diff --git a/src/gateway/server.silent-scope-upgrade-reconnect.poc.test.ts b/src/gateway/server.silent-scope-upgrade-reconnect.poc.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f2f359f54d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gateway/server.silent-scope-upgrade-reconnect.poc.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+import { WebSocket } from "ws";
+import {
+  loadOrCreateDeviceIdentity,
+  publicKeyRawBase64UrlFromPem,
+  type DeviceIdentity,
+} from "../infra/device-identity.js";
+import * as devicePairingModule from "../infra/device-pairing.js";
+import {
+  approveDevicePairing,
+  getPairedDevice,
+  requestDevicePairing,
+} from "../infra/device-pairing.js";
+import { GATEWAY_CLIENT_MODES, GATEWAY_CLIENT_NAMES } from "../utils/message-channel.js";
+import {
+  connectOk,
+  connectReq,
+  installGatewayTestHooks,
+  onceMessage,
+  startServerWithClient,
+  trackConnectChallengeNonce,
+} from "./test-helpers.js";
+
+installGatewayTestHooks({ scope: "suite" });
+
+function resolveDeviceIdentityPath(name: string): string {
+  const root = process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR ?? process.env.HOME ?? os.tmpdir();
+  return path.join(root, "test-device-identities", `${name}.json`);
+}
+
+function loadDeviceIdentity(name: string): {
+  identityPath: string;
+  identity: DeviceIdentity;
+  publicKey: string;
+} {
+  const identityPath = resolveDeviceIdentityPath(name);
+  const identity = loadOrCreateDeviceIdentity(identityPath);
+  return {
+    identityPath,
+    identity,
+    publicKey: publicKeyRawBase64UrlFromPem(identity.publicKeyPem),
+  };
+}
+
+async function pairReadScopedOperator(name: string): Promise<{
+  deviceId: string;
+  identityPath: string;
+  deviceToken: string;
+}> {
+  const loaded = loadDeviceIdentity(name);
+  const request = await requestDevicePairing({
+    deviceId: loaded.identity.deviceId,
+    publicKey: loaded.publicKey,
+    role: "operator",
+    scopes: ["operator.read"],
+    clientId: GATEWAY_CLIENT_NAMES.TEST,
+    clientMode: GATEWAY_CLIENT_MODES.TEST,
+  });
+  await approveDevicePairing(request.request.requestId);
+
+  const paired = await getPairedDevice(loaded.identity.deviceId);
+  const deviceToken = paired?.tokens?.operator?.token ?? "";
+  expect(deviceToken).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(paired?.approvedScopes).toEqual(["operator.read"]);
+
+  return {
+    deviceId: loaded.identity.deviceId,
+    identityPath: loaded.identityPath,
+    deviceToken,
+  };
+}
+
+async function openTrackedWs(port: number): Promise<WebSocket> {
+  const ws = new WebSocket(`ws://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
+  trackConnectChallengeNonce(ws);
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("timeout waiting for ws open")), 5_000);
+    ws.once("open", () => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      resolve();
+    });
+    ws.once("error", (error) => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      reject(error);
+    });
+  });
+  return ws;
+}
+
+describe("gateway silent scope-upgrade reconnect", () => {
+  test("does not silently widen a read-scoped paired device to admin on shared-auth reconnect", async () => {
+    const started = await startServerWithClient("secret");
+    const paired = await pairReadScopedOperator("silent-scope-upgrade-reconnect-poc");
+
+    let watcherWs: WebSocket | undefined;
+    let sharedAuthReconnectWs: WebSocket | undefined;
+    let postAttemptDeviceTokenWs: WebSocket | undefined;
+
+    try {
+      watcherWs = await openTrackedWs(started.port);
+      await connectOk(watcherWs, { scopes: ["operator.admin"] });
+      const requestedEvent = onceMessage(
+        watcherWs,
+        (obj) => obj.type === "event" && obj.event === "device.pair.requested",
+      );
+      sharedAuthReconnectWs = await openTrackedWs(started.port);
+      const sharedAuthUpgradeAttempt = await connectReq(sharedAuthReconnectWs, {
+        token: "secret",
+        deviceIdentityPath: paired.identityPath,
+        scopes: ["operator.admin"],
+      });
+      expect(sharedAuthUpgradeAttempt.ok).toBe(false);
+      expect(sharedAuthUpgradeAttempt.error?.message).toBe("pairing required");
+
+      const pending = await devicePairingModule.listDevicePairing();
