diff --git a/qa/scenarios/config/cli-channel-picker.yaml b/qa/scenarios/config/cli-channel-picker.yaml
index 569227c4df3..e5f0cbf6899 100644
--- a/qa/scenarios/config/cli-channel-picker.yaml
+++ b/qa/scenarios/config/cli-channel-picker.yaml
@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
-title: CLI channel picker evidence
+title: CLI channel picker
 
 scenario:
   id: cli-channel-picker
   surface: cli-install-update-onboard-doctor
   category: cli-install-update-onboard-doctor.plugin-and-channel-setup
   coverage:
-    secondary:
+    primary:
       - cli.channel-picker
-  objective: Link channel onboarding picker e2e coverage to CLI maturity accounting.
+  objective: Drive the real interactive channel picker in an isolated OpenClaw home and verify its persisted configuration.
   successCriteria:
-    - The channel picker remains usable with broken sibling registry diagnostics.
-    - Hidden setup channels are omitted from selectable choices.
-    - Configured and disabled channel states are presented with the expected actions.
+    - The producer launches the compiled OpenClaw CLI through a real PTY with an isolated OPENCLAW_HOME.
+    - The interaction selects Telegram, enters a test token, finishes the picker, and exits successfully.
+    - The written config enables the Telegram plugin and channel, preserves the default group mention gate, and records configure wizard metadata.
+    - Missing final output, a stalled picker, non-zero exit, or mismatched configuration produces failed evidence.
   docsRefs:
-    - docs/channels/qa-channel.md
+    - docs/channels/telegram.md
     - docs/help/testing.md
   codeRefs:
-    - src/commands/onboard-channels.e2e.test.ts
+    - test/e2e/qa-lab/config/cli-channel-picker.ts
+    - scripts/e2e/lib/run-with-pty.mjs
+    - src/flows/channel-setup.ts
   execution:
-    kind: vitest
-    path: src/commands/onboard-channels.e2e.test.ts
-    summary: Vitest e2e coverage for channel onboarding picker behavior.
+    kind: script
+    path: test/e2e/qa-lab/config/cli-channel-picker.ts
+    summary: Spawns the real channel picker under an isolated home, drives it through a PTY, asserts the config write, and emits QA evidence.
+    timeoutMs: 180000
+    args:
+      - --artifact-base
+      - ${outputDir}
diff --git a/test/e2e/qa-lab/config/cli-channel-picker.test.ts b/test/e2e/qa-lab/config/cli-channel-picker.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19ba9cdd070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/qa-lab/config/cli-channel-picker.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// CLI channel picker producer tests cover its unique config and redaction assertions.
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { cliChannelPickerTestApi } from "./cli-channel-picker.js";
+
+function validPickerConfig() {
+  return {
+    plugins: { entries: { telegram: { enabled: true } } },
+    channels: {
+      telegram: {
+        enabled: true,
+        botToken: cliChannelPickerTestApi.testBotToken,
+        groups: { "*": { requireMention: true } },
+      },
+    },
+    wizard: { lastRunCommand: "configure", lastRunMode: "local" },
+  };
+}
+
+describe("CLI channel picker producer", () => {
+  it("accepts only the expected isolated Telegram configuration", () => {
+    expect(cliChannelPickerTestApi.assertPickerConfig(validPickerConfig())).toMatchObject({
+      channelEnabled: true,
+      defaultGroupRequiresMention: true,
+      pluginEnabled: true,
+      selectedChannel: "telegram",
+      wizardCommand: "configure",
+      wizardMode: "local",
+    });
+
+    expect(() =>
+      cliChannelPickerTestApi.assertPickerConfig({
+        ...validPickerConfig(),
+        channels: { telegram: { enabled: true, botToken: "wrong" } },
+      }),
+    ).toThrow("entered Telegram bot token");
+  });
+
+  it("removes the synthetic token and ANSI control sequences from evidence", () => {
+    const sanitized = cliChannelPickerTestApi.sanitizePickerTranscript(
+      `\u001b[31m${cliChannelPickerTestApi.testBotToken}\u001b[0m`,
+    );
+
+    expect(sanitized).toBe("<test-token>");
+    expect(sanitized).not.toContain("123456");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/e2e/qa-lab/config/cli-channel-picker.ts b/test/e2e/qa-lab/config/cli-channel-picker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c9fec12f82c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/qa-lab/config/cli-channel-picker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+// CLI channel picker producer drives the real onboarding prompt in an isolated home.
