diff --git a/extensions/acpx/doctor-contract-api.test.ts b/extensions/acpx/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
index ab76a8de02bd..b1d46bd7463f 100644
--- a/extensions/acpx/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/acpx/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type {
   OpenKeyedStoreOptions,
   PluginDoctorStateMigrationContext,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-doctor-migrations";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
   legacyConfigRules,
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ describe("acpx doctor state migration", () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     await fs.rm(stateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
diff --git a/extensions/active-memory/doctor-contract-api.test.ts b/extensions/active-memory/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
index 566b7302dc5a..b836b012f47d 100644
--- a/extensions/active-memory/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/active-memory/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {
   OpenKeyedStoreOptions,
   PluginDoctorStateMigrationContext,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-doctor-migrations";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
   legacyConfigRules,
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ describe("active-memory doctor state migration", () => {
 
   afterEach(async () => {
     vi.useRealTimers();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     await fs.rm(stateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
diff --git a/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts b/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
index 434346ea5892..d0147d757603 100644
--- a/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ import {
   appendSessionTranscriptMessageByIdentity,
   type SessionTranscriptTargetParams,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/session-transcript-runtime";
-import { closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
+import {
+  closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest,
+  closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import {
   afterAll,
   afterEach,
@@ -756,6 +759,7 @@ describe("active-memory plugin", () => {
 
   afterAll(async () => {
     closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     await fs.rm(fixtureRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
     fixtureRoot = "";
diff --git a/extensions/buzz/src/buzz-bus.socket.test.ts b/extensions/buzz/src/buzz-bus.socket.test.ts
index efa3e58edbde..5e7867a14ffb 100644
--- a/extensions/buzz/src/buzz-bus.socket.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/buzz/src/buzz-bus.socket.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   createPluginStateKeyedStoreForTests,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { startBuzzBus, type BuzzBus } from "./buzz-bus.js";
 import { createBuzzRelayFixture } from "./buzz-relay.test-harness.js";
@@ -347,7 +348,8 @@ it("revokes the active bot immediately on a signed role downgrade", async () =>
     await fixture.close();
   }
 });
-afterEach(() => {
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
   vi.restoreAllMocks();
   vi.unstubAllEnvs();
diff --git a/extensions/buzz/src/gateway.cold-start-recovery.test.ts b/extensions/buzz/src/gateway.cold-start-recovery.test.ts
index 58fe82b51a76..1fa4d23f09af 100644
--- a/extensions/buzz/src/gateway.cold-start-recovery.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/buzz/src/gateway.cold-start-recovery.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   createPluginStateKeyedStoreForTests,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { ChannelGatewayContext } from "../runtime-api.js";
 import type { BuzzInboundMessage } from "./message-event.js";
@@ -325,9 +326,10 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   );
 });
 
-afterEach(() => {
+afterEach(async () => {
   vi.restoreAllMocks();
   vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
   if (previousStateDir === undefined) {
     delete process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR;
diff --git a/extensions/device-pair/doctor-contract-api.test.ts b/extensions/device-pair/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
index 8e78bd53a0d5..b391e181d4b7 100644
--- a/extensions/device-pair/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/device-pair/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {
   OpenKeyedStoreOptions,
   PluginDoctorStateMigrationContext,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-doctor-migrations";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { stateMigrations } from "./doctor-contract-api.js";
 import {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ describe("device-pair doctor notify migration", () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     await fs.rm(stateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/model-picker-preferences.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/model-picker-preferences.test.ts
index cda91cf7b09c..c019a1cd738b 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/model-picker-preferences.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/model-picker-preferences.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   createPluginStateKeyedStoreForTests,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { setDiscordRuntime } from "../runtime.js";
 import {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ async function createStateEnv(): Promise<NodeJS.ProcessEnv> {
 }
 
