diff --git a/extensions/codex/src/app-server/run-attempt.test.ts b/extensions/codex/src/app-server/run-attempt.test.ts
index dc6ceccdf3f..fb556b34abc 100644
--- a/extensions/codex/src/app-server/run-attempt.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/codex/src/app-server/run-attempt.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/agent-harness";
 import {
   buildAgentRuntimePlan,
+  embeddedAgentLog,
   nativeHookRelayTesting,
   onAgentEvent,
   resetAgentEventsForTest,
@@ -363,13 +364,61 @@ describe("runCodexAppServerAttempt", () => {
     await expect(response).resolves.toEqual({
       success: false,
       contentItems: [
-        { type: "inputText", text: "OpenClaw dynamic tool call timed out after 1ms." },
+        {
+          type: "inputText",
+          text: "OpenClaw dynamic tool call timed out after 1ms while running tool message.",
+        },
       ],
     });
     expect(capturedSignal?.aborted).toBe(true);
     expect(onTimeout).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it("logs process poll timeout context separately from session idle", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(embeddedAgentLog, "warn").mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    const response = __testing.handleDynamicToolCallWithTimeout({
+      call: {
+        threadId: "thread-1",
+        turnId: "turn-1",
+        callId: "call-timeout",
+        namespace: null,
+        tool: "process",
+        arguments: { action: "poll", sessionId: "rapid-crustacean", timeout: 30_000 },
+      },
+      toolBridge: {
+        handleToolCall: vi.fn(() => new Promise<never>(() => undefined)),
+      },
+      signal: new AbortController().signal,
+      timeoutMs: 1,
+    });
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1);
+
+    await expect(response).resolves.toEqual({
+      success: false,
+      contentItems: [
+        {
+          type: "inputText",
+          text: "OpenClaw dynamic tool call timed out after 1ms while waiting for process action=poll sessionId=rapid-crustacean. This is a tool RPC timeout, not a session idle timeout.",
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith("codex dynamic tool call timed out", {
+      tool: "process",
+      toolCallId: "call-timeout",
+      threadId: "thread-1",
+      turnId: "turn-1",
+      timeoutMs: 1,
+      timeoutKind: "codex_dynamic_tool_rpc",
+      processAction: "poll",
+      processSessionId: "rapid-crustacean",
+      processRequestedTimeoutMs: 30_000,
+      consoleMessage:
+        "codex process tool timeout: action=poll sessionId=rapid-crustacean toolTimeoutMs=1 requestedWaitMs=30000; per-tool-call watchdog, not session idle; repeated lines usually mean process-poll retry churn, not model progress",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("releases the session when Codex never completes after a dynamic tool response", async () => {
     let handleRequest:
       | ((request: { id: string; method: string; params?: unknown }) => Promise<unknown>)
diff --git a/extensions/codex/src/app-server/run-attempt.ts b/extensions/codex/src/app-server/run-attempt.ts
index fff8a52703b..1015b9f963c 100644
--- a/extensions/codex/src/app-server/run-attempt.ts
+++ b/extensions/codex/src/app-server/run-attempt.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ const CODEX_DYNAMIC_TOOL_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
 const CODEX_TURN_COMPLETION_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
 const CODEX_TURN_TERMINAL_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS = 30 * 60_000;
 const CODEX_STEER_ALL_DEBOUNCE_MS = 500;
+const LOG_FIELD_MAX_LENGTH = 160;
 
 type OpenClawCodingToolsOptions = NonNullable<
   Parameters<(typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/agent-harness"))["createOpenClawCodingTools"]>[0]
@@ -131,6 +132,93 @@ type CodexSteeringQueueOptions = {
   debounceMs?: number;
 };
 
+type DynamicToolTimeoutDetails = {
+  responseMessage: string;
+  consoleMessage: string;
+  meta: Record<string, unknown>;
+};
+
+function normalizeLogField(value: unknown): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const normalized = value
