diff --git a/src/infra/worker-task-pool.mock.test-support.ts b/src/infra/worker-task-pool.mock.test-support.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6dcd0c35b0e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/infra/worker-task-pool.mock.test-support.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { createRetainedOperation } from "./retained-operation.js";
+import type { createOwnedWorkerTaskPool } from "./worker-task-pool.js";
+
+type Pool<Input, Output> = ReturnType<typeof createOwnedWorkerTaskPool<Input, Output>>;
+
+function unexpectedTask(): never {
+  throw new Error("Worker pool fixture requires an explicit task implementation");
+}
+
+function closedResources() {
+  const closed = createRetainedOperation<void>(() => {});
+  closed.resolve(undefined);
+  return closed.operation;
+}
+
+/** No native resources are allocated; both resource-retirement paths remain available. */
+export function createOwnedWorkerTaskPoolMock<Input, Output>(
+  overrides: Partial<Pool<Input, Output>>,
+): Pool<Input, Output> {
+  return {
+    run: unexpectedTask,
+    runTask: unexpectedTask,
+    startTask: unexpectedTask,
+    getSnapshot: unexpectedTask,
+    rotate: async () => {},
+    startRotate: closedResources,
+    closeResources: async () => {},
+    startCloseResources: closedResources,
+    close: async () => {},
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/state/openclaw-state-db-readonly.error-mapping.test.ts b/src/state/openclaw-state-db-readonly.error-mapping.test.ts
index 8ddbb878ad45..20ef06dd4be8 100644
--- a/src/state/openclaw-state-db-readonly.error-mapping.test.ts
+++ b/src/state/openclaw-state-db-readonly.error-mapping.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "../../test/helpers/temp-dir.js";
+import * as sqliteRuntime from "../infra/bun-sqlite-library.js";
 import { createRetainedOperation, type RetainedOperation } from "../infra/retained-operation.js";
+import { createOwnedWorkerTaskPoolMock } from "../infra/worker-task-pool.mock.test-support.js";
 import type { OwnedWorkerTask, RetainedWorkerTask } from "../infra/worker-task-pool.types.js";
 import { PluginBlobStoreError } from "../plugin-state/plugin-blob-store.types.js";
 import { createDeferredCore } from "../shared/deferred.js";
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ import { withExistingOpenClawStateSchema } from "./openclaw-state-db-schema-poli
 import type {
   OpenClawStateReadPhase,
   OpenClawStateReadReply,
+  OpenClawStateReadRequest,
 } from "./openclaw-state-read.types.js";
 import { captureOpenClawStateReadWorkerContext } from "./openclaw-state-worker-context.js";
 import { encodeOpenClawStateWorkerError } from "./openclaw-state-worker-error.js";
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ const mock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   close: vi.fn<OwnedWorkerTask<OpenClawStateReadReply>["close"]>(),
   closePool: vi.fn<() => Promise<void>>(),
   closeResources: vi.fn<(key?: string) => Promise<void>>(),
+  rotate: vi.fn<() => Promise<void>>(),
 }));
 vi.mock("./openclaw-state-worker-context.js", async (importOriginal) => {
   const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("./openclaw-state-worker-context.js")>();
@@ -45,14 +49,16 @@ vi.mock("./openclaw-state-worker-context.js", async (importOriginal) => {
 });
 vi.mock("../infra/worker-task-pool.js", async (importOriginal) => ({
   ...(await importOriginal<typeof import("../infra/worker-task-pool.js")>()),
-  createOwnedWorkerTaskPool: () => ({
-    startTask: (): RetainedWorkerTask<OpenClawStateReadReply> => ({
-      ...observeAsyncFixture(mock.run),
-      release: (options) => observeAsyncFixture(() => mock.close(options)),
+  createOwnedWorkerTaskPool: () =>
+    createOwnedWorkerTaskPoolMock<OpenClawStateReadRequest, OpenClawStateReadReply>({
+      startTask: (): RetainedWorkerTask<OpenClawStateReadReply> => ({
+        ...observeAsyncFixture(mock.run),
+        release: (options) => observeAsyncFixture(() => mock.close(options)),
+      }),
+      close: mock.closePool,
+      closeResources: mock.closeResources,
+      rotate: mock.rotate,
     }),
-    close: mock.closePool,
-    closeResources: mock.closeResources,
-  }),
 }));
 
