diff --git a/extensions/migrate-hermes/config.test.ts b/extensions/migrate-hermes/config.test.ts
index d2df2d740d9..b94d48d07d4 100644
--- a/extensions/migrate-hermes/config.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/migrate-hermes/config.test.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ describe("Hermes migration config mapping", () => {
         },
       },
     });
-    expect((plan.warnings ?? []).some((warning) => warning.includes("manual review"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(plan.warnings).toEqual([
+      "Some Hermes settings require manual review before they can be activated safely.",
+    ]);
   });
 
   it("applies mapped config items through the migration runtime config writer", async () => {
diff --git a/extensions/migrate-hermes/files-and-skills.test.ts b/extensions/migrate-hermes/files-and-skills.test.ts
index ceca3817f95..ee8288c8547 100644
--- a/extensions/migrate-hermes/files-and-skills.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/migrate-hermes/files-and-skills.test.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ describe("Hermes migration file and skill items", () => {
     expect(plannedAuth?.kind).toBe("archive");
     expect(plannedAuth?.action).toBe("archive");
     expect(plannedAuth?.status).toBe("planned");
-    expect((plan.warnings ?? []).some((warning) => warning.includes("archive-only"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(plan.warnings).toEqual([
+      "Some Hermes files are archive-only. They will be copied into the migration report for manual review, not loaded into OpenClaw.",
+    ]);
 
     const result = await provider.apply(makeContext({ source, stateDir, workspaceDir, reportDir }));
 
diff --git a/extensions/migrate-hermes/provider.test.ts b/extensions/migrate-hermes/provider.test.ts
index 50f4215f8e8..698da53bb42 100644
--- a/extensions/migrate-hermes/provider.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/migrate-hermes/provider.test.ts
@@ -136,10 +136,9 @@ describe("Hermes migration provider", () => {
     expect(secret?.sensitive).toBe(true);
     expect(secret?.status).toBe("skipped");
     expect(secret?.reason).toBe(HERMES_REASON_INCLUDE_SECRETS);
-    const warnings = plan.warnings ?? [];
-    expect(warnings.some((warning) => warning.includes("Secrets were detected but skipped"))).toBe(
-      true,
-    );
-    expect(warnings.some((warning) => warning.includes("Conflicts were found"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(plan.warnings).toEqual([
+      "Secrets were detected but skipped. Re-run with --include-secrets to import supported API keys.",
+      "Conflicts were found. Re-run with --overwrite to replace conflicting targets after item-level backups.",
+    ]);
   });
 });