diff --git a/docs/ci/pipeline.md b/docs/ci/pipeline.md
index c0e945fc5bc6..162d80fa0544 100644
--- a/docs/ci/pipeline.md
+++ b/docs/ci/pipeline.md
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ checkout revision. Partial, filtered or unknown plans retain the explicit step;
 release-gate dispatches retain their separate merge-tree proof. Both state
 repair passes, all static baseline ratchets and required Node failure aggregation
 remain unchanged.
+The corpus uses the normal bundled-plugin resolver to select the prepared
+runtime from this checkout instead of forcing TypeScript plugin entrypoints.
+Plugins whose Doctor contracts require source loading retain that behavior;
+the complete config/state matrix and its assertions remain intact.
 
 Ordinary pull requests that change only independent Control UI unit-test entries
 keep all three UI unit rows, performance checks, and existing type/lint gates,
diff --git a/src/config/config-startup-corpus.test.ts b/src/config/config-startup-corpus.test.ts
index 9701817c9d23..878f4cf476b0 100644
--- a/src/config/config-startup-corpus.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/config-startup-corpus.test.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,18 @@ import { acquireReadOnlyPreparedModelRuntime } from "../agents/prepared-model-ru
 import { applyLegacyCompatibilityStep } from "../commands/doctor/shared/config-flow-steps.js";
 import { normalizeCompatibilityConfigValues } from "../commands/doctor/shared/legacy-config-core-migrate.js";
 import { loadGatewayStartupConfigSnapshot } from "../gateway/server-startup-config-helpers.js";
+import { resolveBundledDirFromPackageRoot } from "../plugins/bundled-dir.js";
 import { resolveProviderChannelLoginChoice } from "../plugins/provider-login-options.js";
 import { createConfigIO } from "./io.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "./types.js";
 
+const bundledPluginsDir = resolveBundledDirFromPackageRoot(
+  fileURLToPath(new URL("../../", import.meta.url)),
+);
+if (!bundledPluginsDir) {
+  throw new Error("Missing bundled plugin fixtures for startup corpus");
+}
+
 const corpusDir = fileURLToPath(new URL("../../test/fixtures/config-corpus/", import.meta.url));
 const fixtureNames = fs
   .readdirSync(corpusDir)
@@ -107,7 +115,7 @@ describe("operator config startup corpus", () => {
       OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR: home,
       DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN: "synthetic-token",
       OPENCLAW_DISABLE_BUNDLED_PLUGINS: "0",
-      OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR: fileURLToPath(new URL("../../extensions/", import.meta.url)),
+      OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR: bundledPluginsDir,
     };
     const snapshot = await createConfigIO({
       configPath,
@@ -173,7 +181,7 @@ describe("operator config startup corpus", () => {
         OPENCLAW_TEST_HOME: home,
         OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR: stateDir,
         OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH: configPath,
-        OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR: fileURLToPath(new URL("../../extensions/", import.meta.url)),
+        OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR: bundledPluginsDir,
         OPENCLAW_DISABLE_BUNDLED_PLUGINS: "0",
       })) {
         vi.stubEnv(key, value);
diff --git a/src/config/state-startup-corpus.test.ts b/src/config/state-startup-corpus.test.ts
index a5b997bcc618..3214aa7bd07f 100644
--- a/src/config/state-startup-corpus.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/state-startup-corpus.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { loadCronJobsStore, resolveCronJobsStorePathFromConfig } from "../cron/s
 import { loadGatewayStartupConfigSnapshot } from "../gateway/server-startup-config-helpers.js";
 import { runStartupSessionMigration } from "../gateway/server-startup-session-migration.js";
 import { openNodeSqliteDatabase } from "../infra/node-sqlite.js";
+import { resolveBundledDirFromPackageRoot } from "../plugins/bundled-dir.js";
 import {
   closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesAsync,
   OPENCLAW_AGENT_SCHEMA_VERSION,
@@ -29,6 +30,13 @@ import {
 } from "./sessions.js";
 import { loadSessionEntryReadOnly } from "./sessions/session-accessor.js";
 
+const bundledPluginsDir = resolveBundledDirFromPackageRoot(
+  fileURLToPath(new URL("../../", import.meta.url)),
+);
+if (!bundledPluginsDir) {
+  throw new Error("Missing bundled plugin fixtures for startup corpus");
+}
+
 type StateFixture = {
   release: string;
   sessions: Array<{
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ function prepareState(release: string, configName: string) {
     OPENCLAW_TEST_HOME: home,
     OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR: stateDir,
     OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH: configPath,
-    OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR: fileURLToPath(new URL("../../extensions/", import.meta.url)),
+    OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR: bundledPluginsDir,
     OPENCLAW_DISABLE_BUNDLED_PLUGINS: "0",
   })) {
     vi.stubEnv(key, value);