 const tempDirs = useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker((cleanup) =>
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ const tempDirs = useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker((cleanup) =>
     mock.close.mockResolvedValue();
     mock.closePool.mockResolvedValue();
     mock.closeResources.mockResolvedValue();
+    mock.rotate.mockResolvedValue();
     await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     cleanup();
   }),
@@ -75,6 +82,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   mock.close.mockReset().mockResolvedValue();
   mock.closePool.mockReset().mockResolvedValue();
   mock.closeResources.mockReset().mockResolvedValue();
+  mock.rotate.mockReset().mockResolvedValue();
 });
 function source() {
   const root = tempDirs.make("state-read-error-phase-");
@@ -88,6 +96,29 @@ function mapper() {
   return { mapped, mapError: vi.fn((_error: unknown, _phase: OpenClawStateReadPhase) => mapped) };
 }
 
+it.each([false, true])(
+  "closes a mapped reader with explicit SQLite close capability %s",
+  async (explicitClose) => {
+    const capabilities = vi.spyOn(sqliteRuntime, "getSqliteRuntimeCapabilities").mockReturnValue({
+      explicitSqliteCloseReleasesNativeResources: explicitClose,
+      decided: true,
+      reason: "test policy",
+    });
+    try {
+      const options = source();
+      await executeExistingOpenClawStateRead(options, { type: "fleet.list" });
+      await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseByPathAsync(options.path);
+      expect(explicitClose ? mock.closeResources : mock.rotate).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(explicitClose ? mock.rotate : mock.closeResources).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mock.closePool).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
+      expect(mock.closePool).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    } finally {
+      capabilities.mockRestore();
+    }
+  },
+);
+
 it.each(["retired", "different-source"] as const)(
   "maps %s captured authority before dispatching a read",
   async (kind) => {
diff --git a/src/state/openclaw-state-db-readonly.retained.test.ts b/src/state/openclaw-state-db-readonly.retained.test.ts
index 803d7dc99d7a..6fa8568132c1 100644
--- a/src/state/openclaw-state-db-readonly.retained.test.ts
+++ b/src/state/openclaw-state-db-readonly.retained.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "../../test/helpers/temp-dir.js";
 import { createRetainedOperation } from "../infra/retained-operation.js";
 import type { RetainedPreparedSqliteReadOnlyLocation } from "../infra/sqlite-readonly-location.types.js";
+import { createOwnedWorkerTaskPoolMock } from "../infra/worker-task-pool.mock.test-support.js";
 import type { RetainedWorkerTask, WorkerTaskInput } from "../infra/worker-task-pool.types.js";
 import { createDeferredCore } from "../shared/deferred.js";
 import type {
@@ -87,59 +88,59 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   mock.prepareNative.mockReset();
   mock.prepareFresh.mockReset();
   mock.prepareInherited.mockReset();
-  mock.pool.mockReset().mockImplementation(() => ({
-    startTask(input: WorkerTaskInput<OpenClawStateReadRequest>) {
-      const name = owner.getStore();
-      const inContext = AsyncLocalStorage.snapshot();
-      let admitted = false;
-      let released = false;
-      let taskReply: OpenClawStateReadReply = reply;
-      const completion = createRetainedOperation<OpenClawStateReadReply>(() => {
-        if (completion.operation.read().status !== "pending") {
-          return;
-        }
-        if (!admitted && occupied < 2) {
-          const request = typeof input === "function" ? input() : input;
-          if (request instanceof Promise) {
-            throw new Error("This worker fixture requires synchronous admission");
+  mock.pool.mockReset().mockImplementation(() =>
+    createOwnedWorkerTaskPoolMock<OpenClawStateReadRequest, OpenClawStateReadReply>({
+      startTask(input: WorkerTaskInput<OpenClawStateReadRequest>) {
+        const name = owner.getStore();
+        const inContext = AsyncLocalStorage.snapshot();
+        let admitted = false;
+        let released = false;
+        let taskReply: OpenClawStateReadReply = reply;
