diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/workspace/init/route.test.ts b/apps/web/app/api/workspace/init/route.test.ts
index 023200786b6..5ac783e3784 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/workspace/init/route.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/workspace/init/route.test.ts
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ describe("POST /api/workspace/init", () => {
     const workspaceDir = join(STATE_DIR, "workspace-work");
     vi.mocked(existsSync).mockImplementation((p) => {
       const s = String(p);
-      if (s.endsWith("docs/reference/templates/AGENTS.md")) return true;
-      if (s.endsWith("skills/dench/SKILL.md")) return true;
+      if (s.endsWith("docs/reference/templates/AGENTS.md")) {return true;}
+      if (s.endsWith("skills/dench/SKILL.md")) {return true;}
       return false;
     });
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe("POST /api/workspace/init", () => {
 
     vi.mocked(existsSync).mockImplementation((p) => {
       const s = String(p);
-      if (s.endsWith("docs/reference/templates/AGENTS.md")) return true;
+      if (s.endsWith("docs/reference/templates/AGENTS.md")) {return true;}
       return false;
     });
 
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ describe("POST /api/workspace/init", () => {
       (call) => String(call[0]).endsWith("IDENTITY.md"),
     );
     expect(identityWrites.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-    const identityContent = String(identityWrites[identityWrites.length - 1][1]);
+    const raw = identityWrites[identityWrites.length - 1][1];
+    const identityContent = typeof raw === "string" ? raw : JSON.stringify(raw);
     expect(identityContent).toContain(expectedSkillPath);
     expect(identityContent).toContain("Ironclaw");
     expect(identityContent).not.toContain("~skills");
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/workspace.test.ts b/apps/web/lib/workspace.test.ts
index a7ac9089131..c7d0c0ebe43 100644
--- a/apps/web/lib/workspace.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/lib/workspace.test.ts
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ describe("workspace utilities", () => {
     };
   }
 
-  /** Set up mocks so resolveWorkspaceRoot() returns WS_DIR via OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE env. */
-  function useEnvWorkspace(mockExists: ReturnType<typeof vi.mocked<typeof existsSync>>) {
-    process.env.OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE = WS_DIR;
-    mockExists.mockImplementation((p) => String(p) === WS_DIR);
-  }
-
   // ─── resolveWorkspaceRoot ────────────────────────────────────────
 
