diff --git a/nemoclaw/openclaw.plugin.json b/nemoclaw/openclaw.plugin.json
index 7450d982851..342d8c2cc53 100644
--- a/nemoclaw/openclaw.plugin.json
+++ b/nemoclaw/openclaw.plugin.json
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
   "name": "NemoClaw",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "Migrate and run OpenClaw inside OpenShell with optional NIM-backed inference",
+  "commandAliases": [
+    {
+      "name": "nemoclaw",
+      "kind": "runtime-slash"
+    }
+  ],
+  "activation": {
+    "onStartup": true
+  },
   "configSchema": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
diff --git a/schemas/openclaw-plugin.schema.json b/schemas/openclaw-plugin.schema.json
index fd651e88fa6..80f3d748f89 100644
--- a/schemas/openclaw-plugin.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/openclaw-plugin.schema.json
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
   "title": "NemoClaw OpenClaw Plugin Manifest",
   "description": "Schema for nemoclaw/openclaw.plugin.json — the OpenClaw plugin manifest that declares the plugin identity and its configuration schema.",
   "type": "object",
-  "required": ["id", "name", "version", "description", "configSchema"],
+  "required": [
+    "id",
+    "name",
+    "version",
+    "description",
+    "commandAliases",
+    "activation",
+    "configSchema"
+  ],
   "additionalProperties": false,
   "properties": {
     "id": {
@@ -27,6 +35,39 @@
       "minLength": 1,
       "description": "Short description of the plugin."
     },
+    "commandAliases": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "description": "Runtime command names that resolve to this plugin's handlers, such as chat slash commands.",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": ["name", "kind"],
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "name": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "description": "Command name that belongs to this plugin."
+          },
+          "kind": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["runtime-slash"],
+            "description": "Marks the alias as a chat slash command rather than a root CLI command."
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "activation": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "OpenClaw activation planner metadata. Use onStartup=true when plugin registration must run during Gateway startup.",
+      "required": ["onStartup"],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "onStartup": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "Whether OpenClaw should import the plugin during Gateway startup."
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "configSchema": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "JSON Schema object describing the plugin's configuration fields."
diff --git a/test/validate-config-schemas.test.ts b/test/validate-config-schemas.test.ts
index 0306ba20ece..221fbe4c305 100644
--- a/test/validate-config-schemas.test.ts
+++ b/test/validate-config-schemas.test.ts
@@ -515,12 +515,38 @@ describe("openclaw-plugin.schema.json", () => {
     name: "Fixture Plugin",
     version: "1.2.3",
     description: "Schema fixture",
+    configSchema: { type: "object" },
+    commandAliases: [{ name: "fixture", kind: "runtime-slash" }],
+    activation: { onStartup: true },
   };
 
   it("openclaw.plugin.json passes schema validation", () => {
     expectValid(validate, data, "openclaw.plugin.json");
   });
 
+  it("accepts runtime slash activation metadata", () => {
+    expectValid(validate, validPluginFixture, "runtime slash activation fixture");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects command alias without kind", () => {
+    const bad = {
+      ...validPluginFixture,
+      commandAliases: [{ name: "fixture" }],
+      activation: { onStartup: true },
+    };
+    expect(validate(bad)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects empty activation metadata", () => {
+    const bad = { ...validPluginFixture, activation: {} };
+    expect(validate(bad)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects activation properties NemoClaw does not use", () => {
+    const bad = { ...validPluginFixture, activation: { onStartup: true, onProviders: ["demo"] } };
+    expect(validate(bad)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("rejects plugin with missing id", () => {
     const { id: _id, ...bad } = validPluginFixture;
     expect(validate(bad)).toBe(false);