diff --git a/src/config/cache-utils.test.ts b/src/config/cache-utils.test.ts
index d21d5d68717..67cf279560a 100644
--- a/src/config/cache-utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/cache-utils.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { resolveCacheTtlMs } from "./cache-utils.js";
+import { createExpiringMapCache, resolveCacheTtlMs } from "./cache-utils.js";
 
 describe("resolveCacheTtlMs", () => {
   it("accepts exact non-negative integers", () => {
@@ -12,3 +12,39 @@ describe("resolveCacheTtlMs", () => {
     expect(resolveCacheTtlMs({ envValue: "15ms", defaultTtlMs: 60_000 })).toBe(60_000);
   });
 });
+
+describe("createExpiringMapCache", () => {
+  it("expires entries on read after the TTL", () => {
+    let now = 1_000;
+    const cache = createExpiringMapCache<string, string>({
+      ttlMs: 5_000,
+      clock: () => now,
+    });
+
+    cache.set("alpha", "a");
+    expect(cache.get("alpha")).toBe("a");
+
+    now = 6_001;
+    expect(cache.get("alpha")).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(cache.size()).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("supports dynamic TTLs and opportunistic pruning", () => {
+    let now = 1_000;
+    let ttlMs = 5_000;
+    const cache = createExpiringMapCache<string, string>({
+      ttlMs: () => ttlMs,
+      pruneIntervalMs: 1_000,
+      clock: () => now,
+    });
+
+    cache.set("stale", "old");
+    now = 7_000;
+    ttlMs = 2_000;
+
+    cache.set("fresh", "new");
+
+    expect(cache.get("stale")).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(cache.keys()).toEqual(["fresh"]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/config/cache-utils.ts b/src/config/cache-utils.ts
index f13cd7a7713..26f9ab88e27 100644
--- a/src/config/cache-utils.ts
+++ b/src/config/cache-utils.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,128 @@ export function isCacheEnabled(ttlMs: number): boolean {
   return ttlMs > 0;
 }
 
+type CacheTtlResolver = number | (() => number);
+type CachePruneIntervalResolver = number | ((ttlMs: number) => number);
+
+type ExpiringMapCacheEntry<TValue> = {
+  storedAt: number;
+  value: TValue;
+};
+
+export type ExpiringMapCache<TKey, TValue> = {
+  get: (key: TKey) => TValue | undefined;
+  set: (key: TKey, value: TValue) => void;
+  delete: (key: TKey) => void;
+  clear: () => void;
+  keys: () => TKey[];
+  size: () => number;
+  pruneExpired: () => void;
+};
+
+function resolveCacheNumeric(value: CacheTtlResolver): number {
+  return typeof value === "function" ? value() : value;
+}
+
+function resolvePruneIntervalMs(
+  ttlMs: number,
+  pruneIntervalMs: CachePruneIntervalResolver | undefined,
+): number {
+  if (typeof pruneIntervalMs === "function") {
+    return Math.max(0, Math.floor(pruneIntervalMs(ttlMs)));
+  }
+  if (typeof pruneIntervalMs === "number") {
+    return Math.max(0, Math.floor(pruneIntervalMs));
+  }
+  return ttlMs;
+}
+
+function isCacheEntryExpired(storedAt: number, now: number, ttlMs: number): boolean {
+  return now - storedAt > ttlMs;
+}
+
+export function createExpiringMapCache<TKey, TValue>(options: {
+  ttlMs: CacheTtlResolver;
+  pruneIntervalMs?: CachePruneIntervalResolver;
+  clock?: () => number;
+}): ExpiringMapCache<TKey, TValue> {
+  const cache = new Map<TKey, ExpiringMapCacheEntry<TValue>>();
+  const now = options.clock ?? Date.now;
+  let lastPruneAt = 0;
+
+  function getTtlMs(): number {
+    return Math.max(0, Math.floor(resolveCacheNumeric(options.ttlMs)));
+  }
+
+  function maybePruneExpiredEntries(nowMs: number, ttlMs: number): void {
+    if (!isCacheEnabled(ttlMs)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (nowMs - lastPruneAt < resolvePruneIntervalMs(ttlMs, options.pruneIntervalMs)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    for (const [key, entry] of cache.entries()) {
+      if (isCacheEntryExpired(entry.storedAt, nowMs, ttlMs)) {
+        cache.delete(key);
+      }
+    }
+    lastPruneAt = nowMs;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    get: (key) => {
+      const ttlMs = getTtlMs();
+      if (!isCacheEnabled(ttlMs)) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const nowMs = now();
+      maybePruneExpiredEntries(nowMs, ttlMs);
+      const entry = cache.get(key);
+      if (!entry) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      if (isCacheEntryExpired(entry.storedAt, nowMs, ttlMs)) {
+        cache.delete(key);
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      return entry.value;
+    },
+    set: (key, value) => {
+      const ttlMs = getTtlMs();
+      if (!isCacheEnabled(ttlMs)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      const nowMs = now();
+      maybePruneExpiredEntries(nowMs, ttlMs);
+      cache.set(key, {
+        storedAt: nowMs,
+        value,
+      });
+    },
+    delete: (key) => {
+      cache.delete(key);
+    },
+    clear: () => {
+      cache.clear();
+      lastPruneAt = 0;
+    },
+    keys: () => [...cache.keys()],
+    size: () => cache.size,
+    pruneExpired: () => {
+      const ttlMs = getTtlMs();
+      if (!isCacheEnabled(ttlMs)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      const nowMs = now();
+      for (const [key, entry] of cache.entries()) {
+        if (isCacheEntryExpired(entry.storedAt, nowMs, ttlMs)) {
+          cache.delete(key);
+        }
+      }
+      lastPruneAt = nowMs;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 export type FileStatSnapshot = {
   mtimeMs: number;
   sizeBytes: number;
diff --git a/src/config/sessions/store-cache.ts b/src/config/sessions/store-cache.ts
index 994fe242985..d096e0a00aa 100644
--- a/src/config/sessions/store-cache.ts
+++ b/src/config/sessions/store-cache.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
+import { createExpiringMapCache, isCacheEnabled, resolveCacheTtlMs } from "../cache-utils.js";
 import type { SessionEntry } from "./types.js";
 
