feat(config): bind OpenClaw keyless credentials

* test(e2e): declare request identities explicitly

* test(e2e): skip base workflow without bot credentials

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  # All platforms (incl. darwin keychain_signer) are CGO-free and cross-compiled
+  # on a single ubuntu runner in one goreleaser run (one checksums.txt). The
+  # darwin signer's runtime FFI is validated separately by the signer-test job.
   goreleaser:
+    needs: signer-test-macos
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -34,6 +38,21 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+  # Validate the macOS keychain signer on real hardware. The release binaries are
+  # cross-compiled on ubuntu (CGO-free purego FFI), so this is the only step that
+  # needs a Mac — and it gates the release rather than producing it.
+  signer-test-macos:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@40f1582b2485089dde7abd97c1529aa768e1baff # v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.23'
+      - name: Keychain signer round-trip (CGO-free purego FFI)
+        run: LARK_KEYCHAIN_IT=1 CGO_ENABLED=0 go test -tags keychain_signer -run Keychain -v ./internal/keysigner/
+
   publish-npm:
     needs: goreleaser
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04

.goreleaser.yml

@@ -5,25 +5,63 @@ before:
     - python3 scripts/fetch_meta.py
 
 builds:
-  - binary: lark-cli
+  # Linux & Windows: pure-Go TPM 2.0 signer is compiled in by default (no build
+  # tag), cross-compiled with CGO disabled — the binaries ship the platform key
+  # signer for private_key_jwt. windows/arm64 is the one exception: the sks
+  # Windows dependency stack (go-ole) has no arm64 support, so the signer file is
+  # arch-excluded there and that binary falls back to client_secret only.
+  - id: linux
+    binary: lark-cli
+    main: .
     env:
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    flags:
+      - -trimpath
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/build.Version={{ .Version }} -X github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/build.Date={{ .Date }}
     goos:
-      - darwin
       - linux
-      - windows
     goarch:
       - amd64
       - arm64
       - riscv64
+  - id: windows
+    binary: lark-cli
+    main: .
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    flags:
+      - -trimpath
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/build.Version={{ .Version }} -X github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/build.Date={{ .Date }}
+    goos:
+      - windows
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm64
+  # macOS: the keychain signer calls Security.framework via runtime FFI (purego),
+  # so it is CGO-free, compiled into every darwin build (no build tag), and
+  # cross-compiles from the same ubuntu runner as linux/windows.
+  - id: darwin
+    binary: lark-cli
+    main: .
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    flags:
+      - -trimpath
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/build.Version={{ .Version }} -X github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/build.Date={{ .Date }}
+    goos:
+      - darwin
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm64
 
 archives:
   - name_template: "lark-cli-{{ .Version }}-{{ .Os }}-{{ .Arch }}"
     format_overrides:
       - goos: windows
-        format: zip
+        formats: [zip]
     files:
       - README.md
       - LICENSE

AGENTS.md

@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 ## Build & Test
 
 ```bash
-make build          # Build (runs fetch_meta first)
-make unit-test      # Required before PR (runs with -race where supported, e.g. amd64/arm64)
-make test           # Full: vet + unit + integration
+make build             # Build (runs fetch_meta first)
+make unit-test         # Required before PR (runs with -race where supported, e.g. amd64/arm64)
+make live-skills-test  # Opt-in real Skills CLI tests; runs with isolated user directories
+make test              # Full: vet + unit + integration
 ```
 
 ## Notification Opt-Outs

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,35 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [v1.0.74] - 2026-07-21
+
+### Features
+
+- **slides**: add history rollback shortcuts (#1714)
+- **base**: support per-record batch updates (#1889)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- preserve slides schema issues
+- allow jq examples in quality gate dry-runs
+- **im**: warn when flag pagination is truncated (#1906)
+- **slides**: warn on text shape overflow
+- **slides**: exempt chart roundtrip attributes from lint
+- **slides**: detect image text occlusion
+- **slides**: clarify xml-text-overlap-lint error for positional argument (#1986)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- clarify drive upload overwrite guidance (#1982)
+
+### Tests
+
+- isolate unit tests from user state (#1883)
+
+### Refactoring
+
+- converge success output through a single Emitter that owns the write (#1899)
+
 ## [v1.0.73] - 2026-07-20
 
 ### Features
@@ -1579,6 +1608,7 @@ Bundled AI agent skills for intelligent assistance:
 - Bilingual documentation (English & Chinese).
 - CI/CD pipelines: linting, testing, coverage reporting, and automated releases.
 
+[v1.0.74]: https://github.com/larksuite/cli/releases/tag/v1.0.74
 [v1.0.73]: https://github.com/larksuite/cli/releases/tag/v1.0.73
 [v1.0.72]: https://github.com/larksuite/cli/releases/tag/v1.0.72
 [v1.0.71]: https://github.com/larksuite/cli/releases/tag/v1.0.71

Makefile

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PREFIX   ?= /usr/local
 TEST_GOARCH := $(or $(GOARCH),$(shell go env GOARCH))
 RACE_FLAG := $(if $(filter riscv64,$(TEST_GOARCH)),,-race)
 
-.PHONY: all build vet fmt-check script-test test unit-test integration-test examples-build quality-gate install uninstall clean fetch_meta gitleaks sidecar-test
+.PHONY: all build vet fmt-check script-test test unit-test live-skills-test integration-test examples-build quality-gate install uninstall clean fetch_meta gitleaks sidecar-test
 
 all: test
 
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ unit-test: fetch_meta
 	go test $(RACE_FLAG) -gcflags="all=-N -l" -count=1 \
 		./cmd/... ./internal/... ./shortcuts/... ./extension/...
 
+live-skills-test: fetch_meta
+	LARKSUITE_CLI_RUN_LIVE_SKILLS_TESTS=1 \
+	go test -v -count=1 ./cmd/update \
+		-run '^TestUpdateCommand_(RealSkillsSyncRewritesState|SkillsSyncColdStart)$$'
+
 # examples-build keeps the shipped plugin-SDK examples compilable. If this
 # breaks, the plugin author guide's "go build ./..." path is broken.
 examples-build:

cmd/api/api.go

@@ -344,20 +344,18 @@ func apiPaginate(ctx context.Context, ac *client.APIClient, request client.RawAp
 
 	switch format {
 	case output.FormatNDJSON, output.FormatTable, output.FormatCSV:
-		pf := output.NewPaginatedFormatter(out, format)
+		emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+			Out:            out,
+			ErrOut:         errOut,
+			CommandPath:    commandPath,
+			Identity:       string(pagOpts.Identity),
+			NoticeProvider: output.GetNotice,
+		})
 		result, hasItems, err := ac.StreamPages(ctx, request, func(items []interface{}) error {
 			// Streaming formats intentionally emit each page after that page has
 			// passed safety scanning. A later page may still fail, so callers
 			// must use the exit code to distinguish complete vs partial output.
-			scanResult := output.ScanForSafety(commandPath, items, errOut)
-			if scanResult.Blocked {
-				return scanResult.BlockErr
-			}
-			if scanResult.Alert != nil {
-				output.WriteAlertWarning(errOut, scanResult.Alert)
-			}
-			pf.FormatPage(items)
-			return nil
+			return emitter.StreamPage(items, output.StreamOptions{Format: format.String()})
 		}, pagOpts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errs.MarkRaw(err)

cmd/api/api_paginate_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,396 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/client"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/httpmock"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/output"
+)
+
+type apiFailOnWriteWriter struct {
+	buf    bytes.Buffer
+	writes int
+	failAt int
+	err    error
+}
+
+func (w *apiFailOnWriteWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	w.writes++
+	if w.writes == w.failAt {
+		return 0, w.err
+	}
+	return w.buf.Write(p)
+}
+
+func newAPIPaginateTestHarness(t *testing.T) (*client.APIClient, *bytes.Buffer, *bytes.Buffer, *httpmock.Registry) {
+	t.Helper()
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	previousNotice := output.PendingNotice
+	output.PendingNotice = nil
+	t.Cleanup(func() { output.PendingNotice = previousNotice })
+
+	config := &core.CliConfig{
+		AppID:     "test-app",
+		AppSecret: "test-secret",
+		Brand:     core.BrandFeishu,
+	}
+	f, out, errOut, reg := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, config)
+	ac, err := f.NewAPIClientWithConfig(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewAPIClientWithConfig() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	ac.ErrOut = io.Discard
+	return ac, out, errOut, reg
+}
+
+func apiPaginateRequest() client.RawApiRequest {
+	return client.RawApiRequest{
+		Method: "GET",
+		URL:    "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+		As:     core.AsBot,
+	}
+}
+
+func assertAPIPaginateJSONBytes(t *testing.T, got []byte, want interface{}) {
+	t.Helper()
+	wantBytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(want, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("marshal expected JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	wantBytes = append(wantBytes, '\n')
+	if !bytes.Equal(got, wantBytes) {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout bytes mismatch\ngot:\n%s\nwant:\n%s", got, wantBytes)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAPIPaginate_DefaultAggregatesAllPages(t *testing.T) {
+	ac, out, errOut, reg := newAPIPaginateTestHarness(t)
+	calls := 0
+	wantTokens := []string{"", "next-1", "next-2"}
+	for i, wantToken := range wantTokens {
+		page := i + 1
+		hasMore := page < len(wantTokens)
+		data := map[string]interface{}{
+			"items":    []interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"id": string(rune('0' + page))}},
+			"has_more": hasMore,
+		}
+		if hasMore {
+			data["page_token"] = wantTokens[page]
+		}
+		reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+			URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+			OnMatch: func(req *http.Request) {
+				calls++
+				if got := req.URL.Query().Get("page_token"); got != wantToken {
+					t.Errorf("request %d page_token = %q, want %q", page, got, wantToken)
+				}
+			},
+			Body: map[string]interface{}{
+				"code": 0,
+				"msg":  "ok",
+				"data": data,
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	err := apiPaginate(context.Background(), ac, apiPaginateRequest(),
+		output.FormatJSON, "", out, errOut, "lark-cli api GET", client.PaginationOptions{
+			PageLimit: 10,
+			PageDelay: -1,
+		})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("apiPaginate() error = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if calls != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("pagination requests = %d, want 3", calls)
+	}
+	assertAPIPaginateJSONBytes(t, out.Bytes(), output.Envelope{
+		OK:       true,
+		Identity: "bot",
+		Data: map[string]interface{}{
+			"items": []interface{}{
+				map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"},
+				map[string]interface{}{"id": "2"},
+				map[string]interface{}{"id": "3"},
+			},
+			"has_more": false,
+		},
+	})
+	if got := errOut.String(); got != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAPIPaginate_StreamingFormatsEmitExactMultiPageBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		format output.Format
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "ndjson",
+			format: output.FormatNDJSON,
+			want:   "{\"id\":\"1\",\"name\":\"Alice\"}\n{\"id\":\"2\",\"name\":\"Carol\",\"page_only\":\"ignored\"}\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "table",
+			format: output.FormatTable,
+			want:   "id  name \n──  ─────\n1   Alice\n2   Carol\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "csv",
+			format: output.FormatCSV,
+			want:   "id,name\n1,Alice\n2,Carol\n",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ac, out, errOut, reg := newAPIPaginateTestHarness(t)
+			reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+				URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+				Body: map[string]interface{}{
+					"code": 0,
+					"msg":  "ok",
+					"data": map[string]interface{}{
+						"items": []interface{}{
+							map[string]interface{}{"id": "1", "name": "Alice"},
+						},
+						"has_more":   true,
+						"page_token": "next-1",
+					},
+				},
+			})
+			reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+				URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+				Body: map[string]interface{}{
+					"code": 0,
+					"msg":  "ok",
+					"data": map[string]interface{}{
+						"items": []interface{}{
+							map[string]interface{}{"id": "2", "name": "Carol", "page_only": "ignored"},
+						},
+						"has_more": false,
+					},
+				},
+			})
+
+			err := apiPaginate(context.Background(), ac, apiPaginateRequest(),
+				tt.format, "", out, errOut, "lark-cli api GET", client.PaginationOptions{
+					PageLimit: 10,
+					PageDelay: -1,
+				})
+
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("apiPaginate() error = %v, want nil", err)
+			}
+			if got := out.String(); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("stdout byte mismatch\ngot (%d bytes):\n%q\nwant (%d bytes):\n%q", len(got), got, len(tt.want), tt.want)
+			}
+			if got := errOut.String(); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAPIPaginate_StreamingWriteFailureStopsFurtherPages(t *testing.T) {
+	ac, _, errOut, reg := newAPIPaginateTestHarness(t)
+	sentinel := errors.New("page write failed")
+	out := &apiFailOnWriteWriter{failAt: 2, err: sentinel}
+	calls := 0
+	for page := 1; page <= 2; page++ {
+		hasMore := true
+		data := map[string]interface{}{
+			"items":    []interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"id": page}},
+			"has_more": hasMore,
+		}
+		if hasMore {
+			data["page_token"] = fmt.Sprintf("next-%d", page)
+		}
+		reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+			URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+			OnMatch: func(*http.Request) {
+				calls++
+			},
+			Body: map[string]interface{}{
+				"code": 0,
+				"msg":  "ok",
+				"data": data,
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	err := apiPaginate(context.Background(), ac, apiPaginateRequest(),
+		output.FormatNDJSON, "", out, errOut, "lark-cli api GET",
+		client.PaginationOptions{PageLimit: 10, PageDelay: -1})
+
+	if !errors.Is(err, sentinel) {
+		t.Fatalf("apiPaginate() error = %v, want preserved writer cause", err)
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok || problem.Category != errs.CategoryInternal {
+		t.Fatalf("apiPaginate() problem = %#v, %v; want internal typed error", problem, ok)
+	}
+	if calls != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("pagination requests = %d, want 2", calls)
+	}
+	if got, want := out.buf.String(), "{\"id\":1}\n"; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout bytes = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAPIPaginate_StreamingFormatFallsBackToJSONWithoutList(t *testing.T) {
+	ac, out, errOut, reg := newAPIPaginateTestHarness(t)
+	reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+		URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+		Body: map[string]interface{}{
+			"code": 0,
+			"msg":  "ok",
+			"data": map[string]interface{}{
+				"name":    "Test User",
+				"user_id": "u123",
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
+	err := apiPaginate(context.Background(), ac, apiPaginateRequest(),
+		output.FormatNDJSON, "", out, errOut, "lark-cli api GET", client.PaginationOptions{PageDelay: -1})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("apiPaginate() error = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	assertAPIPaginateJSONBytes(t, out.Bytes(), output.Envelope{
+		OK:       true,
+		Identity: "bot",
+		Data: map[string]interface{}{
+			"name":    "Test User",
+			"user_id": "u123",
+		},
+	})
+	wantWarning := "warning: this API does not return a list, format \"ndjson\" is not supported, falling back to json\n"
+	if got := errOut.String(); got != wantWarning {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want %q", got, wantWarning)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAPIPaginate_BusinessErrorsWriteRawAndAreMarkedRaw(t *testing.T) {
+	businessResponse := map[string]interface{}{
+		"code": 123456,
+		"msg":  "fixture business error",
+		"data": map[string]interface{}{"detail": "business failed"},
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		format output.Format
+		jqExpr string
+	}{
+		{name: "jq", format: output.FormatJSON, jqExpr: ".data.items"},
+		{name: "default_json", format: output.FormatJSON},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ac, out, errOut, reg := newAPIPaginateTestHarness(t)
+			reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+				URL:  "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+				Body: businessResponse,
+			})
+
+			err := apiPaginate(context.Background(), ac, apiPaginateRequest(),
+				tt.format, tt.jqExpr, out, errOut, "lark-cli api GET", client.PaginationOptions{PageDelay: -1})
+
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("apiPaginate() error = nil, want business error")
+			}
+			if !errs.IsRaw(err) {
+				t.Fatalf("errs.IsRaw(error) = false, want true; error = %T: %v", err, err)
+			}
+			assertAPIPaginateJSONBytes(t, out.Bytes(), businessResponse)
+			if bytes.Contains(out.Bytes(), []byte(`"ok": true`)) {
+				t.Fatalf("business-error stdout contains a success envelope:\n%s", out.Bytes())
+			}
+			if got := errOut.String(); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAPIPaginate_TransportErrorsAreMarkedRaw(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		format output.Format
+		jqExpr string
+	}{
+		{name: "jq_paginate_all", format: output.FormatJSON, jqExpr: ".data.items"},
+		{name: "stream_pages", format: output.FormatNDJSON},
+		{name: "default_paginate_all", format: output.FormatJSON},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ac, out, errOut, _ := newAPIPaginateTestHarness(t)
+
+			err := apiPaginate(context.Background(), ac, apiPaginateRequest(),
+				tt.format, tt.jqExpr, out, errOut, "lark-cli api GET", client.PaginationOptions{PageDelay: -1})
+
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("apiPaginate() error = nil, want transport error")
+			}
+			if !errs.IsRaw(err) {
+				t.Fatalf("errs.IsRaw(error) = false, want true; error = %T: %v", err, err)
+			}
+			if got := out.String(); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("stdout bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+			if got := errOut.String(); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAPIPaginate_StreamBusinessErrorIsMarkedRaw(t *testing.T) {
+	ac, out, errOut, reg := newAPIPaginateTestHarness(t)
+	reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+		URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+		Body: map[string]interface{}{
+			"code": 123456,
+			"msg":  "fixture business error",
+			"data": map[string]interface{}{},
+		},
+	})
+
+	err := apiPaginate(context.Background(), ac, apiPaginateRequest(),
+		output.FormatNDJSON, "", out, errOut, "lark-cli api GET", client.PaginationOptions{PageDelay: -1})
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("apiPaginate() error = nil, want business error")
+	}
+	if !errs.IsRaw(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("errs.IsRaw(error) = false, want true; error = %T: %v", err, err)
+	}
+	if got := out.String(); got != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+	}
+	if got := errOut.String(); got != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+	}
+}

cmd/api/api_test.go

@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ func TestApiCmd_OutputAndPageAllConflict(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestApiCmd_BinaryResponse_AutoSave(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	cmdutil.TestChdir(t, dir)
+
 	f, stdout, stderr, reg := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, &core.CliConfig{
 		AppID: "test-app-bin", AppSecret: "test-secret-bin", Brand: core.BrandFeishu,
 	})
@@ -371,8 +374,33 @@ func TestApiCmd_BinaryResponse_AutoSave(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), "binary response detected") {
 		t.Error("expected binary response hint in stderr")
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "saved_path") {
-		t.Error("expected saved_path in output")
+	var got map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout is not JSON: %v\nstdout:\n%s", err, stdout.String())
+	}
+	savedPath, _ := got["saved_path"].(string)
+	if savedPath == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("saved_path missing from output: %#v", got)
+	}
+	// The file must land inside the temporary cwd — this pins the isolation
+	// contract: rolling back TestChdir would leave download.bin in the repo.
+	wantDir, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	gotDir, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(filepath.Dir(savedPath))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("saved_path %q dir not resolvable: %v", savedPath, err)
+	}
+	if gotDir != wantDir {
+		t.Errorf("saved_path %q is outside temp cwd %q", savedPath, wantDir)
+	}
+	content, err := os.ReadFile(savedPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read saved file: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(content) != "fake-binary-content" {
+		t.Errorf("saved file content = %q, want %q", content, "fake-binary-content")
 	}
 }
 

cmd/auth/login.go

@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ type LoginOptions struct {
 
 var pollDeviceToken = larkauth.PollDeviceToken
 
+var resolveLoginClientAuth = func(ctx context.Context, cfg *core.CliConfig) (larkauth.ClientAuth, error) {
+	return larkauth.ClientAuthFromConfig(cfg).ResolveSigner(ctx)
+}
+
 // NewCmdAuthLogin creates the auth login subcommand.
 func NewCmdAuthLogin(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*LoginOptions) error) *cobra.Command {
 	opts := &LoginOptions{Factory: f}
@@ -265,7 +269,11 @@ func authLoginRun(opts *LoginOptions) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	authResp, err := larkauth.RequestDeviceAuthorization(httpClient, config.AppID, config.AppSecret, config.Brand, finalScope, f.IOStreams.ErrOut)
+	clientAuth, err := resolveLoginClientAuth(opts.Ctx, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errs.NewAuthenticationError(errs.SubtypeUnknown, "device authorization failed: %v", err).WithCause(err)
+	}
+	authResp, err := larkauth.RequestDeviceAuthorization(opts.Ctx, httpClient, clientAuth, config.Brand, finalScope, f.IOStreams.ErrOut)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errs.NewAuthenticationError(errs.SubtypeUnknown, "device authorization failed: %v", err).WithCause(err)
 	}
@@ -325,7 +333,7 @@ func authLoginRun(opts *LoginOptions) error {
 
 	// Step 3: Poll for token
 	log(msg.WaitingAuth)
-	result := pollDeviceToken(opts.Ctx, httpClient, config.AppID, config.AppSecret, config.Brand,
+	result := pollDeviceToken(opts.Ctx, httpClient, clientAuth, config.Brand,
 		authResp.DeviceCode, authResp.Interval, authResp.ExpiresIn, f.IOStreams.ErrOut)
 
 	if !result.OK {
@@ -398,6 +406,10 @@ func authLoginPollDeviceCode(opts *LoginOptions, config *core.CliConfig, msg *lo
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	clientAuth, err := resolveLoginClientAuth(opts.Ctx, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errs.NewAuthenticationError(errs.SubtypeUnknown, "authorization failed: %v", err).WithCause(err)
+	}
 	requestedScope, err := loadLoginRequestedScope(opts.DeviceCode)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(f.IOStreams.ErrOut, "[lark-cli] [WARN] auth login: failed to load cached requested scopes: %v\n", err)
@@ -415,7 +427,7 @@ func authLoginPollDeviceCode(opts *LoginOptions, config *core.CliConfig, msg *lo
 		fmt.Fprintln(f.IOStreams.ErrOut, msg.AgentTimeoutHint)
 	}
 	log(msg.WaitingAuth)
-	result := pollDeviceToken(opts.Ctx, httpClient, config.AppID, config.AppSecret, config.Brand,
+	result := pollDeviceToken(opts.Ctx, httpClient, clientAuth, config.Brand,
 		opts.DeviceCode, 5, 600, f.IOStreams.ErrOut)
 
 	if !result.OK {

cmd/auth/login_test.go

@@ -716,6 +716,14 @@ func TestAuthLoginRun_DeviceCodeUsesCachedRequestedScopes(t *testing.T) {
 	setupLoginConfigDir(t)
 	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
 
+	originalResolve := resolveLoginClientAuth
+	resolveCalls := 0
+	resolveLoginClientAuth = func(_ context.Context, cfg *core.CliConfig) (larkauth.ClientAuth, error) {
+		resolveCalls++
+		return larkauth.ClientAuthFromConfig(cfg), nil
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { resolveLoginClientAuth = originalResolve })
+
 	multi := &core.MultiAppConfig{
 		CurrentApp: "default",
 		Apps: []core.AppConfig{
@@ -778,6 +786,9 @@ func TestAuthLoginRun_DeviceCodeUsesCachedRequestedScopes(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("no-wait authLoginRun() error = %v", err)
 	}
+	if resolveCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("no-wait client auth preparations = %d, want 1", resolveCalls)
+	}
 	if got, err := loadLoginRequestedScope("device-code"); err != nil || got != "im:message:send" {
 		t.Fatalf("loadLoginRequestedScope() = (%q, %v), want requested scope", got, err)
 	}
@@ -793,6 +804,9 @@ func TestAuthLoginRun_DeviceCodeUsesCachedRequestedScopes(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("device-code authLoginRun() error = %v", err)
 	}
+	if resolveCalls != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("split-flow client auth preparations = %d, want one per invocation", resolveCalls)
+	}
 	got := stderr.String()
 	for _, want := range []string{
 		"OK: 授权成功! 用户: tester (ou_user)",
@@ -847,7 +861,7 @@ func TestAuthLoginRun_DeviceCodeTokenNilCleansScopeCache(t *testing.T) {
 
 	original := pollDeviceToken
 	t.Cleanup(func() { pollDeviceToken = original })
-	pollDeviceToken = func(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, appId, appSecret string, brand core.LarkBrand, deviceCode string, interval, expiresIn int, errOut io.Writer) *larkauth.DeviceFlowResult {
+	pollDeviceToken = func(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, ca larkauth.ClientAuth, brand core.LarkBrand, deviceCode string, interval, expiresIn int, errOut io.Writer) *larkauth.DeviceFlowResult {
 		return &larkauth.DeviceFlowResult{OK: true, Token: nil}
 	}
 
@@ -884,9 +898,17 @@ func TestAuthLoginRun_JSONAbort_StdoutEventOnly_StderrEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	keyring.MockInit()
 	setupLoginConfigDir(t)
 
+	originalResolve := resolveLoginClientAuth
+	resolveCalls := 0
+	resolveLoginClientAuth = func(_ context.Context, cfg *core.CliConfig) (larkauth.ClientAuth, error) {
+		resolveCalls++
+		return larkauth.ClientAuthFromConfig(cfg), nil
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { resolveLoginClientAuth = originalResolve })
+
 	original := pollDeviceToken
 	t.Cleanup(func() { pollDeviceToken = original })
-	pollDeviceToken = func(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, appId, appSecret string, brand core.LarkBrand, deviceCode string, interval, expiresIn int, errOut io.Writer) *larkauth.DeviceFlowResult {
+	pollDeviceToken = func(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, ca larkauth.ClientAuth, brand core.LarkBrand, deviceCode string, interval, expiresIn int, errOut io.Writer) *larkauth.DeviceFlowResult {
 		return &larkauth.DeviceFlowResult{OK: false, Message: "user denied"}
 	}
 
@@ -919,6 +941,9 @@ func TestAuthLoginRun_JSONAbort_StdoutEventOnly_StderrEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for aborted authorization")
 	}
+	if resolveCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("blocking-flow client auth preparations = %d, want 1", resolveCalls)
+	}
 	if gotCode := output.ExitCodeOf(err); gotCode != output.ExitAuth {
 		t.Fatalf("exit code = %d, want %d", gotCode, output.ExitAuth)
 	}

cmd/auth/testmain_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/registry/registrytest"
+)
+
+// TestMain isolates auth command tests from the host machine: config, logs
+// and the registry cache are redirected to a temp dir, then the registry is
+// seeded from the tracked fixture and initialized eagerly. Domain-completion
+// tests read the registry, so without seeding a clean checkout would either
+// fail or trigger a remote metadata fetch.
+//
+// Note: os.Exit skips deferred functions, so cleanup runs explicitly after
+// m.Run before exiting.
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	root, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "lark-cli-cmd-auth-test-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		println("cmd/auth test setup: MkdirTemp failed:", err.Error())
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := os.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", filepath.Join(root, "config")); err != nil {
+		println("cmd/auth test setup: Setenv failed:", err.Error())
+		os.RemoveAll(root)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := os.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_LOG_DIR", filepath.Join(root, "logs")); err != nil {
+		println("cmd/auth test setup: Setenv failed:", err.Error())
+		os.RemoveAll(root)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := registrytest.Seed(root); err != nil {
+		println("cmd/auth test setup: registrytest.Seed failed:", err.Error())
+		os.RemoveAll(root)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	code := m.Run()
+	_ = os.RemoveAll(root)
+	os.Exit(code)
+}

cmd/config/bind.go

@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
+	"github.com/gofrs/flock"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
@@ -22,9 +28,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/vfs"
 )
 
+const bindCommitLockTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+
+var bindCommitMu sync.Mutex
+
 // BindOptions holds all inputs for config bind.
 type BindOptions struct {
 	Factory *cmdutil.Factory
+	Ctx     context.Context
 	Source  string
 	AppID   string
 	// Identity selects one of two presets — "bot-only" or "user-default" —
@@ -94,6 +105,7 @@ Interactive terminal use: run with no flags to enter the TUI form.`,
   # Interactive (terminal user) — TUI prompts for everything:
   lark-cli config bind`,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			opts.Ctx = cmd.Context()
 			opts.langExplicit = cmd.Flags().Changed("lang")
 			if runF != nil {
 				return runF(opts)
@@ -139,10 +151,11 @@ func configBindRun(opts *BindOptions) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	appConfig, err := resolveAccount(opts, source)
+	result, err := resolveAccount(opts, source)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	appConfig := result.AppConfig
 	opts.Brand = string(appConfig.Brand)
 
 	if err := resolveIdentity(opts); err != nil {
@@ -151,10 +164,20 @@ func configBindRun(opts *BindOptions) error {
 	if err := warnIdentityEscalation(opts, existing.ConfigBytes); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	applyPreferences(appConfig, opts, priorLang(existing.ConfigBytes))
+	if err := validateBindResult(bindContext(opts), opts, result); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	applyPreferences(appConfig, opts, priorLangForApp(existing.ConfigBytes, appConfig.AppId))
 	noticeUserDefaultRisk(opts)
 