 afterEach(async () => {
+  await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
   await Promise.all(
     tempDirs.splice(0).map(async (dir) => {
diff --git a/extensions/imessage/src/state-migrations.test.ts b/extensions/imessage/src/state-migrations.test.ts
index 80576c0f2aeb..7beabfcf825d 100644
--- a/extensions/imessage/src/state-migrations.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/imessage/src/state-migrations.test.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import {
-  closeOpenClawStateDatabaseForTest,
   createPluginStateKeyedStoreForTests,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
 import { buildLegacyMigrationPreview } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-doctor-migrations";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import {
   resolvePreferredOpenClawTmpDir,
   tempWorkspaceSync,
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ describe("detectIMessageLegacyStateMigrations", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  afterEach(() => {
-    closeOpenClawStateDatabaseForTest();
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     stateWorkspace.cleanup();
     vi.doUnmock("./runtime.js");
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/file-sync-store.test.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/file-sync-store.test.ts
index a9762601c028..37ed9805cfb0 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/file-sync-store.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/file-sync-store.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   createPluginStateSyncKeyedStoreForTests,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { getMatrixRuntime } from "../../runtime.js";
 import { installMatrixTestRuntime } from "../../test-runtime.js";
@@ -80,13 +81,14 @@ describe("SqliteBackedMatrixSyncStore", () => {
     installMatrixTestRuntime();
   });
 
-  afterEach(() => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
     vi.useRealTimers();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
+    resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     for (const dir of tempDirs.splice(0)) {
       fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-    resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
   });
 
   it("persists sync data so restart resumes from the saved cursor", async () => {
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/storage.test.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/storage.test.ts
index 6b5c0d679767..decd612f7f02 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/storage.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/client/storage.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   createPluginStateSyncKeyedStoreForTests,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { resolveMatrixAccountStorageRoot } from "../../storage-paths.js";
 import { installMatrixTestRuntime } from "../../test-runtime.js";
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ describe("matrix client storage paths", () => {
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
   });
 
-  afterEach(() => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     for (const dir of tempDirs.splice(0)) {
       fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
@@ -437,6 +439,7 @@ describe("matrix client storage paths", () => {
         "synthetic migration archive denied",
       );
       rename.mockRestore();
+      await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
       resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
 
       const expectPreservedState = () => {
@@ -476,6 +479,7 @@ describe("matrix client storage paths", () => {
 
       resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
       await maybeMigrateLegacyStorage({ storagePaths, env });
+      await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
       resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
 
       expectPreservedState();
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/sdk/idb-persistence.test.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/sdk/idb-persistence.test.ts
index 34258703808c..940ab4b3efd6 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/sdk/idb-persistence.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/sdk/idb-persistence.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   openOpenClawStateDatabase,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { getMatrixRuntime } from "../../runtime.js";
 import { installMatrixTestRuntime } from "../../test-runtime.js";
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ describe("Matrix IndexedDB persistence", () => {
   afterEach(async () => {
     warnSpy.mockRestore();
     await clearTestIndexedDbState();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetFileLockStateForTest();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
diff --git a/extensions/memory-core/src/cli.test.ts b/extensions/memory-core/src/cli.test.ts
index dfef59d31c28..50121a8b7d36 100644
--- a/extensions/memory-core/src/cli.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory-core/src/cli.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { appendSessionTranscriptMessageByIdentity } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/se
 import { resolveOpenClawAgentSqlitePath } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime";
 import {
   closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest,
+  closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync,
   openOpenClawAgentDatabase,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import {
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ afterAll(async () => {
   // The agent close releases its leases through shared state and reopens it, so the
   // shared handle is released second; otherwise Windows fails the removal with EBUSY.
   closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest();
+  await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
   await fs.rm(fixtureRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
   resetMemoryCoreDreamingStateForTests();
diff --git a/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-state.test.ts b/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-state.test.ts
index f4e8648c1bd4..c84d2562b14c 100644
--- a/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-state.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory-core/src/dreaming-state.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   openOpenClawStateDatabase,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/test-env";
 import { afterEach, expect, test } from "vitest";
 import {
@@ -17,10 +18,11 @@ import {
 } from "./dreaming-state.js";
 