+import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { setTimeout as delay } from "node:timers/promises";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import { stripAnsiSequences } from "../../../../packages/terminal-core/src/ansi.js";
+import { createQaScriptEvidenceWriter } from "../runtime/script-evidence.js";
+
+const SCENARIO_ID = "cli-channel-picker";
+const SOURCE_PATH = "test/e2e/qa-lab/config/cli-channel-picker.ts";
+const TEST_BOT_TOKEN = "123456:QA_CHANNEL_PICKER_TEST_TOKEN_ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
+const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000;
+
+type ProducerOptions = {
+  artifactBase: string;
+  repoRoot: string;
+  timeoutMs: number;
+};
+
+function formatErrorMessage(error: unknown) {
+  return error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+}
+
+function sanitizePickerTranscript(transcript: string) {
+  return stripAnsiSequences(transcript).replaceAll(
+    /123456(?:(?::|…)[A-Za-z0-9_…-]*)?/gu,
+    "<test-token>",
+  );
+}
+
+function parsePositiveInt(value: string, label: string) {
+  if (!/^[1-9]\d*$/.test(value)) {
+    throw new Error(`${label} must be a positive integer`);
+  }
+  const parsed = Number(value);
+  if (!Number.isSafeInteger(parsed)) {
+    throw new Error(`${label} must be a safe integer`);
+  }
+  return parsed;
+}
+
+function parseOptions(args: string[]): ProducerOptions {
+  let artifactBase: string | undefined;
+  let timeoutMs = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  for (let index = 0; index < args.length; index += 1) {
+    const arg = args[index];
+    if (arg === "--artifact-base") {
+      artifactBase = args[++index];
+    } else if (arg === "--timeout-ms") {
+      timeoutMs = parsePositiveInt(args[++index] ?? "", "--timeout-ms");
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`unknown argument: ${arg}`);
+    }
+  }
+  if (!artifactBase) {
+    throw new Error("--artifact-base is required");
+  }
+  return { artifactBase: path.resolve(artifactBase), repoRoot: process.cwd(), timeoutMs };
+}
+
+function buildCliStartup(repoRoot: string) {
+  const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, ["scripts/build-all.mjs", "cliStartup"], {
+    cwd: repoRoot,
+    env: process.env,
+    stdio: "inherit",
+  });
+  if (result.error) {
+    throw result.error;
+  }
+  if (result.status !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(`cliStartup build failed with exit code ${String(result.status)}`);
+  }
+}
+
+async function runRealPicker(options: ProducerOptions, openclawHome: string) {
+  const startedAt = Date.now();
+  const deadline = startedAt + options.timeoutMs;
+  const child = spawn(
+    process.execPath,
+    [
+      "scripts/e2e/lib/run-with-pty.mjs",
+      path.join(openclawHome, "picker.raw.log"),
+      process.execPath,
+      "openclaw.mjs",
+      "configure",
+      "--section",
+      "channels",
+    ],
+    {
+      cwd: options.repoRoot,
+      env: {
+        ...process.env,
+        CI: undefined,
+        COLUMNS: "120",
+        HOME: openclawHome,
+        LANG: "en_US.UTF-8",
+        LC_ALL: "en_US.UTF-8",
+        LC_MESSAGES: "en_US.UTF-8",
+        LINES: "40",
+        OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH: undefined,
+        OPENCLAW_HOME: openclawHome,
+        OPENCLAW_LOCALE: "en",
+        OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR: undefined,
+        TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: undefined,
+        TERM: "xterm-256color",
+      },
+      stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
+    },
+  );
+  let output = "";
