diff --git a/scripts/lib/vitest-worker-build-entries.mts b/scripts/lib/vitest-worker-build-entries.mts
index 610f685a7520..e94c73c9396d 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/vitest-worker-build-entries.mts
+++ b/scripts/lib/vitest-worker-build-entries.mts
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ import {
   triageMaintenanceRuntimeEntrypoints,
 } from "../../src/infra/triage-runtime.test-support.ts";
 import { nodeHostConfigRuntimeEntrypoint } from "../../src/node-host/config-runtime.test-support.ts";
-import { publishedSdkBridgeEntrypoints } from "../../src/plugins/loader-sdk-bridge-artifacts.test-support.ts";
+import {
+  mcpProviderCatalogEntrypoint,
+  publishedSdkBridgeEntrypoints,
+} from "../../src/plugins/loader-sdk-bridge-artifacts.test-support.ts";
 import { persistenceRuntimeEntrypoint } from "../../src/skills/library/persistence-runtime.test-support.ts";
 import {
   agentDatabaseHeldRuntimeEntrypoint,
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ export const vitestWorkerBuildEntries = {
       codeModeDescriptionRetentionEntrypoint,
       ...cliCompactionBackendEntrypoints,
       ...publishedSdkBridgeEntrypoints,
+      mcpProviderCatalogEntrypoint,
       ...Object.values(cliRecoveryEntrypoints),
       ...Object.values(gatewayDirectStopEntrypoints),
       stateDirGatewayFixtureEntrypoint,
diff --git a/src/mcp/plugin-tools-registration.test.ts b/src/mcp/plugin-tools-registration.test.ts
index 53e50fb66d71..8f0b24a18eed 100644
--- a/src/mcp/plugin-tools-registration.test.ts
+++ b/src/mcp/plugin-tools-registration.test.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import type { DatabaseSync } from "node:sqlite";
 import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
 import { InMemoryTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/inMemory.js";
-import { afterAll, afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createTempDirTracker } from "../../test/helpers/temp-dir.js";
+import { createCompiledSdkHost } from "../plugins/compiled-sdk-host.test-support.js";
 import { LegacyPluginSdkResourceHost } from "../plugins/legacy-sdk-resource-host.js";
+import { mcpProviderCatalogEntrypoint } from "../plugins/loader-sdk-bridge-artifacts.test-support.js";
 import {
   cleanupPluginLoaderFixturesForTest,
   resetPluginLoaderTestStateForTest,
   useNoBundledPlugins,
   writePlugin,
 } from "../plugins/loader.test-fixtures.js";
+import { getPluginModuleLoaderStats } from "../plugins/plugin-module-loader-cache.js";
 import { markPluginRegistryActive } from "../plugins/registry-lifecycle.js";
 import { withPluginRuntimeRegistryScope } from "../plugins/runtime/gateway-request-scope.js";
 import { acquireStandalonePluginToolRegistry } from "../plugins/tools.js";
@@ -19,6 +23,20 @@ import { createCodexSupervisionToolsMcpServer } from "./codex-supervision-tools-
 import { createToolsMcpServer, serveRegisteredToolsMcpServer } from "./tools-stdio-server.js";
 
 let sequence = 0;
+const sdkHostDirs = createTempDirTracker();
+let sdkHost: string | undefined;
+let beforeLoad: ReturnType<typeof getPluginModuleLoaderStats>;
+beforeAll(() => {
+  sdkHost = createCompiledSdkHost(mcpProviderCatalogEntrypoint, (prefix) =>
+    sdkHostDirs.make(prefix),
+  );
+});
+beforeEach(() => {
+  if (sdkHost) {
+    vi.stubEnv("OPENCLAW_DEV_SOURCE_ROOT", sdkHost);
+  }
+  beforeLoad = getPluginModuleLoaderStats();
+});
 function nativePlugin(options: { failDisposal?: boolean; abortSdk?: boolean } = {}) {
   useNoBundledPlugins();
   const key = `__mcp_registration_native_${sequence++}`;
@@ -117,10 +135,21 @@ module.exports = { id: "mcp-native", register(api) {
 }
 
 afterEach(() => {
-  vi.restoreAllMocks();
-  resetPluginLoaderTestStateForTest();
+  try {
+    if (sdkHost) {
+      const afterLoad = getPluginModuleLoaderStats();
+      expect(afterLoad.nativeHits).toBeGreaterThan(beforeLoad.nativeHits);
+      expect(afterLoad.sourceTransformForced).toBe(beforeLoad.sourceTransformForced);
+      expect(afterLoad.sourceTransformFallbacks).toBe(beforeLoad.sourceTransformFallbacks);
+    }
+  } finally {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    resetPluginLoaderTestStateForTest();
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs();
+  }
 });
 afterAll(cleanupPluginLoaderFixturesForTest);
+afterAll(sdkHostDirs.cleanup);
 
