diff --git a/src/gateway/operator-approval-runtime-token.test.ts b/src/gateway/operator-approval-runtime-token.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7947867101a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gateway/operator-approval-runtime-token.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const originalEnv = {
+  HOME: process.env.HOME,
+  OPENCLAW_HOME: process.env.OPENCLAW_HOME,
+};
+
+const tempHomes: string[] = [];
+
+function useTempHome(): string {
+  const home = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-approval-runtime-"));
+  tempHomes.push(home);
+  process.env.HOME = home;
+  process.env.OPENCLAW_HOME = home;
+  return home;
+}
+
+function execApprovalsPath(home: string): string {
+  return path.join(home, ".openclaw", "exec-approvals.json");
+}
+
+function writeExecApprovalsToken(home: string, token: string): void {
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(home, ".openclaw"), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    execApprovalsPath(home),
+    `${JSON.stringify(
+      {
+        version: 1,
+        socket: {
+          path: "~/.openclaw/exec-approvals.sock",
+          token,
+        },
+        agents: {},
+      },
+      null,
+      2,
+    )}\n`,
+  );
+}
+
+async function importRuntimeTokenModule(): Promise<
+  typeof import("./operator-approval-runtime-token.js")
+> {
+  vi.resetModules();
+  return await import("./operator-approval-runtime-token.js");
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.resetModules();
+  if (originalEnv.HOME === undefined) {
+    delete process.env.HOME;
+  } else {
+    process.env.HOME = originalEnv.HOME;
+  }
+  if (originalEnv.OPENCLAW_HOME === undefined) {
+    delete process.env.OPENCLAW_HOME;
+  } else {
+    process.env.OPENCLAW_HOME = originalEnv.OPENCLAW_HOME;
+  }
+  for (const home of tempHomes.splice(0)) {
+    fs.rmSync(home, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
+describe("operator approval runtime token", () => {
+  it("derives the shared approval runtime token from the exec approvals socket token", async () => {
+    const home = useTempHome();
+    writeExecApprovalsToken(home, "shared-runtime-token");
+
+    const runtimeToken = await importRuntimeTokenModule();
+    const sharedToken = runtimeToken.getOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken();
+
+    expect(sharedToken).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+    expect(sharedToken).not.toBe("shared-runtime-token");
+    expect(runtimeToken.isOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken(` ${sharedToken} `)).toBe(true);
+    expect(runtimeToken.isOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken("shared-runtime-token")).toBe(false);
+    expect(runtimeToken.isOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken("different-token")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("does not pin the process fallback once a shared exec approvals token appears", async () => {
+    const home = useTempHome();
+    const runtimeToken = await importRuntimeTokenModule();
+
+    const fallback = runtimeToken.getOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken();
+    writeExecApprovalsToken(home, "late-shared-runtime-token");
+    const sharedToken = runtimeToken.getOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken();
+
+    expect(sharedToken).not.toBe(fallback);
+    expect(sharedToken).not.toBe("late-shared-runtime-token");
+    expect(runtimeToken.isOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken(fallback)).toBe(true);
+    expect(runtimeToken.isOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken(sharedToken)).toBe(true);
+    expect(runtimeToken.isOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken("late-shared-runtime-token")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a stable process fallback without creating exec-approvals.json", async () => {
+    const home = useTempHome();
+    const runtimeToken = await importRuntimeTokenModule();
+
+    const first = runtimeToken.getOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken();
+    const second = runtimeToken.getOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken();
+
+    expect(first).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+    expect(second).toBe(first);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(execApprovalsPath(home))).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/gateway/operator-approval-runtime-token.ts b/src/gateway/operator-approval-runtime-token.ts
index 0b8ea24e7d5f..e7a69fa0d64c 100644
--- a/src/gateway/operator-approval-runtime-token.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/operator-approval-runtime-token.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,43 @@
 // Operator approval runtime token.
-// Provides a process-local loopback token for approval helper clients.
-import { randomBytes, timingSafeEqual } from "node:crypto";
+// Uses an existing shared socket token when available, with a process-local fallback.
+import { createHmac, randomBytes, timingSafeEqual } from "node:crypto";
+import { loadExecApprovals } from "../infra/exec-approvals.js";
 
-let approvalRuntimeToken: string | null = null;
+const APPROVAL_RUNTIME_TOKEN_CONTEXT = "openclaw:gateway-approval-runtime-token:v1";
+
+let fallbackApprovalRuntimeToken: string | null = null;
+
+function deriveApprovalRuntimeToken(socketToken: string): string {
+  return createHmac("sha256", socketToken)
+    .update(APPROVAL_RUNTIME_TOKEN_CONTEXT)
+    .digest("base64url");
+}
+
+function readSharedApprovalRuntimeToken(): string | null {
+  const token = loadExecApprovals().socket?.token?.trim();
+  return token ? deriveApprovalRuntimeToken(token) : null;
+}
+
+function tokenMatches(token: string, expected: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  if (!expected) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const tokenBytes = Buffer.from(token);
+  const expectedBytes = Buffer.from(expected);
+  // timingSafeEqual requires equal lengths; keep length rejection explicit instead of catching.
+  return tokenBytes.length === expectedBytes.length && timingSafeEqual(tokenBytes, expectedBytes);
+}
 
 /**
- * Returns the process-local token used to authorize loopback operator-approval clients.
+ * Returns the token used to authorize local operator-approval clients.
  */
 export function getOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken(): string {
-  approvalRuntimeToken ??= randomBytes(32).toString("base64url");
-  return approvalRuntimeToken;
+  const sharedToken = readSharedApprovalRuntimeToken();
+  if (sharedToken) {
+    return sharedToken;
+  }
+  fallbackApprovalRuntimeToken ??= randomBytes(32).toString("base64url");
+  return fallbackApprovalRuntimeToken;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -20,9 +48,11 @@ export function isOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken(value: string | null | undefined)
   if (!token) {
     return false;
   }
-  const expected = getOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken();
-  const tokenBytes = Buffer.from(token);
-  const expectedBytes = Buffer.from(expected);
-  // timingSafeEqual requires equal lengths; keep length rejection explicit instead of catching.
-  return tokenBytes.length === expectedBytes.length && timingSafeEqual(tokenBytes, expectedBytes);
+  const sharedToken = readSharedApprovalRuntimeToken();
+  if (tokenMatches(token, sharedToken)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  const fallbackToken =
+    fallbackApprovalRuntimeToken ?? (sharedToken ? null : getOperatorApprovalRuntimeToken());
+  return tokenMatches(token, fallbackToken);
 }
diff --git a/src/gateway/operator-approvals-client.test.ts b/src/gateway/operator-approvals-client.test.ts
index c50d31679c2b..32fd6dfc5473 100644
--- a/src/gateway/operator-approvals-client.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/operator-approvals-client.test.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe("withOperatorApprovalsGatewayClient", () => {
     expect(clientState.stopAndWaitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
-  it("keeps device identity for remote shared-auth approval clients", async () => {
+  it("keeps device identity and omits approval runtime token for remote shared-auth approval clients", async () => {
     bootstrapState.url = "wss://gateway.example/ws";
     bootstrapState.urlSource = "config gateway.remote.url";
 
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ describe("withOperatorApprovalsGatewayClient", () => {
 
     expect(clientState.options).not.toHaveProperty("deviceIdentity", null);
     expect(clientState.options?.deviceIdentity).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(clientState.options).not.toHaveProperty("approvalRuntimeToken");
   });
 
   it.each([