diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/model-switch-eval.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/model-switch-eval.test.ts
index 26dbe14c194..c21422560cb 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/model-switch-eval.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/model-switch-eval.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ describe("qa model-switch evaluation", () => {
     ).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("accepts concise handed-off phrasing from live models", () => {
+    expect(
+      hasModelSwitchContinuityEvidence(
+        "The harness has handed off to the alternate model for this turn, and the read tool confirms continued access to the QA scenario pack mission.",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("accepts concise paraphrases of the kickoff task after a handoff", () => {
     expect(
       hasModelSwitchContinuityEvidence(
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/model-switch-eval.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/model-switch-eval.ts
index 4b6f0f35b63..6a195eba3e3 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/model-switch-eval.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/model-switch-eval.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ import { normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/text-runtim
 export function hasModelSwitchContinuityEvidence(text: string) {
   const lower = normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(text);
   const mentionsHandoff =
-    lower.includes("handoff") || lower.includes("model switch") || lower.includes("switched");
+    lower.includes("handoff") ||
+    lower.includes("handed off") ||
+    lower.includes("handed-off") ||
+    lower.includes("model switch") ||
+    lower.includes("switched");
   const mentionsKickoffTask =
     lower.includes("qa_kickoff_task") ||
     lower.includes("qa/scenarios/index.md") ||
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog.test.ts
index c38087d9fbb..244ce045275 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog.test.ts
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ describe("qa scenario catalog", () => {
     const scenario = readQaScenarioById("gpt54-thinking-visibility-switch");
     const config = readQaScenarioExecutionConfig("gpt54-thinking-visibility-switch") as
       | {
-          requiredLiveProvider?: string;
-          requiredLiveModel?: string;
+          requiredProvider?: string;
+          requiredModel?: string;
           offDirective?: string;
           maxDirective?: string;
           reasoningDirective?: string;
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ describe("qa scenario catalog", () => {
       | undefined;
 
     expect(scenario.sourcePath).toBe("qa/scenarios/models/gpt54-thinking-visibility-switch.md");
-    expect(config?.requiredLiveProvider).toBe("openai");
-    expect(config?.requiredLiveModel).toBe("gpt-5.4");
+    expect(config?.requiredProvider).toBe("openai");
+    expect(config?.requiredModel).toBe("gpt-5.4");
     expect(config?.offDirective).toBe("/think off");
     expect(config?.maxDirective).toBe("/think max");
     expect(config?.reasoningDirective).toBe("/reasoning on");
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-planning.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-planning.test.ts
index 15ca4a1e7a6..5b7742c9f3d 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-planning.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-planning.test.ts
@@ -250,4 +250,38 @@ describe("qa suite planning helpers", () => {
       }).map((scenario) => scenario.id),
     ).toEqual(["generic", "claude-subscription"]);
   });
+
+  it("filters env-gated scenarios from an implicit live lane", () => {
+    const previous = process.env.OPENCLAW_LIVE_SETUP_TOKEN_VALUE;
+    delete process.env.OPENCLAW_LIVE_SETUP_TOKEN_VALUE;
+    try {
+      const scenarios = [
+        makeQaSuiteTestScenario("generic"),
+        makeQaSuiteTestScenario("anthropic-api-key", {
+          config: { requiredProvider: "anthropic", requiredModel: "claude-opus-4-6" },
+        }),
+        makeQaSuiteTestScenario("anthropic-setup-token", {
+          config: {
+            requiredProvider: "anthropic",
+            requiredModel: "claude-opus-4-6",
+            requiredEnv: "OPENCLAW_LIVE_SETUP_TOKEN_VALUE",
+          },
+        }),
+      ];
+
+      expect(
+        selectQaSuiteScenarios({
+          scenarios,
+          providerMode: "live-frontier",
+          primaryModel: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6",
+        }).map((scenario) => scenario.id),
+      ).toEqual(["generic", "anthropic-api-key"]);
+    } finally {
+      if (previous === undefined) {
+        delete process.env.OPENCLAW_LIVE_SETUP_TOKEN_VALUE;
+      } else {
+        process.env.OPENCLAW_LIVE_SETUP_TOKEN_VALUE = previous;
+      }
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-planning.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-planning.ts
index d130a36d170..dba1ce61403 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-planning.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-planning.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ function scenarioMatchesLiveLane(params: {
   primaryModel: string;
   providerMode: QaProviderMode;
   claudeCliAuthMode?: QaCliBackendAuthMode;
+  env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
 }) {
   if (getQaProvider(params.providerMode).kind !== "live") {
     return true;
   }
+  const env = params.env ?? process.env;
   const selected = splitModelRef(params.primaryModel);
   const config = params.scenario.execution.config ?? {};
   const requiredProvider = normalizeQaConfigString(config.requiredProvider);
@@ -50,6 +52,10 @@ function scenarioMatchesLiveLane(params: {
   if (requiredAuthMode && params.claudeCliAuthMode !== requiredAuthMode) {
     return false;
   }
+  const requiredEnv = normalizeQaConfigString(config.requiredEnv);
+  if (requiredEnv && !env[requiredEnv]?.trim()) {
+    return false;
+  }
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/qa/scenarios/models/anthropic-opus-setup-token-smoke.md b/qa/scenarios/models/anthropic-opus-setup-token-smoke.md
index 231403d1e7c..7ea97dc9f08 100644
--- a/qa/scenarios/models/anthropic-opus-setup-token-smoke.md
+++ b/qa/scenarios/models/anthropic-opus-setup-token-smoke.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ execution:
   config:
     requiredProvider: anthropic
     requiredModel: claude-opus-4-6
+    requiredEnv: OPENCLAW_LIVE_SETUP_TOKEN_VALUE
     profileId: "anthropic:qa-setup-token"
     chatPrompt: "Anthropic Opus setup-token smoke. Reply exactly: ANTHROPIC-OPUS-SETUP-TOKEN-OK"
     chatExpected: ANTHROPIC-OPUS-SETUP-TOKEN-OK
diff --git a/qa/scenarios/models/gpt54-thinking-visibility-switch.md b/qa/scenarios/models/gpt54-thinking-visibility-switch.md
index 243227853c2..7215ec52a05 100644
--- a/qa/scenarios/models/gpt54-thinking-visibility-switch.md
+++ b/qa/scenarios/models/gpt54-thinking-visibility-switch.md
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ execution:
   kind: flow
   summary: Toggle reasoning display and GPT-5.4 thinking between off/none and max/high, then verify visible reasoning only on the max turn.
   config:
-    requiredLiveProvider: openai
-    requiredLiveModel: gpt-5.4
+    requiredProvider: openai
+    requiredModel: gpt-5.4
     offDirective: /think off
     maxDirective: /think max
     reasoningDirective: /reasoning on
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ steps:
         value:
           expr: splitModelRef(env.primaryModel)
       - assert:
-          expr: "env.providerMode !== 'live-frontier' || (selected?.provider === config.requiredLiveProvider && selected?.model === config.requiredLiveModel)"
+          expr: "env.providerMode !== 'live-frontier' || (selected?.provider === config.requiredProvider && selected?.model === config.requiredModel)"
           message:
             expr: "`expected live GPT-5.4, got ${env.primaryModel}`"
       - call: state.addInboundMessage