diff --git a/docs/install/migrating-matrix.md b/docs/install/migrating-matrix.md
index 03c154c4367..27e1dc98c67 100644
--- a/docs/install/migrating-matrix.md
+++ b/docs/install/migrating-matrix.md
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ new backup key can load correctly after restart.
 - Meaning: the provided key could not be parsed or did not match the expected format.
 - What to do: retry with the exact recovery key from your Matrix client or recovery-key file.
 
-`Matrix recovery key was applied, but this device still lacks full Matrix identity trust. ...`
+`Matrix recovery key was applied, but this device still lacks full Matrix identity trust.`
 
 - Meaning: OpenClaw could apply the recovery key, but Matrix still has not
   established full cross-signing identity trust for this device. Check the
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/cli.test.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/cli.test.ts
index ac99b0b5914..5c79f519d3b 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/cli.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/cli.test.ts
@@ -415,6 +415,40 @@ describe("matrix CLI verification commands", () => {
     expect(consoleLogMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Initiated by OpenClaw: no");
   });
 
+  it("sanitizes remote Matrix verification metadata before printing it", async () => {
+    listMatrixVerificationsMock.mockResolvedValue([
+      mockMatrixVerificationSummary({
+        id: "self-\u001B[31m1",
+        transactionId: "txn-\n1",
+        otherUserId: "@bot\u001B[2J:example.org",
+        otherDeviceId: "PHONE\r123",
+        phaseName: "started\u001B[0m",
+        methods: ["m.sas.v1\nspoof"],
+        chosenMethod: "m.sas.v1\u001B[1m",
+        sas: {
+          emoji: [
+            ["🐶", "Dog\u001B[31m"],
+            ["🐱", "Cat\nspoof"],
+          ],
+        },
+        error: "Remote\u001B[31m cancelled\nforged",
+      }),
+    ]);
+    const program = buildProgram();
+
+    await program.parseAsync(["matrix", "verify", "list"], { from: "user" });
+
+    expect(consoleLogMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Verification id: self-1");
+    expect(consoleLogMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Transaction id: txn-1");
+    expect(consoleLogMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Other user: @bot:example.org");
+    expect(consoleLogMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Other device: PHONE123");
+    expect(consoleLogMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Phase: started");
+    expect(consoleLogMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Methods: m.sas.v1spoof");
+    expect(consoleLogMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Chosen method: m.sas.v1");
+    expect(consoleLogMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("SAS emoji: 🐶 Dog | 🐱 Catspoof");
+    expect(consoleLogMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Verification error: Remote cancelledforged");
+  });
+
   it("shows Matrix SAS diagnostics and confirm/mismatch guidance", async () => {
     getMatrixVerificationSasMock.mockResolvedValue({
       decimal: [1234, 5678, 9012],
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/cli.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/cli.ts
index 980bf8e1ccd..31ac8371636 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/cli.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/cli.ts
@@ -645,31 +645,91 @@ function printVerificationTrustDiagnostics(status: {
   console.log(`Signed by owner: ${status.signedByOwner ? "yes" : "no"}`);
 }
 
