diff --git a/src/tools.ts b/src/tools.ts
index 7acc293..3fbb38e 100644
--- a/src/tools.ts
+++ b/src/tools.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,30 @@ const GREETING_DELAY_MS = (() => {
   return Number.isFinite(v) && v >= 0 ? v : 500;
 })();
 
+// PaddedCell tools-cache integration (cross-runtime alignment with
+// Plexum decision #37; openclaw lacks a before_outgoing_tools hook so we
+// opt in per-plugin). All Fabric tools are gate-able by default — agents
+// must `dynamic-cache-tools` them before the model sees them.
+// `gatedRegister` wraps openclaw's api.registerTool: each factory invocation
+//   (1) registers the tool's name+description into PaddedCell's catalog
+//       so dynamic-list-tools / dynamic-search-tools surface it
+//   (2) returns null if the per-session cache doesn't include the name
+// Buffer-drain pattern handles plugin load order — if PaddedCell hasn't
+// loaded yet, the stub default-allows + queues catalog entries; PaddedCell
+// drains the queue when it installs the real API.
+function ensurePaddedStub(): void {
+  const g = globalThis as unknown as { __padded?: Record<string, unknown> & { _pendingCatalog?: Array<{ name: string; description: string }>; allowTool?: unknown; registerCatalogEntry?: unknown } };
+  if (g.__padded) return;
+  const buf: Array<{ name: string; description: string }> = [];
+  g.__padded = {
+    _pendingCatalog: buf,
+    registerCatalogEntry(name: string, description: string): void {
+      buf.push({ name, description });
+    },
+    allowTool: () => true, // fail-open until PaddedCell installs the real API
+  };
+}
+
 export function registerFabricTools(
   api: ToolApi,
   client: FabricClient,
@@ -42,6 +66,21 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   store: SubDiscussionStore,
   cfg: ToolsCfg,
 ): void {
+  ensurePaddedStub();
+  const seenForCatalog = new Set<string>();
+  const gatedRegister = (factory: (ctx: Ctx) => unknown | null): void => {
+    api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => {
+      const tool = factory(ctx) as { name?: string; description?: string } | null;
+      if (!tool || !tool.name) return tool;
+      const padded = (globalThis as unknown as { __padded?: { allowTool?: (n: string, c: Ctx) => boolean; registerCatalogEntry?: (n: string, d: string) => void } }).__padded;
+      if (padded?.registerCatalogEntry && !seenForCatalog.has(tool.name)) {
+        padded.registerCatalogEntry(tool.name, tool.description ?? '');
+        seenForCatalog.add(tool.name);
+      }
+      if (padded?.allowTool && !padded.allowTool(tool.name, ctx)) return null;
+      return tool;
+    });
+  };
   // Resolve the calling agent's Fabric session + a guild's token/endpoint.
   const ctxGuild = async (agentId: string, guildNodeId: string) => {
     const entry = identity.findByAgentId(agentId);
@@ -65,7 +104,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   // still exists for one-time bootstrap before the gateway runs, but
   // recruitment's `register-agent` script should prefer this tool path
   // so the new agent's socket is live before `interviewer` fires.
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'fabric-register',
     description:
       'Bind an agent to a Fabric Center API key. Validates the key, writes ' +
@@ -128,7 +167,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   }));
 
   const makeCreate = (kind: 'chat' | 'work' | 'report' | 'discussion') =>
-    api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+    gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
       name: `create-${kind}-channel`,
       description:
         `Create a Fabric ${kind} channel (x_type=${X_BY_KIND[kind]}). ` +
@@ -184,7 +223,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
 
   // discussion-complete: post a summary then close the channel (Guild
   // /channels/:id/close — history stays readable, new posts -> 409).
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'discussion-complete',
     description: 'Conclude a discussion: post a summary then close the channel.',
     parameters: {
@@ -242,7 +281,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   //      session prompt whenever a turn in this channel fires — so the
   //      two roles see different instructions, no shared guide file.
   // ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'create-sub-discussion',
     description:
       'Open a host-driven sub-discussion channel (x_type=discuss) hanging off your current channel, ' +
@@ -363,7 +402,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   // author, not the host's personal account — and can wake the host on
   // the parent channel to continue whatever workflow opened the sub.
   // ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'close-sub-discussion',
     description:
       'Close a sub-discussion channel you opened (host-only) and write a callback to the parent ' +
@@ -460,7 +499,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   // fabric-canvas: share / update / read / close the channel's single
   // pinned canvas document (one tool, four actions). update/close are
   // sharer-only server-side (the guild returns 403 otherwise).
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'fabric-canvas',
     description:
       "Manage a channel's pinned canvas document. action: " +
@@ -537,7 +576,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   }));
 
   // fabric-channel: channel membership (one tool, three actions).
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'fabric-channel',
     description:
       'Channel membership. action: members (list channel member userIds) | ' +
@@ -589,7 +628,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   // workload to #agents-room, or triage agent following up on an
   // already-routed task by commenting in #updates.
   // -----------------------------------------------------------------
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'fabric-send-message',
     description:
       'Send a text message into a specific Fabric channel. Author is the calling agent. ' +
@@ -634,7 +673,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   // config → tool returns ok:false with a clear error, no fall-through
   // to regular agent posting.
   // ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'fabric-send-sys-msg',
     description:
       'Send a SYSTEM-AUTHORED message into a Fabric channel (author = guild sentinel, not you). ' +
@@ -708,7 +747,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   // agent is a member of. Returns id / name / xType per channel so the
   // agent can pick a channelId for fabric-send-message etc.
   // -----------------------------------------------------------------
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'fabric-channel-list',
     description:
       'List channels visible to the calling agent in a guild. Optional ' +
@@ -769,7 +808,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   // workflow says "find the right guild for X" — pick by purpose,
   // then fabric-channel-list to find the right channel inside it.
   // -----------------------------------------------------------------
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'fabric-guild-list',
     description:
       'List guilds the calling agent is a member of. Returns ' +
@@ -830,7 +869,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   // channel must be public). Use this to backfill purpose on existing
   // channels, or to refine it after a channel's role evolves.
   // -----------------------------------------------------------------
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'fabric-channel-set-purpose',
     description:
       "Set or update a channel's free-form purpose description. " +
@@ -873,7 +912,7 @@ export function registerFabricTools(
   // gated; verify a previous message went through; lookup recent
   // duplicates before opening a new task in triage.
   // -----------------------------------------------------------------
-  api.registerTool((ctx: Ctx) => ({
+  gatedRegister((ctx: Ctx) => ({
     name: 'fabric-message-history',
     description:
       "Read a channel's recent message history. Omit seqFrom/seqTo to " +