diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa54bbaa7bf..520195d56f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - CLI/plugins: explain when a missing plugin command alias belongs to a bundled plugin that is disabled by default, including the `openclaw plugins enable <plugin>` repair command. (#76835)
 - Gateway/Bonjour: auto-start LAN multicast discovery only on macOS hosts while preserving explicit `openclaw plugins enable bonjour` startup elsewhere, so Linux servers and containers that do not need LAN discovery avoid default mDNS probing and watchdog churn. Refs #74209.
 - Gateway/macOS: stop `doctor` and LaunchAgent recovery from running `launchctl kickstart -k` after a fresh bootstrap, avoiding an immediate SIGTERM of the just-started gateway while still nudging already-loaded launchd jobs. Fixes #76261. Thanks @solosage1.
-- Proxy/debugging: disable debug proxy CONNECT upstream forwarding while managed proxy mode is active unless `OPENCLAW_DEBUG_PROXY_ALLOW_DIRECT_CONNECT_WITH_MANAGED_PROXY=1` is explicitly set for approved local diagnostics. Thanks @jesse-merhi and @mjamiv.
+- Proxy/debugging: disable debug proxy direct upstream forwarding for proxy requests and CONNECT tunnels while managed proxy mode is active unless `OPENCLAW_DEBUG_PROXY_ALLOW_DIRECT_CONNECT_WITH_MANAGED_PROXY=1` is explicitly set for approved local diagnostics. Thanks @jesse-merhi and @mjamiv.
 - Google Meet: route stateful CLI session commands through the gateway-owned runtime so joined realtime sessions survive after the starting CLI process exits. Fixes #76344. Thanks @coltonharris-wq.
 - Memory/status: split builtin sqlite-vec store readiness from embedding-provider readiness in `memory status --deep` and `openclaw status`, so local vector-store failures no longer look like provider failures and provider failures no longer hide a healthy local vector store.
 - CLI/doctor: trust a ready gateway memory probe when CLI-side active memory backend resolution is unavailable, preventing false "No active memory plugin is registered" warnings for healthy runtime setups. Fixes #76792. Thanks @som-686.
diff --git a/docs/cli/proxy.md b/docs/cli/proxy.md
index 46391e50933..f60f52b685a 100644
--- a/docs/cli/proxy.md
+++ b/docs/cli/proxy.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ semantics.
 
 - `start` defaults to `127.0.0.1` unless `--host` is set.
 - `run` starts a local debug proxy and then runs the command after `--`.
-- The debug proxy's CONNECT forwarding opens upstream TCP sockets for diagnostics. When OpenClaw managed proxy mode is active, CONNECT forwarding is disabled by default; set `OPENCLAW_DEBUG_PROXY_ALLOW_DIRECT_CONNECT_WITH_MANAGED_PROXY=1` only for approved local diagnostics.
+- The debug proxy's direct upstream forwarding opens upstream sockets for diagnostics. When OpenClaw managed proxy mode is active, direct forwarding for proxy requests and CONNECT tunnels is disabled by default; set `OPENCLAW_DEBUG_PROXY_ALLOW_DIRECT_CONNECT_WITH_MANAGED_PROXY=1` only for approved local diagnostics.
 - `validate` exits with code 1 when proxy config or destination checks fail.
 - Captures are local debugging data; use `openclaw proxy purge` when finished.
 
