diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-node-env/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-node-env/action.yml
index a75eba6c656..4a48ee20e97 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-node-env/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-node-env/action.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,23 @@ runs:
         if [ -n "$LOCKFILE_FLAG" ]; then
           install_args+=("$LOCKFILE_FLAG")
         fi
+        append_pnpm_option_arg() {
+          local env_name="$1"
+          local option_name="$2"
+          local value="${!env_name-}"
+          if [ -n "$value" ]; then
+            install_args+=("--${option_name}=${value}")
+          fi
+        }
+        append_pnpm_option_arg PNPM_CONFIG_CHILD_CONCURRENCY child-concurrency
+        append_pnpm_option_arg PNPM_CONFIG_MODULES_DIR modules-dir
+        append_pnpm_option_arg PNPM_CONFIG_NETWORK_CONCURRENCY network-concurrency
+        append_pnpm_option_arg PNPM_CONFIG_VIRTUAL_STORE_DIR virtual-store-dir
         pnpm "${install_args[@]}" || pnpm "${install_args[@]}"
+        if [ -n "${PNPM_CONFIG_MODULES_DIR:-}" ]; then
+          rm -rf node_modules
+          ln -s "$PNPM_CONFIG_MODULES_DIR" node_modules
+        fi
 
     - name: Save pnpm store cache
       if: inputs.install-deps == 'true' && steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-enabled == 'true' && steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/crabbox-hydrate.yml b/.github/workflows/crabbox-hydrate.yml
index 6eba2b9d082..d449f9a2cb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/crabbox-hydrate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/crabbox-hydrate.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
+  PNPM_CONFIG_CHILD_CONCURRENCY: "1"
+  PNPM_CONFIG_MODULES_DIR: "/tmp/openclaw-pnpm-node-modules"
+  PNPM_CONFIG_NETWORK_CONCURRENCY: "1"
+  PNPM_CONFIG_VIRTUAL_STORE_DIR: "/tmp/openclaw-pnpm-virtual-store"
 
 jobs:
   hydrate:
@@ -85,8 +89,23 @@ jobs:
             sudo chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock
           fi
 
+          if ! docker buildx version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            arch="$(uname -m)"
+            case "$arch" in
+              aarch64|arm64) buildx_arch=arm64 ;;
+              x86_64|amd64) buildx_arch=amd64 ;;
+              *) echo "unsupported buildx arch: $arch" >&2; exit 2 ;;
+            esac
+            buildx_version="${DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION:-v0.15.1}"
+            mkdir -p "$HOME/.docker/cli-plugins"
+            curl -fsSL \
+              "https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/download/${buildx_version}/buildx-${buildx_version}.linux-${buildx_arch}" \
+              -o "$HOME/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx"
+            chmod 0755 "$HOME/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx"
+          fi
+
           docker version
-          docker buildx version || true
+          docker buildx version
           docker compose version || true
 
       - name: Hydrate provider env helper
diff --git a/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs b/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs
index 95589fb23e2..91bc47f75cb 100755
--- a/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs
+++ b/scripts/crabbox-wrapper.mjs
@@ -241,6 +241,26 @@ function optionValue(commandArgs, name) {
   return "";
 }
 
+function hasOption(commandArgs, name) {
+  commandArgs = crabboxOptionArgs(commandArgs);
+  const shortName = name.replace(/^--/u, "-");
+  for (const arg of commandArgs) {
+    if (
+      arg === name ||
+      arg === shortName ||
+      arg.startsWith(`${name}=`) ||
+      arg.startsWith(`${shortName}=`)
+    ) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+function isLocalContainerProvider(providerName) {
+  return ["local-container", "docker", "container", "local-docker"].includes(providerName);
+}
+
 function runCommandArgs(commandArgs) {
   const { start } = runCommandBounds(commandArgs);
   return start >= 0 ? commandArgs.slice(start) : [];
@@ -410,9 +430,33 @@ if (args[0] === "run" && provider === "aws" && runtimeEntrypoint) {
   );
 }
 
+const childEnv = { ...process.env };
+if (
+  isLocalContainerProvider(provider) &&
+  !childEnv.CRABBOX_LOCAL_CONTAINER_DOCKER_SOCKET &&
+  !hasOption(args, "--local-container-docker-socket")
+) {
+  childEnv.CRABBOX_LOCAL_CONTAINER_DOCKER_SOCKET = "1";
+  console.error(
+    "[crabbox] provider=docker enabling host Docker socket pass-through for OpenClaw Docker tests",
+  );
+}
+if (
+  isLocalContainerProvider(provider) &&
+  process.platform !== "win32" &&
+  !childEnv.CRABBOX_LOCAL_CONTAINER_WORK_ROOT &&
+  !hasOption(args, "--local-container-work-root")
+) {
+  childEnv.CRABBOX_LOCAL_CONTAINER_WORK_ROOT = "/tmp/openclaw-crabbox-docker-work";
+  console.error(
+    "[crabbox] provider=docker using short host-visible work root for OpenClaw Docker tests",
+  );
+}
+
 const child = spawn(binary, args, {
   cwd: repoRoot,
   stdio: "inherit",
+  env: childEnv,
 });
 
 child.on("exit", (code, signal) => {
diff --git a/scripts/lib/docker-build.sh b/scripts/lib/docker-build.sh
index 910db2a7337..38230dd9241 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/docker-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/lib/docker-build.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ docker_build_on_missing_enabled() {
 
 docker_build_command() {
   local build_cmd=(docker build)
-  if [ "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_BUILD_USE_BUILDX:-0}" = "1" ]; then
+  if [ "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_BUILD_USE_BUILDX:-0}" = "1" ] || docker_build_args_need_buildx "$@"; then
     build_cmd=(docker buildx build --load)
     if [ -n "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_BUILD_CACHE_FROM:-}" ]; then
       build_cmd+=(--cache-from "${OPENCLAW_DOCKER_BUILD_CACHE_FROM}")
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ docker_build_command() {
   printf '%s\0' env DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 "${build_cmd[@]}" "$@"
 }
 
+docker_build_args_need_buildx() {
+  for arg in "$@"; do
+    case "$arg" in
+      --build-context | --build-context=*)
+        return 0
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
 docker_build_transient_failure() {
   local log_file="$1"
   grep -Eqi \