retry-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026; Retry config and retry runner helpers
plugin-sdk/agent-runtimeDeprecated broad barrel for agent directory, identity, and workspace helpers, including resolveAgentDir, resolveDefaultAgentDir, and the deprecated resolveOpenClawAgentDir compatibility export; prefer focused agent and runtime subpaths
plugin-sdk/directory-runtimeConfig backed directory query and dedup
plugin-sdk/keyed-async-queuePrivate-local after July 2026; KeyedAsyncQueue

Capability and testing subpaths

SubpathKey exports
plugin-sdk/media-runtimeDeprecated broad media barrel that includes saveRemoteMedia, saveResponseMedia, readRemoteMediaBuffer, and the deprecated fetchRemoteMedia; use plugin-sdk/media-store, plugin-sdk/media-mime, plugin-sdk/outbound-media, and capability runtime subpaths instead. Prefer store helpers over buffer reads when a URL should become OpenClaw media.
plugin-sdk/media-local-rootsFocused getAgentScopedMediaLocalRoots(...) and policy-aware getAgentScopedMediaLocalRootsForSources(...) helpers for reading plugin-owned local media.
plugin-sdk/media-mimeNarrow MIME normalization, file-extension mapping, MIME detection, and media-kind helpers.
plugin-sdk/media-storeNarrow media store helpers like saveMediaBuffer and saveMediaStream.
plugin-sdk/media-generation-runtimePrivate-local after July 2026. Shared media-generation failover helpers, candidate selection, and missing-model messaging.
plugin-sdk/media-understandingDeprecated compatibility facade for media-understanding provider types and helpers. New providers register through the injected plugin API and keep request helpers plugin-owned.
plugin-sdk/text-chunkingOutbound text and offset-preserving range chunking, markdown chunking and render helpers, quote-aware HTML tag tokenization, markdown table conversion, directive-tag stripping, and safe-text utilities.
plugin-sdk/speechPrivate-local after July 2026. Speech provider types plus provider-facing directive, registry, validation, OpenAI-compatible TTS builder, and speech helper exports.
plugin-sdk/speech-corePrivate-local after July 2026. Shared speech provider types, registry, directive, normalization, and speech helper exports.
plugin-sdk/speech-settingsLightweight TTS config resolution and normalization primitives without provider registries or synthesis runtime.
plugin-sdk/realtime-transcriptionPrivate-local after July 2026. Realtime transcription provider types, registry helpers, and a shared WebSocket session helper.
plugin-sdk/realtime-bootstrap-contextPrivate-local after July 2026. Realtime profile bootstrap helper for bounded IDENTITY.md, USER.md, and SOUL.md context injection.
plugin-sdk/realtime-voicePrivate-local after July 2026. Realtime voice provider types, registry helpers, shared audio-energy and speech-onset gates, and realtime voice behavior helpers, including the transport-independent session harness and output activity tracking.
plugin-sdk/meeting-runtimeBrowser-meeting session runtime, realtime audio engines and transports, MeetingPlatformAdapter, browser and node control, agent-consult, voice-call delegation, setup checks, and SoX command helpers.
plugin-sdk/image-generationPrivate-local after July 2026. Image generation provider types plus image asset and data URL helpers, and the OpenAI-compatible image provider builder.
plugin-sdk/image-generation-corePrivate-local after July 2026. Shared image-generation types, failover, auth, and registry helpers.
plugin-sdk/music-generationPrivate-local after July 2026. Music generation provider, request, and result types.
plugin-sdk/video-generationPrivate-local after July 2026. Video generation provider, request, and result types.
plugin-sdk/video-generation-corePrivate-local after July 2026. Shared video-generation types, failover helpers, provider lookup, and model-ref parsing.
plugin-sdk/transcriptsPrivate-local after July 2026. Shared transcript source provider types, registry helpers, meeting-provider bridge factory, session descriptors, and utterance metadata.
plugin-sdk/webhook-targetsPrivate-local after July 2026. Webhook target registry and route-install helpers.
plugin-sdk/web-mediaShared remote and local media loading helpers.
plugin-sdk/zodDeprecated compatibility re-export. Import zod from zod directly.
plugin-sdk/plugin-test-apiRepo-local minimal createTestPluginApi helper for direct plugin registration unit tests without importing repo test helper bridges.
plugin-sdk/agent-runtime-test-contractsRepo-local native agent-runtime adapter contract fixtures for auth, delivery, fallback, tool-hook, prompt-overlay, schema, and transcript projection tests.
plugin-sdk/channel-test-helpersRepo-local channel-oriented test helpers for generic actions, setup, and status contracts, directory assertions, account startup lifecycle, send-config threading, runtime mocks, status issues, outbound delivery, and hook registration.
plugin-sdk/channel-target-testingRepo-local shared target-resolution error-case suite for channel tests.
plugin-sdk/channel-contract-testingRepo-local narrow channel contract test helpers without the broad testing barrel.
plugin-sdk/plugin-test-contractsRepo-local plugin package, registration, public artifact, direct import, runtime API, and import side-effect contract helpers.
plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtimeRepo-local plugin state store, ingress queue, and state DB test helpers.
plugin-sdk/provider-test-contractsRepo-local provider runtime, auth, discovery, onboard, catalog, wizard, media capability, replay policy, realtime STT live-audio, web-search and fetch, and stream contract helpers.
plugin-sdk/provider-http-test-mocksPrivate-local after July 2026. Repo-local opt-in Vitest HTTP and auth mocks for provider tests that exercise plugin-sdk/provider-http.
plugin-sdk/reply-payload-testingRepo-local helpers for attaching metadata to reply payload fixtures.
plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testingRepo-local SQLite lifecycle helpers for first-party tests.
plugin-sdk/test-fixturesRepo-local generic CLI runtime capture, sandbox context, skill writer, agent-message, system-event, module reload, bundled plugin path, terminal-text, chunking, auth-token, and typed-case fixtures.
plugin-sdk/test-node-mocksRepo-local focused Node builtin mock helpers for use inside Vitest vi.mock("node:*") factories.