diff --git a/docs/security/network-proxy.md b/docs/security/network-proxy.md
index 8bad3e72e22..72a26b9cc52 100644
--- a/docs/security/network-proxy.md
+++ b/docs/security/network-proxy.md
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ proxy:
 - The proxy improves coverage for process-local JavaScript HTTP and WebSocket clients, but it is not an OS-level network sandbox.
 - Raw `net`, `tls`, and `http2` sockets, native addons, and child processes may bypass Node-level proxy routing unless they inherit and respect proxy environment variables.
 - IRC is a raw TCP/TLS channel outside operator-managed forward proxy routing. In deployments that require all egress through that forward proxy, set `channels.irc.enabled=false` unless direct IRC egress is explicitly approved.
-- The local debug proxy is diagnostic tooling and its CONNECT upstream forwarding is disabled by default while managed proxy mode is active; enable direct CONNECT forwarding only for approved local diagnostics.
+- The local debug proxy is diagnostic tooling and its direct upstream forwarding for proxy requests and CONNECT tunnels is disabled by default while managed proxy mode is active; enable direct forwarding only for approved local diagnostics.
 - User local WebUIs and local model servers should be allowlisted in the operator proxy policy when needed; OpenClaw does not expose a general local-network bypass for them.
 - Gateway control-plane proxy bypass is intentionally limited to `localhost` and literal loopback IP URLs. Use `ws://127.0.0.1:18789`, `ws://[::1]:18789`, or `ws://localhost:18789` for local direct Gateway control-plane connections; other hostnames route like ordinary hostname-based traffic.
 - OpenClaw does not inspect, test, or certify your proxy policy.
diff --git a/src/proxy-capture/proxy-server.managed-proxy.test.ts b/src/proxy-capture/proxy-server.managed-proxy.test.ts
index bd2b707d5b0..f64a5d77d5e 100644
--- a/src/proxy-capture/proxy-server.managed-proxy.test.ts
+++ b/src/proxy-capture/proxy-server.managed-proxy.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { mkdtemp, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
-import { Socket } from "node:net";
+import { createServer as createHttpServer } from "node:http";
+import { Socket, type AddressInfo } from "node:net";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { assertDebugProxyDirectConnectAllowed, startDebugProxyServer } from "./proxy-server.js";
+import { assertDebugProxyDirectUpstreamAllowed, startDebugProxyServer } from "./proxy-server.js";
 
 let testRoot: string | undefined;
 
@@ -47,7 +48,60 @@ async function connectThroughProxy(proxyUrl: string): Promise<string> {
   return data;
 }
 
-describe("debug proxy managed-proxy CONNECT policy", () => {
+async function requestThroughProxy(proxyUrl: string, targetUrl: string): Promise<string> {
+  const proxy = new URL(proxyUrl);
+  const target = new URL(targetUrl);
+  const socket = new Socket();
+  let data = "";
+  socket.setEncoding("utf8");
+  socket.on("data", (chunk) => {
+    data += chunk;
+  });
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    socket.once("error", reject);
+    socket.connect(Number(proxy.port), proxy.hostname, resolve);
+  });
+  socket.write(`GET ${target.href} HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: ${target.host}\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n`);
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => socket.once("end", resolve));
+  socket.destroy();
+  return data;
+}
+
+async function startCanaryOrigin(): Promise<{
+  requestCount: () => number;
+  stop: () => Promise<void>;
+  url: string;
+}> {
+  let requests = 0;
+  const server = createHttpServer((_req, res) => {
+    requests += 1;
+    res.end("ok");
+  });
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    server.once("error", reject);
+    server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1", () => {
+      server.off("error", reject);
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+  const address = server.address() as AddressInfo;
+  return {
+    requestCount: () => requests,
+    stop: async () =>
+      await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        server.close((error) => {
+          if (error) {
+            reject(error);
+            return;
+          }
+          resolve();
+        });
+      }),
+    url: `http://127.0.0.1:${address.port}/metadata`,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("debug proxy managed-proxy direct upstream policy", () => {
   const originalProxyActive = process.env["OPENCLAW_PROXY_ACTIVE"];
   const originalAllowDirect =
     process.env["OPENCLAW_DEBUG_PROXY_ALLOW_DIRECT_CONNECT_WITH_MANAGED_PROXY"];
@@ -73,31 +127,31 @@ describe("debug proxy managed-proxy CONNECT policy", () => {
     await cleanupTestDirs();
   });
 
-  it("allows direct CONNECT upstreams when managed proxy mode is inactive", () => {
-    expect(() => assertDebugProxyDirectConnectAllowed()).not.toThrow();
+  it("allows direct upstreams when managed proxy mode is inactive", () => {
+    expect(() => assertDebugProxyDirectUpstreamAllowed()).not.toThrow();
   });
 
-  it("rejects direct CONNECT upstreams while managed proxy mode is active", () => {
+  it("rejects direct upstreams while managed proxy mode is active", () => {
     process.env["OPENCLAW_PROXY_ACTIVE"] = "1";
 
-    expect(() => assertDebugProxyDirectConnectAllowed()).toThrow(
-      /Debug proxy CONNECT upstream forwarding is disabled/,
+    expect(() => assertDebugProxyDirectUpstreamAllowed()).toThrow(
+      /Debug proxy direct upstream forwarding is disabled/,
     );
   });
 
   it("uses shared truthy parsing for managed proxy mode", () => {
     process.env["OPENCLAW_PROXY_ACTIVE"] = "true";
 