+        const completion = createRetainedOperation<OpenClawStateReadReply>(() => {
+          if (completion.operation.read().status !== "pending") {
+            return;
           }
-          expect(owner.getStore()).toBe(name);
-          taskReply = request.command.type === "admit" ? { ok: true, type: "admit" } : reply;
-          occupied++;
-          admitted = true;
-          events.push(`admit ${name}`);
-        }
-        if (admitted && ready) {
-          completion.resolve(taskReply);
-        }
-      });
-      const cleanup = createRetainedOperation<void>(() => {
-        completion.operation.service();
-        if (completion.operation.read().status === "pending") {
-          return;
-        }
-        if (!released) {
-          released = true;
-          occupied--;
-          expect(owner.getStore()).toBe(name);
-          events.push(`release ${name}`);
-        }
-        cleanup.resolve(undefined);
-      });
-      const task = { ...completion.operation, release: () => cleanup.operation };
-      tasks.push(task);
-      releaseFixtures.push(() =>
-        inContext(() => {
-          task.service();
-          task.release().service();
-        }),
-      );
-      submitted.resolve();
-      return task;
-    },
-    closeResources: async () => {},
-    close: async () => {},
-  }));
+          if (!admitted && occupied < 2) {
+            const request = typeof input === "function" ? input() : input;
+            if (request instanceof Promise) {
+              throw new Error("This worker fixture requires synchronous admission");
+            }
+            expect(owner.getStore()).toBe(name);
+            taskReply = request.command.type === "admit" ? { ok: true, type: "admit" } : reply;
+            occupied++;
+            admitted = true;
+            events.push(`admit ${name}`);
+          }
+          if (admitted && ready) {
+            completion.resolve(taskReply);
+          }
+        });
+        const cleanup = createRetainedOperation<void>(() => {
+          completion.operation.service();
+          if (completion.operation.read().status === "pending") {
+            return;
+          }
+          if (!released) {
+            released = true;
+            occupied--;
+            expect(owner.getStore()).toBe(name);
+            events.push(`release ${name}`);
+          }
+          cleanup.resolve(undefined);
+        });
+        const task = { ...completion.operation, release: () => cleanup.operation };
+        tasks.push(task);
+        releaseFixtures.push(() =>
+          inContext(() => {
+            task.service();
+            task.release().service();
+          }),
+        );
+        submitted.resolve();
+        return task;
+      },
+    }),
+  );
 });
 
 function source() {
diff --git a/src/state/openclaw-state-read-worker.test-harness.ts b/src/state/openclaw-state-read-worker.test-harness.ts
index 433e5d45f4a1..ea4371856743 100644
--- a/src/state/openclaw-state-read-worker.test-harness.ts
+++ b/src/state/openclaw-state-read-worker.test-harness.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
 import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "../../test/helpers/temp-dir.js";
 import { createRetainedOperation, type RetainedOperation } from "../infra/retained-operation.js";
+import { createOwnedWorkerTaskPoolMock } from "../infra/worker-task-pool.mock.test-support.js";
 import type {
   OwnedWorkerTask,
   WorkerTaskInput,
@@ -73,12 +74,14 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   mock.closePool.mockReset().mockResolvedValue();
   mock.closeResources.mockReset().mockResolvedValue();
   mock.rotate.mockReset().mockResolvedValue();
-  mock.create.mockReset().mockImplementation(() => ({
-    startTask: mock.runTask,
-    close: mock.closePool,
-    closeResources: mock.closeResources,
-    rotate: mock.rotate,
-  }));
+  mock.create.mockReset().mockImplementation(() =>
+    createOwnedWorkerTaskPoolMock<OpenClawStateReadRequest, OpenClawStateReadReply>({
+      startTask: mock.runTask,
+      close: mock.closePool,
+      closeResources: mock.closeResources,
+      rotate: mock.rotate,
+    }),
+  );
 });
 
 export function source(name = "source.sqlite") {