diff --git a/.agents/skills/openclaw-release-maintainer/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/openclaw-release-maintainer/SKILL.md
index 85f52f5d13d..45ec46f075c 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/openclaw-release-maintainer/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/openclaw-release-maintainer/SKILL.md
@@ -332,9 +332,11 @@ node --import tsx scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts <published-version>
   - Docker install/update coverage that exercises the published beta package
   - published npm Telegram proof: dispatch Actions > `NPM Telegram Beta E2E`
     from `main` with `package_spec=openclaw@<beta-version>` and
-    `provider_mode=mock-openai`, approve `npm-release`, and require success.
-    This is the default button path for installed-package onboarding,
-    Telegram setup, and real Telegram E2E against the published npm package.
+    `provider_mode=mock-openai`, and require success. This workflow is
+    maintainer-dispatched and intentionally has no `npm-release` approval gate;
+    `qa-live-shared` only supplies the shared QA secrets. This is the default
+    button path for installed-package onboarding, Telegram setup, and real
+    Telegram E2E against the published npm package.
     Use the local `pnpm test:docker:npm-telegram-live` lane with the matching
     `OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_PACKAGE_SPEC` and Convex CI env only as a fallback
     or debugging path.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-telegram-beta-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-telegram-beta-e2e.yml
index b99143f9c63..34f7b8b2677 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-telegram-beta-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-telegram-beta-e2e.yml
@@ -34,19 +34,8 @@ env:
   PNPM_VERSION: "10.33.0"
 
 jobs:
-  approve_release_manager:
-    name: Approve npm Telegram beta E2E
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: npm-release
-    steps:
-      - name: Record approval
-        env:
-          PACKAGE_SPEC: ${{ inputs.package_spec }}
-        run: echo "Approved npm Telegram beta E2E for ${PACKAGE_SPEC}"
-
   run_npm_telegram_beta_e2e:
     name: Run published npm Telegram E2E
-    needs: approve_release_manager
     runs-on: blacksmith-32vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 60
     environment: qa-live-shared
diff --git a/test/scripts/npm-telegram-live.test.ts b/test/scripts/npm-telegram-live.test.ts
index 2a2bebc2d43..b721a2f6d08 100644
--- a/test/scripts/npm-telegram-live.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/npm-telegram-live.test.ts
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ describe("npm Telegram live Docker E2E", () => {
     expect(script).toContain('credential_role="ci"');
   });
 
-  it("requires release manager environment approval for the manual npm beta workflow", () => {
+  it("does not require release manager environment approval for the manual npm beta workflow", () => {
     const workflow = readFileSync(WORKFLOW_PATH, "utf8");
 
-    expect(workflow).toContain("approve_release_manager:");
-    expect(workflow).toContain("environment: npm-release");
-    expect(workflow).toContain("needs: approve_release_manager");
+    expect(workflow).not.toContain("approve_release_manager:");
+    expect(workflow).not.toContain("Approve npm Telegram beta E2E");
+    expect(workflow).not.toContain("environment: npm-release");
+    expect(workflow).not.toContain("needs: approve_release_manager");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("environment: qa-live-shared");
     expect(workflow).not.toContain("Require main workflow ref");
     expect(workflow).not.toContain("refs/heads/main");
     expect(workflow).not.toContain('new Set(["admin", "write"])');
@@ -55,12 +57,12 @@ describe("npm Telegram live Docker E2E", () => {
     expect(workflow).not.toContain("getMembershipForUserInOrg");
   });
 
-  it("builds and reuses a local Docker E2E image after approval", () => {
+  it("builds and reuses a local Docker E2E image", () => {
     const workflow = readFileSync(WORKFLOW_PATH, "utf8");
 
     expect(workflow).not.toContain("prepare_docker_e2e_image:");
     expect(workflow).toContain("run_npm_telegram_beta_e2e:");
-    expect(workflow).toContain("needs: approve_release_manager");
+    expect(workflow).not.toContain("needs: approve_release_manager");
     expect(workflow).toContain("useblacksmith/setup-docker-builder");
     expect(workflow).toContain("useblacksmith/build-push-action");
     expect(workflow).toContain("tags: openclaw-docker-e2e:local");