fix(release): stabilize slow live release gates

src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.live.test.ts

@@ -56,12 +56,27 @@ const DEFAULT_MODEL =
 // The cron/MCP live probe now tolerates more cancelled tool-call retries in CI,
 // so the outer test budget needs enough headroom to finish those retries.
 const CLI_BACKEND_LIVE_TIMEOUT_MS = 20 * 60_000;
-const CLI_BACKEND_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 600_000;
+const CLI_BACKEND_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = parsePositiveIntegerEnv(
+  "OPENCLAW_LIVE_CLI_BACKEND_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS",
+  15 * 60_000,
+);
 const CLI_BACKEND_AGENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = Math.max(
   1,
   Math.ceil(CLI_BACKEND_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000) - 10,
 );
 
+function parsePositiveIntegerEnv(name: string, fallback: number): number {
+  const raw = process.env[name]?.trim();
+  if (!raw) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+  const value = Number(raw);
+  if (!Number.isSafeInteger(value) || value <= 0) {
+    throw new Error(`${name} must be a positive integer. Got: ${JSON.stringify(raw)}`);
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
 function logCliBackendLiveStep(step: string, details?: Record<string, unknown>): void {
   if (!CLI_DEBUG) {
     return;