plugin/commands/dirigent-command.ts

@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ type CommandDeps = {
   policyState: { filePath: string; channelPolicies: Record<string, unknown> };
   persistPolicies: (api: OpenClawPluginApi) => void;
   ensurePolicyStateLoaded: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, config: DirigentConfig) => void;
-  getLivePluginConfig: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, fallback: DirigentConfig) => DirigentConfig;
 };
 
 export function registerDirigentCommand(deps: CommandDeps): void {
-  const { api, baseConfig, policyState, persistPolicies, ensurePolicyStateLoaded, getLivePluginConfig } = deps;
+  const { api, baseConfig, policyState, persistPolicies, ensurePolicyStateLoaded } = deps;
 
   api.registerCommand({
     name: "dirigent",
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ export function registerDirigentCommand(deps: CommandDeps): void {
     description: "Dirigent channel policy CRUD",
     acceptsArgs: true,
     handler: async (cmdCtx) => {
-      const live = getLivePluginConfig(api, baseConfig);
+      const live = baseConfig;
       ensurePolicyStateLoaded(api, live);
 
       const args = (cmdCtx.args || "").trim();

plugin/core/live-config.ts

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import type { OpenClawPluginApi } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk";
-import type { DirigentConfig } from "../rules.js";
-
-export function getLivePluginConfig(api: OpenClawPluginApi, fallback: DirigentConfig): DirigentConfig {
-  const root = (api.config as Record<string, unknown>) || {};
-  const plugins = (root.plugins as Record<string, unknown>) || {};
-  const entries = (plugins.entries as Record<string, unknown>) || {};
-  const entry = (entries.dirigent as Record<string, unknown>) || (entries.whispergate as Record<string, unknown>) || {};
-  const cfg = (entry.config as Record<string, unknown>) || {};
-  if (Object.keys(cfg).length > 0) {
-    return {
-      enableDiscordControlTool: true,
-      enableDirigentPolicyTool: true,
-      enableDebugLogs: false,
-      debugLogChannelIds: [],
-      noReplyPort: 8787,
-      schedulingIdentifier: "➡️",
-      waitIdentifier: "👤",
-      ...cfg,
-    } as DirigentConfig;
-  }
-  return fallback;
-}

plugin/hooks/before-message-write.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ type BeforeMessageWriteDeps = {
   sessionAccountId: Map<string, string>;
   sessionTurnHandled: Set<string>;
   ensurePolicyStateLoaded: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, config: DirigentConfig) => void;
-  getLivePluginConfig: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, fallback: DirigentConfig) => DirigentConfig;
   shouldDebugLog: (config: DirigentConfig & DebugConfig, channelId?: string) => boolean;
   ensureTurnOrder: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, channelId: string) => Promise<void> | void;
   resolveDiscordUserId: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, accountId: string) => string | undefined;
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ export function registerBeforeMessageWriteHook(deps: BeforeMessageWriteDeps): vo
     sessionAccountId,
     sessionTurnHandled,
     ensurePolicyStateLoaded,
-    getLivePluginConfig,
     shouldDebugLog,
     ensureTurnOrder,
     resolveDiscordUserId,
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ export function registerBeforeMessageWriteHook(deps: BeforeMessageWriteDeps): vo
         return;
       }
 
-      const live = getLivePluginConfig(api, baseConfig as DirigentConfig) as DirigentConfig & DebugConfig;
+      const live = baseConfig as DirigentConfig & DebugConfig;
       ensurePolicyStateLoaded(api, live);
       const policy = resolvePolicy(live, channelId, policyState.channelPolicies as Record<string, any>);
 

plugin/hooks/before-model-resolve.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ type BeforeModelResolveDeps = {
   policyState: { channelPolicies: Record<string, unknown> };
   DECISION_TTL_MS: number;
   ensurePolicyStateLoaded: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, config: DirigentConfig) => void;
-  getLivePluginConfig: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, fallback: DirigentConfig) => DirigentConfig;
   resolveAccountId: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, agentId: string) => string | undefined;
   pruneDecisionMap: () => void;
   shouldDebugLog: (config: DirigentConfig & DebugConfig, channelId?: string) => boolean;
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ export function registerBeforeModelResolveHook(deps: BeforeModelResolveDeps): vo
     policyState,
     DECISION_TTL_MS,
     ensurePolicyStateLoaded,
-    getLivePluginConfig,
     resolveAccountId,
     pruneDecisionMap,
     shouldDebugLog,
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ export function registerBeforeModelResolveHook(deps: BeforeModelResolveDeps): vo
     const key = ctx.sessionKey;
     if (!key) return;
 
