diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/base-types-assignability.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/base-types-assignability.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 839146018fe..00000000000
--- a/src/channels/plugins/base-types-assignability.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, it, expectTypeOf } from "vitest";
-import type { DiscordProbe } from "../../discord/probe.js";
-import type { DiscordTokenResolution } from "../../discord/token.js";
-import type { IMessageProbe } from "../../imessage/probe.js";
-import type { LineProbeResult } from "../../line/types.js";
-import type { SignalProbe } from "../../signal/probe.js";
-import type { SlackProbe } from "../../slack/probe.js";
-import type { TelegramProbe } from "../../telegram/probe.js";
-import type { TelegramTokenResolution } from "../../telegram/token.js";
-import type { BaseProbeResult, BaseTokenResolution } from "./types.js";
-
-describe("BaseProbeResult assignability", () => {
-  it("TelegramProbe satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
-    expectTypeOf<TelegramProbe>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
-  });
-
-  it("DiscordProbe satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
-    expectTypeOf<DiscordProbe>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
-  });
-
-  it("SlackProbe satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
-    expectTypeOf<SlackProbe>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
-  });
-
-  it("SignalProbe satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
-    expectTypeOf<SignalProbe>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
-  });
-
-  it("IMessageProbe satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
-    expectTypeOf<IMessageProbe>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
-  });
-
-  it("LineProbeResult satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
-    expectTypeOf<LineProbeResult>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
-  });
-});
-
-describe("BaseTokenResolution assignability", () => {
-  it("TelegramTokenResolution satisfies BaseTokenResolution", () => {
-    expectTypeOf<TelegramTokenResolution>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseTokenResolution>();
-  });
-
-  it("DiscordTokenResolution satisfies BaseTokenResolution", () => {
-    expectTypeOf<DiscordTokenResolution>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseTokenResolution>();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/catalog.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/catalog.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d62fac8a8fc..00000000000
--- a/src/channels/plugins/catalog.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import fs from "node:fs";
-import os from "node:os";
-import path from "node:path";
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { getChannelPluginCatalogEntry, listChannelPluginCatalogEntries } from "./catalog.js";
-
-describe("channel plugin catalog", () => {
-  it("includes Microsoft Teams", () => {
-    const entry = getChannelPluginCatalogEntry("msteams");
-    expect(entry?.install.npmSpec).toBe("@openclaw/msteams");
-    expect(entry?.meta.aliases).toContain("teams");
-  });
-
-  it("lists plugin catalog entries", () => {
-    const ids = listChannelPluginCatalogEntries().map((entry) => entry.id);
-    expect(ids).toContain("msteams");
-  });
-
-  it("includes external catalog entries", () => {
-    const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-catalog-"));
-    const catalogPath = path.join(dir, "catalog.json");
-    fs.writeFileSync(
-      catalogPath,
-      JSON.stringify({
-        entries: [
-          {
-            name: "@openclaw/demo-channel",
-            openclaw: {
-              channel: {
-                id: "demo-channel",
-                label: "Demo Channel",
-                selectionLabel: "Demo Channel",
-                docsPath: "/channels/demo-channel",
-                blurb: "Demo entry",
-                order: 999,
-              },
-              install: {
-                npmSpec: "@openclaw/demo-channel",
-              },
-            },
-          },
-        ],
-      }),
-    );
-
-    const ids = listChannelPluginCatalogEntries({ catalogPaths: [catalogPath] }).map(
-      (entry) => entry.id,
-    );
-    expect(ids).toContain("demo-channel");
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/config-writes.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/config-writes.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 00fe9164f8e..00000000000
--- a/src/channels/plugins/config-writes.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { resolveChannelConfigWrites } from "./config-writes.js";
-
-describe("resolveChannelConfigWrites", () => {
-  it("defaults to allow when unset", () => {
-    const cfg = {};
-    expect(resolveChannelConfigWrites({ cfg, channelId: "slack" })).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("blocks when channel config disables writes", () => {
-    const cfg = { channels: { slack: { configWrites: false } } };
-    expect(resolveChannelConfigWrites({ cfg, channelId: "slack" })).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it("account override wins over channel default", () => {
-    const cfg = {
-      channels: {
-        slack: {
-          configWrites: true,
-          accounts: {
-            work: { configWrites: false },
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    };