-function printMatrixVerificationSummary(summary: MatrixCliVerificationSummary): void {
-  console.log(`Verification id: ${summary.id}`);
-  if (summary.transactionId) {
-    console.log(`Transaction id: ${summary.transactionId}`);
+function sanitizeMatrixCliText(value: string): string {
+  let withoutAnsi = "";
+  for (let index = 0; index < value.length; index++) {
+    const code = value.charCodeAt(index);
+    if (code !== 0x1b) {
+      withoutAnsi += value[index];
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const marker = value[index + 1];
+    if (marker === "[") {
+      index += 2;
+      while (index < value.length && !isAnsiFinalByte(value.charCodeAt(index))) {
+        index++;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (marker === "]") {
+      index += 2;
+      while (index < value.length) {
+        const current = value.charCodeAt(index);
+        if (current === 0x07) {
+          break;
+        }
+        if (current === 0x1b && value[index + 1] === "\\") {
+          index++;
+          break;
+        }
+        index++;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    index++;
   }
-  console.log(`Other user: ${summary.otherUserId}`);
-  console.log(`Other device: ${summary.otherDeviceId ?? "unknown"}`);
+
+  let sanitized = "";
+  for (const character of withoutAnsi) {
+    const code = character.charCodeAt(0);
+    if ((code >= 0x20 && code !== 0x7f) || code > 0x7f) {
+      sanitized += character;
+    }
+  }
+  return sanitized;
+}
+
+function isAnsiFinalByte(code: number): boolean {
+  return code >= 0x40 && code <= 0x7e;
+}
+
+function formatMatrixCliSasEmoji(emoji: NonNullable<MatrixCliVerificationSas["emoji"]>): string {
+  return emoji
+    .map(
+      ([emojiValue, label]) =>
+        `${sanitizeMatrixCliText(emojiValue)} ${sanitizeMatrixCliText(label)}`,
+    )
+    .join(" | ");
+}
+
+function printMatrixVerificationSummary(summary: MatrixCliVerificationSummary): void {
+  console.log(`Verification id: ${sanitizeMatrixCliText(summary.id)}`);
+  if (summary.transactionId) {
+    console.log(`Transaction id: ${sanitizeMatrixCliText(summary.transactionId)}`);
+  }
+  console.log(`Other user: ${sanitizeMatrixCliText(summary.otherUserId)}`);
+  console.log(`Other device: ${sanitizeMatrixCliText(summary.otherDeviceId ?? "unknown")}`);
   console.log(`Self-verification: ${summary.isSelfVerification ? "yes" : "no"}`);
   console.log(`Initiated by OpenClaw: ${summary.initiatedByMe ? "yes" : "no"}`);
-  console.log(`Phase: ${summary.phaseName}`);
+  console.log(`Phase: ${sanitizeMatrixCliText(summary.phaseName)}`);
   console.log(`Pending: ${summary.pending ? "yes" : "no"}`);
   console.log(`Completed: ${summary.completed ? "yes" : "no"}`);
-  console.log(`Methods: ${summary.methods.length ? summary.methods.join(", ") : "none"}`);
+  console.log(
+    `Methods: ${
+      summary.methods.length ? summary.methods.map(sanitizeMatrixCliText).join(", ") : "none"
+    }`,
+  );
   if (summary.chosenMethod) {
-    console.log(`Chosen method: ${summary.chosenMethod}`);
+    console.log(`Chosen method: ${sanitizeMatrixCliText(summary.chosenMethod)}`);
   }
   if (summary.hasSas && summary.sas?.emoji?.length) {
-    console.log(
-      `SAS emoji: ${summary.sas.emoji.map(([emoji, label]) => `${emoji} ${label}`).join(" | ")}`,
-    );
+    console.log(`SAS emoji: ${formatMatrixCliSasEmoji(summary.sas.emoji)}`);
   } else if (summary.hasSas && summary.sas?.decimal) {
     console.log(`SAS decimals: ${summary.sas.decimal.join(" ")}`);
   }
   if (summary.error) {
-    console.log(`Verification error: ${summary.error}`);
+    console.log(`Verification error: ${sanitizeMatrixCliText(summary.error)}`);
   }
 }
 
@@ -688,7 +748,7 @@ function printMatrixVerificationSummaries(summaries: MatrixCliVerificationSummar
 
