fix: clarify plugin load timing log and add changelog entry

galiniliev · Copilot · galiniliev · commit 1e43eefe58c6 · 2026-04-29T23:24:32.000-07:00
Use an attempted-load counter so the debug timing message reflects all
candidates the timer measured, not just successful registrations.
Add changelog entry for the Windows native require fast path fix.

Co-authored-by: Copilot &lt;223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Auth/device pairing: bound bootstrap handoff token issuance, redemption, and approved pairing baselines to the documented per-role scope allowlist, so bootstrap approvals cannot persistently grant `operator.admin`, `operator.pairing`, or `node.exec` scopes. Thanks @eleqtrizit.
 - Providers/GitHub Copilot: support the GUI/RPC wizard device-code auth flow so onboarding from non-TTY clients (gateway RPC bridge, GUI wizards) completes instead of returning empty profiles. Dangerous-state handling now distinguishes `access_denied` and `expired_token` from transport errors. (#73290) Thanks @indierawk2k2.
 - Installer/Linux: warn before switching an unwritable npm global prefix to `~/.npm-global`, then tell users to run future global updates with `npm i -g openclaw@latest` without `sudo` so npm keeps using the redirected user prefix. Fixes #44365; carries forward #50479. Thanks @Sayeem3051.
+- Gateway/plugins: enable the native `require()` fast path on Windows for bundled plugin modules so plugin loading uses `require()` instead of Jiti's transform pipeline, reducing startup from ~39s to ~2s on typical 6-plugin setups. Fixes #68656. (#74173) Thanks @galiniliev.
 
 ## 2026.4.27
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/loader.ts b/src/plugins/loader.ts
@@ -1317,6 +1317,7 @@ export function loadOpenClawPlugins(options: PluginLoadOptions = {}): PluginRegi
     let memorySlotMatched = false;
     const dreamingEngineId = resolveDreamingSidecarEngineId({ cfg, memorySlot });
     const pluginLoadStartMs = performance.now();
+    let pluginLoadAttemptCount = 0;
 
     for (const candidate of orderedCandidates) {
       const manifestRecord = manifestByRoot.get(candidate.rootDir);
@@ -1703,7 +1704,8 @@ export function loadOpenClawPlugins(options: PluginLoadOptions = {}): PluginRegi
         // Track the plugin as imported once module evaluation begins. Top-level
         // code may have already executed even if evaluation later throws.
         recordImportedPluginId(record.id);
-        logger.debug(`[plugins] loading ${record.id} from ${safeSource}`);
+        pluginLoadAttemptCount++;
+        logger.debug?.(`[plugins] loading ${record.id} from ${safeSource}`);
         mod = withProfile(
           { pluginId: record.id, source: safeSource },
           registrationMode,
@@ -2068,10 +2070,9 @@ export function loadOpenClawPlugins(options: PluginLoadOptions = {}): PluginRegi
     }
 
     const pluginLoadElapsedMs = performance.now() - pluginLoadStartMs;
-    const loadedCount = registry.plugins.length;
-    if (loadedCount > 0) {
-      logger.debug(
-        `[plugins] loaded ${loadedCount} plugin(s) in ${pluginLoadElapsedMs.toFixed(1)}ms`,
+    if (pluginLoadAttemptCount > 0) {
+      logger.debug?.(
+        `[plugins] loaded ${registry.plugins.length} plugin(s) (${pluginLoadAttemptCount} attempted) in ${pluginLoadElapsedMs.toFixed(1)}ms`,
       );
     }
 
