diff --git a/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-maintainer/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-maintainer/SKILL.md
index 2bf11c26ce56..0fc4775afa02 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-maintainer/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-maintainer/SKILL.md
@@ -317,6 +317,23 @@ pnpm release:check
 pnpm test:install:smoke
 ```
 
+- Before tagging, diff publishable plugin package manifests against the last
+  reachable stable/beta release tag. For every newly publishable package
+  (`openclaw.release.publishToNpm: true` or `publishToClawHub: true`) whose
+  package name did not exist in the base tag, verify the target registry package
+  already exists in npm/ClawHub or stop and help the owner mint/prepublish the
+  package first. Do not hide or disable release surfaces just to unblock a
+  train unless the owner explicitly decides the plugin should not ship in that
+  release; first-package registry ownership is release prep, not product
+  rollback. The mint/prepublish path must either be the real release publish
+  path for the auto-bumped beta version, or a deliberately non-consuming
+  registry-prep step that cannot occupy the next beta version/tag. Confirm
+  registry owner, npm scope/package-creation permission, provenance path, and
+  first-package publish plan before the full release publish continues. Useful
+  npm probe:
+  `npm view <package-name> version dist-tags --json --prefer-online`; a 404 for
+  a package newly added to the release is a release-prep blocker, not something
+  to discover from the publish job.
 - Use `pnpm qa:otel:smoke` when release validation needs telemetry coverage.
   It starts a local OTLP/HTTP trace receiver, runs QA-lab's
   `otel-trace-smoke`, and checks span names plus content/identifier redaction
@@ -562,7 +579,11 @@ node --import tsx scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts <published-version>
 - Use `NPM_TOKEN` only for explicit npm dist-tag management modes, because npm
   does not support trusted publishing for `npm dist-tag add`.
 - `@openclaw/*` plugin publishes use a separate maintainer-only flow.
-- Only publish plugins that already exist on npm; bundled disk-tree-only plugins stay unpublished.
+- Publishable plugins that are new to npm require owner-led first-package
+  minting before the full release publish. Do not consume the next beta version
+  with an ad-hoc manual package publish; use the release-owned auto-bumped
+  version path, or a non-consuming registry setup/preflight step. Bundled
+  disk-tree-only plugins stay unpublished.
 
 ## Fallback local mac publish
 
@@ -619,7 +640,9 @@ node --import tsx scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts <published-version>
     mac app, signing, notarization, and appcast path.
 12. Confirm the target npm version is not already published.
 13. Create and push the git tag from the release branch.
-14. Create or refresh the matching GitHub release.
+14. Do not create or publish the matching GitHub release page yet. The real
+    publish workflow creates or undrafts it only after postpublish verification
+    and release evidence upload pass.
 15. Dispatch Actions > `QA-Lab - All Lanes` against the release tag and wait
     for the mock parity, live Matrix, and live Telegram credentialed-channel
     lanes to pass.
@@ -642,20 +665,29 @@ node --import tsx scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts <published-version>
     with `preflight_only=true` and wait for it to pass. Save that run id because
     the real publish requires it to reuse the notarized mac artifacts.
 21. If any preflight or validation run fails, fix the issue on a new commit,
-    delete the tag and matching GitHub release, recreate them from the fixed
-    commit, and rerun all relevant preflights from scratch before continuing.
-    Never reuse old preflight results after the commit changes. For pushed or
-    published beta tags, do not delete/recreate; increment to the next beta tag.
-    For preflight-only failures where npm did not publish the beta version,
-    delete/recreate the same beta tag and prerelease at the fixed commit instead
-    of skipping a prerelease number.
+    delete the tag and any accidental draft/incomplete GitHub release, recreate
+    the tag from the fixed commit, and rerun all relevant preflights from
+    scratch before continuing. Never reuse old preflight results after the
+    commit changes. Once the npm version exists, do not rerun the publish
+    workflow for that same version; finalize the existing draft/evidence state
+    manually or cut a correction tag. For pushed or published beta tags, do not
+    delete/recreate; increment to the next beta tag. For preflight-only failures
+    where npm did not publish the beta version, delete/recreate the same beta
+    tag and any accidental draft/incomplete prerelease at the fixed commit
+    instead of skipping a prerelease number.