 const tempDirs = useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker((cleanup) =>
-  afterEach(() => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
     configureMemoryCoreDreamingState(() => {
       throw new Error("memory workspace test store is closed");
     });
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     cleanup();
   }),
diff --git a/extensions/memory-core/src/memory-forget-consolidation.test.ts b/extensions/memory-core/src/memory-forget-consolidation.test.ts
index 1b3abb47db2d..2d5e8e7621a8 100644
--- a/extensions/memory-core/src/memory-forget-consolidation.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory-core/src/memory-forget-consolidation.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { upsertSessionEntry } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/session-store-runtime";
 import { openOpenClawAgentDatabase } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime";
 import {
   closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest,
+  closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync,
   closeOpenClawStateDatabaseForTest,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ describe("memory forget", () => {
 
   afterEach(async () => {
     closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     closeOpenClawStateDatabaseForTest();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     vi.unstubAllEnvs();
diff --git a/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.fts-only-reindex.test.ts b/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.fts-only-reindex.test.ts
index 79cb5a3fd673..f21a0327c549 100644
--- a/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.fts-only-reindex.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.fts-only-reindex.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import { DatabaseSync } from "node:sqlite";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-engine-foundation";
 import { resetPluginStateStoreForTests } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
 import { resolveOpenClawAgentSqlitePath } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime";
-import { closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
+import {
+  closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest,
+  closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { closeAllMemorySearchManagers, getMemorySearchManager } from "./index.js";
 import type { MemoryIndexMeta } from "./manager-reindex-state.js";
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ describe("memory manager FTS-only reindex", () => {
     // The agent close releases its leases through shared state and reopens it, so the
     // shared handle is released second; otherwise Windows fails the removal with EBUSY.
     closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     if (fixtureRoot) {
       await fs.rm(fixtureRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
diff --git a/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.reindex-recovery.test.ts b/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.reindex-recovery.test.ts
index 35b712a640dc..8e740fbb6162 100644
--- a/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.reindex-recovery.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.reindex-recovery.test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ import { upsertSessionEntry } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/session-store-runtime";
 import { withSessionTranscriptWriteLock } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/session-transcript-runtime";
 import { resolveOpenClawAgentSqlitePath } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime";
 import * as sqliteRuntime from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime";
-import { closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
+import {
+  closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest,
+  closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import "./test-runtime-mocks.js";
 import { recordMemorySessionTombstones } from "../memory-entry-origins.js";
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ describe("memory manager reindex recovery", () => {
     // The agent close releases its leases through shared state and reopens it, so the
     // shared handle is released second; otherwise Windows fails the removal with EBUSY.
     closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     await fs.rm(fixtureRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
diff --git a/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.self-heal-missing-identity.test.ts b/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.self-heal-missing-identity.test.ts
index 00feafd02e62..55e264648c32 100644
--- a/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.self-heal-missing-identity.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory-core/src/memory/manager.self-heal-missing-identity.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { OpenClawConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/memory-core-host-engine
 import { resetPluginStateStoreForTests } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
 import {
   closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest,
+  closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync,
   openOpenClawAgentDatabase,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ describe("memory manager self-heal missing identity with FTS-only chunks", () =>
     // The agent close releases its leases through shared state and reopens it, so the
     // shared handle is released second; otherwise Windows fails the removal with EBUSY.
     closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     if (fixtureRoot) {
       await fs.rm(fixtureRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
diff --git a/extensions/msteams/doctor-contract-api.retention.test.ts b/extensions/msteams/doctor-contract-api.retention.test.ts
index 7220795dd771..ae12acfd7bf0 100644
--- a/extensions/msteams/doctor-contract-api.retention.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/msteams/doctor-contract-api.retention.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   setMaxPluginStateEntriesPerPluginForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
 import type { PluginDoctorStateMigrationContext } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-doctor-migrations";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { stateMigrations } from "./doctor-contract-api.js";
 import {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ describe("Teams custom migration retention", () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     setMaxPluginStateEntriesPerPluginForTests();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     await fs.rm(stateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
diff --git a/extensions/msteams/doctor-contract-api.test.ts b/extensions/msteams/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
index 9ca4d6bd18b0..868de10aa592 100644
--- a/extensions/msteams/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/msteams/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import type {
   PluginDoctorStateMigrationContext,
   PluginStateKeyedStore,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-doctor-migrations";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
   legacyConfigRules,
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ describe("msteams doctor state migration", () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     await fs.rm(stateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
diff --git a/extensions/msteams/src/conversation-store-state.test.ts b/extensions/msteams/src/conversation-store-state.test.ts
index e3bf93301414..37fdfaf174be 100644
--- a/extensions/msteams/src/conversation-store-state.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/msteams/src/conversation-store-state.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   createPluginStateKeyedStoreForTests,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/test-env";
 import { afterAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { createMSTeamsConversationStoreState } from "./conversation-store-state.js";
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ import { setMSTeamsRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
 import { msteamsRuntimeStub } from "./test-support/runtime.js";
 
