diff --git a/docs/help/testing.md b/docs/help/testing.md
index 2be59360b47..6cf3ae14246 100644
--- a/docs/help/testing.md
+++ b/docs/help/testing.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Think of the suites as “increasing realism” (and increasing flakiness/cost):
   - `pnpm test` now keeps a small checked-in behavioral manifest for true pool/isolation overrides and a separate timing snapshot for the slowest unit files.
   - Shared unit coverage now defaults to `threads`, while the manifest keeps the measured fork-only exceptions and heavy singleton lanes explicit.
   - The extension suite (`vitest.extensions.config.ts`) also now defaults to `threads`; the March 22, 2026 direct full-suite control run passed clean without extension-specific fork exceptions.
+  - The channel suite (`vitest.channels.config.ts`) now also defaults to `threads`; the March 22, 2026 direct full-suite control run passed clean without channel-specific fork exceptions.
   - The wrapper peels the heaviest measured files into dedicated lanes instead of relying on a growing hand-maintained exclusion list.
   - Refresh the timing snapshot with `pnpm test:perf:update-timings` after major suite shape changes.
 - Embedded runner note:
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ Think of the suites as “increasing realism” (and increasing flakiness/cost):
   - Base Vitest config still defaults to `forks`.
   - Unit wrapper lanes default to `threads`, with explicit manifest fork-only exceptions.
   - Extension scoped config defaults to `threads`.
+  - Channel scoped config defaults to `threads`.
   - Unit, channel, and extension configs default to `isolate: false` for faster file startup.
   - `pnpm test` also passes `--isolate=false` at the wrapper level.
   - Opt back into Vitest file isolation with `OPENCLAW_TEST_ISOLATE=1 pnpm test`.
diff --git a/docs/plugins/sdk-entrypoints.md b/docs/plugins/sdk-entrypoints.md
index 25ebc050e2e..b75ab31fd46 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/sdk-entrypoints.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/sdk-entrypoints.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default definePluginEntry({
 });
 ```
 
-### Options
+### Channel Options
 
 | Field          | Type                                                             | Required | Default             |
 | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------- |
diff --git a/docs/reference/test.md b/docs/reference/test.md
index 8c724f99580..81f2c674344 100644
--- a/docs/reference/test.md
+++ b/docs/reference/test.md
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ title: "Tests"
 - `pnpm test:coverage`: Runs the unit suite with V8 coverage (via `vitest.unit.config.ts`). Global thresholds are 70% lines/branches/functions/statements. Coverage excludes integration-heavy entrypoints (CLI wiring, gateway/telegram bridges, webchat static server) to keep the target focused on unit-testable logic.
 - `pnpm test`: runs the full wrapper. It keeps only a small behavioral override manifest in git, then uses a checked-in timing snapshot to peel the heaviest measured unit files into dedicated lanes.
 - Unit files default to `threads` in the wrapper; keep fork-only exceptions documented in `test/fixtures/test-parallel.behavior.json`.
+- `pnpm test:channels` now defaults to `threads` via `vitest.channels.config.ts`; the March 22, 2026 direct full-suite control run passed clean without channel-specific fork exceptions.
 - `pnpm test:extensions` now defaults to `threads` via `vitest.extensions.config.ts`; the March 22, 2026 direct full-suite control run passed clean without extension-specific fork exceptions.
-- `pnpm test:channels`: runs channel-heavy suites.
 - `pnpm test:extensions`: runs extension/plugin suites.
 - `pnpm test:perf:update-timings`: refreshes the checked-in slow-file timing snapshot used by `scripts/test-parallel.mjs`.
 - Gateway integration: opt-in via `OPENCLAW_TEST_INCLUDE_GATEWAY=1 pnpm test` or `pnpm test:gateway`.
diff --git a/vitest.channels.config.ts b/vitest.channels.config.ts
index 7526c945d79..1d239acf22a 100644
--- a/vitest.channels.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.channels.config.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ import { channelTestInclude } from "./vitest.channel-paths.mjs";
 import { createScopedVitestConfig } from "./vitest.scoped-config.ts";
 
 export default createScopedVitestConfig(channelTestInclude, {
+  pool: "threads",
   exclude: ["src/gateway/**"],
 });