diff --git a/docs/help/testing.md b/docs/help/testing.md
index f86373d78c0..f187ff094ef 100644
--- a/docs/help/testing.md
+++ b/docs/help/testing.md
@@ -112,7 +112,13 @@ runs the same lanes before release approval.
     live Telegram QA lane with that installed package as the SUT Gateway.
   - Defaults to `OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_PACKAGE_SPEC=openclaw@beta`.
   - Uses the same Telegram env credentials or Convex credential source as
-    `pnpm openclaw qa telegram`.
+    `pnpm openclaw qa telegram`. For CI/release automation, set
+    `OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE=convex` plus
+    `OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SITE_URL` and the role secret. If
+    `OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SITE_URL` and a Convex role secret are present in CI,
+    the Docker wrapper selects Convex automatically.
+  - `OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_ROLE=ci|maintainer` overrides the shared
+    `OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_ROLE` for this lane only.
 - `pnpm test:docker:bundled-channel-deps`
   - Packs and installs the current OpenClaw build in Docker, starts the Gateway
     with OpenAI configured, then enables bundled channel/plugins via config
diff --git a/docs/reference/RELEASING.md b/docs/reference/RELEASING.md
index 3df429a052f..2131c195297 100644
--- a/docs/reference/RELEASING.md
+++ b/docs/reference/RELEASING.md
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@ OpenClaw has three public release lanes:
   `node --import tsx scripts/openclaw-npm-postpublish-verify.ts YYYY.M.D`
   (or the matching beta/correction version) to verify the published registry
   install path in a fresh temp prefix
-- After a beta publish, run `OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_PACKAGE_SPEC=openclaw@YYYY.M.D-beta.N pnpm test:docker:npm-telegram-live`
+- After a beta publish, run `OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_PACKAGE_SPEC=openclaw@YYYY.M.D-beta.N OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE=convex OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_ROLE=ci pnpm test:docker:npm-telegram-live`
   to verify installed-package onboarding, Telegram setup, and real Telegram E2E
-  against the published npm package.
+  against the published npm package using the shared leased Telegram credential
+  pool. Local maintainer one-offs may omit the Convex vars and pass the three
+  `OPENCLAW_QA_TELEGRAM_*` env credentials directly.
 - Maintainer release automation now uses preflight-then-promote:
   - real npm publish must pass a successful npm `preflight_run_id`
   - the real npm publish must be dispatched from the same `main` or
diff --git a/scripts/e2e/npm-telegram-live-docker.sh b/scripts/e2e/npm-telegram-live-docker.sh
index 7d9a320fd91..4969773cb92 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e/npm-telegram-live-docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e/npm-telegram-live-docker.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,32 @@ DOCKER_TARGET="${OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_DOCKER_TARGET:-build}"
 PACKAGE_SPEC="${OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_PACKAGE_SPEC:-openclaw@beta}"
 OUTPUT_DIR="${OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_OUTPUT_DIR:-.artifacts/qa-e2e/npm-telegram-live}"
 
+resolve_credential_source() {
+  if [ -n "${OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE:-}" ]; then
+    printf "%s" "$OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if [ -n "${OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE:-}" ]; then
+    printf "%s" "$OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if [ -n "${CI:-}" ] && [ -n "${OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SITE_URL:-}" ]; then
+    if [ -n "${OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SECRET_CI:-}" ] || [ -n "${OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SECRET_MAINTAINER:-}" ]; then
+      printf "convex"
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+resolve_credential_role() {
+  if [ -n "${OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_ROLE:-}" ]; then
+    printf "%s" "$OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_ROLE"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if [ -n "${OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_ROLE:-}" ]; then
+    printf "%s" "$OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_ROLE"
+  fi
+}
+
 validate_openclaw_package_spec() {
   local spec="$1"
   if [[ "$spec" =~ ^openclaw@(beta|latest|[0-9]{4}\.[1-9][0-9]*\.[1-9][0-9]*(-[1-9][0-9]*|-beta\.[1-9][0-9]*)?)$ ]]; then
@@ -24,6 +50,8 @@ docker_e2e_build_or_reuse "$IMAGE_NAME" npm-telegram-live "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/e2e
 
 mkdir -p "$ROOT_DIR/.artifacts/qa-e2e"
 run_log="$(mktemp "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/openclaw-npm-telegram-live.XXXXXX")"
+credential_source="$(resolve_credential_source)"
+credential_role="$(resolve_credential_role)"
 
 docker_env=(
   -e COREPACK_ENABLE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT=0
@@ -39,6 +67,13 @@ forward_env_if_set() {
   fi
 }
 