 const tempDirs = useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker((cleanup) =>
-  afterAll(() => {
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     cleanup();
   }),
diff --git a/extensions/msteams/src/conversation-store.shared.test.ts b/extensions/msteams/src/conversation-store.shared.test.ts
index 33be95030c46..35e79e644f3d 100644
--- a/extensions/msteams/src/conversation-store.shared.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/msteams/src/conversation-store.shared.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Msteams tests cover conversation store.shared plugin behavior.
 import { resetPluginStateStoreForTests } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/test-env";
 import { afterAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { createMSTeamsConversationStoreState } from "./conversation-store-state.js";
@@ -7,7 +8,8 @@ import { setMSTeamsRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
 import { msteamsRuntimeStub } from "./test-support/runtime.js";
 
 const tempDirs = useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker((cleanup) =>
-  afterAll(() => {
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     cleanup();
   }),
diff --git a/extensions/msteams/src/polls.test.ts b/extensions/msteams/src/polls.test.ts
index c5edaad77813..017f8a3acfc6 100644
--- a/extensions/msteams/src/polls.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/msteams/src/polls.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   createPluginStateKeyedStoreForTests,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/test-env";
 import { afterAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ import { setMSTeamsRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
 import { msteamsRuntimeStub } from "./test-support/runtime.js";
 
 const tempDirs = useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker((cleanup) =>
-  afterAll(() => {
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     cleanup();
   }),
diff --git a/extensions/msteams/src/sso-token-store.test.ts b/extensions/msteams/src/sso-token-store.test.ts
index 94aacab40e1d..4b14d433a424 100644
--- a/extensions/msteams/src/sso-token-store.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/msteams/src/sso-token-store.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { resetPluginStateStoreForTests } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/test-env";
 import { afterAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { setMSTeamsRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
@@ -9,7 +10,8 @@ import { createMSTeamsSsoTokenStoreFs } from "./sso-token-store.js";
 import { msteamsRuntimeStub } from "./test-support/runtime.js";
 
