diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5914e1b0bfc..4b0757c19f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Telegram: deliver generated media completions back into forum topics by preserving topic IDs across requester-agent handoff. (#83556) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev.
 - Gateway: defer update-check startup until after readiness so package update checks no longer block sidecar-ready startup, while preserving update broadcasts and shutdown cleanup. (#83520) Thanks @samzong.
 - Telegram: keep `/btw` and read-only status commands from aborting active runs, and avoid retaining raw update payloads in timed-out spool tombstones. Refs #83272.
+- Agents: log strict-agentic execution contract diagnostics only when the planning-only retry path actually triggers.
 - Agents/video: hide `video_generate` reference-audio parameters unless a registered video provider supports audio inputs.
 - Plugins: fall back to npm for official ClawHub updates when artifact downloads are unavailable, including beta-to-default fallback and dry-run version reporting.
 - Plugins/xAI: echo PKCE challenge fields during OAuth authorization-code token exchange for xAI token-endpoint compatibility. (#83499) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev.
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.incomplete-turn.test.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.incomplete-turn.test.ts
index e336796dc30..0eebe0193a6 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.incomplete-turn.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.incomplete-turn.test.ts
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ describe("runEmbeddedPiAgent incomplete-turn safety", () => {
     return mockedLog.warn.mock.calls.map(([message]) => String(message));
   }
 
-  function infoMessages(): string[] {
-    return mockedLog.info.mock.calls.map(([message]) => String(message));
-  }
-
   function expectWarnMessageWith(text: string): void {
     expect(warnMessages().join("\n")).toContain(text);
   }
@@ -353,11 +349,14 @@ describe("runEmbeddedPiAgent incomplete-turn safety", () => {
       },
     ]);
     expect(result.meta.livenessState).toBe("blocked");
-    expect(infoMessages().join("\n")).toContain(
-      "strict-agentic execution contract active: runId=run-strict-agentic-auto-activated",
+    expect(warnMessages().join("\n")).toContain(
+      "strict-agentic execution contract triggered: runId=run-strict-agentic-auto-activated",
     );
-    expect(infoMessages().join("\n")).toContain(
-      "provider=openai-codex/gpt-5.4 harness=codex configured=unspecified",
+    expect(warnMessages().join("\n")).toContain(
+      "provider=openai-codex/gpt-5.4 harness=codex contract=strict-agentic configured=unspecified",
+    );
+    expect(mockedLog.info.mock.calls.map(([message]) => String(message)).join("\n")).not.toContain(
+      "strict-agentic execution contract active",
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts
index 18e1b31ccf2..4bf7f50cde1 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts
@@ -998,14 +998,7 @@ export async function runEmbeddedPiAgent(
         modelId,
       });
       const executionContract = strictAgenticActive ? "strict-agentic" : "default";
-      const configuredExecutionContractForLog = configuredExecutionContract ?? "default";
-      if (strictAgenticActive) {
-        log.info(
-          `strict-agentic execution contract active: runId=${params.runId} sessionId=${params.sessionId} ` +
-            `provider=${sanitizeForLog(provider)}/${sanitizeForLog(modelId)} harness=${sanitizeForLog(agentHarness.id)} ` +
-            `configured=${configuredExecutionContract ?? "unspecified"}`,
-        );
-      }
+      const configuredExecutionContractForLog = configuredExecutionContract ?? "unspecified";
       const maxPlanningOnlyRetryAttempts = resolvePlanningOnlyRetryLimit(executionContract);
       const maxReasoningOnlyRetryAttempts = DEFAULT_REASONING_ONLY_RETRY_LIMIT;
       const maxEmptyResponseRetryAttempts = DEFAULT_EMPTY_RESPONSE_RETRY_LIMIT;
@@ -2804,9 +2797,14 @@ export async function runEmbeddedPiAgent(
             }
             planningOnlyRetryAttempts += 1;
             planningOnlyRetryInstruction = nextPlanningOnlyRetryInstruction;
+            const planningOnlyRetryLogPrefix =
+              executionContract === "strict-agentic"
+                ? "strict-agentic execution contract triggered"
+                : "planning-only turn detected";
             log.warn(
-              `planning-only turn detected: runId=${params.runId} sessionId=${params.sessionId} ` +
-                `provider=${provider}/${modelId} contract=${executionContract} configured=${configuredExecutionContractForLog} — retrying ` +
+              `${planningOnlyRetryLogPrefix}: runId=${params.runId} sessionId=${params.sessionId} ` +
+                `provider=${provider}/${modelId} harness=${sanitizeForLog(agentHarness.id)} ` +
+                `contract=${executionContract} configured=${configuredExecutionContractForLog} — retrying ` +
                 `${planningOnlyRetryAttempts}/${maxPlanningOnlyRetryAttempts} with act-now steer`,
             );
             continue;