-	return commitBinding(opts, appConfig, existing.ConfigBytes, source, targetConfigPath)
+	return commitBinding(opts, result, existing.ConfigBytes, source, targetConfigPath)
+}
+
+func bindContext(opts *BindOptions) context.Context {
+	if opts != nil && opts.Ctx != nil {
+		return opts.Ctx
+	}
+	return context.Background()
 }
 
 // existingBinding is the outcome of checking whether a workspace was already
@@ -239,9 +262,15 @@ func finalizeSource(opts *BindOptions) (string, error) {
 // notice on success so the caller still sees that a rebind happened.
 // See existingBinding for the returned fields.
 func reconcileExistingBinding(opts *BindOptions, source, configPath string) (existingBinding, error) {
-	oldConfigData, _ := vfs.ReadFile(configPath)
-	if oldConfigData == nil {
-		return existingBinding{}, nil
+	oldConfigData, err := vfs.ReadFile(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return existingBinding{}, nil
+		}
+		return existingBinding{}, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig,
+			"cannot read existing workspace config %s: %v", configPath, err).
+			WithHint("fix the file permissions or I/O error before binding").
+			WithCause(err)
 	}
 
 	if opts.IsTUI {
@@ -264,7 +293,7 @@ func reconcileExistingBinding(opts *BindOptions, source, configPath string) (exi
 // enumerate candidates, pick one via the shared decision layer, and build a
 // ready-to-persist AppConfig. Adding a new bind source only requires
 // implementing SourceBinder — none of the logic below needs to change.
-func resolveAccount(opts *BindOptions, source string) (*core.AppConfig, error) {
+func resolveAccount(opts *BindOptions, source string) (*BindResult, error) {
 	binder, err := newBinder(source, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -278,7 +307,7 @@ func resolveAccount(opts *BindOptions, source string) (*core.AppConfig, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return binder.Build(picked.AppID)
+	return binder.Build(bindContext(opts), *picked)
 }
 
 // resolveIdentity ensures opts.Identity is set before applyPreferences runs.
@@ -389,10 +418,21 @@ func applyPreferences(appConfig *core.AppConfig, opts *BindOptions, prior i18n.L
 // wrong profile's preference into a re-bind when the workspace holds multiple
 // named profiles and the active one disagrees with Apps[0].
 func priorLang(previousConfigBytes []byte) i18n.Lang {
+	return priorLangForApp(previousConfigBytes, "")
+}
+
+func priorLangForApp(previousConfigBytes []byte, appID string) i18n.Lang {
 	var multi core.MultiAppConfig
 	if json.Unmarshal(previousConfigBytes, &multi) != nil {
 		return ""
 	}
+	if appID != "" {
+		for i := range multi.Apps {
+			if multi.Apps[i].AppId == appID {
+				return multi.Apps[i].Lang
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	if app := multi.CurrentAppConfig(""); app != nil {
 		return app.Lang
 	}
@@ -400,12 +440,16 @@ func priorLang(previousConfigBytes []byte) i18n.Lang {
 }
 
 // commitBinding finalizes the bind: atomic write of the new workspace config,
-// best-effort cleanup of stale keychain entries from the previous binding (if
-// any), and a JSON success envelope. Cleanup runs only after the new config
-// is durably written — if anything fails earlier, the old workspace stays
-// usable.
-func commitBinding(opts *BindOptions, appConfig *core.AppConfig, previousConfigBytes []byte, source, configPath string) error {
-	multi := &core.MultiAppConfig{Apps: []core.AppConfig{*appConfig}}
+// deferred provider-manifest commit for keyless binds, and a JSON success
+// envelope. The write and provider commit are serialized across CLI processes;
+// if the provider commit fails, the workspace write is rolled back before any
+// success output so an existing binding remains usable.
+func commitBinding(opts *BindOptions, result *BindResult, previousConfigBytes []byte, source, configPath string) error {
+	appConfig := result.AppConfig
+	multi, err := mergeBoundApp(appConfig, previousConfigBytes, opts.langExplicit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	if err := vfs.MkdirAll(core.GetConfigDir(), 0700); err != nil {
 		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeFileIO, "failed to create workspace directory: %v", err).WithCause(err)
@@ -414,9 +458,38 @@ func commitBinding(opts *BindOptions, appConfig *core.AppConfig, previousConfigB
 	if err != nil {
 		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeStorage, "failed to marshal config: %v", err).WithCause(err)
 	}
-	if err := validate.AtomicWrite(configPath, append(data, '\n'), 0600); err != nil {
+	releaseCommitLock, err := acquireBindCommitLock(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	commitLockHeld := true
+	defer func() {
+		if commitLockHeld {
+			releaseCommitLock()
+		}
+	}()
+	if err := ensureBindingSnapshotUnchanged(configPath, previousConfigBytes); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	newConfigBytes := append(data, '\n')
+	if err := validate.AtomicWrite(configPath, newConfigBytes, 0600); err != nil {
 		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeStorage, "failed to write config %s: %v", configPath, err).WithCause(err)
 	}
+	if result.commitProviderManifest != nil {
+		if err := result.commitProviderManifest(); err != nil {
+			rollbackErr := rollbackBindingConfig(configPath, previousConfigBytes, newConfigBytes)
+			if rollbackErr != nil {
+				return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeStorage,
+					"failed to persist keyless signer provider: %v; failed to restore workspace config: %v", err, rollbackErr).
+					WithCause(err)
+			}
+			return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeStorage,
+				"failed to persist keyless signer provider (workspace config restored): %v", err).
+				WithCause(err)
+		}
+	}
+	releaseCommitLock()
+	commitLockHeld = false
 
 	replaced := previousConfigBytes != nil
 	// uiMsg renders human-facing TUI text (stderr success banner). Follows
@@ -425,10 +498,6 @@ func commitBinding(opts *BindOptions, appConfig *core.AppConfig, previousConfigB
 	uiMsg := getBindMsg(opts.UILang)
 	display := sourceDisplayName(source)
 
-	if replaced {
-		cleanupKeychainFromData(opts.Factory.Keychain, previousConfigBytes, appConfig)
-	}
-
 	fmt.Fprintln(opts.Factory.IOStreams.ErrOut,
 		fmt.Sprintf(uiMsg.BindSuccessHeader, display)+"\n"+uiMsg.BindSuccessNotice)
 
@@ -470,6 +539,133 @@ func commitBinding(opts *BindOptions, appConfig *core.AppConfig, previousConfigB
 	return nil
 }
 
+func acquireBindCommitLock(opts *BindOptions) (func(), error) {
+	bindCommitMu.Lock()
+	lockDir := filepath.Join(core.GetBaseConfigDir(), "locks")
+	if err := vfs.MkdirAll(lockDir, 0700); err != nil {
+		bindCommitMu.Unlock()
+		return nil, errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeStorage,
+			"failed to create bind lock directory: %v", err).WithCause(err)
+	}
+	fileLock := flock.New(filepath.Join(lockDir, "config-bind.lock"))
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(bindContext(opts), bindCommitLockTimeout)
+	locked, err := fileLock.TryLockContext(ctx, 50*time.Millisecond)
+	cancel()
+	if err != nil || !locked {
+		bindCommitMu.Unlock()
+		if err == nil {
+			err = context.DeadlineExceeded
+		}
+		return nil, errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeStorage,
+			"failed to acquire config bind lock: %v", err).WithCause(err)
+	}
+	return func() {
+		_ = fileLock.Unlock()
+		bindCommitMu.Unlock()
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func ensureBindingSnapshotUnchanged(configPath string, previousConfigBytes []byte) error {
+	current, err := vfs.ReadFile(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) && previousConfigBytes == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeStorage,
+			"failed to recheck workspace config %s before binding: %v", configPath, err).WithCause(err)
+	}
+	if previousConfigBytes != nil && bytes.Equal(current, previousConfigBytes) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig,
+		"workspace config %s changed while the bind was being validated", configPath).
+		WithHint("retry config bind using the latest workspace state")
+}
+
+func rollbackBindingConfig(configPath string, previousConfigBytes, writtenConfigBytes []byte) error {
+	current, err := vfs.ReadFile(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) && previousConfigBytes == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		//nolint:forbidigo // intermediate rollback diagnostic; commitBinding wraps it into a typed storage error
+		return fmt.Errorf("recheck workspace config before rollback: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(current, writtenConfigBytes) {
+		//nolint:forbidigo // intermediate rollback diagnostic; commitBinding wraps it into a typed storage error
+		return fmt.Errorf("workspace config changed after the bind write; refusing to overwrite it during rollback")
+	}
+	if previousConfigBytes != nil {
+		return validate.AtomicWrite(configPath, previousConfigBytes, 0600)
+	}
+	if err := vfs.Remove(configPath); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// mergeBoundApp upserts by unique appId and activates the target while
+// preserving every non-target profile and root policy.
+func mergeBoundApp(incoming *core.AppConfig, previousBytes []byte, langExplicit bool) (*core.MultiAppConfig, error) {
+	if incoming == nil || strings.TrimSpace(incoming.AppId) == "" {
+		return nil, errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "config bind produced an empty app")
+	}
+	if previousBytes == nil {
+		return &core.MultiAppConfig{Apps: []core.AppConfig{*incoming}, CurrentApp: incoming.ProfileName()}, nil
+	}
+
+	var multi core.MultiAppConfig
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(previousBytes, &multi); err != nil {
+		return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig,
+			"cannot update malformed workspace config: %v", err).WithCause(err)
+	}
+	match := -1
+	for i := range multi.Apps {
+		if multi.Apps[i].AppId != incoming.AppId {
+			continue
+		}
+		if match >= 0 {
+			return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig,
+				"appId %s appears in multiple CLI profiles", incoming.AppId).
+				WithHint("remove the duplicate profile before binding")
+		}
+		match = i
+	}
+
+	oldActive := ""
+	if active := multi.CurrentAppConfig(""); active != nil {
+		oldActive = active.ProfileName()
+	}
+	if match >= 0 {
+		old := multi.Apps[match]
+		incoming.Name = old.Name
+		incoming.Users = old.Users
+		if !langExplicit {
+			incoming.Lang = old.Lang
+		}
+		multi.Apps[match] = *incoming
+	} else {
+		for i := range multi.Apps {
+			if multi.Apps[i].Name != "" && multi.Apps[i].Name == incoming.AppId {
+				return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig,
+					"new appId %s conflicts with existing profile name", incoming.AppId).
+					WithHint("rename the existing profile before binding")
+			}
+		}
+		incoming.Name = ""
+		incoming.Users = []core.AppUser{}
+		multi.Apps = append(multi.Apps, *incoming)
+		match = len(multi.Apps) - 1
+	}
+
+	targetName := multi.Apps[match].ProfileName()
+	if oldActive != targetName {
+		multi.PreviousApp = oldActive
+		multi.CurrentApp = targetName
+	}
+	return &multi, nil
+}
+
 // cleanupKeychainFromData removes keychain entries referenced by a previous
 // config snapshot, skipping any entry whose keychain ID is still in use by
 // the new app config. This prevents rebinding the same appId from deleting

cmd/config/bind_test.go

@@ -84,6 +84,21 @@ func saveWorkspace(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() { core.SetCurrentWorkspace(orig) })
 }
 
+func TestReconcileExistingBinding_ReadFailureIsNotTreatedAsMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	configPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json")
+	if err := os.Mkdir(configPath, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	f, _, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+	_, err := reconcileExistingBinding(&BindOptions{Factory: f}, "openclaw", configPath)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "cannot read existing workspace config") {
+		t.Fatalf("reconcileExistingBinding error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if info, statErr := os.Stat(configPath); statErr != nil || !info.IsDir() {
+		t.Fatalf("unreadable existing config was changed: info=%v error=%v", info, statErr)
+	}
+}
+
 // ── Command flag parsing tests (aligned with config_test.go pattern) ──
 
 func TestConfigBindCmd_FlagParsing(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1497,7 +1512,11 @@ func assertPresetApplied(t *testing.T, configPath string, wantStrict core.Strict
 	if len(multi.Apps) == 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("no apps in %s", configPath)
 	}
-	app := multi.Apps[0]
+	appPtr := multi.CurrentAppConfig("")
+	if appPtr == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("no current app in %s", configPath)
+	}
+	app := *appPtr
 	if app.StrictMode == nil || *app.StrictMode != wantStrict {
 		t.Errorf("StrictMode = %v, want %q", app.StrictMode, wantStrict)
 	}

cmd/config/binder.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -23,6 +24,19 @@ type Candidate struct {
 	Label string
 }
 
+// BindResult carries the selected app. External signer configuration is the
+// logical provider on AppConfig.KeyRef; bind never persists executable paths.
+type BindResult struct {
+	AppConfig *core.AppConfig
+
+	// commitProviderManifest is populated only after a keyless bind probe has
+	// authenticated successfully. commitBinding runs it after the workspace
+	// config write and rolls that write back if the global provider index cannot
+	// be committed, so a failed bind never changes the signer used by existing
+	// applications.
+	commitProviderManifest func() error
+}
+
 // SourceBinder abstracts a bind source (openclaw / hermes / future sources).
 // Implementations only list candidates and build an AppConfig for a chosen
 // candidate — they stay out of mode (TUI vs flag) and orchestration concerns.
@@ -34,9 +48,9 @@ type SourceBinder interface {
 	// ListCandidates enumerates bindable accounts from the source config.
 	// An empty slice is valid (selectCandidate will turn it into a typed error).
 	ListCandidates() ([]Candidate, error)
-	// Build resolves secrets, persists to keychain, and returns a ready AppConfig
-	// for the chosen candidate AppID. Must be called after ListCandidates succeeds.
-	Build(appID string) (*core.AppConfig, error)
+	// Build resolves credentials and returns the app plus any signer command
+	// needed by the workspace. Must be called after ListCandidates succeeds.
+	Build(ctx context.Context, candidate Candidate) (*BindResult, error)
 }
 
 // newBinder constructs the SourceBinder for the given source name.
@@ -93,11 +107,21 @@ func selectCandidate(
 	}
 
 	if appIDFlag != "" {
+		var matches []Candidate
 		for i := range candidates {
 			if candidates[i].AppID == appIDFlag {
-				return &candidates[i], nil
+				matches = append(matches, candidates[i])
 			}
 		}
+		if len(matches) == 1 {
+			return &matches[0], nil
+		}
+		if len(matches) > 1 {
+			return nil, errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument,
+				"--app-id %q matches multiple accounts in %s", appIDFlag, cfgBase).
+				WithHint("run 'lark-cli config bind' interactively to choose an account, or configure unique app IDs:\n  %s", formatCandidates(matches)).
+				WithParam("--app-id")
+		}
 		return nil, errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument, "--app-id %q not found in %s", appIDFlag, cfgBase).
 			WithHint("available app IDs:\n  %s", formatCandidates(candidates)).
 			WithParam("--app-id")
@@ -168,20 +192,48 @@ func (b *openclawBinder) ListCandidates() ([]Candidate, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (b *openclawBinder) Build(appID string) (*core.AppConfig, error) {
+func (b *openclawBinder) Build(_ context.Context, candidate Candidate) (*BindResult, error) {
 	if b.cfg == nil {
 		return nil, errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "internal: Build called before ListCandidates")
 	}
 
 	var selected *binding.CandidateApp
 	for i := range b.rawApps {
-		if b.rawApps[i].AppID == appID {
+		if b.rawApps[i].AppID == candidate.AppID && b.rawApps[i].Label == candidate.Label {
 			selected = &b.rawApps[i]
 			break
 		}
 	}
 	if selected == nil {
-		return nil, errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "internal: appID %q not in candidates", appID)
+		return nil, errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError,
+			"internal: account %q (appID %q) not in candidates", candidate.Label, candidate.AppID)
+	}
+	if selected.AuthMethod != "" && selected.AuthMethod != "app_secret" && selected.AuthMethod != binding.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig, "unknown authMethod %q for app %s in %s", selected.AuthMethod, selected.AppID, b.path).
+			WithHint("supported values are app_secret and private_key_jwt")
+	}
+
+	// openclaw-lark deliberately gives appSecret precedence when both shapes
+	// are present. Reproduce that behavior so bind never changes the effective
+	// credential type merely because authMethod was left stale.
+	if selected.AppSecret.IsZero() && selected.AuthMethod == binding.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(selected.KeyRef) == "" {
+			return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig,
+				"private_key_jwt app %s in %s is missing keyRef", selected.AppID, b.path).
+				WithHint("re-run OpenClaw onboarding so the keyless account records its signer keyRef")
+		}
+		return &BindResult{
+			AppConfig: &core.AppConfig{
+				AppId:      selected.AppID,
+				Brand:      core.ParseBrand(selected.Brand),
+				AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+				KeyRef: &core.SecretRef{
+					Source:   core.SecretSourceTEE,
+					Provider: core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite,
+					ID:       strings.TrimSpace(selected.KeyRef),
+				},
+			},
+		}, nil
 	}
 
 	if selected.AppSecret.IsZero() {
@@ -202,11 +254,11 @@ func (b *openclawBinder) Build(appID string) (*core.AppConfig, error) {
 			WithCause(err)
 	}
 
-	return &core.AppConfig{
+	return &BindResult{AppConfig: &core.AppConfig{
 		AppId:     selected.AppID,
 		AppSecret: stored,
 		Brand:     core.ParseBrand(selected.Brand),
-	}, nil
+	}}, nil
 }
 
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -238,7 +290,8 @@ func (b *hermesBinder) ListCandidates() ([]Candidate, error) {
 	return []Candidate{{AppID: appID, Label: "default"}}, nil
 }
 
-func (b *hermesBinder) Build(appID string) (*core.AppConfig, error) {
+func (b *hermesBinder) Build(_ context.Context, candidate Candidate) (*BindResult, error) {
+	appID := candidate.AppID
 	if b.envMap == nil {
 		return nil, errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "internal: Build called before ListCandidates")
 	}
@@ -258,11 +311,11 @@ func (b *hermesBinder) Build(appID string) (*core.AppConfig, error) {
 			WithCause(err)
 	}
 
-	return &core.AppConfig{
+	return &BindResult{AppConfig: &core.AppConfig{
 		AppId:     appID,
 		AppSecret: stored,
 		Brand:     core.ParseBrand(b.envMap["FEISHU_DOMAIN"]),
-	}, nil
+	}}, nil
 }
 
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -295,7 +348,8 @@ func (b *larkChannelBinder) ListCandidates() ([]Candidate, error) {
 	return []Candidate{{AppID: cfg.Accounts.App.ID, Label: "default"}}, nil
 }
 
-func (b *larkChannelBinder) Build(appID string) (*core.AppConfig, error) {
+func (b *larkChannelBinder) Build(_ context.Context, candidate Candidate) (*BindResult, error) {
+	appID := candidate.AppID
 	if b.cfg == nil {
 		return nil, errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "internal: Build called before ListCandidates")
 	}
@@ -323,11 +377,11 @@ func (b *larkChannelBinder) Build(appID string) (*core.AppConfig, error) {
 			WithCause(err)
 	}
 
-	return &core.AppConfig{
+	return &BindResult{AppConfig: &core.AppConfig{
 		AppId:     appID,
 		AppSecret: stored,
 		Brand:     core.ParseBrand(b.cfg.Accounts.App.Tenant),
-	}, nil
+	}}, nil
 }
 
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

cmd/config/binder_test.go

@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/binding"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/output"
 )
@@ -20,10 +22,10 @@ type fakeBinder struct {
 	path string
 }
 
-func (b *fakeBinder) Name() string                                { return b.name }
-func (b *fakeBinder) ConfigPath() string                          { return b.path }
-func (b *fakeBinder) ListCandidates() ([]Candidate, error)        { return nil, nil }
-func (b *fakeBinder) Build(appID string) (*core.AppConfig, error) { return nil, nil }
+func (b *fakeBinder) Name() string                                          { return b.name }
+func (b *fakeBinder) ConfigPath() string                                    { return b.path }
+func (b *fakeBinder) ListCandidates() ([]Candidate, error)                  { return nil, nil }
+func (b *fakeBinder) Build(context.Context, Candidate) (*BindResult, error) { return nil, nil }
 
 // tuiUnreachable is a tuiPrompt that fails the test if called. It's the
 // guardrail that proves the non-TUI decision paths really do stay out of the
@@ -107,6 +109,20 @@ func TestSelectCandidate_AppIDFlag_NoMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestSelectCandidate_AppIDFlag_RejectsDuplicateInheritedAppID(t *testing.T) {
+	b := &fakeBinder{name: "openclaw", path: "/tmp/openclaw.json"}
+	candidates := []Candidate{
+		{AppID: "cli_shared", Label: "work"},
+		{AppID: "cli_shared", Label: "personal"},
+	}
+	_, err := selectCandidate(b, candidates, "cli_shared", false, tuiUnreachable(t))
+	assertExitError(t, err, output.ExitValidation, wantErrDetail{
+		Type:    "validation",
+		Message: `--app-id "cli_shared" matches multiple accounts in openclaw.json`,
+		Hint:    "run 'lark-cli config bind' interactively to choose an account, or configure unique app IDs:\n  cli_shared (work)\n  cli_shared (personal)",
+	})
+}
+
 func TestSelectCandidate_MultiCandidate_NoFlag_NonTUI(t *testing.T) {
 	// Flag-mode with multiple candidates and no --app-id must produce a
 	// validation error and the candidate list, never an interactive prompt.
@@ -175,6 +191,27 @@ func TestSelectCandidate_AppIDFlag_WinsOverTUI(t *testing.T) {
 	assertCandidate(t, got, Candidate{AppID: "cli_b"})
 }
 
+func TestOpenClawBuildUsesSelectedLabelWhenAppIDIsShared(t *testing.T) {
+	b := &openclawBinder{
+		cfg: &binding.OpenClawRoot{},
+		rawApps: []binding.CandidateApp{
+			{Label: "work", AppID: "cli_shared", AuthMethod: binding.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, KeyRef: "work-key"},
+			{Label: "personal", AppID: "cli_shared", AuthMethod: binding.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, KeyRef: "personal-key"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	result, err := b.Build(context.Background(), Candidate{AppID: "cli_shared", Label: "personal"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if result.AppConfig.KeyRef == nil || result.AppConfig.KeyRef.ID != "personal-key" {
+		t.Fatalf("keyRef = %#v, want personal-key", result.AppConfig.KeyRef)
+	}
+	if result.AppConfig.KeyRef.Provider != core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite {
+		t.Fatalf("provider = %q, want %q", result.AppConfig.KeyRef.Provider, core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResolveLarkChannelConfigPath_Default(t *testing.T) {
 	home := t.TempDir()
 	t.Setenv("HOME", home)

cmd/config/config_test.go

@@ -65,6 +65,39 @@ func TestConfigInitCmd_FlagParsing(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestConfigInitCmd_PrivateKeyJWTFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	clearAgentEnv(t) // assumes local workspace; guard refuses init in agent contexts
+	f, _, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+
+	var gotOpts *ConfigInitOptions
+	cmd := NewCmdConfigInit(f, func(opts *ConfigInitOptions) error {
+		gotOpts = opts
+		return nil
+	})
+	cmd.SetArgs([]string{"--new", "--private-key-jwt"})
+	if err := cmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !gotOpts.PrivateKeyJWT {
+		t.Error("PrivateKeyJWT = false, want true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigInitCmd_AuthMethodFlagRemoved(t *testing.T) {
+	clearAgentEnv(t) // assumes local workspace; guard refuses init in agent contexts
+	f, _, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+
+	cmd := NewCmdConfigInit(f, func(opts *ConfigInitOptions) error { return nil })
+	cmd.SetArgs([]string{"--new", "--auth-method", core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT})
+	err := cmd.Execute()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected unknown flag error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unknown flag: --auth-method") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want unknown --auth-method flag", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestConfigShowCmd_FlagParsing(t *testing.T) {
 	f, _, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, &core.CliConfig{
 		AppID: "test-app", AppSecret: "test-secret", Brand: core.BrandFeishu,
@@ -193,7 +226,7 @@ func TestSaveInitConfig_OmitLangPreservesPrior(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("seed config: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := saveInitConfig("", existing, f, "cli_x", core.PlainSecret("s2"), core.BrandFeishu, ""); err != nil {
+	if err := saveInitConfig("", existing, f, "cli_x", core.PlainSecret("s2"), core.BrandFeishu, "", "", nil); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("saveInitConfig (no --lang): %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -206,6 +239,68 @@ func TestSaveInitConfig_OmitLangPreservesPrior(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestKeyRefFromResult_PrivateKeyJWT(t *testing.T) {
+	ref := keyRefFromResult(&configInitResult{
+		AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyLabel:   "lark-cli-default",
+	})
+	if ref == nil {
+		t.Fatal("keyRefFromResult returned nil")
+	}
+	if ref.Source != "tee" || ref.ID != "lark-cli-default" {
+		t.Fatalf("key ref = %#v, want tee/lark-cli-default", ref)
+	}
+
+	if ref := keyRefFromResult(&configInitResult{AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT}); ref != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("missing key label should not persist key ref, got %#v", ref)
+	}
+	if ref := keyRefFromResult(&configInitResult{AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodClientSecret, KeyLabel: "ignored"}); ref != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("client_secret should not persist key ref, got %#v", ref)
+	}
+	if ref := keyRefFromResult(nil); ref != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("nil result should not persist key ref, got %#v", ref)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPersistInitResult_PrivateKeyJWT(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name    string
+		profile string
+		brand   core.LarkBrand
+	}{
+		{name: "single app", brand: core.BrandFeishu},
+		{name: "named profile", profile: "prod", brand: core.BrandLark},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+			f, _, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+			opts := &ConfigInitOptions{Factory: f, Ctx: context.Background(), Lang: "en_us"}
+			result := &configInitResult{
+				Brand: tc.brand, AppID: "cli_pkjwt",
+				AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, KeyLabel: "lark-cli-default",
+			}
+			if err := persistInitResult(opts, f, tc.profile, result); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			got, err := core.LoadMultiAppConfig()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			app := got.CurrentAppConfig(tc.profile)
+			if app == nil || app.AppId != "cli_pkjwt" || app.AuthMethod != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+				t.Fatalf("saved app = %#v", app)
+			}
+			if app.KeyRef == nil || app.KeyRef.Source != "tee" || app.KeyRef.ID != "lark-cli-default" {
+				t.Fatalf("KeyRef = %#v, want tee/lark-cli-default", app.KeyRef)
+			}
+			if !app.AppSecret.IsZero() {
+				t.Fatalf("private_key_jwt config must stay secretless, AppSecret value %#v", app.AppSecret)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // TestConfigInitCmd_InvalidLang verifies a non-empty --lang on config init is
 // strictly validated the same way bind validates: wrong-case / typo / removed
 // codes / hyphen form all exit with ExitValidation. (Empty is a no-op.)
@@ -388,7 +483,7 @@ func TestSaveAsProfile_RejectsProfileNameCollisionWithExistingAppID(t *testing.T
 		},
 	}
 