 const tempDirs = useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker((cleanup) =>
-  afterAll(() => {
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     cleanup();
   }),
diff --git a/extensions/nostr/doctor-contract-api.test.ts b/extensions/nostr/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
index 751a10080e85..382975e36211 100644
--- a/extensions/nostr/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/nostr/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {
   OpenKeyedStoreOptions,
   PluginDoctorStateMigrationContext,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-doctor-migrations";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { stateMigrations } from "./doctor-contract-api.js";
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ describe("nostr doctor state migration", () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     await fs.rm(stateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
diff --git a/extensions/nostr/src/nostr-state-store.test.ts b/extensions/nostr/src/nostr-state-store.test.ts
index 313bd71be333..e58d0e1408ef 100644
--- a/extensions/nostr/src/nostr-state-store.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/nostr/src/nostr-state-store.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   createPluginStateKeyedStoreForTests,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import type { PluginRuntime } from "../runtime-api.js";
 import {
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ async function withTempStateDir<T>(fn: (dir: string) => Promise<T>) {
     }
     // The keyed store keeps the state database open under the temporary dir, so Windows
     // fails the removal with EBUSY unless the cached handle is released first.
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     await fs.rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/test-file-scenario-runner.coverage.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/test-file-scenario-runner.coverage.test.ts
index 97be4c3ca142..5cabb1a9c2a6 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/test-file-scenario-runner.coverage.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/test-file-scenario-runner.coverage.test.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ describe.skipIf(process.platform === "win32")("onboarding assertion attribution"
       expect(written.entries).toEqual(result.evidence.entries);
       expect(written.evidenceMode).toBe(evidenceMode);
 
+      const docsRoot = path.join(tempRoot, "docs");
+      await fs.mkdir(docsRoot);
       const taxonomyPath = path.join(tempRoot, "taxonomy.json");
       const scoresPath = path.join(tempRoot, "scores.json");
       const surface = { id: "cli", name: "CLI", family: "core", level: "experimental" };
@@ -280,6 +282,8 @@ describe.skipIf(process.platform === "win32")("onboarding assertion attribution"
         "--import",
         "tsx",
         "scripts/qa/render-maturity-docs.ts",
+        "--docs-root",
+        docsRoot,
         "--taxonomy",
         taxonomyPath,
         "--scores",
diff --git a/extensions/reef/doctor-contract-api.test.ts b/extensions/reef/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
index 318f68b86630..a76d347f7813 100644
--- a/extensions/reef/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/reef/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type {
   OpenKeyedStoreOptions,
   PluginDoctorStateMigrationContext,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-doctor-migrations";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
   legacyConfigRules,
@@ -144,8 +145,9 @@ describe("Reef doctor contract", () => {
     env = { ...process.env, OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR: stateDir };
   });
 
-  afterEach(() => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     fs.rmSync(stateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
index 6645dfc664a5..59dc18f03ab5 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   clearRuntimeConfigSnapshot,
   setRuntimeConfigSnapshot,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-config-snapshot";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { withEnvAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/test-env";
 import { createRequireRecord, sanitizeTerminalText } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/test-fixtures";
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
@@ -479,7 +480,8 @@ describe("createTelegramBot", () => {
       process.env.TZ = ORIGINAL_TZ;
     }
   });
-  afterEach(() => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     pluginStateTestRuntime.resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     clearPluginInteractiveHandlers();
     if (previousStateDir === undefined) {
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/send.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/send.test.ts
index 243700af7cc8..436432d26d06 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/send.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/send.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   createPluginStateSyncKeyedStoreForTests,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { createRequireRecord, importFreshModule } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/test-fixtures";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { markdownToTelegramHtml, telegramHtmlToPlainTextFallback } from "./format.js";
@@ -517,9 +518,10 @@ async function capturedLogText(logFile: string): Promise<string> {
   return content;
 }
 
