diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/providers/mock-openai/server.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/providers/mock-openai/server.test.ts
index f43f7850a9e4..d5bea81d993a 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/providers/mock-openai/server.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/providers/mock-openai/server.test.ts
@@ -831,6 +831,29 @@ describe("qa mock openai server", () => {
     expect(text).not.toContain("HEARTBEAT_OK");
   });
 
+  it("preserves surrogate pairs in HTTP tool-output evidence snippets", async () => {
+    const server = await startMockServer();
+    const safePrefix = "x".repeat(219);
+
+    const final = await expectResponsesJson<{
+      output: Array<{ content?: Array<{ text?: string }> }>;
+    }>(server, {
+      stream: false,
+      input: [
+        makeUserInput("Summarize the tool result."),
+        {
+          type: "function_call_output",
+          call_id: "call_mock_read_1",
+          output: `${safePrefix}😀tail`,
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    expect(final.output[0]?.content?.[0]?.text).toBe(
+      `Protocol note: I reviewed the requested material. Evidence snippet: ${safePrefix}`,
+    );
+  });
+
   it("requires deterministic tool-progress error prompts to observe a failed tool", async () => {
     const server = await startMockServer();
     const prompt =
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/providers/mock-openai/server.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/providers/mock-openai/server.ts
index 1a608203da66..2d254fa58178 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/providers/mock-openai/server.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/providers/mock-openai/server.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import { createServer, type IncomingMessage, type ServerResponse } from "node:http";
 import { setTimeout as sleep } from "node:timers/promises";
-import { escapeRegExp } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/text-utility-runtime";
+import { escapeRegExp, truncateUtf16Safe } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/text-utility-runtime";
 import { readRequestBodyWithLimit } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/webhook-ingress";
 import { closeQaHttpServer } from "../../bus-server.js";
 import { QA_LAB_WEB_SEARCH_DENIED_INPUT_QUERY } from "../../qa-web-search-provider.js";
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ function buildAssistantText(
     ].join("\n");
   }
   if (toolOutput) {
-    const snippet = toolOutput.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim().slice(0, 220);
+    const snippet = truncateUtf16Safe(toolOutput.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim(), 220);
     return `Protocol note: I reviewed the requested material. Evidence snippet: ${snippet || "no content"}`;
   }
   if (finishExactlyDirective) {
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/tool-search-gateway.fixture.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/tool-search-gateway.fixture.test.ts
index ddcee989ebb7..a224aa332e11 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/tool-search-gateway.fixture.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/tool-search-gateway.fixture.test.ts
@@ -2,19 +2,25 @@
 import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
   countSessionLogMentions,
   countSystemPromptChars,
   outputText,
   outputToolNames,
 } from "./fixture-utils.js";
+import type { QaSuiteRuntimeEnv } from "./suite-runtime-types.js";
 import {
   assertToolSearchLaneResults,
   fetchJson,
   readToolSearchGatewayFetchLimits,
+  runToolSearchGatewayLane,
 } from "./tool-search-gateway.fixture.js";
 
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+});
+
 describe("tool search gateway e2e fetch helper", () => {
   it("rejects loose numeric env limits instead of parsing prefixes", () => {
     expect(() =>
@@ -140,6 +146,74 @@ describe("tool search gateway e2e session log scanner", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("tool search gateway e2e lane result", () => {
+  it("preserves surrogate pairs in provider request snippets", async () => {
+    const tempRoot = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-tool-search-lane-"));
+    const configPath = path.join(tempRoot, "openclaw.json");
+    const inputPrefix = "i".repeat(499);
+    const toolOutputPrefix = "o".repeat(3_999);
+    await fs.writeFile(configPath, "{}\n", "utf8");
+    const jsonResponse = (body: unknown) =>
+      new Response(JSON.stringify(body), {
+        headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+      });
+    const fetchMock = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(jsonResponse([]))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(jsonResponse({ output: [], status: "completed" }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        jsonResponse([
+          {
+            allInputText: `${inputPrefix}😀tail`,
+            body: { tools: [] },
+            plannedToolName: "fake_plugin_tool_17",
+            raw: "{}",
+            toolOutput: `${toolOutputPrefix}😀tail`,
+          },
+        ]),
+      );
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", fetchMock);
+    const env: QaSuiteRuntimeEnv = {
+      alternateModel: "openai/gpt-5.5",
+      cfg: {},
+      gateway: {
+        baseUrl: "http://gateway.test",
+        call: async () => undefined,
+        restartAfterStateMutation: async (mutateState) => {
+          await mutateState({
+            configPath,
+            runtimeEnv: {},
+            stateDir: path.join(tempRoot, "state"),
+            tempRoot,
+          });
+        },
+        runtimeEnv: { OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN: "test-token" },
+        tempRoot,
+        workspaceDir: tempRoot,
+      },
+      mock: { baseUrl: "http://mock-openai.test" },
+      primaryModel: "openai/gpt-5.5",
+      providerMode: "mock-openai",
+      repoRoot: tempRoot,
+      transport: {} as QaSuiteRuntimeEnv["transport"],
+    };
+
+    try {
+      const result = await runToolSearchGatewayLane({
+        env,
+        fixture: { fakePluginDir: tempRoot, targetTool: "fake_plugin_tool_17" },
+        lane: "normal",
+      });
+
+      expect(result.providerInputSnippet).toBe(inputPrefix);
+      expect(result.providerToolOutputSnippet).toBe(toolOutputPrefix);
+      expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    } finally {
+      await fs.rm(tempRoot, { force: true, recursive: true });
+    }
+  });
+});
+
 describe("qa fixture response helpers", () => {
   it("reads Responses API text, function call names, and prompt sizing", () => {
     const payload = {
@@ -198,6 +272,33 @@ describe("tool search gateway e2e lane assertions", () => {
     ).not.toThrow();
   });
 
