diff --git a/src/plugins/management-service-featured.test.ts b/src/plugins/management-service-featured.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6159c0f04c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/management-service-featured.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,526 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  metadata: vi.fn(),
+  officialCatalog: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./plugin-metadata-snapshot.js", () => ({
+  loadPluginMetadataSnapshot: (...args: unknown[]) => mocks.metadata(...args),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./official-external-plugin-catalog.js", async (importOriginal) => ({
+  ...(await importOriginal<typeof import("./official-external-plugin-catalog.js")>()),
+  loadConfiguredHostedOfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntries: (...args: unknown[]) =>
+    mocks.officialCatalog(...args),
+}));
+
+const { clearManagedPluginOfficialCatalogCache, listManagedPlugins } =
+  await import("./management-service.js");
+
+function metadataSnapshot(params: {
+  id?: string;
+  name?: string;
+  origin?: "bundled" | "global";
+  packageName?: string | null;
+  installRecord?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  featured?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const id = params.id ?? "workboard";
+  const packageName =
+    params.packageName === null ? undefined : (params.packageName ?? `@openclaw/${id}`);
+  const manifest = {
+    id,
+    name: params.name ?? "Workboard",
+    description: "Coordinate agent work in a shared board.",
+    catalog: { featured: params.featured ?? true, order: 10 },
+    channels: [],
+    providers: [],
+    cliBackends: [],
+    skills: [],
+    hooks: [],
+    origin: params.origin ?? "bundled",
+    rootDir: `/tmp/${id}`,
+    source: `/tmp/${id}/index.ts`,
+    manifestPath: `/tmp/${id}/openclaw.plugin.json`,
+  };
+  return {
+    index: {
+      plugins: [
+        {
+          pluginId: id,
+          ...(packageName ? { packageName } : {}),
+          origin: params.origin ?? "bundled",
+          enabled: true,
+        },
+      ],
+      installRecords: params.installRecord ? { [id]: params.installRecord } : {},
+    },
+    byPluginId: new Map([[id, manifest]]),
+    plugins: [manifest],
+    diagnostics: [],
+    normalizePluginId: (pluginId: string) => pluginId,
+  };
+}
+
+function emptyMetadataSnapshot() {
+  return {
+    index: { plugins: [], installRecords: {} },
+    byPluginId: new Map(),
+    plugins: [],
+    diagnostics: [],
+    normalizePluginId: (pluginId: string) => pluginId,
+  };
+}
+
+function hostedCatalog(entries: unknown[]) {
+  return {
+    source: "hosted",
+    entries,
+    feed: { schemaVersion: 1, id: "test", generatedAt: "now", sequence: 1, entries: [] },
+    metadata: { url: "https://clawhub.ai/feed", status: 200, checksum: "hash" },
+  };
+}
+
+function hostedFeedEntry(params: {
+  packageName: string;
+  title: string;
+  featured?: boolean;
+  pluginId?: string;
+  catalogFeatured?: boolean;
+  order?: number;
+}) {
+  return {
+    id: params.packageName,
+    title: params.title,
+    state: "available",
+    ...(params.featured === undefined ? {} : { featured: params.featured }),
+    publisher: { id: "openclaw", trust: "official" },
+    install: {
+      candidates: [
+        {
+          sourceRef: "public-clawhub",
+          package: params.packageName,
+          version: "1.0.0",
+          integrity: `sha256:${"b".repeat(64)}`,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    ...(params.pluginId
+      ? {
+          openclaw: {
+            plugin: { id: params.pluginId, label: params.title },
+            catalog: {
+              ...(params.catalogFeatured === undefined ? {} : { featured: params.catalogFeatured }),
+              ...(params.order === undefined ? {} : { order: params.order }),
+            },
+          },
+        }
+      : {}),
+  };
+}
+
+const hostedFeedDiffsEntry = hostedFeedEntry({
+  packageName: "@openclaw/diffs",
+  title: "Diffs",
+  featured: true,
+});
+const hostedImpostorEntry = hostedFeedEntry({
+  packageName: "@community/impostor",
+  title: "Impostor",
+  featured: false,
+  pluginId: "workboard",
+  catalogFeatured: false,
+});
+
+describe("plugin management Featured authority", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    clearManagedPluginOfficialCatalogCache();
+    mocks.metadata.mockReset();
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockReset();
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(hostedCatalog([]));
+  });
+
+  it("lets a live unfeature override bundled metadata without removing installability", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(emptyMetadataSnapshot());
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(
+      hostedCatalog([{ ...hostedFeedDiffsEntry, featured: false }]),
+    );
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "diffs",
+        featured: false,
+        order: 40,
+        install: { source: "official", pluginId: "diffs" },