-    expect(() => assertDebugProxyDirectConnectAllowed()).toThrow(
-      /Debug proxy CONNECT upstream forwarding is disabled/,
+    expect(() => assertDebugProxyDirectUpstreamAllowed()).toThrow(
+      /Debug proxy direct upstream forwarding is disabled/,
     );
   });
 
-  it("allows direct CONNECT upstreams with explicit diagnostic override", () => {
+  it("allows direct upstreams with explicit diagnostic override", () => {
     process.env["OPENCLAW_PROXY_ACTIVE"] = "1";
     process.env["OPENCLAW_DEBUG_PROXY_ALLOW_DIRECT_CONNECT_WITH_MANAGED_PROXY"] = "1";
 
-    expect(() => assertDebugProxyDirectConnectAllowed()).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => assertDebugProxyDirectUpstreamAllowed()).not.toThrow();
   });
 
   it("rejects CONNECT upstreams before opening direct sockets while managed proxy mode is active", async () => {
@@ -108,9 +162,26 @@ describe("debug proxy managed-proxy CONNECT policy", () => {
 
       expect(response).toContain("403 Forbidden");
       expect(response).toContain("Connection: close");
-      expect(response).toContain("Debug proxy CONNECT upstream forwarding is disabled");
+      expect(response).toContain("Debug proxy direct upstream forwarding is disabled");
     } finally {
       await server.stop();
     }
   });
+
+  it("rejects absolute-form HTTP proxy requests before opening direct upstreams while managed proxy mode is active", async () => {
+    process.env["OPENCLAW_PROXY_ACTIVE"] = "1";
+    const origin = await startCanaryOrigin();
+    const server = await startDebugProxyServer({ settings: await makeSettings() });
+    try {
+      const response = await requestThroughProxy(server.proxyUrl, origin.url);
+
+      expect(response).toContain("403 Forbidden");
+      expect(response).toContain("Connection: close");
+      expect(response).toContain("Debug proxy direct upstream forwarding is disabled");
+      expect(origin.requestCount()).toBe(0);
+    } finally {
+      await server.stop();
+      await origin.stop();
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/proxy-capture/proxy-server.ts b/src/proxy-capture/proxy-server.ts
index 116f412c6fd..3ea799b4710 100644
--- a/src/proxy-capture/proxy-server.ts
+++ b/src/proxy-capture/proxy-server.ts
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ function allowsDirectConnectWithManagedProxy(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.en
   return isTruthyEnvValue(env[DEBUG_PROXY_DIRECT_CONNECT_OVERRIDE]);
 }
 
-export function assertDebugProxyDirectConnectAllowed(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): void {
+export function assertDebugProxyDirectUpstreamAllowed(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): void {
   if (!isManagedProxyActive(env) || allowsDirectConnectWithManagedProxy(env)) {
     return;
   }
   throw new Error(
-    "Debug proxy CONNECT upstream forwarding is disabled while managed proxy mode is active. " +
+    "Debug proxy direct upstream forwarding is disabled while managed proxy mode is active. " +
       `Set ${DEBUG_PROXY_DIRECT_CONNECT_OVERRIDE}=1 only for approved local diagnostics.`,
   );
 }
@@ -99,6 +99,33 @@ export async function startDebugProxyServer(params: {
   const server = createServer(async (req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse) => {
     const flowId = randomUUID();
     const target = normalizeTargetUrl(req);
+    try {
+      assertDebugProxyDirectUpstreamAllowed();
+    } catch (error) {
+      const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+      store.recordEvent({
+        sessionId: params.settings.sessionId,
+        ts: Date.now(),
+        sourceScope: "openclaw",
+        sourceProcess: params.settings.sourceProcess,
+        protocol: target.protocol === "https:" ? "https" : "http",
+        direction: "local",
+        kind: "error",
+        flowId,
+        method: req.method,
+        host: target.host,
+        path: `${target.pathname}${target.search}`,
+        errorText: message,
+      });
+      const responseBody = `${message}\n`;
+      res.writeHead(403, {
+        Connection: "close",
+        "Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=utf-8",
+        "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(responseBody),
+      });
+      res.end(responseBody);
+      return;
+    }
     const body = await readBody(req);
     store.recordEvent({
       sessionId: params.settings.sessionId,
@@ -214,7 +241,7 @@ export async function startDebugProxyServer(params: {
       headersJson: JSON.stringify(req.headers),
     });
     try {
-      assertDebugProxyDirectConnectAllowed();
+      assertDebugProxyDirectUpstreamAllowed();
     } catch (error) {
       const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
       store.recordEvent({