 22. Start `.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml` from the same branch with
     the same tag for the real publish, choose `npm_dist_tag` (`beta` default,
     `latest` only when you intentionally want direct stable publish), keep it
     the same as the preflight run, and pass the successful npm
     `preflight_run_id`.
 23. Wait for `npm-release` approval from `@openclaw/openclaw-release-managers`.
-24. Run postpublish verification:
+24. Wait for the real publish workflow to run postpublish verification,
+    create or update the GitHub release as a draft, upload dependency evidence,
+    append release verification proof, and only then undraft/publish it. If a
+    waited plugin publish fails after OpenClaw npm succeeds, the workflow keeps
+    the release draft with OpenClaw npm evidence and exits red; do not undraft
+    until the plugin publish gap is repaired. The standalone verifier command
+    remains the recovery probe:
     `node --import tsx scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts <published-version>`.
 25. Run the post-published beta verification roster. First scan current `main`
     for critical fixes that landed after the release branch cut; backport only
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
index 70e53b103cbd..aeac4d085bfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
@@ -653,6 +653,63 @@ jobs:
             done
           }
 
+          guard_existing_public_release() {
+            local release_version asset_name release_json is_draft has_sha has_proof has_asset release_url
+
+            if [[ "${PUBLISH_OPENCLAW_NPM}" != "true" ]]; then
+              return 0
+            fi
+
+            if ! release_json="$(gh release view "${RELEASE_TAG}" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --json isDraft,assets,body,url 2>/dev/null)"; then
+              return 0
+            fi
+
+            is_draft="$(printf '%s' "${release_json}" | jq -r '.isDraft')"
+            if [[ "${is_draft}" == "true" ]]; then
+              return 0
+            fi
+
+            release_version="${RELEASE_TAG#v}"
+            asset_name="openclaw-${release_version}-dependency-evidence.zip"
+            has_sha="$(printf '%s' "${release_json}" | jq --arg sha "${TARGET_SHA}" -r '.body | contains($sha)')"
+            has_proof="$(printf '%s' "${release_json}" | jq -r '.body | contains("### Release verification")')"
+            has_asset="$(printf '%s' "${release_json}" | jq --arg name "${asset_name}" -r 'any(.assets[]?; .name == $name)')"
+            release_url="$(printf '%s' "${release_json}" | jq -r '.url')"
+
+            if [[ "${has_sha}" == "true" && "${has_proof}" == "true" && "${has_asset}" == "true" ]]; then
+              return 0
+            fi
+
+            {
+              echo "Release ${RELEASE_TAG} already has a public GitHub release page without complete postpublish evidence for ${TARGET_SHA}."
+              echo "Refusing to reuse a public prerelease tag after publication started: ${release_url}"
+              echo "Create a new beta tag or delete/draft the incomplete public release before retrying."
+            } >&2
+            exit 1
+          }
+
+          guard_openclaw_npm_not_already_published() {
+            local release_version release_url
+
+            if [[ "${PUBLISH_OPENCLAW_NPM}" != "true" ]]; then
+              return 0
+            fi
+
+            release_version="${RELEASE_TAG#v}"
+            if ! npm view "openclaw@${release_version}" version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              return 0
+            fi
+
+            release_url="https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tag/${RELEASE_TAG}"
+            {
+              echo "openclaw@${release_version} is already published on npm."
+              echo "Refusing to dispatch publish child workflows for an already-published version."
+              echo "If this is recovery from a failed postpublish evidence or draft-release step, repair/finalize the existing draft or create a correction tag; do not rerun the publish workflow for the same npm version."
