diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa-live-telegram-convex.yml b/.github/workflows/qa-live-telegram-convex.yml
index 81a5b904562..fe333e3bb8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa-live-telegram-convex.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa-live-telegram-convex.yml
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ jobs:
           OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SITE_URL: ${{ secrets.OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SITE_URL }}
           OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SECRET_CI: ${{ secrets.OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SECRET_CI }}
           OPENCLAW_QA_REDACT_PUBLIC_METADATA: "1"
+          OPENCLAW_QA_TELEGRAM_CAPTURE_CONTENT: "1"
           INPUT_SCENARIO: ${{ inputs.scenario }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts
index f4481b0e984..a5ab455d020 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ describe("telegram live qa runtime", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
-  it("redacts observed message metadata in public mode even when content capture is requested", () => {
+  it("keeps observed message content in public mode when capture is requested", () => {
     const redacted = __testing.buildObservedMessagesArtifact({
       includeContent: true,
       redactMetadata: true,
@@ -463,12 +463,14 @@ describe("telegram live qa runtime", () => {
         senderIsBot: true,
         inlineButtonCount: 1,
         mediaKinds: ["photo"],
+        text: "secret text",
+        caption: "secret caption",
       },
     ]);
     expect(redacted[0]).not.toHaveProperty("timestamp");
     expect(redacted[0]).not.toHaveProperty("inlineButtons");
-    expect(redacted[0]).not.toHaveProperty("text");
-    expect(redacted[0]).not.toHaveProperty("caption");
+    expect(redacted[0]).not.toHaveProperty("senderId");
+    expect(redacted[0]).not.toHaveProperty("senderUsername");
   });
 
   it("keeps raw timestamp and inline button text when metadata redaction is disabled", () => {
@@ -566,6 +568,7 @@ describe("telegram live qa runtime", () => {
     expect(message).toContain("- sutBotId: <redacted>");
     expect(message).toContain("- sutUsername: <redacted>");
     expect(message).toContain("- driverMessageId: <redacted>");
+    expect(message).toContain("timed out");
     expect(message).not.toContain("-100123");
     expect(message).not.toContain("driver_bot");
     expect(message).not.toContain("sut_bot");
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
index 3fa82a35a49..c41a47de653 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ function buildObservedMessagesArtifact(params: {
           senderUsername: message.senderUsername,
           replyToMessageId: message.replyToMessageId,
         };
-    if (!params.includeContent || params.redactMetadata) {
+    if (!params.includeContent) {
       return base;
     }
     return {
@@ -803,9 +803,7 @@ function canaryFailureMessage(params: {
   sutUsername: string;
 }) {
   const error = params.error;
-  const details = params.redactMetadata
-    ? "details redacted (OPENCLAW_QA_REDACT_PUBLIC_METADATA=1)"
-    : formatErrorMessage(error);
+  const details = formatErrorMessage(error);
   const phase = isTelegramQaCanaryError(error) ? error.phase : "unknown";
   const canonicalContext = new Set([
     "groupId",
@@ -906,8 +904,7 @@ export async function runTelegramQaLive(params: {
   const scenarios = findScenario(params.scenarioIds);
   const observedMessages: TelegramObservedMessage[] = [];
   const redactPublicMetadata = isTruthyOptIn(process.env[QA_REDACT_PUBLIC_METADATA_ENV]);
-  const includeObservedMessageContent =
-    !redactPublicMetadata && isTruthyOptIn(process.env[TELEGRAM_QA_CAPTURE_CONTENT_ENV]);
+  const includeObservedMessageContent = isTruthyOptIn(process.env[TELEGRAM_QA_CAPTURE_CONTENT_ENV]);
   const startedAt = new Date().toISOString();
   const scenarioResults: TelegramQaScenarioResult[] = [];
   const cleanupIssues: string[] = [];
@@ -1038,9 +1035,7 @@ export async function runTelegramQaLive(params: {
               id: scenario.id,
               title: scenario.title,
               status: "fail",
-              details: redactPublicMetadata
-                ? "details redacted (OPENCLAW_QA_REDACT_PUBLIC_METADATA=1)"
-                : formatErrorMessage(error),
+              details: formatErrorMessage(error),
             });
           }
           assertLeaseHealthy();