diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-error-handler.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-error-handler.ts
index 95c7bae27100..91541346feec 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-error-handler.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-error-handler.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   isRateLimitErrorMessage,
   isTransientHttpError,
 } from "../../agents/embedded-agent-helpers.js";
+import { sanitizeUserFacingText } from "../../agents/embedded-agent-helpers/sanitize-user-facing-text.js";
 import { isFailoverError } from "../../agents/failover-error.js";
 import { LiveSessionModelSwitchError } from "../../agents/live-model-switch-error.js";
 import { isFallbackSummaryError } from "../../agents/model-fallback.js";
@@ -437,19 +438,20 @@ export async function handleAgentExecutionError(params: {
           failoverReason === "overloaded" ? "overloaded" : message,
         )
       : undefined;
+  const trimmedMessage = (
+    isTransientHttp ? sanitizeUserFacingText(message, { errorContext: true }) : message
+  ).replace(/\.\s*$/, "");
   const externalRunFailureReply =
     !isBilling &&
     !(isRateLimit && !isOverloaded) &&
     !rateLimitOrOverloadedCopy &&
-    !isContextOverflow
+    !isContextOverflow &&
+    !params.shouldSurfaceToControlUi
       ? buildExternalRunFailureReply(
           { message, error: err },
           {
-            includeAuthProfileId:
-              !params.shouldSurfaceToControlUi && !isNonDirectConversationContext(turn.sessionCtx),
-            includeDetails:
-              !params.shouldSurfaceToControlUi &&
-              isVerboseFailureDetailEnabled(turn.resolvedVerboseLevel),
+            includeAuthProfileId: !isNonDirectConversationContext(turn.sessionCtx),
+            includeDetails: isVerboseFailureDetailEnabled(turn.resolvedVerboseLevel),
             isHeartbeat: turn.isHeartbeat,
             replayPrevented: params.overloadRetryState.unsafeToReplay,
           },
@@ -463,10 +465,12 @@ export async function handleAgentExecutionError(params: {
         ? rateLimitOrOverloadedCopy
         : isContextOverflow
           ? "⚠️ Context overflow — prompt too large for this model. Try a shorter message or a larger-context model."
-          : (externalRunFailureReply?.text ??
-            (turn.isHeartbeat
-              ? HEARTBEAT_EXTERNAL_RUN_FAILURE_TEXT
-              : GENERIC_EXTERNAL_RUN_FAILURE_TEXT));
+          : params.shouldSurfaceToControlUi
+            ? `⚠️ Agent failed before reply: ${trimmedMessage}.\nLogs: openclaw logs --follow`
+            : (externalRunFailureReply?.text ??
+              (turn.isHeartbeat
+                ? HEARTBEAT_EXTERNAL_RUN_FAILURE_TEXT
+                : GENERIC_EXTERNAL_RUN_FAILURE_TEXT));
   const userVisibleFallbackText = resolveExternalRunFailureTextForConversation({
     text: fallbackText,
     sessionCtx: turn.sessionCtx,
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-execution-conversation-failures.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-execution-conversation-failures.test.ts
index 23ee93ae81e4..09404789e059 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-execution-conversation-failures.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-execution-conversation-failures.test.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe("runAgentTurnWithFallback: conversation failures", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("keeps raw failure details out of the internal control surface in verbose mode", async () => {
+  it("keeps raw generic errors on internal control surfaces", async () => {
     state.isInternalMessageChannelMock.mockReturnValue(true);
     state.runEmbeddedAgentMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(
       new Error("INVALID_ARGUMENT: some other failure"),
@@ -146,14 +146,14 @@ describe("runAgentTurnWithFallback: conversation failures", () => {
       isHeartbeat: false,
       sessionKey: "main",
       getActiveSessionEntry: () => undefined,
-      resolvedVerboseLevel: "full",
+      resolvedVerboseLevel: "off",
     });
 
     expect(result.kind).toBe("final");
     if (result.kind === "final") {
-      expect(result.payload.text).toContain("Something went wrong while processing your request");
-      expect(result.payload.text).not.toContain("INVALID_ARGUMENT: some other failure");
-      expect(result.payload).not.toHaveProperty("errorDetails");
+      expect(result.payload.text).toContain("Agent failed before reply");
+      expect(result.payload.text).toContain("INVALID_ARGUMENT: some other failure");
+      expect(result.payload.text).toContain("Logs: openclaw logs --follow");
     }
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/ui/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index ae5b22c7f26a..9636984e4a8a 100644
--- a/ui/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/ui/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -3712,9 +3712,6 @@ export const en: TranslationMap = {
     switchedSession: "Switched to {session}",
     actions: {
       dismissError: "Dismiss error",
-      showErrorDetails: "Show details",
-      hideErrorDetails: "Hide details",
-      errorLogsCommand: "Logs: openclaw logs --follow",
       exitFocusMode: "Exit focus mode",
       scrollToLatest: "Scroll to latest",
     },