fix: resolve bundled chrome extension assets (#8914) (thanks @kelvinCB)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- CLI: resolve bundled Chrome extension assets by walking up to the nearest assets directory; add resolver and clipboard tests. (#8914) Thanks @kelvinCB.
 - Heartbeat: allow explicit accountId routing for multi-account channels. (#8702) Thanks @lsh411.
 - TUI/Gateway: handle non-streaming finals, refresh history for non-local chat runs, and avoid event gap warnings for targeted tool streams. (#8432) Thanks @gumadeiras.
 - Shell completion: auto-detect and migrate slow dynamic patterns to cached files for faster terminal startup; add completion health checks to doctor/update/onboard.

src/cli/browser-cli-extension.test.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,116 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { installChromeExtension } from "./browser-cli-extension";
 
-describe("browser extension install", () => {
+const copyToClipboard = vi.fn();
-  it("installs bundled chrome extension into a state dir", async () => {
+const runtime = {
-    const tmp = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-ext-state-"));
+  log: vi.fn(),
+  error: vi.fn(),
+  exit: vi.fn(),
+};
+
+vi.mock("../infra/clipboard.js", () => ({
+  copyToClipboard,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../runtime.js", () => ({
+  defaultRuntime: runtime,
+}));
+
+function writeManifest(dir: string) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dir, "manifest.json"), JSON.stringify({ manifest_version: 3 }));
+}
+
+describe("bundled extension resolver", () => {
+  it("walks up to find the assets directory", async () => {
+    const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-ext-root-"));
+    const here = path.join(root, "dist", "cli");
+    const assets = path.join(root, "assets", "chrome-extension");
 
     try {
-      const result = await installChromeExtension({ stateDir: tmp });
+      writeManifest(assets);
+      fs.mkdirSync(here, { recursive: true });
+
+      const { resolveBundledExtensionRootDir } = await import("./browser-cli-extension.js");
+      expect(resolveBundledExtensionRootDir(here)).toBe(assets);
+    } finally {
+      fs.rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("prefers the nearest assets directory", async () => {
+    const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-ext-root-"));
+    const here = path.join(root, "dist", "cli");
+    const distAssets = path.join(root, "dist", "assets", "chrome-extension");
+    const rootAssets = path.join(root, "assets", "chrome-extension");
+
+    try {
+      writeManifest(distAssets);
+      writeManifest(rootAssets);
+      fs.mkdirSync(here, { recursive: true });
+
+      const { resolveBundledExtensionRootDir } = await import("./browser-cli-extension.js");
+      expect(resolveBundledExtensionRootDir(here)).toBe(distAssets);
+    } finally {
+      fs.rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("browser extension install", () => {
+  it("installs into the state dir (never node_modules)", async () => {
+    const tmp = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-ext-"));
+
+    try {
+      const { installChromeExtension } = await import("./browser-cli-extension.js");
+      const sourceDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "assets/chrome-extension");
+      const result = await installChromeExtension({ stateDir: tmp, sourceDir });
 
       expect(result.path).toBe(path.join(tmp, "browser", "chrome-extension"));
       expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(result.path, "manifest.json"))).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.path.includes("node_modules")).toBe(false);
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(tmp, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
   });
+
+  it("copies extension path to clipboard", async () => {
+    const prev = process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR;
+    const tmp = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-ext-path-"));
+    process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR = tmp;
+
+    try {
+      copyToClipboard.mockReset();
+      copyToClipboard.mockResolvedValue(true);
+      runtime.log.mockReset();
+      runtime.error.mockReset();
+      runtime.exit.mockReset();
+
+      const dir = path.join(tmp, "browser", "chrome-extension");
+      writeManifest(dir);
+
+      vi.resetModules();
+      const { Command } = await import("commander");
+      const { registerBrowserExtensionCommands } = await import("./browser-cli-extension.js");
+
+      const program = new Command();
+      const browser = program.command("browser").option("--json", false);
+      registerBrowserExtensionCommands(
+        browser,
+        (cmd) => cmd.parent?.opts?.() as { json?: boolean },
+      );
+
+      await program.parseAsync(["browser", "extension", "path"], { from: "user" });
+
+      expect(copyToClipboard).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dir);
+    } finally {
+      if (prev === undefined) {
+        delete process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR;
+      } else {
+        process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR = prev;
+      }
+    }
+  });
 });

src/cli/browser-cli-extension.ts

@@ -12,26 +12,23 @@ import { theme } from "../terminal/theme.js";
 import { shortenHomePath } from "../utils.js";
 import { formatCliCommand } from "./command-format.js";
 
-function bundledExtensionRootDir() {
+export function resolveBundledExtensionRootDir(
-  const here = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+  here = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)),
-
+) {
-  // `here` is the directory containing this file.
+  let current = here;
-  // - In source runs/tests, it's typically `<packageRoot>/src/cli`.
+  while (true) {
-  // - In transpiled builds, it's typically `<packageRoot>/dist/cli`.
+    const candidate = path.join(current, "assets", "chrome-extension");
-  // - In bundled builds, it may be `<packageRoot>/dist`.
-  // The bundled extension lives at `<packageRoot>/assets/chrome-extension`.
-  //
-  // Prefer the most common layouts first and fall back if needed.
-  const candidates = [
-    path.resolve(here, "../assets/chrome-extension"),
-    path.resolve(here, "../../assets/chrome-extension"),
-  ];
-  for (const candidate of candidates) {
     if (hasManifest(candidate)) {
       return candidate;
     }
+    const parent = path.dirname(current);
+    if (parent === current) {
+      break;
+    }
+    current = parent;
   }
-  return candidates[0];
+
+  return path.resolve(here, "../../assets/chrome-extension");
 }
 
 function installedExtensionRootDir() {
@@ -46,7 +43,7 @@ export async function installChromeExtension(opts?: {
   stateDir?: string;
   sourceDir?: string;
 }): Promise<{ path: string }> {
-  const src = opts?.sourceDir ?? bundledExtensionRootDir();
+  const src = opts?.sourceDir ?? resolveBundledExtensionRootDir();
   if (!hasManifest(src)) {
     throw new Error("Bundled Chrome extension is missing. Reinstall OpenClaw and try again.");
   }