diff --git a/extensions/lobster/clawdbot.plugin.json b/extensions/lobster/clawdbot.plugin.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1070a87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/lobster/clawdbot.plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "id": "lobster",
+  "name": "Lobster",
+  "description": "Typed workflow tool with resumable approvals.",
+  "configSchema": {
+    "type": "object",
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/lobster/src/lobster-tool.ts b/extensions/lobster/src/lobster-tool.ts
index 2d76e0821..71dade859 100644
--- a/extensions/lobster/src/lobster-tool.ts
+++ b/extensions/lobster/src/lobster-tool.ts
@@ -40,14 +40,17 @@ async function runLobsterSubprocess(params: {
   const timeoutMs = Math.max(200, params.timeoutMs);
   const maxStdoutBytes = Math.max(1024, params.maxStdoutBytes);
 
+  const env = { ...process.env, LOBSTER_MODE: "tool" } as Record<string, string | undefined>;
+  const nodeOptions = env.NODE_OPTIONS ?? "";
+  if (nodeOptions.includes("--inspect")) {
+    delete env.NODE_OPTIONS;
+  }
+
   return await new Promise<{ stdout: string }>((resolve, reject) => {
     const child = spawn(execPath, argv, {
       cwd,
       stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
-      env: {
-        ...process.env,
-        LOBSTER_MODE: "tool",
-      },
+      env,
     });
 
     let stdout = "";