 function causes(error: unknown): unknown[] {
   if (error instanceof AggregateError) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/compiled-sdk-host.test-support.ts b/src/plugins/compiled-sdk-host.test-support.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..70d4cd148716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/compiled-sdk-host.test-support.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { resolveRuntimeWorkerUrl } from "../infra/runtime-worker-url.js";
+
+/** Keep native SDK consumers on the invocation's verified, current-source graph. */
+export function createCompiledSdkHost(
+  entrypoint: Parameters<typeof resolveRuntimeWorkerUrl>[0],
+  makeTempDir: (prefix: string) => string,
+): string | undefined {
+  const artifact = fileURLToPath(resolveRuntimeWorkerUrl(entrypoint));
+  // Standalone and watch-mode Vitest deliberately retain source declarations.
+  if (path.extname(artifact) !== ".js") {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const hostRoot = makeTempDir("openclaw-sdk-host-");
+  fs.cpSync(path.dirname(path.dirname(artifact)), path.join(hostRoot, "dist"), {
+    recursive: true,
+  });
+  fs.copyFileSync(
+    path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../../package.json"),
+    path.join(hostRoot, "package.json"),
+  );
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(hostRoot, "src"));
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(hostRoot, "extensions"));
+  fs.symlinkSync(path.resolve("node_modules"), path.join(hostRoot, "node_modules"), "junction");
+  return hostRoot;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/loader-sdk-bridge-artifacts.test-support.ts b/src/plugins/loader-sdk-bridge-artifacts.test-support.ts
index 276589d845cf..c7d70bf26f0b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/loader-sdk-bridge-artifacts.test-support.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/loader-sdk-bridge-artifacts.test-support.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 // Published plugin compatibility uses the same compiled SDK graph as native execution.
 const currentModuleUrl = import.meta.url;
+export const mcpProviderCatalogEntrypoint = {
+  currentModuleUrl,
+  sourceWorkerName: "../plugin-sdk/provider-catalog-runtime",
+  distWorkerPath: "plugin-sdk/provider-catalog-runtime.js",
+} as const;
 export const publishedSdkBridgeEntrypoints = [
   {
     currentModuleUrl,
diff --git a/src/plugins/loader.native-module-loader.test.ts b/src/plugins/loader.native-module-loader.test.ts
index f574f7b01dac..cb4d67fbe304 100644
--- a/src/plugins/loader.native-module-loader.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/loader.native-module-loader.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 /** Verifies plugin loader behavior for native module loading and resolver hooks. */
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { createTempDirTracker } from "../../test/helpers/temp-dir.js";
-import { resolveRuntimeWorkerUrl } from "../infra/runtime-worker-url.js";
+import { createCompiledSdkHost } from "./compiled-sdk-host.test-support.js";
 import { publishedSdkBridgeEntrypoints } from "./loader-sdk-bridge-artifacts.test-support.js";
 import { loadOpenClawPlugins } from "./loader.js";
 import { resetPluginCache } from "./plugin-cache.js";
@@ -199,20 +198,9 @@ describe("createPluginModuleLoader", () => {
   it("loads published pre-split SDK bridge imports (doctor repair, WhatsApp ack, Slack render)", () => {
     const pluginRoot = writePreSplitSdkBridgeConsumerFixture();
     const [entrypoint] = publishedSdkBridgeEntrypoints;
-    const artifact = fileURLToPath(resolveRuntimeWorkerUrl(entrypoint));
-    const hasCompiledSdk = path.extname(artifact) === ".js";
+    const hostRoot = createCompiledSdkHost(entrypoint, (prefix) => tempDirs.make(prefix));
+    const hasCompiledSdk = hostRoot !== undefined;
     if (hasCompiledSdk) {
-      const hostRoot = tempDirs.make("openclaw-sdk-bridge-host-");
-      fs.cpSync(path.dirname(path.dirname(artifact)), path.join(hostRoot, "dist"), {
-        recursive: true,
-      });
-      fs.copyFileSync(
-        path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../../package.json"),
-        path.join(hostRoot, "package.json"),
-      );
-      fs.mkdirSync(path.join(hostRoot, "src"));
-      fs.mkdirSync(path.join(hostRoot, "extensions"));
-      fs.symlinkSync(path.resolve("node_modules"), path.join(hostRoot, "node_modules"), "junction");
       vi.stubEnv("OPENCLAW_DEV_SOURCE_ROOT", hostRoot);
       vi.stubEnv("OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR", path.join(hostRoot, "extensions"));
     } else {