-    expect(resolveChannelConfigWrites({ cfg, channelId: "slack", accountId: "work" })).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it("matches account ids case-insensitively", () => {
-    const cfg = {
-      channels: {
-        slack: {
-          configWrites: true,
-          accounts: {
-            Work: { configWrites: false },
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    };
-    expect(resolveChannelConfigWrites({ cfg, channelId: "slack", accountId: "work" })).toBe(false);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/directory-config.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/directory-config.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ab043e1b36d..00000000000
--- a/src/channels/plugins/directory-config.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import {
-  listDiscordDirectoryGroupsFromConfig,
-  listDiscordDirectoryPeersFromConfig,
-  listSlackDirectoryGroupsFromConfig,
-  listSlackDirectoryPeersFromConfig,
-  listTelegramDirectoryGroupsFromConfig,
-  listTelegramDirectoryPeersFromConfig,
-  listWhatsAppDirectoryGroupsFromConfig,
-  listWhatsAppDirectoryPeersFromConfig,
-} from "./directory-config.js";
-
-describe("directory (config-backed)", () => {
-  it("lists Slack peers/groups from config", async () => {
-    const cfg = {
-      channels: {
-        slack: {
-          botToken: "xoxb-test",
-          appToken: "xapp-test",
-          dm: { allowFrom: ["U123", "user:U999"] },
-          dms: { U234: {} },
-          channels: { C111: { users: ["U777"] } },
-        },
-      },
-      // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-explicit-any
-    } as any;
-
-    const peers = await listSlackDirectoryPeersFromConfig({
-      cfg,
-      accountId: "default",
-      query: null,
-      limit: null,
-    });
-    expect(peers?.map((e) => e.id).toSorted()).toEqual([
-      "user:u123",
-      "user:u234",
-      "user:u777",
-      "user:u999",
-    ]);
-
-    const groups = await listSlackDirectoryGroupsFromConfig({
-      cfg,
-      accountId: "default",
-      query: null,
-      limit: null,
-    });
-    expect(groups?.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual(["channel:c111"]);
-  });
-
-  it("lists Discord peers/groups from config (numeric ids only)", async () => {
-    const cfg = {
-      channels: {
-        discord: {
-          token: "discord-test",
-          dm: { allowFrom: ["<@111>", "nope"] },
-          dms: { "222": {} },
-          guilds: {
-            "123": {
-              users: ["<@12345>", "not-an-id"],
-              channels: {
-                "555": {},
-                "channel:666": {},
-                general: {},
-              },
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      },
-      // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-explicit-any
-    } as any;
-
-    const peers = await listDiscordDirectoryPeersFromConfig({
-      cfg,
-      accountId: "default",
-      query: null,
-      limit: null,
-    });
-    expect(peers?.map((e) => e.id).toSorted()).toEqual(["user:111", "user:12345", "user:222"]);
-
-    const groups = await listDiscordDirectoryGroupsFromConfig({
-      cfg,
-      accountId: "default",
-      query: null,
-      limit: null,
-    });
-    expect(groups?.map((e) => e.id).toSorted()).toEqual(["channel:555", "channel:666"]);
-  });
-
-  it("lists Telegram peers/groups from config", async () => {
-    const cfg = {
-      channels: {
-        telegram: {
-          botToken: "telegram-test",
-          allowFrom: ["123", "alice", "tg:@bob"],
-          dms: { "456": {} },
-          groups: { "-1001": {}, "*": {} },
-        },
-      },
-      // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-explicit-any
-    } as any;
-
-    const peers = await listTelegramDirectoryPeersFromConfig({
-      cfg,
-      accountId: "default",
-      query: null,
-      limit: null,
-    });
-    expect(peers?.map((e) => e.id).toSorted()).toEqual(["123", "456", "@alice", "@bob"]);
-
-    const groups = await listTelegramDirectoryGroupsFromConfig({
-      cfg,
-      accountId: "default",
-      query: null,
-      limit: null,
-    });
-    expect(groups?.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual(["-1001"]);
-  });
-
-  it("lists WhatsApp peers/groups from config", async () => {
-    const cfg = {
-      channels: {
-        whatsapp: {
-          allowFrom: ["+15550000000", "*", "123@g.us"],
-          groups: { "999@g.us": { requireMention: true }, "*": {} },
-        },
-      },
-      // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-explicit-any
-    } as any;
-
-    const peers = await listWhatsAppDirectoryPeersFromConfig({
-      cfg,
-      accountId: "default",
-      query: null,
-      limit: null,
-    });
-    expect(peers?.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual(["+15550000000"]);
-
-    const groups = await listWhatsAppDirectoryGroupsFromConfig({
-      cfg,
-      accountId: "default",
-      query: null,
-      limit: null,
-    });
-    expect(groups?.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual(["999@g.us"]);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/index.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/index.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 63162f09018..00000000000
--- a/src/channels/plugins/index.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import type { ChannelPlugin } from "./types.js";
-import { setActivePluginRegistry } from "../../plugins/runtime.js";
-import { createTestRegistry } from "../../test-utils/channel-plugins.js";
