diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
index 16618613945..57257e7e508 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
@@ -1132,8 +1132,8 @@ jobs:
             head_sha="$(jq -r '.headSha // ""' <<< "$run_json")"
             echo "${label}: ${status}/${conclusion} attempt ${attempt} head ${head_sha}: ${url}"
 
-            if [[ "$CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF" == release-ci/* && -n "${TARGET_SHA// }" && "$head_sha" != "$TARGET_SHA" ]]; then
-              echo "::error::${label} child run used ${head_sha}, expected ${TARGET_SHA}. Dispatch Full Release Validation from a ref pinned to the target SHA, not a moving branch."
+            if [[ ( "$CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF" == release-ci/* || "$CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF" =~ ^extended-stable/[0-9]{4}\.([1-9]|1[0-2])\.33$ ) && -n "${TARGET_SHA// }" && "$head_sha" != "$TARGET_SHA" ]]; then
+              echo "::error::${label} child run used ${head_sha}, expected ${TARGET_SHA}. Dispatch Full Release Validation from a release-ci or extended-stable ref pinned to the target SHA, not a moving branch."
               return 1
             fi
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml
index af851d80a59..06237d5a93a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ on:
           - alpha
           - beta
           - latest
+          - extended-stable
+      bypass_extended_stable_guard:
+        description: Testing only; relax the extended-stable patch and protected-main month policy on the canonical extended-stable branch
+        required: true
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.preflight_only && format('openclaw-npm-release-{0}-{1}-preflight', inputs.tag, inputs.npm_dist_tag) || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('openclaw-npm-release-{0}-{1}-publish-{2}', inputs.tag, inputs.npm_dist_tag, github.run_id) || format('openclaw-npm-release-{0}', github.ref) }}
@@ -120,6 +126,14 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
           install-bun: "true"
 
+      - name: Validate npm release request
+        env:
+          BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD: ${{ inputs.bypass_extended_stable_guard }}
+          RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG: ${{ inputs.npm_dist_tag }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          NPM_WORKFLOW_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
+        run: node scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs validate-request
+
       - name: Ensure version is not already published
         env:
           PREFLIGHT_ONLY: ${{ inputs.preflight_only }}
@@ -395,6 +409,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
+      - name: Validate npm release request
+        env:
+          BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD: ${{ inputs.bypass_extended_stable_guard }}
+          RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG: ${{ inputs.npm_dist_tag }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          NPM_WORKFLOW_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
+        run: node scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs validate-request
+
       - name: Require trusted workflow ref for publish
         env:
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
@@ -403,11 +425,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           tideclaw_alpha_publish=false
+          extended_stable_publish=false
           if [[ "${RELEASE_TAG}" == *"-alpha."* && "${RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG}" == "alpha" && "${WORKFLOW_REF}" =~ ^refs/heads/tideclaw/alpha/[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}Z$ ]]; then
             tideclaw_alpha_publish=true
           fi
-          if [[ "${WORKFLOW_REF}" != "refs/heads/main" ]] && [[ ! "${WORKFLOW_REF}" =~ ^refs/heads/release/[0-9]{4}\.[1-9][0-9]*\.[1-9][0-9]*$ ]] && [[ "${tideclaw_alpha_publish}" != "true" ]]; then
-            echo "Real publish runs must be dispatched from main, release/YYYY.M.PATCH, or a Tideclaw alpha branch for alpha prereleases. Use preflight_only=true for other branch validation."
+          if [[ "${RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG}" == "extended-stable" && "${WORKFLOW_REF}" == refs/heads/extended-stable/* ]]; then
+            extended_stable_publish=true
+          fi
+          if [[ "${WORKFLOW_REF}" != "refs/heads/main" ]] && [[ ! "${WORKFLOW_REF}" =~ ^refs/heads/release/[0-9]{4}\.[1-9][0-9]*\.[1-9][0-9]*$ ]] && [[ "${tideclaw_alpha_publish}" != "true" ]] && [[ "${extended_stable_publish}" != "true" ]]; then
+            echo "Real publish runs must be dispatched from main, release/YYYY.M.PATCH, the exact validated extended-stable branch, or a Tideclaw alpha branch for alpha prereleases. Use preflight_only=true for other branch validation."
             exit 1
           fi
 
@@ -541,20 +567,30 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           PREFLIGHT_RUN_ID: ${{ inputs.preflight_run_id }}
+          RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG: ${{ inputs.npm_dist_tag }}
+          EXPECTED_EXTENDED_STABLE_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          RUN_KIND: preflight
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          RUN_JSON="$(gh run view "$PREFLIGHT_RUN_ID" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --json workflowName,headBranch,event,conclusion,url)"
-          printf '%s' "$RUN_JSON" | node -e 'const fs = require("node:fs"); const run = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(0, "utf8")); const checks = [["workflowName", "OpenClaw NPM Release"], ["event", "workflow_dispatch"], ["conclusion", "success"]]; for (const [key, expected] of checks) { if (run[key] !== expected) { console.error(`Referenced npm preflight run ${process.env.PREFLIGHT_RUN_ID} must have ${key}=${expected}, got ${run[key] ?? "<missing>"}.`); process.exit(1); } } console.log(`Using npm preflight run ${process.env.PREFLIGHT_RUN_ID} from ${run.headBranch}: ${run.url}`);'
+          EXPECTED_RELEASE_SHA="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+          export EXPECTED_RELEASE_SHA
+          RUN_JSON="$(gh run view "$PREFLIGHT_RUN_ID" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --json workflowName,headBranch,headSha,event,conclusion,url)"
+          printf '%s' "$RUN_JSON" | node scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs verify-run
 
       - name: Verify full release validation run metadata
         if: ${{ inputs.full_release_validation_run_id != '' }}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_RUN_ID: ${{ inputs.full_release_validation_run_id }}
+          RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG: ${{ inputs.npm_dist_tag }}
+          EXPECTED_EXTENDED_STABLE_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          RUN_KIND: validation
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          RUN_JSON="$(gh run view "$FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_RUN_ID" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --json workflowName,headBranch,event,status,conclusion,url)"
-          printf '%s' "$RUN_JSON" | node -e 'const fs = require("node:fs"); const run = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(0, "utf8")); const checks = [["workflowName", "Full Release Validation"], ["event", "workflow_dispatch"], ["status", "completed"], ["conclusion", "success"]]; for (const [key, expected] of checks) { if (run[key] !== expected) { console.error(`Referenced full release validation run ${process.env.FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_RUN_ID} must have ${key}=${expected}, got ${run[key] ?? "<missing>"}.`); process.exit(1); } } console.log(`Using full release validation run ${process.env.FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_RUN_ID} from ${run.headBranch}: ${run.url}`);'
+          EXPECTED_RELEASE_SHA="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+          export EXPECTED_RELEASE_SHA
+          RUN_JSON="$(gh run view "$FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_RUN_ID" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --json workflowName,headBranch,headSha,event,status,conclusion,url)"
+          printf '%s' "$RUN_JSON" | node scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs verify-run
 
       - name: Download prepared npm tarball
         env:
@@ -636,6 +672,7 @@ jobs:
           pnpm release:openclaw:npm:check
 
       - name: Verify prepared tarball provenance
+        id: preflight_provenance
         env:
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
           RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG: ${{ inputs.npm_dist_tag }}
@@ -653,6 +690,11 @@ jobs:
           ARTIFACT_RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG="$(jq -r '.npmDistTag // ""' "$MANIFEST_FILE")"
           ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME="$(jq -r '.tarballName // ""' "$MANIFEST_FILE")"
           ARTIFACT_TARBALL_SHA256="$(jq -r '.tarballSha256 // ""' "$MANIFEST_FILE")"
+          if [[ -z "$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME" || "$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME" != "$(basename -- "$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME")" || "$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME" != *.tgz ]]; then
+            echo "Prepared preflight tarball name is unsafe: $ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          ARTIFACT_TARBALL_PATH="preflight-tarball/$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME"
           if [[ "$ARTIFACT_RELEASE_TAG" != "$RELEASE_TAG" ]]; then
             echo "Prepared preflight tag mismatch: expected $RELEASE_TAG, got $ARTIFACT_RELEASE_TAG" >&2
             exit 1
@@ -665,20 +707,25 @@ jobs:
             echo "Prepared preflight npm dist-tag mismatch: expected $RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG, got $ARTIFACT_RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
-          if [[ -z "$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME" || ! -f "preflight-tarball/$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME" ]]; then
+          if [[ ! -f "$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_PATH" ]]; then
             echo "Prepared preflight tarball named in manifest is missing: $ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
-          actual_tarball_sha256="$(sha256sum "preflight-tarball/$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME" | awk '{print $1}')"
+          actual_tarball_sha256="$(sha256sum "$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_PATH" | awk '{print $1}')"
           if [[ "$actual_tarball_sha256" != "$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_SHA256" ]]; then
             echo "Prepared preflight tarball digest mismatch." >&2
             exit 1
           fi
+          echo "tarball_name=$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "tarball_sha256=$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_SHA256" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "tarball_path=$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_PATH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Verify full release validation target
