diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index 0082d1e2c..e9d4baee3 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, it, mock } from "bun:test"
+import { afterAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, mock } from "bun:test"
 
 describe("experimental.session.compacting handler", () => {
   function createCompactingHandler(hooks: {
@@ -217,3 +217,181 @@ describe("look_at tool conditional registration", () => {
     })
   })
 })
+
+const mockInitConfigContext = mock(() => {})
+const mockDetectExternalSkillPlugin = mock(() => ({ detected: false, pluginName: null }))
+const mockGetSkillPluginConflictWarning = mock(() => "")
+const mockInjectServerAuthIntoClient = mock(() => {})
+const mockLogLegacyPluginStartupWarning = mock(() => {})
+const mockLoadPluginConfig = mock(() => ({}))
+const mockIsTmuxIntegrationEnabled = mock(
+  (pluginConfig: { tmux?: { enabled?: boolean } | undefined }) => pluginConfig.tmux?.enabled ?? false,
+)
+const mockIsInteractiveBashEnabled = mock(() => false)
+const mockCreateRuntimeTmuxConfig = mock(() => ({
+  enabled: false,
+  layout: "tiled" as const,
+  main_pane_size: 60,
+  main_pane_min_width: 80,
+  agent_pane_min_width: 40,
+  isolation: "inline" as const,
+}))
+const mockCreateManagers = mock(() => ({
+  backgroundManager: { shutdown: async () => {} },
+  skillMcpManager: { disconnectAll: async () => {} },
+  configHandler: async () => {},
+}))
+const mockCreateTools = mock(async () => ({
+  mergedSkills: [],
+  availableSkills: [],
+  filteredTools: {},
+}))
+const mockCreateHooks = mock(() => ({
+  disposeHooks: () => {},
+  compactionContextInjector: undefined,
+  compactionTodoPreserver: undefined,
+  claudeCodeHooks: undefined,
+}))
+const mockCreatePluginDispose = mock(() => async () => {})
+const mockCreatePluginInterface = mock(() => ({}))
+const mockInitializeOpenClaw = mock(async () => {})
+const mockStartTmuxCheck = mock(() => {})
+
+mock.module("./cli/config-manager/config-context", () => ({
+  initConfigContext: mockInitConfigContext,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./shared/external-plugin-detector", () => ({
+  detectExternalSkillPlugin: mockDetectExternalSkillPlugin,
+  getSkillPluginConflictWarning: mockGetSkillPluginConflictWarning,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./shared", () => ({
+  injectServerAuthIntoClient: mockInjectServerAuthIntoClient,
+  log: mock(() => {}),
+  logLegacyPluginStartupWarning: mockLogLegacyPluginStartupWarning,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./plugin-config", () => ({
+  loadPluginConfig: mockLoadPluginConfig,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./create-runtime-tmux-config", () => ({
+  createRuntimeTmuxConfig: mockCreateRuntimeTmuxConfig,
+  isTmuxIntegrationEnabled: mockIsTmuxIntegrationEnabled,
+  isInteractiveBashEnabled: mockIsInteractiveBashEnabled,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./create-managers", () => ({
+  createManagers: mockCreateManagers,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./create-tools", () => ({
+  createTools: mockCreateTools,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./create-hooks", () => ({
+  createHooks: mockCreateHooks,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./plugin-dispose", () => ({
+  createPluginDispose: mockCreatePluginDispose,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./plugin-interface", () => ({
+  createPluginInterface: mockCreatePluginInterface,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./plugin-state", () => ({
+  createModelCacheState: mock(() => ({})),
+}))
+
+mock.module("./shared/first-message-variant", () => ({
+  createFirstMessageVariantGate: mock(() => ({
+    shouldOverride: () => false,
+    markApplied: () => {},
+    markSessionCreated: () => {},
+    clear: () => {},
+  })),
+}))
+