-import { listChannelPlugins } from "./index.js";
-
-describe("channel plugin registry", () => {
-  const emptyRegistry = createTestRegistry([]);
-
-  const createPlugin = (id: string): ChannelPlugin => ({
-    id,
-    meta: {
-      id,
-      label: id,
-      selectionLabel: id,
-      docsPath: `/channels/${id}`,
-      blurb: "test",
-    },
-    capabilities: { chatTypes: ["direct"] },
-    config: {
-      listAccountIds: () => [],
-      resolveAccount: () => ({}),
-    },
-  });
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    setActivePluginRegistry(emptyRegistry);
-  });
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    setActivePluginRegistry(emptyRegistry);
-  });
-
-  it("sorts channel plugins by configured order", () => {
-    const registry = createTestRegistry(
-      ["slack", "telegram", "signal"].map((id) => ({
-        pluginId: id,
-        plugin: createPlugin(id),
-        source: "test",
-      })),
-    );
-    setActivePluginRegistry(registry);
-    const pluginIds = listChannelPlugins().map((plugin) => plugin.id);
-    expect(pluginIds).toEqual(["telegram", "slack", "signal"]);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/load.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/load.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f3daf0543c7..00000000000
--- a/src/channels/plugins/load.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import type { PluginRegistry } from "../../plugins/registry.js";
-import type { ChannelOutboundAdapter, ChannelPlugin } from "./types.js";
-import { setActivePluginRegistry } from "../../plugins/runtime.js";
-import { loadChannelPlugin } from "./load.js";
-import { loadChannelOutboundAdapter } from "./outbound/load.js";
-
-const createRegistry = (channels: PluginRegistry["channels"]): PluginRegistry => ({
-  plugins: [],
-  tools: [],
-  channels,
-  providers: [],
-  gatewayHandlers: {},
-  httpHandlers: [],
-  httpRoutes: [],
-  cliRegistrars: [],
-  services: [],
-  diagnostics: [],
-});
-
-const emptyRegistry = createRegistry([]);
-
-const msteamsOutbound: ChannelOutboundAdapter = {
-  deliveryMode: "direct",
-  sendText: async () => ({ channel: "msteams", messageId: "m1" }),
-  sendMedia: async () => ({ channel: "msteams", messageId: "m2" }),
-};
-
-const msteamsPlugin: ChannelPlugin = {
-  id: "msteams",
-  meta: {
-    id: "msteams",
-    label: "Microsoft Teams",
-    selectionLabel: "Microsoft Teams (Bot Framework)",
-    docsPath: "/channels/msteams",
-    blurb: "Bot Framework; enterprise support.",
-    aliases: ["teams"],
-  },
-  capabilities: { chatTypes: ["direct"] },
-  config: {
-    listAccountIds: () => [],
-    resolveAccount: () => ({}),
-  },
-  outbound: msteamsOutbound,
-};
-
-const registryWithMSTeams = createRegistry([
-  { pluginId: "msteams", plugin: msteamsPlugin, source: "test" },
-]);
-
-describe("channel plugin loader", () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    setActivePluginRegistry(emptyRegistry);
-  });
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    setActivePluginRegistry(emptyRegistry);
-  });
-
-  it("loads channel plugins from the active registry", async () => {
-    setActivePluginRegistry(registryWithMSTeams);
-    const plugin = await loadChannelPlugin("msteams");
-    expect(plugin).toBe(msteamsPlugin);
-  });
-
-  it("loads outbound adapters from registered plugins", async () => {
-    setActivePluginRegistry(registryWithMSTeams);
-    const outbound = await loadChannelOutboundAdapter("msteams");
-    expect(outbound).toBe(msteamsOutbound);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/normalize/imessage.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/normalize/imessage.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a3cbf0501eb..00000000000
--- a/src/channels/plugins/normalize/imessage.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { normalizeIMessageMessagingTarget } from "./imessage.js";
-
-describe("imessage target normalization", () => {
-  it("preserves service prefixes for handles", () => {
-    expect(normalizeIMessageMessagingTarget("sms:+1 (555) 222-3333")).toBe("sms:+15552223333");
-  });
-
-  it("drops service prefixes for chat targets", () => {
-    expect(normalizeIMessageMessagingTarget("sms:chat_id:123")).toBe("chat_id:123");
-    expect(normalizeIMessageMessagingTarget("imessage:CHAT_GUID:abc")).toBe("chat_guid:abc");
-    expect(normalizeIMessageMessagingTarget("auto:ChatIdentifier:foo")).toBe("chat_identifier:foo");
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/normalize/signal.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/normalize/signal.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 547a8f30d91..00000000000
--- a/src/channels/plugins/normalize/signal.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { looksLikeSignalTargetId, normalizeSignalMessagingTarget } from "./signal.js";
-
-describe("signal target normalization", () => {
-  it("normalizes uuid targets by stripping uuid:", () => {
-    expect(normalizeSignalMessagingTarget("uuid:123E4567-E89B-12D3-A456-426614174000")).toBe(
-      "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
-    );
-  });
-
-  it("normalizes signal:uuid targets", () => {
-    expect(normalizeSignalMessagingTarget("signal:uuid:123E4567-E89B-12D3-A456-426614174000")).toBe(
-      "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
-    );
-  });
-
-  it("preserves case for group targets", () => {
-    expect(
-      normalizeSignalMessagingTarget("signal:group:VWATOdKF2hc8zdOS76q9tb0+5BI522e03QLDAq/9yPg="),
