fix(release): harden beta validation gates

(cherry picked from commit 91eeda0d708c2d8dac7c09c259b7cf390193f83f)

.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml

@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ jobs:
   runtime_tool_coverage_release_checks:
     name: Enforce QA Lab runtime tool coverage
     needs: [resolve_target, qa_lab_runtime_parity_release_checks]
-    if: always() && contains(fromJSON('["all","qa","qa-parity"]'), needs.resolve_target.outputs.rerun_group)
+    if: contains(fromJSON('["all","qa","qa-parity"]'), needs.resolve_target.outputs.rerun_group)
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 15
     permissions:
@@ -1204,13 +1204,35 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
           install-bun: "true"
 
+      - name: Download runtime parity status
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          name: release-check-status-qa-runtime-parity-${{ needs.resolve_target.outputs.revision }}
+          path: .artifacts/release-check-status/
+
+      - name: Verify runtime parity producer status
+        id: verify_runtime_parity_status
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          status_path=".artifacts/release-check-status/qa_lab_runtime_parity_release_checks.env"
+          status="$(sed -n 's/^status=//p' "$status_path" | tail -n 1)"
+          if [[ "$status" != "success" ]]; then
+            echo "Runtime parity producer status is ${status:-missing}; skipping coverage artifact consumer."
+            echo "ready=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          echo "ready=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
       - name: Download runtime parity artifacts
+        if: steps.verify_runtime_parity_status.outputs.ready == 'true'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: release-qa-runtime-parity-${{ needs.resolve_target.outputs.revision }}
           path: .artifacts/qa-e2e/
 
       - name: Enforce standard runtime tool coverage
+        if: steps.verify_runtime_parity_status.outputs.ready == 'true'
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           pnpm openclaw qa coverage \

extensions/openai/openai.live.test.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const LIVE_VISION_MODEL = process.env.OPENCLAW_LIVE_OPENAI_VISION_MODEL?.trim()
 const liveEnabled = OPENAI_API_KEY.trim().length > 0 && process.env.OPENCLAW_LIVE_TEST === "1";
 const describeLive = liveEnabled ? describe : describe.skip;
 const EMPTY_AUTH_STORE = { version: 1, profiles: {} } as const;
+const LIVE_TTS_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
 const ModelRegistryCtor = ModelRegistry as unknown as {
   new (authStorage: AuthStorage, modelsJsonPath?: string): ModelRegistry;
 };
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ function createLiveTtsConfig(): ResolvedTtsConfig {
     },
     personas: {},
     maxTextLength: 4_000,
-    timeoutMs: 30_000,
+    timeoutMs: LIVE_TTS_TIMEOUT_MS,
   };
 }
 
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ describeLive("openai plugin live", () => {
     expect(telephony?.outputFormat).toBe("pcm");
     expect(telephony?.sampleRate).toBe(24_000);
     expect(telephony?.audioBuffer.byteLength).toBeGreaterThan(512);
-  }, 45_000);
+  }, 150_000);
 
   it("transcribes synthesized speech through the registered media provider", async () => {
     const { speechProviders, mediaProviders } = await registerOpenAIPlugin();
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ describeLive("openai plugin live", () => {
     expect(text.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     expect(collapsedText).toContain("speech");
     expect(collapsedText).toMatch(/(?:check|okay|ok|transcription)/);
-  }, 45_000);
+  }, 120_000);
 
   it("opens OpenAI realtime STT before sending audio", async () => {
     const { realtimeTranscriptionProviders } = await registerOpenAIPlugin();