diff --git a/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-ci/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-ci/SKILL.md
index be0e83011f8..8b767d396a8 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-ci/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-ci/SKILL.md
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Use this with `$release-openclaw-maintainer` and `$openclaw-testing` when a rele
 - Watch one parent run plus compact child summaries. Avoid broad `gh run view` polling loops; REST quota is easy to burn.
 - Fetch logs only for failed or currently-blocking jobs. If quota is low, stop polling and wait for reset.
 - Treat live-provider flakes separately from code failures: prove key validity, provider HTTP status, retry evidence, and exact failing lane before editing code.
+- Full Release Validation parent monitors fail fast: once a required child job
+  fails, the parent cancels the remaining child matrix and prints the failed
+  job summary. Inspect that first red job instead of waiting for unrelated
+  matrix tails.
 
 ## Preflight
 
@@ -73,6 +77,9 @@ gh workflow run full-release-validation.yml \
 ```
 
 Use `release_profile=stable` unless the operator explicitly asks for the broad advisory provider/media matrix. Use narrow `rerun_group` after focused fixes.
+Publish with `openclaw-release-publish.yml` using `release_profile=from-validation`
+unless a maintainer intentionally wants to cross-check a specific profile; the
+publish workflow reads the effective profile from the full-validation manifest.
 
 ## Watch
 
diff --git a/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-maintainer/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-maintainer/SKILL.md
index e081313f04f..6f549ea1fa8 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-maintainer/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/release-openclaw-maintainer/SKILL.md
@@ -49,17 +49,21 @@ Use this skill for release and publish-time workflow. Load `$release-private` if
   the next beta number until the matching npm package has actually published.
   If a published beta needs a fix, commit the fix on the release branch and
   increment to the next `-beta.N`.
-- For a beta release train, run the fast local preflight first, publish the
-  beta to npm `beta`, then run the expensive published-package roster focused
-  on install/update/Docker/Parallels/NPM Telegram. If anything fails, fix it on
-  the release branch, commit/push/pull, increment beta number, and repeat. Run
-  the full expensive roster at least once before stable/latest promotion; for
-  later beta attempts, rerun only lanes whose evidence changed unless the fix
-  touches broad release, install/update, plugin, Docker, Parallels, or live QA
-  behavior. After each beta is published, scan current `main` once for critical
-  fixes that landed after the release branch cut and backport only important
-  low-risk fixes. Operators may authorize up to 4 autonomous beta attempts;
-  after 4 failed beta attempts, stop and report.
+- For a beta release train, keep Full Release Validation as a pre-publish gate
+  unless the operator explicitly waives it. Run the fast local preflight, npm
+  preflight, full release validation, and performance in parallel where safe.
+  If anything fails before npm publish, fix it on the release branch,
+  forward-port the fix to `main`, move the unpublished beta tag/prerelease to
+  the fixed commit, and rerun the affected pre-publish gates. If anything fails
+  after npm publish, fix it, forward-port to `main`, increment beta number, and
+  repeat. After each beta publish, run the published-package roster focused on
+  install/update/Docker/Parallels/NPM Telegram. For later beta attempts, rerun
+  only lanes whose evidence changed unless the fix touches broad release,
+  install/update, plugin, Docker, Parallels, or live QA behavior. After each
+  beta is live, scan current `main` once for critical fixes that landed after
+  the release branch cut and backport only important low-risk fixes. Operators
+  may authorize up to 4 autonomous beta attempts; after 4 failed beta attempts,
+  stop and report.
 - As soon as the release candidate SHA exists, dispatch `OpenClaw Performance`
   with `target_ref=<release-sha>` in parallel with the other release work. Do
   not wait for full release validation to start the performance signal.
@@ -468,8 +472,10 @@ node --import tsx scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts <published-version>
 - The npm workflow and the private mac publish workflow accept
   `preflight_only=true` to run validation/build/package steps without uploading
   public release assets.
-- Real npm publish requires a prior successful npm preflight run id so the
-  publish job promotes the prepared tarball instead of rebuilding it.
+- Real npm publish requires a prior successful npm preflight run id and the
+  successful Full Release Validation run id for the same tag/SHA so the publish
+  job promotes the prepared tarball instead of rebuilding it and attaches the
+  correct release evidence.
 - Real private mac publish requires a prior successful private mac preflight
   run id so the publish job promotes the prepared artifacts instead of
   rebuilding or renotarizing them again.