-    ).toBe("group:VWATOdKF2hc8zdOS76q9tb0+5BI522e03QLDAq/9yPg=");
-  });
-
-  it("accepts uuid prefixes for target detection", () => {
-    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("uuid:123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000")).toBe(true);
-    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("signal:uuid:123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000")).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("accepts compact UUIDs for target detection", () => {
-    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("123e4567e89b12d3a456426614174000")).toBe(true);
-    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("uuid:123e4567e89b12d3a456426614174000")).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("rejects invalid uuid prefixes", () => {
-    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("uuid:")).toBe(false);
-    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("uuid:not-a-uuid")).toBe(false);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/onboarding/signal.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/onboarding/signal.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 23f218bd4c4..00000000000
--- a/src/channels/plugins/onboarding/signal.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { normalizeSignalAccountInput } from "./signal.js";
-
-describe("normalizeSignalAccountInput", () => {
-  it("accepts already normalized numbers", () => {
-    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("+15555550123")).toBe("+15555550123");
-  });
-
-  it("normalizes formatted input", () => {
-    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("  +1 (555) 000-1234 ")).toBe("+15550001234");
-  });
-
-  it("rejects empty input", () => {
-    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("   ")).toBeNull();
-  });
-
-  it("rejects non-numeric input", () => {
-    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("ok")).toBeNull();
-    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("++--")).toBeNull();
-  });
-
-  it("rejects inputs with stray + characters", () => {
-    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("++12345")).toBeNull();
-    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("+1+2345")).toBeNull();
-  });
-
-  it("rejects numbers that are too short or too long", () => {
-    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("+1234")).toBeNull();
-    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("+1234567890123456")).toBeNull();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/outbound/telegram.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/outbound/telegram.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7981addf566..00000000000
--- a/src/channels/plugins/outbound/telegram.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../../config/config.js";
-import { telegramOutbound } from "./telegram.js";
-
-describe("telegramOutbound.sendPayload", () => {
-  it("sends text payload with buttons", async () => {
-    const sendTelegram = vi.fn(async () => ({ messageId: "m1", chatId: "c1" }));
-
-    const result = await telegramOutbound.sendPayload?.({
-      cfg: {} as OpenClawConfig,
-      to: "telegram:123",
-      text: "ignored",
-      payload: {
-        text: "Hello",
-        channelData: {
-          telegram: {
-            buttons: [[{ text: "Option", callback_data: "/option" }]],
-          },
-        },
-      },
-      deps: { sendTelegram },
-    });
-
-    expect(sendTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(sendTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "telegram:123",
-      "Hello",
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        buttons: [[{ text: "Option", callback_data: "/option" }]],
-        textMode: "html",
-      }),
-    );
-    expect(result).toEqual({ channel: "telegram", messageId: "m1", chatId: "c1" });
-  });
-
-  it("sends media payloads and attaches buttons only to first", async () => {
-    const sendTelegram = vi
-      .fn()
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ messageId: "m1", chatId: "c1" })
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ messageId: "m2", chatId: "c1" });
-
-    const result = await telegramOutbound.sendPayload?.({
-      cfg: {} as OpenClawConfig,
-      to: "telegram:123",
-      text: "ignored",
-      payload: {
-        text: "Caption",
-        mediaUrls: ["https://example.com/a.png", "https://example.com/b.png"],
-        channelData: {
-          telegram: {
-            buttons: [[{ text: "Go", callback_data: "/go" }]],
-          },
-        },
-      },
-      deps: { sendTelegram },
-    });
-
-    expect(sendTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    expect(sendTelegram).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      1,
-      "telegram:123",
-      "Caption",
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        mediaUrl: "https://example.com/a.png",
-        buttons: [[{ text: "Go", callback_data: "/go" }]],
-      }),
-    );
-    const secondOpts = sendTelegram.mock.calls[1]?.[2] as { buttons?: unknown } | undefined;
-    expect(sendTelegram).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      2,
-      "telegram:123",
-      "",
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        mediaUrl: "https://example.com/b.png",
-      }),
-    );