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("treats a legacy hosted row without featured as unfeatured", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(emptyMetadataSnapshot());
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(
+      hostedCatalog([
+        hostedFeedEntry({
+          packageName: "@openclaw/diffs",
+          title: "Diffs",
+        }),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins[0]).toMatchObject({
+      id: "diffs",
+      featured: false,
+      install: { source: "official", pluginId: "diffs" },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("surfaces a newly featured live official package without static fallback metadata", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(emptyMetadataSnapshot());
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(
+      hostedCatalog([
+        hostedFeedEntry({
+          packageName: "@openclaw/new-tool",
+          title: "New Tool",
+          featured: true,
+        }),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "@openclaw/new-tool",
+        name: "New Tool",
+        featured: true,
+        install: { source: "official", pluginId: "@openclaw/new-tool" },
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("clears stale embedded curation on an unmatched live official package", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(emptyMetadataSnapshot());
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(
+      hostedCatalog([
+        hostedFeedEntry({
+          packageName: "@openclaw/new-tool",
+          title: "New Tool",
+          featured: false,
+          pluginId: "new-tool",
+          catalogFeatured: true,
+          order: 80,
+        }),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "new-tool",
+        featured: false,
+        order: 80,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("clears stale embedded curation on a matched package without bundled curation", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(emptyMetadataSnapshot());
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(
+      hostedCatalog([
+        hostedFeedEntry({
+          packageName: "@openclaw/copilot",
+          title: "Copilot",
+          featured: false,
+          pluginId: "copilot",
+          catalogFeatured: true,
+          order: 80,
+        }),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "copilot",
+        featured: false,
+        order: 80,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("lets a live unfeature override an installed published plugin manifest", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(
+      metadataSnapshot({
+        id: "diffs",
+        name: "Diffs",
+        origin: "global",
+        installRecord: { source: "npm", spec: "@openclaw/diffs" },
+      }),
+    );
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(
+      hostedCatalog([{ ...hostedFeedDiffsEntry, featured: false }]),
+    );
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "diffs",
+        installed: true,
+        featured: false,
+        order: 40,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("applies live ClawHub curation to a bundled-known npm installation", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(
+      metadataSnapshot({
+        id: "diffs",
+        name: "Diffs",
+        origin: "global",
+        installRecord: { source: "npm", spec: "@openclaw/diffs" },
+        featured: false,
+      }),
+    );
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(hostedCatalog([hostedFeedDiffsEntry]));
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "diffs",
+        featured: true,
+        order: 40,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    { id: "workboard", name: "Workboard", packageName: "@openclaw/workboard" },
+    { id: "open-prose", name: "OpenProse", packageName: "@openclaw/open-prose" },
+    { id: "memory-wiki", name: "Memory Wiki", packageName: "@openclaw/memory-wiki" },
+  ])("keeps local curation for private bundled-only $name", async (plugin) => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(metadataSnapshot(plugin));
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(
+      hostedCatalog([
+        hostedFeedEntry({
+          packageName: `@community/${plugin.id}`,
+          title: "Impostor",
+          featured: false,
+          pluginId: plugin.id,
+          catalogFeatured: false,
+        }),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: plugin.id,
+        name: plugin.name,
+        packageName: plugin.packageName,
+        featured: true,
+        order: 10,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("applies hosted curation to the exact published package for bundled FireCrawl", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(
+      metadataSnapshot({
+        id: "firecrawl",
+        name: "FireCrawl",
+        packageName: "@openclaw/firecrawl-plugin",
+        featured: false,
+      }),
+    );
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(
+      hostedCatalog([
+        hostedFeedEntry({
+          packageName: "@openclaw/firecrawl-plugin",
+          title: "FireCrawl",
+          featured: true,
