diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.gather.test.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.gather.test.ts
index 16861e00a05..6beec11b9fc 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.gather.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.gather.test.ts
@@ -72,8 +72,14 @@ const resolveStateDir = vi.fn(
 const resolveConfigPath = vi.fn((env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv, stateDir: string) => {
   return env.OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH ?? `${stateDir}/openclaw.json`;
 });
+const createConfigIOCalls = vi.fn((configPath: string, pluginValidation?: "full" | "skip") => ({
+  configPath,
+  pluginValidation,
+}));
 const readConfigFileSnapshotCalls = vi.fn((configPath: string) => configPath);
 const loadConfigCalls = vi.fn((configPath: string) => configPath);
+let daemonConfigWarnings: Array<{ path: string; message: string }> = [];
+let cliConfigWarnings: Array<{ path: string; message: string }> = [];
 let daemonLoadedConfig: Record<string, unknown> = {
   gateway: {
     bind: "lan",
@@ -88,9 +94,17 @@ let cliLoadedConfig: Record<string, unknown> = {
 };
 
 vi.mock("../../config/config.js", () => ({
-  createConfigIO: ({ configPath }: { configPath: string }) => {
+  createConfigIO: ({
+    configPath,
+    pluginValidation,
+  }: {
+    configPath: string;
+    pluginValidation?: "full" | "skip";
+  }) => {
     const isDaemon = configPath.includes("/openclaw-daemon/");
     const runtimeConfig = isDaemon ? daemonLoadedConfig : cliLoadedConfig;
+    const warnings = isDaemon ? daemonConfigWarnings : cliConfigWarnings;
+    createConfigIOCalls(configPath, pluginValidation);
     return {
       readConfigFileSnapshot: async () => {
         readConfigFileSnapshotCalls(configPath);
@@ -99,6 +113,7 @@ vi.mock("../../config/config.js", () => ({
           exists: true,
           valid: true,
           issues: [],
+          warnings: pluginValidation === "full" ? warnings : [],
           runtimeConfig,
           config: runtimeConfig,
         };
@@ -186,11 +201,14 @@ describe("gatherDaemonStatus", () => {
     delete process.env.DAEMON_GATEWAY_TOKEN;
     delete process.env.DAEMON_GATEWAY_PASSWORD;
     callGatewayStatusProbe.mockClear();
+    createConfigIOCalls.mockClear();
     loadGatewayTlsRuntime.mockClear();
     inspectGatewayRestart.mockClear();
     readGatewayRestartHandoffSync.mockClear();
     readConfigFileSnapshotCalls.mockClear();
     loadConfigCalls.mockClear();
+    daemonConfigWarnings = [];
+    cliConfigWarnings = [];
     daemonLoadedConfig = {
       gateway: {
         bind: "lan",
@@ -479,6 +497,51 @@ describe("gatherDaemonStatus", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("uses full plugin-aware config validation for deep status", async () => {
+    const tmp = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-status-config-"));
+    const configPath = path.join(tmp, "openclaw.json");
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      configPath,
+      JSON.stringify({
+        gateway: {
+          bind: "loopback",
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+    process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR = tmp;
+    process.env.OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH = configPath;
+    cliLoadedConfig = {
+      gateway: {
+        bind: "loopback",
+      },
+    };
+    cliConfigWarnings = [
+      {
+        path: "plugins.entries.test-bad-plugin",
+        message:
+          "plugin test-bad-plugin: channel plugin manifest declares test-bad-plugin without channelConfigs metadata",
+      },
+    ];
+    serviceReadCommand.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      programArguments: ["/bin/node", "cli", "gateway", "--port", "19001"],
+    });
+
+    try {
+      const status = await gatherDaemonStatus({
+        rpc: {},
+        probe: false,
+        deep: true,
+      });
+
+      expect(createConfigIOCalls).toHaveBeenCalledWith(configPath, "full");
+      expect(readConfigFileSnapshotCalls).toHaveBeenCalledWith(configPath);
+      expect(status.config?.cli.warnings).toEqual(cliConfigWarnings);
+      expect(status.config?.daemon).toBe(status.config?.cli);
+    } finally {
+      await fs.rm(tmp, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
   it("resolves daemon gateway auth password SecretRef values before probing", async () => {
     daemonLoadedConfig = {
       gateway: {
diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.gather.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.gather.ts
index 30ebda3909a..8dd94f3e4b8 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.gather.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.gather.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type ConfigSummary = {
   exists: boolean;
   valid: boolean;
   issues?: Array<{ path: string; message: string }>;
+  warnings?: ConfigFileSnapshot["warnings"];
   controlUi?: GatewayControlUiConfig;
 };
 