+  let exit: { code: number | null; signal: NodeJS.Signals | null } | undefined;
+  let spawnError: Error | undefined;
+  child.stdout.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => (output += chunk.toString("utf8")));
+  child.stderr.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => (output += chunk.toString("utf8")));
+  child.on("error", (error) => {
+    spawnError = error;
+  });
+  child.on("exit", (code, signal) => {
+    exit = { code, signal };
+  });
+  const remainingMs = () => Math.max(0, deadline - Date.now());
+  const waitFor = async (matcher: RegExp, fromIndex = 0) => {
+    while (!matcher.test(stripAnsiSequences(output.slice(fromIndex)))) {
+      if (spawnError) {
+        throw spawnError;
+      }
+      if (exit) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `picker exited before output ${matcher}: code=${String(exit.code)} signal=${String(exit.signal)}`,
+        );
+      }
+      if (remainingMs() === 0) {
+        throw new Error(`picker timed out waiting for output: ${matcher}`);
+      }
+      await delay(Math.min(25, remainingMs()));
+    }
+  };
+  const send = (input: string) => child.stdin.write(input);
+  const sendAndWait = async (input: string, matcher: RegExp) => {
+    const checkpoint = output.length;
+    send(input);
+    await waitFor(matcher, checkpoint);
+  };
+
+  try {
+    await waitFor(/Channel setup[\s\S]*Add or update channels/u);
+    await sendAndWait("\r", /Select a channel/u);
+
+    for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 64; attempt += 1) {
+      const checkpoint = output.length;
+      send("\u001b[B");
+      await waitFor(/●\s+[^\r\n]+/u, checkpoint);
+      if (/●\s+Telegram \(Bot API\)/u.test(stripAnsiSequences(output.slice(checkpoint)))) {
+        break;
+      }
+      if (attempt === 63) {
+        throw new Error("Telegram was not reachable from the real channel picker");
+      }
+    }
+
+    await sendAndWait("\r", /How do you want to provide this Telegram bot token\?/u);
+    await sendAndWait("\r", /◆\s+Enter Telegram bot token[\s\S]*│\s+_/u);
+    await sendAndWait(`${TEST_BOT_TOKEN}\r`, /Telegram DM access warning[\s\S]*Select a channel/u);
+    await sendAndWait("\u001b[A", /●\s+Finished \(Done\)/u);
+    await sendAndWait("\r", /Configure DM access policies now\?/u);
+    await sendAndWait("\r", /Configuration updated\./u);
+
+    while (!exit) {
+      if (remainingMs() === 0) {
+        throw new Error(`picker timed out after ${options.timeoutMs}ms`);
+      }
+      await delay(Math.min(25, remainingMs()));
+    }
+    if (exit.code !== 0) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `picker exited unsuccessfully: code=${String(exit.code)} signal=${String(exit.signal)}`,
+      );
+    }
+    return { durationMs: Math.max(1, Date.now() - startedAt), transcript: output };
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (!exit) {
+      child.kill("SIGTERM");
+      const cleanupDeadline = Date.now() + 5_000;
+      while (!exit && Date.now() < cleanupDeadline) {
+        await delay(25);
+      }
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+function assertPickerConfig(config: unknown) {
+  const value = config as {
+    channels?: {
+      telegram?: { botToken?: string; enabled?: boolean; groups?: Record<string, unknown> };
+    };
+    plugins?: { entries?: { telegram?: { enabled?: boolean } } };
+    wizard?: { lastRunCommand?: string; lastRunMode?: string };
+  };
+  const telegram = value.channels?.telegram;
+  const defaultGroup = telegram?.groups?.["*"] as { requireMention?: boolean } | undefined;
+  if (value.plugins?.entries?.telegram?.enabled !== true) {
