Bug type

Behavior bug (incorrect output/state without crash)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

openclaw doctor reports "No active memory plugin is registered for the current config" after installing the plugin with:

openclaw plugins install @openclaw/memory-lancedb

and configuring as:

  "plugins": {
    "allow": [
      "lossless-claw",
      "memory-lancedb"
    ],
    "slots": {
      "contextEngine": "lossless-claw",
      "memory": "memory-lancedb"
    },
    "entries": {
      "memory-lancedb": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "embedding": {
            "provider": "openai",
            "model": "text-embedding-3-small"
          },
          "autoRecall": true,
          "autoCapture": true
        }
      },

Steps to reproduce

1. Start openclaw 2026.5.5
2. openclaw plugins install @openclaw/memory-lancedb
3. openclaw doctor
4. Observe message

Expected behavior

No warning from doctor about missing memory plugin

Actual behavior

openclaw doctor reports "No active memory plugin is registered for the current config."

OpenClaw version

2026.5.5

Operating system

macOS

Install method

npm global

Model

N/A

Provider / routing chain

N/A

Additional provider/model setup details

No response

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Impact and severity

No response

Additional information

No response