diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index cfff0003a9b..cfdbf26958d 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 /.github/workflows/codeql.yml @openclaw/openclaw-secops
 /.github/workflows/codeql-android-critical-security.yml @openclaw/openclaw-secops
 /.github/workflows/codeql-critical-quality.yml @openclaw/openclaw-secops
-/.github/workflows/dependency-change-awareness.yml @openclaw/openclaw-secops
-/test/scripts/dependency-change-awareness-workflow.test.ts @openclaw/openclaw-secops
-/test/scripts/dependency-change-awareness-script.test.ts @openclaw/openclaw-secops
-/scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs @openclaw/openclaw-secops
+/.github/workflows/dependency-guard.yml @openclaw/openclaw-secops
+/test/scripts/dependency-guard-workflow.test.ts @openclaw/openclaw-secops
+/test/scripts/dependency-guard-script.test.ts @openclaw/openclaw-secops
+/scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs @openclaw/openclaw-secops
 /package-lock.json @openclaw/openclaw-secops
 /npm-shrinkwrap.json @openclaw/openclaw-secops
 /extensions/*/package-lock.json @openclaw/openclaw-secops
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-change-awareness.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-guard.yml
similarity index 81%
rename from .github/workflows/dependency-change-awareness.yml
rename to .github/workflows/dependency-guard.yml
index 9c75a5b56c9..289ee1c1fa0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-change-awareness.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-guard.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Dependency Change Awareness
+name: Dependency Guard
 
 on:
   pull_request_target: # zizmor: ignore[dangerous-triggers] checks trusted base script only; never checks out PR head
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ permissions:
   issues: write
 
 concurrency:
-  group: dependency-change-awareness-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+  group: dependency-guard-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  dependency-change-awareness:
+  dependency-guard:
     if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 5
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           OPENCLAW_SECURITY_APPROVERS: vincentkoc,steipete,joshavant
           OPENCLAW_SECURITY_TEAM_SLUG: openclaw-secops
-        run: node scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs
+        run: node scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs
diff --git a/scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs b/scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs
similarity index 98%
rename from scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs
rename to scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs
index ae7dab19af2..a8e5fcb4d28 100644
--- a/scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs
+++ b/scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { appendFile, readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 
-export const dependencyChangeMarker = "<!-- openclaw:dependency-change-awareness -->";
+export const dependencyChangeMarker = "<!-- openclaw:dependency-guard -->";
 export const dependencyGraphGuardMarker = "<!-- openclaw:dependency-graph-guard -->";
 export const dependencyChangedLabel = "dependencies-changed";
 export const allowDependenciesCommand = "/allow-dependencies-change";
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ function githubApi(token) {
   const baseHeaders = {
     accept: "application/vnd.github+json",
     authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
-    "user-agent": "openclaw-dependency-change-awareness",
+    "user-agent": "openclaw-dependency-guard",
     "x-github-api-version": "2022-11-28",
   };
   const request = async (path, options = {}) => {
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ async function main() {
         renderClearedDependencyGuardComment({ headSha: pullRequest.head?.sha }),
       );
     }
-    await writeSummary("## Dependency Change Awareness\n\nNo dependency-related file changes detected.");
+    await writeSummary("## Dependency Guard\n\nNo dependency-related file changes detected.");
     console.log("No dependency-related file changes detected.");
     return;
   }
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ async function main() {
   );
   await writeSummary(
     [
-      "## Dependency Change Awareness",
+      "## Dependency Guard",
       "",
       `Detected ${dependencyGraphFiles.length} dependency-related file change(s).`,
       "",
diff --git a/test/scripts/dependency-change-awareness-script.test.ts b/test/scripts/dependency-guard-script.test.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from test/scripts/dependency-change-awareness-script.test.ts
rename to test/scripts/dependency-guard-script.test.ts
index bdd3899d0b2..4ab9cfd8fa3 100644
--- a/test/scripts/dependency-change-awareness-script.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/dependency-guard-script.test.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import {
   renderClearedDependencyGuardComment,
   sanitizeDisplayValue,
   securityApproverSet,
-} from "../../scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs";
+} from "../../scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs";
 
 const headSha = "a".repeat(40);
 const staleSha = "b".repeat(40);
 
-describe("dependency change awareness script", () => {
+describe("dependency guard script", () => {
   it("detects dependency awareness file surfaces", () => {
     expect(isDependencyFile("pnpm-lock.yaml")).toBe(true);
     expect(isDependencyFile("package.json")).toBe(false);
diff --git a/test/scripts/dependency-change-awareness-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/dependency-guard-workflow.test.ts
similarity index 79%
rename from test/scripts/dependency-change-awareness-workflow.test.ts
rename to test/scripts/dependency-guard-workflow.test.ts
index 9672df182ca..3873614589a 100644
--- a/test/scripts/dependency-change-awareness-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/dependency-guard-workflow.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { parse } from "yaml";
 