-    const live = getLivePluginConfig(api, baseConfig as DirigentConfig) as DirigentConfig & DebugConfig;
+    const live = baseConfig as DirigentConfig & DebugConfig;
     ensurePolicyStateLoaded(api, live);
 
     const prompt = ((event as Record<string, unknown>).prompt as string) || "";
@@ -118,55 +116,23 @@ export function registerBeforeModelResolveHook(deps: BeforeModelResolveDeps): vo
         if (!turnCheck.allowed) {
           sessionAllowed.set(key, false);
           api.logger.info(
-            `dirigent: turn gate blocked session=${key} accountId=${accountId} currentSpeaker=${turnCheck.currentSpeaker} reason=${turnCheck.reason}`,
+            `dirigent: before_model_resolve blocking out-of-turn speaker session=${key} channel=${derived.channelId} accountId=${accountId} currentSpeaker=${turnCheck.currentSpeaker}`,
           );
           return {
-            providerOverride: live.noReplyProvider,
-            modelOverride: live.noReplyModel,
+            model: ctx.model,
+            provider: ctx.provider,
+            noReply: true,
           };
         }
         sessionAllowed.set(key, true);
-        api.logger.info(
-          `dirigent: turn allowed, skipping rules override session=${key} accountId=${accountId}`,
-        );
-        return;
       }
     }
 
-    if (!rec.decision.shouldUseNoReply) {
-      if (rec.needsRestore) {
-        sessionDecision.delete(key);
-        return {
-          providerOverride: undefined,
-          modelOverride: undefined,
-        };
-      }
-      return;
-    }
+    if (!rec.decision.shouldUseNoReply) return;
 
-    rec.needsRestore = true;
-    sessionDecision.set(key, rec);
-
-    if (live.enableDebugLogs) {
-      const hasConvMarker2 = prompt.includes("Conversation info (untrusted metadata):");
-      api.logger.info(
-        `dirigent: DEBUG_NO_REPLY_TRIGGER session=${key} ` +
-          `channel=${derived.channel} channelId=${derived.channelId ?? ""} senderId=${derived.senderId ?? ""} ` +
-          `convSenderId=${String((derived.conv as Record<string, unknown>).sender_id ?? "")} ` +
-          `convSender=${String((derived.conv as Record<string, unknown>).sender ?? "")} ` +
-          `decision=${rec.decision.reason} ` +
-          `shouldNoReply=${rec.decision.shouldUseNoReply} shouldInject=${rec.decision.shouldInjectEndMarkerPrompt} ` +
-          `hasConvMarker=${hasConvMarker2} promptLen=${prompt.length}`,
-      );
-    }
-
-    api.logger.info(
-      `dirigent: override model for session=${key}, provider=${live.noReplyProvider}, model=${live.noReplyModel}, reason=${rec.decision.reason}`,
-    );
-
-    return {
-      providerOverride: live.noReplyProvider,
-      modelOverride: live.noReplyModel,
-    };
+    const out: Record<string, unknown> = { noReply: true };
+    if (rec.decision.provider) out.provider = rec.decision.provider;
+    if (rec.decision.model) out.model = rec.decision.model;
+    return out;
   });
 }