+  it("preserves surrogate pairs in both lane debug output snippets", () => {
+    const outputPrefix = `FAKE_PLUGIN_OK ${targetTool} `;
+    const normalOutput = `${outputPrefix}${"n".repeat(299 - outputPrefix.length)}`;
+    const codeOutput = `${outputPrefix}${"c".repeat(299 - outputPrefix.length)}`;
+    const assertInvalidLaneResults = () =>
+      assertToolSearchLaneResults({
+        targetTool,
+        normal: {
+          ...normal,
+          gatewayOutputText: `${normalOutput}😀tail`,
+        },
+        code: {
+          gatewayOutputText: `${codeOutput}😀tail`,
+          providerDeclaredToolCount: 1,
+          providerPlannedTools: ["tool_search_code", targetTool],
+          providerRawBytes: 4_000,
+          sessionLogToolMentions: {
+            tool_search_code: 1,
+            [targetTool]: 1,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+    expect(assertInvalidLaneResults).toThrow(`"output": "${normalOutput}"`);
+    expect(assertInvalidLaneResults).toThrow(`"output": "${codeOutput}"`);
+  });
+
   it("rejects code lane output that only echoes the target tool name", () => {
     expect(() =>
       assertToolSearchLaneResults({
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/tool-search-gateway.fixture.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/tool-search-gateway.fixture.ts
index 55a0cac2ec7f..558184b85ad3 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/tool-search-gateway.fixture.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/tool-search-gateway.fixture.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
 import process from "node:process";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import { truncateUtf16Safe } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/text-utility-runtime";
 import {
   countSessionLogMentions,
   countSystemPromptChars,
@@ -424,8 +425,11 @@ export async function runToolSearchGatewayLane(params: {
     providerRequestCount: laneRequests.length,
     providerRawBytes: typeof lastRequest.raw === "string" ? lastRequest.raw.length : 0,
     providerSystemPromptChars: countSystemPromptChars(lastRequest.body),
-    providerInputSnippet: (lastRequest.allInputText ?? lastRequest.prompt ?? "").slice(0, 500),
-    providerToolOutputSnippet: (lastRequest.toolOutput ?? "").slice(0, 4_000),
+    providerInputSnippet: truncateUtf16Safe(
+      lastRequest.allInputText ?? lastRequest.prompt ?? "",
+      500,
+    ),
+    providerToolOutputSnippet: truncateUtf16Safe(lastRequest.toolOutput ?? "", 4_000),
     providerDeclaredToolCount: Array.isArray(lastRequest.body?.tools)
       ? lastRequest.body.tools.length
       : 0,
@@ -452,7 +456,7 @@ export function assertToolSearchLaneResults(params: {
           declaredToolCount: normal.providerDeclaredToolCount,
           input: normal.providerInputSnippet,
           toolOutput: normal.providerToolOutputSnippet,
-          output: normal.gatewayOutputText.slice(0, 300),
+          output: truncateUtf16Safe(normal.gatewayOutputText, 300),
           mentions: normal.sessionLogToolMentions,
         },
         code: {
@@ -460,7 +464,7 @@ export function assertToolSearchLaneResults(params: {
           declaredToolCount: code.providerDeclaredToolCount,
           input: code.providerInputSnippet,
           toolOutput: code.providerToolOutputSnippet,
-          output: code.gatewayOutputText.slice(0, 300),
+          output: truncateUtf16Safe(code.gatewayOutputText, 300),
           mentions: code.sessionLogToolMentions,
         },
       },