-	err := saveAsProfile(existing, keychain.KeychainAccess(&noopConfigKeychain{}), "cli_prod", "app-new", core.PlainSecret("new-secret"), core.BrandLark, "en")
+	err := saveAsProfile(existing, keychain.KeychainAccess(&noopConfigKeychain{}), "cli_prod", "app-new", core.PlainSecret("new-secret"), core.BrandLark, "en", "", nil)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected conflict error")
 	}
@@ -427,6 +522,46 @@ func TestWrapSaveConfigError_PassesTypedValidationThrough(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSaveAsProfile_UpdatePersistsPrivateKeyJWT(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+
+	existing := &core.MultiAppConfig{
+		Apps: []core.AppConfig{{
+			Name:      "prod",
+			AppId:     "cli_prod",
+			AppSecret: core.PlainSecret("old-secret"),
+			Brand:     core.BrandFeishu,
+			Users:     []core.AppUser{{UserOpenId: "ou_1", UserName: "User"}},
+		}},
+	}
+	keyRef := &core.SecretRef{Source: "tee", ID: "lark-cli-default"}
+
+	if err := saveAsProfile(existing, keychain.KeychainAccess(&noopConfigKeychain{}), "prod", "cli_prod", core.SecretInput{}, core.BrandLark, "en_us", core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, keyRef); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("saveAsProfile update private_key_jwt: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	got, err := core.LoadMultiAppConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadMultiAppConfig: %v", err)
+	}
+	app := got.FindApp("prod")
+	if app == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("profile prod not saved: %#v", got.Apps)
+	}
+	if app.AuthMethod != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		t.Fatalf("AuthMethod = %q, want private_key_jwt", app.AuthMethod)
+	}
+	if app.KeyRef == nil || app.KeyRef.Source != "tee" || app.KeyRef.ID != "lark-cli-default" {
+		t.Fatalf("KeyRef = %#v, want tee/lark-cli-default", app.KeyRef)
+	}
+	if app.AppSecret.Ref != nil || app.AppSecret.Plain != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("private_key_jwt update must stay secretless, AppSecret value %#v", app.AppSecret)
+	}
+	if len(app.Users) != 1 || app.Users[0].UserOpenId != "ou_1" {
+		t.Fatalf("same-app update should preserve users, Users=%#v", app.Users)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestUpdateExistingProfileWithoutSecret_RejectsAppIDChange(t *testing.T) {
 	multi := &core.MultiAppConfig{
 		CurrentApp: "prod",

cmd/config/init.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/i18n"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keychain"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/output"
 )
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ type ConfigInitOptions struct {
 	AppSecretStdin bool   // read app-secret from stdin (avoids process list exposure)
 	Brand          string
 	New            bool
+	PrivateKeyJWT  bool // --private-key-jwt: request private_key_jwt instead of the default client_secret
 
 	Lang         string // raw --lang (string for cobra); normalized to canonical/"" in validateInitLang
 	langExplicit bool   // true when --lang was explicitly passed
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ type ConfigInitOptions struct {
 
 	ProfileName string // when set, create/update a named profile instead of replacing Apps[0]
 
+	Restore bool // Restore re-registers the app already in config to recover a lost credential
+
 	// ForceInit overrides the agent-workspace guard. Without it, running
 	// init under OPENCLAW_HOME / HERMES_HOME refuses and points the caller
 	// at config bind — which is what AI agents almost always want. Manual
@@ -81,17 +85,26 @@ if the user explicitly wants a separate app inside the Agent workspace.`,
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.New, "new", false, "create a new app directly (skip mode selection)")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.PrivateKeyJWT, "private-key-jwt", false, "create a new app with private_key_jwt (signed by a platform key, no app secret)")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.AppID, "app-id", "", "App ID (non-interactive)")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.AppSecretStdin, "app-secret-stdin", false, "Read App Secret from stdin to avoid process list exposure")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.Brand, "brand", "feishu", "feishu or lark (non-interactive, default feishu)")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.Lang, "lang", "", "language preference (e.g. zh or zh_cn)")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.ProfileName, "name", "", "create or update a named profile (append instead of replace)")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.Restore, "restore", false, "re-register the app already in config to recover a lost credential (keychain key / app secret); reuses the stored app ID and auth method")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.ForceInit, "force-init", false, "allow init inside an Agent workspace (OPENCLAW_HOME / HERMES_HOME); use config bind instead unless you really want a separate app")
 	cmdutil.SetRisk(cmd, "write")
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
+func requestedInitAuthMethod(opts *ConfigInitOptions) string {
+	if opts.PrivateKeyJWT {
+		return core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT
+	}
+	return core.AuthMethodClientSecret
+}
+
 // printLangPreferenceConfirmation echoes the set preference to stderr, only
 // when --lang explicitly set a non-empty value.
 func printLangPreferenceConfirmation(opts *ConfigInitOptions) {
@@ -132,7 +145,7 @@ func guardAgentWorkspace(opts *ConfigInitOptions) error {
 
 // hasAnyNonInteractiveFlag returns true if any non-interactive flag is set.
 func (o *ConfigInitOptions) hasAnyNonInteractiveFlag() bool {
-	return o.New || o.AppID != "" || o.AppSecretStdin
+	return o.New || o.Restore || o.AppID != "" || o.AppSecretStdin
 }
 
 // cleanupOldConfig clears keychain entries (AppSecret + UAT) for all apps in existing config except the app whose AppId equals skipAppID.
@@ -151,22 +164,61 @@ func cleanupOldConfig(existing *core.MultiAppConfig, f *cmdutil.Factory, skipApp
 	}
 }
 
+// removeStaleSecretForPKJWT clears a secret left in the keychain when the SAME
+// appId is migrated from client_secret to private_key_jwt. cleanupOldConfig
+// explicitly skips a matching appId, and saveAsProfile only cleans up on an
+// appId change, so a same-appId migration would orphan the old secret. This
+// fills that gap. RemoveSecretStore only deletes Source=="keychain" entries, so
+// the new pkjwt tee key handle is never touched.
+func removeStaleSecretForPKJWT(existing *core.MultiAppConfig, profileName, appID string, kc keychain.KeychainAccess) {
+	if existing == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	var prior *core.AppConfig
+	if profileName != "" {
+		if idx := findProfileIndexByName(existing, profileName); idx >= 0 {
+			prior = &existing.Apps[idx]
+		}
+	} else {
+		prior = existing.CurrentAppConfig("")
+	}
+	if prior != nil && prior.AppId == appID && !prior.AppSecret.IsZero() {
+		core.RemoveSecretStore(prior.AppSecret, kc)
+	}
+}
+
+// keyRefFromResult builds the TEE key reference to persist for a private_key_jwt
+// registration result, or nil for client_secret.
+func keyRefFromResult(r *configInitResult) *core.SecretRef {
+	if r != nil && r.AuthMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT && r.KeyLabel != "" {
+		return &core.SecretRef{Source: "tee", ID: r.KeyLabel}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // saveAsOnlyApp overwrites config.json with a single-app config.
-func saveAsOnlyApp(appId string, secret core.SecretInput, brand core.LarkBrand, lang string) error {
+func saveAsOnlyApp(appId string, secret core.SecretInput, brand core.LarkBrand, lang, authMethod string, keyRef *core.SecretRef) error {
 	config := &core.MultiAppConfig{
 		Apps: []core.AppConfig{{
 			AppId: appId, AppSecret: secret, Brand: brand, Lang: i18n.Lang(lang), Users: []core.AppUser{},
+			AuthMethod: authMethod, KeyRef: keyRef,
 		}},
 	}
+	return saveMultiAppConfigForInit(config)
+}
+
+func saveMultiAppConfigForInit(config *core.MultiAppConfig) error {
 	return core.SaveMultiAppConfig(config)
 }
 
 // saveInitConfig saves a new/updated app config, respecting --profile mode.
 // With profileName: appends or updates the named profile (preserves other profiles).
 // Without profileName: cleans up old config and saves as the only app.
-func saveInitConfig(profileName string, existing *core.MultiAppConfig, f *cmdutil.Factory, appId string, secret core.SecretInput, brand core.LarkBrand, lang string) error {
+// authMethod/keyRef carry the credential type: ("", nil) for client_secret,
+// (private_key_jwt, &{tee,label}) for the secretless TEE flow.
+func saveInitConfig(profileName string, existing *core.MultiAppConfig, f *cmdutil.Factory, appId string, secret core.SecretInput, brand core.LarkBrand, lang, authMethod string, keyRef *core.SecretRef) error {
 	if profileName != "" {
-		return saveAsProfile(existing, f.Keychain, profileName, appId, secret, brand, lang)
+		return saveAsProfile(existing, f.Keychain, profileName, appId, secret, brand, lang, authMethod, keyRef)
 	}
 	cleanupOldConfig(existing, f, appId)
 	var prior i18n.Lang
@@ -175,7 +227,7 @@ func saveInitConfig(profileName string, existing *core.MultiAppConfig, f *cmduti
 			prior = app.Lang
 		}
 	}
-	return saveAsOnlyApp(appId, secret, brand, string(preferredLang(i18n.Lang(lang), prior)))
+	return saveAsOnlyApp(appId, secret, brand, string(preferredLang(i18n.Lang(lang), prior)), authMethod, keyRef)
 }
 
 // wrapSaveConfigError passes an already-typed error (e.g. the --name conflict
@@ -195,7 +247,7 @@ func wrapSaveConfigError(err error) error {
 // saveAsProfile appends or updates a named profile in the config.
 // If a profile with the same name exists, it updates it; otherwise appends.
 // When updating, cleans up old keychain secrets if AppId changed.
-func saveAsProfile(existing *core.MultiAppConfig, kc keychain.KeychainAccess, profileName, appId string, secret core.SecretInput, brand core.LarkBrand, lang string) error {
+func saveAsProfile(existing *core.MultiAppConfig, kc keychain.KeychainAccess, profileName, appId string, secret core.SecretInput, brand core.LarkBrand, lang, authMethod string, keyRef *core.SecretRef) error {
 	multi := existing
 	if multi == nil {
 		multi = &core.MultiAppConfig{}
@@ -214,6 +266,8 @@ func saveAsProfile(existing *core.MultiAppConfig, kc keychain.KeychainAccess, pr
 		multi.Apps[idx].AppSecret = secret
 		multi.Apps[idx].Brand = brand
 		multi.Apps[idx].Lang = preferredLang(i18n.Lang(lang), multi.Apps[idx].Lang)
+		multi.Apps[idx].AuthMethod = authMethod
+		multi.Apps[idx].KeyRef = keyRef
 	} else {
 		if findAppIndexByAppID(multi, profileName) >= 0 {
 			return errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument,
@@ -222,15 +276,17 @@ func saveAsProfile(existing *core.MultiAppConfig, kc keychain.KeychainAccess, pr
 		}
 		// Append new profile
 		multi.Apps = append(multi.Apps, core.AppConfig{
-			Name:      profileName,
-			AppId:     appId,
-			AppSecret: secret,
-			Brand:     brand,
-			Lang:      i18n.Lang(lang),
-			Users:     []core.AppUser{},
+			Name:       profileName,
+			AppId:      appId,
+			AppSecret:  secret,
+			Brand:      brand,
+			Lang:       i18n.Lang(lang),
+			Users:      []core.AppUser{},
+			AuthMethod: authMethod,
+			KeyRef:     keyRef,
 		})
 	}
-	return core.SaveMultiAppConfig(multi)
+	return saveMultiAppConfigForInit(multi)
 }
 
 func findProfileIndexByName(multi *core.MultiAppConfig, profileName string) int {
@@ -302,12 +358,141 @@ func updateExistingProfileWithoutSecret(existing *core.MultiAppConfig, profileNa
 	app.AppId = appID
 	app.Brand = brand
 	app.Lang = preferredLang(i18n.Lang(lang), app.Lang)
-	return core.SaveMultiAppConfig(existing)
+	return saveMultiAppConfigForInit(existing)
+}
+
+func persistInitResult(opts *ConfigInitOptions, f *cmdutil.Factory, profileName string, result *configInitResult) error {
+	existing, _ := core.LoadMultiAppConfig()
+
+	switch {
+	case result.AuthMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT:
+		if err := saveInitConfig(profileName, existing, f, result.AppID, core.SecretInput{}, result.Brand, opts.Lang, result.AuthMethod, keyRefFromResult(result)); err != nil {
+			return wrapSaveConfigError(err)
+		}
+		removeStaleSecretForPKJWT(existing, profileName, result.AppID, f.Keychain)
+		return nil
+	case result.AppSecret != "":
+		secret, err := core.ForStorage(result.AppID, core.PlainSecret(result.AppSecret), f.Keychain)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "%v", err).WithCause(err)
+		}
+		if err := saveInitConfig(profileName, existing, f, result.AppID, secret, result.Brand, opts.Lang, "", nil); err != nil {
+			return wrapSaveConfigError(err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	case result.Mode == "existing" && result.AppID != "":
+		return wrapUpdateExistingProfileErr(updateExistingProfileWithoutSecret(existing, profileName, result.AppID, result.Brand, opts.Lang))
+	default:
+		return errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument, "App ID and App Secret cannot be empty").WithParam("--app-id")
+	}
+}
+
+func probeInitResult(opts *ConfigInitOptions, f *cmdutil.Factory, result *configInitResult) error {
+	if result.AuthMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		return runProbePKJWT(opts.Ctx, f, result.Brand, result.AppID, keysigner.Active(), result.KeyLabel)
+	}
+	if result.AppSecret != "" {
+		return runProbe(opts.Ctx, f, result.AppID, result.AppSecret, result.Brand)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// persistAndProbeResult saves a registration/restore result into profileName and
+// runs the post-registration probe. profileName == "" replaces the single app
+// (legacy); a named profile is updated in place. Shared by --new and --restore.
+func persistAndProbeResult(opts *ConfigInitOptions, f *cmdutil.Factory, profileName string, result *configInitResult) error {
+	if err := persistInitResult(opts, f, profileName, result); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	printLangPreferenceConfirmation(opts)
+	if result.AuthMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		output.PrintJson(f.IOStreams.Out, map[string]interface{}{"appId": result.AppID, "authMethod": result.AuthMethod, "brand": result.Brand})
+	} else {
+		output.PrintJson(f.IOStreams.Out, map[string]interface{}{"appId": result.AppID, "appSecret": "****", "brand": result.Brand})
+	}
+	return probeInitResult(opts, f, result)
+}
+
+// runRestoreFlow re-registers the app already in config to recover a lost
+// credential (deleted keychain key / lost app secret). It reads the existing
+// app id + auth method + brand from config (no secret needed — that's the lost
+// part) and re-runs the device-flow registration with the app id sent on begin,
+// so the server re-registers that app instead of creating a new one. The
+// re-issued credential is written back to the same profile.
+func runRestoreFlow(opts *ConfigInitOptions, existing *core.MultiAppConfig, f *cmdutil.Factory, msg *initMsg) error {
+	if existing == nil {
+		return errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeNotConfigured, "nothing to restore: no config found").
+			WithHint("run: lark-cli config init")
+	}
+	app := existing.CurrentAppConfig(opts.ProfileName)
+	if app == nil || app.AppId == "" {
+		return errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeNotConfigured, "nothing to restore: no app id in config%s", profileSuffix(opts.ProfileName)).
+			WithHint("run: lark-cli config init")
+	}
+	if app.KeyRef != nil && strings.TrimSpace(app.KeyRef.Provider) != "" {
+		return errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeFailedPrecondition,
+			"config init --restore does not manage external signer provider %q", app.KeyRef.Provider).
+			WithHint("repair the OpenClaw provider with onboarding doctor --fix, then run config bind again")
+	}
+
+	restoreAppID := app.AppId
+	// Reuse the stored auth method authoritatively — never prompt. Empty on disk
+	// means client_secret (omitempty back-compat); pass it explicitly so restore
+	// preserves the existing credential type.
+	authMethod := app.AuthMethod
+	if authMethod == "" {
+		authMethod = core.AuthMethodClientSecret
+	}
+	result, err := runCreateAppFlow(opts.Ctx, f, app.Brand, authMethod, msg, restoreAppID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if result == nil {
+		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "app restore returned no result")
+	}
+
+	// Safety: if the server did not honor app_id (e.g. not yet supported), it may
+	// have created a NEW app instead of restoring. Warn so the user is not silently
+	// switched to a different app id.
+	if result.AppID != restoreAppID {
+		fmt.Fprintf(f.IOStreams.ErrOut, "[lark-cli] [WARN] restore: server returned app %s, expected %s — it may have created a new app instead of restoring\n", result.AppID, restoreAppID)
+	}
+
+	// Write back to the profile we restored: an explicit --name, else the resolved
+	// app's own name. Empty name => legacy single-app replace.
+	saveProfile := opts.ProfileName
+	if saveProfile == "" {
+		saveProfile = app.Name
+	}
+	return persistAndProbeResult(opts, f, saveProfile, result)
+}
+
+// profileSuffix renders " (profile %q)" for error messages, or "" when unnamed.
+func profileSuffix(profileName string) string {
+	if profileName == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf(" (profile %q)", profileName)
 }
 
 func configInitRun(opts *ConfigInitOptions) error {
 	f := opts.Factory
-
+	if opts.PrivateKeyJWT {
+		switch {
+		case opts.Restore:
+			return errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument,
+				"--private-key-jwt cannot be combined with --restore; restore preserves the stored auth method").
+				WithParam("--private-key-jwt")
+		case opts.AppID != "":
+			return errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument,
+				"--private-key-jwt cannot be combined with --app-id; use --new to register a private_key_jwt app").
+				WithParam("--private-key-jwt")
+		case opts.AppSecretStdin:
+			return errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument,
+				"--private-key-jwt cannot be combined with --app-secret-stdin; private_key_jwt does not use an app secret").
+				WithParam("--private-key-jwt")
+		}
+	}
 	// Read secret from stdin if --app-secret-stdin is set
 	if opts.AppSecretStdin {
 		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f.IOStreams.In)
@@ -335,6 +520,26 @@ func configInitRun(opts *ConfigInitOptions) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// --restore recovers an existing app; it is incompatible with creating a new
+	// app (--new) or importing one non-interactively (--app-id / stdin secret).
+	if opts.Restore {
+		if opts.New {
+			return errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument, "--restore cannot be combined with --new").WithParam("--restore")
+		}
+		if opts.AppID != "" || opts.AppSecretStdin {
+			return errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument, "--restore cannot be combined with --app-id / --app-secret-stdin").WithParam("--restore")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// A user who explicitly asks for private_key_jwt needs immediate feedback
+	// before any interactive prompt. Otherwise unsupported machines enter the
+	// TUI and fail only after the user chooses a create flow.
+	if opts.PrivateKeyJWT && !opts.New && !opts.Restore {
+		if _, err := resolveRegisterAuthMethod(opts.Ctx, f, core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Mode 1: Non-interactive
 	if opts.AppID != "" && opts.appSecret != "" {
 		brand := parseBrand(opts.Brand)
@@ -342,7 +547,7 @@ func configInitRun(opts *ConfigInitOptions) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "%v", err).WithCause(err)
 		}
-		if err := saveInitConfig(opts.ProfileName, existing, f, opts.AppID, secret, brand, opts.Lang); err != nil {
+		if err := saveInitConfig(opts.ProfileName, existing, f, opts.AppID, secret, brand, opts.Lang, "", nil); err != nil {
 			return wrapSaveConfigError(err)
 		}
 		output.PrintSuccess(f.IOStreams.ErrOut, fmt.Sprintf("Configuration saved to %s", core.GetConfigPath()))
@@ -368,34 +573,26 @@ func configInitRun(opts *ConfigInitOptions) error {
 
 	msg := getInitMsg(opts.UILang)
 
+	// Mode: Restore (--restore) — re-register the app already in config.
+	if opts.Restore {
+		return runRestoreFlow(opts, existing, f, msg)
+	}
+
 	// Mode 3: Create new app directly (--new)
 	if opts.New {
-		result, err := runCreateAppFlow(opts.Ctx, f, parseBrand(opts.Brand), msg)
+		result, err := runCreateAppFlow(opts.Ctx, f, parseBrand(opts.Brand), requestedInitAuthMethod(opts), msg, "")
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if result == nil {
 			return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "app creation returned no result")
 		}
-		existing, _ := core.LoadMultiAppConfig()
-		secret, err := core.ForStorage(result.AppID, core.PlainSecret(result.AppSecret), f.Keychain)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "%v", err).WithCause(err)
-		}
-		if err := saveInitConfig(opts.ProfileName, existing, f, result.AppID, secret, result.Brand, opts.Lang); err != nil {
-			return wrapSaveConfigError(err)
-		}
-		printLangPreferenceConfirmation(opts)
-		output.PrintJson(f.IOStreams.Out, map[string]interface{}{"appId": result.AppID, "appSecret": "****", "brand": result.Brand})
-		if err := runProbe(opts.Ctx, f, result.AppID, result.AppSecret, result.Brand); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
+		return persistAndProbeResult(opts, f, opts.ProfileName, result)
 	}
 
 	// Mode 4: Interactive TUI (terminal)
 	if !opts.hasAnyNonInteractiveFlag() && f.IOStreams.IsTerminal {
-		result, err := runInteractiveConfigInit(opts.Ctx, f, msg)
+		result, err := runInteractiveConfigInit(opts.Ctx, f, requestedInitAuthMethod(opts), msg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -404,35 +601,21 @@ func configInitRun(opts *ConfigInitOptions) error {
 				WithParam("--app-id")
 		}
 
-		existing, _ := core.LoadMultiAppConfig()
-
-		if result.AppSecret != "" {
-			// New secret provided (either from "create" or "existing" with input)
-			secret, err := core.ForStorage(result.AppID, core.PlainSecret(result.AppSecret), f.Keychain)
-			if err != nil {
-				return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "%v", err).WithCause(err)
-			}
-			if err := saveInitConfig(opts.ProfileName, existing, f, result.AppID, secret, result.Brand, opts.Lang); err != nil {
-				return wrapSaveConfigError(err)
-			}
-		} else if result.Mode == "existing" && result.AppID != "" {
-			// Existing app with unchanged secret — update app ID and brand only
-			if err := wrapUpdateExistingProfileErr(updateExistingProfileWithoutSecret(existing, opts.ProfileName, result.AppID, result.Brand, opts.Lang)); err != nil {
+		if err := persistInitResult(opts, f, opts.ProfileName, result); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if result.AuthMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+			if err := probeInitResult(opts, f, result); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-		} else {
-			return errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument, "App ID and App Secret cannot be empty").
-				WithParam("--app-id")
 		}
 
 		if result.Mode == "existing" {
 			output.PrintSuccess(f.IOStreams.ErrOut, fmt.Sprintf(msg.ConfigSaved, result.AppID))
 		}
 		printLangPreferenceConfirmation(opts)
-		if result.AppSecret != "" {
-			if err := runProbe(opts.Ctx, f, result.AppID, result.AppSecret, result.Brand); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+		if result.AuthMethod != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+			return probeInitResult(opts, f, result)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -517,7 +700,7 @@ func configInitRun(opts *ConfigInitOptions) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "%v", err).WithCause(err)
 	}
-	if err := saveInitConfig(opts.ProfileName, existing, f, resolvedAppId, storedSecret, parseBrand(resolvedBrand), opts.Lang); err != nil {
+	if err := saveInitConfig(opts.ProfileName, existing, f, resolvedAppId, storedSecret, parseBrand(resolvedBrand), opts.Lang, "", nil); err != nil {
 		return wrapSaveConfigError(err)
 	}
 	output.PrintSuccess(f.IOStreams.ErrOut, fmt.Sprintf("Configuration saved to %s", core.GetConfigPath()))

cmd/config/init_auth_method_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package config
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
+)
+
+type authMethodTestSigner struct {
+	info     keysigner.HardwareInfo
+	probeErr error
+}
+
+func (authMethodTestSigner) EnsureKey(context.Context, keysigner.KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (authMethodTestSigner) PublicKey(context.Context, keysigner.KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (authMethodTestSigner) Sign(context.Context, keysigner.KeyRef, []byte) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	return nil, "", nil
+}
+
+func (s authMethodTestSigner) ProbeHardware(context.Context) (keysigner.HardwareInfo, error) {
+	return s.info, s.probeErr
+}
+
+// TestResolveRegisterAuthMethod covers the non-interactive gating paths. The
+// darwin keychain signer is compiled into every build, so the test cannot rely
+// on the binary lacking a signer — it forces a known no-signer state for the
+// rejection cases, then registers a stub for the success case.
+func TestResolveRegisterAuthMethod(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	f := &cmdutil.Factory{}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	prevSigner := keysigner.Active()
+	t.Cleanup(func() { keysigner.Register(prevSigner) })
+	keysigner.Register(nil)
+
+	if m, err := resolveRegisterAuthMethod(ctx, f, core.AuthMethodClientSecret); err != nil || m != core.AuthMethodClientSecret {
+		t.Errorf("client_secret: got (%q, %v), want (client_secret, nil)", m, err)
+	}
+
+	if m, err := resolveRegisterAuthMethod(ctx, f, ""); err != nil || m != core.AuthMethodClientSecret {
+		t.Errorf("default: got (%q, %v), want (client_secret, nil)", m, err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := resolveRegisterAuthMethod(ctx, f, "bogus"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("bogus auth-method: expected error")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := resolveRegisterAuthMethod(ctx, f, core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT); err == nil {
+		t.Error("private_key_jwt without a signer: expected error")
+	}
+
+	keysigner.Register(authMethodTestSigner{info: keysigner.HardwareInfo{Backend: "tpm2", Available: true}})
+
+	if m, err := resolveRegisterAuthMethod(ctx, f, core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT); err != nil || m != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		t.Errorf("private_key_jwt with signer: got (%q, %v), want (private_key_jwt, nil)", m, err)
+	}
+
+	f.IOStreams = &cmdutil.IOStreams{IsTerminal: true}
+	if m, err := resolveRegisterAuthMethod(ctx, f, ""); err != nil || m != core.AuthMethodClientSecret {
+		t.Errorf("default with terminal signer: got (%q, %v), want (client_secret, nil)", m, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigInitRunRejectsPrivateKeyJWTIncompatibleModes(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		configure  func(*ConfigInitOptions, *cmdutil.Factory)
+		wantTarget string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "app id import",
+			configure: func(opts *ConfigInitOptions, _ *cmdutil.Factory) {
+				opts.AppID = "cli_test"
+			},
+			wantTarget: "--app-id",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "app secret stdin import",
+			configure: func(opts *ConfigInitOptions, f *cmdutil.Factory) {
+				opts.AppSecretStdin = true
+				f.IOStreams.In = strings.NewReader("secret\n")
+			},
+			wantTarget: "--app-secret-stdin",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "restore",
+			configure: func(opts *ConfigInitOptions, _ *cmdutil.Factory) {
+				opts.Restore = true
+			},
+			wantTarget: "--restore",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+			f, _, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+			opts := &ConfigInitOptions{
+				Factory:       f,
+				Ctx:           context.Background(),
+				PrivateKeyJWT: true,
+			}
+			tc.configure(opts, f)
+
+			err := configInitRun(opts)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("expected incompatible mode error")
+			}
+			problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("error is not typed: %T %[1]v", err)
+			}
+			if problem.Category != errs.CategoryValidation || problem.Subtype != errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument {
+				t.Fatalf("problem = %s/%s, want validation/invalid_argument", problem.Category, problem.Subtype)
+			}
+			var validationErr *errs.ValidationError
+			if !errors.As(err, &validationErr) {
+				t.Fatalf("error = %T, want *errs.ValidationError", err)
+			}
+			if validationErr.Param != "--private-key-jwt" {
+				t.Fatalf("param = %q, want --private-key-jwt", validationErr.Param)
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(problem.Message, tc.wantTarget) {
+				t.Fatalf("message = %q, want %s", problem.Message, tc.wantTarget)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveRegisterAuthMethod_PrivateKeyJWTRejectsUnavailableHardware(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	prevSigner := keysigner.Active()
+	t.Cleanup(func() { keysigner.Register(prevSigner) })
+	keysigner.Register(authMethodTestSigner{info: keysigner.HardwareInfo{
+		Backend: "tpm2",
+		Reason:  "open /dev/tpmrm0: permission denied",
+	}})
+
+	_, err := resolveRegisterAuthMethod(context.Background(), &cmdutil.Factory{}, core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("private_key_jwt with unavailable signer hardware: expected error")
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("error is not typed: %T %[1]v", err)
+	}
+	if problem.Category != errs.CategoryConfig || problem.Subtype != errs.SubtypeInvalidClient {
+		t.Fatalf("problem = %s/%s, want config/invalid_client", problem.Category, problem.Subtype)
+	}
+	wantMessage := "this machine does not support --private-key-jwt"
+	if problem.Message != wantMessage {
+		t.Fatalf("message = %q, want %q", problem.Message, wantMessage)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(problem.Message, "sks") || strings.Contains(problem.Message, "/dev/tpm") || strings.Contains(problem.Message, "tpm") || strings.Contains(problem.Message, "TEE") || strings.Contains(problem.Message, "Keychain") {
+		t.Fatalf("message exposes backend detail: %q", problem.Message)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(problem.Hint, "omit --private-key-jwt") {
+		t.Fatalf("hint = %q, want guidance to omit --private-key-jwt", problem.Hint)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(problem.Hint, "fix the local signer") {
+		t.Fatalf("hint exposes unnecessary signer recovery: %q", problem.Hint)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveRegisterAuthMethod_PrivateKeyJWTRejectsProbeError(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	probeErr := errors.New("probe exploded")
+	prevSigner := keysigner.Active()
+	t.Cleanup(func() { keysigner.Register(prevSigner) })
+	keysigner.Register(authMethodTestSigner{
+		info:     keysigner.HardwareInfo{Backend: "keychain"},
+		probeErr: probeErr,
+	})
+
+	_, err := resolveRegisterAuthMethod(context.Background(), &cmdutil.Factory{}, core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("private_key_jwt with probe error: expected error")
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, probeErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("error does not preserve probe cause: %v", err)
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("error is not typed: %T %[1]v", err)
+	}
+	if problem.Category != errs.CategoryConfig || problem.Subtype != errs.SubtypeInvalidClient {
+		t.Fatalf("problem = %s/%s, want config/invalid_client", problem.Category, problem.Subtype)
+	}
+	wantMessage := "this machine does not support --private-key-jwt"
+	if problem.Message != wantMessage {
+		t.Fatalf("message = %q, want %q", problem.Message, wantMessage)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(problem.Message, "probe") || strings.Contains(problem.Message, "keychain signer") {
+		t.Fatalf("message exposes probe detail: %q", problem.Message)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(problem.Hint, "omit --private-key-jwt") {
+		t.Fatalf("hint = %q, want guidance to omit --private-key-jwt", problem.Hint)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(problem.Hint, "fix the local signer") {
+		t.Fatalf("hint exposes unnecessary signer recovery: %q", problem.Hint)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigInitRun_PrivateKeyJWTRejectsBeforeInteractiveMode(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	prevSigner := keysigner.Active()
+	t.Cleanup(func() { keysigner.Register(prevSigner) })
+	keysigner.Register(authMethodTestSigner{info: keysigner.HardwareInfo{
+		Backend: "tpm2",
+		Reason:  "not available",
+	}})
+
+	f, _, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+	f.IOStreams.IsTerminal = true
+	opts := &ConfigInitOptions{
+		Factory:       f,
+		Ctx:           context.Background(),
+		PrivateKeyJWT: true,
+		Lang:          "zh_cn",
+		UILang:        "zh_cn",
+	}
+
+	err := configInitRun(opts)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("config init --private-key-jwt on unsupported machine: expected error before interactive mode")
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("error is not typed: %T %[1]v", err)
+	}
+	if problem.Category != errs.CategoryConfig || problem.Subtype != errs.SubtypeInvalidClient {
+		t.Fatalf("problem = %s/%s, want config/invalid_client", problem.Category, problem.Subtype)
+	}
+	if problem.Message != "this machine does not support --private-key-jwt" {
+		t.Fatalf("message = %q", problem.Message)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExistingAppRequiresSecret(t *testing.T) {
+	if !existingAppRequiresSecret(core.AuthMethodClientSecret) {
+		t.Error("client_secret existing app should require App Secret")
+	}
+	if existingAppRequiresSecret("") != true {
+		t.Error("default existing app should require App Secret")
+	}
+	if existingAppRequiresSecret(core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT) {
+		t.Error("private_key_jwt existing app should not require App Secret")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestValidatePKJWTKeyBinding covers the guard that rejects a registration
+// resolving to private_key_jwt with no signing key bound (e.g. an existing
+// secret-based app was selected on the confirm page).
+func TestValidatePKJWTKeyBinding(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := validatePKJWTKeyBinding(core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, ""); err == nil {
+		t.Error("pkjwt with empty keyLabel: expected error")
+	}
+	if err := validatePKJWTKeyBinding(core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, "agent-key"); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("pkjwt with keyLabel: expected nil, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := validatePKJWTKeyBinding(core.AuthMethodClientSecret, ""); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("client_secret: expected nil, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestResolveFinalAuthMethod locks the authoritative-method logic. The 2nd case
+// is the real bug: we requested private_key_jwt but the server resolved to an
+// existing client_secret app — we must persist client_secret, not pkjwt.
+func TestResolveFinalAuthMethod(t *testing.T) {
+	if m := resolveFinalAuthMethod([]string{"client_secret", "private_key_jwt"}, core.AuthMethodClientSecret); m != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		t.Errorf("prefers private_key_jwt: got %q", m)
+	}
+	if m := resolveFinalAuthMethod([]string{"client_secret"}, core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT); m != core.AuthMethodClientSecret {
+		t.Errorf("server client_secret must override requested pkjwt: got %q", m)
+	}
+	if m := resolveFinalAuthMethod(nil, core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT); m != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		t.Errorf("fallback to requested when server is silent: got %q", m)
+	}
+	// Explicit empty slice (not just nil) also falls back to requested — the same
+	// len()==0 back-compat allowance the init guard relies on to let private_key_jwt
+	// proceed against an older server (see internal/auth
+	// TestRequestAppRegistrationInit_EmptySupportedAuthMethods).
+	if m := resolveFinalAuthMethod([]string{}, core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT); m != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		t.Errorf("empty []string should fall back to requested private_key_jwt: got %q", m)
+	}
+	if m := resolveFinalAuthMethod(nil, ""); m != core.AuthMethodClientSecret {
+		t.Errorf("default to client_secret: got %q", m)
+	}
+}