plugin/hooks/before-prompt-build.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ type BeforePromptBuildDeps = {
   policyState: { channelPolicies: Record<string, unknown> };
   DECISION_TTL_MS: number;
   ensurePolicyStateLoaded: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, config: DirigentConfig) => void;
-  getLivePluginConfig: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, fallback: DirigentConfig) => DirigentConfig;
   shouldDebugLog: (config: DirigentConfig & DebugConfig, channelId?: string) => boolean;
   buildEndMarkerInstruction: (endSymbols: string[], isGroupChat: boolean, schedulingIdentifier: string, waitIdentifier: string) => string;
   buildSchedulingIdentifierInstruction: (schedulingIdentifier: string) => string;
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ export function registerBeforePromptBuildHook(deps: BeforePromptBuildDeps): void
     policyState,
     DECISION_TTL_MS,
     ensurePolicyStateLoaded,
-    getLivePluginConfig,
     shouldDebugLog,
     buildEndMarkerInstruction,
     buildSchedulingIdentifierInstruction,
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ export function registerBeforePromptBuildHook(deps: BeforePromptBuildDeps): void
     const key = ctx.sessionKey;
     if (!key) return;
 
-    const live = getLivePluginConfig(api, baseConfig as DirigentConfig) as DirigentConfig & DebugConfig;
+    const live = baseConfig as DirigentConfig & DebugConfig;
     ensurePolicyStateLoaded(api, live);
 
     let rec = sessionDecision.get(key);
@@ -118,17 +116,13 @@ export function registerBeforePromptBuildHook(deps: BeforePromptBuildDeps): void
     let identity = "";
     if (isGroupChat && ctx.agentId) {
       const idStr = buildAgentIdentity(api, ctx.agentId);
-      if (idStr) identity = idStr + "\n\n";
-    }
-
-    let schedulingInstruction = "";
-    if (isGroupChat) {
-      schedulingInstruction = buildSchedulingIdentifierInstruction(schedulingId);
+      if (idStr) {
+        identity = `\n\nYour agent identity: ${idStr}.`;
+      }
     }
 
+    const schedulingInstruction = isGroupChat ? buildSchedulingIdentifierInstruction(schedulingId) : "";
+    (event as Record<string, unknown>).prompt = `${prompt}\n\n${instruction}${identity}${schedulingInstruction}`;
     sessionInjected.add(key);
-
-    api.logger.info(`dirigent: prepend end marker instruction for session=${key}, reason=${rec.decision.reason} isGroupChat=${isGroupChat}`);
-    return { prependContext: identity + instruction + schedulingInstruction };
   });
 }

plugin/hooks/message-received.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ type DebugConfig = {
 type MessageReceivedDeps = {
   api: OpenClawPluginApi;
   baseConfig: DirigentConfig;
-  getLivePluginConfig: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, fallback: DirigentConfig) => DirigentConfig;
   shouldDebugLog: (config: DirigentConfig & DebugConfig, channelId?: string) => boolean;
   debugCtxSummary: (ctx: Record<string, unknown>, event: Record<string, unknown>) => Record<string, unknown>;
   ensureTurnOrder: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, channelId: string) => Promise<void> | void;
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ export function registerMessageReceivedHook(deps: MessageReceivedDeps): void {
   const {
     api,
     baseConfig,
-    getLivePluginConfig,
     shouldDebugLog,
     debugCtxSummary,
     ensureTurnOrder,
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ export function registerMessageReceivedHook(deps: MessageReceivedDeps): void {
       const c = (ctx || {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
       const e = (event || {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
       const preChannelId = extractDiscordChannelId(c, e);
-      const livePre = getLivePluginConfig(api, baseConfig as DirigentConfig) as DirigentConfig & DebugConfig;
+      const livePre = baseConfig as DirigentConfig & DebugConfig;
       if (shouldDebugLog(livePre, preChannelId)) {
         api.logger.info(`dirigent: debug message_received preflight ctx=${JSON.stringify(debugCtxSummary(c, e))}`);
       }

plugin/hooks/message-sent.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ type MessageSentDeps = {
   sessionAccountId: Map<string, string>;
   sessionTurnHandled: Set<string>;
   ensurePolicyStateLoaded: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, config: DirigentConfig) => void;
-  getLivePluginConfig: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, fallback: DirigentConfig) => DirigentConfig;
   resolveDiscordUserId: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, accountId: string) => string | undefined;
   sendModeratorMessage: (
     botToken: string,
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ export function registerMessageSentHook(deps: MessageSentDeps): void {
     sessionAccountId,
     sessionTurnHandled,
     ensurePolicyStateLoaded,
-    getLivePluginConfig,
     resolveDiscordUserId,
     sendModeratorMessage,
   } = deps;
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ export function registerMessageSentHook(deps: MessageSentDeps): void {
 
       if (!channelId || !accountId) return;
 