-    expect(secondOpts?.buttons).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(result).toEqual({ channel: "telegram", messageId: "m2", chatId: "c1" });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/outbound/whatsapp.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/outbound/whatsapp.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7922ed00795..00000000000
--- a/src/channels/plugins/outbound/whatsapp.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { whatsappOutbound } from "./whatsapp.js";
-
-describe("whatsappOutbound.resolveTarget", () => {
-  it("returns error when no target is provided even with allowFrom", () => {
-    const result = whatsappOutbound.resolveTarget?.({
-      to: undefined,
-      allowFrom: ["+15551234567"],
-      mode: "implicit",
-    });
-
-    expect(result).toEqual({
-      ok: false,
-      error: expect.any(Error),
-    });
-  });
-
-  it("returns error when implicit target is not in allowFrom", () => {
-    const result = whatsappOutbound.resolveTarget?.({
-      to: "+15550000000",
-      allowFrom: ["+15551234567"],
-      mode: "implicit",
-    });
-
-    expect(result).toEqual({
-      ok: false,
-      error: expect.any(Error),
-    });
-  });
-
-  it("keeps group JID targets even when allowFrom does not contain them", () => {
-    const result = whatsappOutbound.resolveTarget?.({
-      to: "120363401234567890@g.us",
-      allowFrom: ["+15551234567"],
-      mode: "implicit",
-    });
-
-    expect(result).toEqual({
-      ok: true,
-      to: "120363401234567890@g.us",
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/plugins-channel.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/plugins-channel.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..91277158d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/plugins-channel.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
+import { normalizeIMessageMessagingTarget } from "./normalize/imessage.js";
+import { looksLikeSignalTargetId, normalizeSignalMessagingTarget } from "./normalize/signal.js";
+import { normalizeSignalAccountInput } from "./onboarding/signal.js";
+import { telegramOutbound } from "./outbound/telegram.js";
+import { whatsappOutbound } from "./outbound/whatsapp.js";
+
+describe("imessage target normalization", () => {
+  it("preserves service prefixes for handles", () => {
+    expect(normalizeIMessageMessagingTarget("sms:+1 (555) 222-3333")).toBe("sms:+15552223333");
+  });
+
+  it("drops service prefixes for chat targets", () => {
+    expect(normalizeIMessageMessagingTarget("sms:chat_id:123")).toBe("chat_id:123");
+    expect(normalizeIMessageMessagingTarget("imessage:CHAT_GUID:abc")).toBe("chat_guid:abc");
+    expect(normalizeIMessageMessagingTarget("auto:ChatIdentifier:foo")).toBe("chat_identifier:foo");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("signal target normalization", () => {
+  it("normalizes uuid targets by stripping uuid:", () => {
+    expect(normalizeSignalMessagingTarget("uuid:123E4567-E89B-12D3-A456-426614174000")).toBe(
+      "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("normalizes signal:uuid targets", () => {
+    expect(normalizeSignalMessagingTarget("signal:uuid:123E4567-E89B-12D3-A456-426614174000")).toBe(
+      "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("preserves case for group targets", () => {
+    expect(
+      normalizeSignalMessagingTarget("signal:group:VWATOdKF2hc8zdOS76q9tb0+5BI522e03QLDAq/9yPg="),
+    ).toBe("group:VWATOdKF2hc8zdOS76q9tb0+5BI522e03QLDAq/9yPg=");
+  });
+
+  it("accepts uuid prefixes for target detection", () => {
+    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("uuid:123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000")).toBe(true);
+    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("signal:uuid:123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts compact UUIDs for target detection", () => {
+    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("123e4567e89b12d3a456426614174000")).toBe(true);
+    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("uuid:123e4567e89b12d3a456426614174000")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects invalid uuid prefixes", () => {
+    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("uuid:")).toBe(false);
+    expect(looksLikeSignalTargetId("uuid:not-a-uuid")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("telegramOutbound.sendPayload", () => {
+  it("sends text payload with buttons", async () => {
+    const sendTelegram = vi.fn(async () => ({ messageId: "m1", chatId: "c1" }));
+
+    const result = await telegramOutbound.sendPayload?.({
+      cfg: {} as OpenClawConfig,
+      to: "telegram:123",
+      text: "ignored",
+      payload: {
+        text: "Hello",
+        channelData: {
+          telegram: {
+            buttons: [[{ text: "Option", callback_data: "/option" }]],
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      deps: { sendTelegram },
+    });
+
+    expect(sendTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(sendTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "telegram:123",
+      "Hello",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        buttons: [[{ text: "Option", callback_data: "/option" }]],
+        textMode: "html",
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(result).toEqual({ channel: "telegram", messageId: "m1", chatId: "c1" });
+  });
+
+  it("sends media payloads and attaches buttons only to first", async () => {
+    const sendTelegram = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ messageId: "m1", chatId: "c1" })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ messageId: "m2", chatId: "c1" });
+
+    const result = await telegramOutbound.sendPayload?.({