@@ -499,11 +505,12 @@ node --import tsx scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts <published-version>
   instead of uploading public GitHub release assets.
 - Private smoke-test runs upload ad-hoc, non-notarized build artifacts as
   workflow artifacts and intentionally skip stable `appcast.xml` generation.
-- For stable releases, npm preflight, public mac validation, private mac
-  validation, and private mac preflight must all pass before any real publish
-  run starts. For beta releases, npm preflight plus the selected Docker,
-  install/update, Parallels, and release-check lanes are sufficient unless mac
-  beta validation was explicitly requested.
+- For stable releases, npm preflight, Full Release Validation, public mac
+  validation, private mac validation, and private mac preflight must all pass
+  before any real publish run starts. For beta releases, npm preflight and Full
+  Release Validation must pass before npm publish unless the operator explicitly
+  waives the full gate; mac beta validation is still only required when
+  requested.
 - Real publish runs may be dispatched from `main` or from a
   `release/YYYY.M.D` branch. For release-branch runs, the tag must be contained
   in that release branch, and the real publish must reuse a successful preflight
diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
index 12874cfd0bd..dd8572b5120 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
@@ -380,6 +380,21 @@ jobs:
               gh_with_retry api --paginate "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${run_id}/jobs?per_page=100" --jq '.jobs[]'
             }
 
+            fail_fast_failed_jobs() {
+              local failed_jobs_json
+              failed_jobs_json="$(
+                fetch_child_jobs |
+                  jq -s '[.[] | select(.status == "completed" and .conclusion != "success" and .conclusion != "skipped")]'
+              )"
+              if jq -e 'length > 0' <<< "$failed_jobs_json" >/dev/null; then
+                echo "::error::${workflow} has failed child jobs before the workflow completed; cancelling the remaining matrix."
+                jq '.[] | {name, conclusion, url: .html_url}' <<< "$failed_jobs_json"
+                cancel_child
+                trap - EXIT INT TERM
+                exit 1
+              fi
+            }
+
             cancel_child() {
               if [[ -n "${run_id:-}" ]]; then
                 echo "Cancelling child workflow ${workflow}: ${run_id}" >&2
@@ -395,6 +410,9 @@ jobs:
                 break
               fi
               poll_count=$((poll_count + 1))
+              if (( poll_count % 2 == 0 )); then
+                fail_fast_failed_jobs
+              fi
               if (( poll_count % 10 == 0 )); then
                 echo "Still waiting on ${workflow}: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${run_id}"
                 fetch_child_jobs | jq 'select(.status != "completed") | {name, status, url: .html_url}' || true
@@ -510,6 +528,21 @@ jobs:
               gh_with_retry api --paginate "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${run_id}/jobs?per_page=100" --jq '.jobs[]'
             }
 
+            fail_fast_failed_jobs() {
+              local failed_jobs_json
+              failed_jobs_json="$(
+                fetch_child_jobs |
+                  jq -s '[.[] | select(.status == "completed" and .conclusion != "success" and .conclusion != "skipped")]'
+              )"
+              if jq -e 'length > 0' <<< "$failed_jobs_json" >/dev/null; then
+                echo "::error::${workflow} has failed child jobs before the workflow completed; cancelling the remaining matrix."
+                jq '.[] | {name, conclusion, url: .html_url}' <<< "$failed_jobs_json"
+                cancel_child
+                trap - EXIT INT TERM
+                exit 1
+              fi
+            }
+
             cancel_child() {
               if [[ -n "${run_id:-}" ]]; then
                 echo "Cancelling child workflow ${workflow}: ${run_id}" >&2
@@ -525,6 +558,9 @@ jobs:
                 break
               fi
               poll_count=$((poll_count + 1))
+              if (( poll_count % 2 == 0 )); then
+                fail_fast_failed_jobs
+              fi
               if (( poll_count % 10 == 0 )); then
                 echo "Still waiting on ${workflow}: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${run_id}"
                 fetch_child_jobs | jq 'select(.status != "completed") | {name, status, url: .html_url}' || true
@@ -690,6 +726,24 @@ jobs:
               [[ "$saw_advisory" == "1" && "$failed" == "0" ]]
             }
 
+            fail_fast_failed_jobs() {
+              local failed_jobs_json
+              if [[ "$workflow" == "openclaw-release-checks.yml" && "$CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF" =~ ^tideclaw/alpha/[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}Z$ ]]; then
+                return 0
+              fi
+              failed_jobs_json="$(
+                fetch_child_jobs |
+                  jq -s '[.[] | select(.status == "completed" and .conclusion != "success" and .conclusion != "skipped")]'
+              )"
+              if jq -e 'length > 0' <<< "$failed_jobs_json" >/dev/null; then
+                echo "::error::${workflow} has failed child jobs before the workflow completed; cancelling the remaining matrix."
