diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/package.json b/extensions/qa-lab/package.json
index 641c8d0c721b..732a8952665a 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/package.json
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "zod": "4.4.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@openclaw/crabline": "0.1.10",
+    "@openclaw/crabline": "0.1.11",
     "@openclaw/discord": "workspace:*",
     "@openclaw/plugin-sdk": "workspace:*",
     "@openclaw/slack": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite.test.ts
index c4a623dfdf5b..6a9c36bde306 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite.test.ts
@@ -476,8 +476,25 @@ describe("qa suite", () => {
         },
       });
 
+      const summary = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(artifacts.summaryPath, "utf8")) as {
+        run?: {
+          channelCapabilityMatrixPath?: string;
+          channelDriverSmokePath?: string;
+        };
+      };
+      const capabilityMatrixPath = summary.run?.channelCapabilityMatrixPath;
+      const smokeArtifactPath = summary.run?.channelDriverSmokePath;
+      if (typeof capabilityMatrixPath !== "string" || typeof smokeArtifactPath !== "string") {
+        throw new Error("Crabline generation artifact paths missing from QA summary.");
+      }
+      expect(capabilityMatrixPath).toMatch(
+        /^\.crabline-smoke-artifacts\/generation-[^/]+\/crabline-fake-provider-capabilities\.json$/u,
+      );
+      expect(smokeArtifactPath).toMatch(
+        /^\.crabline-smoke-artifacts\/generation-[^/]+\/crabline-fake-provider-smoke\.json$/u,
+      );
       const matrix = JSON.parse(
-        await fs.readFile(path.join(outputDir, "crabline-fake-provider-capabilities.json"), "utf8"),
+        await fs.readFile(path.resolve(outputDir, capabilityMatrixPath), "utf8"),
       ) as {
         report?: { result?: { selectedChannel?: string; supportedChannels?: string[] } };
       };
@@ -486,7 +503,7 @@ describe("qa suite", () => {
         [...CRABLINE_SERVER_CHANNELS].toSorted(),
       );
       const smoke = JSON.parse(
-        await fs.readFile(path.join(outputDir, "crabline-fake-provider-smoke.json"), "utf8"),
+        await fs.readFile(path.resolve(outputDir, smokeArtifactPath), "utf8"),
       ) as { smoke?: { result?: { ok?: boolean; provider?: string } } };
       expect(smoke.smoke?.result).toMatchObject({ ok: true, provider: "telegram" });
       const evidence = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(artifacts.evidencePath, "utf8")) as {
@@ -505,14 +522,14 @@ describe("qa suite", () => {
     const outputDir = await tempDirs.makeTempDir("qa-suite-crabline-generation-");
     const capabilityMatrixPath = path.join(
       outputDir,
-      "crabline-generations",
-      "generation-1",
+      ".crabline-smoke-artifacts",
+      "generation-11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
       "capabilities.json",
     );
     const smokeArtifactPath = path.join(
       outputDir,
-      "crabline-generations",
-      "generation-1",
+      ".crabline-smoke-artifacts",
+      "generation-11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
       "smoke.json",
     );
     await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(capabilityMatrixPath), { recursive: true });
@@ -550,9 +567,18 @@ describe("qa suite", () => {
         smokeArtifactPath: "crabline-fake-provider-smoke.json",
       },
       runCrablineChannelDriverSmoke: vi.fn(async () => ({
+        artifactPointerPath: path.join(outputDir, ".crabline-smoke-artifacts", "current.json"),
         capabilityMatrixPath,
         capabilityReport: {},
-        manifestPath: path.join(outputDir, "crabline-generations", "generation-1", "manifest.json"),
+        generation: "generation-11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
+        manifestPath: path.join(
+          outputDir,
+          ".crabline-smoke-artifacts",
+          "generation-11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
+          "manifest.json",
+        ),
+        providerReadiness: {},
+        providerReadinessArtifactPath: smokeArtifactPath,
         smoke: {},
         smokeArtifactPath,
       })),
@@ -588,8 +614,10 @@ describe("qa suite", () => {
       channelCapabilityMatrixPath: capabilityMatrixPath,
       channelDriverSmokePath: smokeArtifactPath,
     });
-    expect(artifacts.report).toContain(`Channel capability report: ${capabilityMatrixPath}.`);
-    expect(artifacts.report).toContain(`Channel driver smoke: ${smokeArtifactPath}.`);
+    expect(artifacts.report).toContain(`Generation capability filename: ${capabilityMatrixPath}.`);
+    expect(artifacts.report).toContain(
+      `Generation provider-readiness filename: ${smokeArtifactPath}.`,
+    );
     expect(artifacts.report).not.toContain("crabline-fake-provider-capabilities.json");
     expect(artifacts.report).not.toContain("crabline-fake-provider-smoke.json");
   });
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite.ts
index f2bebe54cfb0..180c879d1cd5 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite.ts
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ function createQaSuiteReportNotes(params: {
 }) {
   return [
     ...params.transport.createReportNotes(params),
-    // Crabline 0.1.9 narrows these paths to legacy filename literals.
+    // Crabline reports completed generation paths through this filename-narrowed selection.
     ...createOpenClawCrablineChannelReportNotes(
       params.channelDriverSelection as OpenClawCrablineChannelDriverSelection | null | undefined,
     ),
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index eea205537e15..869942562455 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1398,8 +1398,8 @@ importers:
         version: 4.4.3
     devDependencies:
       '@openclaw/crabline':
-        specifier: 0.1.10
-        version: 0.1.10
+        specifier: 0.1.11
+        version: 0.1.11
       '@openclaw/discord':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../discord
@@ -3404,8 +3404,8 @@ packages:
     cpu: [x64]
     os: [win32]
 