+          pluginId: "firecrawl",
+        }),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "firecrawl",
+        name: "FireCrawl",
+        packageName: "@openclaw/firecrawl-plugin",
+        featured: true,
+        order: 10,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps local curation for an unproven global package identity", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(
+      metadataSnapshot({
+        id: "diffs",
+        name: "Private Diffs",
+        origin: "global",
+        packageName: "@openclaw/diffs",
+      }),
+    );
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(
+      hostedCatalog([{ ...hostedFeedDiffsEntry, featured: false }]),
+    );
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "diffs",
+        featured: true,
+        order: 10,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not identify a package-less private bundled plugin by hosted runtime id", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(metadataSnapshot({ packageName: null }));
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(hostedCatalog([hostedImpostorEntry]));
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "workboard",
+        featured: true,
+        order: 10,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not identify a package-less global plugin by hosted runtime id alone", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(metadataSnapshot({ origin: "global", packageName: null }));
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(hostedCatalog([hostedImpostorEntry]));
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "workboard",
+        featured: true,
+        order: 10,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("clears local curation when a known published plugin is omitted from a live feed", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(
+      metadataSnapshot({
+        id: "diffs",
+        name: "Diffs",
+        origin: "global",
+        installRecord: { source: "npm", spec: "@openclaw/diffs" },
+      }),
+    );
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(hostedCatalog([]));
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "diffs",
+        packageName: "@openclaw/diffs",
+        featured: false,
+        order: 10,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves npm-only bundled curation outside the hosted producer identity", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(
+      metadataSnapshot({
+        id: "acpx",
+        name: "ACP Runtime",
+        origin: "global",
+        packageName: "@openclaw/acpx",
+        installRecord: { source: "npm", spec: "@openclaw/acpx" },
+      }),
+    );
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(hostedCatalog([]));
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "acpx",
+        featured: true,
+        order: 10,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("clears hosted-only curation using trusted official install provenance", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(
+      metadataSnapshot({
+        id: "new-tool",
+        name: "New Tool",
+        origin: "global",
+        packageName: "@openclaw/new-tool",
+        installRecord: {
+          source: "clawhub",
+          clawhubUrl: "https://clawhub.ai",
+          clawhubChannel: "official",
+          clawhubPackage: "@openclaw/new-tool",
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(hostedCatalog([]));
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "new-tool",
+        packageName: "@openclaw/new-tool",
+        featured: false,
+        order: 10,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts trusted official install provenance without discovered package metadata", async () => {
+    mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(
+      metadataSnapshot({
+        id: "new-tool",
+        name: "New Tool",
+        origin: "global",
+        packageName: null,
+        installRecord: {
+          source: "clawhub",
+          clawhubUrl: "https://clawhub.ai",
+          clawhubChannel: "official",
+          clawhubPackage: "@openclaw/new-tool",
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+    mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue(hostedCatalog([]));
+
+    const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
+
+    expect(catalog.plugins).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: "new-tool",
+        featured: false,
+        order: 10,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/management-service.test.ts b/src/plugins/management-service.test.ts
index 17f7b7427c5..ea3358aa190 100644
--- a/src/plugins/management-service.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/management-service.test.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ const hostedFeedDiffsEntry = {
   id: "@openclaw/diffs",
   title: "Diffs",
   state: "available",
+  featured: true,
   publisher: { id: "openclaw", trust: "official" },
   install: {
     candidates: [
@@ -212,13 +213,12 @@ describe("plugin management service", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("overlays bundled curation through the hosted catalog load path", async () => {