         if: ${{ inputs.full_release_validation_run_id != '' }}
         env:
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG: ${{ inputs.npm_dist_tag }}
+          EXPECTED_WORKFLOW_REF: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           EXPECTED_RELEASE_SHA="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
@@ -688,19 +735,11 @@ jobs:
             ls -la full-release-validation >&2 || true
             exit 1
           fi
-          WORKFLOW_NAME="$(jq -r '.workflowName // ""' "$MANIFEST_FILE")"
-          TARGET_SHA="$(jq -r '.targetSha // ""' "$MANIFEST_FILE")"
+          export EXPECTED_RELEASE_SHA MANIFEST_FILE
+          node scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs verify-manifest
           RERUN_GROUP="$(jq -r '.rerunGroup // ""' "$MANIFEST_FILE")"
           RUN_RELEASE_SOAK="$(jq -r '.runReleaseSoak // ""' "$MANIFEST_FILE")"
           PERFORMANCE_BLOCKING="$(jq -r '.controls.performanceBlocking // false' "$MANIFEST_FILE")"
-          if [[ "$WORKFLOW_NAME" != "Full Release Validation" ]]; then
-            echo "Full release validation manifest workflow mismatch: $WORKFLOW_NAME" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          if [[ "$TARGET_SHA" != "$EXPECTED_RELEASE_SHA" ]]; then
-            echo "Full release validation target SHA mismatch: expected $EXPECTED_RELEASE_SHA, got $TARGET_SHA" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
           if [[ "$RERUN_GROUP" != "all" ]]; then
             echo "Full release validation must run rerun_group=all before npm publish; got $RERUN_GROUP" >&2
             exit 1
@@ -714,23 +753,26 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: Resolve publish tarball
-        id: publish_tarball
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          TARBALL_PATH="$(find preflight-tarball -type f -name '*.tgz' -print | sort | tail -n 1)"
-          if [[ -z "$TARBALL_PATH" ]]; then
-            echo "Prepared preflight tarball not found." >&2
-            ls -la preflight-tarball >&2 || true
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "path=$TARBALL_PATH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - name: Recheck npm release request
+        env:
+          BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD: ${{ inputs.bypass_extended_stable_guard }}
+          RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG: ${{ inputs.npm_dist_tag }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          NPM_WORKFLOW_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
+        run: node scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs validate-request
+
+      - name: Capture previous extended-stable selector
+        id: previous_extended_stable
+        if: ${{ inputs.npm_dist_tag == 'extended-stable' }}
+        run: node scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs capture-selector
 
       - name: Publish
+        id: publish
         env:
+          BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD: ${{ inputs.bypass_extended_stable_guard }}
           OPENCLAW_PREPACK_PREPARED: "1"
           OPENCLAW_NPM_PUBLISH_TAG: ${{ inputs.npm_dist_tag }}
-          PUBLISH_TARBALL_PATH: ${{ steps.publish_tarball.outputs.path }}
+          PUBLISH_TARBALL_PATH: ${{ steps.preflight_provenance.outputs.tarball_path }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           publish_target="${PUBLISH_TARBALL_PATH}"
@@ -738,3 +780,54 @@ jobs:
             publish_target="./${publish_target}"
           fi
           bash scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh --publish "${publish_target}"
+
+      - name: Verify extended-stable registry readback
+        id: extended_stable_readback
+        if: ${{ success() && inputs.npm_dist_tag == 'extended-stable' }}
+        env:
+          EXPECTED_VERSION: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+        run: node scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs verify-readback
+
+      - name: Summarize extended-stable npm publication
+        if: ${{ always() && inputs.npm_dist_tag == 'extended-stable' }}
+        env:
+          BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD: ${{ inputs.bypass_extended_stable_guard }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          RELEASE_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+          EXTENDED_STABLE_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          PREFLIGHT_RUN_ID: ${{ inputs.preflight_run_id }}
+          FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_RUN_ID: ${{ inputs.full_release_validation_run_id }}
+          TARBALL_NAME: ${{ steps.preflight_provenance.outputs.tarball_name }}
+          TARBALL_SHA256: ${{ steps.preflight_provenance.outputs.tarball_sha256 }}
+          SELECTOR_CAPTURE_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.previous_extended_stable.outcome }}
+          PREVIOUS_EXTENDED_STABLE: ${{ steps.previous_extended_stable.outputs.previous }}
+          PUBLISH_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.publish.outcome }}
+          EXACT_READBACK: ${{ steps.extended_stable_readback.outputs.exact_version }}
+          SELECTOR_READBACK: ${{ steps.extended_stable_readback.outputs.extended_stable_selector }}
+          READBACK_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.extended_stable_readback.outcome }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          release_version="${RELEASE_TAG#v}"
+          {
+            echo "## npm extended-stable publication"
+            echo "- Package: openclaw@${release_version}"
+            echo "- Extended-stable guard bypass: ${BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD}"
+            echo "- Extended-stable branch: ${EXTENDED_STABLE_BRANCH}"
+            echo "- Release tag: ${RELEASE_TAG}"
+            echo "- Release SHA: ${RELEASE_SHA}"
+            echo "- npm preflight run: ${PREFLIGHT_RUN_ID}"
+            echo "- Full Release Validation run: ${FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_RUN_ID}"
+            echo "- Tarball: ${TARBALL_NAME:-unavailable}"
+            echo "- Tarball SHA-256: ${TARBALL_SHA256:-unavailable}"
+            echo "- Previous openclaw@extended-stable: ${PREVIOUS_EXTENDED_STABLE:-unavailable}"
+            echo "- npm publish outcome: ${PUBLISH_OUTCOME}"
+            echo "- Exact-version readback: ${EXACT_READBACK:-unavailable}"
+            echo "- Extended-stable selector readback: ${SELECTOR_READBACK:-unavailable}"
+            echo "- Registry readback outcome: ${READBACK_OUTCOME}"
+            if [[ "$SELECTOR_CAPTURE_OUTCOME" != "success" ]]; then
+              echo "- Selector capture failed; npm publish did not run and no repair is required because npm was unchanged."
+            else
+              repair_command="$(EXPECTED_VERSION="$RELEASE_TAG" node scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs repair-command)"
+              echo "- Repair command: \`${repair_command}\`"
+            fi
+          } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
index c84fd7d98d2..cef7297718f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ jobs:
               tideclaw_alpha_check=true
             fi
           fi
-          if [[ "${WORKFLOW_REF}" != "refs/heads/main" ]] && [[ ! "${WORKFLOW_REF}" =~ ^refs/heads/release/[0-9]{4}\.[1-9][0-9]*\.[1-9][0-9]*$ ]] && [[ ! "${WORKFLOW_REF}" =~ ^refs/heads/release-ci/[0-9a-f]{12}-[0-9]+$ ]] && [[ "${tideclaw_alpha_check}" != "true" ]]; then
-            echo "Release checks must be dispatched from main, release/YYYY.M.PATCH, a Full Release Validation release-ci/<sha>-<timestamp> ref, or a Tideclaw alpha branch for alpha prereleases." >&2
+          if [[ "${WORKFLOW_REF}" != "refs/heads/main" ]] && [[ ! "${WORKFLOW_REF}" =~ ^refs/heads/release/[0-9]{4}\.[1-9][0-9]*\.[1-9][0-9]*$ ]] && [[ ! "${WORKFLOW_REF}" =~ ^refs/heads/release-ci/[0-9a-f]{12}-[0-9]+$ ]] && [[ ! "${WORKFLOW_REF}" =~ ^refs/heads/extended-stable/[0-9]{4}\.([1-9]|1[0-2])\.33$ ]] && [[ "${tideclaw_alpha_check}" != "true" ]]; then
+            echo "Release checks must be dispatched from main, release/YYYY.M.PATCH, extended-stable/YYYY.M.33, a Full Release Validation release-ci/<sha>-<timestamp> ref, or a Tideclaw alpha branch for alpha prereleases." >&2
             exit 1
           fi
 
diff --git a/docs/ci.md b/docs/ci.md
index e3a95ee530f..bc928824223 100644
--- a/docs/ci.md
+++ b/docs/ci.md
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ gh workflow run ci.yml --ref main -f target_ref=<branch-or-sha> -f include_andro
 gh workflow run full-release-validation.yml --ref main -f ref=<branch-or-sha>
 ```
 
+The monthly npm-only extended-stable path is the exception: dispatch both `OpenClaw NPM
+Release` preflight and `Full Release Validation` from the exact
+`extended-stable/YYYY.M.33` branch, preserve their run IDs, and pass both IDs to the
+direct npm publish run. See [Monthly npm-only extended-stable
+publication](/reference/RELEASING#monthly-npm-only-extended-stable-publication) for
+the commands, exact identity requirements, registry readback, and selector
+repair procedure. This path does not dispatch plugin, macOS, Windows, GitHub
+Release, private dist-tag, or other platform publication.
+
 ## Runners
 
 | Runner                          | Jobs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
diff --git a/docs/docs_map.md b/docs/docs_map.md
index 72d641f6aff..9792881d92e 100644
--- a/docs/docs_map.md
+++ b/docs/docs_map.md
@@ -8058,7 +8058,8 @@ Do not edit it by hand; run `pnpm docs:map:gen`.
 - Headings:
   - H2: Version naming
   - H2: Release cadence
-  - H2: Release operator checklist
+  - H2: Monthly npm-only extended-stable publication
+  - H2: Regular release operator checklist
   - H2: Stable main closeout
   - H2: Release preflight
   - H2: Release test boxes
@@ -8066,9 +8067,9 @@ Do not edit it by hand; run `pnpm docs:map:gen`.
   - H3: Docker
   - H3: QA Lab
   - H3: Package
-  - H2: Release publish automation
+  - H2: Regular release publish automation
   - H2: NPM workflow inputs
-  - H2: Stable npm release sequence
+  - H2: Regular beta/latest stable release sequence
   - H2: Public references
   - H2: Related
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/RELEASING.md b/docs/reference/RELEASING.md
index 7f1a08a2581..e18e34b4b05 100644
--- a/docs/reference/RELEASING.md
+++ b/docs/reference/RELEASING.md
@@ -7,17 +7,25 @@ read_when:
   - Looking for version naming and cadence
 ---
 
-OpenClaw has three public release lanes:
+OpenClaw currently exposes three user-facing update channels:
 
-- stable: tagged releases that publish to npm `beta` by default, or to npm `latest` when explicitly requested
+- stable: the existing promoted release channel, which still resolves through
+  npm `latest` until the separate CLI/channel milestone lands
 - beta: prerelease tags that publish to npm `beta`
 - dev: the moving head of `main`
 
+Separately, release operators can publish the trailing completed month's core
+package to npm `extended-stable`, beginning at patch `33`. The current-month regular
+final line continues on npm `latest`; this operator-side publication split does
+not by itself change CLI update-channel resolution.