-      const live = getLivePluginConfig(api, baseConfig as DirigentConfig) as DirigentConfig & DebugConfig;
+      const live = baseConfig as DirigentConfig & DebugConfig;
       ensurePolicyStateLoaded(api, live);
       const policy = resolvePolicy(live, channelId, policyState.channelPolicies as Record<string, any>);
 

plugin/index.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { registerBeforeMessageWriteHook } from "./hooks/before-message-write.js"
 import { registerMessageSentHook } from "./hooks/message-sent.js";
 import { registerDirigentCommand } from "./commands/dirigent-command.js";
 import { registerDirigentTools } from "./tools/register-tools.js";
-import { getLivePluginConfig } from "./core/live-config.js";
 import { ensurePolicyStateLoaded, persistPolicies, policyState } from "./policy/store.js";
 import { buildAgentIdentity, buildUserIdToAccountIdMap, resolveAccountId } from "./core/identity.js";
 import { extractMentionedUserIds, getModeratorUserId } from "./core/mentions.js";
@@ -34,6 +33,24 @@ type DebugConfig = {
   debugLogChannelIds?: string[];
 };
 
+type NormalizedDirigentConfig = DirigentConfig & {
+  enableDiscordControlTool: boolean;
+  enableDirigentPolicyTool: boolean;
+};
+
+function normalizePluginConfig(api: OpenClawPluginApi): NormalizedDirigentConfig {
+  return {
+    enableDiscordControlTool: true,
+    enableDirigentPolicyTool: true,
+    enableDebugLogs: false,
+    debugLogChannelIds: [],
+    noReplyPort: 8787,
+    schedulingIdentifier: "➡️",
+    waitIdentifier: "👤",
+    ...(api.pluginConfig || {}),
+  } as NormalizedDirigentConfig;
+}
+
 function buildEndMarkerInstruction(endSymbols: string[], isGroupChat: boolean, schedulingIdentifier: string, waitIdentifier: string): string {
   const symbols = endSymbols.length > 0 ? endSymbols.join("") : "🔚";
   let instruction = `Your response MUST end with ${symbols}. Exception: gateway keywords (e.g. NO_REPLY, HEARTBEAT_OK, NO, or an empty response) must NOT include ${symbols}.`;
@@ -52,21 +69,8 @@ export default {
   id: "dirigent",
   name: "Dirigent",
   register(api: OpenClawPluginApi) {
-    // Merge pluginConfig with defaults (in case config is missing from openclaw.json)
-    const baseConfig = {
-      enableDiscordControlTool: true,
-      enableDirigentPolicyTool: true,
-      schedulingIdentifier: "➡️",
-      waitIdentifier: "👤",
-      noReplyPort: 8787,
-      ...(api.pluginConfig || {}),
-    } as DirigentConfig & {
-      enableDiscordControlTool: boolean;
-      enableDirigentPolicyTool: boolean;
-    };
-
-    const liveAtRegister = getLivePluginConfig(api, baseConfig as DirigentConfig);
-    ensurePolicyStateLoaded(api, liveAtRegister);
+    const baseConfig = normalizePluginConfig(api);
+    ensurePolicyStateLoaded(api, baseConfig);
 
     // Resolve plugin directory for locating sibling modules (no-reply-api/)
     // Note: api.resolvePath(".") returns cwd, not script directory. Use import.meta.url instead.
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ export default {
     api.on("gateway_start", () => {
       api.logger.info(`dirigent: gateway_start event received`);
 
-      const live = getLivePluginConfig(api, baseConfig as DirigentConfig);
+      const live = normalizePluginConfig(api);
 