+  it("keeps bundled curation when the hosted catalog falls back offline", async () => {
     mocks.metadata.mockReturnValue(emptyMetadataSnapshot());
     mocks.officialCatalog.mockResolvedValue({
-      source: "hosted",
+      source: "bundled-fallback",
       entries: [hostedDiffsEntry],
-      feed: { schemaVersion: 1, id: "test", generatedAt: "now", sequence: 1, entries: [] },
-      metadata: { url: "https://clawhub.ai/feed", status: 200, checksum: "hash" },
+      error: "offline",
     });
 
     const catalog = await listManagedPlugins({ config: {}, env: {} });
diff --git a/src/plugins/management-service.ts b/src/plugins/management-service.ts
index 91e424b4423..1cd82af7853 100644
--- a/src/plugins/management-service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/management-service.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ import {
 import { buildNpmResolutionInstallFields } from "./installs.js";
 import type { PluginManifestRecord } from "./manifest-registry.js";
 import type { PluginDiagnostic } from "./manifest-types.js";
+import {
+  resolveTrustedOfficialClawHubPackageName,
+  resolveTrustedSourceLinkedOfficialClawHubSpec,
+  resolveTrustedSourceLinkedOfficialNpmSpec,
+} from "./official-external-install-records.js";
 import {
   getOfficialExternalPluginCatalogManifest,
   listOfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntries,
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@ export class ManagedPluginLifecycleError extends Error {
 
 type OfficialCatalogResult = Pick<HostedOfficialExternalPluginCatalogLoadResult, "entries"> & {
   error?: string;
+  hostedFeaturedAuthoritative?: boolean;
 };
 
 let officialCatalogCache:
@@ -138,6 +144,7 @@ export function clearManagedPluginOfficialCatalogCache(): void {
 function mergeCatalogMetadata(
   hosted: OfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry,
   bundled: OfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry,
+  options: { hostedFeaturedAuthoritative: boolean },
 ): OfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry {
   const hostedManifest = getOfficialExternalPluginCatalogManifest(hosted);
   const bundledManifest = getOfficialExternalPluginCatalogManifest(bundled);
@@ -147,7 +154,18 @@ function mergeCatalogMetadata(
   const bundledDescription = normalizeOptionalString(bundled.description);
   const bundledKind = normalizeOptionalString(bundled.kind);
   const bundledSource = normalizeOptionalString(bundled.source);
-  if (!bundledCatalog && !bundledPlugin) {
+  const hostedFeatured = typeof hosted.featured === "boolean" ? hosted.featured : false;
+  const mergedCatalog =
+    bundledCatalog ||
+    hostedManifest?.catalog ||
+    (options.hostedFeaturedAuthoritative && hostedFeatured)
+      ? {
+          ...hostedManifest?.catalog,
+          ...bundledCatalog,
+          ...(options.hostedFeaturedAuthoritative ? { featured: hostedFeatured } : {}),
+        }
+      : undefined;
+  if (!mergedCatalog && !bundledPlugin) {
     return hosted;
   }
   return {
@@ -161,23 +179,28 @@ function mergeCatalogMetadata(
     [MANIFEST_KEY]: {
       ...hostedManifest,
       ...(bundledPlugin ? { plugin: { ...hostedManifest?.plugin, ...bundledPlugin } } : {}),
-      ...(bundledCatalog ? { catalog: { ...hostedManifest?.catalog, ...bundledCatalog } } : {}),
+      ...(mergedCatalog ? { catalog: mergedCatalog } : {}),
     },
   };
 }
 
+type CatalogPackageSourceIdentity = {
+  source: "clawhub" | "npm";
+  packageName: string;
+};
+
 function resolveCatalogPackageSourceIdentities(
   entry: OfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry,
-): Set<string> {
+): CatalogPackageSourceIdentity[] {
   const install = resolveOfficialExternalPluginInstall(entry);
   const clawhubPackage = install?.clawhubSpec
     ? parseClawHubPluginSpec(install.clawhubSpec)?.name
     : undefined;
   const npmPackage = install?.npmSpec ? parseRegistryNpmSpec(install.npmSpec)?.name : undefined;
-  return new Set([
-    ...(clawhubPackage ? [`clawhub:${clawhubPackage}`] : []),
-    ...(npmPackage ? [`npm:${npmPackage}`] : []),
-  ]);
+  return [
+    ...(clawhubPackage ? [{ source: "clawhub" as const, packageName: clawhubPackage }] : []),
+    ...(npmPackage ? [{ source: "npm" as const, packageName: npmPackage }] : []),
+  ];
 }
 
 function matchesBundledCatalogIdentity(params: {
@@ -186,20 +209,49 @@ function matchesBundledCatalogIdentity(params: {
 }): boolean {
   const hostedSources = resolveCatalogPackageSourceIdentities(params.hosted);
   const bundledSources = resolveCatalogPackageSourceIdentities(params.bundled);
-  return [...hostedSources].some((identity) => bundledSources.has(identity));
+  return hostedSources.some((hosted) =>
+    bundledSources.some(
+      (bundled) => bundled.source === hosted.source && bundled.packageName === hosted.packageName,
+    ),
+  );
 }
 
-/** Overlay local runtime identity and editorial hints after an exact package/source match. */
+/**
+ * Overlay local runtime identity and ordering after an exact package/source match.