Memory subpaths

SubpathKey exports
plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-embedding-registryPrivate-local after July 2026. Lightweight memory embedding provider registry helpers.
plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-engine-foundationMemory host foundation engine exports.
plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-engine-embeddingsPrivate-local after July 2026. Memory host embedding contracts, registry access, local provider, and generic batch and remote helpers. registerMemoryEmbeddingProvider on this surface is deprecated. Use the generic embedding provider API for new providers.
plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-engine-qmdPrivate-local after July 2026. Memory host QMD engine exports.
plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-engine-storagePrivate-local after July 2026. Memory host storage engine exports.
plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-secretPrivate-local after July 2026. Memory host secret helpers.
plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-statusPrivate-local after July 2026. Memory host status helpers.
plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-runtime-cliPrivate-local after July 2026. Memory host CLI runtime helpers.
plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-runtime-corePrivate-local after July 2026. Memory host core runtime helpers.
plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-runtime-filesPrivate-local after July 2026. Memory host file and runtime helpers.
plugin-sdk/memory-host-coreDeprecated compatibility facade for vendor-neutral memory host helpers. New memory plugins use injected memory capabilities and host-prepared prompts. Companion plugins still use the retained facade for public-artifact discovery until a focused read seam exists.
plugin-sdk/memory-host-eventsPrivate-local after July 2026. Vendor-neutral alias for memory host event journal helpers.
plugin-sdk/memory-host-markdownPrivate-local after July 2026. Shared managed-markdown helpers for memory-adjacent plugins.
plugin-sdk/memory-host-searchPrivate-local after July 2026. Active memory runtime facade for search-manager access.

Reserved bundled-helper subpaths

Reserved bundled-helper SDK subpaths are narrow owner-specific surfaces for bundled plugin code. They are tracked in the SDK inventory so package builds and aliasing stay deterministic, but they are not general plugin authoring APIs. New reusable host contracts should use generic SDK subpaths such as plugin-sdk/gateway-runtime and plugin-sdk/ssrf-runtime.

SubpathOwner and purpose
plugin-sdk/codex-mcp-projectionPrivate-local after July 2026. Bundled Codex plugin helper for projecting user MCP server config into Codex app-server thread config (reserved package export).
plugin-sdk/codex-native-task-runtimeBundled Codex plugin helper for mirroring Codex app-server native subagents into OpenClaw task state (repo-local only, not a package export).