diff --git a/docs/cli/cron.md b/docs/cli/cron.md
index e0fcf17c75c2..f9db03d8ab91 100644
--- a/docs/cli/cron.md
+++ b/docs/cli/cron.md
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ openclaw automations create "*/15 * * * *" \
 
 `--command <shell>` stores `argv: ["sh", "-lc", <shell>]`. Use `--command-argv '["node","scripts/report.mjs"]'` for exact argv execution. Command jobs capture stdout/stderr, record normal run history, and route output through the same `announce`, `webhook`, or `none` delivery modes as isolated jobs. A command that prints only `NO_REPLY` is suppressed.
 
+Use `--display-name <name>` when the list and detail views should show a
+human-readable label distinct from the automation's stable name. Set or update
+that label with `automations add|edit --display-name`. Use
+`automations edit <job-id> --clear-display-name` to remove the label and restore
+the stable name in list and detail views. The set and clear options cannot be
+combined.
+
 ## Sessions
 
 `--session` accepts `main`, `isolated`, `current`, or `session:<id>`.
diff --git a/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.test.ts b/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.test.ts
index 10d7bab71621..ed695869ed83 100644
--- a/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.test.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,44 @@ describe("cron edit command", () => {
     const help = editCommand?.helpInformation() ?? "";
 
     expect(help).toContain("--best-effort-deliver");
+    expect(help).toContain("--display-name <name>");
+    expect(help).toContain("--clear-display-name");
     expect(help).toMatch(/also\s+implies --announce when used alone/);
   });
 
+  it("updates the human-readable display name without changing the job name", async () => {
+    await createCronProgram().parseAsync(["edit", "job-1", "--display-name", "Daily summary"], {
+      from: "user",
+    });
+
+    expect(callGatewayFromCli).toHaveBeenCalledWith("cron.update", expect.anything(), {
+      id: "job-1",
+      patch: { displayName: "Daily summary" },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it.each(["", "   "])("rejects a blank --display-name value", async (value) => {
+    await expectCronEditRejection(["--display-name", value], "--display-name must not be blank");
+  });
+
+  it("clears the display name and restores the stable name fallback", async () => {
+    await createCronProgram().parseAsync(["edit", "job-1", "--clear-display-name"], {
+      from: "user",
+    });
+
+    expect(callGatewayFromCli).toHaveBeenCalledWith("cron.update", expect.anything(), {
+      id: "job-1",
+      patch: { displayName: null },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects combining display-name set and clear flags", async () => {
+    await expectCronEditRejection(
+      ["--display-name", "Daily summary", "--clear-display-name"],
+      "Use --display-name or --clear-display-name, not both",
+    );
+  });
+
   it("updates one pacing bound while preserving the other", async () => {
     callGatewayFromCli.mockImplementation(async (method: string) => {
       if (method === "cron.get") {
diff --git a/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.ts b/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.ts
index ba06d15201e4..0ce70f7779c9 100644
--- a/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cron-cli/register.cron-edit.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ export function registerCronEditCommand(cron: Command) {
       .description("Edit an automation (patch fields)")
       .argument("<id>", "Job id")
       .option("--name <name>", "Set name")
+      .option("--display-name <name>", "Set human-readable display name")
+      .option("--clear-display-name", "Restore the stable name in list and detail views", false)
       .option("--description <text>", "Set description")
       .option("--enable", "Enable job", false)
       .option("--disable", "Disable job", false)
@@ -243,6 +245,19 @@ export function registerCronEditCommand(cron: Command) {
           if (typeof opts.name === "string") {
             patch.name = opts.name;
           }
+          const displayName = normalizeOptionalString(opts.displayName);
+          if (typeof opts.displayName === "string" && !displayName) {
+            throw new Error("--display-name must not be blank");
+          }
+          if (displayName && opts.clearDisplayName) {
+            throw new Error("Use --display-name or --clear-display-name, not both");
+          }
+          if (displayName) {
+            patch.displayName = displayName;
+          }
+          if (opts.clearDisplayName) {
+            patch.displayName = null;
+          }
           if (typeof opts.description === "string") {
             patch.description = opts.description;
           }