cmd/config/init_interactive.go

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/build"
@@ -15,22 +18,26 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
 	larkauth "github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/auth"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/auth/jwt"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/output"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/transport"
 )
 
 // configInitResult holds the result of the interactive config init flow.
 type configInitResult struct {
-	Mode      string // "create" or "existing"
-	Brand     core.LarkBrand
-	AppID     string
-	AppSecret string
+	Mode       string // "create" or "existing"
+	Brand      core.LarkBrand
+	AppID      string
+	AppSecret  string
+	AuthMethod string // "" == client_secret; core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT
+	KeyLabel   string // TEE key handle when AuthMethod == private_key_jwt
 }
 
 // runInteractiveConfigInit shows an interactive TUI for config init.
-func runInteractiveConfigInit(ctx context.Context, f *cmdutil.Factory, msg *initMsg) (*configInitResult, error) {
+func runInteractiveConfigInit(ctx context.Context, f *cmdutil.Factory, authMethodFlag string, msg *initMsg) (*configInitResult, error) {
 	// Phase 1: Choose mode
 	var mode string
 	form1 := huh.NewForm(
@@ -53,14 +60,18 @@ func runInteractiveConfigInit(ctx context.Context, f *cmdutil.Factory, msg *init
 	}
 
 	if mode == "existing" {
-		return runExistingAppForm(f, msg)
+		return runExistingAppForm(ctx, f, authMethodFlag, msg)
 	}
 
-	return runCreateAppFlow(ctx, f, "", msg)
+	return runCreateAppFlow(ctx, f, "", authMethodFlag, msg, "")
+}
+
+func existingAppRequiresSecret(requestedAuthMethod string) bool {
+	return requestedAuthMethod != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT
 }
 
 // runExistingAppForm shows a huh form for manually entering App ID / App Secret / Brand.
-func runExistingAppForm(f *cmdutil.Factory, msg *initMsg) (*configInitResult, error) {
+func runExistingAppForm(ctx context.Context, f *cmdutil.Factory, requestedAuthMethod string, msg *initMsg) (*configInitResult, error) {
 	// Load existing config for defaults
 	existing, _ := core.LoadMultiAppConfig()
 	var firstApp *core.AppConfig
@@ -94,19 +105,31 @@ func runExistingAppForm(f *cmdutil.Factory, msg *initMsg) (*configInitResult, er
 		brand = string(firstApp.Brand)
 	}
 
-	form := huh.NewForm(
-		huh.NewGroup(
-			appIDInput,
-			appSecretInput,
-			huh.NewSelect[string]().
-				Title(msg.Platform).
-				Options(
-					huh.NewOption(msg.Feishu, "feishu"),
-					huh.NewOption("Lark", "lark"),
-				).
-				Value(&brand),
-		),
-	).WithTheme(cmdutil.ThemeFeishu())
+	brandSelect := huh.NewSelect[string]().
+		Title(msg.Platform).
+		Options(
+			huh.NewOption(msg.Feishu, "feishu"),
+			huh.NewOption("Lark", "lark"),
+		).
+		Value(&brand)
+
+	var form *huh.Form
+	if existingAppRequiresSecret(requestedAuthMethod) {
+		form = huh.NewForm(
+			huh.NewGroup(
+				appIDInput,
+				appSecretInput,
+				brandSelect,
+			),
+		).WithTheme(cmdutil.ThemeFeishu())
+	} else {
+		form = huh.NewForm(
+			huh.NewGroup(
+				appIDInput,
+				brandSelect,
+			),
+		).WithTheme(cmdutil.ThemeFeishu())
+	}
 
 	if err := form.Run(); err != nil {
 		if err == huh.ErrUserAborted {
@@ -119,6 +142,13 @@ func runExistingAppForm(f *cmdutil.Factory, msg *initMsg) (*configInitResult, er
 	if appID == "" && firstApp != nil {
 		appID = firstApp.AppId
 	}
+	if !existingAppRequiresSecret(requestedAuthMethod) {
+		if appID == "" {
+			return nil, errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument, "App ID cannot be empty").
+				WithParam("--app-id")
+		}
+		return runCreateAppFlow(ctx, f, parseBrand(brand), core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, msg, appID)
+	}
 	if appSecret == "" && firstApp != nil && !firstApp.AppSecret.IsZero() {
 		// Keep existing secret - caller will handle
 		return &configInitResult{
@@ -148,9 +178,49 @@ func runExistingAppForm(f *cmdutil.Factory, msg *initMsg) (*configInitResult, er
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// resolveRegisterAuthMethod decides the auth method for a new-app registration.
+// An explicit private_key_jwt request wins; otherwise the default is
+// client_secret with no extra prompt.
+func resolveRegisterAuthMethod(ctx context.Context, _ *cmdutil.Factory, requested string) (string, error) {
+	const pkjwtUnsupportedMessage = "this machine does not support --private-key-jwt"
+
+	switch requested {
+	case core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT:
+		info, ok, err := keysigner.ProbeActiveHardware(ctx)
+		if !ok {
+			return "", errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient,
+				pkjwtUnsupportedMessage).
+				WithHint("omit --private-key-jwt to register with an app secret")
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient,
+				pkjwtUnsupportedMessage).
+				WithCause(err).
+				WithHint("omit --private-key-jwt to register with an app secret")
+		}
+		if !info.Available {
+			return "", errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient,
+				pkjwtUnsupportedMessage).
+				WithHint("omit --private-key-jwt to register with an app secret")
+		}
+		return core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, nil
+	case core.AuthMethodClientSecret:
+		return core.AuthMethodClientSecret, nil
+	case "":
+		return core.AuthMethodClientSecret, nil
+	default:
+		return "", errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument,
+			"unknown auth method %q (use client_secret or private_key_jwt)", requested)
+	}
+}
+
 // runCreateAppFlow runs the "create new app" flow via OpenClaw device flow.
 // If brandOverride is non-empty, skip the interactive brand selection.
-func runCreateAppFlow(ctx context.Context, f *cmdutil.Factory, brandOverride core.LarkBrand, msg *initMsg) (*configInitResult, error) {
+// requestedAuthMethod is the requested auth method; empty means client_secret.
+// restoreAppID, when non-empty, is sent on the registration begin request so the
+// server re-registers that existing app (credential recovery) instead of creating
+// a new one. Empty preserves the normal new-app flow.
+func runCreateAppFlow(ctx context.Context, f *cmdutil.Factory, brandOverride core.LarkBrand, requestedAuthMethod string, msg *initMsg, restoreAppID string) (*configInitResult, error) {
 	var larkBrand core.LarkBrand
 	if brandOverride != "" {
 		larkBrand = brandOverride
@@ -178,17 +248,57 @@ func runCreateAppFlow(ctx context.Context, f *cmdutil.Factory, brandOverride cor
 		larkBrand = parseBrand(brand)
 	}
 
-	// Step 1: Request app registration (begin)
+	authMethod, err := resolveRegisterAuthMethod(ctx, f, requestedAuthMethod)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Step 1: Request app registration (begin).
 	// Use the shared proxy-plugin-aware transport so registration traffic is not
 	// a bypass of proxy plugin mode.
 	httpClient := transport.NewHTTPClient(0)
-	authResp, err := larkauth.RequestAppRegistration(ctx, httpClient, larkBrand, f.IOStreams.ErrOut)
+
+	// For private_key_jwt: init to obtain a nonce, then sign a TEE attestation
+	// (carrying the public key in its jwk header) to send with begin.
+	beginOpts := larkauth.AppRegistrationBeginOptions{}
+	keyLabel := ""
+	if authMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		initResp, initErr := larkauth.RequestAppRegistrationInit(ctx, httpClient)
+		if initErr != nil {
+			return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient, "app registration init failed: %v", initErr).WithCause(initErr)
+		}
+		// An empty SupportedAuthMethods is intentionally treated as "older server /
+		// unknown": len()==0 makes this guard false, so the requested
+		// private_key_jwt proceeds. This mirrors resolveFinalAuthMethod's
+		// back-compat fallback to the requested method. Only an explicit list that
+		// omits private_key_jwt rejects here.
+		if len(initResp.SupportedAuthMethods) > 0 && !slices.Contains(initResp.SupportedAuthMethods, core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT) {
+			return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient,
+				"server does not support private_key_jwt for this app type (supported: %s)", strings.Join(initResp.SupportedAuthMethods, ", ")).
+				WithHint("omit --private-key-jwt to register with an app secret instead")
+		}
+		keyLabel = keysigner.DefaultKeyLabel
+		signer := keysigner.Active() // non-nil, guaranteed by resolveRegisterAuthMethod
+		attestation, signErr := jwt.SignAttestation(ctx, signer, keysigner.KeyRef{Label: keyLabel}, initResp.Nonce, time.Now())
+		if signErr != nil {
+			return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient, "failed to sign registration attestation: %v", signErr).WithCause(signErr)
+		}
+		beginOpts = larkauth.AppRegistrationBeginOptions{
+			AuthMethod:      core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+			AuthAttestation: attestation,
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Restore flow: re-register the existing app instead of creating a new one.
+	beginOpts.RestoreAppID = restoreAppID
+
+	authResp, err := larkauth.RequestAppRegistration(ctx, httpClient, larkBrand, beginOpts, f.IOStreams.ErrOut)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, classifyRegistrationBeginError(err)
 	}
 
 	// Step 2: Build and display verification URL + QR code
-	verificationURL := larkauth.BuildVerificationURL(authResp.VerificationUriComplete, build.Version)
+	verificationURL := larkauth.BuildVerificationURL(authResp.VerificationUriComplete, build.Version, restoreAppID)
 
 	// Branch on TTY: human-friendly copy in interactive terminals,
 	// preserve original copy for AI / non-interactive callers.
@@ -217,18 +327,42 @@ func runCreateAppFlow(ctx context.Context, f *cmdutil.Factory, brandOverride cor
 		return nil, classifyRegistrationError(err)
 	}
 
-	if result.ClientID == "" || result.ClientSecret == "" {
-		return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient, "app registration succeeded but missing client_id or client_secret")
+	// The final auth method is decided by the user/admin at confirmation and
+	// returned by poll — NOT necessarily what we requested. Selecting an existing
+	// client_secret app, for example, yields client_secret even though we sent
+	// private_key_jwt. Trust the result so we persist the truth.
+	finalMethod := resolveFinalAuthMethod(result.AuthMethods, authMethod)
+
+	if result.ClientID == "" {
+		return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient, "app registration succeeded but missing app_id")
+	}
+	if finalMethod != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT && result.ClientSecret == "" {
+		return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient, "app registration succeeded but missing client_secret")
 	}
 
+	// Surface a downgrade: requested private_key_jwt but the app resolved to a
+	// secret-based method (e.g. an existing app was selected). The key was NOT
+	// bound, so we must store the secret method, not private_key_jwt.
+	if authMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT && finalMethod != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		fmt.Fprintf(f.IOStreams.ErrOut, "[lark-cli] note: requested private_key_jwt, but the app uses %q (e.g. an existing app was selected); storing %q.\n", finalMethod, finalMethod)
+	}
 	fmt.Fprintln(f.IOStreams.ErrOut)
 	output.PrintSuccess(f.IOStreams.ErrOut, fmt.Sprintf(msg.AppCreated, result.ClientID))
 
+	keyToStore := ""
+	if finalMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		keyToStore = keyLabel
+	}
+	if err := validatePKJWTKeyBinding(finalMethod, keyToStore); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return &configInitResult{
-		Mode:      "create",
-		Brand:     finalBrand,
-		AppID:     result.ClientID,
-		AppSecret: result.ClientSecret,
+		Mode:       "create",
+		Brand:      finalBrand,
+		AppID:      result.ClientID,
+		AppSecret:  result.ClientSecret, // empty for private_key_jwt; real secret otherwise
+		AuthMethod: finalMethod,
+		KeyLabel:   keyToStore,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -268,3 +402,41 @@ func classifyRegistrationError(err error) error {
 		return errs.NewAuthenticationError(errs.SubtypeUnknown, "app registration failed: %v", err).WithCause(err)
 	}
 }
+
+// validatePKJWTKeyBinding rejects a registration that resolved to
+// private_key_jwt without a signing key bound to it. keyLabel is non-empty only
+// when the local flow chose private_key_jwt and signed a TEE attestation; a
+// resolved method of private_key_jwt with no key handle would save an unusable
+// config (rejected later at config load, surfacing as "saved OK, fails on first
+// use"), so it is caught here at registration time instead.
+func validatePKJWTKeyBinding(finalMethod, keyLabel string) error {
+	if finalMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT && keyLabel == "" {
+		return errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient,
+			"registration resolved to private_key_jwt but no signing key was bound to this app (an existing secret-based app may have been selected)").
+			WithHint("re-register with: lark-cli config init --new --private-key-jwt")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// resolveFinalAuthMethod picks the authoritative method from the poll result,
+// preferring private_key_jwt, then client_secret. It falls back to the requested
+// method when the server returns nothing (older servers).
+func resolveFinalAuthMethod(serverMethods []string, requested string) string {
+	if len(serverMethods) == 0 {
+		if requested == "" {
+			return core.AuthMethodClientSecret
+		}
+		return requested
+	}
+	for _, m := range serverMethods {
+		if m == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+			return core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT
+		}
+	}
+	for _, m := range serverMethods {
+		if m == core.AuthMethodClientSecret {
+			return core.AuthMethodClientSecret
+		}
+	}
+	return serverMethods[0]
+}

cmd/config/init_probe.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/credential"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
 )
 
 // probeTimeout is the total wall-clock budget for the credential probe step
@@ -90,3 +91,35 @@ func runProbe(parent context.Context, factory *cmdutil.Factory, appID, appSecret
 	_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
 	return nil
 }
+
+// runProbePKJWT does a best-effort key-binding validation after a private_key_jwt
+// config is saved: it signs a client_assertion with the local platform key and
+// mints a token. A typed error (a deterministic server rejection — e.g. the key
+// is not bound to this app) is propagated so `config init` exits non-zero with
+// the canonical envelope; untyped errors (transport / HTTP / parse / timeout)
+// are swallowed (return nil). The mint itself is the probe — no second call.
+func runProbePKJWT(parent context.Context, factory *cmdutil.Factory, brand core.LarkBrand, clientID string, signer keysigner.Signer, keyLabel string) error {
+	if factory == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if signer == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	httpClient, err := factory.HttpClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(parent, probeTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if _, err := credential.FetchTATWithAssertion(ctx, httpClient, brand, clientID, signer, keyLabel); err != nil {
+		// Typed = deterministic credential rejection → propagate. Untyped
+		// (transport / HTTP / parse / timeout) is ambiguous → stay silent.
+		if errs.IsTyped(err) {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}

cmd/config/init_probe_test.go

@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ package config
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	crand "crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -17,14 +22,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/build"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
 )
 
 // fakeRT routes requests to per-path handlers and records what it saw.
 type fakeRT struct {
 	tatHandler   func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
 	probeHandler func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+	oauthHandler func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
 	tatCalls     int
 	probeCalls   int
+	oauthCalls   int
 	probeReq     *http.Request
 	probeBody    string
 }
@@ -48,10 +56,50 @@ func (f *fakeRT) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			return jsonResp(200, `{"code":0,"data":{},"msg":"success"}`), nil
 		}
 		return f.probeHandler(req)
+	case strings.HasSuffix(req.URL.Path, "/authen/v2/oauth/token"):
+		f.oauthCalls++
+		if f.oauthHandler == nil {
+			return jsonResp(200, `{"access_token":"test-token"}`), nil
+		}
+		return f.oauthHandler(req)
 	}
 	return nil, errors.New("unexpected URL: " + req.URL.String())
 }
 
+// probeTestSigner is an in-memory real ECDSA P-256 signer used to sign the
+// client_assertion in runProbePKJWT tests (authMethodTestSigner returns a nil
+// key and cannot sign).
+type probeTestSigner struct{ key *ecdsa.PrivateKey }
+
+func newProbeTestSigner(t *testing.T) *probeTestSigner {
+	t.Helper()
+	k, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), crand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return &probeTestSigner{key: k}
+}
+
+func (p *probeTestSigner) EnsureKey(context.Context, keysigner.KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	return p.key.Public(), nil
+}
+
+func (p *probeTestSigner) PublicKey(context.Context, keysigner.KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	return p.key.Public(), nil
+}
+
+func (p *probeTestSigner) Sign(_ context.Context, _ keysigner.KeyRef, in []byte) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	h := sha256.Sum256(in)
+	r, s, err := ecdsa.Sign(crand.Reader, p.key, h[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	sig := make([]byte, 64)
+	r.FillBytes(sig[:32])
+	s.FillBytes(sig[32:])
+	return sig, keysigner.AlgES256, nil
+}
+
 func jsonResp(code int, body string) *http.Response {
 	return &http.Response{
 		StatusCode: code,
@@ -208,10 +256,12 @@ func TestRunProbe_TATSuccess_ProbeFails_Silent(t *testing.T) {
 	assertSilent(t, err, errBuf)
 }
 
-func TestRunProbe_TATSuccess_ProbeOK_Silent(t *testing.T) {
+func TestProbeInitResult_ClientSecret(t *testing.T) {
 	rt := &fakeRT{}
 	f, errBuf := fakeFactory(t, rt)
-	err := runProbe(context.Background(), f, "cli_x", "secret_y", core.BrandFeishu)
+	opts := &ConfigInitOptions{Ctx: context.Background()}
+	result := &configInitResult{AppID: "cli_x", AppSecret: "test-secret", Brand: core.BrandFeishu}
+	err := probeInitResult(opts, f, result)
 	if rt.tatCalls != 1 || rt.probeCalls != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("expected 1/1 calls, got tat=%d probe=%d", rt.tatCalls, rt.probeCalls)
 	}
@@ -285,3 +335,47 @@ func TestRunProbe_TimeoutHonored(t *testing.T) {
 	// must stay silent and not block.
 	assertSilent(t, err, errBuf)
 }
+
+// runProbePKJWT: a deterministic server rejection (invalid_client) is propagated
+// as a typed ConfigError so config init exits non-zero.
+func TestRunProbePKJWT_DeterministicReject_Propagates(t *testing.T) {
+	rt := &fakeRT{oauthHandler: func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		return jsonResp(401, `{"error":"invalid_client","error_description":"unknown key"}`), nil
+	}}
+	f, errBuf := fakeFactory(t, rt)
+	err := runProbePKJWT(context.Background(), f, core.BrandFeishu, "cli_x", newProbeTestSigner(t), "agent-key")
+	if err == nil || !errs.IsTyped(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected propagated typed error, got %T %v", err, err)
+	}
+	if errBuf.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("runProbePKJWT must not write stderr, got %q", errBuf.String())
+	}
+}
+
+// runProbePKJWT: ambiguous upstream noise (HTTP 503) is swallowed — silent, exit 0.
+func TestRunProbePKJWT_Ambiguous_Silent(t *testing.T) {
+	rt := &fakeRT{oauthHandler: func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		return jsonResp(503, `unavailable`), nil
+	}}
+	f, errBuf := fakeFactory(t, rt)
+	assertSilent(t, runProbePKJWT(context.Background(), f, core.BrandFeishu, "cli_x", newProbeTestSigner(t), "agent-key"), errBuf)
+}
+
+// probeInitResult dispatches private_key_jwt to the assertion-backed probe.
+func TestProbeInitResult_PrivateKeyJWT(t *testing.T) {
+	rt := &fakeRT{} // default oauth handler returns 200 + access_token
+	f, errBuf := fakeFactory(t, rt)
+	previous := keysigner.Active()
+	keysigner.Register(newProbeTestSigner(t))
+	t.Cleanup(func() { keysigner.Register(previous) })
+	opts := &ConfigInitOptions{Ctx: context.Background()}
+	result := &configInitResult{AppID: "cli_x", AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, KeyLabel: "agent-key", Brand: core.BrandFeishu}
+	assertSilent(t, probeInitResult(opts, f, result), errBuf)
+}
+
+// runProbePKJWT: a nil signer is a defensive no-op (should not be reached, must
+// not panic).
+func TestRunProbePKJWT_NilSigner_Silent(t *testing.T) {
+	f, errBuf := fakeFactory(t, &fakeRT{})
+	assertSilent(t, runProbePKJWT(context.Background(), f, core.BrandFeishu, "cli_x", nil, "k"), errBuf)
+}

cmd/config/init_test.go

@@ -10,9 +10,25 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keychain"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/output"
 )
 