   describe("resolveWorkspaceRoot", () => {
diff --git a/src/cli/workspace-seed.test.ts b/src/cli/workspace-seed.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..132d863b1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/workspace-seed.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import os from "node:os";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { seedWorkspaceFromAssets } from "./workspace-seed.js";
+
+function createTempDir(): string {
+  const dir = path.join(
+    os.tmpdir(),
+    `ironclaw-seed-test-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
+  );
+  mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  return dir;
+}
+
+function createPackageRoot(tempDir: string): string {
+  const pkgRoot = path.join(tempDir, "pkg");
+  const seedDir = path.join(pkgRoot, "assets", "seed");
+  const skillsDir = path.join(pkgRoot, "skills", "dench");
+  mkdirSync(seedDir, { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(skillsDir, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(path.join(seedDir, "workspace.duckdb"), "SEED_DB_CONTENT", "utf-8");
+  writeFileSync(
+    path.join(skillsDir, "SKILL.md"),
+    "---\nname: database-crm-system\n---\n# Dench CRM\n",
+    "utf-8",
+  );
+  return pkgRoot;
+}
+
+describe("seedWorkspaceFromAssets", () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempDir = createTempDir();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("seeds Dench skill inside the workspace (not in state dir)", () => {
+    const packageRoot = createPackageRoot(tempDir);
+    const workspaceDir = path.join(tempDir, "workspace-main");
+
+    seedWorkspaceFromAssets({ workspaceDir, packageRoot });
+
+    const skillPath = path.join(workspaceDir, "skills", "dench", "SKILL.md");
+    expect(existsSync(skillPath)).toBe(true);
+    expect(readFileSync(skillPath, "utf-8")).toContain("database-crm-system");
+
+    const stateSkillPath = path.join(tempDir, "skills", "dench", "SKILL.md");
+    expect(existsSync(stateSkillPath)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("generates IDENTITY.md referencing workspace CRM skill path (not virtual ~skills)", () => {
+    const packageRoot = createPackageRoot(tempDir);
+    const workspaceDir = path.join(tempDir, "workspace-test");
+
+    seedWorkspaceFromAssets({ workspaceDir, packageRoot });
+
+    const identityPath = path.join(workspaceDir, "IDENTITY.md");
+    expect(existsSync(identityPath)).toBe(true);
+
+    const identityContent = readFileSync(identityPath, "utf-8");
+    expect(identityContent).toContain("Ironclaw");
+    expect(identityContent).toContain(path.join(workspaceDir, "skills", "dench", "SKILL.md"));
+    expect(identityContent).not.toContain("~skills/dench/SKILL.md");
+  });
+
+  it("IDENTITY.md references Ironclaw system prompt contract", () => {
+    const packageRoot = createPackageRoot(tempDir);
+    const workspaceDir = path.join(tempDir, "workspace-contract");
+
+    seedWorkspaceFromAssets({ workspaceDir, packageRoot });
+
+    const identityContent = readFileSync(path.join(workspaceDir, "IDENTITY.md"), "utf-8");
+    expect(identityContent).toContain("Ironclaw system prompt contract");
+  });
+
+  it("creates CRM object projection files on first seed", () => {
+    const packageRoot = createPackageRoot(tempDir);
+    const workspaceDir = path.join(tempDir, "workspace-proj");
+
+    const result = seedWorkspaceFromAssets({ workspaceDir, packageRoot });
+
+    expect(result.seeded).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.reason).toBe("seeded");
+    expect(existsSync(path.join(workspaceDir, "people", ".object.yaml"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(path.join(workspaceDir, "company", ".object.yaml"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(path.join(workspaceDir, "task", ".object.yaml"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(path.join(workspaceDir, "WORKSPACE.md"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("skips DuckDB seeding when workspace.duckdb already exists", () => {
+    const packageRoot = createPackageRoot(tempDir);
+    const workspaceDir = path.join(tempDir, "workspace-existing");
+    mkdirSync(workspaceDir, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(path.join(workspaceDir, "workspace.duckdb"), "EXISTING_DB", "utf-8");
+
+    const result = seedWorkspaceFromAssets({ workspaceDir, packageRoot });
+
+    expect(result.seeded).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.reason).toBe("already-exists");
+    expect(readFileSync(path.join(workspaceDir, "workspace.duckdb"), "utf-8")).toBe("EXISTING_DB");
+  });
+
+  it("always force-syncs IDENTITY.md even when workspace already exists (keeps updates current)", () => {
+    const packageRoot = createPackageRoot(tempDir);
+    const workspaceDir = path.join(tempDir, "workspace-resync");
+    mkdirSync(workspaceDir, { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(path.join(workspaceDir, "workspace.duckdb"), "DB", "utf-8");
+    writeFileSync(path.join(workspaceDir, "IDENTITY.md"), "# stale identity\n", "utf-8");
+
+    seedWorkspaceFromAssets({ workspaceDir, packageRoot });
+
+    const identityContent = readFileSync(path.join(workspaceDir, "IDENTITY.md"), "utf-8");
+    expect(identityContent).toContain("Ironclaw");
+    expect(identityContent).not.toContain("# stale identity");
+  });
+
+  it("includes skills/dench/SKILL.md in projection files list", () => {
+    const packageRoot = createPackageRoot(tempDir);
+    const workspaceDir = path.join(tempDir, "workspace-list");
+
+    const result = seedWorkspaceFromAssets({ workspaceDir, packageRoot });
+
+    expect(result.projectionFiles).toContain("skills/dench/SKILL.md");
+    expect(result.projectionFiles).toContain("IDENTITY.md");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/config/types.googlechat.ts b/src/config/types.googlechat.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e4f1499d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/types.googlechat.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/** Placeholder for Google Chat channel config. Extension provides full schema. */
+export type GoogleChatConfig = {
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  accounts?: unknown[];
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+};
diff --git a/src/discord/pluralkit.ts b/src/discord/pluralkit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4593c5c1dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/discord/pluralkit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/** PluralKit identity resolution for Discord proxied messages. */
+export type DiscordPluralKitConfig = {
+  /** Enable PluralKit resolution (default: false). */
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  /** Optional PluralKit API token for private systems. */
+  token?: string;
+};
diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/deliver.ts b/src/infra/outbound/deliver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c8aa027b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/deliver.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/** Stub type for test setup; full implementation may live in upstream. */
+export type OutboundSendDeps = {
+  sendDiscord?: (to: string, text: string, opts?: { verbose?: boolean; mediaUrl?: string }) => Promise<{ channel?: string; messageId?: string }>;
+  sendSlack?: (to: string, text: string, opts?: { verbose?: boolean; mediaUrl?: string }) => Promise<{ channel?: string; messageId?: string }>;
+  sendTelegram?: (to: string, text: string, opts?: { verbose?: boolean; mediaUrl?: string }) => Promise<{ channel?: string; messageId?: string }>;
+  sendWhatsApp?: (to: string, text: string, opts?: { verbose?: boolean; mediaUrl?: string }) => Promise<{ channel?: string; messageId?: string }>;
+  sendSignal?: (to: string, text: string, opts?: { verbose?: boolean; mediaUrl?: string }) => Promise<{ channel?: string; messageId?: string }>;
+  sendIMessage?: (to: string, text: string, opts?: { verbose?: boolean; mediaUrl?: string }) => Promise<{ channel?: string; messageId?: string }>;
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/runtime.ts b/src/plugins/runtime.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1205c90fe94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/runtime.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/** Stub for test setup; maintains active plugin registry for tests. */
+let activeRegistry: unknown = null;
+
+export function setActivePluginRegistry(registry: unknown): void {
+  activeRegistry = registry;
+}
+
+export function getActivePluginRegistry(): unknown {
+  return activeRegistry;
+}
diff --git a/src/test-utils/channel-plugins.ts b/src/test-utils/channel-plugins.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9398ec39a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test-utils/channel-plugins.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/** Stub for test setup; creates an immutable plugin registry from entries. */
+export type RegistryEntry = {
+  pluginId: string;
+  plugin: unknown;
+  source: string;
+};
+
+export function createTestRegistry(entries: RegistryEntry[]): unknown {
+  return Object.freeze({ entries, plugins: new Map(entries.map((e) => [e.pluginId, e.plugin])) });
+}