-  '@openclaw/crabline@0.1.10':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-j9IwibClUZs1vcw/v4tF9VP57OPuZxr1RqeLPvxUcz6Ldvw1ukVf7O7FLAfaRMOZxCMSxpjpx3wg+VnvmiATvQ==}
+  '@openclaw/crabline@0.1.11':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-A7KH6gi7tXfJmdyeCzhZ65cSrLk4lALbto3lNBOHp1C6uIirAgM4tcF9I7/LhNDX/dq/T+q2QytpVPhhsfwgQQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=22'}
     hasBin: true
 
@@ -9551,7 +9551,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@openai/codex@0.144.1-win32-x64':
     optional: true
 
-  '@openclaw/crabline@0.1.10':
+  '@openclaw/crabline@0.1.11':
     dependencies:
       '@types/node': 22.20.1
       commander: 15.0.0
diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index 669f91bc52b0..5686d8037226 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ packages:
 minimumReleaseAge: 2880
 
 minimumReleaseAgeExclude:
-  - "@openclaw/crabline@0.1.10"
+  - "@openclaw/crabline@0.1.11"
   - "@openclaw/fs-safe@0.4.1"
   - "@openclaw/proxyline@0.3.3"
   - "@openclaw/uirouter@0.1.0"
diff --git a/qa/scenarios/channels/telegram-commands-command.yaml b/qa/scenarios/channels/telegram-commands-command.yaml
index 7e6f542fb25e..52a22aa5c6bf 100644
--- a/qa/scenarios/channels/telegram-commands-command.yaml
+++ b/qa/scenarios/channels/telegram-commands-command.yaml
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ flow:
           value:
             expr: "state.getSnapshot().messages.filter((message) => message.direction === 'outbound').length"
         - sendInbound:
-            conversation: { id: telegram-command-room, kind: channel }
+            conversation: { id: telegram-command-room, kind: group }
             senderId: qa-command-operator
             senderName: QA Command Operator
             text:
               expr: "transport.id === 'telegram' ? '/commands@openclaw' : '/commands'"
         - waitForOutbound:
-            conversation: { id: telegram-command-room, kind: channel }
+            conversation: { id: telegram-command-room, kind: group }
             sinceIndex: { ref: startIndex }
             timeoutMs: 60000
         - call: sleep