diff --git a/extensions/slack/src/directory-live.test.ts b/extensions/slack/src/directory-live.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b0758c983b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/slack/src/directory-live.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Slack tests cover directory live behavior.
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { listSlackDirectoryGroupsLive, listSlackDirectoryPeersLive } from "./directory-live.js";
+
+const slackClientMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  createSlackLookupClient: vi.fn(),
+  usersList: vi.fn(),
+  conversationsList: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./client.js", () => ({
+  createSlackLookupClient: slackClientMocks.createSlackLookupClient,
+}));
+
+const params = { cfg: { channels: { slack: { botToken: "xoxb-test" } } } };
+
+describe("slack directory live cursor pagination", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    slackClientMocks.usersList.mockReset();
+    slackClientMocks.conversationsList.mockReset();
+    slackClientMocks.createSlackLookupClient.mockReset().mockReturnValue({
+      users: { list: slackClientMocks.usersList },
+      conversations: { list: slackClientMocks.conversationsList },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("lists peers across advancing cursors", async () => {
+    slackClientMocks.usersList
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        members: [{ id: "U1", name: "one" }],
+        response_metadata: { next_cursor: "cursor-1" },
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        members: [{ id: "U2", name: "two" }],
+        response_metadata: { next_cursor: "" },
+      });
+
+    const rows = await listSlackDirectoryPeersLive(params);
+
+    expect(rows.map((row) => row.id)).toEqual(["user:U1", "user:U2"]);
+    expect(slackClientMocks.usersList).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a repeated users.list cursor instead of paginating forever", async () => {
+    slackClientMocks.usersList.mockResolvedValue({
+      members: [],
+      response_metadata: { next_cursor: "cursor-loop" },
+    });
+
+    await expect(listSlackDirectoryPeersLive(params)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "Slack cursor pagination repeated a cursor",
+    );
+    expect(slackClientMocks.usersList).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a repeated conversations.list cursor instead of paginating forever", async () => {
+    slackClientMocks.conversationsList.mockResolvedValue({
+      channels: [],
+      response_metadata: { next_cursor: "cursor-loop" },
+    });
+
+    await expect(listSlackDirectoryGroupsLive(params)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "Slack cursor pagination repeated a cursor",
+    );
+    expect(slackClientMocks.conversationsList).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/slack/src/directory-live.ts b/extensions/slack/src/directory-live.ts
index 20ad71e8d4d0..bd42a4509ae9 100644
--- a/extensions/slack/src/directory-live.ts
+++ b/extensions/slack/src/directory-live.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/string-coerce-runtime";
 import { resolveSlackAccount } from "./accounts.js";
 import { createSlackLookupClient } from "./client.js";
+import { collectSlackCursorPages } from "./cursor-pages.js";
 
 type SlackUser = NonNullable<UsersListResponse["members"]>[number];
 type SlackChannel = NonNullable<ConversationsListResponse["channels"]>[number];
@@ -95,20 +96,12 @@ export async function listSlackDirectoryPeersLive(
     return [];
   }
   const query = normalizeQuery(params.query);
-  const members: SlackUser[] = [];
-  let cursor: string | undefined;
-
-  do {
-    const res = await client.users.list({
-      limit: 200,
-      cursor,
-    });
-    if (Array.isArray(res.members)) {
-      members.push(...res.members);
-    }
-    const next = res.response_metadata?.next_cursor?.trim();
-    cursor = next ? next : undefined;
-  } while (cursor);
+  // Route through the shared cursor guard: a repeated or endless next_cursor
+  // (buggy proxy or Slack edge case) must fail instead of paginating forever.
+  const members = await collectSlackCursorPages({
+    fetchPage: (cursor) => client.users.list({ limit: 200, cursor }),
+    collectPageItems: (res) => (Array.isArray(res.members) ? res.members : []),
+  });
 
   const filtered = members.filter((member) => {
     const name = member.profile?.display_name || member.profile?.real_name || member.real_name;
@@ -141,22 +134,16 @@ export async function listSlackDirectoryGroupsLive(
     return [];
   }
   const query = normalizeQuery(params.query);
-  const channels: SlackChannel[] = [];
-  let cursor: string | undefined;
-
-  do {
-    const res = await client.conversations.list({
-      types: "public_channel,private_channel",
-      exclude_archived: false,
-      limit: 1000,
-      cursor,
-    });
-    if (Array.isArray(res.channels)) {
-      channels.push(...res.channels);
-    }
-    const next = res.response_metadata?.next_cursor?.trim();
-    cursor = next ? next : undefined;
-  } while (cursor);
+  const channels = await collectSlackCursorPages({
+    fetchPage: (cursor) =>
+      client.conversations.list({
+        types: "public_channel,private_channel",
+        exclude_archived: false,
+        limit: 1000,
+        cursor,
+      }),
+    collectPageItems: (res) => (Array.isArray(res.channels) ? res.channels : []),
+  });
 
   const filtered = channels.filter((channel) => {
     const name = normalizeOptionalLowercaseString(channel.name);