diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2bfb8c32c..f65e3c349 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
         "icons": "zx scripts/generate-icons.mjs",
         "package": "vite build && zx scripts/bundle-openclaw.mjs && zx scripts/bundle-openclaw-plugins.mjs && zx scripts/bundle-preinstalled-skills.mjs",
         "package:mac": "pnpm run package && electron-builder --mac --publish never",
+        "package:mac:local": "SKIP_PREINSTALLED_SKILLS=1 pnpm run package && electron-builder --mac --publish never",
         "package:win": "pnpm run package && electron-builder --win --publish never",
         "package:linux": "pnpm run package && electron-builder --linux --publish never",
         "release": "pnpm run uv:download && pnpm run package && electron-builder --publish always",
diff --git a/scripts/bundle-openclaw.mjs b/scripts/bundle-openclaw.mjs
index 436dbc1c1..8251d0a39 100644
--- a/scripts/bundle-openclaw.mjs
+++ b/scripts/bundle-openclaw.mjs
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ queue.push({ nodeModulesDir: openclawVirtualNM, skipPkg: 'openclaw' });
 const SKIP_PACKAGES = new Set([
   'typescript',
   '@playwright/test',
+  // @discordjs/opus is a native .node addon compiled for the system Node.js
+  // ABI. The Gateway runs inside Electron's utilityProcess which has a
+  // different ABI, so the binary fails with "Cannot find native binding".
+  // The package is optional — openclaw gracefully degrades when absent
+  // (only Discord voice features are affected; text chat works fine).
+  '@discordjs/opus',
 ]);
 const SKIP_SCOPES = ['@cloudflare/', '@types/'];
 let skippedDevCount = 0;
diff --git a/scripts/bundle-preinstalled-skills.mjs b/scripts/bundle-preinstalled-skills.mjs
index cfee66237..5ba38af2f 100644
--- a/scripts/bundle-preinstalled-skills.mjs
+++ b/scripts/bundle-preinstalled-skills.mjs
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ async function fetchSparseRepo(repo, ref, paths, checkoutDir) {
 }
 
 echo`Bundling preinstalled skills...`;
+
+if (process.env.SKIP_PREINSTALLED_SKILLS === '1') {
+  echo`⏭  SKIP_PREINSTALLED_SKILLS=1 set, skipping skills fetch.`;
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
 const manifestSkills = loadManifest();
 
 rmSync(OUTPUT_ROOT, { recursive: true, force: true });