+
 ## Version naming
 
-- Stable release version: `YYYY.M.PATCH`
+- Monthly npm extended-stable release version: `YYYY.M.PATCH`, with `PATCH >= 33`
   - Git tag: `vYYYY.M.PATCH`
-- Stable correction release version: `YYYY.M.PATCH-N`
+- Daily/regular final release version: `YYYY.M.PATCH`, with `PATCH < 33`
+  - Git tag: `vYYYY.M.PATCH`
+- Regular fallback correction release version: `YYYY.M.PATCH-N`
   - Git tag: `vYYYY.M.PATCH-N`
 - Beta prerelease version: `YYYY.M.PATCH-beta.N`
   - Git tag: `vYYYY.M.PATCH-beta.N`
@@ -39,15 +47,17 @@ OpenClaw has three public release lanes:
   transition, June 2026 release trains must use patch `5` or higher. Do not
   publish new June 2026 stable or beta trains as `2026.6.2`, `2026.6.3`, or
   `2026.6.4`.
-- After stable `2026.6.5`, the next new beta train is `2026.6.6-beta.1`, even
+- After regular final `2026.6.5`, the next new beta train is
+  `2026.6.6-beta.1`, even
   if automated alpha-only tags with higher patch numbers already exist.
-- `latest` means the current promoted stable npm release
+- `latest` continues to follow the current regular/daily npm line
 - `beta` means the current beta install target
-- Stable and stable correction releases publish to npm `beta` by default; release operators can target `latest` explicitly, or promote a vetted beta build later
-- Every stable OpenClaw release ships the npm package, macOS app, and signed
-  Windows Hub installers together; beta releases normally validate and publish
-  the npm/package path first, with native app build/sign/notarize/promote
-  reserved for stable unless explicitly requested
+- `extended-stable` means the supported trailing-month npm package, beginning at patch
+  `33`; patch `34` and later are maintenance releases on that monthly line
+- The dedicated monthly extended-stable path publishes only the core npm package. It
+  does not publish plugins, macOS or Windows artifacts, a GitHub Release,
+  private-repository dist-tags, Docker images, mobile artifacts, or website
+  downloads.
 
 ## Release cadence
 
@@ -61,7 +71,79 @@ OpenClaw has three public release lanes:
 - Detailed release procedure, approvals, credentials, and recovery notes are
   maintainer-only
 
-## Release operator checklist
+## Monthly npm-only extended-stable publication
+
+This is a dedicated exception to the regular release procedure below. For a
+completed month `YYYY.M`, create `extended-stable/YYYY.M.33`; publish `vYYYY.M.33` and
+later maintenance patches from that same branch. The release tag, branch tip,
+checkout, package version, npm preflight, and Full Release Validation run must
+all identify the same commit. Protected `main` must already contain a strictly
+later calendar month's final version below patch `33`; maintenance patches stay
+eligible after `main` advances by more than one month.
+
+Run the npm preflight and Full Release Validation from the exact extended-stable branch,
+then save both run IDs:
+
+```bash
+gh workflow run openclaw-npm-release.yml \
+  --ref extended-stable/YYYY.M.33 \
+  -f tag=vYYYY.M.P \
+  -f preflight_only=true \
+  -f npm_dist_tag=extended-stable
+
+gh workflow run full-release-validation.yml \
+  --ref extended-stable/YYYY.M.33 \
+  -f ref=extended-stable/YYYY.M.33 \
+  -f release_profile=stable
+```
+
+`release_profile=stable` is the existing validation-depth profile; it is
+separate from the npm `extended-stable` dist-tag and is intentionally unchanged.
+
+After both runs succeed and the npm release environment is ready, promote the
+exact preflight tarball. Patch `P` must be `33` or greater:
+
+```bash
+gh workflow run openclaw-npm-release.yml \
+  --ref extended-stable/YYYY.M.33 \
+  -f tag=vYYYY.M.P \
+  -f preflight_only=false \
+  -f npm_dist_tag=extended-stable \
+  -f preflight_run_id=<npm-preflight-run-id> \
+  -f full_release_validation_run_id=<full-validation-run-id>
+```
+
+For a fork or non-production rehearsal that intentionally cannot satisfy the
+monthly `.33` or protected-`main` month policy, add
+`-f bypass_extended_stable_guard=true` to both npm preflight and publish dispatches. The
+default is `false`. The bypass is accepted only with `npm_dist_tag=extended-stable` and
+is recorded in the workflow summary. It does not bypass the canonical
+`extended-stable/YYYY.M.33` workflow ref, branch-tip/tag/checkout equality, final-tag
+syntax, package/tag version equality, referenced run and manifest identity,
+tarball provenance, environment approval, registry readback, or selector
+repair evidence.
+
+The publish workflow verifies the referenced run identities, the prepared
+tarball digest, and both npm registry selectors. Independently confirm the
+result after the workflow succeeds:
+
+```bash
+npm view openclaw@YYYY.M.P version --userconfig "$(mktemp)"
+npm view openclaw@extended-stable version --userconfig "$(mktemp)"
+```
+
+Both commands must return `YYYY.M.P`. If publish succeeds but selector
+readback fails, do not republish the immutable package version. Use the single
+`npm dist-tag add openclaw@YYYY.M.P extended-stable` repair command printed in
+the failed workflow's always-run summary, then repeat both independent
+readbacks. Rollback to the prior selector is a separate operator decision, not
+the readback repair path.
+
+The regular checklist below continues to own beta, `latest`, GitHub Release,
+plugins, macOS, Windows, and other platform publication. Do not run those steps
+for this npm-only extended-stable path.
+
+## Regular release operator checklist
 
 This checklist is the public shape of the release flow. Private credentials,
 signing, notarization, dist-tag recovery, and emergency rollback details stay in
@@ -746,9 +828,11 @@ For package-candidate Telegram proof, enable `telegram_mode=mock-openai` or
 resolved `package-under-test` tarball into the Telegram lane; the standalone
 Telegram workflow still accepts a published npm spec for post-publish checks.
 
-## Release publish automation
+## Regular release publish automation
 
-`OpenClaw Release Publish` is the normal mutating publish entrypoint. It
+For beta, `latest`, plugin, GitHub Release, and platform publication,
+`OpenClaw Release Publish` is the normal mutating entrypoint. The monthly
+`.33+` npm-only extended-stable path does not use this orchestrator. The regular workflow
 orchestrates the trusted-publisher workflows in the order the release needs:
 
 1. Check out the release tag and resolve its commit SHA.
@@ -821,7 +905,15 @@ package cannot ship without every publishable official plugin, including
   real publish path
 - `preflight_run_id`: required on the real publish path so the workflow reuses
   the prepared tarball from the successful preflight run
-- `npm_dist_tag`: npm target tag for the publish path; defaults to `beta`
+- `full_release_validation_run_id`: required for real monthly extended-stable and regular
+  non-beta publication so the workflow authenticates the exact validation run
+- `npm_dist_tag`: npm target tag for the publish path; accepts `alpha`, `beta`,
+  `latest`, or `extended-stable` and defaults to `beta`. Final patch `33` and later must
+  use `extended-stable`; by default, `extended-stable` rejects earlier patches, and it always
+  rejects non-final tags.
+- `bypass_extended_stable_guard`: testing-only boolean, default `false`; with
+  `npm_dist_tag=extended-stable`, bypasses monthly extended-stable eligibility while preserving
+  release identity, artifact, approval, and readback checks.
 
 `OpenClaw Release Publish` accepts these operator-controlled inputs:
 
@@ -857,7 +949,9 @@ package cannot ship without every publishable official plugin, including
 
 Rules:
 
-- Stable and correction tags may publish to either `beta` or `latest`
+- Regular final and correction versions below patch `33` may publish to either
+  `beta` or `latest`. Final versions at patch `33` or above must publish to
+  `extended-stable`, and correction-suffix versions at that boundary are rejected.
 - Beta prerelease tags may publish only to `beta`
 - For `OpenClaw NPM Release`, full commit SHA input is allowed only when
   `preflight_only=true`
@@ -866,9 +960,13 @@ Rules:
 - The real publish path must use the same `npm_dist_tag` used during preflight;
   the workflow verifies that metadata before publish continues
 
-## Stable npm release sequence
+## Regular beta/latest stable release sequence
 
-When cutting a stable npm release:
+This legacy sequence is for the regular orchestrated release that also owns
+plugins, GitHub Release, Windows, and other platform work. It is not the
+monthly `.33+` npm-only extended-stable path documented at the top of this page.
