ISSUE REPORT: openclaw-weixin plugin 鈥?Gateway shows channel "OFF / not configured", startAccount never called

Environment

Symptoms

1. Plugin installs and loads successfully. Gateway logs show:

   [plugins] loading openclaw-weixin from .../dist/index.js
   gateway/channels/openclaw-weixin [compat] Host OpenClaw 2026.6.1 >= 2026.3.22, OK.
   gateway: auto-enabled plugins for this runtime without writing config:
     - openclaw-weixin configured, enabled automatically.
   

2. startAccount() is never called. No sign of startAccount entry, starting weixin webhook, or monitorWeixinProvider anywhere in the logs. Only [compat] lines appear.

3. QR code scan login succeeded. Token is saved to state:

   ~/.openclaw/state/openclaw-weixin/accounts/ad6e0a00b087-im-bot.json
   -> token: present, baseUrl: https://ilinkai.weixin.qq.com, configured: true
   

4. openclaw status --deep shows:

   openclaw-weixin 鈹?OFF 鈹?not configured
   

5. Agent routing binding is set:

   main <- openclaw-weixin accountId=ad6e0a00b087-im-bot
   

Config

{
  "channels": {
    "openclaw-weixin": {
      "baseUrl": "https://ilinkai.weixin.qq.com",
      "accounts": {
        "ad6e0a00b087-im-bot": { "enabled": true }
      }
    }
  },
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model": {
        "primary": "anthropic/claude-opus-4-8",
        "fallbacks": ["anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Troubleshooting attempted

• openclaw doctor --fix 鈥?applied fixes, no change
• openclaw agents bind --bind "openclaw-weixin:ad6e0a00b087-im-bot" 鈥?binding successful, still "not configured"
• Set OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR and OPENCLAW_CONFIG env vars 鈥?no change
• Added accounts.default entry 鈥?no change
• Rebuilt gateway install from scratch 鈥?no change
• Gateway started with DEBUG log level 鈥?weixin plugin only emits [compat] lines, nothing else
• DNS issues resolved via dns.setServers + preload script (API reachable, QR login worked)
• Official npx @tencent-weixin/openclaw-weixin-cli install tried 鈥?same result

Suspected root cause

Likely related to known issues:

• Plugin loader: silent failures on legacy/invalid plugin contracts cost hours of debugging #78301 鈥?Plugin loader silent failures: register() succeeds but gateway.startAccount() is never invoked
• [Bug]: openclaw-weixin channel plugin missing channelConfigs metadata causes duplicate startup warnings #76095 鈥?channelConfigs metadata missing (the plugin dist/index.js does not export a channelConfigs field)
• Bug: SSRF guard blocks ALL external URLs when using local proxy (affects Telegram media/WeChat/web_fetch) #62560 鈥?SSRF guard may block WeChat API calls

Expected behavior

After Gateway starts, startAccount() should be called, launching the monitorWeixinProvider long-poll loop. Logs should contain "starting weixin webhook". openclaw status --deep should show openclaw-weixin 鈹?ON 鈹?running.

Relevant Gateway logs (startup section, DEBUG level)

[gateway] loading configuration鈥?[gateway] resolving authentication鈥?[gateway] starting...
[gateway] auto-enabled plugins: - openclaw-weixin configured, enabled automatically.
[gateway] starting HTTP server...
[health-monitor] started (interval: 300s)
[plugins] plugins.allow is empty; discovered non-bundled plugins may auto-load: openclaw-weixin
[plugins] loading openclaw-weixin from .../dist/index.js
[plugins] loaded 9 plugin(s) (9 attempted)
[gateway] agent model: anthropic/claude-opus-4-8
[gateway] http server listening (9 plugins: ..., openclaw-weixin, ...)
[gateway] starting channels and sidecars...
[gateway] ready
[heartbeat] started
// <- No weixin channel logs appear beyond this point