 function printMatrixVerificationSas(sas: MatrixCliVerificationSas): void {
   if (sas.emoji?.length) {
-    console.log(`SAS emoji: ${sas.emoji.map(([emoji, label]) => `${emoji} ${label}`).join(" | ")}`);
+    console.log(`SAS emoji: ${formatMatrixCliSasEmoji(sas.emoji)}`);
   } else if (sas.decimal) {
     console.log(`SAS decimals: ${sas.decimal.join(" ")}`);
   } else {
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/actions/verification.test.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/actions/verification.test.ts
index 2e975b4356a..a3d6ba1f597 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/actions/verification.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/actions/verification.test.ts
@@ -368,6 +368,58 @@ describe("matrix verification actions", () => {
     expect(getOwnDeviceVerificationStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
+  it("waits for SAS data without restarting an already-started self-verification", async () => {
+    const requested = {
+      completed: false,
+      hasSas: false,
+      id: "verification-1",
+      phaseName: "requested",
+      transactionId: "tx-self",
+    };
+    const started = {
+      ...requested,
+      phaseName: "started",
+    };
+    const sas = {
+      ...started,
+      hasSas: true,
+      sas: {
+        decimal: [1, 2, 3],
+      },
+    };
+    const completed = {
+      ...sas,
+      completed: true,
+      phaseName: "done",
+    };
+    const crypto = {
+      confirmVerificationSas: vi.fn(async () => completed),
+      listVerifications: vi.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce([started]).mockResolvedValueOnce([sas]),
+      requestVerification: vi.fn(async () => requested),
+      startVerification: vi.fn(),
+    };
+    const bootstrapOwnDeviceVerification = vi.fn(async () => ({
+      success: true,
+      verification: mockVerifiedOwnerStatus(),
+    }));
+    withStartedActionClientMock.mockImplementation(async (_opts, run) => {
+      return await run({
+        bootstrapOwnDeviceVerification,
+        crypto,
+        getOwnDeviceVerificationStatus: vi.fn(async () => mockVerifiedOwnerStatus()),
+      });
+    });
+
+    await expect(
+      runMatrixSelfVerification({ confirmSas: vi.fn(async () => true), timeoutMs: 500 }),
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      completed: true,
+      deviceOwnerVerified: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(crypto.startVerification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("fails self-verification if SAS completes but full identity trust cannot be established", async () => {
     const requested = {
       completed: false,
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/actions/verification.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/actions/verification.ts
index eaff46c67d5..7b05d9a13dc 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/actions/verification.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/actions/verification.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ function isMatrixVerificationReadyForSas(summary: MatrixVerificationSummary): bo
   );
 }
 
+function shouldStartMatrixSasVerification(summary: MatrixVerificationSummary): boolean {
+  return !summary.hasSas && summary.phaseName !== "started" && !summary.completed;
+}
+
 async function waitForMatrixVerificationSummary(params: {
   crypto: MatrixCryptoActionFacade;
   label: string;
@@ -195,7 +199,9 @@ export async function runMatrixSelfVerification(
       }
       await params.onReady?.(ready);
 
-      const started = ready.hasSas ? ready : await crypto.startVerification(ready.id, "sas");
+      const started = shouldStartMatrixSasVerification(ready)
+        ? await crypto.startVerification(ready.id, "sas")
+        : ready;
       let sasSummary = started;
       if (!sasSummary.hasSas) {
         sasSummary = await waitForMatrixVerificationSummary({
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/logging.test.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/logging.test.ts
index 7066c2f9cfc..8ebe1950f5d 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/logging.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/logging.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ describe("Matrix SDK logging", () => {
     setMatrixSdkLogMode("default");
     setMatrixSdkConsoleLogging(false);
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    delete process.env.MATRIX_SDK_DEBUG;
+    delete process.env.OPENCLAW_MATRIX_SDK_DEBUG;
   });
 
   it("suppresses Matrix SDK client logs in quiet mode", () => {
@@ -27,4 +29,16 @@ describe("Matrix SDK logging", () => {
 
     expect(info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it("does not force Matrix JS SDK debug logs by default", () => {
+    const loglevelLogger = matrixJsSdkLogger as unknown as {
+      levels: { INFO: number };
+      setLevel: (level: number | string, persist?: boolean) => void;
+    };
+    const setLevel = vi.spyOn(loglevelLogger, "setLevel").mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+
+    ensureMatrixSdkLoggingConfigured();
+
+    expect(setLevel).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(loglevelLogger.levels.INFO, false);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/logging.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/logging.ts
index 9e03989312c..7970c1e46b7 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/logging.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/logging.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type MatrixJsSdkLogger = {
 };
 
 type MatrixJsSdkLoglevelLogger = MatrixJsSdkLogger & {
-  levels?: { DEBUG?: number };
+  levels?: { DEBUG?: number; ERROR?: number; INFO?: number };
   methodFactory?: (
     methodName: string,
     logLevel: number,
@@ -129,10 +129,20 @@ function applyMatrixJsSdkLogger(): void {
       writeMatrixSdkLog(method, module, messageOrObject);
     };
   };
-  logger.setLevel?.(logger.levels?.DEBUG ?? "debug", false);
+  logger.setLevel?.(resolveMatrixJsSdkLogLevel(logger), false);
   logger.rebuild?.();
 }
 