+      cfg: {} as OpenClawConfig,
+      to: "telegram:123",
+      text: "ignored",
+      payload: {
+        text: "Caption",
+        mediaUrls: ["https://example.com/a.png", "https://example.com/b.png"],
+        channelData: {
+          telegram: {
+            buttons: [[{ text: "Go", callback_data: "/go" }]],
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      deps: { sendTelegram },
+    });
+
+    expect(sendTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(sendTelegram).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      1,
+      "telegram:123",
+      "Caption",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        mediaUrl: "https://example.com/a.png",
+        buttons: [[{ text: "Go", callback_data: "/go" }]],
+      }),
+    );
+    const secondOpts = sendTelegram.mock.calls[1]?.[2] as { buttons?: unknown } | undefined;
+    expect(sendTelegram).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      2,
+      "telegram:123",
+      "",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        mediaUrl: "https://example.com/b.png",
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(secondOpts?.buttons).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(result).toEqual({ channel: "telegram", messageId: "m2", chatId: "c1" });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("whatsappOutbound.resolveTarget", () => {
+  it("returns error when no target is provided even with allowFrom", () => {
+    const result = whatsappOutbound.resolveTarget?.({
+      to: undefined,
+      allowFrom: ["+15551234567"],
+      mode: "implicit",
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      error: expect.any(Error),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns error when implicit target is not in allowFrom", () => {
+    const result = whatsappOutbound.resolveTarget?.({
+      to: "+15550000000",
+      allowFrom: ["+15551234567"],
+      mode: "implicit",
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      error: expect.any(Error),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("keeps group JID targets even when allowFrom does not contain them", () => {
+    const result = whatsappOutbound.resolveTarget?.({
+      to: "120363401234567890@g.us",
+      allowFrom: ["+15551234567"],
+      mode: "implicit",
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      to: "120363401234567890@g.us",
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("normalizeSignalAccountInput", () => {
+  it("accepts already normalized numbers", () => {
+    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("+15555550123")).toBe("+15555550123");
+  });
+
+  it("normalizes formatted input", () => {
+    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("  +1 (555) 000-1234 ")).toBe("+15550001234");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects empty input", () => {
+    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("   ")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects non-numeric input", () => {
+    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("ok")).toBeNull();
+    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("++--")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects inputs with stray + characters", () => {
+    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("++12345")).toBeNull();
+    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("+1+2345")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects numbers that are too short or too long", () => {
+    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("+1234")).toBeNull();
+    expect(normalizeSignalAccountInput("+1234567890123456")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/plugins-core.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/plugins-core.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..64daeb574a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/plugins-core.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, expectTypeOf, it } from "vitest";
+import type { DiscordProbe } from "../../discord/probe.js";
+import type { DiscordTokenResolution } from "../../discord/token.js";
+import type { IMessageProbe } from "../../imessage/probe.js";
+import type { LineProbeResult } from "../../line/types.js";
+import type { PluginRegistry } from "../../plugins/registry.js";
+import type { SignalProbe } from "../../signal/probe.js";
+import type { SlackProbe } from "../../slack/probe.js";
+import type { TelegramProbe } from "../../telegram/probe.js";
+import type { TelegramTokenResolution } from "../../telegram/token.js";
+import type { ChannelOutboundAdapter, ChannelPlugin } from "./types.js";
+import type { BaseProbeResult, BaseTokenResolution } from "./types.js";
+import { setActivePluginRegistry } from "../../plugins/runtime.js";
+import { createTestRegistry } from "../../test-utils/channel-plugins.js";
+import { getChannelPluginCatalogEntry, listChannelPluginCatalogEntries } from "./catalog.js";
+import { resolveChannelConfigWrites } from "./config-writes.js";
+import {
+  listDiscordDirectoryGroupsFromConfig,
+  listDiscordDirectoryPeersFromConfig,
+  listSlackDirectoryGroupsFromConfig,
+  listSlackDirectoryPeersFromConfig,
+  listTelegramDirectoryGroupsFromConfig,
+  listTelegramDirectoryPeersFromConfig,
+  listWhatsAppDirectoryGroupsFromConfig,
+  listWhatsAppDirectoryPeersFromConfig,
+} from "./directory-config.js";
+import { listChannelPlugins } from "./index.js";
+import { loadChannelPlugin } from "./load.js";