+ * Hosted curation wins; bundled Featured state survives only in fallback mode.
+ */
 function overlayBundledOfficialPluginCatalogMetadata(
   entries: readonly OfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry[],
   bundledEntries: readonly OfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry[] = listOfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntries(),
+  options: { hostedFeaturedAuthoritative: boolean } = {
+    hostedFeaturedAuthoritative: false,
+  },
 ): OfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry[] {
   return entries.map((entry) => {
     const matches = bundledEntries.filter((bundled) =>
       matchesBundledCatalogIdentity({ hosted: entry, bundled }),
     );
     const bundled = matches.length === 1 ? matches[0] : undefined;
-    return bundled ? mergeCatalogMetadata(entry, bundled) : entry;
+    if (bundled) {
+      return mergeCatalogMetadata(entry, bundled, options);
+    }
+    if (!options.hostedFeaturedAuthoritative) {
+      return entry;
+    }
+    const hostedManifest = getOfficialExternalPluginCatalogManifest(entry);
+    if (entry.featured !== true && !hostedManifest?.catalog) {
+      return entry;
+    }
+    return {
+      ...entry,
+      [MANIFEST_KEY]: {
+        ...hostedManifest,
+        catalog: {
+          ...hostedManifest?.catalog,
+          featured: entry.featured === true,
+        },
+      },
+    };
   });
 }
 
@@ -212,8 +264,13 @@ async function loadOfficialCatalog(config: OpenClawConfig): Promise<OfficialCata
     };
   }
   const result = await officialCatalogCache.result;
+  const hostedFeaturedAuthoritative =
+    result.source === "hosted" || result.source === "hosted-snapshot";
   return {
-    entries: overlayBundledOfficialPluginCatalogMetadata(result.entries),
+    entries: overlayBundledOfficialPluginCatalogMetadata(result.entries, undefined, {
+      hostedFeaturedAuthoritative,
+    }),
+    hostedFeaturedAuthoritative,
     ...("error" in result ? { error: result.error } : {}),
   };
 }
@@ -317,6 +374,23 @@ function compareCatalogEntries(
   return order !== 0 ? order : left.name.localeCompare(right.name);
 }
 
+function resolveInstalledOfficialCatalogEntry(params: {
+  entries: readonly OfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry[];
+  packageName?: string;
+  source: CatalogPackageSourceIdentity["source"];
+}): OfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry | undefined {
+  if (!params.packageName) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const matches = params.entries.filter((entry) =>
+    resolveCatalogPackageSourceIdentities(entry).some(
+      (identity) =>
+        identity.source === params.source && identity.packageName === params.packageName,
+    ),
+  );
+  return matches.length === 1 ? matches[0] : undefined;
+}
+
 /** Build cold installed state merged with the hosted official catalog and bundled curation. */
 export async function listManagedPlugins(params: {
   config: OpenClawConfig;
@@ -326,9 +400,91 @@ export async function listManagedPlugins(params: {
   const env = params.env ?? process.env;
   const metadata = loadPluginMetadataSnapshot({ config: params.config, env });
   const officialCatalog = params.officialCatalog ?? (await loadOfficialCatalog(params.config));
+  const bundledOfficialEntries = listOfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntries();
   const plugins = metadata.index.plugins.map((record): ManagedPluginCatalogEntry => {
     const manifest = metadata.byPluginId.get(record.pluginId);