+// TestRunRestoreFlow_NothingToRestore covers the early guards that return before
+// any network/registration call: no config at all, and a config whose resolved
+// app has no app id (nothing to send on begin).
+func TestRunRestoreFlow_NothingToRestore(t *testing.T) {
+	// No config on disk.
+	if err := runRestoreFlow(&ConfigInitOptions{}, nil, nil, nil); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when there is no config to restore")
+	}
+	// Config present but the resolved app has no app id.
+	existing := &core.MultiAppConfig{Apps: []core.AppConfig{{AppId: ""}}}
+	if err := runRestoreFlow(&ConfigInitOptions{}, existing, nil, nil); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when the resolved app has no app id")
+	}
+}
+
 // updateExistingProfileWithoutSecret guards four blank-input scenarios. Each
 // must surface as *ValidationError(SubtypeInvalidArgument) per RFC 6749 §5.2:
 // SubtypeInvalidClient is reserved for IAM rejection of malformed credentials,
@@ -119,3 +135,58 @@ func assertValidationParam(t *testing.T, err error, wantParam string) {
 		t.Errorf("Param = %q, want %q", valErr.Param, wantParam)
 	}
 }
+
+// countingKeychain is an in-memory KeychainAccess that records whether Remove
+// was invoked, so the stale-secret cleanup can be asserted without a real OS
+// keychain.
+type countingKeychain struct {
+	store        map[string]string
+	removeCalled bool
+}
+
+func newCountingKeychain() *countingKeychain {
+	return &countingKeychain{store: map[string]string{}}
+}
+
+func (k *countingKeychain) Get(service, account string) (string, error) {
+	v, ok := k.store[service+"/"+account]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", keychain.ErrNotFound
+	}
+	return v, nil
+}
+
+func (k *countingKeychain) Set(service, account, value string) error {
+	k.store[service+"/"+account] = value
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (k *countingKeychain) Remove(service, account string) error {
+	k.removeCalled = true
+	delete(k.store, service+"/"+account)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestRemoveStaleSecretForPKJWT_SameAppID(t *testing.T) {
+	kc := newCountingKeychain()
+	ref, err := core.ForStorage("cli_same", core.PlainSecret("old-secret"), kc) // → Source:"keychain"
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	existing := &core.MultiAppConfig{Apps: []core.AppConfig{{AppId: "cli_same", AppSecret: ref}}}
+	removeStaleSecretForPKJWT(existing, "", "cli_same", kc)
+	if !kc.removeCalled {
+		t.Error("same appId with keychain secret: expected kc.Remove to be invoked")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRemoveStaleSecretForPKJWT_DifferentAppID(t *testing.T) {
+	kc := newCountingKeychain()
+	ref, _ := core.ForStorage("cli_old", core.PlainSecret("old-secret"), kc)
+	kc.removeCalled = false // ForStorage does not call Remove, but reset to be safe
+	existing := &core.MultiAppConfig{Apps: []core.AppConfig{{AppId: "cli_old", AppSecret: ref}}}
+	removeStaleSecretForPKJWT(existing, "", "cli_new", kc)
+	if kc.removeCalled {
+		t.Error("different appId: must NOT remove")
+	}
+}

cmd/config/keyless_bind.go

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package config
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/credential"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keylessprovider"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
+)
+
+const keylessBindProbeTimeout = 12 * time.Second
+
+var fetchTATForBind = fetchTATForFreshBind
+
+func fetchTATForFreshBind(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, brand core.LarkBrand, clientID string, signer keysigner.Signer, provider, keyRef string) (string, func() error, error) {
+	helper, commitProviderManifest, err := keylessprovider.PrepareRefresh(ctx, provider)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	token, err := credential.FetchTATWithAssertionWithHelper(ctx, httpClient, brand, clientID, signer, helper, keyRef)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	return token, commitProviderManifest, nil
+}
+
+// validateBindResult proves that an OpenClaw keyless account can be used by
+// the exact helper/keyRef/appID tuple that will be persisted. Minting a TAT is
+// intentional: pubkey alone only proves that the helper runs (and some signer
+// implementations create a missing key during pubkey); a successful token mint
+// proves that this public key is already registered to the selected app, so no
+// attach flow or second user authorization is needed.
+func validateBindResult(parent context.Context, opts *BindOptions, result *BindResult) error {
+	if result == nil || result.AppConfig == nil {
+		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "config bind produced no app configuration")
+	}
+	app := result.AppConfig
+	if app.AuthMethod != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if app.KeyRef == nil || app.KeyRef.ID == "" {
+		return errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig,
+			"private_key_jwt bind for app %s is missing keyRef", app.AppId)
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(app.KeyRef.Provider) != core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite {
+		return errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient,
+			"OpenClaw private_key_jwt bind for app %s did not select provider %s", app.AppId, core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite)
+	}
+	if opts == nil || opts.Factory == nil || opts.Factory.HttpClient == nil {
+		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeSDKError, "cannot validate keyless bind without an HTTP client")
+	}
+	httpClient, err := opts.Factory.HttpClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errs.NewNetworkError(errs.SubtypeNetworkTransport,
+			"cannot create HTTP client for keyless bind validation: %v", err).WithCause(err)
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(parent, keylessBindProbeTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	_, commitProviderManifest, err := fetchTATForBind(
+		ctx, httpClient, app.Brand, app.AppId, keysigner.Active(), app.KeyRef.Provider, app.KeyRef.ID,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errs.IsTyped(err) {
+			return err
+		}
+		return errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient,
+			"OpenClaw signer could not authenticate app %s: %v", app.AppId, err).
+			WithHint("repair or reinstall the OpenClaw Feishu plugin and its platform signer dependency, verify the keyless account, then retry config bind").
+			WithCause(err)
+	}
+	if commitProviderManifest == nil {
+		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeStorage,
+			"OpenClaw signer validation did not produce a provider manifest commit")
+	}
+	result.commitProviderManifest = commitProviderManifest
+	return nil
+}

cmd/config/keyless_bind_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,438 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package config
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/auth"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/httpmock"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/i18n"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
+)
+
+func TestConfigBindRun_OpenClawKeylessWritesProviderWithoutPath(t *testing.T) {
+	saveWorkspace(t)
+	clearAgentEnv(t)
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	writeOpenClawKeylessConfig(t, "cli_keyless", "openclaw-lark")
+
+	var gotProvider, gotKeyRef, gotClientID string
+	var providerCommits int
+	var providerCommitSawWorkspace bool
+	replaceBindProbe(t, func(_ context.Context, _ *http.Client, _ core.LarkBrand, clientID string, _ keysigner.Signer, provider, keyRef string) (string, func() error, error) {
+		gotClientID, gotProvider, gotKeyRef = clientID, provider, keyRef
+		return "tat-ok", func() error {
+			providerCommits++
+			data, err := os.ReadFile(core.GetConfigPath())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			providerCommitSawWorkspace = strings.Contains(string(data), "cli_keyless")
+			return nil
+		}, nil
+	})
+
+	f, stdout, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+	if err := configBindRun(&BindOptions{Factory: f, Source: "openclaw", Identity: "bot-only"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("configBindRun: %v", err)
+	}
+	if gotClientID != "cli_keyless" || gotProvider != core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite || gotKeyRef != "openclaw-lark" {
+		t.Fatalf("probe route = client %q provider %q keyRef %q", gotClientID, gotProvider, gotKeyRef)
+	}
+	multi, err := core.LoadMultiAppConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	app := multi.CurrentAppConfig("")
+	if app == nil || app.AuthMethod != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT || app.KeyRef == nil ||
+		app.KeyRef.Provider != core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite || app.KeyRef.ID != "openclaw-lark" || !app.AppSecret.IsZero() {
+		t.Fatalf("persisted app = %#v", app)
+	}
+	if stdout.Len() == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("bind did not emit success envelope")
+	}
+	if providerCommits != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("provider manifest commits = %d, want 1", providerCommits)
+	}
+	if !providerCommitSawWorkspace {
+		t.Fatal("provider manifest committed before the workspace config became readable")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigBindRun_OpenClawOptionalSignerClosedLoop(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("test helper uses a POSIX shebang; Windows resolution is compile-checked separately")
+	}
+	saveWorkspace(t)
+	clearAgentEnv(t)
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	signerPath := installOpenClawOptionalSigner(t)
+	writeOpenClawKeylessConfig(t, "cli_keyless_optional", "openclaw-lark")
+
+	f, _, _, registry := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+	registry.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+		Method: http.MethodPost,
+		URL:    auth.PathOAuthTokenV2,
+		Body:   map[string]any{"code": 0, "access_token": "tat-from-optional-signer"},
+		BodyFilter: func(body []byte) bool {
+			form, err := url.ParseQuery(string(body))
+			return err == nil &&
+				form.Get("client_id") == "cli_keyless_optional" &&
+				form.Get("client_assertion_type") == "urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer" &&
+				form.Get("client_assertion") == "optional.jwt" &&
+				!form.Has("client_secret")
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err := configBindRun(&BindOptions{Factory: f, Source: "openclaw", Identity: "bot-only"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("configBindRun: %v", err)
+	}
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(core.GetConfigPath())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(string(data), "\n") || !strings.Contains(string(data), "\n  \"apps\": [") {
+		t.Fatalf("config is not formatted JSON with a trailing newline:\n%s", data)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(string(data), signerPath) {
+		t.Fatalf("config persisted the discovered signer executable path:\n%s", data)
+	}
+	providerData, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(core.GetBaseConfigDir(), "signing-providers.json"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read global signer manifest: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(providerData), signerPath) {
+		t.Fatalf("global signer manifest did not record the verified executable")
+	}
+	multi, err := core.LoadMultiAppConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	app := multi.CurrentAppConfig("")
+	if app == nil || app.AppId != "cli_keyless_optional" || app.KeyRef == nil ||
+		app.KeyRef.Provider != core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite || app.KeyRef.ID != "openclaw-lark" || !app.AppSecret.IsZero() {
+		t.Fatalf("resolved config = %#v", app)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigBindRun_OpenClawKeylessProbeFailureDoesNotWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	saveWorkspace(t)
+	clearAgentEnv(t)
+	base := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", base)
+	writeOpenClawKeylessConfig(t, "cli_wrong_key", "openclaw-lark")
+	replaceBindProbe(t, func(context.Context, *http.Client, core.LarkBrand, string, keysigner.Signer, string, string) (string, func() error, error) {
+		return "", nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient, "public key is not bound")
+	})
+
+	f, _, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+	if err := configBindRun(&BindOptions{Factory: f, Source: "openclaw", Identity: "bot-only"}); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected probe error")
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(base, "openclaw", "config.json")); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("config must not be written; stat error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigBindRun_OpenClawKeylessMissingProviderCommitFailsClosed(t *testing.T) {
+	saveWorkspace(t)
+	clearAgentEnv(t)
+	base := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", base)
+	writeOpenClawKeylessConfig(t, "cli_missing_commit", "openclaw-lark")
+	replaceBindProbe(t, func(context.Context, *http.Client, core.LarkBrand, string, keysigner.Signer, string, string) (string, func() error, error) {
+		return "tat-ok", nil, nil
+	})
+
+	f, _, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+	err := configBindRun(&BindOptions{Factory: f, Source: "openclaw", Identity: "bot-only"})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "did not produce a provider manifest commit") {
+		t.Fatalf("configBindRun error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, statErr := os.Stat(filepath.Join(base, "openclaw", "config.json")); !os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("config must not be written; stat error = %v", statErr)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCommitBinding_ProviderManifestFailureRestoresWorkspace(t *testing.T) {
+	saveWorkspace(t)
+	base := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", base)
+	core.SetCurrentWorkspace(core.WorkspaceOpenClaw)
+	configPath := core.GetConfigPath()
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(configPath), 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	previous := []byte("{\n  \"current_app\": \"old\",\n  \"apps\": [{\"name\": \"old\", \"app_id\": \"cli_old\", \"app_secret\": \"keep\"}]\n}\n")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(configPath, previous, 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	f, stdout, stderr, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+	commitCalls := 0
+	result := &BindResult{
+		AppConfig: &core.AppConfig{AppId: "cli_new", Brand: core.BrandFeishu},
+		commitProviderManifest: func() error {
+			commitCalls++
+			return errors.New("manifest write failed")
+		},
+	}
+	err := commitBinding(&BindOptions{Factory: f, Identity: "bot-only"}, result, previous, "openclaw", configPath)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "workspace config restored") {
+		t.Fatalf("commitBinding error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if commitCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("provider manifest commits = %d, want 1", commitCalls)
+	}
+	got, readErr := os.ReadFile(configPath)
+	if readErr != nil {
+		t.Fatal(readErr)
+	}
+	if string(got) != string(previous) {
+		t.Fatalf("workspace was not restored:\n%s", got)
+	}
+	if stdout.Len() != 0 || stderr.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("failed bind emitted success output: stdout=%q stderr=%q", stdout.String(), stderr.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCommitBinding_ProviderManifestFailureRemovesNewWorkspace(t *testing.T) {
+	saveWorkspace(t)
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	core.SetCurrentWorkspace(core.WorkspaceOpenClaw)
+	configPath := core.GetConfigPath()
+	f, stdout, stderr, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+	result := &BindResult{
+		AppConfig: &core.AppConfig{AppId: "cli_new", Brand: core.BrandFeishu},
+		commitProviderManifest: func() error {
+			return errors.New("manifest write failed")
+		},
+	}
+	err := commitBinding(&BindOptions{Factory: f, Identity: "bot-only"}, result, nil, "openclaw", configPath)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "workspace config restored") {
+		t.Fatalf("commitBinding error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, statErr := os.Stat(configPath); !os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("new workspace config was not removed; stat error = %v", statErr)
+	}
+	if stdout.Len() != 0 || stderr.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("failed bind emitted success output: stdout=%q stderr=%q", stdout.String(), stderr.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCommitBinding_WorkspaceWriteFailureDoesNotCommitProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	saveWorkspace(t)
+	base := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", base)
+	core.SetCurrentWorkspace(core.WorkspaceOpenClaw)
+	f, _, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+	providerCommitted := false
+	result := &BindResult{
+		AppConfig: &core.AppConfig{AppId: "cli_new", Brand: core.BrandFeishu},
+		commitProviderManifest: func() error {
+			providerCommitted = true
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+	configPath := filepath.Join(base, "missing-parent", "config.json")
+	if err := commitBinding(&BindOptions{Factory: f, Identity: "bot-only"}, result, nil, "openclaw", configPath); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected workspace write failure")
+	}
+	if providerCommitted {
+		t.Fatal("provider manifest was committed before the workspace config write succeeded")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCommitBinding_ConcurrentWorkspaceChangeFailsBeforeProviderCommit(t *testing.T) {
+	saveWorkspace(t)
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	core.SetCurrentWorkspace(core.WorkspaceOpenClaw)
+	configPath := core.GetConfigPath()
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(configPath), 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	previous := []byte(`{"apps":[{"app_id":"cli_old","app_secret":"old"}]}`)
+	concurrent := []byte(`{"apps":[{"app_id":"cli_other","app_secret":"newer"}]}`)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(configPath, concurrent, 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	f, _, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+	providerCommitted := false
+	result := &BindResult{
+		AppConfig: &core.AppConfig{AppId: "cli_new", Brand: core.BrandFeishu},
+		commitProviderManifest: func() error {
+			providerCommitted = true
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+	err := commitBinding(&BindOptions{Factory: f, Identity: "bot-only"}, result, previous, "openclaw", configPath)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "changed while the bind was being validated") {
+		t.Fatalf("commitBinding error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if providerCommitted {
+		t.Fatal("provider manifest was committed after a concurrent workspace change")
+	}
+	got, readErr := os.ReadFile(configPath)
+	if readErr != nil || string(got) != string(concurrent) {
+		t.Fatalf("concurrent workspace was overwritten: %q, %v", got, readErr)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCommitBinding_ProviderFailureDoesNotOverwriteConcurrentWriter(t *testing.T) {
+	saveWorkspace(t)
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	core.SetCurrentWorkspace(core.WorkspaceOpenClaw)
+	configPath := core.GetConfigPath()
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(configPath), 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	previous := []byte(`{"apps":[{"app_id":"cli_old","app_secret":"old"}]}`)
+	concurrent := []byte(`{"apps":[{"app_id":"cli_other","app_secret":"newer"}]}`)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(configPath, previous, 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	f, stdout, stderr, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, nil)
+	result := &BindResult{
+		AppConfig: &core.AppConfig{AppId: "cli_new", Brand: core.BrandFeishu},
+		commitProviderManifest: func() error {
+			if err := os.WriteFile(configPath, concurrent, 0600); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return errors.New("manifest write failed")
+		},
+	}
+	err := commitBinding(&BindOptions{Factory: f, Identity: "bot-only"}, result, previous, "openclaw", configPath)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "refusing to overwrite") {
+		t.Fatalf("commitBinding error = %v", err)
+	}
+	got, readErr := os.ReadFile(configPath)
+	if readErr != nil || string(got) != string(concurrent) {
+		t.Fatalf("concurrent workspace was overwritten: %q, %v", got, readErr)
+	}
+	if stdout.Len() != 0 || stderr.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("failed bind emitted success output: stdout=%q stderr=%q", stdout.String(), stderr.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMergeBoundApp_UpsertsAndActivatesWithoutClobberingSiblings(t *testing.T) {
+	lang := "en_us"
+	previous := &core.MultiAppConfig{
+		StrictMode: core.StrictModeUser,
+		CurrentApp: "other",
+		Apps: []core.AppConfig{
+			{Name: "bound", AppId: "cli_target", Brand: core.BrandLark, Lang: coreLang(lang), Users: []core.AppUser{{UserOpenId: "ou_1", UserName: "alice"}}},
+			{Name: "other", AppId: "cli_other", AppSecret: core.PlainSecret("keep"), Brand: core.BrandFeishu, Users: []core.AppUser{}},
+		},
+	}
+	beforeSibling := previous.Apps[1]
+	data := mustJSON(t, previous)
+	incoming := &core.AppConfig{AppId: "cli_target", Brand: core.BrandFeishu, AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyRef: &core.SecretRef{Source: core.SecretSourceTEE, Provider: core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite, ID: "openclaw-lark"}}
+
+	got, err := mergeBoundApp(incoming, data, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(got.Apps) != 2 || got.CurrentApp != "bound" || got.PreviousApp != "other" || got.StrictMode != previous.StrictMode {
+		t.Fatalf("merged root = %#v", got)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got.Apps[1], beforeSibling) {
+		t.Fatalf("sibling changed: got %#v want %#v", got.Apps[1], beforeSibling)
+	}
+	if got.Apps[0].Name != "bound" || got.Apps[0].Lang != coreLang(lang) || !reflect.DeepEqual(got.Apps[0].Users, previous.Apps[0].Users) {
+		t.Fatalf("target-owned fields were lost: %#v", got.Apps[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func writeOpenClawKeylessConfig(t *testing.T, appID, keyRef string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	path := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "openclaw.json")
+	data := []byte(`{"channels":{"feishu":{"appId":"` + appID + `","authMethod":"private_key_jwt","keyRef":"` + keyRef + `","domain":"feishu"}}}`)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, data, 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH", path)
+}
+
+func replaceBindProbe(t *testing.T, fn func(context.Context, *http.Client, core.LarkBrand, string, keysigner.Signer, string, string) (string, func() error, error)) {
+	t.Helper()
+	previous := fetchTATForBind
+	fetchTATForBind = fn
+	t.Cleanup(func() { fetchTATForBind = previous })
+}
+
+func mustJSON(t *testing.T, value any) []byte {
+	t.Helper()
+	data, err := json.Marshal(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return data
+}
+
+func coreLang(value string) i18n.Lang { return i18n.Lang(value) }
+
+func installOpenClawOptionalSigner(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	// This closure specifically exercises the no-inspect compatibility path;
+	// keylessprovider tests separately cover authoritative managed-project
+	// discovery from `openclaw plugins inspect`.
+	t.Setenv("PATH", "")
+	type signerPackage struct {
+		name, npmOS, npmCPU, binary string
+	}
+	packages := map[string]signerPackage{
+		"darwin/arm64": {"@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-darwin-arm64", "darwin", "arm64", "lark-keyless-signer"},
+		"darwin/amd64": {"@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-darwin-x64", "darwin", "x64", "lark-keyless-signer"},
+		"linux/arm64":  {"@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-linux-arm64", "linux", "arm64", "lark-keyless-signer"},
+		"linux/amd64":  {"@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-linux-x64", "linux", "x64", "lark-keyless-signer"},
+	}
+	spec, ok := packages[runtime.GOOS+"/"+runtime.GOARCH]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Skipf("no optional signer package for %s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	stateDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "openclaw state")
+	packageDir := filepath.Join(
+		stateDir, "extensions", "openclaw-lark", "node_modules", "@larksuite", strings.TrimPrefix(spec.name, "@larksuite/"),
+	)
+	binDir := filepath.Join(packageDir, "bin")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(binDir, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	packageJSON, err := json.MarshalIndent(map[string]any{
+		"name": spec.name, "version": "1.2.3", "os": []string{spec.npmOS}, "cpu": []string{spec.npmCPU},
+	}, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(packageDir, "package.json"), append(packageJSON, '\n'), 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	script := "#!/bin/sh\n" +
+		"IFS= read -r request\n" +
+		"printf '%s\\n' '{\"ok\":true,\"client_assertion_type\":\"urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer\",\"client_assertion\":\"optional.jwt\"}'\n"
+	signerPath := filepath.Join(binDir, spec.binary)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(signerPath, []byte(script), 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR", stateDir)
+	t.Setenv("PATH", "")
+	return signerPath
+}

cmd/doctor/doctor.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/identitydiag"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keylessprovider"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/output"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/transport"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/update"
@@ -135,6 +138,9 @@ func doctorRun(opts *DoctorOptions) error {
 		checks = append(checks, fail("identity_ready", "no usable bot or user identity is available", ""))
 	}
 
+	// ── 3b. private_key_jwt / TEE signer (local; runs even with --offline) ──
+	checks = append(checks, teeSignerCheck(opts.Ctx, cfg))
+
 	// ── 4 & 5. Endpoint reachability ──
 	checks = append(checks, networkChecks(opts.Ctx, opts, ep)...)
 
@@ -148,6 +154,73 @@ func identityCheck(name string, id identitydiag.Identity) checkResult {
 	return warn(name, id.Message, id.Hint)
 }
 
+const teeUnavailableHint = "ensure the device secure hardware is accessible (Linux TPM: add your user to the 'tss' group or run with sufficient privileges)"
+
+// teeSignerCheck reports the private_key_jwt signing backend (TEE/TPM) status.
+// The probe is local hardware only (no network), so it runs even with --offline;
+// in a build without a TEE signer it short-circuits without touching any
+// hardware. It is a hard requirement for private_key_jwt apps and purely
+// informational for client_secret apps.
+func teeSignerCheck(ctx context.Context, cfg *core.CliConfig) checkResult {
+	usesPKJWT := cfg != nil && cfg.AuthMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT
+	if usesPKJWT && cfg.KeyProvider != "" {
+		helper, err := keylessprovider.Resolve(ctx, cfg.KeyProvider)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fail("tee_signer", "external keyless signer is unavailable",
+				fmt.Sprintf("repair or reinstall the OpenClaw Feishu plugin and its platform signer dependency: %v", err))
+		}
+		keyLabel := ""
+		if cfg != nil {
+			keyLabel = cfg.KeyLabel
+		}
+		if err := helper.Probe(ctx, keyLabel); err != nil {
+			hint := fmt.Sprintf("fix the configured external keyless signer, or re-run config init to replace/remove it: %v", err)
+			if usesPKJWT {
+				return fail("tee_signer", "external keyless signer is unavailable", hint)
+			}
+			return warn("tee_signer", "external keyless signer is misconfigured", hint)
+		}
+		return pass("tee_signer", "external keyless signer available")
+	}
+	info, ok, err := keysigner.ProbeActiveHardware(ctx)
+	return teeCheckResult(info, ok, err, usesPKJWT)
+}
+
+// teeCheckResult maps a hardware probe to a doctor check. Split out from
+// teeSignerCheck so the full matrix is unit-testable without a TPM.
+func teeCheckResult(info keysigner.HardwareInfo, ok bool, probeErr error, usesPKJWT bool) checkResult {
+	const name = "tee_signer"
+
+	// No signer registered → private_key_jwt is unsupported on this build.
+	if !ok {
+		if usesPKJWT {
+			return fail(name,
+				"app uses private_key_jwt but this build has no TEE key signer",
+				"the platform key signer ships by default on macOS, Linux, and Windows/amd64; this platform (e.g. Windows/arm64) has none — use a supported platform or re-register without --private-key-jwt")
+		}
+		return skip(name, "no TEE signer in this build (only private_key_jwt is affected; client_secret is unaffected)")
+	}
+
+	backend := info.Backend
+	if backend == "" {
+		backend = "tee"
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case probeErr != nil:
+		return warn(name, fmt.Sprintf("%s signer present but probe errored: %s", backend, probeErr), "")
+	case info.Available:
+		if info.VendorName != "" {
+			return pass(name, fmt.Sprintf("%s TEE available (%s)", backend, info.VendorName))
+		}
+		return pass(name, fmt.Sprintf("%s TEE available", backend))
+	case usesPKJWT:
+		return fail(name, fmt.Sprintf("%s signer present but TEE unavailable: %s", backend, info.Reason), teeUnavailableHint)
+	default:
+		return warn(name, fmt.Sprintf("%s signer present but TEE unavailable: %s", backend, info.Reason), teeUnavailableHint)
+	}
+}
+
 // networkChecks probes Open API and MCP endpoints concurrently.
 func networkChecks(ctx context.Context, opts *DoctorOptions, ep core.Endpoints) []checkResult {
 	if opts.Offline {
@@ -237,14 +310,90 @@ func finishDoctor(f *cmdutil.Factory, checks []checkResult) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	result := map[string]interface{}{
-		"ok":        allOK,
-		"workspace": core.CurrentWorkspace().Display(),
-		"checks":    checks,
+	workspace := core.CurrentWorkspace().Display()
+	// A terminal on STDOUT gets a readable report; pipes, redirects, scripts and
+	// tests keep the stable JSON contract (NO_COLOR disables ANSI styling).
+	// OutIsTerminal checks stdout specifically — IOStreams.IsTerminal reflects
+	// stdin, which would wrongly send the human report into `doctor | jq`.
+	if f.IOStreams.OutIsTerminal {
+		renderDoctorHuman(f.IOStreams.Out, workspace, checks, allOK, os.Getenv("NO_COLOR") == "")
+	} else {
+		output.PrintJson(f.IOStreams.Out, map[string]interface{}{
+			"ok":        allOK,
+			"workspace": workspace,
+			"checks":    checks,
+		})
 	}
-	output.PrintJson(f.IOStreams.Out, result)
 	if !allOK {
 		return output.ErrBare(1)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// renderDoctorHuman writes a readable health report: one aligned line per check
+// with a colored status tag, an indented hint when present, and a summary line.
+func renderDoctorHuman(w io.Writer, workspace string, checks []checkResult, allOK, color bool) {
+	const (
+		green  = "\033[32m"
+		yellow = "\033[33m"
+		red    = "\033[31m"
+		gray   = "\033[90m"
+		bold   = "\033[1m"
+		reset  = "\033[0m"
+	)
+	colorOf := map[string]string{"pass": green, "warn": yellow, "fail": red, "skip": gray}
+	tagOf := map[string]string{"pass": "PASS", "warn": "WARN", "fail": "FAIL", "skip": "SKIP"}
+	paint := func(code, s string) string {
+		if !color || code == "" {
+			return s
+		}
+		return code + s + reset
+	}
+
+	nameW := 0
+	for _, c := range checks {
+		if len(c.Name) > nameW {
+			nameW = len(c.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\n%s  (workspace: %s)\n\n", paint(bold, "lark-cli doctor"), workspace)
+
+	var passN, warnN, failN, skipN int
+	for _, c := range checks {
+		tag := tagOf[c.Status]
+		if tag == "" {
+			tag = "????"
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "  %s  %-*s  %s\n", paint(colorOf[c.Status], "["+tag+"]"), nameW, c.Name, c.Message)
+		if c.Hint != "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "         %-*s  %s\n", nameW, "", paint(gray, "↳ "+c.Hint))
+		}
+		switch c.Status {
+		case "pass":
+			passN++
+		case "warn":
+			warnN++
+		case "fail":
+			failN++
+		case "skip":
+			skipN++
+		}
+	}
+
+	headline := paint(green, "healthy")
+	if !allOK {
+		headline = paint(red, "problems found")
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\n  %s — %d passed", headline, passN)
+	if warnN > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, ", %d warning(s)", warnN)
+	}
+	if failN > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, ", %d failed", failN)
+	}
+	if skipN > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, ", %d skipped", skipN)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(w)
+}

cmd/doctor/doctor_test.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/credential"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
 )
 
 func TestNewCmdDoctor_FlagParsing(t *testing.T) {
@@ -144,6 +146,107 @@ func TestDoctorRun_SplitsBotAndMissingUserIdentity(t *testing.T) {
 	assertCheck(t, got.Checks, "identity_ready", "pass")
 }
 