+mock.module("./openclaw", () => ({
+  initializeOpenClaw: mockInitializeOpenClaw,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./tools/interactive-bash", () => ({
+  interactive_bash: {},
+  startBackgroundCheck: mockStartTmuxCheck,
+}))
+
+mock.module("./tools/lsp/client", () => ({
+  lspManager: {
+    cleanupTempDirectoryClients: async () => {},
+  },
+}))
+
+const { default: OhMyOpenCodePlugin } = await import("./index")
+
+describe("OhMyOpenCodePlugin", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockInitConfigContext.mockClear()
+    mockDetectExternalSkillPlugin.mockClear()
+    mockGetSkillPluginConflictWarning.mockClear()
+    mockInjectServerAuthIntoClient.mockClear()
+    mockLogLegacyPluginStartupWarning.mockClear()
+    mockLoadPluginConfig.mockClear()
+    mockIsTmuxIntegrationEnabled.mockClear()
+    mockIsInteractiveBashEnabled.mockClear()
+    mockCreateRuntimeTmuxConfig.mockClear()
+    mockCreateManagers.mockClear()
+    mockCreateTools.mockClear()
+    mockCreateHooks.mockClear()
+    mockCreatePluginDispose.mockClear()
+    mockCreatePluginInterface.mockClear()
+    mockInitializeOpenClaw.mockClear()
+    mockStartTmuxCheck.mockClear()
+  })
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    mock.restore()
+  })
+
+  it("starts openclaw during plugin bootstrap when openclaw config exists", async () => {
+    // given
+    const openclawConfig = {
+      enabled: true,
+      gateways: {},
+      hooks: {},
+      replyListener: {
+        discordBotToken: "discord-token",
+      },
+    }
+    mockLoadPluginConfig.mockReturnValue({
+      openclaw: openclawConfig,
+    })
+
+    // when
+    await OhMyOpenCodePlugin({
+      directory: "/tmp/project",
+      client: {},
+    } as Parameters<typeof OhMyOpenCodePlugin>[0])
+
+    // then
+    expect(mockInitializeOpenClaw).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(mockInitializeOpenClaw).toHaveBeenCalledWith(openclawConfig)
+  })
+
+  it("does not start openclaw when openclaw config is absent", async () => {
+    // given
+    mockLoadPluginConfig.mockReturnValue({})
+
+    // when
+    await OhMyOpenCodePlugin({
+      directory: "/tmp/project",
+      client: {},
+    } as Parameters<typeof OhMyOpenCodePlugin>[0])
+
+    // then
+    expect(mockInitializeOpenClaw).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 4ad88a870..f13faf1ec 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { createHooks } from "./create-hooks"
 import { createManagers } from "./create-managers"
 import { createRuntimeTmuxConfig, isTmuxIntegrationEnabled } from "./create-runtime-tmux-config"
 import { createTools } from "./create-tools"
+import { initializeOpenClaw } from "./openclaw"
 import { createPluginInterface } from "./plugin-interface"
 import { createPluginDispose, type PluginDispose } from "./plugin-dispose"
 
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@ import { createModelCacheState } from "./plugin-state"
 import { createFirstMessageVariantGate } from "./shared/first-message-variant"
 import { injectServerAuthIntoClient, log, logLegacyPluginStartupWarning } from "./shared"
 import { detectExternalSkillPlugin, getSkillPluginConflictWarning } from "./shared/external-plugin-detector"
+import { startBackgroundCheck as startTmuxCheck } from "./tools/interactive-bash"
 import { lspManager } from "./tools/lsp/client"
-import { startTmuxCheck } from "./tools"
 
 let activePluginDispose: PluginDispose | null = null
 
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ const OhMyOpenCodePlugin: Plugin = async (ctx) => {
   await activePluginDispose?.()
 
   const pluginConfig = loadPluginConfig(ctx.directory, ctx)
+  if (pluginConfig.openclaw) {
+    await initializeOpenClaw(pluginConfig.openclaw)
+  }
   const tmuxIntegrationEnabled = isTmuxIntegrationEnabled(pluginConfig)
   if (tmuxIntegrationEnabled) {
     startTmuxCheck()