diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 376a9abff24..fc31e6c08ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=2" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           if [ "$TASK" = "channels" ]; then
             echo "OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-            echo "OPENCLAW_TEST_ISOLATE=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           fi
 
       - name: Download dist artifact
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d93011b8960..9a199baa30d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1091,13 +1091,13 @@
     "runtime-sidecars:gen": "node --import tsx scripts/generate-runtime-sidecar-paths-baseline.ts --write",
     "stage:bundled-plugin-runtime-deps": "node scripts/stage-bundled-plugin-runtime-deps.mjs",
     "start": "node scripts/run-node.mjs",
-    "test": "node scripts/test-projects.mjs",
+    "test": "vitest run --config vitest.config.ts",
     "test:all": "pnpm lint && pnpm build && pnpm test && pnpm test:e2e && pnpm test:live && pnpm test:docker:all",
     "test:auth:compat": "node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config vitest.gateway.config.ts src/gateway/server.auth.compat-baseline.test.ts src/gateway/client.test.ts src/gateway/reconnect-gating.test.ts src/gateway/protocol/connect-error-details.test.ts",
     "test:build:singleton": "node scripts/test-built-plugin-singleton.mjs",
     "test:bundled": "node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config vitest.bundled.config.ts",
-    "test:changed": "node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config vitest.config.ts --changed origin/main",
-    "test:changed:max": "OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=8 node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config vitest.config.ts --changed origin/main",
+    "test:changed": "vitest run --config vitest.config.ts --changed origin/main",
+    "test:changed:max": "OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=8 vitest run --config vitest.config.ts --changed origin/main",
     "test:channels": "node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config vitest.channels.config.ts",
     "test:contracts": "pnpm test:contracts:channels && pnpm test:contracts:plugins",
     "test:contracts:channels": "node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config vitest.contracts.config.ts --maxWorkers=1 src/channels/plugins/contracts",
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@
     "test:extensions:memory": "node scripts/profile-extension-memory.mjs",
     "test:fast": "node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config vitest.unit.config.ts",
     "test:force": "node --import tsx scripts/test-force.ts",
-    "test:gateway": "node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config vitest.gateway.config.ts --pool=forks",
+    "test:gateway": "vitest run --config vitest.gateway.config.ts",
     "test:gateway:watch-regression": "node scripts/check-gateway-watch-regression.mjs",
     "test:install:e2e": "bash scripts/test-install-sh-e2e-docker.sh",
     "test:install:e2e:anthropic": "OPENCLAW_E2E_MODELS=anthropic bash scripts/test-install-sh-e2e-docker.sh",
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@
     "test:live": "node scripts/test-live.mjs",
     "test:live:gateway-profiles": "node scripts/test-live.mjs -- src/gateway/gateway-models.profiles.live.test.ts",
     "test:live:models-profiles": "node scripts/test-live.mjs -- src/agents/models.profiles.live.test.ts",
-    "test:max": "OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=8 node scripts/test-projects.mjs",
+    "test:max": "OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=8 vitest run --config vitest.config.ts",
     "test:parallels:linux": "bash scripts/e2e/parallels-linux-smoke.sh",
     "test:parallels:macos": "bash scripts/e2e/parallels-macos-smoke.sh",
     "test:parallels:npm-update": "bash scripts/e2e/parallels-npm-update-smoke.sh",
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@
     "test:perf:profile:main": "node scripts/run-vitest-profile.mjs main",
     "test:perf:profile:runner": "node scripts/run-vitest-profile.mjs runner",
     "test:sectriage": "node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config vitest.gateway.config.ts && node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config vitest.unit.config.ts --exclude src/daemon/launchd.integration.test.ts --exclude src/process/exec.test.ts",
-    "test:serial": "OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=1 node scripts/test-projects.mjs",
+    "test:serial": "OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=1 vitest run --config vitest.config.ts",
     "test:startup:bench": "node --import tsx scripts/bench-cli-startup.ts",
     "test:startup:bench:check": "node scripts/test-cli-startup-bench-budget.mjs",
     "test:startup:bench:save": "node --import tsx scripts/bench-cli-startup.ts --preset all --runs 5 --warmup 1 --output .artifacts/cli-startup-bench-all.json",
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@
     "test:startup:memory": "node scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.mjs",
     "test:ui": "pnpm lint:ui:no-raw-window-open && pnpm --dir ui test",
     "test:voicecall:closedloop": "node scripts/test-voicecall-closedloop.mjs",
-    "test:watch": "node scripts/test-projects.mjs --watch",
+    "test:watch": "vitest --config vitest.config.ts",
     "ts-topology": "node --import tsx scripts/ts-topology.ts",
     "tsgo": "node scripts/run-tsgo.mjs",
     "tui": "node scripts/run-node.mjs tui",
diff --git a/scripts/test-force.ts b/scripts/test-force.ts
index 0c553423138..fe491e06783 100755
--- a/scripts/test-force.ts
+++ b/scripts/test-force.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function runTests() {
   const isolatedLock =
     process.env.OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_LOCK ??
     path.join(os.tmpdir(), `openclaw-gateway.lock.test.${Date.now()}`);
-  const result = spawnSync("pnpm", ["exec", "vitest", "run"], {
+  const result = spawnSync("pnpm", ["exec", "vitest", "run", "--config", "vitest.config.ts"], {
     stdio: "inherit",
     env: {
       ...process.env,
diff --git a/scripts/test-voicecall-closedloop.mjs b/scripts/test-voicecall-closedloop.mjs
index b054ed059aa..bc918cb2f82 100644
--- a/scripts/test-voicecall-closedloop.mjs
+++ b/scripts/test-voicecall-closedloop.mjs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { bundledPluginFile } from "./lib/bundled-plugin-paths.mjs";
 
 const args = [
   "run",
+  "--config",
+  "vitest.config.ts",
   bundledPluginFile("voice-call", "src/manager.test.ts"),
   bundledPluginFile("voice-call", "src/media-stream.test.ts"),
   "src/plugins/voice-call.plugin.test.ts",