+    .replaceAll(String.fromCharCode(27), " ")
+    .replaceAll("\r", " ")
+    .replaceAll("\n", " ")
+    .replaceAll("\t", " ")
+    .trim();
+  if (!normalized) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return normalized.length > LOG_FIELD_MAX_LENGTH
+    ? `${normalized.slice(0, LOG_FIELD_MAX_LENGTH - 3)}...`
+    : normalized;
+}
+
+function readNumericTimeoutMs(value: unknown): number | undefined {
+  if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value)) {
+    return Math.max(0, Math.floor(value));
+  }
+  if (typeof value === "string") {
+    const parsed = Number.parseInt(value.trim(), 10);
+    if (Number.isFinite(parsed)) {
+      return Math.max(0, Math.floor(parsed));
+    }
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function formatDynamicToolTimeoutDetails(params: {
+  call: CodexDynamicToolCallParams;
+  timeoutMs: number;
+}): DynamicToolTimeoutDetails {
+  const tool = normalizeLogField(params.call.tool) ?? "unknown";
+  const baseMeta: Record<string, unknown> = {
+    tool: params.call.tool,
+    toolCallId: params.call.callId,
+    threadId: params.call.threadId,
+    turnId: params.call.turnId,
+    timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
+    timeoutKind: "codex_dynamic_tool_rpc",
+  };
+
+  if (tool !== "process" || !isJsonObject(params.call.arguments)) {
+    return {
+      responseMessage: `OpenClaw dynamic tool call timed out after ${params.timeoutMs}ms while running tool ${tool}.`,
+      consoleMessage: `codex dynamic tool timeout: tool=${tool} toolTimeoutMs=${params.timeoutMs}; per-tool-call watchdog, not session idle`,
+      meta: baseMeta,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const action = normalizeLogField(params.call.arguments.action);
+  const sessionId = normalizeLogField(params.call.arguments.sessionId);
+  const requestedTimeoutMs = readNumericTimeoutMs(params.call.arguments.timeout);
+  const actionPart = action ? ` action=${action}` : "";
+  const sessionPart = sessionId ? ` sessionId=${sessionId}` : "";
+  const requestedPart =
+    requestedTimeoutMs === undefined ? "" : ` requestedWaitMs=${requestedTimeoutMs}`;
+  const retryHint =
+    action === "poll"
+      ? "; repeated lines usually mean process-poll retry churn, not model progress"
+      : "";
+  const responseTarget =
+    action || sessionId
+      ? ` while waiting for process${actionPart}${sessionPart}`
+      : " while waiting for the process tool";
+
+  return {
+    responseMessage: `OpenClaw dynamic tool call timed out after ${params.timeoutMs}ms${responseTarget}. This is a tool RPC timeout, not a session idle timeout.`,
+    consoleMessage: `codex process tool timeout:${actionPart}${sessionPart} toolTimeoutMs=${params.timeoutMs}${requestedPart}; per-tool-call watchdog, not session idle${retryHint}`,
+    meta: {
+      ...baseMeta,
+      processAction: action,
+      processSessionId: sessionId,
+      processRequestedTimeoutMs: requestedTimeoutMs,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 function createCodexSteeringQueue(params: {
   client: CodexAppServerClient;
   threadId: string;
@@ -1112,17 +1200,14 @@ async function handleDynamicToolCallWithTimeout(params: {
     const timeoutMs = Math.max(1, Math.min(CODEX_DYNAMIC_TOOL_TIMEOUT_MS, params.timeoutMs));
     timeout = setTimeout(() => {
       timedOut = true;
-      const message = `OpenClaw dynamic tool call timed out after ${timeoutMs}ms.`;
-      controller.abort(new Error(message));
+      const timeoutDetails = formatDynamicToolTimeoutDetails({ call: params.call, timeoutMs });
+      controller.abort(new Error(timeoutDetails.responseMessage));
       params.onTimeout?.();
       embeddedAgentLog.warn("codex dynamic tool call timed out", {
-        tool: params.call.tool,
-        toolCallId: params.call.callId,
-        threadId: params.call.threadId,
-        turnId: params.call.turnId,
-        timeoutMs,
+        ...timeoutDetails.meta,
+        consoleMessage: timeoutDetails.consoleMessage,
       });
-      resolve(failedDynamicToolResponse(message));
+      resolve(failedDynamicToolResponse(timeoutDetails.responseMessage));
     }, timeoutMs);
     timeout.unref?.();
   });