+      expect(pending.pending).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(
+        (sharedAuthUpgradeAttempt.error?.details as { requestId?: unknown; code?: string })
+          ?.requestId,
+      ).toBe(pending.pending[0]?.requestId);
+      const requested = (await requestedEvent) as {
+        payload?: { requestId?: string; deviceId?: string; scopes?: string[] };
+      };
+      expect(requested.payload?.requestId).toBe(pending.pending[0]?.requestId);
+      expect(requested.payload?.deviceId).toBe(paired.deviceId);
+      expect(requested.payload?.scopes).toEqual(["operator.admin"]);
+
+      const afterUpgradeAttempt = await getPairedDevice(paired.deviceId);
+      expect(afterUpgradeAttempt?.approvedScopes).toEqual(["operator.read"]);
+      expect(afterUpgradeAttempt?.tokens?.operator?.scopes).toEqual(["operator.read"]);
+      expect(afterUpgradeAttempt?.tokens?.operator?.token).toBe(paired.deviceToken);
+
+      postAttemptDeviceTokenWs = await openTrackedWs(started.port);
+      const afterUpgrade = await connectReq(postAttemptDeviceTokenWs, {
+        skipDefaultAuth: true,
+        deviceToken: paired.deviceToken,
+        deviceIdentityPath: paired.identityPath,
+        scopes: ["operator.admin"],
+      });
+      expect(afterUpgrade.ok).toBe(false);
+    } finally {
+      watcherWs?.close();
+      sharedAuthReconnectWs?.close();
+      postAttemptDeviceTokenWs?.close();
+      started.ws.close();
+      await started.server.close();
+      started.envSnapshot.restore();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("accepts local silent reconnect when pairing was concurrently approved", async () => {
+    const started = await startServerWithClient("secret");
+    const loaded = loadDeviceIdentity("silent-reconnect-race");
+    let ws: WebSocket | undefined;
+
+    const approveOriginal = devicePairingModule.approveDevicePairing;
+    let simulatedRace = false;
+    const forwardApprove = async (requestId: string, optionsOrBaseDir?: unknown) => {
+      if (optionsOrBaseDir && typeof optionsOrBaseDir === "object") {
+        return await approveOriginal(
+          requestId,
+          optionsOrBaseDir as { callerScopes?: readonly string[] },
+        );
+      }
+      return await approveOriginal(requestId);
+    };
+    const approveSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(devicePairingModule, "approveDevicePairing")
+      .mockImplementation(async (requestId: string, optionsOrBaseDir?: unknown) => {
+        if (simulatedRace) {
+          return await forwardApprove(requestId, optionsOrBaseDir);
+        }
+        simulatedRace = true;
+        await forwardApprove(requestId, optionsOrBaseDir);
+        return null;
+      });
+
+    try {
+      ws = await openTrackedWs(started.port);
+      const res = await connectReq(ws, {
+        token: "secret",
+        deviceIdentityPath: loaded.identityPath,
+      });
+      expect(res.ok).toBe(true);
+
+      const paired = await getPairedDevice(loaded.identity.deviceId);
+      expect(paired?.publicKey).toBe(loaded.publicKey);
+      expect(paired?.tokens?.operator?.token).toBeTruthy();
+    } finally {
+      approveSpy.mockRestore();
+      ws?.close();
+      started.ws.close();
+      await started.server.close();
+      started.envSnapshot.restore();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("does not rebroadcast a deleted silent pairing request after a concurrent rejection", async () => {
+    const started = await startServerWithClient("secret");
+    const loaded = loadDeviceIdentity("silent-reconnect-reject-race");
+    let ws: WebSocket | undefined;
+
+    const approveSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(devicePairingModule, "approveDevicePairing")
+      .mockImplementation(async (requestId: string) => {
+        await devicePairingModule.rejectDevicePairing(requestId);
+        return null;
+      });
+
+    try {
+      await connectOk(started.ws, { scopes: ["operator.pairing"], device: null });
+      const requestedEvent = onceMessage(
+        started.ws,
+        (obj) => obj.type === "event" && obj.event === "device.pair.requested",
+        300,
+      );
+
+      ws = await openTrackedWs(started.port);
+      const res = await connectReq(ws, {
+        token: "secret",
+        deviceIdentityPath: loaded.identityPath,