       // Check no-reply-api server file exists
       const serverPath = path.resolve(pluginDir, "no-reply-api", "server.mjs");
@@ -112,9 +116,8 @@ export default {
     // Register tools
     registerDirigentTools({
       api,
-      baseConfig: baseConfig as DirigentConfig,
+      baseConfig,
       pickDefined,
-      getLivePluginConfig,
     });
 
     // Turn management is handled internally by the plugin (not exposed as tools).
@@ -122,8 +125,7 @@ export default {
 
     registerMessageReceivedHook({
       api,
-      baseConfig: baseConfig as DirigentConfig,
-      getLivePluginConfig,
+      baseConfig,
       shouldDebugLog,
       debugCtxSummary,
       ensureTurnOrder,
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ export default {
 
     registerBeforeModelResolveHook({
       api,
-      baseConfig: baseConfig as DirigentConfig,
+      baseConfig,
       sessionDecision,
       sessionAllowed,
       sessionChannelId,
@@ -143,7 +145,6 @@ export default {
       policyState,
       DECISION_TTL_MS,
       ensurePolicyStateLoaded,
-      getLivePluginConfig,
       resolveAccountId,
       pruneDecisionMap,
       shouldDebugLog,
@@ -152,13 +153,12 @@ export default {
 
     registerBeforePromptBuildHook({
       api,
-      baseConfig: baseConfig as DirigentConfig,
+      baseConfig,
       sessionDecision,
       sessionInjected,
       policyState,
       DECISION_TTL_MS,
       ensurePolicyStateLoaded,
-      getLivePluginConfig,
       shouldDebugLog,
       buildEndMarkerInstruction,
       buildSchedulingIdentifierInstruction,
@@ -168,24 +168,22 @@ export default {
     // Register slash commands for Discord
     registerDirigentCommand({
       api,
-      baseConfig: baseConfig as DirigentConfig,
+      baseConfig,
       policyState,
       persistPolicies,
       ensurePolicyStateLoaded,
-      getLivePluginConfig,
     });
 
     // Handle NO_REPLY detection before message write
     registerBeforeMessageWriteHook({
       api,
-      baseConfig: baseConfig as DirigentConfig,
+      baseConfig,
       policyState,
       sessionAllowed,
       sessionChannelId,
       sessionAccountId,
       sessionTurnHandled,
       ensurePolicyStateLoaded,
-      getLivePluginConfig,
       shouldDebugLog,
       ensureTurnOrder,
       resolveDiscordUserId,
@@ -195,13 +193,12 @@ export default {
     // Turn advance: when an agent sends a message, check if it signals end of turn
     registerMessageSentHook({
       api,
-      baseConfig: baseConfig as DirigentConfig,
+      baseConfig,
       policyState,
       sessionChannelId,
       sessionAccountId,
       sessionTurnHandled,
       ensurePolicyStateLoaded,
-      getLivePluginConfig,
       resolveDiscordUserId,
       sendModeratorMessage,
     });

plugin/tools/register-tools.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ type ToolDeps = {
   api: OpenClawPluginApi;
   baseConfig: DirigentConfig;
   pickDefined: (obj: Record<string, unknown>) => Record<string, unknown>;
-  getLivePluginConfig: (api: OpenClawPluginApi, fallback: DirigentConfig) => DirigentConfig;
 };
 
 function parseAccountToken(api: OpenClawPluginApi, accountId?: string): { accountId: string; token: string } | null {
@@ -47,10 +46,10 @@ function roleOrMemberType(v: unknown): number {
 }
 
 export function registerDirigentTools(deps: ToolDeps): void {
-  const { api, baseConfig, pickDefined, getLivePluginConfig } = deps;
+  const { api, baseConfig, pickDefined } = deps;
 
   async function executeDiscordAction(action: DiscordControlAction, params: Record<string, unknown>) {
-    const live = getLivePluginConfig(api, baseConfig as DirigentConfig) as DirigentConfig & {
+    const live = baseConfig as DirigentConfig & {
       enableDiscordControlTool?: boolean;
       discordControlAccountId?: string;
     };
@@ -128,14 +127,16 @@ export function registerDirigentTools(deps: ToolDeps): void {
   }
 