+              echo "Release page, if present: ${release_url}"
+            } >&2
+            exit 1
+          }
+
           create_or_update_github_release() {
             local release_version notes_version title notes_file changelog_file latest_arg prerelease_args
             release_version="${RELEASE_TAG#v}"
@@ -698,11 +755,17 @@ jobs:
             else
               gh release create "${RELEASE_TAG}" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
                 --verify-tag \
+                --draft \
                 --title "${title}" \
                 --notes-file "${notes_file}" \
                 "${prerelease_args[@]}" \
                 "${latest_arg}"
             fi
+            echo "- GitHub release draft: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tag/${RELEASE_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+          }
+
+          publish_github_release() {
+            gh release edit "${RELEASE_TAG}" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --draft=false
             echo "- GitHub release: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tag/${RELEASE_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
           }
 
@@ -735,9 +798,11 @@ jobs:
           }
 
           verify_published_release() {
-            local release_version evidence_path
+            local release_version evidence_path skip_clawhub
             local -a verify_args
 
+            skip_clawhub="${1:-false}"
+
             release_version="${RELEASE_TAG#v}"
             evidence_path="${POSTPUBLISH_EVIDENCE_DIR}/release-postpublish-evidence.json"
             mkdir -p "${POSTPUBLISH_EVIDENCE_DIR}"
@@ -754,11 +819,12 @@ jobs:
               --plugin-npm-run "${plugin_npm_run_id}"
               --openclaw-npm-run "${openclaw_npm_run_id}"
               --evidence-out "${evidence_path}"
+              --skip-github-release
             )
-            if [[ "${WAIT_FOR_CLAWHUB}" == "true" ]]; then
-              verify_args+=(--plugin-clawhub-run "${plugin_clawhub_run_id}")
-            else
+            if [[ "${skip_clawhub}" == "true" || "${WAIT_FOR_CLAWHUB}" != "true" ]]; then
               verify_args+=(--skip-clawhub)
+            else
+              verify_args+=(--plugin-clawhub-run "${plugin_clawhub_run_id}")
             fi
             if [[ -n "${PLUGINS// }" ]]; then
               verify_args+=(--plugins "${PLUGINS}")
@@ -799,6 +865,7 @@ jobs:
               RELEASE_NOTES_FILE="${notes_file}" \
               RELEASE_VERSION="${release_version}" \
               RELEASE_TAG="${RELEASE_TAG}" \
+              RELEASE_SHA="${TARGET_SHA}" \
               RELEASE_REPO="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
               RELEASE_TARBALL="${tarball}" \
               RELEASE_INTEGRITY="${integrity}" \
@@ -825,6 +892,7 @@ jobs:
             `- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/openclaw/v/${process.env.RELEASE_VERSION}`,
             `- registry tarball: ${process.env.RELEASE_TARBALL}`,
             `- integrity: \`${process.env.RELEASE_INTEGRITY}\``,
+            `- release SHA: \`${process.env.RELEASE_SHA}\``,
             `- full release CI report: https://github.com/openclaw/releases/blob/main/evidence/${process.env.RELEASE_VERSION}/release-evidence.md`,
             `- release publish: https://github.com/${process.env.RELEASE_REPO}/actions/runs/${process.env.RELEASE_PUBLISH_RUN_ID}`,
             `- npm preflight: https://github.com/${process.env.RELEASE_REPO}/actions/runs/${process.env.PREFLIGHT_RUN_ID}`,
@@ -863,6 +931,9 @@ jobs:
             fi
           } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
 
+          guard_existing_public_release
+          guard_openclaw_npm_not_already_published
+
           npm_args=(-f publish_scope="${PLUGIN_PUBLISH_SCOPE}" -f ref="${TARGET_SHA}" -f release_publish_run_id="${GITHUB_RUN_ID}")
           clawhub_args=(-f publish_scope="${PLUGIN_PUBLISH_SCOPE}" -f ref="${TARGET_SHA}" -f release_publish_run_id="${GITHUB_RUN_ID}")
           if [[ -n "${PLUGINS}" ]]; then
@@ -934,11 +1005,6 @@ jobs:
             openclaw_failed=1
           fi
 
-          if [[ -n "${openclaw_npm_run_id}" && "${openclaw_failed}" == "0" ]]; then
-            create_or_update_github_release
-            upload_dependency_evidence_release_asset
-          fi
-
           if [[ -n "${clawhub_pid}" ]] && ! wait "${clawhub_pid}"; then
             failed=1
           fi
@@ -946,9 +1012,20 @@ jobs:
             failed=1
           fi
 
-          if [[ "${failed}" == "0" && -n "${openclaw_npm_run_id}" ]]; then
-            verify_published_release
+          if [[ -n "${openclaw_npm_run_id}" && "${openclaw_failed}" == "0" ]]; then
+            if [[ "${failed}" == "0" ]]; then
+              verify_published_release
+            else
+              verify_published_release true
+            fi
+            create_or_update_github_release
+            upload_dependency_evidence_release_asset
             append_release_proof_to_github_release
+            if [[ "${failed}" == "0" ]]; then
+              publish_github_release
+            else
+              echo "- GitHub release: left as draft because a required publish child failed" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+            fi
           fi
           if [[ "${failed}" != "0" ]]; then
             exit 1
diff --git a/docs/plugins/plugin-inventory.md b/docs/plugins/plugin-inventory.md
index 721cc48cdfa5..27f016c9171c 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/plugin-inventory.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/plugin-inventory.md
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Each entry lists the package, distribution route, and description.
