diff --git a/cli.ts b/cli.ts
index c969b755..c59cf212 100644
--- a/cli.ts
+++ b/cli.ts
@@ -659,7 +659,21 @@ export async function runImportMarkdown(
   // Parse each file for memory entries (lines starting with "- ")
   for (const { filePath, scope: discoveredScope } of mdFiles) {
     foundFiles++;
-    let content = await fsPromises.readFile(filePath, "utf-8");
+    let content: string;
+    try {
+      const stats = await fsPromises.stat(filePath);
+      if (!stats.isFile()) {
+        // Skip non-file entries (e.g. a directory named "YYYY-MM-DD.md")
+        console.warn(`  [skip] not a file: ${filePath}`);
+        skipped++;
+        continue;
+      }
+      content = await fsPromises.readFile(filePath, "utf-8");
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn(`  [skip] unreadable: ${filePath} — ${err}`);
+      skipped++;
+      continue;
+    }
     // Strip UTF-8 BOM (e.g. from Windows Notepad-saved files)
     content = content.replace(/^\uFEFF/, "");
     // Normalize line endings: handle both CRLF (\r\n) and LF (\n)
diff --git a/scripts/ci-test-manifest.mjs b/scripts/ci-test-manifest.mjs
index 77bc1d98..d412fe27 100644
--- a/scripts/ci-test-manifest.mjs
+++ b/scripts/ci-test-manifest.mjs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const CI_TEST_MANIFEST = [
   { group: "core-regression", runner: "node", file: "test/strip-envelope-metadata.test.mjs", args: ["--test"] },
   { group: "cli-smoke", runner: "node", file: "test/cli-smoke.mjs" },
   { group: "cli-smoke", runner: "node", file: "test/functional-e2e.mjs" },
+  { group: "cli-smoke", runner: "node", file: "test/import-markdown/import-markdown.test.mjs", args: ["--test"] },
   { group: "core-regression", runner: "node", file: "test/retriever-rerank-regression.mjs" },
   { group: "core-regression", runner: "node", file: "test/smart-memory-lifecycle.mjs" },
   { group: "core-regression", runner: "node", file: "test/smart-extractor-branches.mjs" },
diff --git a/scripts/verify-ci-test-manifest.mjs b/scripts/verify-ci-test-manifest.mjs
index 1a7d652a..c15fce4e 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-ci-test-manifest.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-ci-test-manifest.mjs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const EXPECTED_BASELINE = [
   { group: "core-regression", runner: "node", file: "test/strip-envelope-metadata.test.mjs", args: ["--test"] },
   { group: "cli-smoke", runner: "node", file: "test/cli-smoke.mjs" },
   { group: "cli-smoke", runner: "node", file: "test/functional-e2e.mjs" },
+  { group: "cli-smoke", runner: "node", file: "test/import-markdown/import-markdown.test.mjs", args: ["--test"] },
   { group: "core-regression", runner: "node", file: "test/retriever-rerank-regression.mjs" },
   { group: "core-regression", runner: "node", file: "test/smart-memory-lifecycle.mjs" },
   { group: "core-regression", runner: "node", file: "test/smart-extractor-branches.mjs" },
diff --git a/test/import-markdown/import-markdown.test.mjs b/test/import-markdown/import-markdown.test.mjs
index e2deb247..b2995449 100644
--- a/test/import-markdown/import-markdown.test.mjs
+++ b/test/import-markdown/import-markdown.test.mjs
@@ -416,6 +416,39 @@ describe("import-markdown CLI", () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe("skip non-file .md entries", () => {
+    it("skips a directory named YYYY-MM-DD.md without aborting import", async () => {
+      const wsDir = await setupWorkspace("nonfile-test");
+      // Create memory/ subdirectory first
+      await mkdir(join(wsDir, "memory"), { recursive: true });
+      // Create a real .md file
+      await writeFile(
+        join(wsDir, "memory", "2026-04-11.md"),
+        "- Real file entry\n",
+        "utf-8",
+      );
+      // Create a directory that looks like a .md file (the bug scenario)
+      const fakeDir = join(wsDir, "memory", "2026-04-12.md");
+      await mkdir(fakeDir, { recursive: true });
+
+      const ctx = { embedder: mockEmbedder, store: mockStore };
+      let threw = false;
+      try {
+        const { imported, skipped } = await runImportMarkdown(ctx, {
+          openclawHome: testWorkspaceDir,
+          workspaceGlob: "nonfile-test",
+        });
+        // Should have imported the real file (1 entry from "- Real file entry")
+        assert.strictEqual(imported, 1, "should import the real .md file");
+        assert.ok(skipped >= 0);
+      } catch (err) {
+        threw = true;
+        throw new Error(`Import aborted on .md directory: ${err}`);
+      }
+      assert.ok(!threw, "import should not abort when encountering .md directory");
+    });
+  });
 });
 
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