+
+When cutting a regular orchestrated stable release:
 
 1. Run `OpenClaw NPM Release` with `preflight_only=true`
    - Before a tag exists, you may use the current full workflow-branch commit
diff --git a/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs b/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d719f492e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,476 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { execFileSync, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { appendFileSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import { parseReleaseVersion } from "./lib/npm-publish-plan.mjs";
+
+const SUPPORTED_DIST_TAGS = new Set(["alpha", "beta", "latest", "extended-stable"]);
+
+export function parseExtendedStableGuardBypass(value = "") {
+  if (value === "" || value === "false") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (value === "true") {
+    return true;
+  }
+  throw new Error(`BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD must be "true" or "false"; got "${value}".`);
+}
+
+function requireExtendedStableBypassTag(npmDistTag, bypassExtendedStableGuard) {
+  if (bypassExtendedStableGuard && npmDistTag !== "extended-stable") {
+    throw new Error(
+      "BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD may only be used with the extended-stable npm dist-tag.",
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export function validateNpmPublishBoundary(
+  packageVersion,
+  npmDistTag,
+  { bypassExtendedStableGuard = false } = {},
+) {
+  if (!SUPPORTED_DIST_TAGS.has(npmDistTag)) {
+    throw new Error(`Unsupported npm dist-tag "${npmDistTag}".`);
+  }
+  requireExtendedStableBypassTag(npmDistTag, bypassExtendedStableGuard);
+  const parsed = parseReleaseVersion(packageVersion);
+  if (parsed === null) {
+    throw new Error(`Unsupported release version "${packageVersion}".`);
+  }
+
+  if (parsed.channel === "alpha") {
+    if (npmDistTag !== "alpha") {
+      throw new Error("Alpha prereleases must publish to the alpha npm dist-tag.");
+    }
+    return parsed;
+  }
+  if (parsed.channel === "beta") {
+    if (npmDistTag !== "beta") {
+      throw new Error("Beta prereleases must publish to the beta npm dist-tag.");
+    }
+    return parsed;
+  }
+
+  if (npmDistTag === "extended-stable") {
+    if (parsed.correctionNumber !== undefined) {
+      throw new Error("Extended-stable npm publication does not allow correction suffixes.");
+    }
+    if (!bypassExtendedStableGuard && parsed.patch < 33) {
+      throw new Error("Extended-stable npm publication requires release patch 33 or above.");
+    }
+    return parsed;
+  }
+  if (parsed.patch >= 33) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Final or correction release patch 33 and above must publish to the extended-stable npm dist-tag; got ${npmDistTag}.`,
+    );
+  }
+  return parsed;
+}
+
+export function validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest(request) {
+  const bypassExtendedStableGuard = request.bypassExtendedStableGuard ?? false;
+  requireExtendedStableBypassTag(request.npmDistTag, bypassExtendedStableGuard);
+  const taggedVersion = request.releaseTag.startsWith("v")
+    ? parseReleaseVersion(request.releaseTag.slice(1))
+    : null;
+
+  if (request.npmDistTag !== "extended-stable") {
+    if (taggedVersion !== null) {
+      validateNpmPublishBoundary(taggedVersion.version, request.npmDistTag, {
+        bypassExtendedStableGuard,
+      });
+    } else if (!SUPPORTED_DIST_TAGS.has(request.npmDistTag)) {
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported npm dist-tag "${request.npmDistTag}".`);
+    }
+    return { extendedStable: false };
+  }
+
+  if (
+    taggedVersion === null ||
+    request.releaseTag !== `v${taggedVersion.version}` ||
+    taggedVersion.channel !== "stable"
+  ) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "Extended-stable npm publication requires an exact final vYYYY.M.P release tag.",
+    );
+  }
+  validateNpmPublishBoundary(taggedVersion.version, request.npmDistTag, {
+    bypassExtendedStableGuard,
+  });
+
+  const releaseVersion = taggedVersion.version;
+  const extendedStableBranch = `extended-stable/${taggedVersion.year}.${taggedVersion.month}.33`;
+  const expectedWorkflowRef = `refs/heads/${extendedStableBranch}`;
+  if (request.npmWorkflowRef !== expectedWorkflowRef) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Extended-stable npm workflow ref mismatch: expected ${expectedWorkflowRef}, got ${request.npmWorkflowRef}.`,
+    );
+  }
+  if (request.packageVersion !== releaseVersion) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Extended-stable npm package version mismatch: expected ${releaseVersion}, got ${request.packageVersion}.`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const shaValues = [request.checkoutSha, request.tagSha, request.extendedStableBranchSha];
+  if (shaValues.some((sha) => !/^[0-9a-f]{40}$/iu.test(sha))) {
+    throw new Error("Extended-stable npm release identity requires full 40-character Git SHAs.");
+  }
+  if (new Set(shaValues.map((sha) => sha.toLowerCase())).size !== 1) {
+    throw new Error("Extended-stable npm checkout, tag, and branch tip SHAs must match exactly.");
+  }
+
+  if (bypassExtendedStableGuard) {
+    return {
+      extendedStable: true,
+      releaseVersion,
+      extendedStableBranch,
+      bypassExtendedStableGuard: true,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const mainVersion = parseReleaseVersion(request.mainPackageVersion);
+  if (
+    mainVersion === null ||
+    mainVersion.channel !== "stable" ||
+    mainVersion.correctionNumber !== undefined
+  ) {
+    throw new Error("Protected main package version must be an exact final YYYY.M.P version.");
+  }
+  const mainCalendarMonth = mainVersion.year * 12 + mainVersion.month;
+  const releaseCalendarMonth = taggedVersion.year * 12 + taggedVersion.month;
+  if (mainCalendarMonth <= releaseCalendarMonth) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Protected main must be in a later calendar month than ${taggedVersion.year}.${taggedVersion.month}; got ${request.mainPackageVersion}.`,
+    );
+  }
+  if (mainVersion.patch >= 33) {
+    throw new Error("Protected main must remain on a daily patch below 33.");
+  }
+  return { extendedStable: true, releaseVersion, extendedStableBranch };
+}
+
+export function validateExtendedStableRunIdentity({
+  run,
+  kind,
+  npmDistTag,
+  expectedBranch,
+  expectedSha,
+}) {
+  const expectedWorkflowName =
+    kind === "preflight" ? "OpenClaw NPM Release" : "Full Release Validation";
+  const checks = [
+    ["workflowName", expectedWorkflowName],
+    ["event", "workflow_dispatch"],
+    ...(kind === "validation" ? [["status", "completed"]] : []),
+    ["conclusion", "success"],
+  ];
+  for (const [key, expected] of checks) {
+    if (run[key] !== expected) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Referenced ${kind} run must have ${key}=${expected}, got ${run[key] ?? "<missing>"}.`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+  if (
+    npmDistTag === "extended-stable" &&
+    (run.headBranch !== expectedBranch || run.headSha !== expectedSha)
+  ) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Referenced extended-stable ${kind} run must have headBranch=${expectedBranch} and headSha=${expectedSha}; got ${run.headBranch ?? "<missing>"} and ${run.headSha ?? "<missing>"}.`,
+    );
+  }
+  return run;
+}
+
+export function validateFullReleaseValidationManifest({
+  manifest,
+  npmDistTag,
+  expectedWorkflowRef,
+  expectedSha,
+}) {
+  if (manifest.workflowName !== "Full Release Validation") {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Full release validation manifest workflow mismatch: ${manifest.workflowName ?? "<missing>"}.`,
+    );
+  }
+  if (manifest.targetSha !== expectedSha) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Full release validation target SHA mismatch: expected ${expectedSha}, got ${manifest.targetSha ?? "<missing>"}.`,
+    );
+  }
+  if (npmDistTag === "extended-stable" && manifest.workflowRef !== expectedWorkflowRef) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Full release validation workflow ref mismatch: expected ${expectedWorkflowRef}, got ${manifest.workflowRef ?? "<missing>"}.`,
+    );
+  }
+  return manifest;
+}
+
+export function parsePriorExtendedStableSelector(stdout) {
+  let tags;
+  try {
+    tags = JSON.parse(stdout);
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+    throw new Error(`npm dist-tags query returned invalid JSON: ${message}`, {
+      cause: error,
+    });
+  }
+  if (tags === null || typeof tags !== "object" || Array.isArray(tags)) {
+    throw new Error("npm dist-tags query did not return a JSON object.");
+  }
+  if (!Object.hasOwn(tags, "extended-stable")) {
+    return "absent";
+  }
+  if (typeof tags["extended-stable"] !== "string" || tags["extended-stable"].trim() === "") {
+    throw new Error("npm extended-stable dist-tag was not a non-empty version string.");
+  }
+  return tags["extended-stable"];
+}
+
+export function capturePriorExtendedStableSelector({ query }) {
+  const result = query();
+  if (result.status !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(`npm dist-tags query failed with exit code ${result.status ?? "unknown"}.`);
+  }
+  return parsePriorExtendedStableSelector(result.stdout);
+}
+
+export async function verifyExtendedStableRegistryReadback({
+  expectedVersion,
+  query,
+  sleep,
+  attempts = 12,
+  delayMs = 10_000,
+}) {
+  let exactVersion = "missing";
+  let extendedStableSelector = "missing";
+  for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= attempts; attempt += 1) {
+    const exactResult = await query(`openclaw@${expectedVersion}`);
+    const extendedStableResult = await query("openclaw@extended-stable");
+    exactVersion = exactResult.status === 0 ? exactResult.stdout.trim() : "missing";
+    extendedStableSelector =
+      extendedStableResult.status === 0 ? extendedStableResult.stdout.trim() : "missing";
+    if (exactVersion === expectedVersion && extendedStableSelector === expectedVersion) {
+      return { exactVersion, extendedStableSelector, attemptsUsed: attempt };
+    }
+    if (attempt < attempts) {
+      await sleep(delayMs);
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error(
+    `npm registry did not converge to openclaw@${expectedVersion} and openclaw@extended-stable=${expectedVersion} after ${attempts} attempts (exact=${exactVersion}, extended-stable=${extendedStableSelector}).`,
+  );
+}
+
+export function extendedStableSelectorRepairCommand(expectedVersion) {
+  const normalizedVersion = (expectedVersion ?? "").replace(/^v/u, "");
+  const parsed = parseReleaseVersion(normalizedVersion);
+  if (parsed === null || parsed.channel !== "stable" || parsed.correctionNumber !== undefined) {
+    throw new Error("Extended-stable selector repair requires an exact final YYYY.M.P version.");
+  }
+  return `npm dist-tag add openclaw@${parsed.version} extended-stable`;
+}
+
+function git(args) {
+  return execFileSync("git", args, { encoding: "utf8" }).trim();
+}
+
+function packageVersionAt(ref) {
+  return JSON.parse(git(["show", `${ref}:package.json`])).version;
+}
+