-afterEach(() => {
+afterEach(async () => {
   resetTelegramSentMessageCacheForTest();
   clearTelegramRuntime();
+  await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
   setLoggerOverride(null);
   resetLogger();
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-ingress-callback.integration.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-ingress-callback.integration.test.ts
index d4a1da21e16b..39fd4bf80306 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-ingress-callback.integration.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-ingress-callback.integration.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
 import type { MsgContext } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/reply-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { defaultTelegramBotDeps } from "./bot-deps.js";
 import { telegramBotInfoForTest } from "./bot.create-telegram-bot.test-support.js";
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ it.each(["none", "middleware", "handler"] as const)(
       });
       clearTelegramRuntimeForTest();
       resetTelegramAccountThrottlersForTest();
+      await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
       closeOpenClawStateDatabaseForTest();
       resetPluginStateStoreForTests({ closeDatabase: false });
       if (previousStateDir === undefined) {
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-ingress-spool.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-ingress-spool.test.ts
index e86bd9478463..d8e3e636bed2 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-ingress-spool.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-ingress-spool.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   createPluginStateKeyedStoreForTests,
   createPluginStateSyncKeyedStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { beginTelegramPollRegistration } from "./poll-answer-context.js";
 import { recordTelegramPollRegistryEntry } from "./poll-registry.js";
@@ -54,13 +55,15 @@ async function withTempState<T>(
     return await fn(stateDir, spoolDir);
   } finally {
     clearTelegramRuntimeForTest();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     closeOpenClawStateDatabaseForTest();
     await fs.rm(stateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }
 }
 
-afterEach(() => {
+afterEach(async () => {
   clearTelegramRuntimeForTest();
+  await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
   closeOpenClawStateDatabaseForTest();
 });
 
diff --git a/extensions/visitor-access/index.test.ts b/extensions/visitor-access/index.test.ts
index cf914eac40ca..4ab8d70bb9e0 100644
--- a/extensions/visitor-access/index.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/visitor-access/index.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
 import { createTestPluginApi } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-test-api";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import plugin from "./index.js";
 import type { VisitorGrant } from "./src/visitors.js";
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ describe("visitor-access plugin lifecycle", () => {
     for (const cleanup of cleanups.splice(0)) {
       await cleanup();
     }
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     vi.useRealTimers();
     vi.unstubAllGlobals();
diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/doctor-contract-api.test.ts b/extensions/voice-call/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
index 10cf69eaa751..bb5af7be5d56 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type {
   OpenKeyedStoreOptions,
   PluginDoctorStateMigrationContext,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-doctor-migrations";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { resolveSessionStoreAgentIds, stateMigrations } from "./doctor-contract-api.js";
 import {
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ describe("voice-call doctor state migration", () => {
         historyCallIds: history.map((entry) => entry.callId),
       };
     } finally {
+      await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
       resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
       await fs.rm(warmStateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
       await fs.rm(warmStorePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ describe("voice-call doctor state migration", () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     await fs.rm(stateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     await fs.rm(storePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
@@ -467,6 +470,7 @@ describe("voice-call doctor state migration", () => {
           chunk_index: index,
         })),
       );
+      await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
       resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
       await expect(getCallHistoryFromStore(storePath)).resolves.toEqual([]);
       const retried = await migration.migrateLegacyState({
diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/src/manager.async-store.test.ts b/extensions/voice-call/src/manager.async-store.test.ts
index a6c660fc5fb6..471b45980ab7 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/src/manager.async-store.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/src/manager.async-store.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
 import type { RealtimeVoiceProviderPlugin } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/realtime-voice";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { VoiceCallConfigSchema, type VoiceCallConfig } from "./config.js";
 import { CallManager } from "./manager.js";
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ async function withDelayedStore(
     await manager.stop();
     await Promise.allSettled(writes);
     persistence.mockRestore();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     fs.rmSync(storePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }
diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/src/manager.lifecycle.test.ts b/extensions/voice-call/src/manager.lifecycle.test.ts
index 828c7c223d4c..0a63f6d74c52 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/src/manager.lifecycle.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/src/manager.lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import { createDeferred } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/extension-shared";
 import { resetPluginStateStoreForTests } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { describe, expect, it, onTestFinished } from "vitest";
 import { VoiceCallConfigSchema } from "./config.js";
 import { CallManager } from "./manager.js";
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ describe("CallManager termination lifecycle", () => {
             await finalizeTestManagerCalls(owner);
           }
         } finally {
+          await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
           resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
           fs.rmSync(storePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
         }
diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/src/manager/store.test.ts b/extensions/voice-call/src/manager/store.test.ts
index 3cf873621d9a..40d0abc54214 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/src/manager/store.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/src/manager/store.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   openOpenClawStateDatabase,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { registerVoiceCallLogs } from "../cli-call-log.js";
 import {
@@ -90,8 +91,9 @@ describe("voice-call call record store", () => {
     installStateRuntime();
   });
 