 
 - **[mattermost](/plugins/reference/mattermost)** (`@openclaw/mattermost`) - included in OpenClaw. Adds the Mattermost channel surface for sending and receiving OpenClaw messages.
 
-- **[memory-core](/plugins/reference/memory-core)** (`@openclaw/memory-core`) - included in OpenClaw. Adds file-backed memory search tools.
+- **[memory-core](/plugins/reference/memory-core)** (`@openclaw/memory-core`) - included in OpenClaw. Adds agent-callable tools.
 
 - **[memory-wiki](/plugins/reference/memory-wiki)** (`@openclaw/memory-wiki`) - included in OpenClaw. Persistent wiki compiler and Obsidian-friendly knowledge vault for OpenClaw.
 
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ Each entry lists the package, distribution route, and description.
 
 - **[googlechat](/plugins/reference/googlechat)** (`@openclaw/googlechat`) - npm; ClawHub. OpenClaw Google Chat channel plugin for spaces and direct messages.
 
-- **[llama-cpp](/plugins/reference/llama-cpp)** (`@openclaw/llama-cpp-provider`) - npm; ClawHub. OpenClaw llama.cpp embedding provider plugin.
-
 - **[line](/plugins/reference/line)** (`@openclaw/line`) - npm; ClawHub. OpenClaw LINE channel plugin for LINE Bot API chats.
 
+- **[llama-cpp](/plugins/reference/llama-cpp)** (`@openclaw/llama-cpp-provider`) - npm; ClawHub. Local GGUF embeddings through node-llama-cpp.
+
 - **[lobster](/plugins/reference/lobster)** (`@openclaw/lobster`) - npm; ClawHub. Lobster workflow tool plugin for typed pipelines and resumable approvals.
 
 - **[matrix](/plugins/reference/matrix)** (`@openclaw/matrix`) - ClawHub: `clawhub:@openclaw/matrix`; npm. OpenClaw Matrix channel plugin for rooms and direct messages.
diff --git a/docs/plugins/reference/anthropic-vertex.md b/docs/plugins/reference/anthropic-vertex.md
index 71988de7dc4d..13abd4843c95 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/reference/anthropic-vertex.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/reference/anthropic-vertex.md
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ OpenClaw Anthropic Vertex provider plugin for Claude models on Google Vertex AI.
 
 providers: anthropic-vertex
 
+<!-- openclaw-plugin-reference:manual-start -->
+
 ## Claude Fable 5
 
 Use `anthropic-vertex/claude-fable-5` where the model is available in your Google Cloud region.
 Fable 5 always uses adaptive thinking and defaults to `high` effort. `/think off` and
 `/think minimal` use `low` effort because the model does not support disabling thinking.
+
+<!-- openclaw-plugin-reference:manual-end -->
diff --git a/docs/plugins/reference/llama-cpp.md b/docs/plugins/reference/llama-cpp.md
index 337dd4297285..44323793198e 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/reference/llama-cpp.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/reference/llama-cpp.md
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ---
-summary: "OpenClaw llama.cpp embedding provider plugin."
+summary: "Local GGUF embeddings through node-llama-cpp."
 read_when:
   - You are installing, configuring, or auditing the llama-cpp plugin
-title: "llama-cpp plugin"
+title: "Llama Cpp plugin"
 ---
 
-# llama-cpp plugin
+# Llama Cpp plugin
 
-OpenClaw llama.cpp embedding provider plugin.
+Local GGUF embeddings through node-llama-cpp.
