diff --git a/.agents/skills/crabbox/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/crabbox/SKILL.md
index 5e586a14c8b0..718dd2295238 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/crabbox/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/crabbox/SKILL.md
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ Install/auth for owned Crabbox if needed:
 
 ```sh
 brew install openclaw/tap/crabbox
-crabbox login --url https://crabbox.openclaw.ai --provider aws
+crabbox login --provider aws
 ```
 
 New users should self-resolve broker auth before anyone asks for AWS keys:
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ crabbox doctor
 crabbox whoami
 ```
 
-- If broker auth is missing, run `crabbox login --url https://crabbox.openclaw.ai --provider aws`.
+- If broker auth is missing, run `crabbox login --provider aws`.
 - If the CLI asks for `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`, `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`, or AWS
   profile setup during normal OpenClaw validation, assume the agent selected
   the wrong path. Use brokered `crabbox login` or an existing brokered lease
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ crabbox whoami
 - Ask for AWS keys only for explicit direct-provider/account administration,
   not for normal brokered OpenClaw proof.
 - Trusted automation may still use
-  `printf '%s' "$CRABBOX_COORDINATOR_TOKEN" | crabbox login --url https://crabbox.openclaw.ai --provider aws --token-stdin`.
+  `printf '%s' "$CRABBOX_COORDINATOR_TOKEN" | crabbox login --provider aws --token-stdin`.
 
 macOS config lives at:
 
diff --git a/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs b/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs
index 8ec56e9b3843..54ee1df3729e 100755
--- a/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs
+++ b/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ function checkedOutput(command, commandArgs) {
   return {
     status: result.status ?? 1,
     text: `${result.stdout ?? ""}${result.stderr ?? ""}`.trim(),
+    stdout: (result.stdout ?? "").trim(),
   };
 }
 
@@ -392,6 +393,48 @@ function selectedProvider(commandArgs) {
   return commandProvider(commandArgs) || configuredProvider();
 }
 
+function shouldRequireBrokeredAws(commandArgs, providerName) {
+  if (process.env.OPENCLAW_CRABBOX_ALLOW_DIRECT_AWS === "1") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const canonicalProvider = providerAliases.get(providerName) ?? providerName;
+  if (canonicalProvider !== "aws") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (commandArgs[0] === "run" || commandArgs[0] === "warmup") {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return commandArgs[0] === "actions" && commandArgs[1] === "hydrate";
+}
+
+function brokerAuthConfigured() {
+  const config = checkedOutput(binary, ["config", "show", "--json"]);
+  if (config.status !== 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  let parsed;
+  try {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(config.stdout || config.text);
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return Boolean(parsed?.coordinator && parsed?.brokerAuth === "configured");
+}
+
+function enforceBrokeredAws(commandArgs, providerName) {
+  if (!shouldRequireBrokeredAws(commandArgs, providerName) || brokerAuthConfigured()) {
+    return;
+  }
+  console.error(
+    [
+      "[crabbox] provider=aws requires a configured Crabbox broker for OpenClaw proof.",
+      "[crabbox] run `crabbox login --provider aws`, then retry.",
+      "[crabbox] for intentional direct AWS provider debugging, set OPENCLAW_CRABBOX_ALLOW_DIRECT_AWS=1.",
+    ].join("\n"),
+  );
+  process.exit(2);
+}
+
 function optionValue(commandArgs, name) {
   commandArgs = crabboxOptionArgs(commandArgs);
   for (let index = 0; index < commandArgs.length; index += 1) {
@@ -1722,6 +1765,8 @@ if (provider && !isProviderAdvertised(provider, providers)) {
   process.exit(2);
 }
 
+enforceBrokeredAws(normalizedArgs, provider);
+
 if (provider === "blacksmith-testbox") {
   const envProvider = process.env.CRABBOX_PROVIDER?.trim();
   const source = commandProviderValue
diff --git a/test/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.test.ts b/test/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.test.ts
index 9ad2c7d5975d..43a929a24bad 100644
--- a/test/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ function writeFakeCrabbox(binDir: string, helpText: string): string {
     `  process.stdout.write(${JSON.stringify(helpText)});`,
     "  process.exit(0);",
     "}",
+    'if (args[0] === "config" && args[1] === "show" && args.includes("--json")) {',
+    "  const status = Number.parseInt(process.env.OPENCLAW_FAKE_CRABBOX_CONFIG_STATUS || '0', 10);",
+    "  if (status !== 0) {",
+    "    process.stderr.write('config unavailable\\n');",
+    "    process.exit(status);",
+    "  }",
+    "  process.stdout.write(process.env.OPENCLAW_FAKE_CRABBOX_CONFIG_JSON || '{\"coordinator\":\"configured-broker\",\"brokerAuth\":\"configured\"}');",
+    "  process.exit(0);",
+    "}",
     "const scriptIndex = args.findIndex((arg) => arg === '--script' || arg === '-script');",
     "const scriptPath = scriptIndex >= 0 ? args[scriptIndex + 1] : '';",
     "const scriptContent = scriptPath ? require('node:fs').readFileSync(scriptPath, 'utf8') : '';",
@@ -75,6 +84,9 @@ function runWrapper(
   helpText: string,
   args: string[],
   options: {
+    configJson?: Record<string, unknown>;
+    configStatus?: number;
+    env?: Record<string, string>;
     extraPathEntries?: string[];
     gitResponses?: Record<string, { status?: number; stdout?: string; stderr?: string }>;
     input?: string;
@@ -92,6 +104,13 @@ function runWrapper(
         .filter(Boolean)
         .join(path.delimiter),
       OPENCLAW_CRABBOX_WRAPPER_IGNORE_REPO_BINARY: "1",
+      ...(options.configJson
+        ? { OPENCLAW_FAKE_CRABBOX_CONFIG_JSON: JSON.stringify(options.configJson) }
+        : {}),
+      ...(options.configStatus
+        ? { OPENCLAW_FAKE_CRABBOX_CONFIG_STATUS: String(options.configStatus) }
+        : {}),
+      ...(options.env ?? {}),
       ...(options.gitResponses
         ? { OPENCLAW_FAKE_GIT_RESPONSES: JSON.stringify(options.gitResponses) }
         : {}),
@@ -189,6 +208,40 @@ describe("scripts/crabbox-wrapper", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("fails closed for AWS proof when broker auth is missing", () => {
+    const result = runWrapper(
+      "provider: hetzner, aws, local-container, blacksmith-testbox, or cloudflare\n",
+      ["run", "--provider", "aws", "--", "echo ok"],
+      { configJson: { coordinator: "", brokerAuth: "missing" } },
+    );
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(2);
+    expect(result.stdout).toBe("");
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain("provider=aws requires a configured Crabbox broker");
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain("crabbox login --provider aws");
+    expect(result.stderr).not.toContain("crabbox.openclaw.ai");
+  });
+
+  it("allows explicit direct AWS debugging without broker auth", () => {
+    const result = runWrapper(
+      "provider: hetzner, aws, local-container, blacksmith-testbox, or cloudflare\n",
+      ["run", "--provider", "aws", "--", "echo ok"],
+      {
+        configJson: { coordinator: "", brokerAuth: "missing" },
+        env: { OPENCLAW_CRABBOX_ALLOW_DIRECT_AWS: "1" },
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+    expect(parseFakeCrabboxOutput(result).args).toEqual([
+      "run",
+      "--provider",
+      "aws",
+      "--",
+      "echo ok",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("defaults AWS macOS warmups to on-demand capacity", () => {
     const result = runWrapper(
       "provider: hetzner, aws, local-container, blacksmith-testbox, or cloudflare\n",