Description

After installing OpenClaw globally via npm (npm install -g openclaw@latest), the msteams plugin fails to start with:

Cannot find module '@microsoft/agents-hosting'

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install OpenClaw globally: npm install -g openclaw@latest
2. Configure msteams channel in openclaw.json
3. Start gateway: openclaw gateway
4. Check logs: msteams channel exits immediately with missing module error

Root Cause

The extensions/msteams/package.json has dependencies:

{
  "dependencies": {
    "@microsoft/agents-hosting": "^1.2.3",
    "@microsoft/agents-hosting-express": "^1.2.3",
    "@microsoft/agents-hosting-extensions-teams": "^1.2.3",
    "openclaw": "workspace:*"
  }
}

The workspace:* protocol is pnpm-specific. When installed via npm globally, npm doesn't resolve plugin dependencies, leaving the Microsoft SDK packages missing.

Workaround

Manually install the dependencies:

cd ~/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw
npm install @microsoft/agents-hosting@^1.2.3 @microsoft/agents-hosting-express@^1.2.3 @microsoft/agents-hosting-extensions-teams@^1.2.3

Expected Behavior

The msteams plugin should work out of the box after npm install -g openclaw.

Environment

• OpenClaw version: 2026.2.2-3
• OS: Ubuntu 24.04
• Node: v22.22.0
• Install method: npm global

Suggested Fix

Either:

1. Hoist msteams dependencies to the main package.json, or
2. Replace workspace:* with * in published npm builds, or
3. Bundle the Microsoft SDK into the extension