@@ -198,11 +199,16 @@ async function readFastStatusConfig(configPath: string): Promise<StatusConfigRea
 async function readFullStatusConfig(params: {
   env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
   configPath: string;
+  pluginValidation?: "full" | "skip";
 }): Promise<StatusConfigRead> {
   const io = createConfigIO({
     env: params.env,
     configPath: params.configPath,
-    pluginValidation: "skip",
+    pluginValidation: params.pluginValidation ?? "skip",
+    logger: {
+      error: () => {},
+      warn: () => {},
+    },
   });
   const snapshot = await io.readConfigFileSnapshot().catch(() => null);
   const cfg = resolveSnapshotRuntimeConfig(snapshot) ?? io.loadConfig();
@@ -212,6 +218,7 @@ async function readFullStatusConfig(params: {
       exists: snapshot?.exists ?? false,
       valid: snapshot?.valid ?? true,
       ...(snapshot?.issues?.length ? { issues: snapshot.issues } : {}),
+      ...(snapshot?.warnings?.length ? { warnings: snapshot.warnings } : {}),
       controlUi: cfg.gateway?.controlUi,
     },
     cfg,
@@ -222,12 +229,14 @@ async function readFullStatusConfig(params: {
 async function readStatusConfig(params: {
   env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
   configPath: string;
+  deep?: boolean;
 }): Promise<StatusConfigRead> {
   return (
-    (await readFastStatusConfig(params.configPath)) ??
+    (params.deep ? null : await readFastStatusConfig(params.configPath)) ??
     (await readFullStatusConfig({
       env: params.env,
       configPath: params.configPath,
+      pluginValidation: params.deep ? "full" : "skip",
     }))
   );
 }
@@ -323,6 +332,7 @@ function resolveCliStatusSummary(argv: string[] = process.argv): CliStatusSummar
 
 async function loadDaemonConfigContext(
   serviceEnv?: Record<string, string>,
+  opts: { deep?: boolean } = {},
 ): Promise<DaemonConfigContext> {
   const mergedDaemonEnv = {
     ...(process.env as Record<string, string | undefined>),
@@ -338,6 +348,7 @@ async function loadDaemonConfigContext(
   const cliConfigRead = await readStatusConfig({
     env: process.env,
     configPath: cliConfigPath,
+    deep: opts.deep,
   });
   const sharesDaemonConfigContext =
     sameConfigPath && (cliConfigRead.mode === "fast" || !serviceEnv);
@@ -346,6 +357,7 @@ async function loadDaemonConfigContext(
     : await readStatusConfig({
         env: mergedDaemonEnv as NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
         configPath: daemonConfigPath,
+        deep: opts.deep,
       });
 
   return {
@@ -477,7 +489,7 @@ export async function gatherDaemonStatus(
     cliConfigSummary,
     daemonConfigSummary,
     configMismatch,
-  } = await loadDaemonConfigContext(command?.environment);
+  } = await loadDaemonConfigContext(command?.environment, { deep: opts.deep });
   const { gateway, daemonPort, cliPort, probeUrlOverride } = await resolveGatewayStatusSummary({
     cliCfg,
     daemonCfg,
diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.test.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.test.ts
index a38f5c17e4e..46756e99185 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.test.ts
@@ -290,4 +290,40 @@ describe("printDaemonStatus", () => {
       tlsEnabled: true,
     });
   });
+
+  it("prints deep config warnings", () => {
+    printDaemonStatus(
+      {
+        service: {
+          label: "LaunchAgent",
+          loaded: true,
+          loadedText: "loaded",
+          notLoadedText: "not loaded",
+          runtime: { status: "running", pid: 8000 },
+        },
+        config: {
+          cli: {
+            path: "/tmp/openclaw-cli/openclaw.json",
+            exists: true,
+            valid: true,
+            warnings: [
+              {
+                path: "plugins.entries.test-bad-plugin",
+                message:
+                  "plugin test-bad-plugin: channel plugin manifest declares test-bad-plugin without channelConfigs metadata",
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          mismatch: false,
+        },
+        extraServices: [],
+      },
+      { json: false },
+    );
+
+    expect(runtime.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Config warnings:"));
+    expect(runtime.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("without channelConfigs metadata"),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.ts
index 4f6f164db63..61c0e515e04 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ export function printDaemonStatus(status: DaemonStatus, opts: { json: boolean })
         );
       }
     }
+    if (status.config.cli.warnings?.length) {
+      defaultRuntime.error(warnText("Config warnings:"));
+      for (const warning of status.config.cli.warnings.slice(0, 5)) {
+        defaultRuntime.error(
+          warnText(formatConfigIssueLine(warning, "-", { normalizeRoot: true })),
+        );
+      }
+    }
     if (status.config.daemon) {
       const daemonCfg = `${shortenHomePath(status.config.daemon.path)}${status.config.daemon.exists ? "" : " (missing)"}${status.config.daemon.valid ? "" : " (invalid)"}`;
       defaultRuntime.log(`${label("Config (service):")} ${infoText(daemonCfg)}`);
@@ -142,6 +150,18 @@ export function printDaemonStatus(status: DaemonStatus, opts: { json: boolean })
           );
         }
       }
+      if (status.config.daemon !== status.config.cli && status.config.daemon.warnings?.length) {
+        const warningsLabel =
+          status.config.daemon.path === status.config.cli.path
+            ? "Config warnings:"
+            : "Service config warnings:";
+        defaultRuntime.error(warnText(warningsLabel));
+        for (const warning of status.config.daemon.warnings.slice(0, 5)) {
+          defaultRuntime.error(
+            warnText(formatConfigIssueLine(warning, "-", { normalizeRoot: true })),
+          );
+        }
+      }
     }
     if (status.config.mismatch) {
       defaultRuntime.error(