diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.spawn-workspace.context-engine.test.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.spawn-workspace.context-engine.test.ts
index 08b4267c194..3905606244f 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.spawn-workspace.context-engine.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.spawn-workspace.context-engine.test.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ describe("runEmbeddedAttempt context engine sessionKey forwarding", () => {
       contextEngine: createContextEngineBootstrapAndAssemble(),
       sessionKey,
       tempPaths,
+      trajectory: true,
       attemptOverrides: {
         prompt: [
           "visible ask",
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ describe("runEmbeddedAttempt context engine sessionKey forwarding", () => {
             },
           },
         } as OpenClawConfig,
+        disableTools: false,
         prompt: "visible ask",
         transcriptPrompt: "visible ask",
         trigger: "user",
@@ -471,6 +473,7 @@ describe("runEmbeddedAttempt context engine sessionKey forwarding", () => {
       contextEngine: createContextEngineBootstrapAndAssemble(),
       sessionKey,
       tempPaths,
+      trajectory: true,
       attemptOverrides: {
         prompt: [
           "what does this mean?",
@@ -565,6 +568,7 @@ describe("runEmbeddedAttempt context engine sessionKey forwarding", () => {
       contextEngine: createContextEngineBootstrapAndAssemble(),
       sessionKey,
       tempPaths,
+      trajectory: true,
       attemptOverrides: {
         prompt: "internal heartbeat event",
         transcriptPrompt: "",
@@ -608,6 +612,7 @@ describe("runEmbeddedAttempt context engine sessionKey forwarding", () => {
       contextEngine: createContextEngineBootstrapAndAssemble(),
       sessionKey,
       tempPaths,
+      trajectory: true,
       attemptOverrides: {
         prompt: "  \n\t  ",
       },
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.spawn-workspace.test-support.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.spawn-workspace.test-support.ts
index c9d4d6e0cb7..4c38126520a 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.spawn-workspace.test-support.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.spawn-workspace.test-support.ts
@@ -1027,6 +1027,7 @@ export async function createContextEngineAttemptRunner(params: {
   sessionPrompt?: SessionPromptOverride;
   sessionKey: string;
   tempPaths: string[];
+  trajectory?: boolean;
 }) {
   const { maintain: rawMaintain, ...contextEngineRest } = params.contextEngine;
   const workspaceDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-ctx-engine-workspace-"));
@@ -1062,50 +1063,63 @@ export async function createContextEngineAttemptRunner(params: {
     }),
   }));
 
-  return await (
-    await loadRunEmbeddedAttempt()
-  )({
-    sessionId: "embedded-session",
-    sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
-    sessionFile,
-    workspaceDir,
-    agentDir,
-    config: {},
-    prompt: "hello",
-    timeoutMs: 10_000,
-    runId: "run-context-engine-forwarding",
-    provider: "openai",
-    modelId: "gpt-test",
-    model: testModel,
-    authStorage: testAuthStorage as never,
-    authProfileStore: { version: 1, profiles: {} },
-    modelRegistry: {} as never,
-    thinkLevel: "off",
-    senderIsOwner: true,
-    disableMessageTool: true,
-    contextTokenBudget: 2048,
-    contextEngine: {
-      ...contextEngineRest,
-      ingest:
-        params.contextEngine.ingest ??
-        (async () => ({
-          ingested: true,
-        })),
-      compact:
-        params.contextEngine.compact ??
-        (async () => ({
-          ok: false,
-          compacted: false,
-          reason: "not used in this test",
-        })),
-      ...(maintain ? { maintain } : {}),
-      info: {
-        ...params.contextEngine.info,
-        id: infoId,
-        name: infoName,
-        version: infoVersion,
+  const previousTrajectoryEnv = process.env.OPENCLAW_TRAJECTORY;
+  if (params.trajectory !== true) {
+    process.env.OPENCLAW_TRAJECTORY = "0";
+  }
+  try {
+    return await (
+      await loadRunEmbeddedAttempt()
+    )({
+      sessionId: "embedded-session",
+      sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
+      sessionFile,
+      workspaceDir,
+      agentDir,
+      config: {},
+      prompt: "hello",
+      timeoutMs: 10_000,
+      runId: "run-context-engine-forwarding",
+      provider: "openai",
+      modelId: "gpt-test",
+      model: testModel,
+      authStorage: testAuthStorage as never,
+      authProfileStore: { version: 1, profiles: {} },
+      modelRegistry: {} as never,
+      thinkLevel: "off",
+      senderIsOwner: true,
+      disableTools: true,
+      disableMessageTool: true,
+      contextTokenBudget: 2048,
+      contextEngine: {
+        ...contextEngineRest,
+        ingest:
+          params.contextEngine.ingest ??
+          (async () => ({
+            ingested: true,
+          })),
+        compact:
+          params.contextEngine.compact ??
+          (async () => ({
+            ok: false,
+            compacted: false,
+            reason: "not used in this test",
+          })),
+        ...(maintain ? { maintain } : {}),
+        info: {
+          ...params.contextEngine.info,
+          id: infoId,
+          name: infoName,
+          version: infoVersion,
+        },
       },
-    },
-    ...params.attemptOverrides,
-  });
+      ...params.attemptOverrides,
+    });
+  } finally {
+    if (previousTrajectoryEnv === undefined) {
+      delete process.env.OPENCLAW_TRAJECTORY;
+    } else {
+      process.env.OPENCLAW_TRAJECTORY = previousTrajectoryEnv;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/gateway/server.cron.test.ts b/src/gateway/server.cron.test.ts
index e8cd6fb5972..482d1621181 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server.cron.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server.cron.test.ts
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ describe("gateway server cron", () => {
       const autoRes = await rpcReq(ws, "cron.add", {
         name: "auto run test",
         enabled: true,
-        schedule: { kind: "at", at: new Date(Date.now() + 200).toISOString() },
+        schedule: { kind: "at", at: new Date(Date.now() - 1).toISOString() },
         sessionTarget: "main",
         wakeMode: "next-heartbeat",
         payload: { kind: "systemEvent", text: "auto" },