+function validateRequestFromRepository() {
+  const npmDistTag = process.env.RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG ?? "";
+  const releaseTag = process.env.RELEASE_TAG ?? "";
+  const npmWorkflowRef = process.env.NPM_WORKFLOW_REF ?? "";
+  const bypassExtendedStableGuard = parseExtendedStableGuardBypass(
+    process.env.BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD ?? "",
+  );
+  if (npmDistTag !== "extended-stable") {
+    return validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({
+      bypassExtendedStableGuard,
+      npmDistTag,
+      releaseTag,
+      npmWorkflowRef,
+      checkoutSha: "",
+      tagSha: "",
+      extendedStableBranchSha: "",
+      packageVersion: JSON.parse(readFileSync("package.json", "utf8")).version,
+      mainPackageVersion: "",
+    });
+  }
+
+  const parsed = releaseTag.startsWith("v") ? parseReleaseVersion(releaseTag.slice(1)) : null;
+  if (!parsed || parsed.channel !== "stable" || parsed.correctionNumber !== undefined) {
+    return validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({
+      npmDistTag,
+      bypassExtendedStableGuard,
+      releaseTag,
+      npmWorkflowRef,
+      checkoutSha: "",
+      tagSha: "",
+      extendedStableBranchSha: "",
+      packageVersion: JSON.parse(readFileSync("package.json", "utf8")).version,
+      mainPackageVersion: "",
+    });
+  }
+  const extendedStableBranch = `extended-stable/${parsed.year}.${parsed.month}.33`;
+  if (bypassExtendedStableGuard) {
+    execFileSync(
+      "git",
+      [
+        "fetch",
+        "--no-tags",
+        "origin",
+        `+refs/heads/${extendedStableBranch}:refs/remotes/origin/${extendedStableBranch}`,
+      ],
+      { stdio: "inherit" },
+    );
+    execFileSync(
+      "git",
+      ["fetch", "--no-tags", "origin", `+refs/tags/${releaseTag}:refs/tags/${releaseTag}`],
+      { stdio: "inherit" },
+    );
+    return validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({
+      npmDistTag,
+      bypassExtendedStableGuard,
+      releaseTag,
+      npmWorkflowRef,
+      checkoutSha: git(["rev-parse", "HEAD"]),
+      tagSha: git(["rev-parse", `${releaseTag}^{commit}`]),
+      extendedStableBranchSha: git(["rev-parse", `refs/remotes/origin/${extendedStableBranch}`]),
+      packageVersion: JSON.parse(readFileSync("package.json", "utf8")).version,
+      mainPackageVersion: "",
+    });
+  }
+  execFileSync(
+    "git",
+    [
+      "fetch",
+      "--no-tags",
+      "origin",
+      `+refs/heads/${extendedStableBranch}:refs/remotes/origin/${extendedStableBranch}`,
+      "+refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main",
+    ],
+    { stdio: "inherit" },
+  );
+  execFileSync(
+    "git",
+    ["fetch", "--no-tags", "origin", `+refs/tags/${releaseTag}:refs/tags/${releaseTag}`],
+    { stdio: "inherit" },
+  );
+  return validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({
+    npmDistTag,
+    bypassExtendedStableGuard,
+    releaseTag,
+    npmWorkflowRef,
+    checkoutSha: git(["rev-parse", "HEAD"]),
+    tagSha: git(["rev-parse", `${releaseTag}^{commit}`]),
+    extendedStableBranchSha: git(["rev-parse", `refs/remotes/origin/${extendedStableBranch}`]),
+    packageVersion: JSON.parse(readFileSync("package.json", "utf8")).version,
+    mainPackageVersion: packageVersionAt("refs/remotes/origin/main"),
+  });
+}
+
+function appendOutput(values) {
+  const output = process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT;
+  if (!output) {
+    throw new Error("GITHUB_OUTPUT is required.");
+  }
+  appendFileSync(
+    output,
+    Object.entries(values)
+      .map(([key, value]) => `${key}=${value}\n`)
+      .join(""),
+  );
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const command = process.argv[2];
+  if (command === "validate-request") {
+    const result = validateRequestFromRepository();
+    console.log(
+      result.extendedStable
+        ? `Validated extended-stable npm release ${result.releaseVersion}.`
+        : "Validated regular npm release request.",
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (command === "publish-plan") {
+    const npmDistTag = process.env.REQUESTED_PUBLISH_TAG ?? "";
+    const bypassExtendedStableGuard = parseExtendedStableGuardBypass(
+      process.env.BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD ?? "",
+    );
+    const parsed = validateNpmPublishBoundary(process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION ?? "", npmDistTag, {
+      bypassExtendedStableGuard,
+    });
+    console.log(parsed.channel);
+    console.log(npmDistTag);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (command === "verify-run") {
+    const run = JSON.parse(readFileSync(0, "utf8"));
+    validateExtendedStableRunIdentity({
+      run,
+      kind: process.env.RUN_KIND,
+      npmDistTag: process.env.RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG,
+      expectedBranch: process.env.EXPECTED_EXTENDED_STABLE_BRANCH,
+      expectedSha: process.env.EXPECTED_RELEASE_SHA,
+    });
+    console.log(`Verified referenced ${process.env.RUN_KIND} run.`);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (command === "verify-manifest") {
+    const manifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync(process.env.MANIFEST_FILE, "utf8"));
+    validateFullReleaseValidationManifest({
+      manifest,
+      npmDistTag: process.env.RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG,
+      expectedWorkflowRef: process.env.EXPECTED_WORKFLOW_REF,
+      expectedSha: process.env.EXPECTED_RELEASE_SHA,
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+  if (command === "capture-selector") {
+    const previous = capturePriorExtendedStableSelector({
+      query: () =>
+        spawnSync("npm", ["view", "openclaw", "dist-tags", "--json"], { encoding: "utf8" }),
+    });
+    appendOutput({ previous });
+    return;
+  }
+  if (command === "verify-readback") {
+    const expectedVersion = (process.env.EXPECTED_VERSION ?? "").replace(/^v/u, "");
+    const result = await verifyExtendedStableRegistryReadback({
+      expectedVersion,
+      query: (target) => spawnSync("npm", ["view", target, "version"], { encoding: "utf8" }),
+      sleep: (delayMs) =>
+        new Promise((resolve) => {
+          setTimeout(resolve, delayMs);
+        }),
+    });
+    appendOutput({
+      exact_version: result.exactVersion,
+      extended_stable_selector: result.extendedStableSelector,
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+  if (command === "repair-command") {
+    console.log(extendedStableSelectorRepairCommand(process.env.EXPECTED_VERSION));
+    return;
+  }
+  throw new Error(`Unknown extended-stable npm release command: ${command ?? "<missing>"}.`);
+}
+
+if (import.meta.url === pathToFileURL(process.argv[1] ?? "").href) {
+  try {
+    await main();
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+    console.error(`openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release: ${message}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh b/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh
index 95bf6d5b3ae..eb0eb4f8f27 100644
--- a/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh
@@ -40,25 +40,43 @@ if [[ -n "${publish_target}" && -f "${publish_target}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 package_version="$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")"
-mapfile -t publish_plan < <(
+if [[ -n "${publish_target}" ]]; then
+  if [[ ! -f "${publish_target}" ]]; then
+    echo "error: npm publish tarball not found: ${publish_target}" >&2
+    exit 2
+  fi
+  if ! tarball_package_json="$(tar -xOf "${publish_target}" package/package.json)"; then
+    echo "error: npm publish tarball is missing a readable package/package.json: ${publish_target}" >&2
+    exit 2
+  fi
+  if ! tarball_package_version="$(printf '%s' "${tarball_package_json}" | node -e '
+    let input = "";
+    process.stdin.on("data", (chunk) => { input += chunk; });
+    process.stdin.on("end", () => {
+      const pkg = JSON.parse(input);
+      if (!pkg || typeof pkg !== "object" || Array.isArray(pkg) || typeof pkg.version !== "string" || pkg.version.trim() === "") {
+        throw new Error("package/package.json must contain a nonempty string version");
+      }
+      process.stdout.write(pkg.version.trim());
+    });
+  ')"; then
+    echo "error: npm publish tarball package/package.json is malformed or has no valid version: ${publish_target}" >&2
+    exit 2
+  fi
+  if [[ "${tarball_package_version}" != "${package_version}" ]]; then
+    echo "error: npm publish tarball version mismatch: expected ${package_version}, got ${tarball_package_version}" >&2
+    exit 2
+  fi
+fi
+
+publish_plan="$(
   PACKAGE_VERSION="${package_version}" REQUESTED_PUBLISH_TAG="${OPENCLAW_NPM_PUBLISH_TAG:-}" \
-    node --import tsx --input-type=module <<'EOF'
-import { resolveNpmPublishPlan } from "./scripts/openclaw-npm-release-check.ts";
+    BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD="${BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD:-}" \
+    node scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs publish-plan
+)"
 
-const requestedPublishTag =
-  process.env.REQUESTED_PUBLISH_TAG === "latest"
-    ? "latest"
-    : process.env.REQUESTED_PUBLISH_TAG === "alpha"
-      ? "alpha"
-      : "beta";
-const plan = resolveNpmPublishPlan(process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION ?? "", undefined, requestedPublishTag);
-console.log(plan.channel);
-console.log(plan.publishTag);
-EOF
-)
-
-release_channel="${publish_plan[0]}"
-publish_tag="${publish_plan[1]}"
+release_channel="${publish_plan%%$'\n'*}"
+publish_tag="${publish_plan#*$'\n'}"
 publish_cmd=(npm publish)
 if [[ -n "${publish_target}" ]]; then
   publish_cmd+=("${publish_target}")
diff --git a/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-full-validation-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-full-validation-workflow.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5de1297fd60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-full-validation-workflow.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { parse } from "yaml";
+
+const fullValidationPath = ".github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml";
+const releaseChecksPath = ".github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml";
+
+type Step = { name?: string; run?: string };
+type Job = { steps?: Step[] };
+type Workflow = { jobs?: Record<string, Job> };
+
+function workflow(path: string): Workflow {
+  return parse(readFileSync(path, "utf8")) as Workflow;
+}
+
+function stepRun(path: string, jobName: string, stepName: string): string {
+  const job = workflow(path).jobs?.[jobName];
+  const step = job?.steps?.find((candidate) => candidate.name === stepName);
+  if (!step?.run) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing workflow step: ${jobName} / ${stepName}`);
+  }
+  return step.run;
+}
+
+function runReleaseChecksTrustedRefGuard(workflowRef: string): ReturnType<typeof spawnSync> {
+  const guard = stepRun(
+    releaseChecksPath,
+    "resolve_target",
+    "Require trusted workflow ref for release checks",
+  );
+  return spawnSync("bash", ["-euo", "pipefail", "-c", guard], {