 
 ## Distribution
 
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ contracts: embeddingProviders
 
 ## Related docs
 
-- [llama.cpp Provider](/plugins/llama-cpp)
+- [llama-cpp](/plugins/llama-cpp)
diff --git a/docs/plugins/reference/memory-core.md b/docs/plugins/reference/memory-core.md
index 8f3d27beee59..223f2a36d071 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/reference/memory-core.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/reference/memory-core.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-summary: "Adds file-backed memory search tools."
+summary: "Adds agent-callable tools."
 read_when:
   - You are installing, configuring, or auditing the memory-core plugin
 title: "Memory Core plugin"
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ title: "Memory Core plugin"
 
 # Memory Core plugin
 
-Adds file-backed memory search tools.
+Adds agent-callable tools.
 
 ## Distribution
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/reference/microsoft-foundry.md b/docs/plugins/reference/microsoft-foundry.md
index f27e005124d5..c076f88f678d 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/reference/microsoft-foundry.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/reference/microsoft-foundry.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-summary: "Use Microsoft Foundry chat and MAI image deployments from OpenClaw."
+summary: "Adds Microsoft Foundry model provider support to OpenClaw."
 read_when:
   - You are installing, configuring, or auditing the microsoft-foundry plugin
 title: "Microsoft Foundry plugin"
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ title: "Microsoft Foundry plugin"
 
 # Microsoft Foundry plugin
 
-Use Microsoft Foundry deployments from OpenClaw with API-key auth or Microsoft
-Entra ID through the Azure CLI. The plugin owns Microsoft Foundry model
-discovery, runtime token refresh, and MAI image generation.
+Adds Microsoft Foundry model provider support to OpenClaw.
 
 ## Distribution
 
@@ -18,7 +16,10 @@ discovery, runtime token refresh, and MAI image generation.
 
 ## Surface
 
-- Model provider: `microsoft-foundry`
+providers: microsoft-foundry; contracts: imageGenerationProviders
+
+<!-- openclaw-plugin-reference:manual-start -->
+
 - Image-generation provider: `microsoft-foundry`
 
 ## Requirements
@@ -108,3 +109,5 @@ MAI image constraints:
   Foundry deployment through onboarding or add `models.providers.microsoft-foundry.baseUrl`.
 - `supports MAI image deployments only`: the selected image model points at a
   non-MAI deployment. Use a deployed MAI image model for `image_generate`.
+
+<!-- openclaw-plugin-reference:manual-end -->
diff --git a/scripts/lib/release-beta-verifier.ts b/scripts/lib/release-beta-verifier.ts
index 246fcc987402..f049fda062fc 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/release-beta-verifier.ts
+++ b/scripts/lib/release-beta-verifier.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export type ReleaseVerifyBetaArgs = {
   pluginSelection: string[];
   evidenceOut?: string;
   skipPostpublish: boolean;
+  skipGitHubRelease: boolean;
   skipClawHub: boolean;
   rerunFailedClawHub: boolean;
   workflowRuns: {
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ export function parseReleaseVerifyBetaArgs(argv: string[]): ReleaseVerifyBetaArg
   const version = values.shift();
   if (!version || version.startsWith("-")) {
     throw new Error(
-      "Usage: pnpm release:verify-beta -- <version> [--workflow-ref REF] [--full-release-validation-run ID] [--openclaw-npm-run ID] [--plugin-npm-run ID] [--plugin-clawhub-run ID] [--npm-telegram-run ID] [--skip-clawhub]",
+      "Usage: pnpm release:verify-beta -- <version> [--workflow-ref REF] [--full-release-validation-run ID] [--openclaw-npm-run ID] [--plugin-npm-run ID] [--plugin-clawhub-run ID] [--npm-telegram-run ID] [--skip-github-release] [--skip-clawhub]",
     );
   }
 
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ export function parseReleaseVerifyBetaArgs(argv: string[]): ReleaseVerifyBetaArg
     pluginSelection: [],
     evidenceOut: undefined,
     skipPostpublish: false,
+    skipGitHubRelease: false,
     skipClawHub: false,
     rerunFailedClawHub: false,
     workflowRuns: {},
@@ -191,6 +193,9 @@ export function parseReleaseVerifyBetaArgs(argv: string[]): ReleaseVerifyBetaArg
       case "--skip-postpublish":
         parsed.skipPostpublish = true;
         break;
+      case "--skip-github-release":
+        parsed.skipGitHubRelease = true;
+        break;
       case "--skip-clawhub":
         parsed.skipClawHub = true;
         break;
@@ -479,8 +484,12 @@ export async function verifyBetaRelease(
   }
 
   const lines: string[] = [];
-  const releaseUrl = verifyGitHubRelease(args);