+func TestTeeCheckResult(t *testing.T) {
+	avail := keysigner.HardwareInfo{Backend: "tpm2", Available: true, VendorName: "ACME"}
+	unavail := keysigner.HardwareInfo{Backend: "tpm2", Reason: "open /dev/tpmrm0: permission denied"}
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		info     keysigner.HardwareInfo
+		ok       bool
+		probeErr error
+		pkjwt    bool
+		want     string
+	}{
+		{"no signer + private_key_jwt → fail", keysigner.HardwareInfo{}, false, nil, true, "fail"},
+		{"no signer + client_secret → skip", keysigner.HardwareInfo{}, false, nil, false, "skip"},
+		{"available + private_key_jwt → pass", avail, true, nil, true, "pass"},
+		{"available + client_secret → pass", avail, true, nil, false, "pass"},
+		{"unavailable + private_key_jwt → fail", unavail, true, nil, true, "fail"},
+		{"unavailable + client_secret → warn", unavail, true, nil, false, "warn"},
+		{"probe error → warn", keysigner.HardwareInfo{Backend: "tpm2"}, true, errors.New("boom"), true, "warn"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := teeCheckResult(tc.info, tc.ok, tc.probeErr, tc.pkjwt)
+			if got.Name != "tee_signer" {
+				t.Errorf("name = %q, want tee_signer", got.Name)
+			}
+			if got.Status != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("status = %q, want %q (msg=%q)", got.Status, tc.want, got.Message)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestDoctorRun_TeeSignerWired proves the tee_signer check is part of doctorRun.
+// It asserts the build-independent invariant (a client_secret app must never
+// FAIL on TEE) so the test passes whether or not a signer is compiled in.
+func TestDoctorRun_TeeSignerWired(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	if err := core.SaveMultiAppConfig(&core.MultiAppConfig{
+		CurrentApp: "default",
+		Apps: []core.AppConfig{{
+			Name: "default", AppId: "test-app",
+			AppSecret: core.PlainSecret("secret"), Brand: core.BrandFeishu,
+		}},
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SaveMultiAppConfig() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	f, stdout, _, _ := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, &core.CliConfig{
+		AppID: "test-app", AppSecret: "secret", Brand: core.BrandFeishu,
+	})
+	if err := doctorRun(&DoctorOptions{Factory: f, Ctx: context.Background(), Offline: true}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("doctorRun() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	var got struct {
+		Checks []checkResult `json:"checks"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("json.Unmarshal() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	var c *checkResult
+	for i := range got.Checks {
+		if got.Checks[i].Name == "tee_signer" {
+			c = &got.Checks[i]
+		}
+	}
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("tee_signer check not present in doctor output: %#v", got.Checks)
+	}
+	if c.Status == "fail" {
+		t.Errorf("tee_signer = fail for a client_secret app; want skip/warn/pass (msg=%q)", c.Message)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRenderDoctorHuman(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	checks := []checkResult{
+		pass("cli_version", "1.0.50"),
+		warn("tee_signer", "tpm2 signer present but TEE unavailable", "add your user to the 'tss' group"),
+		fail("identity_ready", "no usable identity", "run: lark-cli auth status --verify"),
+		skip("endpoint_open", "skipped (--offline)"),
+	}
+	renderDoctorHuman(&buf, "local", checks, false, false)
+	out := buf.String()
+
+	for _, want := range []string{
+		"lark-cli doctor", "workspace: local",
+		"[PASS]", "cli_version", "1.0.50",
+		"[WARN]", "tee_signer", "↳ add your user to the 'tss' group",
+		"[FAIL]", "identity_ready", "↳ run: lark-cli auth status --verify",
+		"[SKIP]", "endpoint_open",
+		"problems found", "1 passed", "1 warning(s)", "1 failed", "1 skipped",
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(out, want) {
+			t.Errorf("output missing %q\n---\n%s", want, out)
+		}
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(out, "\033[") {
+		t.Errorf("color=false but ANSI escapes present:\n%s", out)
+	}
+}
+
 func assertCheck(t *testing.T, checks []checkResult, name, status string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if got := findCheck(t, checks, name); got.Status != status {

cmd/root_integration_test.go

@@ -371,10 +371,11 @@ func TestIntegration_StrictModeUser_ProfileOverride_ShortcutExplicitBotReturnsEn
 
 func TestIntegration_StrictModeBot_ProfileOverride_ServiceExplicitUserReturnsEnvelope(t *testing.T) {
 	f, stdout, stderr := newStrictModeDefaultFactory(t, "target", core.StrictModeBot)
-	rootCmd := buildStrictModeIntegrationRootCmd(t, f)
+	catalog := strictModeFixtureCatalog()
+	rootCmd := buildStrictModeIntegrationRootCmdWithCatalog(t, f, &catalog)
 
 	code := executeRootIntegration(t, f, rootCmd, []string{
-		"im", "chats", "get", "--params", `{"chat_id":"oc_test"}`, "--as", "user", "--dry-run",
+		"fixture", "things", "create", "--data", `{"name":"probe"}`, "--as", "user", "--dry-run",
 	})
 
 	if code != output.ExitValidation {

cmd/service/service.go

@@ -707,20 +707,18 @@ func servicePaginate(ctx context.Context, ac *client.APIClient, request client.R
 
 	switch format {
 	case output.FormatNDJSON, output.FormatTable, output.FormatCSV:
-		pf := output.NewPaginatedFormatter(out, format)
+		emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+			Out:            out,
+			ErrOut:         errOut,
+			CommandPath:    commandPath,
+			Identity:       string(pagOpts.Identity),
+			NoticeProvider: output.GetNotice,
+		})
 		result, hasItems, err := ac.StreamPages(ctx, request, func(items []interface{}) error {
 			// Streaming formats intentionally emit each page after that page has
 			// passed safety scanning. A later page may still fail, so callers
 			// must use the exit code to distinguish complete vs partial output.
-			scanResult := output.ScanForSafety(commandPath, items, errOut)
-			if scanResult.Blocked {
-				return scanResult.BlockErr
-			}
-			if scanResult.Alert != nil {
-				output.WriteAlertWarning(errOut, scanResult.Alert)
-			}
-			pf.FormatPage(items)
-			return nil
+			return emitter.StreamPage(items, output.StreamOptions{Format: format.String()})
 		}, pagOpts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err

cmd/service/service_paginate_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package service
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/client"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/httpmock"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/output"
+)
+
+type serviceFailOnWriteWriter struct {
+	buf    bytes.Buffer
+	writes int
+	failAt int
+	err    error
+}
+
+func (w *serviceFailOnWriteWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	w.writes++
+	if w.writes == w.failAt {
+		return 0, w.err
+	}
+	return w.buf.Write(p)
+}
+
+func newServicePaginateTestHarness(t *testing.T) (*client.APIClient, *bytes.Buffer, *bytes.Buffer, *httpmock.Registry) {
+	t.Helper()
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	previousNotice := output.PendingNotice
+	output.PendingNotice = nil
+	t.Cleanup(func() { output.PendingNotice = previousNotice })
+
+	config := &core.CliConfig{
+		AppID:     "test-app",
+		AppSecret: "test-secret",
+		Brand:     core.BrandFeishu,
+	}
+	f, out, errOut, reg := cmdutil.TestFactory(t, config)
+	ac, err := f.NewAPIClientWithConfig(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewAPIClientWithConfig() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	ac.ErrOut = io.Discard
+	return ac, out, errOut, reg
+}
+
+func servicePaginateRequest() client.RawApiRequest {
+	return client.RawApiRequest{
+		Method: "GET",
+		URL:    "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+		As:     core.AsBot,
+	}
+}
+
+func assertServicePaginateJSONBytes(t *testing.T, got []byte, want interface{}) {
+	t.Helper()
+	wantBytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(want, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("marshal expected JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	wantBytes = append(wantBytes, '\n')
+	if !bytes.Equal(got, wantBytes) {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout bytes mismatch\ngot:\n%s\nwant:\n%s", got, wantBytes)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServicePaginate_DefaultAggregatesAllPages(t *testing.T) {
+	ac, out, errOut, reg := newServicePaginateTestHarness(t)
+	calls := 0
+	wantTokens := []string{"", "next-1", "next-2"}
+	for i, wantToken := range wantTokens {
+		page := i + 1
+		hasMore := page < len(wantTokens)
+		data := map[string]interface{}{
+			"items":    []interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"id": string(rune('0' + page))}},
+			"has_more": hasMore,
+		}
+		if hasMore {
+			data["page_token"] = wantTokens[page]
+		}
+		reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+			URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+			OnMatch: func(req *http.Request) {
+				calls++
+				if got := req.URL.Query().Get("page_token"); got != wantToken {
+					t.Errorf("request %d page_token = %q, want %q", page, got, wantToken)
+				}
+			},
+			Body: map[string]interface{}{
+				"code": 0,
+				"msg":  "ok",
+				"data": data,
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	err := servicePaginate(context.Background(), ac, servicePaginateRequest(),
+		output.FormatJSON, "", out, errOut, "lark-cli test items list", client.PaginationOptions{
+			PageLimit: 10,
+			PageDelay: -1,
+		}, ac.CheckResponse)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("servicePaginate() error = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	if calls != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("pagination requests = %d, want 3", calls)
+	}
+	assertServicePaginateJSONBytes(t, out.Bytes(), output.Envelope{
+		OK:       true,
+		Identity: "bot",
+		Data: map[string]interface{}{
+			"items": []interface{}{
+				map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"},
+				map[string]interface{}{"id": "2"},
+				map[string]interface{}{"id": "3"},
+			},
+			"has_more": false,
+		},
+	})
+	if got := errOut.String(); got != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServicePaginate_StreamingFormatsEmitExactMultiPageBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		format output.Format
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "ndjson",
+			format: output.FormatNDJSON,
+			want:   "{\"id\":\"1\",\"name\":\"Alice\"}\n{\"id\":\"2\",\"name\":\"Carol\",\"page_only\":\"ignored\"}\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "table",
+			format: output.FormatTable,
+			want:   "id  name \n──  ─────\n1   Alice\n2   Carol\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "csv",
+			format: output.FormatCSV,
+			want:   "id,name\n1,Alice\n2,Carol\n",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ac, out, errOut, reg := newServicePaginateTestHarness(t)
+			reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+				URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+				Body: map[string]interface{}{
+					"code": 0,
+					"msg":  "ok",
+					"data": map[string]interface{}{
+						"items": []interface{}{
+							map[string]interface{}{"id": "1", "name": "Alice"},
+						},
+						"has_more":   true,
+						"page_token": "next-1",
+					},
+				},
+			})
+			reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+				URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+				Body: map[string]interface{}{
+					"code": 0,
+					"msg":  "ok",
+					"data": map[string]interface{}{
+						"items": []interface{}{
+							map[string]interface{}{"id": "2", "name": "Carol", "page_only": "ignored"},
+						},
+						"has_more": false,
+					},
+				},
+			})
+
+			err := servicePaginate(context.Background(), ac, servicePaginateRequest(),
+				tt.format, "", out, errOut, "lark-cli test items list", client.PaginationOptions{
+					PageLimit: 10,
+					PageDelay: -1,
+				}, ac.CheckResponse)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("servicePaginate() error = %v, want nil", err)
+			}
+			if got := out.String(); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("stdout byte mismatch\ngot (%d bytes):\n%q\nwant (%d bytes):\n%q", len(got), got, len(tt.want), tt.want)
+			}
+			if got := errOut.String(); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServicePaginate_StreamingWriteFailureStopsFurtherPages(t *testing.T) {
+	ac, _, errOut, reg := newServicePaginateTestHarness(t)
+	sentinel := errors.New("page write failed")
+	out := &serviceFailOnWriteWriter{failAt: 2, err: sentinel}
+	calls := 0
+	for page := 1; page <= 2; page++ {
+		hasMore := true
+		data := map[string]interface{}{
+			"items":    []interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"id": page}},
+			"has_more": hasMore,
+		}
+		if hasMore {
+			data["page_token"] = fmt.Sprintf("next-%d", page)
+		}
+		reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+			URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+			OnMatch: func(*http.Request) {
+				calls++
+			},
+			Body: map[string]interface{}{
+				"code": 0,
+				"msg":  "ok",
+				"data": data,
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	err := servicePaginate(context.Background(), ac, servicePaginateRequest(),
+		output.FormatNDJSON, "", out, errOut, "lark-cli test items list",
+		client.PaginationOptions{PageLimit: 10, PageDelay: -1}, ac.CheckResponse)
+
+	if !errors.Is(err, sentinel) {
+		t.Fatalf("servicePaginate() error = %v, want preserved writer cause", err)
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok || problem.Category != errs.CategoryInternal {
+		t.Fatalf("servicePaginate() problem = %#v, %v; want internal typed error", problem, ok)
+	}
+	if calls != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("pagination requests = %d, want 2", calls)
+	}
+	if got, want := out.buf.String(), "{\"id\":1}\n"; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout bytes = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServicePaginate_StreamingFormatFallsBackToJSONWithoutList(t *testing.T) {
+	ac, out, errOut, reg := newServicePaginateTestHarness(t)
+	reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+		URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+		Body: map[string]interface{}{
+			"code": 0,
+			"msg":  "ok",
+			"data": map[string]interface{}{
+				"name":    "Test User",
+				"user_id": "u123",
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
+	err := servicePaginate(context.Background(), ac, servicePaginateRequest(),
+		output.FormatNDJSON, "", out, errOut, "lark-cli test items get",
+		client.PaginationOptions{PageDelay: -1}, ac.CheckResponse)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("servicePaginate() error = %v, want nil", err)
+	}
+	assertServicePaginateJSONBytes(t, out.Bytes(), output.Envelope{
+		OK:       true,
+		Identity: "bot",
+		Data: map[string]interface{}{
+			"name":    "Test User",
+			"user_id": "u123",
+		},
+	})
+	wantWarning := "warning: this API does not return a list, format \"ndjson\" is not supported, falling back to json\n"
+	if got := errOut.String(); got != wantWarning {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want %q", got, wantWarning)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServicePaginate_BusinessErrorsWriteRawAndRemainUnmarked(t *testing.T) {
+	businessResponse := map[string]interface{}{
+		"code": 123456,
+		"msg":  "fixture business error",
+		"data": map[string]interface{}{"detail": "business failed"},
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		format output.Format
+		jqExpr string
+	}{
+		{name: "jq", format: output.FormatJSON, jqExpr: ".data.items"},
+		{name: "default_json", format: output.FormatJSON},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ac, out, errOut, reg := newServicePaginateTestHarness(t)
+			reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+				URL:  "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+				Body: businessResponse,
+			})
+
+			err := servicePaginate(context.Background(), ac, servicePaginateRequest(),
+				tt.format, tt.jqExpr, out, errOut, "lark-cli test items list",
+				client.PaginationOptions{PageDelay: -1}, ac.CheckResponse)
+
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("servicePaginate() error = nil, want business error")
+			}
+			if errs.IsRaw(err) {
+				t.Fatalf("errs.IsRaw(error) = true, want current servicePaginate pass-through behavior")
+			}
+			assertServicePaginateJSONBytes(t, out.Bytes(), businessResponse)
+			if bytes.Contains(out.Bytes(), []byte(`"ok": true`)) {
+				t.Fatalf("business-error stdout contains a success envelope:\n%s", out.Bytes())
+			}
+			if got := errOut.String(); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServicePaginate_TransportErrorsRemainUnmarked(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		format output.Format
+		jqExpr string
+	}{
+		{name: "jq_paginate_all", format: output.FormatJSON, jqExpr: ".data.items"},
+		{name: "stream_pages", format: output.FormatNDJSON},
+		{name: "default_paginate_all", format: output.FormatJSON},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ac, out, errOut, _ := newServicePaginateTestHarness(t)
+
+			err := servicePaginate(context.Background(), ac, servicePaginateRequest(),
+				tt.format, tt.jqExpr, out, errOut, "lark-cli test items list",
+				client.PaginationOptions{PageDelay: -1}, ac.CheckResponse)
+
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("servicePaginate() error = nil, want transport error")
+			}
+			if errs.IsRaw(err) {
+				t.Fatalf("errs.IsRaw(error) = true, want current servicePaginate pass-through behavior")
+			}
+			if got := out.String(); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("stdout bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+			if got := errOut.String(); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServicePaginate_StreamBusinessErrorRemainsUnmarked(t *testing.T) {
+	ac, out, errOut, reg := newServicePaginateTestHarness(t)
+	reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+		URL: "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+		Body: map[string]interface{}{
+			"code": 123456,
+			"msg":  "fixture business error",
+			"data": map[string]interface{}{},
+		},
+	})
+
+	err := servicePaginate(context.Background(), ac, servicePaginateRequest(),
+		output.FormatNDJSON, "", out, errOut, "lark-cli test items list",
+		client.PaginationOptions{PageDelay: -1}, ac.CheckResponse)
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("servicePaginate() error = nil, want business error")
+	}
+	if errs.IsRaw(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("errs.IsRaw(error) = true, want current servicePaginate pass-through behavior")
+	}
+	if got := out.String(); got != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+	}
+	if got := errOut.String(); got != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+	}
+}

cmd/service/testmain_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package service
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/registry/registrytest"
+)
+
+// TestMain isolates service command tests from the host machine: config (and
+// the registry cache under it) is redirected to a temp dir, then the registry
+// is seeded from the tracked fixture and initialized eagerly. Tests pass on a
+// clean checkout with no network, no `make fetch_meta`, and no user cache.
+//
+// Note: os.Exit skips deferred functions, so cleanup runs explicitly after
+// m.Run before exiting.
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	root, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "lark-cli-cmd-service-test-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		println("cmd/service test setup: MkdirTemp failed:", err.Error())
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := os.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", root); err != nil {
+		println("cmd/service test setup: Setenv failed:", err.Error())
+		os.RemoveAll(root)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := registrytest.Seed(root); err != nil {
+		println("cmd/service test setup: registrytest.Seed failed:", err.Error())
+		os.RemoveAll(root)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	code := m.Run()
+	os.RemoveAll(root)
+	os.Exit(code)
+}

cmd/startup_brand_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -12,11 +13,34 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/registry"
 )
 
+const startupBrandHelperEnv = "GO_TEST_STARTUP_BRAND_HELPER"
+
+var _ = flag.String("startup-brand-helper", "", "internal startup brand test helper nonce")
+
+func isStartupBrandHelper() bool {
+	return startupBrandHelperEnabled(os.Getenv(startupBrandHelperEnv), startupBrandHelperNonce(os.Args))
+}
+
+func startupBrandHelperEnabled(envNonce, argNonce string) bool {
+	return envNonce != "" && envNonce == argNonce
+}
+
+func startupBrandHelperNonce(args []string) string {
+	const prefix = "-startup-brand-helper="
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(arg, prefix) {
+			return strings.TrimPrefix(arg, prefix)
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func TestResolveStartupBrand_Precedence(t *testing.T) {
 	tmp := t.TempDir()
 	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", tmp)
@@ -54,7 +78,7 @@ func TestResolveStartupBrand_Precedence(t *testing.T) {
 // sync.Once, so the brand must be injected before the first catalog access.
 // It runs in a subprocess because the registry is process-global.
 func TestStartupBrandReachesRegistry_RealStartupOrder(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("GO_TEST_STARTUP_BRAND_HELPER") == "1" {
+	if isStartupBrandHelper() {
 		// Helper: replicate Execute()'s build wiring with a lark config.
 		buildInternal(
 			context.Background(), cmdutil.InvocationContext{},
@@ -71,9 +95,11 @@ func TestStartupBrandReachesRegistry_RealStartupOrder(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	nonce := uuid.NewString()
+	t.Setenv(startupBrandHelperEnv, nonce)
 	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[0], "-test.run", "TestStartupBrandReachesRegistry_RealStartupOrder")
+	cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, "-startup-brand-helper="+nonce)
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(),
-		"GO_TEST_STARTUP_BRAND_HELPER=1",
 		"LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR="+tmp,
 		"LARKSUITE_CLI_REMOTE_META=off", // no network during the subprocess build
 	)
@@ -85,3 +111,33 @@ func TestStartupBrandReachesRegistry_RealStartupOrder(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("registry brand after real startup order = %s, want lark", out)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStartupBrandHelperRequiresMatchingCommandNonce(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range []struct {
+		name     string
+		envNonce string
+		argNonce string
+		want     bool
+	}{
+		{name: "neither set"},
+		{name: "ambient environment only", envNonce: "ambient"},
+		{name: "command argument only", argNonce: "command"},
+		{name: "mismatch", envNonce: "ambient", argNonce: "command"},
+		{name: "matching", envNonce: "nonce", argNonce: "nonce", want: true},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := startupBrandHelperEnabled(tt.envNonce, tt.argNonce); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("startupBrandHelperEnabled() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStartupBrandHelperNonce(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := startupBrandHelperNonce([]string{"test", "-test.run", "brand"}); got != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("startupBrandHelperNonce() = %q, want empty", got)
+	}
+	if got := startupBrandHelperNonce([]string{"test", "-startup-brand-helper=nonce"}); got != "nonce" {
+		t.Fatalf("startupBrandHelperNonce() = %q, want nonce", got)
+	}
+}

cmd/testmain_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/registry/registrytest"
+)
+
+// TestMain isolates command-tree tests from the host machine: config (and the
+// registry cache under it) is redirected to a temp dir, then the registry is
+// seeded from the tracked fixture and initialized eagerly. Tests pass on a
+// clean checkout with no network, no `make fetch_meta`, and no user cache.
+//
+// Note: os.Exit skips deferred functions, so cleanup runs explicitly after
+// m.Run before exiting.
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	if isStartupBrandHelper() {
+		// Re-exec helper subprocess (startup_brand_test.go): the parent test
+		// already provides an isolated config dir and disables remote metadata,
+		// and the helper must own the first registry Init to prove the startup
+		// order — do not seed or eagerly initialize here.
+		os.Exit(m.Run())
+	}
+	root, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "lark-cli-cmd-test-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		println("cmd test setup: MkdirTemp failed:", err.Error())
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := os.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", root); err != nil {
+		println("cmd test setup: Setenv failed:", err.Error())
+		os.RemoveAll(root)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := registrytest.Seed(root); err != nil {
+		println("cmd test setup: registrytest.Seed failed:", err.Error())
+		os.RemoveAll(root)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	code := m.Run()
+	os.RemoveAll(root)
+	os.Exit(code)
+}

cmd/update/testmain_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package cmdupdate
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	root, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "lark-cli-update-test-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", filepath.Join(root, "config")); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	code := m.Run()
+	_ = os.RemoveAll(root)
+	os.Exit(code)
+}

cmd/update/update_test.go

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/skillscheck"
 )
 
+const runLiveSkillsTestsEnv = "LARKSUITE_CLI_RUN_LIVE_SKILLS_TESTS"
+
 // newTestFactory creates a test factory with minimal config.
 func newTestFactory(t *testing.T) (*cmdutil.Factory, *bytes.Buffer, *bytes.Buffer) {
 	t.Helper()
@@ -31,13 +33,17 @@ func newTestFactory(t *testing.T) (*cmdutil.Factory, *bytes.Buffer, *bytes.Buffe
 	return f, stdout, stderr
 }
 
-// mockDetect sets up newUpdater to return an Updater with the given DetectResult.
+// mockDetect sets up newUpdater to return an Updater with the given DetectResult
+// and fully mocked skills operations. Tests that only care about install-method
+// detection must never fall through to the real npx skills CLI.
 func mockDetect(t *testing.T, result selfupdate.DetectResult) {
 	t.Helper()
 	origNew := newUpdater
 	newUpdater = func() *selfupdate.Updater {
 		u := selfupdate.New()
 		u.DetectOverride = func() selfupdate.DetectResult { return result }
+		u.SkillsIndexFetchOverride = successfulSkillsIndexFetch()
+		u.SkillsCommandOverride = successfulSkillsCommand()
 		return u
 	}
 	t.Cleanup(func() { newUpdater = origNew })
@@ -104,6 +110,18 @@ func successfulSkillsCommand() func(args ...string) *selfupdate.NpmResult {
 	}
 }
 
+func mockSkillsSync(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+	origNew := newUpdater
+	newUpdater = func() *selfupdate.Updater {
+		u := selfupdate.New()
+		u.SkillsIndexFetchOverride = successfulSkillsIndexFetch()
+		u.SkillsCommandOverride = successfulSkillsCommand()
+		return u
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { newUpdater = origNew })
+}
+
 func TestUpdatePnpm_JSON(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
 	f, stdout, _ := newTestFactory(t)
@@ -228,6 +246,9 @@ func TestNormalizeVersion(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUpdateAlreadyUpToDate_JSON(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	mockSkillsSync(t)
+
 	f, stdout, _ := newTestFactory(t)
 
 	cmd := NewCmdUpdate(f)
@@ -256,6 +277,9 @@ func TestUpdateAlreadyUpToDate_JSON(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUpdateAlreadyUpToDate_Human(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	mockSkillsSync(t)
+
 	f, _, stderr := newTestFactory(t)
 
 	cmd := NewCmdUpdate(f)
@@ -281,6 +305,7 @@ func TestUpdateAlreadyUpToDate_Human(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUpdateManual_JSON(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
 	f, stdout, _ := newTestFactory(t)
 	cmd := NewCmdUpdate(f)
 	cmd.SetArgs([]string{"--json"})
@@ -312,6 +337,7 @@ func TestUpdateManual_JSON(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUpdateManual_Human(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
 	f, _, stderr := newTestFactory(t)
 	cmd := NewCmdUpdate(f)
 	cmd.SetArgs([]string{})
@@ -1161,6 +1187,7 @@ func TestRunSkillsAndState_DedupForceBypass(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	called := false
 	updater := &selfupdate.Updater{
+		SkillsIndexFetchOverride: successfulSkillsIndexFetch(),
 		SkillsCommandOverride: func(args ...string) *selfupdate.NpmResult {
 			called = true
 			return successfulSkillsCommand()(args...)
@@ -1177,7 +1204,10 @@ func TestRunSkillsAndState_DedupForceBypass(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRunSkillsAndState_SuccessWritesState(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
-	updater := &selfupdate.Updater{SkillsCommandOverride: successfulSkillsCommand()}
+	updater := &selfupdate.Updater{
+		SkillsIndexFetchOverride: successfulSkillsIndexFetch(),
+		SkillsCommandOverride:    successfulSkillsCommand(),
+	}
 	got := runSkillsAndState(updater, newTestIO(), "1.0.21", false)
 	if got == nil || got.Err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("runSkillsAndState() = %+v, want non-nil with nil Err", got)
@@ -1197,6 +1227,7 @@ func TestRunSkillsAndState_FailureKeepsOldState(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	updater := &selfupdate.Updater{
+		SkillsIndexFetchOverride: successfulSkillsIndexFetch(),
 		SkillsCommandOverride: func(args ...string) *selfupdate.NpmResult {
 			r := &selfupdate.NpmResult{}
 			r.Err = fmt.Errorf("npx failed")
@@ -1513,28 +1544,133 @@ func TestEmitSkillsTextHints_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestUpdateCommand_RealSkillsSyncRewritesState is a live integration test that
-// verifies "lark-cli update" correctly triggers skills sync and rewrites the
-// state file. It calls the real npx skills CLI, so the test is skipped when
-// npx or the skills registry is unavailable (e.g. no network or fork PRs).
-func TestUpdateCommand_RealSkillsSyncRewritesState(t *testing.T) {
-	// Phase 1: Verify the real npx skills CLI is available; skip otherwise.
-	if _, err := exec.LookPath("npx"); err != nil {
-		t.Skipf("npx not found in PATH: %v", err)
+// liveSkillsIsolationEnv is the single source of truth for the user-state
+// directories a live skills test must redirect under the temporary home. It
+// covers the CLI's own config, the agent homes the skills CLI installs into,
+// the XDG dirs it derives paths from (XDG_STATE_HOME holds its global
+// .skill-lock.json), and the npm/npx overrides that take precedence over
+// HOME-derived defaults (both cases: npm reads npm_config_* case-insensitively).
+func liveSkillsIsolationEnv(home string) map[string]string {
+	return map[string]string{
+		"HOME":                     home,
+		"USERPROFILE":              home,
+		"APPDATA":                  filepath.Join(home, "AppData", "Roaming"),
+		"LOCALAPPDATA":             filepath.Join(home, "AppData", "Local"),
+		"XDG_CONFIG_HOME":          filepath.Join(home, ".config"),
+		"XDG_DATA_HOME":            filepath.Join(home, ".local", "share"),
+		"XDG_STATE_HOME":           filepath.Join(home, ".local", "state"),
+		"CODEX_HOME":               filepath.Join(home, ".codex"),
+		"CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR":        filepath.Join(home, ".claude"),
+		"LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR": filepath.Join(home, ".lark-cli"),
+		"npm_config_cache":         filepath.Join(home, ".npm-cache"),
+		"NPM_CONFIG_CACHE":         filepath.Join(home, ".npm-cache"),
+		"npm_config_prefix":        filepath.Join(home, ".npm-global"),
+		"NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX":        filepath.Join(home, ".npm-global"),
+		"npm_config_userconfig":    filepath.Join(home, ".npmrc"),
+		"NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG":    filepath.Join(home, ".npmrc"),
 	}
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 45*time.Second)
+}
+
+func prepareLiveSkillsIntegration(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	if os.Getenv(runLiveSkillsTestsEnv) != "1" {
+		t.Skipf("live skills integration test disabled; set %s=1 to run", runLiveSkillsTestsEnv)
+	}
+
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	for key, value := range liveSkillsIsolationEnv(home) {
+		t.Setenv(key, value)
+	}
+	return home
+}
+
+func TestPrepareLiveSkillsIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	reachedAfterGate := false
+	t.Run("requires explicit opt-in", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv(runLiveSkillsTestsEnv, "")
+		prepareLiveSkillsIntegration(t)
+		reachedAfterGate = true
+	})
+	if reachedAfterGate {
+		t.Fatal("prepareLiveSkillsIntegration continued without explicit opt-in")
+	}
+
+	t.Run("isolates user directories", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv(runLiveSkillsTestsEnv, "1")
+		home := prepareLiveSkillsIntegration(t)
+		// Pin the isolation contract by key: removing a variable from
+		// liveSkillsIsolationEnv must fail this list, and every redirected
+		// value must live under the temporary home.
+		required := []string{
+			"HOME", "USERPROFILE", "APPDATA", "LOCALAPPDATA",
+			"XDG_CONFIG_HOME", "XDG_DATA_HOME", "XDG_STATE_HOME",
+			"CODEX_HOME", "CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR", "LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR",
+			"npm_config_cache", "NPM_CONFIG_CACHE",
+			"npm_config_prefix", "NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX",
+			"npm_config_userconfig", "NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG",
+		}
+		env := liveSkillsIsolationEnv(home)
+		for _, key := range required {
+			expected, ok := env[key]
+			if !ok {
+				t.Errorf("liveSkillsIsolationEnv dropped required key %s", key)
+				continue
+			}
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(expected, home) {
+				t.Errorf("%s = %q escapes temporary home %q", key, expected, home)
+			}
+			if got := os.Getenv(key); got != expected {
+				t.Errorf("%s = %q, want %q", key, got, expected)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// seedLiveSkillsGlobal verifies the real npx skills CLI is reachable, installs
+// lark-calendar into the isolated global skills dir, and returns the parsed
+// global skills list. The caller opted in explicitly, so every missing
+// precondition is a hard failure — skipping would report "nothing verified"
+// as a green run.
+func seedLiveSkillsGlobal(t *testing.T) []string {
+	t.Helper()
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("npx"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("live skills tests opted in but npx not found in PATH: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Three sequential npx runs against a cold cache (the isolated home starts
+	// empty) can be slow; with Fatal-on-timeout semantics the budget errs on
+	// the generous side.
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 180*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 	if err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "npx", "-y", "skills", "add", "https://open.feishu.cn", "--list").Run(); err != nil {
-		t.Skipf("real skills CLI unavailable: %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("live skills tests opted in but real skills CLI unavailable: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "npx", "-y", "skills", "add", "https://open.feishu.cn", "-s", "lark-calendar", "-g", "-y").Run(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to seed isolated global skills: %v", err)
 	}
 	globalOut, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "npx", "-y", "skills", "ls", "-g").Output()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Skipf("real global skills CLI unavailable: %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("real global skills CLI unavailable: %v", err)
 	}
 	localSkills := skillscheck.ParseSkillsList(string(globalOut))
-	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-		t.Skipf("real skills CLI availability check timed out: %v", err)
+	if len(localSkills) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("seeded lark-calendar but global skills list is empty")
 	}
+	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("real skills CLI availability check timed out: %v", err)
+	}
+	return localSkills
+}
+
+// TestUpdateCommand_RealSkillsSyncRewritesState is a live integration test that
+// verifies "lark-cli update" correctly triggers skills sync and rewrites the
+// state file. It calls the real npx skills CLI and only runs with explicit
+// opt-in. All user directories are redirected to a temporary home.
+func TestUpdateCommand_RealSkillsSyncRewritesState(t *testing.T) {
+	prepareLiveSkillsIntegration(t)
+
+	// Phase 1: Verify the real npx skills CLI is available and seed the
+	// isolated global skills install.
+	localSkills := seedLiveSkillsGlobal(t)
 
