openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix Bug: "plugin manifest not found: openclaw.plugin.json" cannot be resolved

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After running openclaw doctor and openclaw config validate, I consistently get: Invalid config: plugins: plugin manifest not found: /Users/lr/.openclaw/extensions/openclaw.plugin.json

Root Cause

After running openclaw doctor and openclaw config validate, I consistently get: Invalid config: plugins: plugin manifest not found: /Users/lr/.openclaw/extensions/openclaw.plugin.json

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Bug type

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Summary

Environment

  • OS: macOS ( macOS 12.7.6 (21H1320))
  • OpenClaw version: 2026.5.12 (f066dd2)

Description

After running openclaw doctor and openclaw config validate, I consistently get: Invalid config: plugins: plugin manifest not found: /Users/lr/.openclaw/extensions/openclaw.plugin.json

Steps to reproduce

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Expected behavior

Run doctor can fix it. But doctor couldn't help.

Actual behavior

OpenClaw config is invalid File: ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json Problem:

  • plugins: plugin: plugin manifest not found: /Users/lr/.openclaw/extensions/openclaw.plugin.json

OpenClaw version

2026.5.12

Operating system

macOS 12.7.6

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Model

deepseek v4 flash

Provider / routing chain

deepseek

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