   api.registerTool({
-    name: "discord_channel_create",
-    description: "Create a private Discord channel with specific user/role permissions.",
-    parameters: {
+    name: "dirigent_discord_control",
+    description: "Create/update Discord private channels using the configured Discord bot token",
+    inputSchema: {
       type: "object",
       additionalProperties: false,
       properties: {
+        action: { type: "string", enum: ["channel-private-create", "channel-private-update"] },
         accountId: { type: "string" },
         guildId: { type: "string" },
+        channelId: { type: "string" },
         name: { type: "string" },
         type: { type: "number" },
         parentId: { type: "string" },
@@ -146,34 +147,14 @@ export function registerDirigentTools(deps: ToolDeps): void {
         allowedRoleIds: { type: "array", items: { type: "string" } },
         allowMask: { type: "string" },
         denyEveryoneMask: { type: "string" },
-      },
-      required: [],
-    },
-    async execute(_id: string, params: Record<string, unknown>) {
-      return executeDiscordAction("channel-private-create", params);
-    },
-  }, { optional: false });
-
-  api.registerTool({
-    name: "discord_channel_update",
-    description: "Update permissions on an existing private Discord channel.",
-    parameters: {
-      type: "object",
-      additionalProperties: false,
-      properties: {
-        accountId: { type: "string" },
-        channelId: { type: "string" },
         mode: { type: "string", enum: ["merge", "replace"] },
         addUserIds: { type: "array", items: { type: "string" } },
         addRoleIds: { type: "array", items: { type: "string" } },
         removeTargetIds: { type: "array", items: { type: "string" } },
-        allowMask: { type: "string" },
         denyMask: { type: "string" },
       },
-      required: [],
+      required: ["action"],
     },
-    async execute(_id: string, params: Record<string, unknown>) {
-      return executeDiscordAction("channel-private-update", params);
-    },
-  }, { optional: false });
+    handler: async (params) => executeDiscordAction(params.action as DiscordControlAction, params as Record<string, unknown>),
+  });
 }

scripts/install.mjs

@@ -113,6 +113,39 @@ function setJson(pathKey, value) {
   runOpenclaw(["config", "set", pathKey, JSON.stringify(value), "--json"]);
 }
 
+function isPlainObject(value) {
+  return !!value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+function mergePreservingExisting(base, updates) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(updates)) return updates;
+  const out = isPlainObject(base) ? { ...base } : {};
+  for (const [key, nextValue] of Object.entries(updates)) {
+    const currentValue = out[key];
+    if (nextValue === undefined) continue;
+    if (isPlainObject(nextValue)) {
+      out[key] = mergePreservingExisting(currentValue, nextValue);
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (nextValue === null) {
+      if (currentValue === undefined) out[key] = null;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (typeof nextValue === "string") {
+      if (nextValue === "" && currentValue !== undefined) continue;
+      out[key] = nextValue;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (Array.isArray(nextValue)) {
+      if (nextValue.length === 0 && Array.isArray(currentValue) && currentValue.length > 0) continue;
+      out[key] = nextValue;
+      continue;
+    }
+    out[key] = nextValue;
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 function unsetPath(pathKey) {
   runOpenclaw(["config", "unset", pathKey], true);
 }
@@ -185,7 +218,8 @@ if (mode === "install") {
   plugins.load.paths = loadPaths;
 
   plugins.entries = plugins.entries || {};
-  plugins.entries.dirigent = {
+  const existingDirigentEntry = isPlainObject(plugins.entries.dirigent) ? plugins.entries.dirigent : {};
+  const desiredDirigentEntry = {
     enabled: true,
     config: {
       enabled: true,
@@ -201,6 +235,7 @@ if (mode === "install") {
       noReplyPort: NO_REPLY_PORT,
     },
   };
+  plugins.entries.dirigent = mergePreservingExisting(existingDirigentEntry, desiredDirigentEntry);
   setJson("plugins", plugins);
 
   step(5, 6, "configure no-reply provider");