diff --git a/docs/help/testing.md b/docs/help/testing.md
index 423d06b249b..179d5b6fb4f 100644
--- a/docs/help/testing.md
+++ b/docs/help/testing.md
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ inside every shard.
     installs the external Kitchen Sink package, verifies the plugin SDK surface
     inventory, probes `/healthz` and `/readyz`, records gateway CPU/RSS
     evidence, runs a live OpenAI turn, and checks adversarial diagnostics.
-    Requires live OpenAI auth such as `OPENAI_API_KEY`.
+    Requires live OpenAI auth such as `OPENAI_API_KEY`. In hydrated Testbox
+    sessions it automatically sources the Testbox live-auth profile when the
+    `openclaw-testbox-env` helper is present.
 - `pnpm test:gateway:cpu-scenarios`
   - Runs the gateway startup bench plus a small mock QA Lab scenario pack
     (`channel-chat-baseline`, `memory-failure-fallback`,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc8ecbb19c2..f6956d29d9b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@
     "test:perf:profile:main": "node scripts/run-vitest-profile.mjs main",
     "test:perf:profile:runner": "node scripts/run-vitest-profile.mjs runner",
     "test:plugins:gateway-gauntlet": "node scripts/check-plugin-gateway-gauntlet.mjs",
-    "test:plugins:kitchen-sink-live": "pnpm openclaw qa suite --provider-mode live-frontier --scenario kitchen-sink-live-openai",
+    "test:plugins:kitchen-sink-live": "bash -lc 'if [ -x \"$HOME/.local/bin/openclaw-testbox-env\" ]; then exec \"$HOME/.local/bin/openclaw-testbox-env\" pnpm openclaw qa suite --provider-mode live-frontier --scenario kitchen-sink-live-openai; fi; exec pnpm openclaw qa suite --provider-mode live-frontier --scenario kitchen-sink-live-openai'",
     "test:sectriage": "OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PROJECT_SHARDS=1 node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config test/vitest/vitest.gateway.config.ts && node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config test/vitest/vitest.unit.config.ts --exclude src/daemon/launchd.integration.test.ts --exclude src/process/exec.test.ts",
     "test:serial": "OPENCLAW_TEST_PROJECTS_SERIAL=1 OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=1 node scripts/test-projects.mjs",
     "test:stability:gateway": "OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=1 node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config test/vitest/vitest.gateway.config.ts src/gateway/gateway-stability.test.ts && OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=1 node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config test/vitest/vitest.logging.config.ts src/logging/diagnostic-stability-bundle.test.ts && OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=1 node scripts/run-vitest.mjs run --config test/vitest/vitest.infra.config.ts src/infra/fatal-error-hooks.test.ts",