 	// Phase 2: Seed a previous sync state simulating an upgrade from v1.0.19.
 	// lark-doc and lark-mail are recorded as skipped/deleted, meaning the user
@@ -1630,26 +1766,17 @@ func TestUpdateCommand_RealSkillsSyncRewritesState(t *testing.T) {
 // not exist (cold start), the update command installs all official skills and
 // writes a fresh state file. No skill should appear in SkippedDeletedSkills
 // because there is no previous state to preserve user deletions from.
-// This is a live integration test that calls the real npx skills CLI; it is
-// skipped when npx or the skills registry is unavailable.
+// This is a live integration test that calls the real npx skills CLI and only
+// runs with explicit opt-in. All user directories are redirected to a temporary
+// home.
 func TestUpdateCommand_SkillsSyncColdStart(t *testing.T) {
-	// Phase 1: Verify the real npx skills CLI is available; skip otherwise.
-	if _, err := exec.LookPath("npx"); err != nil {
-		t.Skipf("npx not found in PATH: %v", err)
-	}
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 45*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-	if err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "npx", "-y", "skills", "add", "https://open.feishu.cn", "--list").Run(); err != nil {
-		t.Skipf("real skills CLI unavailable: %v", err)
-	}
-	globalOut, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "npx", "-y", "skills", "ls", "-g").Output()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Skipf("real global skills CLI unavailable: %v", err)
-	}
-	localSkills := skillscheck.ParseSkillsList(string(globalOut))
-	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-		t.Skipf("real skills CLI availability check timed out: %v", err)
-	}
+	prepareLiveSkillsIntegration(t)
+
+	// Phase 1: Verify the real npx skills CLI is available and seed one known
+	// official skill into the isolated global install. Cold start means no
+	// skills-state.json — locally installed skills may still exist, and seeding
+	// one keeps the Phase 4 per-skill assertions from running zero times.
+	localSkills := seedLiveSkillsGlobal(t)
 
 	// Phase 2: Use an isolated config dir with no pre-existing skills-state.json.
 	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())

go.mod

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.10.0
 	github.com/charmbracelet/huh v1.0.0
 	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.0
+	github.com/facebookincubator/flog v0.0.0-20190930132826-d2511d0ce33c
+	github.com/facebookincubator/sks v0.0.0-20251112220143-6823f23937b4
 	github.com/gofrs/flock v0.8.1
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/itchyny/gojq v0.12.17
@@ -27,7 +29,10 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
+require github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.10.1
+
 require (
+	github.com/StackExchange/wmi v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4 // indirect
 	github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/catppuccin/go v0.3.0 // indirect
@@ -42,12 +47,21 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f // indirect
+	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.5 // indirect
 	github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/google/btree v1.1.2 // indirect
+	github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go v1.1.8 // indirect
+	github.com/google/certtostore v1.0.6 // indirect
+	github.com/google/deck v0.0.0-20230104221208-105ad94aa8ae // indirect
+	github.com/google/go-attestation v0.5.1 // indirect
+	github.com/google/go-tpm v0.9.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/go-tspi v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v1.17.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/itchyny/timefmt-go v0.1.6 // indirect
+	github.com/jgoguen/go-utils v0.0.0-20200211015258-b42ad41486fd // indirect
 	github.com/jtolds/gls v4.20.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
@@ -57,10 +71,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/muesli/ansi v0.0.0-20230316100256-276c6243b2f6 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.16.0 // indirect
+	github.com/peterbourgon/diskv v2.0.1+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
 	github.com/smarty/assertions v1.15.0 // indirect
 	github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0 // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v1.0.0 h1:cXCdzVdstXyiTqTvfqk9SDHpKNjxuom+DOlyEeQ
 github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v1.0.0/go.mod h1:mG5amYoWBHf8vpLOuehzbGGw0EHxpZZ6lCpQ4fNJ8LE=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 h1:F2VQgta7ecxGYO8k3ZZz3RS8fVIXVxONVUPlNERoyfY=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2/go.mod h1:yd8OoFMLzJbo9gZq8j5qaps8bJ9aShtEA8Ipt1oGCvU=
+github.com/StackExchange/wmi v1.2.1 h1:VIkavFPXSjcnS+O8yTq7NI32k0R5Aj+v39y29VYDOSA=
+github.com/StackExchange/wmi v1.2.1/go.mod h1:rcmrprowKIVzvc+NUiLncP2uuArMWLCbu9SBzvHz7e8=
 github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4 h1:EH0zSVneZPSuFR11BlR9YppQTVDbh5+16AmcJi4g1z4=
 github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4/go.mod h1:ZY9tmq7sm5xIbd9bOK4onWV4S6X0u6GY7Vn0Yu86PYI=
 github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 h1:HwpRHbFMcZLEVr42D4p7XBqjyuxQH5SMiErDT4WkJ2k=
@@ -50,14 +52,42 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 h1:GzkhY7T5VNhEkwH0PVJgjz+fX1rhBrR7pRT3mDkpeCY=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Mu1zIs6XwVuF/gI1OepvI0qD18qycQx+mFykh5fBlto=
+github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.10.1 h1:dewVBCBT2GaMu1SrNTYxQhgQBethzfhiwvZiLGP/qyY=
+github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.10.1/go.mod h1:iIjxzd6CiRiOG0UyXP+V1+jWqUXVjPKLAI0mRfJZTmQ=
 github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f h1:Y/CXytFA4m6baUTXGLOoWe4PQhGxaX0KpnayAqC48p4=
 github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f/go.mod h1:vw97MGsxSvLiUE2X8qFplwetxpGLQrlU1Q9AUEIzCaM=
+github.com/facebookincubator/flog v0.0.0-20190930132826-d2511d0ce33c h1:KqlxcP2nuOcMjudCvK0qME2K/aFBDH+xcvYv7HYQaYc=
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internal/auth/app_registration.go

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ type AppRegistrationResponse struct {
 	VerificationUriComplete string
 	ExpiresIn               int
 	Interval                int
+	RequestedAuthMethod     string
 }
 
 // AppRegistrationResult is the result of a successful app registration poll.
@@ -72,6 +73,11 @@ type AppRegistrationResult struct {
 	ClientID     string
 	ClientSecret string
 	UserInfo     *AppRegUserInfo
+	// AuthMethods is the authoritative auth method(s) the app must use, as
+	// returned by the registration service after user/admin confirmation. It may
+	// differ from what the client requested, for example when selecting an
+	// existing client_secret app. Empty is accepted for compatible older servers.
+	AuthMethods []string
 }
 
 // AppRegUserInfo contains user info returned from app registration.
@@ -85,10 +91,81 @@ func appRegistrationEndpoint(brand core.LarkBrand) string {
 	return core.ResolveEndpoints(brand).Accounts + PathAppRegistration
 }
 
+// AppRegistrationInit is the response from the app registration init endpoint.
+type AppRegistrationInit struct {
+	Nonce                string
+	SupportedAuthMethods []string // e.g. ["client_secret", "private_key_jwt"]
+}
+
+// AppRegistrationBeginOptions parametrizes the registration begin request.
+// A zero value selects the legacy client_secret flow, preserving prior behavior.
+type AppRegistrationBeginOptions struct {
+	AuthMethod      string // "" => client_secret; core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT
+	AuthAttestation string // private_key_jwt: the TEE-signed attestation JWT
+	RestoreAppID    string // when set, asks the server to re-register this existing app
+}
+
+// RequestAppRegistrationInit performs the init step of the registration flow,
+// returning a server nonce (to be embedded in a TEE-signed attestation JWT) and
+// the auth methods the server supports for this archetype.
+func RequestAppRegistrationInit(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client) (*AppRegistrationInit, error) {
+	// Registration always begins against the Feishu accounts host (mirrors begin).
+	endpoint := appRegistrationEndpoint(registrationBootstrapBrand)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, beginRequestTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	form := url.Values{}
+	form.Set("action", "init")
+	form.Set("archetype", "PersonalAgent")
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", endpoint, strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+
+	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	logHTTPResponse(resp)
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("app registration init failed: read body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var data map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &data); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("app registration init failed: HTTP %d – response not JSON", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	if _, hasError := data["error"]; resp.StatusCode >= 400 || hasError {
+		msg := getStr(data, "error_description")
+		if msg == "" {
+			msg = getStr(data, "error")
+		}
+		if msg == "" {
+			msg = "Unknown error"
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("app registration init failed: %s", msg)
+	}
+
+	out := &AppRegistrationInit{
+		Nonce:                getStr(data, "nonce"),
+		SupportedAuthMethods: parseAuthMethods(data["supported_auth_methods"]),
+	}
+	if out.Nonce == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("app registration init failed: server returned no nonce")
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 // RequestAppRegistration initiates the device flow. The registration protocol
 // always bootstraps on Feishu; brand selects the user-facing verification host.
 // The request is bounded by ctx and a begin timeout.
-func RequestAppRegistration(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, brand core.LarkBrand, errOut io.Writer) (*AppRegistrationResponse, error) {
+func RequestAppRegistration(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, brand core.LarkBrand, opts AppRegistrationBeginOptions, errOut io.Writer) (*AppRegistrationResponse, error) {
 	if errOut == nil {
 		errOut = io.Discard
 	}
@@ -99,11 +176,25 @@ func RequestAppRegistration(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, brand
 	ep := core.ResolveEndpoints(brand)
 	endpoint := appRegistrationEndpoint(registrationBootstrapBrand)
 
+	authMethod := opts.AuthMethod
+	if authMethod == "" {
+		authMethod = core.AuthMethodClientSecret
+	}
+
 	form := url.Values{}
 	form.Set("action", "begin")
 	form.Set("archetype", "PersonalAgent")
-	form.Set("auth_method", "client_secret")
+	form.Set("auth_method", authMethod)
 	form.Set("request_user_info", "open_id tenant_brand")
+	if opts.AuthAttestation != "" {
+		form.Set("auth_attestation", opts.AuthAttestation)
+	}
+	// Restore flow: the registration service accepts the existing OAuth client
+	// identifier under client_id. The launcher URL still uses app_id; these are
+	// separate contracts and must not be changed together.
+	if opts.RestoreAppID != "" {
+		form.Set("client_id", opts.RestoreAppID)
+	}
 
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", endpoint, strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -156,7 +247,24 @@ func RequestAppRegistration(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, brand
 
 	userCode := getStr(data, "user_code")
 	verificationUri := getStr(data, "verification_uri")
-	verificationUriComplete := fmt.Sprintf("%s/page/cli?user_code=%s", ep.Open, userCode)
+	// Prefer the server-provided complete URL (currently /page/launcher); fall
+	// back to building it from verification_uri, then to /page/launcher. The old
+	// hard-coded /page/cli is stale — the server now returns /page/launcher.
+	verificationUriComplete := getStr(data, "verification_uri_complete")
+	if verificationUriComplete == "" {
+		base := verificationUri
+		if base == "" {
+			base = ep.Open + "/page/launcher"
+		}
+		// The server may return verification_uri with its own query (e.g.
+		// app_id when registering against an existing app), so join with
+		// the same ?/& logic as BuildVerificationURL.
+		sep := "?"
+		if strings.Contains(base, "?") {
+			sep = "&"
+		}
+		verificationUriComplete = base + sep + "user_code=" + url.QueryEscape(userCode)
+	}
 
 	return &AppRegistrationResponse{
 		DeviceCode:              deviceCode,
@@ -165,18 +273,91 @@ func RequestAppRegistration(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, brand
 		VerificationUriComplete: verificationUriComplete,
 		ExpiresIn:               expiresIn,
 		Interval:                interval,
+		RequestedAuthMethod:     authMethod,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// parseAuthMethods normalizes the poll response `auth_method` field, which the
+// server returns as a JSON array of strings (e.g. ["private_key_jwt"]) — or, on
+// some variants, a single space-separated string.
+func parseAuthMethods(v interface{}) []string {
+	switch t := v.(type) {
+	case []interface{}:
+		out := make([]string, 0, len(t))
+		for _, m := range t {
+			if s, ok := m.(string); ok && s != "" {
+				out = append(out, s)
+			}
+		}
+		return out
+	case string:
+		return strings.Fields(t)
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func containsAuthMethod(methods []string, target string) bool {
+	for _, method := range methods {
+		if method == target {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func registrationResultComplete(result *AppRegistrationResult, requestedAuthMethod string) bool {
+	if result.ClientID == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if result.ClientSecret != "" {
+		return true
+	}
+	if len(result.AuthMethods) > 0 {
+		return containsAuthMethod(result.AuthMethods, core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT)
+	}
+	// Older servers may omit auth_method. In that case only a begin request
+	// explicitly made as private_key_jwt may complete without a client secret.
+	return requestedAuthMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT
+}
+
 // BuildVerificationURL appends CLI tracking parameters to the verification URL.
-func BuildVerificationURL(baseURL, cliVersion string) string {
+// When targetAppID is non-empty, it is also included so the launcher can lock
+// authorization to that existing app.
+func BuildVerificationURL(baseURL, cliVersion string, targetAppID ...string) string {
+	u, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return appendVerificationURLFallback(baseURL, cliVersion, targetAppID...)
+	}
+	q := u.Query()
+	if q.Get("lpv") == "" {
+		q.Set("lpv", cliVersion)
+	}
+	if q.Get("ocv") == "" {
+		q.Set("ocv", cliVersion)
+	}
+	if q.Get("from") == "" {
+		q.Set("from", "cli")
+	}
+	if len(targetAppID) > 0 && targetAppID[0] != "" && q.Get("app_id") == "" {
+		q.Set("app_id", targetAppID[0])
+	}
+	u.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+	return u.String()
+}
+
+func appendVerificationURLFallback(baseURL, cliVersion string, targetAppID ...string) string {
 	sep := "&"
 	if !strings.Contains(baseURL, "?") {
 		sep = "?"
 	}
-	return baseURL + sep + "lpv=" + url.QueryEscape(cliVersion) +
+	out := baseURL + sep + "lpv=" + url.QueryEscape(cliVersion) +
 		"&ocv=" + url.QueryEscape(cliVersion) +
 		"&from=cli"
+	if len(targetAppID) > 0 && targetAppID[0] != "" && !strings.Contains(baseURL, "app_id=") {
+		out += "&app_id=" + url.QueryEscape(targetAppID[0])
+	}
+	return out
 }
 
 // pollOnce performs one ctx-bound poll request and decodes the payload.
@@ -273,6 +454,7 @@ func RegisterAppWithDiscovery(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, resp
 			result := &AppRegistrationResult{
 				ClientID:     getStr(data, "client_id"),
 				ClientSecret: getStr(data, "client_secret"),
+				AuthMethods:  parseAuthMethods(data["auth_method"]),
 			}
 			if userInfoRaw, ok := data["user_info"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
 				result.UserInfo = &AppRegUserInfo{
@@ -281,7 +463,7 @@ func RegisterAppWithDiscovery(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, resp
 				}
 			}
 
-			if result.ClientID != "" && result.ClientSecret != "" {
+			if registrationResultComplete(result, resp.RequestedAuthMethod) {
 				// The issuing domain is authoritative; a contradictory final
 				// tenant report is a protocol violation, not a brand override.
 				if result.UserInfo != nil && result.UserInfo.TenantBrand != "" &&

internal/auth/app_registration_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -30,10 +32,14 @@ func jsonResponse(body string) *http.Response {
 func Test_BuildVerificationURL(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("URL不含问号则添加?分隔符", func(t *testing.T) {
 		result := BuildVerificationURL("https://example.com/verify", "1.0.0")
+		got, err := url.Parse(result)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 		convey.Convey("should add ? separator", t, func() {
-			convey.So(result, convey.ShouldContainSubstring, "?lpv=1.0.0")
-			convey.So(result, convey.ShouldContainSubstring, "&ocv=1.0.0")
-			convey.So(result, convey.ShouldContainSubstring, "&from=cli")
+			convey.So(got.Query().Get("lpv"), convey.ShouldEqual, "1.0.0")
+			convey.So(got.Query().Get("ocv"), convey.ShouldEqual, "1.0.0")
+			convey.So(got.Query().Get("from"), convey.ShouldEqual, "cli")
 			convey.So(result, convey.ShouldStartWith, "https://example.com/verify?")
 		})
 	})
@@ -47,6 +53,237 @@ func Test_BuildVerificationURL(t *testing.T) {
 			convey.So(result, convey.ShouldNotContainSubstring, "?lpv=")
 		})
 	})
+
+	t.Run("指定已有应用时添加app_id", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := BuildVerificationURL("https://example.com/verify?user_code=abc", "2.0.0", "cli_existing")
+		got, err := url.Parse(result)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		convey.Convey("should include target app_id", t, func() {
+			convey.So(got.Query().Get("app_id"), convey.ShouldEqual, "cli_existing")
+			convey.So(got.Query().Get("client_id"), convey.ShouldEqual, "")
+			convey.So(got.Query().Get("lpv"), convey.ShouldEqual, "2.0.0")
+		})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("服务端已返回app_id时不覆盖", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := BuildVerificationURL("https://example.com/verify?app_id=cli_server&user_code=abc", "2.0.0", "cli_existing")
+		got, err := url.Parse(result)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		convey.Convey("should keep server app_id", t, func() {
+			convey.So(got.Query().Get("app_id"), convey.ShouldEqual, "cli_server")
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+// captureClient returns an http.Client that records the last request's form body
+// and replies with the given JSON payload.
+func captureClient(gotBody *url.Values, respJSON string) *http.Client {
+	return &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundTripFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			if req.Body != nil {
+				b, _ := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
+				v, _ := url.ParseQuery(string(b))
+				*gotBody = v
+			}
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Header:     make(http.Header),
+				Body:       io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(respJSON)),
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRequestAppRegistrationInit_ParsesNonceAndMethods(t *testing.T) {
+	var body url.Values
+	hc := captureClient(&body, `{"nonce":"n-123","supported_auth_methods":["client_secret","private_key_jwt"]}`)
+
+	out, err := RequestAppRegistrationInit(context.Background(), hc)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if out.Nonce != "n-123" {
+		t.Errorf("nonce = %q, want n-123", out.Nonce)
+	}
+	if len(out.SupportedAuthMethods) != 2 || out.SupportedAuthMethods[1] != "private_key_jwt" {
+		t.Errorf("methods = %v", out.SupportedAuthMethods)
+	}
+	if body.Get("action") != "init" {
+		t.Errorf("action = %q, want init", body.Get("action"))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRequestAppRegistrationInit_ErrorOnMissingNonce(t *testing.T) {
+	var body url.Values
+	hc := captureClient(&body, `{"supported_auth_methods":["client_secret"]}`)
+	if _, err := RequestAppRegistrationInit(context.Background(), hc); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when server returns no nonce")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRequestAppRegistrationInit_EmptySupportedAuthMethods covers the older-server
+// back-compat path: an empty supported_auth_methods array parses to an empty
+// slice, so the init guard in cmd/config/init_interactive.go
+// (`len(SupportedAuthMethods) > 0 && !slices.Contains(...)`) stays false and does
+// NOT reject the requested private_key_jwt. This aligns with
+// resolveFinalAuthMethod(nil/[], private_key_jwt) == private_key_jwt
+// (see cmd/config TestResolveFinalAuthMethod).
+func TestRequestAppRegistrationInit_EmptySupportedAuthMethods(t *testing.T) {
+	var body url.Values
+	hc := captureClient(&body, `{"nonce":"n-1","supported_auth_methods":[]}`)
+
+	out, err := RequestAppRegistrationInit(context.Background(), hc)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if out.Nonce != "n-1" {
+		t.Errorf("nonce = %q, want n-1", out.Nonce)
+	}
+	if len(out.SupportedAuthMethods) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("SupportedAuthMethods = %v, want empty", out.SupportedAuthMethods)
+	}
+	// Reproduce the init guard expression on the real parsed result: an empty
+	// slice must NOT reject private_key_jwt.
+	rejected := len(out.SupportedAuthMethods) > 0 &&
+		!slices.Contains(out.SupportedAuthMethods, core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT)
+	if rejected {
+		t.Error("empty SupportedAuthMethods must allow private_key_jwt (older-server back-compat)")
+	}
+}
+
+const beginRespJSON = `{"device_code":"dc","user_code":"uc","verification_uri":"https://example/verify","expires_in":300,"interval":5}`
+
+func TestRequestAppRegistration_BeginDefaultsToClientSecret(t *testing.T) {
+	var body url.Values
+	hc := captureClient(&body, beginRespJSON)
+
+	if _, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(), hc, core.BrandFeishu, AppRegistrationBeginOptions{}, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if body.Get("action") != "begin" {
+		t.Errorf("action = %q", body.Get("action"))
+	}
+	if body.Get("auth_method") != "client_secret" {
+		t.Errorf("auth_method = %q, want client_secret (default)", body.Get("auth_method"))
+	}
+	if body.Has("auth_attestation") {
+		t.Errorf("auth_attestation should be absent for client_secret, got %q", body.Get("auth_attestation"))
+	}
+	// Normal (non-restore) begin must NOT carry client_id.
+	if body.Has("client_id") {
+		t.Errorf("client_id should be absent when RestoreAppID is empty, got %q", body.Get("client_id"))
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRequestAppRegistration_BeginRestoreAppID verifies the restore flow sends the
+// existing app id on begin so the server re-registers that app.
+func TestRequestAppRegistration_BeginRestoreAppID(t *testing.T) {
+	var body url.Values
+	hc := captureClient(&body, beginRespJSON)
+
+	opts := AppRegistrationBeginOptions{RestoreAppID: "cli_restore_me"}
+	if _, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(), hc, core.BrandFeishu, opts, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if body.Get("action") != "begin" {
+		t.Errorf("action = %q, want begin", body.Get("action"))
+	}
+	if body.Get("client_id") != "cli_restore_me" {
+		t.Errorf("client_id = %q, want cli_restore_me", body.Get("client_id"))
+	}
+	if body.Has("app_id") {
+		t.Errorf("begin form app_id must be absent, got %q", body.Get("app_id"))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRequestAppRegistration_VerificationURICompleteFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		resp string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "bare verification_uri",
+			resp: `{"device_code":"dc","user_code":"uc","verification_uri":"https://example/verify","expires_in":300,"interval":5}`,
+			want: "https://example/verify?user_code=uc",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "verification_uri with existing query",
+			resp: `{"device_code":"dc","user_code":"uc","verification_uri":"https://example/verify?app_id=cli_x","expires_in":300,"interval":5}`,
+			want: "https://example/verify?app_id=cli_x&user_code=uc",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var body url.Values
+			hc := captureClient(&body, tc.resp)
+			got, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(), hc, core.BrandFeishu, AppRegistrationBeginOptions{}, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if got.VerificationUriComplete != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("VerificationUriComplete = %q, want %q", got.VerificationUriComplete, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseAuthMethods(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := parseAuthMethods([]interface{}{"private_key_jwt", "client_secret"}); len(got) != 2 || got[0] != "private_key_jwt" {
+		t.Errorf("array form = %v", got)
+	}
+	if got := parseAuthMethods("client_secret private_key_jwt"); len(got) != 2 || got[1] != "private_key_jwt" {
+		t.Errorf("string form = %v", got)
+	}
+	if got := parseAuthMethods(nil); got != nil {
+		t.Errorf("nil form = %v, want nil", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRequestAppRegistration_BeginPrivateKeyJWT(t *testing.T) {
+	var body url.Values
+	hc := captureClient(&body, beginRespJSON)
+
+	opts := AppRegistrationBeginOptions{
+		AuthMethod:      core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		AuthAttestation: "header.claims.sig",
+	}
+	if _, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(), hc, core.BrandFeishu, opts, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if body.Get("auth_method") != "private_key_jwt" {
+		t.Errorf("auth_method = %q, want private_key_jwt", body.Get("auth_method"))
+	}
+	if body.Get("auth_attestation") != "header.claims.sig" {
+		t.Errorf("auth_attestation = %q", body.Get("auth_attestation"))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRequestAppRegistration_BeginPrivateKeyJWTExistingAppID(t *testing.T) {
+	var body url.Values
+	hc := captureClient(&body, beginRespJSON)
+
+	opts := AppRegistrationBeginOptions{
+		AuthMethod:      core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		AuthAttestation: "header.claims.sig",
+		RestoreAppID:    "cli_existing",
+	}
+	if _, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(), hc, core.BrandFeishu, opts, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if body.Get("auth_method") != "private_key_jwt" {
+		t.Errorf("auth_method = %q, want private_key_jwt", body.Get("auth_method"))
+	}
+	if body.Get("auth_attestation") != "header.claims.sig" {
+		t.Errorf("auth_attestation = %q", body.Get("auth_attestation"))
+	}
+	if body.Get("client_id") != "cli_existing" {
+		t.Errorf("client_id = %q, want cli_existing", body.Get("client_id"))
+	}
 }
 
 func TestAppRegistrationEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
@@ -80,11 +317,11 @@ func TestRequestAppRegistration_UsesFeishuBootstrapAndConfiguredVerificationBran
 				}
 				return jsonResponse(`{"device_code":"d","user_code":"TEST-CODE","expire_in":60,"interval":5}`), nil
 			})}
-			resp, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(), client, c.brand, io.Discard)
+			resp, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(), client, c.brand, AppRegistrationBeginOptions{}, io.Discard)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("RequestAppRegistration(%q) error = %v", c.brand, err)
 			}
-			if !strings.HasPrefix(resp.VerificationUriComplete, "https://"+c.verificationHost+"/page/cli?") {
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(resp.VerificationUriComplete, "https://"+c.verificationHost+"/page/launcher?") {
 				t.Errorf("verification URL = %q, want host %q", resp.VerificationUriComplete, c.verificationHost)
 			}
 		})
@@ -115,11 +352,11 @@ func TestRegisterAppWithDiscovery_LarkFlowUsesProtocolBootstrap(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected host polled: %s", r.URL.Host)
 		return jsonResponse(`{}`), nil
 	})}
-	resp, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(), client, core.BrandLark, io.Discard)
+	resp, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(), client, core.BrandLark, AppRegistrationBeginOptions{}, io.Discard)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RequestAppRegistration error = %v", err)
 	}
-	if got, want := resp.VerificationUriComplete, "https://open.larksuite.com/page/cli?user_code=TEST-CODE"; got != want {
+	if got, want := resp.VerificationUriComplete, "https://open.larksuite.com/page/launcher?user_code=TEST-CODE"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("verification URL = %q, want %q", got, want)
 	}
 
