diff --git a/src/extension-host/cli-lifecycle.test.ts b/src/extension-host/cli-lifecycle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..465efd9d623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extension-host/cli-lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { Command } from "commander";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createEmptyPluginRegistry } from "../plugins/registry.js";
+import type { PluginLogger } from "../plugins/types.js";
+import { registerExtensionHostCliCommands } from "./cli-lifecycle.js";
+
+function createLogger(): PluginLogger {
+  return {
+    info: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
+    error: vi.fn(),
+    debug: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+describe("registerExtensionHostCliCommands", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("skips overlapping command registrations", () => {
+    const program = new Command();
+    program.command("memory");
+    const registry = createEmptyPluginRegistry();
+    const memoryRegister = vi.fn();
+    const otherRegister = vi.fn();
+    registry.cliRegistrars.push(
+      {
+        pluginId: "memory-core",
+        register: memoryRegister,
+        commands: ["memory"],
+        source: "bundled",
+      },
+      {
+        pluginId: "other",
+        register: otherRegister,
+        commands: ["other"],
+        source: "bundled",
+      },
+    );
+    const logger = createLogger();
+
+    registerExtensionHostCliCommands({
+      program,
+      registry,
+      config: {} as never,
+      workspaceDir: "/tmp/workspace",
+      logger,
+    });
+
+    expect(memoryRegister).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(otherRegister).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "plugin CLI register skipped (memory-core): command already registered (memory)",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("warns on sync and async registration failures", async () => {
+    const program = new Command();
+    const registry = createEmptyPluginRegistry();
+    registry.cliRegistrars.push(
+      {
+        pluginId: "sync-fail",
+        register: () => {
+          throw new Error("sync fail");
+        },
+        commands: ["sync"],
+        source: "bundled",
+      },
+      {
+        pluginId: "async-fail",
+        register: async () => {
+          throw new Error("async fail");
+        },
+        commands: ["async"],
+        source: "bundled",
+      },
+    );
+    const logger = createLogger();
+
+    registerExtensionHostCliCommands({
+      program,
+      registry,
+      config: {} as never,
+      workspaceDir: "/tmp/workspace",
+      logger,
+    });
+    await Promise.resolve();
+
+    expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "plugin CLI register failed (sync-fail): Error: sync fail",
+    );
+    expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "plugin CLI register failed (async-fail): Error: async fail",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/extension-host/cli-lifecycle.ts b/src/extension-host/cli-lifecycle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85f531a0aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extension-host/cli-lifecycle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import type { Command } from "commander";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
+import type { PluginRegistry } from "../plugins/registry.js";
+import type { PluginLogger } from "../plugins/types.js";
+
+export function registerExtensionHostCliCommands(params: {
+  program: Command;
+  registry: PluginRegistry;
+  config: OpenClawConfig;
+  workspaceDir: string;
+  logger: PluginLogger;
+}): void {
+  const existingCommands = new Set(params.program.commands.map((cmd) => cmd.name()));
+
+  for (const entry of params.registry.cliRegistrars) {
+    if (entry.commands.length > 0) {
+      const overlaps = entry.commands.filter((command) => existingCommands.has(command));
+      if (overlaps.length > 0) {
+        params.logger.debug(
+          `plugin CLI register skipped (${entry.pluginId}): command already registered (${overlaps.join(
+            ", ",
+          )})`,
+        );
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+    try {
+      const result = entry.register({
+        program: params.program,
+        config: params.config,
+        workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
+        logger: params.logger,
+      });
+      if (result && typeof result.then === "function") {
+        void result.catch((err) => {
+          params.logger.warn(`plugin CLI register failed (${entry.pluginId}): ${String(err)}`);
+        });
+      }
+      for (const command of entry.commands) {
+        existingCommands.add(command);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      params.logger.warn(`plugin CLI register failed (${entry.pluginId}): ${String(err)}`);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/cli.ts b/src/plugins/cli.ts
index 4d8af51e3db..3ff27c864c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cli.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/cli.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Command } from "commander";
 import { resolveAgentWorkspaceDir, resolveDefaultAgentId } from "../agents/agent-scope.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { loadConfig } from "../config/config.js";
+import { registerExtensionHostCliCommands } from "../extension-host/cli-lifecycle.js";
 import { createSubsystemLogger } from "../logging/subsystem.js";
 import { loadOpenClawPlugins } from "./loader.js";
 import type { PluginLogger } from "./types.js";
@@ -27,38 +28,11 @@ export function registerPluginCliCommands(
     env,
     logger,
   });
-
-  const existingCommands = new Set(program.commands.map((cmd) => cmd.name()));
-
-  for (const entry of registry.cliRegistrars) {
-    if (entry.commands.length > 0) {
-      const overlaps = entry.commands.filter((command) => existingCommands.has(command));
-      if (overlaps.length > 0) {
-        log.debug(
-          `plugin CLI register skipped (${entry.pluginId}): command already registered (${overlaps.join(
-            ", ",
-          )})`,
-        );
-        continue;
-      }
-    }
-    try {
-      const result = entry.register({
-        program,
-        config,
-        workspaceDir,
-        logger,
-      });
-      if (result && typeof result.then === "function") {
-        void result.catch((err) => {
-          log.warn(`plugin CLI register failed (${entry.pluginId}): ${String(err)}`);
-        });
-      }
-      for (const command of entry.commands) {
-        existingCommands.add(command);
-      }
-    } catch (err) {
-      log.warn(`plugin CLI register failed (${entry.pluginId}): ${String(err)}`);
-    }
-  }
+  registerExtensionHostCliCommands({
+    program,
+    registry,
+    config,
+    workspaceDir,
+    logger,
+  });
 }