From af558034d9febf8cc8d88416395081eb2d1513f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "openclaw-docs-sync[bot]"
 <openclaw-docs-sync[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:21:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(sync): mirror docs from
 openclaw/openclaw@5394efe71ff9a7c1f417b617c17fab5ba7442a0d

---
 .openclaw-sync/source.json | 4 ++--
 docs/plugins/manifest.md   | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.openclaw-sync/source.json b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
index 6ea4ae030..de4e44c69 100644
--- a/.openclaw-sync/source.json
+++ b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "repository": "openclaw/openclaw",
-  "sha": "e2f13959d409398908ac6899f1c7db28ec243cf0",
-  "syncedAt": "2026-04-24T22:12:14.803Z"
+  "sha": "5394efe71ff9a7c1f417b617c17fab5ba7442a0d",
+  "syncedAt": "2026-04-24T22:19:37.894Z"
 }
diff --git a/docs/plugins/manifest.md b/docs/plugins/manifest.md
index 2cdf604ec..22eab879a 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/manifest.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/manifest.md
@@ -498,7 +498,9 @@ Each provider entry can include:
 ## channelConfigs reference
 
 Use `channelConfigs` when a channel plugin needs cheap config metadata before
-runtime loads.
+runtime loads. Read-only channel setup/status discovery can use this metadata
+directly for configured external channels when no setup entry is available, or
+when `setup.requiresRuntime: false` declares setup runtime unnecessary.
 
 ```json
 {