perf: reduce plugin runtime startup overhead

extensions/discord/src/channel.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
 import {
   createRuntimeOutboundDelegates,
   resolveOutboundSendDep,
-} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import {
   buildOutboundBaseSessionKey,
   normalizeMessageChannel,

extensions/discord/src/outbound-adapter.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import {
   createAttachedChannelResultAdapter,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-send-result";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
-import { resolveOutboundSendDep, type OutboundIdentity } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
+import {
+  resolveOutboundSendDep,
+  type OutboundIdentity,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import {
   resolvePayloadMediaUrls,
   sendPayloadMediaSequenceOrFallback,

extensions/feishu/src/channel.ts

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import {
   createChannelDirectoryAdapter,
   createRuntimeDirectoryLiveAdapter,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/directory-runtime";
-import { createRuntimeOutboundDelegates } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
 import { createLazyRuntimeNamedExport } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/lazy-runtime";
+import { createRuntimeOutboundDelegates } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import type { ChannelMeta, ChannelPlugin, ClawdbotConfig } from "../runtime-api.js";
 import {
   buildChannelConfigSchema,

extensions/imessage/src/channel.runtime.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { resolveOutboundSendDep } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
+import { resolveOutboundSendDep } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import { PAIRING_APPROVED_MESSAGE, resolveChannelMediaMaxBytes } from "../runtime-api.js";
 import type { ResolvedIMessageAccount } from "./accounts.js";
 import { monitorIMessageProvider } from "./monitor.js";

extensions/imessage/src/channel.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { buildDmGroupAccountAllowlistAdapter } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/allowlist-config-edit";
 import { createAttachedChannelResultAdapter } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-send-result";
 import { buildPassiveProbedChannelStatusSummary } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/extension-shared";
-import { resolveOutboundSendDep } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
 import { createLazyRuntimeModule } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/lazy-runtime";
+import { resolveOutboundSendDep } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import { buildOutboundBaseSessionKey, type RoutePeer } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/routing";
 import {
   collectStatusIssuesFromLastError,

extensions/imessage/src/outbound-adapter.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-import { resolveOutboundSendDep, type OutboundSendDeps } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
 import {
   createDirectTextMediaOutbound,
   createScopedChannelMediaMaxBytesResolver,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/media-runtime";
+import {
+  resolveOutboundSendDep,
+  type OutboundSendDeps,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import { sendMessageIMessage } from "./send.js";
 
 function resolveIMessageSender(deps: OutboundSendDeps | undefined) {

extensions/matrix/src/channel.ts

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import {
   listResolvedDirectoryEntriesFromSources,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/directory-runtime";
 import { buildTrafficStatusSummary } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/extension-shared";
-import { createRuntimeOutboundDelegates } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
 import { createLazyRuntimeNamedExport } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/lazy-runtime";
+import { createRuntimeOutboundDelegates } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import { matrixMessageActions } from "./actions.js";
 import { MatrixConfigSchema } from "./config-schema.js";
 import {

extensions/msteams/src/channel.ts

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import {
   createRuntimeDirectoryLiveAdapter,
   listDirectoryEntriesFromSources,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/directory-runtime";
-import { createRuntimeOutboundDelegates } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
 import { createLazyRuntimeNamedExport } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/lazy-runtime";
+import { createRuntimeOutboundDelegates } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import type { ChannelMessageActionName, ChannelPlugin, OpenClawConfig } from "../runtime-api.js";
 import {
   buildProbeChannelStatusSummary,

extensions/msteams/src/outbound.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createAttachedChannelResultAdapter } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-send-result";
-import { resolveOutboundSendDep } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
+import { resolveOutboundSendDep } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import type { ChannelOutboundAdapter } from "../runtime-api.js";
 import { createMSTeamsPollStoreFs } from "./polls.js";
 import { getMSTeamsRuntime } from "./runtime.js";

extensions/signal/src/channel.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   createAttachedChannelResultAdapter,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-send-result";
 import { resolveMarkdownTableMode } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
-import { resolveOutboundSendDep } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
+import { resolveOutboundSendDep } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import { resolveTextChunkLimit } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/reply-runtime";
 import { buildOutboundBaseSessionKey, type RoutePeer } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/routing";
 import { resolveSignalAccount, type ResolvedSignalAccount } from "./accounts.js";

extensions/signal/src/outbound-adapter.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ import {
   createAttachedChannelResultAdapter,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-send-result";
 import { resolveMarkdownTableMode } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
-import { resolveOutboundSendDep, type OutboundSendDeps } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
 import { createScopedChannelMediaMaxBytesResolver } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/media-runtime";
+import {
+  resolveOutboundSendDep,
+  type OutboundSendDeps,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import { resolveTextChunkLimit } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/reply-runtime";
 import { markdownToSignalTextChunks } from "./format.js";
 import { sendMessageSignal } from "./send.js";

extensions/slack/src/channel.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { buildPassiveProbedChannelStatusSummary } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/exte
 import {
   createRuntimeOutboundDelegates,
   resolveOutboundSendDep,
-} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import {
   buildOutboundBaseSessionKey,
   normalizeOutboundThreadId,

extensions/slack/src/monitor/message-handler/dispatch.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-feedback";
 import { createChannelReplyPipeline } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline";
 import { resolveStorePath, updateLastRoute } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
-import { resolveAgentOutboundIdentity } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
+import { resolveAgentOutboundIdentity } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import { clearHistoryEntriesIfEnabled } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/reply-history";
 import { resolveSendableOutboundReplyParts } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/reply-payload";
 import { dispatchInboundMessage } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/reply-runtime";