 type SessionStoreCacheEntry = {
   store: Record<string, SessionEntry>;
-  loadedAt: number;
-  storePath: string;
   mtimeMs?: number;
   sizeBytes?: number;
   serialized?: string;
 };
 
-const SESSION_STORE_CACHE = new Map<string, SessionStoreCacheEntry>();
+const DEFAULT_SESSION_STORE_TTL_MS = 45_000; // 45 seconds (between 30-60s)
+
+const SESSION_STORE_CACHE = createExpiringMapCache<string, SessionStoreCacheEntry>({
+  ttlMs: getSessionStoreTtl,
+});
 const SESSION_STORE_SERIALIZED_CACHE = new Map<string, string>();
 
+export function getSessionStoreTtl(): number {
+  return resolveCacheTtlMs({
+    envValue: process.env.OPENCLAW_SESSION_CACHE_TTL_MS,
+    defaultTtlMs: DEFAULT_SESSION_STORE_TTL_MS,
+  });
+}
+
+export function isSessionStoreCacheEnabled(): boolean {
+  return isCacheEnabled(getSessionStoreTtl());
+}
+
 export function clearSessionStoreCaches(): void {
   SESSION_STORE_CACHE.clear();
   SESSION_STORE_SERIALIZED_CACHE.clear();
@@ -40,7 +54,6 @@ export function dropSessionStoreObjectCache(storePath: string): void {
 
 export function readSessionStoreCache(params: {
   storePath: string;
-  ttlMs: number;
   mtimeMs?: number;
   sizeBytes?: number;
 }): Record<string, SessionEntry> | null {
@@ -48,11 +61,6 @@ export function readSessionStoreCache(params: {
   if (!cached) {
     return null;
   }
-  const now = Date.now();
-  if (now - cached.loadedAt > params.ttlMs) {
-    invalidateSessionStoreCache(params.storePath);
-    return null;
-  }
   if (params.mtimeMs !== cached.mtimeMs || params.sizeBytes !== cached.sizeBytes) {
     invalidateSessionStoreCache(params.storePath);
     return null;
@@ -69,8 +77,6 @@ export function writeSessionStoreCache(params: {
 }): void {
   SESSION_STORE_CACHE.set(params.storePath, {
     store: structuredClone(params.store),
-    loadedAt: Date.now(),
-    storePath: params.storePath,
     mtimeMs: params.mtimeMs,
     sizeBytes: params.sizeBytes,
     serialized: params.serialized,
diff --git a/src/config/sessions/store.ts b/src/config/sessions/store.ts
index be54ff5bece..ff5f1096ae6 100644
--- a/src/config/sessions/store.ts
+++ b/src/config/sessions/store.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ import {
   normalizeSessionDeliveryFields,
   type DeliveryContext,
 } from "../../utils/delivery-context.js";
-import { getFileStatSnapshot, isCacheEnabled, resolveCacheTtlMs } from "../cache-utils.js";
+import { getFileStatSnapshot } from "../cache-utils.js";
 import { enforceSessionDiskBudget, type SessionDiskBudgetSweepResult } from "./disk-budget.js";
 import { deriveSessionMetaPatch } from "./metadata.js";
 import {
   clearSessionStoreCaches,
   dropSessionStoreObjectCache,
   getSerializedSessionStore,
+  isSessionStoreCacheEnabled,
   readSessionStoreCache,
   setSerializedSessionStore,
   writeSessionStoreCache,
@@ -45,27 +46,10 @@ import {
 
 const log = createSubsystemLogger("sessions/store");
 
-// ============================================================================
-// Session Store Cache with TTL Support
-// ============================================================================
-
-const DEFAULT_SESSION_STORE_TTL_MS = 45_000; // 45 seconds (between 30-60s)
-
 function isSessionStoreRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, SessionEntry> {
   return !!value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value);
 }
 
-function getSessionStoreTtl(): number {
-  return resolveCacheTtlMs({
-    envValue: process.env.OPENCLAW_SESSION_CACHE_TTL_MS,
-    defaultTtlMs: DEFAULT_SESSION_STORE_TTL_MS,
-  });
-}
-
-function isSessionStoreCacheEnabled(): boolean {
-  return isCacheEnabled(getSessionStoreTtl());
-}
-
 function normalizeSessionEntryDelivery(entry: SessionEntry): SessionEntry {
   const normalized = normalizeSessionDeliveryFields({
     channel: entry.channel,
@@ -201,7 +185,6 @@ export function loadSessionStore(
     const currentFileStat = getFileStatSnapshot(storePath);
     const cached = readSessionStoreCache({
       storePath,
-      ttlMs: getSessionStoreTtl(),
       mtimeMs: currentFileStat?.mtimeMs,
       sizeBytes: currentFileStat?.sizeBytes,
     });