diff --git a/extensions/codex/src/app-server/thread-lifecycle.ts b/extensions/codex/src/app-server/thread-lifecycle.ts
index 853303323d27..6c8d685edb8e 100644
--- a/extensions/codex/src/app-server/thread-lifecycle.ts
+++ b/extensions/codex/src/app-server/thread-lifecycle.ts
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ export async function startOrResumeThread(params: {
         : buildCodexUserMcpServersThreadConfigPatch(params.params.config, {
             agentId: params.agentId ?? params.params.agentId,
           });
+    const legacyUserMcpServersFingerprint =
+      legacyFingerprintUserMcpServersConfigPatch(userMcpServersConfigPatch);
     const userMcpServersFingerprint =
       fingerprintUserMcpServersConfigPatch(userMcpServersConfigPatch);
     const environmentSelectionFingerprint = fingerprintEnvironmentSelection(
@@ -581,7 +583,14 @@ export async function startOrResumeThread(params: {
         rotatedContextEngineBinding = true;
       }
     }
-    if (binding?.threadId && binding.userMcpServersFingerprint !== userMcpServersFingerprint) {
+    if (
+      binding?.threadId &&
+      !areUserMcpServersFingerprintsCompatible({
+        previous: binding.userMcpServersFingerprint,
+        next: userMcpServersFingerprint,
+        nextLegacy: legacyUserMcpServersFingerprint,
+      })
+    ) {
       embeddedAgentLog.debug("codex app-server user MCP config changed; starting a new thread", {
         threadId: binding.threadId,
       });
@@ -1691,6 +1700,12 @@ function legacyFingerprintDynamicTools(dynamicTools: CodexDynamicToolSpec[]): st
   );
 }
 
+function legacyFingerprintUserMcpServersConfigPatch(
+  configPatch: JsonObject | undefined,
+): string | undefined {
+  return configPatch ? JSON.stringify(stabilizeJsonValue(configPatch)) : undefined;
+}
+
 function fingerprintUserMcpServersConfigPatch(
   configPatch: JsonObject | undefined,
 ): string | undefined {
@@ -1770,6 +1785,21 @@ function areDynamicToolFingerprintsCompatible(
   return !previous || previous === next || previous === nextLegacy;
 }
 
+function areUserMcpServersFingerprintsCompatible(params: {
+  previous?: string;
+  next?: string;
+  nextLegacy?: string;
+}): boolean {
+  // Beta 5 stored raw stabilized JSON, while doctor hashes those exact bytes.
+  // A successful resume rewrites either legacy form to the current redacted hash.
+  return (
+    params.previous === params.next ||
+    params.previous === params.nextLegacy ||
+    (params.nextLegacy !== undefined &&
+      params.previous === hashCodexAppServerBindingFingerprint(params.nextLegacy))
+  );
+}
+
 function shouldStartTransientNoToolThread(params: {
   previous: string | undefined;
   nextHasDynamicTools: boolean;
diff --git a/extensions/codex/src/app-server/thread-lifecycle.user-mcp-servers.test.ts b/extensions/codex/src/app-server/thread-lifecycle.user-mcp-servers.test.ts
index 3af0719abc6c..e5f966c7812d 100644
--- a/extensions/codex/src/app-server/thread-lifecycle.user-mcp-servers.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/codex/src/app-server/thread-lifecycle.user-mcp-servers.test.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import type { EmbeddedRunAttemptParams } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/agent-harness
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { CodexAppServerRuntimeOptions } from "./config.js";
 import {
+  hashCodexAppServerBindingFingerprint,
   readCodexAppServerBinding,
   registerCodexTestSessionIdentity,
   resetCodexTestBindingStore,
+  seedCodexTestBinding,
   testCodexAppServerBindingStore,
   writeCodexAppServerBinding,
 } from "./session-binding.test-helpers.js";
@@ -194,6 +196,85 @@ describe("startOrResumeThread — user mcp.servers projection (regression: #8081
     expect(binding?.userMcpServersFingerprint).not.toContain("server_119");
   });
 
+  it.each(["raw", "doctor-hashed"] as const)(
+    "resumes beta5 user MCP bindings stored as %s fingerprints",
+    async (legacyForm) => {
+      const sessionFile = path.join(tempDir, "session.jsonl");
+      registerCodexTestSessionIdentity(sessionFile, "session-1", "agent:main:session-1");
+      const workspaceDir = path.join(tempDir, "workspace");
+      const authorization = "Bearer beta5-access-token";
+      const config = {
+        mcp: {
+          servers: {
+            ducktape: {
+              transport: "streamable-http",
+              url: "https://agents.ducktape.xyz/mcp",
+              headers: {
+                Authorization: authorization,
+                "x-tenant": "keep",
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      } as unknown as EmbeddedRunAttemptParams["config"];
+      const request = vi.fn(async (method: string, _params: unknown) => {
+        if (method === "thread/start") {
+          return threadStartResult("thread-beta5");
+        }
+        if (method === "thread/resume") {
+          return threadResumeResult("thread-beta5");
+        }
+        throw new Error(`unexpected method: ${method}`);
+      });
+      const run = () =>
+        startOrResumeThread({
+          client: { request } as never,
+          params: createParams(sessionFile, workspaceDir, config),
+          cwd: workspaceDir,
+          dynamicTools: [],
+          appServer: createAppServerOptions(),
+        });
+
+      await run();
+      const currentBinding = await readCodexAppServerBinding(sessionFile);
+      expect(currentBinding).toBeDefined();
+
+      const legacyFingerprint = JSON.stringify({
+        mcp_servers: {
+          ducktape: {
+            http_headers: {
+              Authorization: authorization,
+              "x-tenant": "keep",
+            },
+            url: "https://agents.ducktape.xyz/mcp",
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      seedCodexTestBinding(sessionFile, {
+        ...currentBinding!,
+        userMcpServersFingerprint:
+          legacyForm === "raw"
+            ? legacyFingerprint
+            : hashCodexAppServerBindingFingerprint(legacyFingerprint),
+      });
+
+      request.mockClear();
+      await run();
+      expect(request.mock.calls.map(([method]) => method)).toEqual(["thread/resume"]);
+      const convergedBinding = await readCodexAppServerBinding(sessionFile);
+      expect(convergedBinding?.userMcpServersFingerprint).toMatch(/^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$/);
+      expect(convergedBinding?.userMcpServersFingerprint).not.toContain("beta5-access-token");
+      expect(convergedBinding?.userMcpServersFingerprint).not.toBe(legacyFingerprint);
+      expect(convergedBinding?.userMcpServersFingerprint).not.toBe(
+        hashCodexAppServerBindingFingerprint(legacyFingerprint),
+      );
+
+      request.mockClear();
+      await run();
+      expect(request.mock.calls.map(([method]) => method)).toEqual(["thread/resume"]);
+    },
+  );
+
   it("projects only Codex user MCP servers scoped to the current agent", async () => {
     const sessionFile = path.join(tempDir, "session.jsonl");
     const workspaceDir = path.join(tempDir, "workspace");