+    throw new Error("picker did not enable the Telegram plugin");
+  }
+  if (telegram?.enabled !== true) {
+    throw new Error("picker did not enable the Telegram channel");
+  }
+  if (telegram.botToken !== TEST_BOT_TOKEN) {
+    throw new Error("picker did not write the entered Telegram bot token");
+  }
+  if (defaultGroup?.requireMention !== true) {
+    throw new Error("picker did not write the Telegram default mention gate");
+  }
+  if (value.wizard?.lastRunCommand !== "configure" || value.wizard.lastRunMode !== "local") {
+    throw new Error("picker did not persist configure wizard metadata");
+  }
+  return {
+    channelEnabled: true,
+    configPath: ".openclaw/openclaw.json",
+    defaultGroupRequiresMention: true,
+    pluginEnabled: true,
+    selectedChannel: "telegram",
+    wizardCommand: "configure",
+    wizardMode: "local",
+  };
+}
+
+function createEvidenceWriter(options: ProducerOptions) {
+  return createQaScriptEvidenceWriter({
+    artifactBase: options.artifactBase,
+    logFileName: "cli-channel-picker.log",
+    primaryModel: "mock-openai/gpt-5.5",
+    providerMode: "mock-openai",
+    repoRoot: options.repoRoot,
+    target: {
+      id: SCENARIO_ID,
+      title: "CLI channel picker",
+      sourcePath: SOURCE_PATH,
+      primaryCoverageIds: ["cli.channel-picker"],
+      docsRefs: ["docs/channels/telegram.md", "docs/help/testing.md"],
+      codeRefs: [SOURCE_PATH, "scripts/e2e/lib/run-with-pty.mjs", "src/flows/channel-setup.ts"],
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export async function runCliChannelPickerProducer(options: ProducerOptions) {
+  const startedAt = Date.now();
+  const writer = createEvidenceWriter(options);
+  const workDir = path.join(options.artifactBase, ".work");
+  const openclawHome = path.join(workDir, "openclaw-home");
+
+  try {
+    await fs.rm(workDir, { force: true, recursive: true });
+    await fs.mkdir(openclawHome, { recursive: true });
+    buildCliStartup(options.repoRoot);
+    const result = await runRealPicker(options, openclawHome);
+    writer.appendLog(sanitizePickerTranscript(result.transcript));
+    const configPath = path.join(openclawHome, ".openclaw", "openclaw.json");
+    const assertion = assertPickerConfig(JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(configPath, "utf8")));
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      path.join(options.artifactBase, "config-assertion.json"),
+      `${JSON.stringify(assertion, null, 2)}\n`,
+      "utf8",
+    );
+    return await writer.write({
+      artifacts: [{ kind: "config-assertion", filePath: "config-assertion.json" }],
+      details: "real channel picker completed and persisted isolated Telegram configuration",
+      durationMs: result.durationMs,
+      status: "pass",
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    const details = formatErrorMessage(error);
+    writer.appendLog(`\nfail: ${details}\n`);
+    return await writer.write({
+      details,
+      durationMs: Math.max(1, Date.now() - startedAt),
+      status: "fail",
+    });
+  } finally {
+    await fs.rm(workDir, { force: true, recursive: true });
+  }
+}
+
+export const cliChannelPickerTestApi = {
+  assertPickerConfig,
+  sanitizePickerTranscript,
+  testBotToken: TEST_BOT_TOKEN,
+};
+
+if (import.meta.url === pathToFileURL(process.argv[1] ?? "").href) {
+  runCliChannelPickerProducer(parseOptions(process.argv.slice(2)))
+    .then((evidence) => {
+      console.log(`CLI channel picker status: ${evidence.entries[0]?.result.status}`);
+    })
+    .catch((error: unknown) => {
+      console.error(formatErrorMessage(error));
+      process.exitCode = 1;
+    });
+}