+    encoding: "utf8",
+    env: {
+      ...process.env,
+      RELEASE_REF: "extended-stable/2026.6.33",
+      WORKFLOW_REF: workflowRef,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+describe("extended-stable Full Release Validation workflow", () => {
+  it("lets the exact extended-stable branch reach every child at the target SHA", () => {
+    const fullValidation = readFileSync(fullValidationPath, "utf8");
+    const childDispatches = [
+      {
+        job: "normal_ci",
+        step: "Dispatch and monitor CI",
+        workflow: "ci.yml",
+        target: '-f target_ref="$TARGET_SHA"',
+      },
+      {
+        job: "plugin_prerelease",
+        step: "Dispatch and monitor plugin prerelease",
+        workflow: "plugin-prerelease.yml",
+        target: '-f target_ref="$TARGET_SHA" -f expected_sha="$TARGET_SHA"',
+      },
+      {
+        job: "release_checks",
+        step: "Dispatch and monitor release checks",
+        workflow: "openclaw-release-checks.yml",
+        target: '-f expected_sha="$TARGET_SHA"',
+      },
+      {
+        job: "performance",
+        step: "Dispatch and monitor OpenClaw Performance",
+        workflow: "openclaw-performance.yml",
+        target: '-f target_ref="$TARGET_SHA"',
+      },
+    ];
+
+    for (const child of childDispatches) {
+      const run = stepRun(fullValidationPath, child.job, child.step);
+      expect(run).toContain(child.workflow);
+      expect(run).toContain('--ref "$CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF"');
+      expect(run).toContain(child.target);
+    }
+
+    expect(fullValidation).toContain(
+      '"$CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF" =~ ^extended-stable/[0-9]{4}\\.([1-9]|1[0-2])\\.33$',
+    );
+    expect(fullValidation).toContain(
+      "Dispatch Full Release Validation from a release-ci or extended-stable ref pinned to the target SHA",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("accepts only the exact extended-stable/YYYY.M.33 workflow-ref shape", () => {
+    for (const valid of [
+      "refs/heads/extended-stable/2026.6.33",
+      "refs/heads/extended-stable/2026.12.33",
+    ]) {
+      const result = runReleaseChecksTrustedRefGuard(valid);
+      expect(result.status, result.stderr).toBe(0);
+    }
+
+    for (const invalid of [
+      "refs/heads/extended-stable/2026.0.33",
+      "refs/heads/extended-stable/2026.01.33",
+      "refs/heads/extended-stable/2026.13.33",
+      "refs/heads/extended-stable/2026.6.32",
+      "refs/heads/extended-stable/2026.6.34",
+      "refs/heads/extended-stable/2026.6.33/extra",
+      "refs/heads/extended-stable/not-a-release",
+    ]) {
+      const result = runReleaseChecksTrustedRefGuard(invalid);
+      expect(result.status, invalid).not.toBe(0);
+      expect(result.stderr).toContain("extended-stable/YYYY.M.33");
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.test.ts b/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36992ff8ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  capturePriorExtendedStableSelector,
+  extendedStableSelectorRepairCommand,
+  parseExtendedStableGuardBypass,
+  parsePriorExtendedStableSelector,
+  validateFullReleaseValidationManifest,
+  validateNpmPublishBoundary,
+  validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest,
+  validateExtendedStableRunIdentity,
+  verifyExtendedStableRegistryReadback,
+} from "../../scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs";
+
+const sha = "a".repeat(40);
+const branch = "extended-stable/2026.6.33";
+
+describe("npm extended-stable publication boundary", () => {
+  it("parses only explicit boolean extended-stable guard values", () => {
+    expect(parseExtendedStableGuardBypass()).toBe(false);
+    expect(parseExtendedStableGuardBypass("")).toBe(false);
+    expect(parseExtendedStableGuardBypass("false")).toBe(false);
+    expect(parseExtendedStableGuardBypass("true")).toBe(true);
+    expect(() => parseExtendedStableGuardBypass("1")).toThrow(/must be "true" or "false"/u);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["2026.6.11-alpha.1", "alpha"],
+    ["2026.6.11-beta.1", "beta"],
+    ["2026.6.11", "alpha"],
+    ["2026.6.11", "beta"],
+    ["2026.6.11", "latest"],
+    ["2026.6.11-1", "alpha"],
+    ["2026.6.11-1", "beta"],
+    ["2026.6.11-1", "latest"],
+    ["2026.6.33", "extended-stable"],
+    ["2026.6.34", "extended-stable"],
+  ])("accepts %s on %s", (version, distTag) => {
+    expect(() => validateNpmPublishBoundary(version, distTag)).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["2026.6.11", "extended-stable"],
+    ["2026.6.11-alpha.1", "beta"],
+    ["2026.6.11-alpha.1", "extended-stable"],
+    ["2026.6.11-beta.1", "latest"],
+    ["2026.6.11-beta.1", "extended-stable"],
+    ["2026.6.33", "alpha"],
+    ["2026.6.33", "beta"],
+    ["2026.6.33", "latest"],
+    ["2026.6.33-1", "alpha"],
+    ["2026.6.33-1", "beta"],
+    ["2026.6.33-1", "latest"],
+    ["2026.6.33-1", "extended-stable"],
+    ["2026.6.33", "stable"],
+    ["2026.6.33", "nightly"],
+  ])("rejects %s on %s", (version, distTag) => {
+    expect(() => validateNpmPublishBoundary(version, distTag)).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("prints exactly channel then publish tag from the dependency-free CLI", () => {
+    const result = spawnSync(
+      process.execPath,
+      ["scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs", "publish-plan"],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf8",
+        env: {
+          ...process.env,
+          PACKAGE_VERSION: "2026.6.33",
+          REQUESTED_PUBLISH_TAG: "extended-stable",
+        },
+      },
+    );
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout).toBe("stable\nextended-stable\n");
+    expect(result.stderr).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("allows a pre-.33 final extended-stable version only with the explicit bypass", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      validateNpmPublishBoundary("2026.6.11", "extended-stable", {
+        bypassExtendedStableGuard: true,
+      }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => validateNpmPublishBoundary("2026.6.11", "extended-stable")).toThrow(
+      /patch 33 or above/u,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it.each(["alpha", "beta", "latest"])(
+    "rejects extended-stable guard bypass with the %s dist-tag",
+    (distTag) => {
+      expect(() =>
+        validateNpmPublishBoundary("2026.6.11", distTag, {
+          bypassExtendedStableGuard: true,
+        }),
+      ).toThrow(/only be used with the extended-stable npm dist-tag/u);
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("preserves the unknown dist-tag rejection when bypass is requested", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      validateNpmPublishBoundary("2026.6.11", "nightly", {
+        bypassExtendedStableGuard: true,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow('Unsupported npm dist-tag "nightly"');
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["malformed bypass", "extended-stable", "sometimes", /must be "true" or "false"/u],
+    [
+      "non-extended-stable bypass",
+      "beta",
+      "true",
+      /only be used with the extended-stable npm dist-tag/u,
+    ],
+  ])("rejects %s in the dependency-free CLI", (_label, distTag, bypass, error) => {
+    const result = spawnSync(
+      process.execPath,
+      ["scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs", "publish-plan"],
+      {
+        encoding: "utf8",
+        env: {
+          ...process.env,
+          BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD: bypass,
+          PACKAGE_VERSION: "2026.6.11",
+          REQUESTED_PUBLISH_TAG: distTag,
+        },
+      },
+    );
+    expect(result.status).not.toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stderr).toMatch(error);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("extended-stable npm release request", () => {
+  const valid = {
+    npmDistTag: "extended-stable",
+    releaseTag: "v2026.6.33",
+    npmWorkflowRef: "refs/heads/extended-stable/2026.6.33",
+    checkoutSha: sha,
+    tagSha: sha,
+    extendedStableBranchSha: sha,
+    packageVersion: "2026.6.33",
+    mainPackageVersion: "2026.7.2",
+  };
+
+  it("accepts .33, later patches, and any later protected-main calendar month", () => {
+    expect(validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest(valid)).toEqual({
+      extendedStable: true,
+      releaseVersion: "2026.6.33",
+      extendedStableBranch: "extended-stable/2026.6.33",
+    });
+    expect(
+      validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({
+        ...valid,
+        releaseTag: "v2026.6.34",
+        packageVersion: "2026.6.34",
+      }),
+    ).toMatchObject({ extendedStable: true, releaseVersion: "2026.6.34" });
+    expect(
+      validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({
+        ...valid,
+        releaseTag: "v2026.12.33",
+        npmWorkflowRef: "refs/heads/extended-stable/2026.12.33",
+        packageVersion: "2026.12.33",
+        mainPackageVersion: "2027.1.1",
+      }),
+    ).toMatchObject({
+      extendedStable: true,
+      extendedStableBranch: "extended-stable/2026.12.33",
+    });
+    expect(() =>
+      validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({ ...valid, mainPackageVersion: "2026.8.1" }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() =>
+      validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({ ...valid, mainPackageVersion: "2027.1.1" }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() =>
+      validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({ ...valid, mainPackageVersion: "2028.12.32" }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["patch below 33", { releaseTag: "v2026.6.32", packageVersion: "2026.6.32" }],
+    ["beta prerelease", { releaseTag: "v2026.6.33-beta.1", packageVersion: "2026.6.33-beta.1" }],
+    ["alpha prerelease", { releaseTag: "v2026.6.33-alpha.1", packageVersion: "2026.6.33-alpha.1" }],
+    ["correction suffix", { releaseTag: "v2026.6.33-1", packageVersion: "2026.6.33-1" }],
+    ["wrong branch", { npmWorkflowRef: "refs/heads/extended-stable/2026.6.34" }],
+    ["checkout mismatch", { checkoutSha: "b".repeat(40) }],
+    ["tag mismatch", { tagSha: "b".repeat(40) }],
+    ["branch tip mismatch", { extendedStableBranchSha: "b".repeat(40) }],
+    ["package mismatch", { packageVersion: "2026.6.34" }],
+    ["main same month", { mainPackageVersion: "2026.6.1" }],
+    ["main earlier month", { mainPackageVersion: "2026.5.32" }],
+    ["main earlier year", { mainPackageVersion: "2025.12.32" }],
+    ["main patch at monthly boundary", { mainPackageVersion: "2026.7.33" }],
+  ])("rejects %s", (_label, changes) => {
+    expect(() => validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({ ...valid, ...changes })).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("preserves SHA-only regular preflight requests", () => {
+    expect(
+      validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({
+        ...valid,
+        npmDistTag: "beta",
+        releaseTag: sha,
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({ extendedStable: false });