-    const catalog = normalizeCatalogMetadata(manifest?.catalog);
+    const localCatalog = normalizeCatalogMetadata(manifest?.catalog);
+    const installRecord = metadata.index.installRecords[record.pluginId];
+    const trustedOfficialClawHubSpec = installRecord
+      ? resolveTrustedSourceLinkedOfficialClawHubSpec({
+          pluginId: record.pluginId,
+          record: installRecord,
+        })
+      : undefined;
+    const trustedOfficialNpmSpec = installRecord
+      ? resolveTrustedSourceLinkedOfficialNpmSpec({
+          pluginId: record.pluginId,
+          record: installRecord,
+        })
+      : undefined;
+    const sourceLinkedOfficialClawHubPackage = trustedOfficialClawHubSpec
+      ? parseClawHubPluginSpec(trustedOfficialClawHubSpec)?.name
+      : undefined;
+    const currentOfficialClawHubPackage = installRecord
+      ? resolveTrustedOfficialClawHubPackageName(installRecord)
+      : undefined;
+    const trustedOfficialNpmPackage = trustedOfficialNpmSpec
+      ? parseRegistryNpmSpec(trustedOfficialNpmSpec)?.name
+      : undefined;
+    const bundledPublishedEntry =
+      record.origin === "bundled"
+        ? resolveInstalledOfficialCatalogEntry({
+            entries: bundledOfficialEntries,
+            packageName: record.packageName,
+            source: "npm",
+          })
+        : undefined;
+    const installedOfficialIdentity = sourceLinkedOfficialClawHubPackage
+      ? { source: "clawhub" as const, packageName: sourceLinkedOfficialClawHubPackage }
+      : trustedOfficialNpmPackage
+        ? { source: "npm" as const, packageName: trustedOfficialNpmPackage }
+        : currentOfficialClawHubPackage &&
+            (!record.packageName || record.packageName === currentOfficialClawHubPackage)
+          ? { source: "clawhub" as const, packageName: currentOfficialClawHubPackage }
+          : bundledPublishedEntry && record.packageName
+            ? { source: "npm" as const, packageName: record.packageName }
+            : undefined;
+    const hasInstalledOfficialProvenance = Boolean(
+      installedOfficialIdentity &&
+      (!record.packageName || record.packageName === installedOfficialIdentity.packageName),
+    );
+    const bundledOfficialEntry =
+      bundledPublishedEntry ??
+      resolveInstalledOfficialCatalogEntry({
+        entries: bundledOfficialEntries,
+        packageName: hasInstalledOfficialProvenance
+          ? installedOfficialIdentity?.packageName
+          : undefined,
+        source: installedOfficialIdentity?.source ?? "clawhub",
+      });
+    const hostedPackageName =
+      installedOfficialIdentity?.source === "npm"
+        ? (bundledOfficialEntry
+            ? resolveCatalogPackageSourceIdentities(bundledOfficialEntry)
+            : []
+          ).find((identity) => identity.source === "clawhub")?.packageName
+        : installedOfficialIdentity?.packageName;
+    const officialEntry = resolveInstalledOfficialCatalogEntry({
+      entries: officialCatalog.entries,
+      packageName: hasInstalledOfficialProvenance ? hostedPackageName : undefined,
+      source: "clawhub",
+    });
+    const hasHostedOfficialIdentity = Boolean(hasInstalledOfficialProvenance && hostedPackageName);
+    const officialCatalogMetadata = officialEntry
+      ? normalizeCatalogMetadata(getOfficialExternalPluginCatalogManifest(officialEntry)?.catalog)
+      : undefined;
+    // Published plugin curation follows the live feed even after install, including
+    // omission. Private bundled plugins without an exact package/source match stay local.
