fix(ci): validate preinstalled Tavily plugin

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Outcome

Managed OpenClaw image publication now accepts the intentionally preinstalled Tavily plugin while still requiring the exact package version, a single installation, and a disabled-by-default configuration entry.

Reason

PR #12225 added Tavily to the managed OpenClaw image and inert configuration, but the publication validator still required Tavily to be absent. Both architecture validations therefore failed with uninstalled OpenClaw plugin tavily is present in managed configuration, blocking base-image publication and downstream full E2E setup.

Related issues

Relates to #11294

Changes

• Add @openclaw/tavily-plugin@2026.9.2 to the existing managed-image package validation map.
• Remove the obsolete assertion that rejected any Tavily configuration entry.
• Protect the workflow contract against restoring the stale absence assertion or dropping Tavily's exact package validation.

Verification

• npx vitest run --project integration test/inference/managed/managed-image-publication-workflow.test.ts — 36 tests passed.
• Pre-commit hooks — passed, including YAML validation, repository checks, source-shape budget, and secret scanning.
• Pre-push publication validation — passed.
• Pre-push CLI TypeScript validation — passed.
• Reviewed the trusted two-file diff; it contains no secrets, API keys, or credentials.

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.github/workflows/managed-images.yaml is a contributor-sensitive workflow path. No independent pre-publication review is verified for commit f793cafcc56553203f0307d4ea38920f21a5f7ba; the workflow change is awaiting independent review.

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Signed-off-by: Rebecca Sliter 571084+rsliter@users.noreply.github.com

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• Managed Images
  • The Tavily plugin is now included in managed images and remains disabled. It is not available for use unless enabled separately.

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Walkthrough

The managed-image workflow now accepts Tavily as an installed OpenClaw plugin. It checks the plugin against package version 2026.9.2 and updates the validation-source test assertions.

Changes

Tavily plugin validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update Tavily plugin validation .github/workflows/managed-images.yaml, test/inference/managed/managed-image-publication-workflow.test.ts	The workflow maps tavily to @openclaw/tavily-plugin version 2026.9.2 and no longer rejects configured Tavily entries. The test checks the mapping and confirms the uninstalled-plugin error is no longer emitted.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: cv

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to f793c

The managed-image workflow currently validates Tavily’s package and disabled state, but the tests would not catch regressions in those checks. This is a bounded test-confidence risk; no current failure is demonstrated.

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TypeScript / code-coverage/plugin

The overall line coverage in commit f793caf in the codex/tavily-publica... branch is 97%. The line coverage in commit 63002cd in the main branch is 96%.

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File	main 63002cd	codex/tavily-publica... f793caf	+/-
nemoclaw/src/onboard/config.ts	98%	96%	-2%
nemoclaw/src/index.ts	94%	93%	-1%
nemoclaw/src/bl...t-management.ts	100%	100%	0%
nemoclaw/src/co.../config-show.ts	100%	100%	0%
nemoclaw/src/commands/slash.ts	100%	100%	0%
nemoclaw/src/on...native-route.ts	0%	100%	+100%

TypeScript / code-coverage/cli

The overall line coverage in commit f793caf in the codex/tavily-publica... branch is 85%. The line coverage in commit 63002cd in the main branch is 84%.

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File	main 63002cd	codex/tavily-publica... f793caf	+/-
src/lib/state/s...tory-restore.ts	86%	0%	-86%
src/lib/actions.../status-text.ts	84%	46%	-38%
src/lib/state/sandbox.ts	92%	83%	-9%
src/lib/onboard...al-inference.ts	84%	90%	+6%
src/lib/policy/index.ts	71%	79%	+8%
src/lib/state/p...l-retirement.ts	79%	92%	+13%
src/lib/onboard.../application.ts	55%	72%	+17%
src/lib/adapter...gnostics-cli.ts	0%	87%	+87%
src/lib/onboard...ternal-image.ts	0%	94%	+94%
src/lib/securit...ig-structure.ts	0%	98%	+98%

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test/inference/managed/managed-image-publication-workflow.test.ts (1)

217-218: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add behavioral coverage for Tavily validation.

The workflow test checks source text, not validator behavior. Add tests that exercise the validator with the expected package and version installed exactly once and Tavily disabled, then with an invalid installation or an enabled entry. This is a test-coverage recommendation, not evidence of a current production failure.

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Add behavioral tests for the Tavily validator rather than relying only on
source-text assertions in the managed image publication workflow test. Cover the
expected package at version 2026.9.2 installed exactly once with Tavily
disabled, and verify rejection of an invalid installation or an enabled Tavily
entry; locate the validator through the workflow’s existing validation
references.

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- Around line 217-218: Add behavioral tests for the Tavily validator rather than
relying only on source-text assertions in the managed image publication workflow
test. Cover the expected package at version 2026.9.2 installed exactly once with
Tavily disabled, and verify rejection of an invalid installation or an enabled
Tavily entry; locate the validator through the workflow’s existing validation
references.

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