+  });
+
+  it("bypasses patch and protected-main policy while preserving canonical branch identity", () => {
+    const bypassed = {
+      ...valid,
+      bypassExtendedStableGuard: true,
+      releaseTag: "v2026.6.11",
+      packageVersion: "2026.6.11",
+      mainPackageVersion: "",
+    };
+    expect(validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest(bypassed)).toEqual({
+      extendedStable: true,
+      releaseVersion: "2026.6.11",
+      extendedStableBranch: "extended-stable/2026.6.33",
+      bypassExtendedStableGuard: true,
+    });
+    expect(() =>
+      validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({ ...bypassed, packageVersion: "2026.6.12" }),
+    ).toThrow(/package version mismatch/u);
+    expect(() =>
+      validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({
+        ...bypassed,
+        npmWorkflowRef: "refs/heads/dev/extended-stable-publish-test",
+      }),
+    ).toThrow(/workflow ref mismatch/u);
+    expect(() =>
+      validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({
+        ...bypassed,
+        extendedStableBranchSha: "b".repeat(40),
+      }),
+    ).toThrow(/branch tip SHAs must match/u);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects bypass on a regular npm release request", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      validateExtendedStableNpmReleaseRequest({
+        ...valid,
+        bypassExtendedStableGuard: true,
+        npmDistTag: "beta",
+        releaseTag: sha,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow(/only be used with the extended-stable npm dist-tag/u);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("extended-stable npm run identity", () => {
+  const validPreflight = {
+    workflowName: "OpenClaw NPM Release",
+    event: "workflow_dispatch",
+    conclusion: "success",
+    headBranch: branch,
+    headSha: sha,
+  };
+
+  it("accepts exact extended-stable preflight and validation runs", () => {
+    expect(
+      validateExtendedStableRunIdentity({
+        run: validPreflight,
+        kind: "preflight",
+        npmDistTag: "extended-stable",
+        expectedBranch: branch,
+        expectedSha: sha,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(validPreflight);
+    expect(() =>
+      validateExtendedStableRunIdentity({
+        run: {
+          ...validPreflight,
+          workflowName: "Full Release Validation",
+          status: "completed",
+        },
+        kind: "validation",
+        npmDistTag: "extended-stable",
+        expectedBranch: branch,
+        expectedSha: sha,
+      }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["wrong branch", { headBranch: "main" }],
+    ["missing branch", { headBranch: undefined }],
+    ["wrong SHA", { headSha: "b".repeat(40) }],
+    ["missing SHA", { headSha: undefined }],
+  ])("rejects %s", (_label, changes) => {
+    expect(() =>
+      validateExtendedStableRunIdentity({
+        run: { ...validPreflight, ...changes },
+        kind: "preflight",
+        npmDistTag: "extended-stable",
+        expectedBranch: branch,
+        expectedSha: sha,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow(/headBranch=.*headSha=/u);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("Full Validation manifest identity", () => {
+  const valid = { workflowName: "Full Release Validation", workflowRef: branch, targetSha: sha };
+
+  it("accepts the exact branch and target SHA", () => {
+    expect(
+      validateFullReleaseValidationManifest({
+        manifest: valid,
+        npmDistTag: "extended-stable",
+        expectedWorkflowRef: branch,
+        expectedSha: sha,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(valid);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["wrong workflow ref", { workflowRef: "main" }],
+    ["missing workflow ref", { workflowRef: undefined }],
+    ["wrong target SHA", { targetSha: "b".repeat(40) }],
+    ["missing target SHA", { targetSha: undefined }],
+  ])("rejects %s", (_label, changes) => {
+    expect(() =>
+      validateFullReleaseValidationManifest({
+        manifest: { ...valid, ...changes },
+        npmDistTag: "extended-stable",
+        expectedWorkflowRef: branch,
+        expectedSha: sha,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("extended-stable selector capture", () => {
+  it("distinguishes bootstrap absence from an existing selector", () => {
+    expect(parsePriorExtendedStableSelector('{"latest":"2026.7.1"}')).toBe("absent");
+    expect(parsePriorExtendedStableSelector('{"extended-stable":"2026.6.33"}')).toBe("2026.6.33");
+  });
+
+  it.each(["not json", "null", "[]", '"2026.6.33"'])("rejects invalid result %s", (value) => {
+    expect(() => parsePriorExtendedStableSelector(value)).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects command failure rather than treating it as bootstrap", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      capturePriorExtendedStableSelector({ query: () => ({ status: 1, stdout: "" }) }),
+    ).toThrow(/query failed/u);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("extended-stable registry readback", () => {
+  it("accepts eventual convergence and sleeps 10 seconds between attempts", async () => {
+    let attempt = 0;
+    const sleep = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    const result = await verifyExtendedStableRegistryReadback({
+      expectedVersion: "2026.6.33",
+      query: async (target: string) => {
+        if (target === "openclaw@2026.6.33") {
+          attempt += 1;
+        }
+        return { status: 0, stdout: attempt >= 2 ? "2026.6.33\n" : "2026.6.32\n" };
+      },
+      sleep,
+    });
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      exactVersion: "2026.6.33",
+      extendedStableSelector: "2026.6.33",
+      attemptsUsed: 2,
+    });
+    expect(sleep).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(sleep).toHaveBeenCalledWith(10_000);
+  });
+
+  it("exhausts exactly 12 dual-query attempts on mismatch or failure", async () => {
+    const query = vi.fn(async () => ({ status: 1, stdout: "" }));
+    const sleep = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    await expect(
+      verifyExtendedStableRegistryReadback({ expectedVersion: "2026.6.33", query, sleep }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/after 12 attempts/u);
+    expect(query).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(24);
+    expect(sleep).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(11);
+    expect(sleep.mock.calls.every(([delay]) => delay === 10_000)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("extended-stable selector repair", () => {
+  it("points the selector at the expected published version", () => {
+    expect(extendedStableSelectorRepairCommand("v2026.6.33")).toBe(
+      "npm dist-tag add openclaw@2026.6.33 extended-stable",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it.each([undefined, "absent", "2026.6.33-beta.1", "2026.6.33-1"])(
+    "rejects an invalid expected version: %s",
+    (expectedVersion) => {
+      expect(() => extendedStableSelectorRepairCommand(expectedVersion)).toThrow(
+        "Extended-stable selector repair requires an exact final YYYY.M.P version.",
+      );
+    },
+  );
+});
diff --git a/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-workflow.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e795a1ccee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-workflow.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { parse } from "yaml";
+
+const workflowPath = ".github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml";
+
+type Step = { env?: Record<string, string>; id?: string; if?: string; name?: string; run?: string };
+type Job = { environment?: string; steps?: Step[] };
+type Workflow = {
+  on?: {
+    workflow_dispatch?: {
+      inputs?: {
+        bypass_extended_stable_guard?: { default?: boolean; type?: string };
+        npm_dist_tag?: { options?: string[] };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  jobs?: Record<string, Job>;
+};
+
+function workflow(): Workflow {
+  return parse(readFileSync(workflowPath, "utf8")) as Workflow;
+}
+
+function step(job: Job | undefined, name: string): Step {
+  const found = job?.steps?.find((candidate) => candidate.name === name);
+  if (!found) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing workflow step: ${name}`);
+  }
+  return found;
+}
+
+describe("minimal npm extended-stable workflow", () => {
+  it("adds extended-stable without adding policy or verifier contracts", () => {
+    const raw = readFileSync(workflowPath, "utf8");
+    const parsed = workflow();
+    expect(parsed.on?.workflow_dispatch?.inputs?.npm_dist_tag?.options).toEqual([
+      "alpha",
+      "beta",
+      "latest",
+      "extended-stable",
+    ]);
+    for (const forbidden of [
+      "release-policy",
+      "policyMode",
+      "release-operation-verifier",
+      "external_contract_revision",
+      "stable-lines.json",
+    ]) {
+      expect(raw).not.toContain(forbidden);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("reuses the v1 preflight tarball and guards all three extended-stable gates", () => {
+    const parsed = workflow();
+    const raw = readFileSync(workflowPath, "utf8");
+    expect(raw).toContain("version: 1");
+    expect(raw).toContain("openclaw-npm-preflight-${{ inputs.tag }}");
+    expect(raw.match(/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release\.mjs validate-request/g)).toHaveLength(
+      3,
+    );
+    expect(step(parsed.jobs?.preflight_openclaw_npm, "Validate npm release request").run).toContain(
+      "openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs validate-request",
+    );
+    expect(
+      step(parsed.jobs?.validate_publish_request, "Validate npm release request").run,
+    ).toContain("openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs validate-request");
+    expect(step(parsed.jobs?.publish_openclaw_npm, "Recheck npm release request").run).toContain(
+      "openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs validate-request",
+    );
+    expect(
+      parsed.jobs?.validate_publish_request?.steps?.map((candidate) => candidate.name),
+    ).not.toContain("Setup Node environment");
+  });
+
+  it("threads an explicit, default-off extended-stable bypass through every policy gate", () => {
+    const parsed = workflow();
+    const input = parsed.on?.workflow_dispatch?.inputs?.bypass_extended_stable_guard;
+    expect(input).toMatchObject({ default: false, type: "boolean" });
+
+    const policySteps = [
+      step(parsed.jobs?.preflight_openclaw_npm, "Validate npm release request"),
+      step(parsed.jobs?.validate_publish_request, "Validate npm release request"),
+      step(parsed.jobs?.publish_openclaw_npm, "Recheck npm release request"),
+      step(parsed.jobs?.publish_openclaw_npm, "Publish"),
+    ];
+    for (const policyStep of policySteps) {
+      expect(policyStep.env?.BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD).toBe(
+        "${{ inputs.bypass_extended_stable_guard }}",
+      );
+    }
+    const trustedRef = step(
+      parsed.jobs?.validate_publish_request,
+      "Require trusted workflow ref for publish",