-const WORKFLOW = ".github/workflows/dependency-change-awareness.yml";
+const WORKFLOW = ".github/workflows/dependency-guard.yml";
 const CODEOWNERS = ".github/CODEOWNERS";
 
 type WorkflowStep = {
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ type WorkflowStep = {
 };
 
 type WorkflowJob = {
+  name?: string;
   steps?: WorkflowStep[];
 };
 
 type Workflow = {
   jobs?: Record<string, WorkflowJob>;
+  name?: string;
   permissions?: Record<string, string>;
 };
 
@@ -25,7 +27,15 @@ function readWorkflow(): Workflow {
   return parse(readFileSync(WORKFLOW, "utf8")) as Workflow;
 }
 
-describe("dependency change awareness workflow", () => {
+describe("dependency guard workflow", () => {
+  it("uses the dependency guard check name", () => {
+    const parsed = readWorkflow();
+
+    expect(parsed.name).toBe("Dependency Guard");
+    expect(parsed.jobs).toHaveProperty("dependency-guard");
+    expect(parsed.jobs?.["dependency-guard"]?.name).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it("uses a metadata-only pull_request_target workflow with minimal write permissions", () => {
     const workflow = readFileSync(WORKFLOW, "utf8");
     const parsed = readWorkflow();
@@ -57,29 +67,29 @@ describe("dependency change awareness workflow", () => {
       expect(workflow).not.toContain(snippet);
     }
 
-    const steps = readWorkflow().jobs?.["dependency-change-awareness"]?.steps ?? [];
+    const steps = readWorkflow().jobs?.["dependency-guard"]?.steps ?? [];
     expect(steps).toHaveLength(2);
     expect(steps[0].uses).toBe("actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd");
     expect(steps[0].with?.ref).toBe("${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}");
     expect(steps[0].with?.["persist-credentials"]).toBe(false);
-    expect(steps[1].run).toBe("node scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs");
+    expect(steps[1].run).toBe("node scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs");
   });
 
   it("uses a dedicated checked-in script and bounded sticky comments", () => {
     const workflow = readFileSync(WORKFLOW, "utf8");
-    const steps = readWorkflow().jobs?.["dependency-change-awareness"]?.steps ?? [];
+    const steps = readWorkflow().jobs?.["dependency-guard"]?.steps ?? [];
     const runStep = steps[1];
-    const script = readFileSync("scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs", "utf8");
+    const script = readFileSync("scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs", "utf8");
 
     expect(runStep.env?.OPENCLAW_SECURITY_TEAM_SLUG).toBe("openclaw-secops");
     expect(runStep.env?.OPENCLAW_SECURITY_APPROVERS).toBe("vincentkoc,steipete,joshavant");
-    expect(workflow).toContain("scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs");
     expect(script).toContain('"dependencies-changed"');
     expect(script).not.toContain('"blocked: dependencies"');
   });
 
   it("detects the intended dependency-related file surfaces", () => {
-    const script = readFileSync("scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs", "utf8");
+    const script = readFileSync("scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs", "utf8");
     expect(script).toContain('filename.endsWith("package.json")');
     expect(script).toContain('filename.endsWith("package-lock.json")');
     expect(script).toContain('filename.endsWith("npm-shrinkwrap.json")');
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@ describe("dependency change awareness workflow", () => {
   });
 
   it("blocks package lockfile and manifest graph changes unless secops approves the current head sha", () => {
-    const script = readFileSync("scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs", "utf8");
+    const script = readFileSync("scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs", "utf8");
     expect(script).toContain('filename.endsWith("pnpm-lock.yaml")');
     expect(script).toContain('filename.endsWith("package-lock.json")');
     expect(script).toContain('filename.endsWith("npm-shrinkwrap.json")');
@@ -110,13 +120,13 @@ describe("dependency change awareness workflow", () => {
   it("requires secops review for future workflow or guard changes", () => {
     const codeowners = readFileSync(CODEOWNERS, "utf8");
     expect(codeowners).toContain(
-      "/.github/workflows/dependency-change-awareness.yml @openclaw/openclaw-secops",
+      "/.github/workflows/dependency-guard.yml @openclaw/openclaw-secops",
     );
     expect(codeowners).toContain(
-      "/test/scripts/dependency-change-awareness-workflow.test.ts @openclaw/openclaw-secops",
+      "/test/scripts/dependency-guard-workflow.test.ts @openclaw/openclaw-secops",
     );
     expect(codeowners).toContain(
-      "/scripts/github/dependency-change-awareness.mjs @openclaw/openclaw-secops",
+      "/scripts/github/dependency-guard.mjs @openclaw/openclaw-secops",
     );
     expect(codeowners).toContain("/package-lock.json @openclaw/openclaw-secops");
     expect(codeowners).toContain("/npm-shrinkwrap.json @openclaw/openclaw-secops");