diff --git a/scripts/install-whispergate-openclaw.sh b/scripts/install-whispergate-openclaw.sh
index 8970312..573b325 100755
--- a/scripts/install-whispergate-openclaw.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-whispergate-openclaw.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ NO_REPLY_PROVIDER_ID="${NO_REPLY_PROVIDER_ID:-custom-127-0-0-1-8787}"
 NO_REPLY_MODEL_ID="${NO_REPLY_MODEL_ID:-whispergate-no-reply-v1}"
 NO_REPLY_BASE_URL="${NO_REPLY_BASE_URL:-http://127.0.0.1:8787/v1}"
 NO_REPLY_API_KEY="${NO_REPLY_API_KEY:-wg-local-test-token}"
-BYPASS_USER_IDS_JSON="${BYPASS_USER_IDS_JSON:-["561921120408698910","1474088632750047324"]}"
-END_SYMBOLS_JSON="${END_SYMBOLS_JSON:-["🔚"]}"
+BYPASS_USER_IDS_JSON="${BYPASS_USER_IDS_JSON:-[\"561921120408698910\",\"1474088632750047324\"]}"
+END_SYMBOLS_JSON="${END_SYMBOLS_JSON:-[\"🔚\"]}"
 
 STATE_DIR="${STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.openclaw/whispergate-install-records}"
 LATEST_RECORD_LINK="${LATEST_RECORD_LINK:-$HOME/.openclaw/whispergate-install-record-latest.json}"
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ run_install() {
   echo "[whispergate] backup: $BACKUP_PATH"
 
   local prev_paths_json
-  prev_paths_json="$(python3 - <<'PY'
+  prev_paths_json="$(PATH_PLUGINS_LOAD="$PATH_PLUGINS_LOAD" PATH_PLUGIN_ENTRY="$PATH_PLUGIN_ENTRY" PROVIDER_PATH="$PROVIDER_PATH" python3 - <<'PY'
 import json, os, subprocess
 
 def get(path):
@@ -128,32 +128,31 @@ print(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False))
 PY
 )"
 
-  # 1) plugins.load.paths append and dedupe
-  local current_paths_json new_paths_json
-  if openclaw config get "$PATH_PLUGINS_LOAD" --json >/tmp/wg_paths.json 2>/dev/null; then
-    current_paths_json="$(cat /tmp/wg_paths.json)"
+  # 1+2) set plugins object in one write (avoid transient schema failure)
+  local current_plugins_json new_plugins_json
+  if openclaw config get plugins --json >/tmp/wg_plugins.json 2>/dev/null; then
+    current_plugins_json="$(cat /tmp/wg_plugins.json)"
   else
-    current_paths_json="[]"
+    current_plugins_json='{}'
   fi
 
-  new_paths_json="$(CURRENT_PATHS_JSON="$current_paths_json" PLUGIN_PATH="$PLUGIN_PATH" python3 - <<'PY'
+  new_plugins_json="$(CURRENT_PLUGINS_JSON="$current_plugins_json" PLUGIN_PATH="$PLUGIN_PATH" BYPASS_USER_IDS_JSON="$BYPASS_USER_IDS_JSON" END_SYMBOLS_JSON="$END_SYMBOLS_JSON" NO_REPLY_PROVIDER_ID="$NO_REPLY_PROVIDER_ID" NO_REPLY_MODEL_ID="$NO_REPLY_MODEL_ID" python3 - <<'PY'
 import json, os
-cur=json.loads(os.environ['CURRENT_PATHS_JSON'])
-if not isinstance(cur,list):
-  cur=[]
-pp=os.environ['PLUGIN_PATH']
-if pp not in cur:
-  cur.append(pp)
-print(json.dumps(cur,ensure_ascii=False))
-PY
-)"
-  oc_set_json "$PATH_PLUGINS_LOAD" "$new_paths_json"
+plugins=json.loads(os.environ['CURRENT_PLUGINS_JSON'])
+if not isinstance(plugins,dict):
+  plugins={}
 
-  # 2) plugin entry
-  local plugin_entry_json
-  plugin_entry_json="$(BYPASS_USER_IDS_JSON="$BYPASS_USER_IDS_JSON" END_SYMBOLS_JSON="$END_SYMBOLS_JSON" NO_REPLY_PROVIDER_ID="$NO_REPLY_PROVIDER_ID" NO_REPLY_MODEL_ID="$NO_REPLY_MODEL_ID" python3 - <<'PY'
-import json, os
-entry={
+load=plugins.setdefault('load',{})
+paths=load.get('paths')
+if not isinstance(paths,list):
+  paths=[]
+pp=os.environ['PLUGIN_PATH']
+if pp not in paths:
+  paths.append(pp)
+load['paths']=paths
+
+entries=plugins.setdefault('entries',{})
+entries['whispergate']={
   'enabled': True,
   'config': {
     'enabled': True,
@@ -164,10 +163,11 @@ entry={
     'noReplyModel': os.environ['NO_REPLY_MODEL_ID'],
   }
 }
-print(json.dumps(entry,ensure_ascii=False))
+
+print(json.dumps(plugins,ensure_ascii=False))
 PY
 )"
-  oc_set_json "$PATH_PLUGIN_ENTRY" "$plugin_entry_json"
+  oc_set_json "plugins" "$new_plugins_json"
 
   # 3) provider
   local provider_json
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ PY
   openclaw config get "$PROVIDER_PATH" --json >/dev/null
 
   local next_paths_json
-  next_paths_json="$(python3 - <<'PY'
+  next_paths_json="$(PATH_PLUGINS_LOAD="$PATH_PLUGINS_LOAD" PATH_PLUGIN_ENTRY="$PATH_PLUGIN_ENTRY" PROVIDER_PATH="$PROVIDER_PATH" python3 - <<'PY'
 import json, os, subprocess
 
 def get(path):