+    );
+    expect(trustedRef.env?.BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(trustedRef.run).not.toContain("BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD");
+    expect(trustedRef.run).toContain('"${WORKFLOW_REF}" == refs/heads/extended-stable/*');
+
+    const summary = step(
+      parsed.jobs?.publish_openclaw_npm,
+      "Summarize extended-stable npm publication",
+    );
+    expect(summary.env?.BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD).toBe(
+      "${{ inputs.bypass_extended_stable_guard }}",
+    );
+    expect(summary.run).toContain("Extended-stable guard bypass: ${BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD}");
+  });
+
+  it("authenticates exact extended-stable run and Full Validation identities", () => {
+    const raw = readFileSync(workflowPath, "utf8");
+    expect(raw).toContain("--json workflowName,headBranch,headSha,event,conclusion,url");
+    expect(raw).toContain("--json workflowName,headBranch,headSha,event,status,conclusion,url");
+    expect(raw.match(/openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release\.mjs verify-run/g)).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(raw).toContain("openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs verify-manifest");
+  });
+
+  it("captures selector fail closed, publishes extended-stable, retries, and summarizes", () => {
+    const parsed = workflow();
+    const publish = parsed.jobs?.publish_openclaw_npm;
+    const capture = step(publish, "Capture previous extended-stable selector");
+    const readback = step(publish, "Verify extended-stable registry readback");
+    const summary = step(publish, "Summarize extended-stable npm publication");
+    expect(capture.run).toContain("openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs capture-selector");
+    expect(step(publish, "Publish").run).toContain("openclaw-npm-publish.sh");
+    expect(readback.run).toContain("openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs verify-readback");
+    expect(summary.if).toContain("always()");
+    expect(summary.run).toContain("openclaw-npm-extended-stable-release.mjs repair-command");
+    expect(summary.run).toContain('EXPECTED_VERSION="$RELEASE_TAG"');
+    expect(publish?.environment).toBe("npm-release");
+  });
+
+  it("publishes only the tarball path verified from the preflight manifest", () => {
+    const publish = workflow().jobs?.publish_openclaw_npm;
+    const provenance = step(publish, "Verify prepared tarball provenance");
+    const publishStep = step(publish, "Publish");
+    expect(provenance.run).toContain(
+      'ARTIFACT_TARBALL_PATH="preflight-tarball/$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_NAME"',
+    );
+    expect(provenance.run).toContain('echo "tarball_path=$ARTIFACT_TARBALL_PATH"');
+    expect(publishStep.env?.PUBLISH_TARBALL_PATH).toBe(
+      "${{ steps.preflight_provenance.outputs.tarball_path }}",
+    );
+    expect(publish?.steps?.map((candidate) => candidate.name)).not.toContain(
+      "Resolve publish tarball",
+    );
+    expect(readFileSync(workflowPath, "utf8")).not.toContain(
+      "find preflight-tarball -type f -name '*.tgz'",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.test.ts b/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.test.ts
index db4c1d9adb8..2068bcad85d 100644
--- a/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // OpenClaw NPM Publish tests cover publish wrapper argument safety.
-import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { execFileSync, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
@@ -14,13 +14,27 @@ function makeTempDir(prefix: string): string {
   return dir;
 }
 
-function runPublishWrapper(args: string[]) {
+function runPublishWrapper(args: string[], env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = {}) {
   return spawnSync("bash", [scriptPath, ...args], {
     cwd: process.cwd(),
     encoding: "utf8",
+    env: { ...process.env, ...env },
   });
 }
 
+function makePackageTarball(root: string, packageJson?: string): string {
+  const packageDir = path.join(root, "package");
+  const tarball = path.join(root, "openclaw.tgz");
+  mkdirSync(packageDir);
+  if (packageJson === undefined) {
+    writeFileSync(path.join(packageDir, "README.md"), "missing package metadata", "utf8");
+  } else {
+    writeFileSync(path.join(packageDir, "package.json"), packageJson, "utf8");
+  }
+  execFileSync("tar", ["-czf", tarball, "-C", root, "package"]);
+  return tarball;
+}
+
 afterEach(() => {
   for (const dir of tempDirs.splice(0)) {
     rmSync(dir, { force: true, recursive: true });
@@ -67,4 +81,117 @@ describe("openclaw npm publish wrapper", () => {
     expect(result.stdout).toBe("");
     expect(result.stderr.trim()).toBe("error: unexpected npm publish argument: extra");
   });
+
+  it.each(["beta", "latest"])("publishes the prepared tarball to the %s dist-tag", (distTag) => {
+    const tempRoot = makeTempDir("openclaw-npm-publish-");
+    const binDir = path.join(tempRoot, "bin");
+    const packageVersion = JSON.parse(readFileSync("package.json", "utf8")).version as string;
+    const tarball = makePackageTarball(tempRoot, JSON.stringify({ version: packageVersion }));
+    const npmLog = path.join(tempRoot, "npm.log");
+    mkdirSync(binDir);
+    writeFileSync(path.join(binDir, "npm"), `#!/bin/sh\nprintf '%s\\n' "$*" > "${npmLog}"\n`, {
+      mode: 0o755,
+    });
+
+    const result = runPublishWrapper(["--publish", tarball], {
+      OPENCLAW_NPM_PUBLISH_TAG: distTag,
+      PATH: `${binDir}:${process.env.PATH}`,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+    expect(readFileSync(npmLog, "utf8")).toContain(
+      `publish ${tarball} --access public --tag ${distTag} --provenance`,
+    );
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain(`Resolved publish tag: ${distTag}`);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a tarball whose package version differs from the checkout", () => {
+    const tempRoot = makeTempDir("openclaw-npm-publish-");
+    const packageVersion = JSON.parse(readFileSync("package.json", "utf8")).version as string;
+    const tarballVersion = `${packageVersion}-mismatch`;
+    const tarball = makePackageTarball(tempRoot, JSON.stringify({ version: tarballVersion }));
+    const result = runPublishWrapper(["--publish", tarball], {
+      OPENCLAW_NPM_PUBLISH_TAG: "beta",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(2);
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain(
+      `npm publish tarball version mismatch: expected ${packageVersion}, got ${tarballVersion}`,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["missing package.json", undefined, "missing a readable package/package.json"],
+    ["malformed package.json", "{not-json", "package/package.json is malformed"],
+    ["missing version", JSON.stringify({ name: "openclaw" }), "has no valid version"],
+  ])("rejects a tarball with %s", (_label, packageJson, expectedError) => {
+    const tempRoot = makeTempDir("openclaw-npm-publish-");
+    const tarball = makePackageTarball(tempRoot, packageJson);
+    const result = runPublishWrapper(["--publish", tarball], {
+      OPENCLAW_NPM_PUBLISH_TAG: "beta",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(2);
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain(expectedError);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects publishing the current pre-.33 final version to extended-stable", () => {
+    const result = runPublishWrapper(["--publish"], {
+      OPENCLAW_NPM_PUBLISH_TAG: "extended-stable",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).not.toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain(
+      "Extended-stable npm publication requires release patch 33 or above",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("publishes a pre-.33 final version to extended-stable with the explicit bypass", () => {
+    const tempRoot = makeTempDir("openclaw-npm-publish-");
+    const binDir = path.join(tempRoot, "bin");
+    const npmLog = path.join(tempRoot, "npm.log");
+    mkdirSync(binDir);
+    writeFileSync(path.join(binDir, "npm"), `#!/bin/sh\nprintf '%s\\n' "$*" > "${npmLog}"\n`, {
+      mode: 0o755,
+    });
+
+    const result = runPublishWrapper(["--publish"], {
+      BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD: "true",
+      OPENCLAW_NPM_PUBLISH_TAG: "extended-stable",
+      PATH: `${binDir}:${process.env.PATH}`,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+    expect(readFileSync(npmLog, "utf8")).toContain(
+      "publish --access public --tag extended-stable --provenance",
+    );
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain("Resolved publish tag: extended-stable");
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["malformed bypass", "extended-stable", "sometimes", 'must be "true" or "false"'],
+    [
+      "non-extended-stable bypass",
+      "beta",
+      "true",
+      "only be used with the extended-stable npm dist-tag",
+    ],
+  ])("rejects %s before npm publish", (_label, distTag, bypass, expectedError) => {
+    const result = runPublishWrapper(["--publish"], {
+      BYPASS_EXTENDED_STABLE_GUARD: bypass,
+      OPENCLAW_NPM_PUBLISH_TAG: distTag,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).not.toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain(expectedError);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects unknown requested dist-tags instead of falling back to beta", () => {
+    const result = runPublishWrapper(["--publish"], {
+      OPENCLAW_NPM_PUBLISH_TAG: "nightly",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).not.toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain('Unsupported npm dist-tag "nightly"');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index ebf78151487..a2bc68425e3 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ describe("package acceptance workflow", () => {
     );
     expect(workflow).toContain("--json status,conclusion,url,attempt,headSha,jobs");
     expect(workflow).toContain(
-      '[[ "$CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF" == release-ci/* && -n "${TARGET_SHA// }" && "$head_sha" != "$TARGET_SHA" ]]',
+      '[[ ( "$CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF" == release-ci/* || "$CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF" =~ ^extended-stable/[0-9]{4}\\.([1-9]|1[0-2])\\.33$ ) && -n "${TARGET_SHA// }" && "$head_sha" != "$TARGET_SHA" ]]',
     );
     expect(workflow).toContain(
       'gh_with_retry workflow run "$workflow" --ref "$CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF" "$@"',
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ describe("package acceptance workflow", () => {
     );
     expect(workflow).toContain("child run used ${head_sha}, expected ${TARGET_SHA}");
     expect(workflow).toContain(
-      "Dispatch Full Release Validation from a ref pinned to the target SHA",
+      "Dispatch Full Release Validation from a release-ci or extended-stable ref pinned to the target SHA",
     );
     expect(workflow).toContain("| Child | Result | Minutes | Head SHA | Run |");
     expect(releaseChecksWorkflow).toContain("refs/heads/release-ci/[0-9a-f]{12}-[0-9]+");