From 156a43e29b8249c292716f5af49b1999622a9611 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:40:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: auto-select plugin slots on enable/install (#1181)
 (thanks @sebslight)

---
 CHANGELOG.md         | 3 +++
 src/plugins/slots.ts | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b2ec22245..922f8cdb3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 ### Changes
 - Dependencies: update core + plugin deps (grammy, vitest, openai, Microsoft agents hosting, etc.).
 
+### Fixes
+- Plugins: auto-select exclusive slots when enabling/installing plugins. (#1181) — thanks @sebslight.
+
 ## 2026.1.18-4
 
 ### Changes
diff --git a/src/plugins/slots.ts b/src/plugins/slots.ts
index 7762b5ccd..05e06dc5c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/slots.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/slots.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function applyExclusiveSlotSelection(params: {
   const pluginsConfig = params.config.plugins ?? {};
   const prevSlot = pluginsConfig.slots?.[slotKey];
   const slots = {
-    ...(pluginsConfig.slots ?? {}),
+    ...pluginsConfig.slots,
     [slotKey]: params.selectedId,
   };
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function applyExclusiveSlotSelection(params: {
     );
   }
 
-  const entries = { ...(pluginsConfig.entries ?? {}) };
+  const entries = { ...pluginsConfig.entries };
   const disabledIds: string[] = [];
   if (params.registry) {
     for (const plugin of params.registry.plugins) {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function applyExclusiveSlotSelection(params: {
       const entry = entries[plugin.id];
       if (!entry || entry.enabled !== false) {
         entries[plugin.id] = {
-          ...(entry ?? {}),
+          ...entry,
           enabled: false,
         };
         disabledIds.push(plugin.id);