+      });
+
+      expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+      expect(res.error?.message).toBe("pairing required");
+      expect(
+        (res.error?.details as { requestId?: unknown; code?: string } | undefined)?.requestId,
+      ).toBeUndefined();
+      await expect(requestedEvent).rejects.toThrow("timeout");
+
+      const pending = await devicePairingModule.listDevicePairing();
+      expect(pending.pending).toEqual([]);
+    } finally {
+      approveSpy.mockRestore();
+      ws?.close();
+      started.ws.close();
+      await started.server.close();
+      started.envSnapshot.restore();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("returns the replacement pending request id when a silent request is superseded", async () => {
+    const started = await startServerWithClient("secret");
+    const loaded = loadDeviceIdentity("silent-reconnect-supersede-race");
+    let ws: WebSocket | undefined;
+    let replacementRequestId = "";
+
+    const approveSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(devicePairingModule, "approveDevicePairing")
+      .mockImplementation(async (_requestId: string) => {
+        const replacement = await devicePairingModule.requestDevicePairing({
+          deviceId: loaded.identity.deviceId,
+          publicKey: loaded.publicKey,
+          role: "operator",
+          scopes: ["operator.read"],
+          clientId: GATEWAY_CLIENT_NAMES.TEST,
+          clientMode: GATEWAY_CLIENT_MODES.TEST,
+          silent: false,
+        });
+        replacementRequestId = replacement.request.requestId;
+        return null;
+      });
+
+    try {
+      ws = await openTrackedWs(started.port);
+      const res = await connectReq(ws, {
+        token: "secret",
+        deviceIdentityPath: loaded.identityPath,
+      });
+
+      expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+      expect(res.error?.message).toBe("pairing required");
+      expect(replacementRequestId).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(
+        (res.error?.details as { requestId?: unknown; code?: string } | undefined)?.requestId,
+      ).toBe(replacementRequestId);
+
+      const pending = await devicePairingModule.listDevicePairing();
+      expect(pending.pending.map((entry) => entry.requestId)).toContain(replacementRequestId);
+    } finally {
+      approveSpy.mockRestore();
+      ws?.close();
+      started.ws.close();
+      await started.server.close();
+      started.envSnapshot.restore();
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/gateway/server/ws-connection/message-handler.ts b/src/gateway/server/ws-connection/message-handler.ts
index f6c3847fece..faba448f26b 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server/ws-connection/message-handler.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server/ws-connection/message-handler.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   approveDevicePairing,
   ensureDeviceToken,
   getPairedDevice,
+  listDevicePairing,
   requestDevicePairing,
   updatePairedDeviceMetadata,
   verifyDeviceToken,
@@ -746,6 +747,37 @@ export function attachGatewayWsMessageHandler(params: {
           const requirePairing = async (
             reason: "not-paired" | "role-upgrade" | "scope-upgrade" | "metadata-upgrade",
           ) => {
+            const pairingStateAllowsRequestedAccess = (
+              pairedCandidate: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getPairedDevice>>,
+            ): boolean => {
+              if (!pairedCandidate || pairedCandidate.publicKey !== devicePublicKey) {
+                return false;
+              }
+              const pairedRoles = Array.isArray(pairedCandidate.roles)
+                ? pairedCandidate.roles
+                : pairedCandidate.role
+                  ? [pairedCandidate.role]
+                  : [];
+              if (pairedRoles.length > 0 && !pairedRoles.includes(role)) {
+                return false;
+              }
+              if (scopes.length === 0) {
+                return true;
+              }
+              const pairedScopes = Array.isArray(pairedCandidate.approvedScopes)
+                ? pairedCandidate.approvedScopes
+                : Array.isArray(pairedCandidate.scopes)
+                  ? pairedCandidate.scopes