+function resolveMatrixJsSdkLogLevel(logger: MatrixJsSdkLoglevelLogger): number | string {
+  if (matrixSdkLogMode === "quiet") {
+    return logger.levels?.ERROR ?? "error";
+  }
+  if (process.env.OPENCLAW_MATRIX_SDK_DEBUG === "1" || process.env.MATRIX_SDK_DEBUG === "1") {
+    return logger.levels?.DEBUG ?? "debug";
+  }
+  return logger.levels?.INFO ?? "info";
+}
+
 function createMatrixJsSdkLoggerInstance(prefix: string): MatrixJsSdkLogger {
   const log = (method: MatrixLogMethod, ...messageOrObject: unknown[]): void => {
     if (matrixSdkLogMode === "quiet") {
diff --git a/src/security/skill-scanner.test.ts b/src/security/skill-scanner.test.ts
index a215b1d5fff..524f6783fb2 100644
--- a/src/security/skill-scanner.test.ts
+++ b/src/security/skill-scanner.test.ts
@@ -241,17 +241,32 @@ const options: ExecOptions = { timeout: 5000 };
     expect(findings.some((f) => f.ruleId === "dangerous-exec")).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  it("does not flag argv-only self-reexec as shell command execution", () => {
+  it("does not flag the qa-matrix argv-only self-reexec as shell command execution", () => {
     const source = `
 import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
-const child = spawn(process.execPath, [distEntryPath, ...args], {
+const child = spawn(process.execPath, [distEntryPath, ...params.args], {
   stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
 });
 `;
-    const findings = scanSource(source, "plugin.ts");
+    const findings = scanSource(
+      source,
+      path.resolve(
+        process.cwd(),
+        "extensions/qa-matrix/src/runners/contract/scenario-runtime-cli.ts",
+      ),
+    );
     expect(findings.some((f) => f.ruleId === "dangerous-exec")).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("still flags plugin self-reexec as shell command execution", () => {
+    const source = `
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+const child = spawn(process.execPath, userControlledArgs, { shell: true });
+`;
+    const findings = scanSource(source, "plugin.ts");
+    expect(findings.some((f) => f.ruleId === "dangerous-exec")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("returns empty array for clean plugin code", () => {
     const source = `
 export function greet(name: string): string {
diff --git a/src/security/skill-scanner.ts b/src/security/skill-scanner.ts
index 8ea6adf69bb..ccb95a1bfa9 100644
--- a/src/security/skill-scanner.ts
+++ b/src/security/skill-scanner.ts
@@ -216,10 +216,26 @@ function truncateEvidence(evidence: string, maxLen = 120): string {
   return `${evidence.slice(0, maxLen)}…`;
 }
 
-function isAllowedNodeSelfReexec(line: string): boolean {
+function isAllowedNodeSelfReexec(filePath: string, line: string): boolean {
+  if (
+    path.resolve(filePath) !==
+    path.resolve(
+      process.cwd(),
+      "extensions",
+      "qa-matrix",
+      "src",
+      "runners",
+      "contract",
+      "scenario-runtime-cli.ts",
+    )
+  ) {
+    return false;
+  }
   // Spawning the current Node executable with an argv array is not shell
   // execution. Keep direct shell/process launches blocked below.
-  return /\bspawn\s*\(\s*process\.execPath\s*,/.test(line);
+  return /\bspawn\s*\(\s*process\.execPath\s*,\s*\[\s*distEntryPath\s*,\s*\.{3}params\.args\s*\]/.test(
+    line,
+  );
 }
 
 export function scanSource(source: string, filePath: string): SkillScanFinding[] {
@@ -244,7 +260,7 @@ export function scanSource(source: string, filePath: string): SkillScanFinding[]
       if (!match) {
         continue;
       }
-      if (rule.ruleId === "dangerous-exec" && isAllowedNodeSelfReexec(line)) {
+      if (rule.ruleId === "dangerous-exec" && isAllowedNodeSelfReexec(filePath, line)) {
         continue;
       }