diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 48d7fb9..b0d110a 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -574,6 +574,38 @@ function resolveAgentPrimaryModelRef(cfg: unknown, agentId: string): string | un
   return undefined;
 }
 
+function resolveFrameworkMemorySearchEnabled(cfg: unknown, agentId: string): boolean | undefined {
+  try {
+    const root = cfg as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const agents = root.agents as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+    const target = agentId.trim();
+    const list = agents?.list as unknown;
+
+    if (target && Array.isArray(list)) {
+      const found = list.find((x) => {
+        if (!x || typeof x !== "object") return false;
+        return (x as Record<string, unknown>).id === target;
+      }) as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+      const memorySearch = found?.memorySearch as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+      if (typeof memorySearch?.enabled === "boolean") return memorySearch.enabled;
+    }
+
+    const defaults = agents?.defaults as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+    const defaultMemorySearch = defaults?.memorySearch as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+    if (typeof defaultMemorySearch?.enabled === "boolean") return defaultMemorySearch.enabled;
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function isFrameworkMemorySearchDisabled(
+  api: OpenClawPluginApi,
+  agentId: string,
+): boolean {
+  return resolveFrameworkMemorySearchEnabled(api.config, agentId) === false;
+}
+
 function isAgentDeclaredInConfig(cfg: unknown, agentId: string): boolean {
   const target = agentId.trim();
   if (!target) return false;
@@ -1985,6 +2017,14 @@ const memoryLanceDBProPlugin = {
     // Default is OFF to prevent the model from accidentally echoing injected context.
     if (config.autoRecall === true) {
       api.on("before_agent_start", async (event, ctx) => {
+        const agentId = resolveHookAgentId(ctx?.agentId, (event as any).sessionKey);
+        if (isFrameworkMemorySearchDisabled(api, agentId)) {
+          api.logger.debug?.(
+            `memory-lancedb-pro: skipping auto-recall because framework memorySearch.enabled=false for agent ${agentId}`,
+          );
+          return;
+        }
+
         if (
           !event.prompt ||
           shouldSkipRetrieval(event.prompt, config.autoRecallMinLength)
@@ -1998,8 +2038,7 @@ const memoryLanceDBProPlugin = {
         turnCounter.set(sessionId, currentTurn);
 
         try {
-          // Determine agent ID and accessible scopes
-          const agentId = resolveHookAgentId(ctx?.agentId, (event as any).sessionKey);
+          // Determine accessible scopes
           const accessibleScopes = scopeManager.getAccessibleScopes(agentId);
 
           const results = await retrieveWithRetry({
diff --git a/test/issue-58-framework-memory-search.test.mjs b/test/issue-58-framework-memory-search.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fb097a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue-58-framework-memory-search.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import http from "node:http";
+import Module from "node:module";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+import jitiFactory from "jiti";
+
+process.env.NODE_PATH = [
+  process.env.NODE_PATH,
+  "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules",
+  "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules",
+].filter(Boolean).join(":");
+Module._initPaths();
+
+const jiti = jitiFactory(import.meta.url, { interopDefault: true });
+const plugin = jiti("../index.ts");
+
+function createMockApi(pluginConfig, openClawConfig = {}) {
+  return {
+    config: openClawConfig,
+    pluginConfig,
+    hooks: {},
+    toolFactories: {},
+    logger: {
+      info() {},
+      warn() {},
+      error() {},
+      debug() {},
+    },
+    resolvePath(value) {
+      return value;
+    },
+    registerTool(toolOrFactory, meta) {
+      this.toolFactories[meta.name] =
+        typeof toolOrFactory === "function" ? toolOrFactory : () => toolOrFactory;
+    },
+    registerCli() {},
+    registerService() {},
+    on(name, handler) {
+      this.hooks[name] = handler;
+    },
+    registerHook(name, handler) {
+      this.hooks[name] = handler;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+async function withEmbeddingServer(run) {
+  let requests = 0;
+  const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
+    if (req.method !== "POST" || req.url !== "/v1/embeddings") {
+      res.writeHead(404);
+      res.end();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    requests += 1;
+    const chunks = [];
+    for await (const chunk of req) chunks.push(chunk);
+    const payload = JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString("utf8"));
+    const inputs = Array.isArray(payload.input) ? payload.input : [payload.input];
+
+    res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({
+      object: "list",
+      data: inputs.map((_, index) => ({
+        object: "embedding",
+        index,
+        embedding: [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5],
+      })),
+      model: payload.model || "mock-embedding-model",
+      usage: {
+        prompt_tokens: 0,
+        total_tokens: 0,
+      },
+    }));
+  });
+
+  await new Promise((resolve) => server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1", resolve));
+
+  try {
+    const address = server.address();
+    assert.ok(address && typeof address === "object");
+    return await run({
+      baseURL: `http://127.0.0.1:${address.port}/v1`,
+      getRequests: () => requests,
+    });
+  } finally {
+    await new Promise((resolve) => server.close(resolve));
+  }
+}
+
+async function runAutoRecallScenario(openClawConfig) {
+  const workDir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "memory-issue-58-"));
+
+  try {
+    return await withEmbeddingServer(async ({ baseURL, getRequests }) => {
+      const api = createMockApi(
+        {
+          dbPath: path.join(workDir, "db"),
+          autoCapture: false,
+          autoRecall: true,
+          embedding: {
+            provider: "openai-compatible",
+            apiKey: "dummy",
+            model: "text-embedding-3-small",
+            baseURL,
+            dimensions: 4,
+          },
+        },
+        openClawConfig,
+      );
+
+      plugin.register(api);
+      assert.equal(
+        typeof api.hooks.before_agent_start,
+        "function",
+        "autoRecall=true should register the before_agent_start hook",
+      );
+
+      const result = await api.hooks.before_agent_start(
+        {
+          prompt: "Remember that I prefer oolong tea over coffee.",
+        },
+        {
+          agentId: "main",
+          sessionId: "session-1",
+          sessionKey: "agent:main:test",
+        },
+      );
+
+      return {
+        result,
+        requests: getRequests(),
+      };
+    });
+  } finally {
+    rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+}
+
+test("issue #58: defaults memorySearch.enabled=false skips auto-recall", async () => {
+  const outcome = await runAutoRecallScenario({
+    agents: {
+      defaults: {
+        memorySearch: {
+          enabled: false,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(outcome.result, undefined);
+  assert.equal(outcome.requests, 0);
+});
+
+test("issue #58: agent-level enabled=true overrides defaults false and allows recall", async () => {
+  const outcome = await runAutoRecallScenario({
+    agents: {
+      defaults: {
+        memorySearch: {
+          enabled: false,
+        },
+      },
+      list: [
+        {
+          id: "main",
+          memorySearch: {
+            enabled: true,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  });
+
+  assert.ok(outcome.requests > 0);
+});
+
+test("issue #58: agent-level enabled=false overrides defaults true and skips recall", async () => {
+  const outcome = await runAutoRecallScenario({
+    agents: {
+      defaults: {
+        memorySearch: {
+          enabled: true,
+        },
+      },
+      list: [
+        {
+          id: "main",
+          memorySearch: {
+            enabled: false,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(outcome.result, undefined);
+  assert.equal(outcome.requests, 0);
+});