+                jq '.[] | {name, conclusion, url: .html_url}' <<< "$failed_jobs_json"
+                cancel_child
+                trap - EXIT INT TERM
+                exit 1
+              fi
+            }
+
             cancel_child() {
               if [[ -n "${run_id:-}" ]]; then
                 echo "Cancelling child workflow ${workflow}: ${run_id}" >&2
@@ -705,6 +759,9 @@ jobs:
                 break
               fi
               poll_count=$((poll_count + 1))
+              if (( poll_count % 2 == 0 )); then
+                fail_fast_failed_jobs
+              fi
               if (( poll_count % 10 == 0 )); then
                 echo "Still waiting on ${workflow}: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${run_id}"
                 fetch_child_jobs | jq 'select(.status != "completed") | {name, status, url: .html_url}' || true
@@ -962,6 +1019,21 @@ jobs:
           }
           trap cancel_child EXIT INT TERM
 
+          fail_fast_failed_jobs() {
+            local failed_jobs_json
+            failed_jobs_json="$(
+              gh_with_retry run view "$run_id" --json jobs \
+                --jq '[.jobs[] | select(.status == "completed" and .conclusion != "success" and .conclusion != "skipped")]'
+            )"
+            if jq -e 'length > 0' <<< "$failed_jobs_json" >/dev/null; then
+              echo "::error::npm-telegram-beta-e2e.yml has failed child jobs before the workflow completed; cancelling the remaining run."
+              jq '.[] | {name, conclusion, url}' <<< "$failed_jobs_json"
+              cancel_child
+              trap - EXIT INT TERM
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          }
+
           poll_count=0
           while true; do
             status="$(gh_with_retry run view "$run_id" --json status --jq '.status')"
@@ -969,6 +1041,9 @@ jobs:
               break
             fi
             poll_count=$((poll_count + 1))
+            if (( poll_count % 2 == 0 )); then
+              fail_fast_failed_jobs
+            fi
             if (( poll_count % 10 == 0 )); then
               echo "Still waiting on npm-telegram-beta-e2e.yml: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${run_id}"
               gh_with_retry run view "$run_id" --json jobs --jq '.jobs[] | select(.status != "completed") | {name, status, url}' || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
index d4e1dcdbfaa..b8fb1ec55c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ on:
         default: true
         type: boolean
       release_profile:
-        description: Release coverage profile used for release evidence summaries
+        description: Release coverage profile used for release evidence summaries; default reads it from the validation manifest
         required: false
-        default: beta
+        default: from-validation
         type: choice
         options:
+          - from-validation
           - beta
           - stable
           - full
@@ -135,9 +136,9 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           case "$RELEASE_PROFILE" in
-            beta|stable|full) ;;
+            from-validation|beta|stable|full) ;;
             *)
-              echo "release_profile must be one of: beta, stable, full" >&2
+              echo "release_profile must be one of: from-validation, beta, stable, full" >&2
               exit 1
               ;;
           esac
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "sha=$release_sha" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Validate full release validation manifest
+        id: full_manifest
         if: ${{ inputs.publish_openclaw_npm }}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
@@ -289,7 +291,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "Full release validation target SHA mismatch: expected $EXPECTED_SHA, got $target_sha" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
-          if [[ "$release_profile" != "$EXPECTED_RELEASE_PROFILE" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$EXPECTED_RELEASE_PROFILE" != "from-validation" && "$release_profile" != "$EXPECTED_RELEASE_PROFILE" ]]; then
             echo "Full release validation profile mismatch: expected $EXPECTED_RELEASE_PROFILE, got $release_profile" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
@@ -297,6 +299,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "Full release validation must run rerun_group=all before npm publish; got $rerun_group" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
+          echo "release_profile=$release_profile" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Validate release tag is reachable from a trusted release branch
         env:
@@ -332,7 +335,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
           TARGET_SHA: ${{ steps.manifest.outputs.sha || steps.ref.outputs.sha }}
-          RELEASE_PROFILE: ${{ inputs.release_profile }}
+          RELEASE_PROFILE: ${{ steps.full_manifest.outputs.release_profile || inputs.release_profile }}
           FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_RUN_ID: ${{ inputs.full_release_validation_run_id }}
         run: |
           {
@@ -501,7 +504,7 @@ jobs:
           wait_for_run() {
             local workflow="$1"
             local run_id="$2"
-            local status conclusion url updated_at created_at duration_seconds duration_label last_state
+            local status conclusion url updated_at created_at duration_seconds duration_label last_state failed_json
 
             last_state=""
             while true; do
@@ -510,6 +513,14 @@ jobs:
               if [[ "$status" == "completed" ]]; then
                 break
               fi
+              failed_json="$(gh run view --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" "$run_id" --json jobs \
+                --jq '[.jobs[] | select(.status == "completed" and .conclusion != "success" and .conclusion != "skipped")]' || true)"
+              if [[ -n "${failed_json}" ]] && jq -e 'length > 0' <<< "$failed_json" >/dev/null; then
+                echo "${workflow} has failed jobs before the workflow completed: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${run_id}" >&2
+                jq '.[] | {name, conclusion, url}' <<< "$failed_json" >&2 || true
+                print_failed_run_summary "${run_id}"
+                return 1
+              fi
               url="$(printf '%s' "$run_json" | jq -r '.url')"
               updated_at="$(printf '%s' "$run_json" | jq -r '.updatedAt')"
               state="${status}:${updated_at}"
diff --git a/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.mjs b/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.mjs
index 2b164c9be44..73f4505d565 100644
--- a/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.mjs
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ export function buildPublishCommand(options) {
     ["npm_dist_tag", options.npmDistTag],
     ["plugin_publish_scope", options.pluginPublishScope],
     ["publish_openclaw_npm", "true"],
-    ["release_profile", options.releaseProfile],
+    ["release_profile", "from-validation"],
     ["wait_for_clawhub", "false"],
   ];
   if (options.npmTelegramRunId) {
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index 8fd612afc09..0af050ad1d2 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe("package acceptance workflow", () => {
     expect(hydrateWindowsPnpm.run).toContain('"--filter",');
     expect(hydrateWindowsPnpm.run).toContain('"openclaw",');
     expect(hydrateWindowsPnpm.run).toContain(
-      'New-Item -ItemType Junction -Path $workspaceNodeModules -Target $env:PNPM_CONFIG_MODULES_DIR',
+      "New-Item -ItemType Junction -Path $workspaceNodeModules -Target $env:PNPM_CONFIG_MODULES_DIR",
     );
     expect(hydrateWindowsPnpm.run).toContain(".pnpm-workspace-state-v1.json");
     expect(hydrateWindowsPnpm.run).not.toContain("Remove-Item -Recurse -Force");
@@ -1464,6 +1464,16 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
     expect(pluginNpmWorkflow).toContain("environment: npm-release");
     expect(clawHubWorkflow).toContain("environment: clawhub-plugin-release");
     expect(openclawNpmWorkflow).toContain("environment: npm-release");
+    expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("default: from-validation");
+    expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain(
+      'if [[ "$EXPECTED_RELEASE_PROFILE" != "from-validation" && "$release_profile" != "$EXPECTED_RELEASE_PROFILE" ]]; then',
+    );
+    expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain(
+      'echo "release_profile=$release_profile" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"',
+    );
+    expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain(
+      "has failed jobs before the workflow completed: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${run_id}",
+    );
     expect(releaseWorkflow.lastIndexOf("create_or_update_github_release")).toBeLessThan(
       releaseWorkflow.indexOf('if [[ -n "${clawhub_pid}" ]] && ! wait "${clawhub_pid}"'),
     );
diff --git a/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts b/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
index 0d09f84fb80..7eec14b12a8 100644
--- a/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
@@ -561,6 +561,13 @@ describe("scripts/lib/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.mjs", () => {
     expect(fullReleaseWorkflow.jobs.release_checks["timeout-minutes"]).toBe(
       "${{ inputs.release_profile != 'minimum' && 240 || 60 }}",
     );
+    const fullReleaseSource = readFileSync(".github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml", "utf8");
+    expect(
+      fullReleaseSource.match(/has failed child jobs before the workflow completed/gu)?.length,
+    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
+    expect(fullReleaseSource).toContain(
+      "npm-telegram-beta-e2e.yml has failed child jobs before the workflow completed; cancelling the remaining run.",
+    );
   });
 
   it("keeps runtime tool coverage blocking in release checks", () => {