+if [ -n "$credential_source" ]; then
+  docker_env+=(-e OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE="$credential_source")
+fi
+if [ -n "$credential_role" ]; then
+  docker_env+=(-e OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_ROLE="$credential_role")
+fi
+
 for key in \
   OPENAI_API_KEY \
   ANTHROPIC_API_KEY \
@@ -50,8 +85,6 @@ for key in \
   OPENCLAW_QA_TELEGRAM_GROUP_ID \
   OPENCLAW_QA_TELEGRAM_DRIVER_BOT_TOKEN \
   OPENCLAW_QA_TELEGRAM_SUT_BOT_TOKEN \
-  OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE \
-  OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_ROLE \
   OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SITE_URL \
   OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SECRET_CI \
   OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SECRET_MAINTAINER \
diff --git a/scripts/e2e/npm-telegram-live-runner.ts b/scripts/e2e/npm-telegram-live-runner.ts
index a01c3768796..4c0e02dce4b 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e/npm-telegram-live-runner.ts
+++ b/scripts/e2e/npm-telegram-live-runner.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import { runTelegramQaLive } from "../../extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts";
 import { formatErrorMessage } from "../../src/infra/errors.ts";
 
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@ function splitCsv(value: string | undefined) {
     .filter((entry) => entry.length > 0);
 }
 
+function resolveCredentialSource(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv) {
+  return env.OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE ?? env.OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE;
+}
+
+function resolveCredentialRole(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv) {
+  return env.OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_ROLE ?? env.OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_ROLE;
+}
+
 async function resolveTrustedOpenClawCommand(rawCommand: string) {
   if (!path.isAbsolute(rawCommand)) {
     throw new Error("OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_SUT_COMMAND must be an absolute path.");
@@ -63,8 +72,8 @@ async function main() {
     fastMode: parseBoolean(process.env.OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_FAST),
     scenarioIds: splitCsv(process.env.OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_SCENARIOS),
     sutAccountId: process.env.OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_SUT_ACCOUNT,
-    credentialSource: process.env.OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE,
-    credentialRole: process.env.OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_ROLE,
+    credentialSource: resolveCredentialSource(process.env),
+    credentialRole: resolveCredentialRole(process.env),
   });
 
   process.stdout.write(`NPM Telegram QA report: ${result.reportPath}\n`);
@@ -78,7 +87,14 @@ async function main() {
   }
 }
 
-main().catch((error) => {
-  process.stderr.write(`npm telegram live e2e failed: ${formatErrorMessage(error)}\n`);
-  process.exitCode = 1;
-});
+if (process.argv[1] && import.meta.url === pathToFileURL(process.argv[1]).href) {
+  main().catch((error) => {
+    process.stderr.write(`npm telegram live e2e failed: ${formatErrorMessage(error)}\n`);
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+  });
+}
+
+export const __testing = {
+  resolveCredentialRole,
+  resolveCredentialSource,
+};
diff --git a/test/scripts/npm-telegram-live.test.ts b/test/scripts/npm-telegram-live.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ad08facb85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/npm-telegram-live.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { __testing } from "../../scripts/e2e/npm-telegram-live-runner.ts";
+
+const DOCKER_SCRIPT_PATH = "scripts/e2e/npm-telegram-live-docker.sh";
+
+describe("npm Telegram live Docker E2E", () => {
+  it("supports npm-specific Convex credential aliases", () => {
+    const script = readFileSync(DOCKER_SCRIPT_PATH, "utf8");
+
+    expect(script).toContain("OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE");
+    expect(script).toContain("OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_ROLE");
+    expect(script).toContain('docker_env+=(-e OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE="$credential_source")');
+    expect(script).toContain('docker_env+=(-e OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_ROLE="$credential_role")');
+  });
+
+  it("defaults CI runs to Convex when broker credentials are present", () => {
+    const script = readFileSync(DOCKER_SCRIPT_PATH, "utf8");
+
+    expect(script).toContain(
+      'if [ -n "${CI:-}" ] && [ -n "${OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SITE_URL:-}" ]; then',
+    );
+    expect(script).toContain("OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SECRET_CI");
+    expect(script).toContain("OPENCLAW_QA_CONVEX_SECRET_MAINTAINER");
+    expect(script).toContain('printf "convex"');
+  });
+
+  it("lets npm-specific credential aliases override shared QA env", () => {
+    expect(
+      __testing.resolveCredentialSource({
+        OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE: "convex",
+        OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_SOURCE: "env",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("convex");
+    expect(
+      __testing.resolveCredentialRole({
+        OPENCLAW_NPM_TELEGRAM_CREDENTIAL_ROLE: "ci",
+        OPENCLAW_QA_CREDENTIAL_ROLE: "maintainer",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("ci");
+  });
+});