+    const catalog =
+      hasHostedOfficialIdentity && officialCatalog.hostedFeaturedAuthoritative
+        ? {
+            ...localCatalog,
+            ...officialCatalogMetadata,
+            featured: officialEntry?.featured === true,
+          }
+        : officialCatalogMetadata
+          ? { ...localCatalog, ...officialCatalogMetadata }
+          : localCatalog;
     const error = firstPluginError(metadata.diagnostics, record.pluginId);
     const kind = normalizeKinds(manifest?.kind);
     const category = derivePluginCategory(manifest);
@@ -370,8 +526,8 @@ export async function listManagedPlugins(params: {
   // Hosted rows without a declared runtime id fall back to their package name,
   // so id matching alone would keep them visible after a successful install.
   const entryPackageInstalled = (entry: OfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry) =>
-    [...resolveCatalogPackageSourceIdentities(entry)].some((identity) =>
-      installedPackageNames.has(identity.slice(identity.indexOf(":") + 1)),
+    resolveCatalogPackageSourceIdentities(entry).some((identity) =>
+      installedPackageNames.has(identity.packageName),
     );
   for (const entry of officialCatalog.entries) {
     const pluginId = resolveOfficialExternalPluginId(entry);
diff --git a/src/plugins/official-external-install-records.ts b/src/plugins/official-external-install-records.ts
index 4f104857646..3110f18c50d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/official-external-install-records.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/official-external-install-records.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,24 @@ function isOfficialClawHubInstallRecord(record: PluginInstallRecord): boolean {
   return (record.clawhubUrl ?? "").trim().replace(/\/+$/, "") === "https://clawhub.ai";
 }
 
+/** Resolves one package identity from a current trusted official ClawHub install record. */
+export function resolveTrustedOfficialClawHubPackageName(
+  record: PluginInstallRecord,
+): string | undefined {
+  if (
+    record.source !== "clawhub" ||
+    record.clawhubChannel !== "official" ||
+    (record.clawhubUrl ?? "").trim().replace(/\/+$/, "") !== "https://clawhub.ai"
+  ) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const packageNames = resolveRecordedClawHubPackageNames(record);
+  if (!packageNames || packageNames.length === 0 || new Set(packageNames).size !== 1) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return packageNames[0];
+}
+
 function hasTrustedClawHubSourceAuthority(
   record: PluginInstallRecord,
   officialClawHubSpec: string | undefined,
diff --git a/src/plugins/official-external-plugin-catalog.test.ts b/src/plugins/official-external-plugin-catalog.test.ts
index 5dcad9a3271..0ea2d3b80b3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/official-external-plugin-catalog.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/official-external-plugin-catalog.test.ts
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ describe("official external plugin catalog", () => {
           title: "Trusted",
           version: "1.2.3",
           state: "available",
+          featured: true,
           publisher: { id: "acme", trust: "official" },
           install: {
             candidates: [
@@ -336,6 +337,8 @@ describe("official external plugin catalog", () => {
       defaultChoice: "clawhub",
       expectedIntegrity: "sha256-s1XdoEQDvsqri7qwaf0eewV4Ji50WeWYzFsZYVtb2rk=",
     });
+    expect(trusted.featured).toBe(true);
+    expect(disabled).not.toHaveProperty("featured");
     expect(resolveOfficialExternalPluginInstall(disabled)).toBeNull();
     expect(resolveOfficialExternalPluginInstall(community)).toBeNull();
   });
diff --git a/src/plugins/official-external-plugin-catalog.ts b/src/plugins/official-external-plugin-catalog.ts
index fadaf5481dc..c70e47d2738 100644
--- a/src/plugins/official-external-plugin-catalog.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/official-external-plugin-catalog.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export type OfficialExternalPluginCatalogEntry = {
   description?: string;
   source?: string;
   kind?: string;
+  featured?: boolean;
   install?: {
     candidates?: readonly OfficialExternalPluginCatalogInstallCandidate[];
   };