diff --git a/src/extension-host/provider-runtime.test.ts b/src/extension-host/provider-runtime.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..224452005cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extension-host/provider-runtime.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { createEmptyPluginRegistry } from "../plugins/registry.js";
+import { resolveExtensionHostProviders } from "./provider-runtime.js";
+
+describe("resolveExtensionHostProviders", () => {
+  it("projects provider registrations into provider plugins with plugin ids", () => {
+    const registry = createEmptyPluginRegistry();
+    registry.providers.push({
+      pluginId: "demo-plugin",
+      source: "bundled",
+      provider: {
+        id: "demo-provider",
+        label: "Demo Provider",
+        auth: [],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(resolveExtensionHostProviders({ registry })).toEqual([
+      {
+        id: "demo-provider",
+        label: "Demo Provider",
+        auth: [],
+        pluginId: "demo-plugin",
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/extension-host/provider-runtime.ts b/src/extension-host/provider-runtime.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66295a1a072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extension-host/provider-runtime.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import type { PluginRegistry } from "../plugins/registry.js";
+import type { ProviderPlugin } from "../plugins/types.js";
+
+export function resolveExtensionHostProviders(params: {
+  registry: Pick<PluginRegistry, "providers">;
+}): ProviderPlugin[] {
+  return params.registry.providers.map((entry) => ({
+    ...entry.provider,
+    pluginId: entry.pluginId,
+  }));
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/providers.ts b/src/plugins/providers.ts
index 4847a61935b..195126e432b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/providers.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/providers.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { resolveExtensionHostProviders } from "../extension-host/provider-runtime.js";
 import { createSubsystemLogger } from "../logging/subsystem.js";
 import { loadOpenClawPlugins, type PluginLoadOptions } from "./loader.js";
 import { createPluginLoaderLogger } from "./logger.js";
@@ -18,8 +19,5 @@ export function resolvePluginProviders(params: {
     logger: createPluginLoaderLogger(log),
   });
 
-  return registry.providers.map((entry) => ({
-    ...entry.provider,
-    pluginId: entry.pluginId,
-  }));
+  return resolveExtensionHostProviders({ registry });
 }