test: add raw plugin-schema defaults regression coverage (#61856)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Agents/history: suppress commentary-only visible-text leaks in streaming and chat history views, and keep sanitized SSE history sequence numbers monotonic after transcript-only refreshes. (#61829) Thanks @100yenadmin.
 - Plugins/Windows: load plugin entrypoints through `file://` import specifiers on Windows without breaking plugin SDK alias resolution, fixing `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME` for absolute plugin paths. (#61832) Thanks @Zeesejo.
 - Discord/forwarding: recover forwarded referenced message text and attachments when Discord omits snapshot payloads, so forwarded-message relays keep the original content. (#61670) Thanks @artwalker.
+- Plugins/install: preserve plugin-schema defaults during fresh-install raw config validation so bundled plugin installs stop failing when required fields rely on schema defaults. (#61856) Thanks @SuperMarioYL.
 - Docs/i18n: remove the zh-CN homepage redirect override so Mintlify can resolve the localized Chinese homepage without self-redirecting `/zh-CN/index`.
 - Agents/heartbeat: stop truncating live session transcripts after no-op heartbeat acks, move heartbeat cleanup to prompt assembly and compaction, and keep post-filter context-engine ingestion aligned with the real session baseline. (#60998) Thanks @nxmxbbd.
 - macOS/gateway version: strip trailing commit metadata from CLI version output before semver parsing so the Mac app recognizes installed gateway versions like `OpenClaw 2026.4.2 (d74a122)` again. (#61111) Thanks @oliviareid-svg.
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - TUI/status: route `/status` through the shared session-status command and move the old gateway-wide diagnostic summary to `/gateway-status` (`/gwstatus`). Thanks @vincentkoc.
 
 ## 2026.4.5
+
 ### Breaking
 
 - Config: remove legacy public config aliases such as `talk.voiceId` / `talk.apiKey`, `agents.*.sandbox.perSession`, `browser.ssrfPolicy.allowPrivateNetwork`, `hooks.internal.handlers`, and channel/group/room `allow` toggles in favor of the canonical public paths and `enabled`, while keeping load-time compatibility and `openclaw doctor --fix` migration support for existing configs. (#60726) Thanks @vincentkoc.

src/config/validation.channel-metadata.test.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ vi.mock("../plugins/manifest-registry.js", () => ({
   loadPluginManifestRegistry: (...args: unknown[]) => mockLoadPluginManifestRegistry(...args),
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../plugins/doctor-contract-registry.js", () => ({
+  listPluginDoctorLegacyConfigRules: () => [],
+}));
+
+mockLoadPluginManifestRegistry.mockReturnValue({
+  diagnostics: [],
+  plugins: [],
+});
+
 beforeAll(async () => {
   ({ validateConfigObjectWithPlugins, validateConfigObjectRawWithPlugins } =
     await import("./validation.js"));
@@ -52,6 +61,32 @@ function setupTelegramSchemaWithDefault() {
   });
 }
 
+function setupPluginSchemaWithRequiredDefault() {
+  mockLoadPluginManifestRegistry.mockReturnValue({
+    diagnostics: [],
+    plugins: [
+      {
+        id: "opik",
+        origin: "bundled",
+        channels: [],
+        providers: [],
+        kind: ["tool"],
+        configSchema: {
+          type: "object",
+          properties: {
+            workspace: {
+              type: "string",
+              default: "default-workspace",
+            },
+          },
+          required: ["workspace"],
+          additionalProperties: true,
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+}
+
 describe("validateConfigObjectWithPlugins channel metadata (applyDefaults: true)", () => {
   it("applies bundled channel defaults from plugin-owned schema metadata", async () => {
     setupTelegramSchemaWithDefault();
@@ -98,3 +133,26 @@ describe("validateConfigObjectRawWithPlugins channel metadata", () => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+describe("validateConfigObjectRawWithPlugins plugin config defaults", () => {
+  it("still injects plugin AJV defaults in raw mode for required defaulted fields", async () => {
+    setupPluginSchemaWithRequiredDefault();
+
+    const result = validateConfigObjectRawWithPlugins({
+      plugins: {
+        entries: {
+          opik: {
+            enabled: true,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (result.ok) {
+      expect(result.config.plugins?.entries?.opik?.config).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({ workspace: "default-workspace" }),
+      );
+    }
+  });
+});