-  lines.push(`GitHub release OK: ${releaseUrl}`);
+  const releaseUrl = args.skipGitHubRelease ? undefined : verifyGitHubRelease(args);
+  if (releaseUrl === undefined) {
+    lines.push("GitHub release skipped: final release page is created after verification");
+  } else {
+    lines.push(`GitHub release OK: ${releaseUrl}`);
+  }
 
   const openclawNpm = verifyNpmPackage("openclaw", args.version, args.distTag);
   lines.push(`openclaw npm OK: ${args.version} (${args.distTag})`);
@@ -612,7 +621,7 @@ export async function verifyBetaRelease(
           npmDistTag: args.distTag,
           pluginSelection: args.pluginSelection,
           openclawNpmIntegrity: openclawNpm.integrity,
-          githubReleaseUrl: releaseUrl,
+          githubReleaseUrl: releaseUrl ?? null,
           pluginNpmPackageCount: npmPlugins.length,
           clawHubPackageCount: clawHubPlugins.length,
           workflowRuns,
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index c57bcf52a6f4..0565374d30e8 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -1603,7 +1603,12 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("npm_telegram_run_id");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain('release_publish_run_id="${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"');
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("append_release_proof_to_github_release");
+    expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("guard_existing_public_release");
+    expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain(
+      "already has a public GitHub release page without complete postpublish evidence",
+    );
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("registry tarball");
+    expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("release SHA");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("not awaited by this proof");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("wait_for_job_success");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("Validate release publish approval");
@@ -1612,6 +1617,7 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("Approve child release gate after parent release approval");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("release:verify-beta");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain('--workflow-ref "${CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF}"');
+    expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("--skip-github-release");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain('verify_args+=(--plugins "${PLUGINS}")');
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("openclaw-release-postpublish-evidence");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("Failed child job summary");
@@ -1654,8 +1660,11 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain(
       "has failed jobs before the workflow completed: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${run_id}",
     );
+    expect(releaseWorkflow.lastIndexOf("verify_published_release")).toBeLessThan(
+      releaseWorkflow.lastIndexOf("create_or_update_github_release"),
+    );
     expect(releaseWorkflow.lastIndexOf("create_or_update_github_release")).toBeLessThan(
-      releaseWorkflow.indexOf('if [[ -n "${clawhub_pid}" ]] && ! wait "${clawhub_pid}"'),
+      releaseWorkflow.lastIndexOf("append_release_proof_to_github_release"),
     );
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("finished with ${conclusion} in ${duration_label}");
   });
diff --git a/test/scripts/release-beta-verifier.test.ts b/test/scripts/release-beta-verifier.test.ts
index a9c07bca546d..38b9ecf9336d 100644
--- a/test/scripts/release-beta-verifier.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/release-beta-verifier.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe("parseReleaseVerifyBetaArgs", () => {
       pluginSelection: [],
       evidenceOut: undefined,
       skipPostpublish: false,
+      skipGitHubRelease: false,
       skipClawHub: false,
       rerunFailedClawHub: false,
       workflowRuns: {},
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ describe("parseReleaseVerifyBetaArgs", () => {
         "--evidence-out",
         ".artifacts/release-evidence.json",
         "--skip-postpublish",
+        "--skip-github-release",
         "--skip-clawhub",
         "--rerun-failed-clawhub",
       ]),
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ describe("parseReleaseVerifyBetaArgs", () => {
       pluginSelection: ["@openclaw/plugin-a", "@openclaw/plugin-b"],
       evidenceOut: ".artifacts/release-evidence.json",
       skipPostpublish: true,
+      skipGitHubRelease: true,
       skipClawHub: true,
       rerunFailedClawHub: true,
       workflowRuns: {