+import { loadChannelOutboundAdapter } from "./outbound/load.js";
+
+describe("channel plugin registry", () => {
+  const emptyRegistry = createTestRegistry([]);
+
+  const createPlugin = (id: string): ChannelPlugin => ({
+    id,
+    meta: {
+      id,
+      label: id,
+      selectionLabel: id,
+      docsPath: `/channels/${id}`,
+      blurb: "test",
+    },
+    capabilities: { chatTypes: ["direct"] },
+    config: {
+      listAccountIds: () => [],
+      resolveAccount: () => ({}),
+    },
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePluginRegistry(emptyRegistry);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    setActivePluginRegistry(emptyRegistry);
+  });
+
+  it("sorts channel plugins by configured order", () => {
+    const registry = createTestRegistry(
+      ["slack", "telegram", "signal"].map((id) => ({
+        pluginId: id,
+        plugin: createPlugin(id),
+        source: "test",
+      })),
+    );
+    setActivePluginRegistry(registry);
+    const pluginIds = listChannelPlugins().map((plugin) => plugin.id);
+    expect(pluginIds).toEqual(["telegram", "slack", "signal"]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("channel plugin catalog", () => {
+  it("includes Microsoft Teams", () => {
+    const entry = getChannelPluginCatalogEntry("msteams");
+    expect(entry?.install.npmSpec).toBe("@openclaw/msteams");
+    expect(entry?.meta.aliases).toContain("teams");
+  });
+
+  it("lists plugin catalog entries", () => {
+    const ids = listChannelPluginCatalogEntries().map((entry) => entry.id);
+    expect(ids).toContain("msteams");
+  });
+
+  it("includes external catalog entries", () => {
+    const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-catalog-"));
+    const catalogPath = path.join(dir, "catalog.json");
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      catalogPath,
+      JSON.stringify({
+        entries: [
+          {
+            name: "@openclaw/demo-channel",
+            openclaw: {
+              channel: {
+                id: "demo-channel",
+                label: "Demo Channel",
+                selectionLabel: "Demo Channel",
+                docsPath: "/channels/demo-channel",
+                blurb: "Demo entry",
+                order: 999,
+              },
+              install: {
+                npmSpec: "@openclaw/demo-channel",
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const ids = listChannelPluginCatalogEntries({ catalogPaths: [catalogPath] }).map(
+      (entry) => entry.id,
+    );
+    expect(ids).toContain("demo-channel");
+  });
+});
+
+const createRegistry = (channels: PluginRegistry["channels"]): PluginRegistry => ({
+  plugins: [],
+  tools: [],
+  channels,
+  providers: [],
+  gatewayHandlers: {},
+  httpHandlers: [],
+  httpRoutes: [],
+  cliRegistrars: [],
+  services: [],
+  diagnostics: [],
+});
+
+const emptyRegistry = createRegistry([]);
+
+const msteamsOutbound: ChannelOutboundAdapter = {
+  deliveryMode: "direct",
+  sendText: async () => ({ channel: "msteams", messageId: "m1" }),
+  sendMedia: async () => ({ channel: "msteams", messageId: "m2" }),
+};
+
+const msteamsPlugin: ChannelPlugin = {
+  id: "msteams",
+  meta: {
+    id: "msteams",
+    label: "Microsoft Teams",
+    selectionLabel: "Microsoft Teams (Bot Framework)",
+    docsPath: "/channels/msteams",
+    blurb: "Bot Framework; enterprise support.",
+    aliases: ["teams"],
+  },
+  capabilities: { chatTypes: ["direct"] },
+  config: {
+    listAccountIds: () => [],
+    resolveAccount: () => ({}),
+  },
+  outbound: msteamsOutbound,
+};
+
+const registryWithMSTeams = createRegistry([
+  { pluginId: "msteams", plugin: msteamsPlugin, source: "test" },
+]);
+
+describe("channel plugin loader", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePluginRegistry(emptyRegistry);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    setActivePluginRegistry(emptyRegistry);
+  });
+
+  it("loads channel plugins from the active registry", async () => {
+    setActivePluginRegistry(registryWithMSTeams);
+    const plugin = await loadChannelPlugin("msteams");
+    expect(plugin).toBe(msteamsPlugin);
+  });
+
+  it("loads outbound adapters from registered plugins", async () => {
+    setActivePluginRegistry(registryWithMSTeams);
+    const outbound = await loadChannelOutboundAdapter("msteams");
+    expect(outbound).toBe(msteamsOutbound);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("BaseProbeResult assignability", () => {
+  it("TelegramProbe satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
+    expectTypeOf<TelegramProbe>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
+  });
+
+  it("DiscordProbe satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
+    expectTypeOf<DiscordProbe>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
+  });
+
+  it("SlackProbe satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
+    expectTypeOf<SlackProbe>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
+  });
+
+  it("SignalProbe satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
+    expectTypeOf<SignalProbe>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
+  });
+
+  it("IMessageProbe satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
+    expectTypeOf<IMessageProbe>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
+  });
+
+  it("LineProbeResult satisfies BaseProbeResult", () => {
+    expectTypeOf<LineProbeResult>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseProbeResult>();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("BaseTokenResolution assignability", () => {
