diff --git a/scripts/test-extension.mjs b/scripts/test-extension.mjs
index 6442556c778..4d9f7a9575e 100644
--- a/scripts/test-extension.mjs
+++ b/scripts/test-extension.mjs
@@ -185,11 +185,25 @@ function printUsage() {
   console.error(
     "       node scripts/test-extension.mjs --list-changed --base <git-ref> [--head <git-ref>]",
   );
+  console.error("       node scripts/test-extension.mjs <extension> --require-tests");
+}
+
+function printNoTestsMessage(plan, requireTests) {
+  const message = `No tests found for ${plan.extensionDir}. Run "pnpm test:extension ${plan.extensionId} -- --dry-run" to inspect the resolved roots.`;
+  if (requireTests) {
+    console.error(message);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  console.log(`[test-extension] ${message} Skipping.`);
+  return 0;
 }
 
 async function run() {
   const rawArgs = process.argv.slice(2);
   const dryRun = rawArgs.includes("--dry-run");
+  const requireTests =
+    rawArgs.includes("--require-tests") ||
+    process.env.OPENCLAW_TEST_EXTENSION_REQUIRE_TESTS === "1";
   const json = rawArgs.includes("--json");
   const list = rawArgs.includes("--list");
   const listChanged = rawArgs.includes("--list-changed");
@@ -197,6 +211,7 @@ async function run() {
     (arg) =>
       arg !== "--" &&
       arg !== "--dry-run" &&
+      arg !== "--require-tests" &&
       arg !== "--json" &&
       arg !== "--list" &&
       arg !== "--list-changed",
@@ -271,13 +286,6 @@ async function run() {
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
-  if (plan.testFiles.length === 0) {
-    console.error(
-      `No tests found for ${plan.extensionDir}. Run "pnpm test:extension ${plan.extensionId} -- --dry-run" to inspect the resolved roots.`,
-    );
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
   if (dryRun) {
     if (json) {
       process.stdout.write(`${JSON.stringify(plan, null, 2)}\n`);
@@ -290,6 +298,10 @@ async function run() {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (plan.testFiles.length === 0) {
+    process.exit(printNoTestsMessage(plan, requireTests));
+  }
+
   console.log(
     `[test-extension] Running ${plan.testFiles.length} test files for ${plan.extensionId} with ${plan.config}`,
   );
diff --git a/test/scripts/test-extension.test.ts b/test/scripts/test-extension.test.ts
index 8919130c19a..06ba5343844 100644
--- a/test/scripts/test-extension.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/test-extension.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ function readPlan(args: string[], cwd = process.cwd()) {
   return JSON.parse(stdout) as ReturnType<typeof resolveExtensionTestPlan>;
 }
 
+function runScript(args: string[], cwd = process.cwd()) {
+  return execFileSync(process.execPath, [scriptPath, ...args], {
+    cwd,
+    encoding: "utf8",
+  });
+}
+
 describe("scripts/test-extension.mjs", () => {
   it("resolves channel-root extensions onto the channel vitest config", () => {
     const plan = resolveExtensionTestPlan({ targetArg: "slack", cwd: process.cwd() });
@@ -72,4 +79,18 @@ describe("scripts/test-extension.mjs", () => {
       [...extensionIds].toSorted((left, right) => left.localeCompare(right)),
     );
   });
+
+  it("dry-run still reports a plan for extensions without tests", () => {
+    const plan = readPlan(["copilot-proxy"]);
+
+    expect(plan.extensionId).toBe("copilot-proxy");
+    expect(plan.testFiles).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("treats extensions without tests as a no-op by default", () => {
+    const stdout = runScript(["copilot-proxy"]);
+
+    expect(stdout).toContain("No tests found for extensions/copilot-proxy.");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("Skipping.");
+  });
 });