diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ccc0fc4d7d..1c1f6b87ed3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Exec approvals: accept runtime-owned `source: "allow-always"` and `commandText` allowlist metadata in gateway and node approval-set payloads so Control UI round-trips no longer fail with `unexpected property 'source'`. Fixes #60000; carries forward #60064. Thanks @sd1471123, @sharkqwy, and @luoyanglang.
 - Exec/node: skip approval-plan preparation for full-trust `host=node` runs so interpreter and script commands no longer fail with `SYSTEM_RUN_DENIED: approval cannot safely bind` when effective policy is `security=full` and `ask=off`. Fixes #48457 and duplicate #69251. Thanks @ajtran303, @jaserNo1, @Blakeshannon, @lesliefag, and @AvIsBeastMC.
 - Exec/node: synthesize a local approval plan when a paired node advertises `system.run` without `system.run.prepare`, unblocking approval-required `host=node` exec on current macOS companion nodes while preserving remote prepare for node hosts that support it. Fixes #37591 and duplicate #66839; carries forward #69725. Thanks @soloclz.
-- Memory/QMD: prefer QMD's `--mask` collection pattern flag so root memory indexing stays scoped to `MEMORY.md` instead of widening to every markdown file in the workspace.
+- Memory/QMD: prefer QMD's `--mask` collection pattern flag so root memory indexing stays scoped to `MEMORY.md` instead of widening to every markdown file in the workspace. Fixes #65480; supersedes #65481 and #66259. Thanks @ccage-simp, @Bortlesboat, @seank-com, and @crazyscience.
 - Memory/doctor: treat the specific `gateway timeout after ...` gateway memory probe result as inconclusive instead of reporting embeddings not ready, while preserving warnings for explicit failures. Fixes #44426; carries forward #46576 with the Greptile review feedback applied. Thanks Cengiz (@ghost).
 - Gateway/memory: defer QMD startup for implicit non-default agents and scope memory runtime loading to the selected memory slot so Gateway boot and first memory recall avoid broad plugin runtime fanout. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Gateway/startup: keep core request handlers, setup wizard, and channel runtime helpers off the boot path until the first matching request, wizard run, or channel start, reducing no-plugin Gateway ready RSS and avoidable startup imports. Thanks @vincentkoc.
diff --git a/docs/concepts/memory-qmd.md b/docs/concepts/memory-qmd.md
index 10f740de4c7..839f5c7bac8 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/memory-qmd.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/memory-qmd.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ OpenClaw creates a self-contained QMD home under
 `~/.openclaw/agents/<agentId>/qmd/` and manages the sidecar lifecycle
 automatically -- collections, updates, and embedding runs are handled for you.
 It prefers current QMD collection and MCP query shapes, but still falls back to
-legacy `--mask` collection flags and older MCP tool names when needed.
+alternate collection pattern flags and older MCP tool names when needed.
 Boot-time reconciliation also recreates stale managed collections back to their
 canonical patterns when an older QMD collection with the same name is still
 present.
diff --git a/docs/reference/memory-config.md b/docs/reference/memory-config.md
index ecdba3a7af1..53f3f5aa522 100644
--- a/docs/reference/memory-config.md
+++ b/docs/reference/memory-config.md
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ Set `memory.backend = "qmd"` to enable. All QMD settings live under `memory.qmd`
 
 `searchMode: "search"` is lexical/BM25-only. OpenClaw does not run semantic vector readiness probes or QMD embedding maintenance for that mode, including during `memory status --deep`; `vsearch` and `query` continue to require QMD vector readiness and embeddings.
 
-OpenClaw prefers the current QMD collection and MCP query shapes, but keeps older QMD releases working by falling back to legacy `--mask` collection flags and older MCP tool names when needed.
+OpenClaw prefers current QMD collection and MCP query shapes, but keeps older QMD releases working by trying compatible collection pattern flags and older MCP tool names when needed.
 
 <Note>
 QMD model overrides stay on the QMD side, not OpenClaw config. If you need to override QMD's models globally, set environment variables such as `QMD_EMBED_MODEL`, `QMD_RERANK_MODEL`, and `QMD_GENERATE_MODEL` in the gateway runtime environment.