+  it("TelegramTokenResolution satisfies BaseTokenResolution", () => {
+    expectTypeOf<TelegramTokenResolution>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseTokenResolution>();
+  });
+
+  it("DiscordTokenResolution satisfies BaseTokenResolution", () => {
+    expectTypeOf<DiscordTokenResolution>().toMatchTypeOf<BaseTokenResolution>();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("resolveChannelConfigWrites", () => {
+  it("defaults to allow when unset", () => {
+    const cfg = {};
+    expect(resolveChannelConfigWrites({ cfg, channelId: "slack" })).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("blocks when channel config disables writes", () => {
+    const cfg = { channels: { slack: { configWrites: false } } };
+    expect(resolveChannelConfigWrites({ cfg, channelId: "slack" })).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("account override wins over channel default", () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        slack: {
+          configWrites: true,
+          accounts: {
+            work: { configWrites: false },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    expect(resolveChannelConfigWrites({ cfg, channelId: "slack", accountId: "work" })).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches account ids case-insensitively", () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        slack: {
+          configWrites: true,
+          accounts: {
+            Work: { configWrites: false },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    expect(resolveChannelConfigWrites({ cfg, channelId: "slack", accountId: "work" })).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("directory (config-backed)", () => {
+  it("lists Slack peers/groups from config", async () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        slack: {
+          botToken: "xoxb-test",
+          appToken: "xapp-test",
+          dm: { allowFrom: ["U123", "user:U999"] },
+          dms: { U234: {} },
+          channels: { C111: { users: ["U777"] } },
+        },
+      },
+      // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-explicit-any
+    } as any;
+
+    const peers = await listSlackDirectoryPeersFromConfig({
+      cfg,
+      accountId: "default",
+      query: null,
+      limit: null,
+    });
+    expect(peers?.map((e) => e.id).toSorted()).toEqual([
+      "user:u123",
+      "user:u234",
+      "user:u777",
+      "user:u999",
+    ]);
+
+    const groups = await listSlackDirectoryGroupsFromConfig({
+      cfg,
+      accountId: "default",
+      query: null,
+      limit: null,
+    });
+    expect(groups?.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual(["channel:c111"]);
+  });
+
+  it("lists Discord peers/groups from config (numeric ids only)", async () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        discord: {
+          token: "discord-test",
+          dm: { allowFrom: ["<@111>", "nope"] },
+          dms: { "222": {} },
+          guilds: {
+            "123": {
+              users: ["<@12345>", "not-an-id"],
+              channels: {
+                "555": {},
+                "channel:666": {},
+                general: {},
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-explicit-any
+    } as any;
+
+    const peers = await listDiscordDirectoryPeersFromConfig({
+      cfg,
+      accountId: "default",
+      query: null,
+      limit: null,
+    });
+    expect(peers?.map((e) => e.id).toSorted()).toEqual(["user:111", "user:12345", "user:222"]);
+
+    const groups = await listDiscordDirectoryGroupsFromConfig({
+      cfg,
+      accountId: "default",
+      query: null,
+      limit: null,
+    });
+    expect(groups?.map((e) => e.id).toSorted()).toEqual(["channel:555", "channel:666"]);
+  });
+
+  it("lists Telegram peers/groups from config", async () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        telegram: {
+          botToken: "telegram-test",
+          allowFrom: ["123", "alice", "tg:@bob"],
+          dms: { "456": {} },
+          groups: { "-1001": {}, "*": {} },
+        },
+      },
+      // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-explicit-any
+    } as any;
+
+    const peers = await listTelegramDirectoryPeersFromConfig({
+      cfg,
+      accountId: "default",
+      query: null,
+      limit: null,
+    });
+    expect(peers?.map((e) => e.id).toSorted()).toEqual(["123", "456", "@alice", "@bob"]);
+
+    const groups = await listTelegramDirectoryGroupsFromConfig({
+      cfg,
+      accountId: "default",
+      query: null,
+      limit: null,
+    });
+    expect(groups?.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual(["-1001"]);
+  });
+
+  it("lists WhatsApp peers/groups from config", async () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        whatsapp: {
+          allowFrom: ["+15550000000", "*", "123@g.us"],
+          groups: { "999@g.us": { requireMention: true }, "*": {} },
+        },
+      },
+      // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-explicit-any
+    } as any;
+
+    const peers = await listWhatsAppDirectoryPeersFromConfig({
+      cfg,
+      accountId: "default",
+      query: null,
+      limit: null,
+    });
+    expect(peers?.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual(["+15550000000"]);
+
+    const groups = await listWhatsAppDirectoryGroupsFromConfig({
+      cfg,
+      accountId: "default",
+      query: null,
+      limit: null,
+    });
+    expect(groups?.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual(["999@g.us"]);
+  });
+});