diff --git a/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.test.ts b/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.test.ts
index 0ef60b4b50b..62e9fa0a99f 100644
--- a/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.test.ts
+++ b/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => {
 });
 
 vi.mock("../../config/sessions/store-load.js", () => ({
-  loadSessionStore: (storePath: string) => hoisted.loadSessionStoreMock(storePath),
+  loadSessionStore: (storePath: string, opts?: unknown) =>
+    hoisted.loadSessionStoreMock(storePath, opts),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../../config/sessions/targets.js", () => ({
@@ -57,7 +58,10 @@ describe("listAcpSessionEntries", () => {
     const entries = await listAcpSessionEntries({ cfg });
 
     expect(hoisted.resolveAllAgentSessionStoreTargetsMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cfg, undefined);
-    expect(hoisted.loadSessionStoreMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/custom/sessions/ops.json");
+    expect(hoisted.loadSessionStoreMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/custom/sessions/ops.json",
+      undefined,
+    );
     expect(entries).toEqual([
       {
         acp: storedEntry.acp,
@@ -69,4 +73,18 @@ describe("listAcpSessionEntries", () => {
       },
     ]);
   });
+
+  it("can skip cloning for maintenance callers that only inspect ACP entries", async () => {
+    const cfg = { session: { store: "/custom/sessions/{agentId}.json" } } as OpenClawConfig;
+    hoisted.resolveAllAgentSessionStoreTargetsMock.mockResolvedValue([
+      { agentId: "ops", storePath: "/custom/sessions/ops.json" },
+    ]);
+    hoisted.loadSessionStoreMock.mockReturnValue({});
+
+    await listAcpSessionEntries({ cfg, clone: false });
+
+    expect(hoisted.loadSessionStoreMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/custom/sessions/ops.json", {
+      clone: false,
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.ts b/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.ts
index dd78e725411..f45e6de5650 100644
--- a/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.ts
+++ b/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export function readAcpSessionEntry(params: {
 export async function listAcpSessionEntries(params: {
   cfg?: OpenClawConfig;
   env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+  clone?: boolean;
 }): Promise<AcpSessionStoreEntry[]> {
   const cfg = params.cfg ?? getRuntimeConfig();
   const storeTargets = await resolveAllAgentSessionStoreTargets(
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ export async function listAcpSessionEntries(params: {
     const storePath = target.storePath;
     let store: Record<string, SessionEntry>;
     try {
-      store = loadSessionStore(storePath);
+      store = loadSessionStore(storePath, params.clone === false ? { clone: false } : undefined);
     } catch {
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.ts
index 4e2e8d638f1..cd81c9153e2 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.ts
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ function refreshSessionEntryFromStore(params: {
     return fallbackEntry;
   }
   try {
-    const latestStore = loadSessionStore(storePath, { skipCache: true });
+    const latestStore = loadSessionStore(storePath, { skipCache: true, clone: false });
     const latestEntry = latestStore?.[sessionKey];
     if (!latestEntry) {
       return fallbackEntry;
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-fast-path.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-fast-path.ts
index 4acb2b4aa73..935dbc4844a 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-fast-path.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-fast-path.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ export function initFastReplySessionState(params: {
   const storePath = resolveStorePath(cfg.session?.store, { agentId });
   const sessionStore: Record<string, SessionEntry> = loadSessionStore(storePath, {
     skipCache: true,
+    clone: false,
   });
   const existingEntry = sessionStore[sessionKey];
   const commandSource = ctx.BodyForCommands ?? ctx.CommandBody ?? ctx.RawBody ?? ctx.Body ?? "";
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts
index d9e4d7c7507..1e1a553e593 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ export async function initSessionState(params: {
   const sessionStoreLoadStartMs = ingressTimingEnabled ? Date.now() : 0;
   const sessionStore: Record<string, SessionEntry> = loadSessionStore(storePath, {
     skipCache: true,
+    clone: false,
   });
   if (ingressTimingEnabled) {
     log.info(
diff --git a/src/config/sessions/sessions.test.ts b/src/config/sessions/sessions.test.ts
index c7b5f4092b5..18d6e568795 100644
--- a/src/config/sessions/sessions.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/sessions/sessions.test.ts
@@ -703,6 +703,33 @@ describe("session store writer queue", () => {
     expect(cached?.[key]?.sessionId).toBe("s-serialized-cache");
   });
 
+  it("returns an owned parsed store for fresh skip-cache loads without cloning again", async () => {
+    const key = "agent:main:owned-skip-cache";
+    const { storePath } = await makeTmpStore({
+      [key]: {
+        sessionId: "s-owned-skip-cache",
+        updatedAt: Date.now(),
+        skillsSnapshot: {
+          prompt: "owned prompt",
+          skills: [{ name: "demo" }],
+          version: 1,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const parseSpy = vi.spyOn(JSON, "parse");
+    try {
+      const loaded = loadSessionStore(storePath, { skipCache: true, clone: false });
+      loaded[key].sessionId = "mutated-owned-store";
+
+      expect(parseSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(loadSessionStore(storePath, { skipCache: true, clone: false })[key].sessionId).toBe(
+        "s-owned-skip-cache",
+      );
+    } finally {
+      parseSpy.mockRestore();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("keeps session store writes atomic while skipping durable fsync inside the writer lock", async () => {
     const key = "agent:main:no-fsync";
     const { storePath } = await makeTmpStore({
diff --git a/src/tasks/task-registry.maintenance.ts b/src/tasks/task-registry.maintenance.ts
index fe7c21284cd..c8dd6a8bb5f 100644
--- a/src/tasks/task-registry.maintenance.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/task-registry.maintenance.ts
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ function hasBackingSession(task: TaskRecord, context?: BackingSessionLookupConte
   if (task.runtime === "acp") {
     const acpEntry = taskRegistryMaintenanceRuntime.readAcpSessionEntry({
       sessionKey: childSessionKey,
+      clone: false,
     });
     if (!acpEntry || acpEntry.storeReadFailed) {
       return true;
@@ -648,7 +649,10 @@ function shouldCloseTerminalAcpSession(task: TaskRecord): boolean {
   ) {
     return false;
   }
-  const acpEntry = taskRegistryMaintenanceRuntime.readAcpSessionEntry({ sessionKey });
+  const acpEntry = taskRegistryMaintenanceRuntime.readAcpSessionEntry({
+    sessionKey,
+    clone: false,
+  });
   if (!acpEntry || acpEntry.storeReadFailed || !acpEntry.acp) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -686,7 +690,10 @@ async function cleanupTerminalAcpSession(task: TaskRecord): Promise<void> {
   if (!sessionKey) {
     return;
   }
-  const acpEntry = taskRegistryMaintenanceRuntime.readAcpSessionEntry({ sessionKey });
+  const acpEntry = taskRegistryMaintenanceRuntime.readAcpSessionEntry({
+    sessionKey,
+    clone: false,
+  });
   const closeAcpSession = taskRegistryMaintenanceRuntime.closeAcpSession;
   if (!acpEntry || !closeAcpSession) {
     return;
@@ -722,7 +729,7 @@ async function cleanupTerminalAcpSession(task: TaskRecord): Promise<void> {
 async function cleanupOrphanedParentOwnedAcpSessions(): Promise<void> {
   let acpSessions: AcpSessionStoreEntry[];
   try {
-    acpSessions = await taskRegistryMaintenanceRuntime.listAcpSessionEntries({});
+    acpSessions = await taskRegistryMaintenanceRuntime.listAcpSessionEntries({ clone: false });
   } catch (error) {
     log.warn("Failed to list ACP sessions during task maintenance", { error });
     return;