+                  : [];
+              if (pairedScopes.length === 0) {
+                return false;
+              }
+              return roleScopesAllow({
+                role,
+                requestedScopes: scopes,
+                allowedScopes: pairedScopes,
+              });
+            };
             const allowSilentLocalPairing = shouldAllowSilentLocalPairing({
               isLocalClient,
               hasBrowserOriginHeader,
@@ -757,11 +789,28 @@ export function attachGatewayWsMessageHandler(params: {
               deviceId: device.id,
               publicKey: devicePublicKey,
               ...clientPairingMetadata,
-              silent: allowSilentLocalPairing,
+              silent: reason === "scope-upgrade" ? false : allowSilentLocalPairing,
             });
             const context = buildRequestContext();
+            let approved: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof approveDevicePairing>> | undefined;
+            let resolvedByConcurrentApproval = false;
+            let recoveryRequestId: string | undefined = pairing.request.requestId;
+            const resolveLivePendingRequestId = async (): Promise<string | undefined> => {
+              const pendingList = await listDevicePairing();
+              const exactPending = pendingList.pending.find(
+                (pending) => pending.requestId === pairing.request.requestId,
+              );
+              if (exactPending) {
+                return exactPending.requestId;
+              }
+              const replacementPending = pendingList.pending.find(
+                (pending) =>
+                  pending.deviceId === device.id && pending.publicKey === devicePublicKey,
+              );
+              return replacementPending?.requestId;
+            };
             if (pairing.request.silent === true) {
-              const approved = await approveDevicePairing(pairing.request.requestId);
+              approved = await approveDevicePairing(pairing.request.requestId);
               if (approved) {
                 logGateway.info(
                   `device pairing auto-approved device=${approved.device.deviceId} role=${approved.device.role ?? "unknown"}`,
@@ -776,15 +825,29 @@ export function attachGatewayWsMessageHandler(params: {
                   },
                   { dropIfSlow: true },
                 );
+              } else {
+                resolvedByConcurrentApproval = pairingStateAllowsRequestedAccess(
+                  await getPairedDevice(device.id),
+                );
+                let requestStillPending = false;
+                if (!resolvedByConcurrentApproval) {
+                  recoveryRequestId = await resolveLivePendingRequestId();
+                  requestStillPending = recoveryRequestId === pairing.request.requestId;
+                }
+                if (requestStillPending) {
+                  context.broadcast("device.pair.requested", pairing.request, { dropIfSlow: true });
+                }
               }
             } else if (pairing.created) {
               context.broadcast("device.pair.requested", pairing.request, { dropIfSlow: true });
             }
-            if (pairing.request.silent !== true) {
+            // Re-resolve: another connection may have superseded/approved the request since we created it
+            recoveryRequestId = await resolveLivePendingRequestId();
+            if (!(pairing.request.silent === true && (approved || resolvedByConcurrentApproval))) {
               setHandshakeState("failed");
               setCloseCause("pairing-required", {
                 deviceId: device.id,
-                requestId: pairing.request.requestId,
+                ...(recoveryRequestId ? { requestId: recoveryRequestId } : {}),
                 reason,
               });
               send({
@@ -794,7 +857,7 @@ export function attachGatewayWsMessageHandler(params: {
                 error: errorShape(ErrorCodes.NOT_PAIRED, "pairing required", {
                   details: {
                     code: ConnectErrorDetailCodes.PAIRING_REQUIRED,
-                    requestId: pairing.request.requestId,
+                    ...(recoveryRequestId ? { requestId: recoveryRequestId } : {}),
                     reason,
                   },
                 }),