diff --git a/src/cli/plugins-cli.test.ts b/src/cli/plugins-cli.test.ts
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--- a/src/cli/plugins-cli.test.ts
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-import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { runRegisteredCli } from "../test-utils/command-runner.js";
-
-const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  loadConfig: vi.fn(() => ({})),
-  buildPluginStatusReport: vi.fn(() => ({
-    plugins: [],
-    diagnostics: [],
-    hooks: [],
-    typedHooks: [],
-  })),
-  buildPluginInspectReport: vi.fn(),
-  buildAllPluginInspectReports: vi.fn(() => []),
-  buildPluginCompatibilityNotices: vi.fn(() => []),
-  defaultRuntime: {
-    log: vi.fn(),
-    error: vi.fn(),
-  },
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../config/config.js", () => ({
-  loadConfig: mocks.loadConfig,
-  writeConfigFile: vi.fn(),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../plugins/status.js", () => ({
-  buildPluginStatusReport: mocks.buildPluginStatusReport,
-  buildPluginInspectReport: mocks.buildPluginInspectReport,
-  buildAllPluginInspectReports: mocks.buildAllPluginInspectReports,
-  buildPluginCompatibilityNotices: mocks.buildPluginCompatibilityNotices,
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../runtime.js", () => ({
-  defaultRuntime: mocks.defaultRuntime,
-}));
-
-let registerPluginsCli: typeof import("./plugins-cli.js").registerPluginsCli;
-
-beforeAll(async () => {
-  ({ registerPluginsCli } = await import("./plugins-cli.js"));
-});
-
-describe("plugins cli", () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    vi.clearAllMocks();
-    mocks.loadConfig.mockReturnValue({});
-    mocks.buildPluginStatusReport.mockReturnValue({
-      plugins: [],
-      diagnostics: [],
-      hooks: [],
-      typedHooks: [],
-    });
-    mocks.buildPluginInspectReport.mockReset();
-    mocks.buildAllPluginInspectReports.mockReturnValue([]);
-    mocks.buildPluginCompatibilityNotices.mockReturnValue([]);
-  });
-
-  it("renders compatibility warnings in plugins inspect output", async () => {
-    mocks.buildPluginStatusReport.mockReturnValue({
-      plugins: [
-        {
-          id: "legacy-plugin",
-          name: "Legacy Plugin",
-          description: "legacy seam",
-          source: "/tmp/legacy.ts",
-          origin: "workspace",
-          enabled: true,
-          status: "loaded",
-          format: "openclaw",
-          bundleFormat: undefined,
-          version: "1.0.0",
-          bundleCapabilities: [],
-        },
-      ],
-      diagnostics: [],
-      hooks: [],
-      typedHooks: [],
-    });
-    mocks.buildPluginInspectReport.mockReturnValue({
-      plugin: {
-        id: "legacy-plugin",
-        name: "Legacy Plugin",
-        description: "legacy seam",
-        source: "/tmp/legacy.ts",
-        origin: "workspace",
-        status: "loaded",
-        format: "openclaw",
-        bundleFormat: undefined,
-        version: "1.0.0",
-        bundleCapabilities: [],
-      },
-      shape: "hook-only",
-      capabilityMode: "none",
-      capabilityCount: 0,
-      capabilities: [],
-      typedHooks: [{ name: "before_agent_start" }],
-      customHooks: [],
-      tools: [],
-      commands: [],
-      cliCommands: [],
-      services: [],
-      gatewayMethods: [],
-      httpRouteCount: 0,
-      diagnostics: [],
-      policy: {
-        allowPromptInjection: undefined,
-        allowModelOverride: undefined,
-        allowedModels: [],
-        hasAllowedModelsConfig: false,
-      },
-      usesLegacyBeforeAgentStart: true,
-      compatibility: [
-        {
-          pluginId: "legacy-plugin",
-          code: "legacy-before-agent-start",
-          severity: "warn",
-          message:
-            "still relies on legacy before_agent_start; keep upgrade coverage on this plugin and prefer before_model_resolve/before_prompt_build for new work.",
-        },
-        {
-          pluginId: "legacy-plugin",
-          code: "hook-only",
-          severity: "info",
-          message:
-            "is hook-only; this remains supported for compatibility, but it has not migrated to explicit capability registration.",
-        },
-      ],
-    });
-
-    await runRegisteredCli({
-      register: registerPluginsCli as (program: import("commander").Command) => void,
-      argv: ["plugins", "inspect", "legacy-plugin"],
-    });
-
-    const output = mocks.defaultRuntime.log.mock.calls.map((call) => String(call[0])).join("\n");
-    expect(output).toContain("Compatibility warnings");
-    expect(output).toContain("legacy-plugin still relies on legacy before_agent_start");
-    expect(output).toContain("legacy-plugin is hook-only");
-  });
-
-  it("renders compatibility notices in plugins doctor", async () => {
-    mocks.buildPluginStatusReport.mockReturnValue({
-      plugins: [],
-      diagnostics: [],
-      hooks: [],
-      typedHooks: [],
-    });
-    mocks.buildPluginCompatibilityNotices.mockReturnValue([
-      {
-        pluginId: "legacy-plugin",
-        code: "legacy-before-agent-start",
-        severity: "warn",
-        message:
-          "still relies on legacy before_agent_start; keep upgrade coverage on this plugin and prefer before_model_resolve/before_prompt_build for new work.",
-      },
-    ]);
-
-    await runRegisteredCli({
-      register: registerPluginsCli as (program: import("commander").Command) => void,
-      argv: ["plugins", "doctor"],
-    });
-
-    const output = mocks.defaultRuntime.log.mock.calls.map((call) => String(call[0])).join("\n");
-    expect(output).toContain("Compatibility:");
-    expect(output).toContain("legacy-plugin");
-    expect(output).toContain("still relies on legacy before_agent_start");
-  });
-});