-  afterEach(() => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
     vi.useRealTimers();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
   });
 
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ describe("voice-call call record store", () => {
       ).toEqual(since === 0 ? ["new"] : ["third", "new"]);
     } finally {
       stdout.mockRestore();
+      await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
       fs.rmSync(storePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
   });
@@ -248,6 +251,7 @@ describe("voice-call call record store", () => {
       );
       await expect(findCallInStore(storePath, "provider-batch-127")).resolves.toEqual(calls[127]);
     } finally {
+      await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
       resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
       fs.rmSync(storePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ describe("voice-call call record store", () => {
         );
         await expect(getCallHistoryFromStore(storePath)).resolves.toEqual([]);
       } finally {
+        await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
         resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
         fs.rmSync(storePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
       }
@@ -415,6 +420,7 @@ describe("voice-call call record store", () => {
         expect((await loadActiveCallsFromStore(storePath)).activeCalls.size).toBe(0);
       } finally {
         toString.mockRestore();
+        await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
         resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
         fs.rmSync(storePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
       }
diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook.hangup-once.lifecycle.test.ts b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook.hangup-once.lifecycle.test.ts
index 4f5a1f3b82a9..9f5f34d5981c 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook.hangup-once.lifecycle.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook.hangup-once.lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   createPluginStateKeyedStoreForTests,
   resetPluginStateStoreForTests,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-state-test-runtime";
+import { closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { postRawWebhook } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/test-env";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { VoiceCallConfigSchema, type VoiceCallConfig } from "./config.js";
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ describe("Voice-call webhook hangup-once lifecycle", () => {
     installStateRuntime();
   });
 
-  afterEach(() => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
   });
@@ -265,6 +267,7 @@ describe("Voice-call webhook hangup-once lifecycle", () => {
         await server.stop();
       } finally {
         await finalizeTestManagerCalls(manager);
+        await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
         resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
         fs.rmSync(storePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
       }
@@ -332,7 +335,8 @@ describe("Voice-call webhook body limits", () => {
     installStateRuntime();
   });
 
-  afterEach(() => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
   });
 
diff --git a/extensions/zalouser/doctor-contract-api.test.ts b/extensions/zalouser/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
index 9ef89139969d..b26316c9a8c4 100644
--- a/extensions/zalouser/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/zalouser/doctor-contract-api.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ import {
   normalizeSessionDeliveryState,
   upsertSessionEntry,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/session-store-runtime";
-import { closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
+import {
+  closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest,
+  closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { stateMigrations } from "./doctor-contract-api.js";
 import { setZalouserRuntime } from "./src/runtime.js";
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ describe("zalouser doctor state migration", () => {
     // resetPluginStateStoreForTests only releases plugin state plus shared state, so the
     // cached agent handles must be closed here or Windows fails the removal with EBUSY.
     closeOpenClawAgentDatabasesForTest();
+    await closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync();
     resetPluginStateStoreForTests();
     await fs.rm(stateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing.ts
index 8df6e29923e3..3260d051f31c 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/sqlite-runtime-testing.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export {
   openOpenClawAgentDatabase,
 } from "../state/openclaw-agent-db.js";
 export {
+  closeOpenClawStateDatabaseAsync,
   closeOpenClawStateDatabaseForTest,
   openOpenClawStateDatabase,
 } from "../state/openclaw-state-db.js";