extensions/slack/src/outbound-adapter.ts

@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ import {
   type ChannelOutboundAdapter,
   createAttachedChannelResultAdapter,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-send-result";
-import { resolveOutboundSendDep, type OutboundIdentity } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
 import {
   resolveInteractiveTextFallback,
   type InteractiveReply,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/interactive-runtime";
+import {
+  resolveOutboundSendDep,
+  type OutboundIdentity,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import { getGlobalHookRunner } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-runtime";
 import {
   resolvePayloadMediaUrls,

extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import { createChatChannelPlugin } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/core";
 import { createChannelDirectoryAdapter } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/directory-runtime";
 import { resolveExecApprovalCommandDisplay } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
 import { buildExecApprovalPendingReplyPayload } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
-import { resolveOutboundSendDep, type OutboundSendDeps } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
+import {
+  resolveOutboundSendDep,
+  type OutboundSendDeps,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import {
   buildOutboundBaseSessionKey,
   normalizeMessageChannel,

extensions/telegram/src/outbound-adapter.ts

@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import {
   attachChannelToResult,
   createAttachedChannelResultAdapter,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-send-result";
-import { resolveOutboundSendDep, type OutboundSendDeps } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
 import { resolveInteractiveTextFallback } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/interactive-runtime";
+import {
+  resolveOutboundSendDep,
+  type OutboundSendDeps,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import {
   resolvePayloadMediaUrls,
   sendPayloadMediaSequenceOrFallback,

extensions/tlon/src/channel.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { createHybridChannelConfigAdapter } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-co
 import type { ChannelAccountSnapshot } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-contract";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
 import type { ChannelPlugin } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/core";
-import { createRuntimeOutboundDelegates } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
 import { createLazyRuntimeModule } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/lazy-runtime";
+import { createRuntimeOutboundDelegates } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import { tlonChannelConfigSchema } from "./config-schema.js";
 import { resolveTlonOutboundSessionRoute } from "./session-route.js";
 import {

extensions/whatsapp/src/outbound-adapter.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   createAttachedChannelResultAdapter,
   createEmptyChannelResult,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-send-result";
-import { resolveOutboundSendDep } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
+import { resolveOutboundSendDep } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime";
 import {
   resolveSendableOutboundReplyParts,
   sendTextMediaPayload,

package.json

@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@
       "types": "./dist/plugin-sdk/interactive-runtime.d.ts",
       "default": "./dist/plugin-sdk/interactive-runtime.js"
     },
+    "./plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime": {
+      "types": "./dist/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime.d.ts",
+      "default": "./dist/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime.js"
+    },
     "./plugin-sdk/infra-runtime": {
       "types": "./dist/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime.d.ts",
       "default": "./dist/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime.js"

scripts/lib/plugin-sdk-entrypoints.json

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   "channel-reply-pipeline",
   "channel-runtime",
   "interactive-runtime",
+  "outbound-runtime",
   "infra-runtime",
   "ssrf-runtime",
   "media-runtime",

src/channels/plugins/whatsapp-heartbeat.test.ts

@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ describe("resolveWhatsAppHeartbeatRecipients", () => {
     vi.resetModules();
     loadSessionStoreMock.mockReset();
     readChannelAllowFromStoreSyncMock.mockReset();
-    vi.doMock("../../config/sessions.js", () => ({
-      loadSessionStore: loadSessionStoreMock,
+    vi.doMock("../../config/sessions/store-summary.js", () => ({
+      loadSessionStoreSummary: loadSessionStoreMock,
+    }));
+    vi.doMock("../../config/sessions/paths.js", () => ({
       resolveStorePath: vi.fn(() => "/tmp/test-sessions.json"),
     }));
     vi.doMock("../../pairing/pairing-store.js", () => ({

src/channels/plugins/whatsapp-heartbeat.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
-import { loadSessionStore, resolveStorePath } from "../../config/sessions.js";
+import { resolveStorePath } from "../../config/sessions/paths.js";
+import { loadSessionStoreSummary } from "../../config/sessions/store-summary.js";
 import { readChannelAllowFromStoreSync } from "../../pairing/pairing-store.js";
 import { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID } from "../../routing/session-key.js";
 import { normalizeE164 } from "../../utils.js";
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ function getSessionRecipients(cfg: OpenClawConfig) {
     return [];
   }
   const storePath = resolveStorePath(cfg.session?.store);
-  const store = loadSessionStore(storePath);
+  const store = loadSessionStoreSummary(storePath);
   const isGroupKey = (key: string) =>
     key.includes(":group:") || key.includes(":channel:") || key.includes("@g.us");
   const isCronKey = (key: string) => key.startsWith("cron:");

src/config/sessions/store-summary.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+
+export type SessionStoreSummaryEntry = {
+  lastChannel?: string;
+  lastTo?: string;
+  updatedAt?: number;
+};
+
+function isSummaryRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, SessionStoreSummaryEntry> {
+  return !!value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+// Heartbeat recipient resolution only needs a shallow snapshot of the session
+// store. A direct read avoids dragging in the full session maintenance/cache
+// stack on cold imports.
+export function loadSessionStoreSummary(
+  storePath: string,
+): Record<string, SessionStoreSummaryEntry> {
+  try {
+    const raw = fs.readFileSync(storePath, "utf8");
+    if (!raw) {
+      return {};
+    }
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+    if (!isSummaryRecord(parsed)) {
+      return {};
+    }
+    return parsed;
+  } catch {
+    return {};
+  }
+}

src/plugin-sdk/outbound-runtime.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export { createRuntimeOutboundDelegates } from "../channels/plugins/runtime-forwarders.js";
+export { resolveOutboundSendDep, type OutboundSendDeps } from "../infra/outbound/send-deps.js";
+export { resolveAgentOutboundIdentity, type OutboundIdentity } from "../infra/outbound/identity.js";