@@ -219,6 +456,51 @@ func TestRegisterAppWithDiscovery_PollsUntilCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRegisterAppWithDiscovery_KeylessCompletesWithoutSecret(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                string
+		response            string
+		requestedAuthMethod string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "server explicitly returns private_key_jwt",
+			response: `{"client_id":"cli_keyless","auth_method":["private_key_jwt"]}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                "older server omits auth_method for a keyless begin",
+			response:            `{"client_id":"cli_keyless"}`,
+			requestedAuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			polls := 0
+			client := &http.Client{Transport: roundTripFunc(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+				polls++
+				return jsonResponse(tt.response), nil
+			})}
+			resp := &AppRegistrationResponse{
+				DeviceCode:          "device",
+				Interval:            0,
+				ExpiresIn:           5,
+				RequestedAuthMethod: tt.requestedAuthMethod,
+			}
+
+			result, _, err := RegisterAppWithDiscovery(context.Background(), client, resp, io.Discard)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("RegisterAppWithDiscovery error = %v, want nil", err)
+			}
+			if polls != 1 {
+				t.Errorf("polls = %d, want 1", polls)
+			}
+			if result.ClientID != "cli_keyless" || result.ClientSecret != "" {
+				t.Errorf("result = (%q, %q), want (cli_keyless, empty secret)", result.ClientID, result.ClientSecret)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // Neither the first poll nor the cross-brand switch waits out the interval
 // (a 5s interval would blow the elapsed bound).
 func TestRegisterAppWithDiscovery_ImmediateFirstPollAndSwitch(t *testing.T) {
@@ -286,7 +568,7 @@ func TestRequestAppRegistration_ProtocolFields(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	resp, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(),
-		serve(`{"device_code":"d","expire_in":60,"interval":3}`), core.BrandFeishu, io.Discard)
+		serve(`{"device_code":"d","expire_in":60,"interval":3}`), core.BrandFeishu, AppRegistrationBeginOptions{}, io.Discard)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("begin error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -295,7 +577,7 @@ func TestRequestAppRegistration_ProtocolFields(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	resp, err = RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(),
-		serve(`{"device_code":"d","expires_in":45}`), core.BrandFeishu, io.Discard)
+		serve(`{"device_code":"d","expires_in":45}`), core.BrandFeishu, AppRegistrationBeginOptions{}, io.Discard)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("legacy begin error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -304,7 +586,7 @@ func TestRequestAppRegistration_ProtocolFields(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	resp, err = RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(),
-		serve(`{"device_code":"d","interval":0}`), core.BrandFeishu, io.Discard)
+		serve(`{"device_code":"d","interval":0}`), core.BrandFeishu, AppRegistrationBeginOptions{}, io.Discard)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("defaults begin error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -313,7 +595,7 @@ func TestRequestAppRegistration_ProtocolFields(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if _, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(),
-		serve(`{"interval":5}`), core.BrandFeishu, io.Discard); err == nil {
+		serve(`{"interval":5}`), core.BrandFeishu, AppRegistrationBeginOptions{}, io.Discard); err == nil {
 		t.Error("missing device_code: expected error, got nil")
 	}
 }
@@ -394,7 +676,7 @@ func TestRequestAppRegistration_BodyReadCancelKeepsCause(t *testing.T) {
 			Header:     make(http.Header),
 		}, nil
 	})}
-	_, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(), client, core.BrandFeishu, io.Discard)
+	_, err := RequestAppRegistration(context.Background(), client, core.BrandFeishu, AppRegistrationBeginOptions{}, io.Discard)
 	if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 		t.Errorf("err = %v, want a context.Canceled cause", err)
 	}

internal/auth/client_auth.go

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/auth/jwt"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keylesshelper"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keylessprovider"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
+)
+
+// ClientAuth describes how to authenticate the OAuth client at the token
+// endpoint: with a client_secret (default) or a TEE-signed client_assertion
+// (private_key_jwt).
+type ClientAuth struct {
+	AppID       string
+	AppSecret   string
+	AuthMethod  string // "" == client_secret; core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT
+	Signer      keysigner.Signer
+	KeyLabel    string
+	KeyProvider string
+
+	// externalSigner is a verified provider snapshot prepared once for a
+	// multi-request operation (for example a device-flow poll loop). The helper
+	// still re-verifies its binary and mints a fresh assertion on every call.
+	externalSigner clientAssertionSigner
+}
+
+type clientAssertionSigner interface {
+	SignClientAssertion(context.Context, string, string, string) (string, string, error)
+}
+
+var resolveExternalAssertionSigner = func(ctx context.Context, provider string) (clientAssertionSigner, error) {
+	return keylessprovider.Resolve(ctx, provider)
+}
+
+// ClientAuthFromConfig builds a ClientAuth from resolved config, picking up the
+// active key signer for private_key_jwt apps.
+func ClientAuthFromConfig(cfg *core.CliConfig) ClientAuth {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		return ClientAuth{}
+	}
+	return ClientAuth{
+		AppID:       cfg.AppID,
+		AppSecret:   cfg.AppSecret,
+		AuthMethod:  cfg.AuthMethod,
+		KeyLabel:    cfg.KeyLabel,
+		KeyProvider: cfg.KeyProvider,
+		Signer:      keysigner.Active(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (c ClientAuth) isPrivateKeyJWT() bool { return c.AuthMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT }
+
+// ResolveSigner prepares the external private_key_jwt signer for reuse within
+// one operation and returns the prepared copy. Built-in signers and
+// client_secret authentication need no provider discovery. Keeping the
+// resolved helper on ClientAuth separates expensive provider discovery from
+// assertion minting: callers may reuse the returned value, while every call to
+// applyClientAssertion still asks the signer for a fresh assertion.
+func (c ClientAuth) ResolveSigner(ctx context.Context) (ClientAuth, error) {
+	if !c.isPrivateKeyJWT() || c.KeyProvider == "" || c.externalSigner != nil {
+		return c, nil
+	}
+	helper, err := resolveExternalAssertionSigner(ctx, c.KeyProvider)
+	if err != nil {
+		return c, err
+	}
+	if helper == nil {
+		return c, fmt.Errorf("private_key_jwt provider %q resolved without a signer", c.KeyProvider)
+	}
+	c.externalSigner = helper
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+// SignClientAssertion signs with a resolved external helper when present,
+// otherwise with the platform signer.
+func SignClientAssertion(ctx context.Context, signer keysigner.Signer, helper *keylesshelper.Command, keyLabel, clientID, audience string) (string, string, error) {
+	if helper != nil {
+		return helper.SignClientAssertion(ctx, keyLabel, clientID, audience)
+	}
+	assertion, err := jwt.SignClientAssertion(ctx, signer, keysigner.KeyRef{Label: keyLabel}, clientID, audience, time.Now())
+	return jwt.ClientAssertionType, assertion, err
+}
+
+// applyClientAssertion adds client_assertion(+type) to a token-endpoint form for
+// private_key_jwt and returns true. For client_secret it returns false, leaving
+// the caller to apply its own secret-based authentication. audience is the token
+// endpoint URL (the assertion's aud claim).
+func (c ClientAuth) applyClientAssertion(ctx context.Context, form url.Values, audience string) (bool, error) {
+	if !c.isPrivateKeyJWT() {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	var err error
+	if c.KeyProvider != "" {
+		c, err = c.ResolveSigner(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+	}
+	helper := c.externalSigner
+	if helper == nil && c.Signer == nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("private_key_jwt requires a key signer, but none is available on this build")
+	}
+	var assertionType, assertion string
+	if helper != nil {
+		assertionType, assertion, err = helper.SignClientAssertion(ctx, c.KeyLabel, c.AppID, audience)
+	} else {
+		assertionType, assertion, err = SignClientAssertion(ctx, c.Signer, nil, c.KeyLabel, c.AppID, audience)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	form.Set("client_assertion_type", assertionType)
+	form.Set("client_assertion", assertion)
+	return true, nil
+}

internal/auth/client_auth_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/auth/jwt"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
+)
+
+// fakeAuthSigner is a real in-memory ECDSA P-256 signer for client-auth tests.
+type fakeAuthSigner struct{ key *ecdsa.PrivateKey }
+
+type fakeExternalAssertionSigner struct {
+	keyRef, clientID, audience string
+	calls                      int
+}
+
+func (f *fakeExternalAssertionSigner) SignClientAssertion(_ context.Context, keyRef, clientID, audience string) (string, string, error) {
+	f.keyRef, f.clientID, f.audience = keyRef, clientID, audience
+	f.calls++
+	return jwt.ClientAssertionType, fmt.Sprintf("external.jwt.%d", f.calls), nil
+}
+
+func newFakeAuthSigner(t *testing.T) *fakeAuthSigner {
+	t.Helper()
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	k, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return &fakeAuthSigner{key: k}
+}
+
+func (f *fakeAuthSigner) EnsureKey(context.Context, keysigner.KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	return f.key.Public(), nil
+}
+func (f *fakeAuthSigner) PublicKey(context.Context, keysigner.KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	return f.key.Public(), nil
+}
+func (f *fakeAuthSigner) Sign(_ context.Context, _ keysigner.KeyRef, in []byte) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	h := sha256.Sum256(in)
+	r, s, err := ecdsa.Sign(rand.Reader, f.key, h[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	sig := make([]byte, 64)
+	r.FillBytes(sig[:32])
+	s.FillBytes(sig[32:])
+	return sig, keysigner.AlgES256, nil
+}
+
+func TestClientAuth_applyClientAssertion_ClientSecret(t *testing.T) {
+	ca := ClientAuth{AppID: "cli_a", AppSecret: "test-secret"} // AuthMethod "" => client_secret
+	form := url.Values{}
+	used, err := ca.applyClientAssertion(context.Background(), form, "https://aud/token")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if used {
+		t.Error("client_secret must not produce a client_assertion")
+	}
+	if form.Has("client_assertion") || form.Has("client_assertion_type") {
+		t.Errorf("form should be untouched, got %v", form)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClientAuth_applyClientAssertion_PrivateKeyJWT(t *testing.T) {
+	ca := ClientAuth{
+		AppID:      "cli_a",
+		AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		Signer:     newFakeAuthSigner(t),
+		KeyLabel:   "k",
+	}
+	form := url.Values{}
+	used, err := ca.applyClientAssertion(context.Background(), form, "https://accounts.feishu.cn/open-apis/authen/v2/oauth/token")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !used {
+		t.Fatal("expected client_assertion to be applied")
+	}
+	if form.Get("client_assertion_type") != jwt.ClientAssertionType {
+		t.Errorf("client_assertion_type = %q", form.Get("client_assertion_type"))
+	}
+	if form.Get("client_assertion") == "" {
+		t.Error("client_assertion is empty")
+	}
+	if form.Has("client_secret") {
+		t.Error("client_secret must NOT be present for private_key_jwt")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClientAuth_applyClientAssertion_NilSigner(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	ca := ClientAuth{AppID: "cli_a", AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT} // Signer nil
+	if _, err := ca.applyClientAssertion(context.Background(), url.Values{}, "aud"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when private_key_jwt has no signer")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClientAuth_applyClientAssertion_UnknownProviderFailsClosed(t *testing.T) {
+	ca := ClientAuth{AppID: "cli_a", AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, Signer: newFakeAuthSigner(t), KeyLabel: "k", KeyProvider: "evil.provider"}
+	form := url.Values{}
+	used, err := ca.applyClientAssertion(context.Background(), form, "aud")
+	if err == nil || used || form.Has("client_assertion") {
+		t.Fatalf("unknown provider must fail closed: used=%v form=%v err=%v", used, form, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClientAuth_applyClientAssertion_NilExternalProviderDoesNotFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	previous := resolveExternalAssertionSigner
+	resolveExternalAssertionSigner = func(context.Context, string) (clientAssertionSigner, error) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { resolveExternalAssertionSigner = previous })
+
+	ca := ClientAuth{
+		AppID: "cli_a", AppSecret: "must-not-send", AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		Signer: newFakeAuthSigner(t), KeyLabel: "k", KeyProvider: core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite,
+	}
+	form := url.Values{}
+	used, err := ca.applyClientAssertion(context.Background(), form, "aud")
+	if err == nil || used || form.Has("client_assertion") || form.Has("client_secret") {
+		t.Fatalf("nil external provider must fail closed: used=%v form=%v err=%v", used, form, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClientAuth_applyClientAssertion_ExplicitProviderDoesNotUseBuiltinOrSecret(t *testing.T) {
+	fake := &fakeExternalAssertionSigner{}
+	previous := resolveExternalAssertionSigner
+	resolveExternalAssertionSigner = func(_ context.Context, provider string) (clientAssertionSigner, error) {
+		if provider != core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite {
+			t.Fatalf("provider = %q", provider)
+		}
+		return fake, nil
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { resolveExternalAssertionSigner = previous })
+
+	ca := ClientAuth{
+		AppID: "cli_external", AppSecret: "must-not-send", AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		Signer: newFakeAuthSigner(t), KeyLabel: "openclaw-lark", KeyProvider: core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite,
+	}
+	form := url.Values{}
+	used, err := ca.applyClientAssertion(context.Background(), form, "open.feishu.cn")
+	if err != nil || !used {
+		t.Fatalf("applyClientAssertion = used %v err %v", used, err)
+	}
+	if form.Get("client_assertion") != "external.jwt.1" || form.Has("client_secret") ||
+		fake.keyRef != "openclaw-lark" || fake.clientID != "cli_external" || fake.audience != "open.feishu.cn" {
+		t.Fatalf("form=%v signer=(%q,%q,%q)", form, fake.keyRef, fake.clientID, fake.audience)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClientAuth_ResolveSignerPreparedCopyReusesResolutionAndRemintsAssertions(t *testing.T) {
+	fake := &fakeExternalAssertionSigner{}
+	resolveCalls := 0
+	previous := resolveExternalAssertionSigner
+	resolveExternalAssertionSigner = func(_ context.Context, provider string) (clientAssertionSigner, error) {
+		resolveCalls++
+		if provider != core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite {
+			t.Fatalf("provider = %q", provider)
+		}
+		return fake, nil
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { resolveExternalAssertionSigner = previous })
+
+	original := ClientAuth{
+		AppID: "cli_external", AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyLabel: "openclaw-lark", KeyProvider: core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite,
+	}
+	prepared, err := original.ResolveSigner(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if original.externalSigner != nil {
+		t.Fatal("ResolveSigner must return a prepared copy without mutating the original")
+	}
+
+	forms := []url.Values{{}, {}}
+	for _, form := range forms {
+		used, err := prepared.applyClientAssertion(context.Background(), form, "open.feishu.cn")
+		if err != nil || !used {
+			t.Fatalf("applyClientAssertion = used %v err %v", used, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if resolveCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("provider resolution calls = %d, want 1", resolveCalls)
+	}
+	if fake.calls != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("assertion signing calls = %d, want 2", fake.calls)
+	}
+	first := forms[0].Get("client_assertion")
+	second := forms[1].Get("client_assertion")
+	if first == "" || second == "" || first == second {
+		t.Fatalf("assertions = (%q, %q), want two fresh values", first, second)
+	}
+	for _, form := range forms {
+		if form.Has("client_secret") {
+			t.Fatalf("private_key_jwt form leaked client_secret: %v", form)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClientAuthFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	ca := ClientAuthFromConfig(&core.CliConfig{
+		AppID:      "cli_x",
+		AppSecret:  "test-secret",
+		AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyLabel:   "label-1",
+	})
+	if ca.AppID != "cli_x" || ca.AppSecret != "test-secret" || ca.AuthMethod != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT || ca.KeyLabel != "label-1" {
+		t.Errorf("ClientAuth = %+v", ca)
+	}
+}

internal/auth/device_flow.go

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func ResolveOAuthEndpoints(brand core.LarkBrand) OAuthEndpoints {
 }
 
 // RequestDeviceAuthorization requests a device authorization code.
-func RequestDeviceAuthorization(httpClient *http.Client, appId, appSecret string, brand core.LarkBrand, scope string, errOut io.Writer) (*DeviceAuthResponse, error) {
+func RequestDeviceAuthorization(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, ca ClientAuth, brand core.LarkBrand, scope string, errOut io.Writer) (*DeviceAuthResponse, error) {
 	if errOut == nil {
 		errOut = io.Discard
 	}
@@ -77,18 +77,26 @@ func RequestDeviceAuthorization(httpClient *http.Client, appId, appSecret string
 		}
 	}
 
-	basicAuth := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(appId + ":" + appSecret))
-
 	form := url.Values{}
-	form.Set("client_id", appId)
+	form.Set("client_id", ca.AppID)
 	form.Set("scope", scope)
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", endpoints.DeviceAuthorization, strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
+	// private_key_jwt authenticates the client with a signed assertion in the
+	// body; client_secret uses HTTP Basic.
+	usedAssertion, err := ca.applyClientAssertion(ctx, form, core.OpenAPIAudience(brand))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", endpoints.DeviceAuthorization, strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Basic "+basicAuth)
+	if !usedAssertion {
+		basicAuth := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(ca.AppID + ":" + ca.AppSecret))
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Basic "+basicAuth)
+	}
 
 	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -139,7 +147,7 @@ func RequestDeviceAuthorization(httpClient *http.Client, appId, appSecret string
 }
 
 // PollDeviceToken polls the token endpoint until authorization completes or times out.
-func PollDeviceToken(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, appId, appSecret string, brand core.LarkBrand, deviceCode string, interval, expiresIn int, errOut io.Writer) *DeviceFlowResult {
+func PollDeviceToken(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, ca ClientAuth, brand core.LarkBrand, deviceCode string, interval, expiresIn int, errOut io.Writer) *DeviceFlowResult {
 	if errOut == nil {
 		errOut = io.Discard
 	}
@@ -171,10 +179,16 @@ func PollDeviceToken(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, appId, appSec
 		form := url.Values{}
 		form.Set("grant_type", "urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:device_code")
 		form.Set("device_code", deviceCode)
-		form.Set("client_id", appId)
-		form.Set("client_secret", appSecret)
+		form.Set("client_id", ca.AppID)
+		usedAssertion, caErr := ca.applyClientAssertion(ctx, form, core.OpenAPIAudience(brand))
+		if caErr != nil {
+			return &DeviceFlowResult{OK: false, Error: "invalid_client", Message: caErr.Error()}
+		}
+		if !usedAssertion {
+			form.Set("client_secret", ca.AppSecret)
+		}
 
-		req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", endpoints.Token, strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", endpoints.Token, strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}

internal/auth/device_flow_test.go

@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ func TestRequestDeviceAuthorization_LogsResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Cleanup(restore)
 
-	_, err := RequestDeviceAuthorization(httpmock.NewClient(reg), "cli_a", "secret_b", core.BrandFeishu, "", nil)
+	_, err := RequestDeviceAuthorization(context.Background(), httpmock.NewClient(reg), ClientAuth{AppID: "cli_a", AppSecret: "test-secret"}, core.BrandFeishu, "", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RequestDeviceAuthorization() error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -106,6 +108,66 @@ func TestRequestDeviceAuthorization_LogsResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// captureRT records the last request + body and returns a canned device-auth response.
+func captureDeviceAuthClient(gotReq **http.Request, gotBody *string, respJSON string) *http.Client {
+	return &http.Client{Transport: roundTripFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		*gotReq = req
+		if req.Body != nil {
+			b, _ := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
+			*gotBody = string(b)
+		}
+		return &http.Response{
+			StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+			Header:     make(http.Header),
+			Body:       io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(respJSON)),
+		}, nil
+	})}
+}
+
+const deviceAuthRespJSON = `{"device_code":"dc","user_code":"uc","verification_uri":"https://example/verify","expires_in":300,"interval":5}`
+
+func TestRequestDeviceAuthorization_PrivateKeyJWT_UsesAssertionNotBasic(t *testing.T) {
+	var req *http.Request
+	var body string
+	client := captureDeviceAuthClient(&req, &body, deviceAuthRespJSON)
+
+	ca := ClientAuth{AppID: "cli_a", AuthMethod: core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, Signer: newFakeAuthSigner(t), KeyLabel: "k"}
+	if _, err := RequestDeviceAuthorization(context.Background(), client, ca, core.BrandFeishu, "im:message:send", nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if req.Header.Get("Authorization") != "" {
+		t.Errorf("private_key_jwt must NOT send Basic auth, got %q", req.Header.Get("Authorization"))
+	}
+	form, _ := url.ParseQuery(body)
+	if form.Get("client_assertion") == "" {
+		t.Error("missing client_assertion")
+	}
+	if form.Get("client_assertion_type") != "urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer" {
+		t.Errorf("client_assertion_type = %q", form.Get("client_assertion_type"))
+	}
+	if form.Has("client_secret") {
+		t.Error("client_secret must not be present for private_key_jwt")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRequestDeviceAuthorization_ClientSecret_UsesBasic(t *testing.T) {
+	var req *http.Request
+	var body string
+	client := captureDeviceAuthClient(&req, &body, deviceAuthRespJSON)
+
+	ca := ClientAuth{AppID: "cli_a", AppSecret: "test-secret"} // client_secret
+	if _, err := RequestDeviceAuthorization(context.Background(), client, ca, core.BrandFeishu, "", nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(req.Header.Get("Authorization"), "Basic ") {
+		t.Errorf("client_secret should use Basic auth, got %q", req.Header.Get("Authorization"))
+	}
+	form, _ := url.ParseQuery(body)
+	if form.Has("client_assertion") {
+		t.Error("client_secret must not send a client_assertion")
+	}
+}
+
 // TestFormatAuthCmdline_TruncatesExtraArgs verifies that long command lines are truncated.
 func TestFormatAuthCmdline_TruncatesExtraArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	got := keychain.FormatAuthCmdline([]string{
@@ -205,7 +267,7 @@ func TestPollDeviceToken_DefaultsZeroIntervalToFiveSeconds(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
 	t.Cleanup(cancel)
 
-	result := PollDeviceToken(ctx, client, "cli_a", "secret_b", core.BrandFeishu, "device-code", 0, 10, nil)
+	result := PollDeviceToken(ctx, client, ClientAuth{AppID: "cli_a", AppSecret: "test-secret"}, core.BrandFeishu, "device-code", 0, 10, nil)
 	if result == nil {
 		t.Fatal("PollDeviceToken() returned nil result")
 	}

internal/auth/jwt/jwt.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// Package jwt builds compact JWS tokens signed by a keysigner.Signer.
+//
+// It deliberately depends only on the standard library plus the existing
+// google/uuid dependency — no third-party JWT library is introduced, keeping
+// go.mod free of new dependencies. The actual signing (and, for ECDSA, the
+// ASN.1->r||s conversion) is delegated to the Signer implementation.
+package jwt
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
+)
+
+func b64(b []byte) string { return base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(b) }
+
+// buildSignedJWT builds a compact JWS:
+//
+//	base64url(header).base64url(claims).base64url(signature)
+//
+// alg is written into the header (it is part of the signed input) and verified
+// against the alg the signer reports, guarding against a header/key mismatch.
+// typ defaults to "JWT" because the client-assertion endpoint requires that
+// protected-header value, even though some protocol examples show only alg.
+func buildSignedJWT(ctx context.Context, signer keysigner.Signer, ref keysigner.KeyRef, alg string, header, claims map[string]any) (string, error) {
+	if signer == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("jwt: no signer available (private_key_jwt unsupported on this build)")
+	}
+	if header == nil {
+		header = map[string]any{}
+	}
+	header["alg"] = alg
+	if _, ok := header["typ"]; !ok {
+		header["typ"] = "JWT"
+	}
+
+	hb, err := json.Marshal(header)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("jwt: marshal header: %w", err)
+	}
+	cb, err := json.Marshal(claims)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("jwt: marshal claims: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	signingInput := b64(hb) + "." + b64(cb)
+	sig, gotAlg, err := signer.Sign(ctx, ref, []byte(signingInput))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("jwt: sign: %w", err)
+	}
+	if gotAlg != alg {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("jwt: signer alg %q does not match header alg %q", gotAlg, alg)
+	}
+	return signingInput + "." + b64(sig), nil
+}
+
+// newJTI returns a random unique token identifier.
+func newJTI() string { return uuid.NewString() }
+
+// attestationTTL bounds the attestation JWT's lifetime. The init nonce (60s,
+// single-use) is the real anti-replay constraint; this is a modest margin for
+// clock skew on top of the immediate init→sign→begin round-trip.
+const attestationTTL = 2 * time.Minute
+
+// attestationClaims builds the registration attestation claim set per the App
+// Registration JWT spec: jti, iat, exp (all required) and the init-issued nonce.
+func attestationClaims(nonce string, now time.Time) map[string]any {
+	return map[string]any{
+		"jti":   newJTI(),
+		"iat":   now.Unix(),
+		"exp":   now.Add(attestationTTL).Unix(),
+		"nonce": nonce,
+	}
+}
+
+// clientAssertionClaims builds an RFC 7523 client_assertion claim set used to
+// mint tokens in place of client_secret. aud is the brand's token endpoint URL.
+func clientAssertionClaims(clientID, aud string, now time.Time, ttl time.Duration) map[string]any {
+	return map[string]any{
+		"iss": clientID,
+		"sub": clientID,
+		"aud": aud,
+		"iat": now.Unix(),
+		"exp": now.Add(ttl).Unix(),
+		"jti": newJTI(),
+	}
+}
+
+// ClientAssertionType is the RFC 7523 client_assertion_type value used for JWT
+// bearer client authentication at the token endpoint.
+const ClientAssertionType = "urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer"
+
+// defaultAssertionTTL bounds a client_assertion's lifetime.
+const defaultAssertionTTL = 5 * time.Minute
+
+// SignAttestation signs the registration attestation JWT. The public key is
+// embedded in the JWS "jwk" header so the registration backend can bind it to
+// the app during action=begin; the claims carry the server nonce as a
+// proof-of-possession challenge.
+func SignAttestation(ctx context.Context, signer keysigner.Signer, ref keysigner.KeyRef, nonce string, now time.Time) (string, error) {
+	if signer == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("jwt: no signer available (private_key_jwt unsupported on this build)")
+	}
+	pub, err := signer.EnsureKey(ctx, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("jwt: ensure key: %w", err)
+	}
+	alg, err := keysigner.AlgForKey(pub)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	jwk, err := keysigner.PublicKeyJWK(pub)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return buildSignedJWT(ctx, signer, ref, alg, map[string]any{"jwk": jwk}, attestationClaims(nonce, now))
+}
+
+// SignClientAssertion mints a short-lived RFC 7523 client_assertion: it reads the
+// registered key (it must already exist — bound at registration; a missing key is
+// an error, not a reason to create a new unbound one), derives the JWS alg from
+// the public key, and signs an assertion whose audience is the brand's Open API
+// host. The server, holding the public key bound at registration, verifies it in
+// place of client_secret. The assertion header carries only alg (no jwk/kid);
+// the server locates the key via iss/sub = client_id.
+//
+// This is the model-independent glue: the assertion JWT is identical whether the
+// server augments an existing grant (device_code/refresh_token) with client
+// authentication or uses a dedicated jwt-bearer grant — only where the caller
+// attaches it differs.
+func SignClientAssertion(ctx context.Context, signer keysigner.Signer, ref keysigner.KeyRef, clientID, audience string, now time.Time) (string, error) {
+	if signer == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("jwt: no signer available (private_key_jwt unsupported on this build)")
+	}
+	pub, err := signer.PublicKey(ctx, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("jwt: public key: %w", err)
+	}
+	alg, err := keysigner.AlgForKey(pub)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return buildSignedJWT(ctx, signer, ref, alg, map[string]any{}, clientAssertionClaims(clientID, audience, now, defaultAssertionTTL))
+}

internal/auth/jwt/jwt_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package jwt
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"math/big"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
+)
+
+// fakeSigner is a real in-memory ECDSA P-256 signer, so tests exercise the full
+// JWS path and the produced token is actually cryptographically verifiable.
+type fakeSigner struct{ key *ecdsa.PrivateKey }
+
+func newFakeSigner(t *testing.T) *fakeSigner {
+	t.Helper()
+	k, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return &fakeSigner{key: k}
+}
+
+func (f *fakeSigner) EnsureKey(context.Context, keysigner.KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	return f.key.Public(), nil
+}
+func (f *fakeSigner) PublicKey(context.Context, keysigner.KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	return f.key.Public(), nil
+}
+func (f *fakeSigner) Sign(_ context.Context, _ keysigner.KeyRef, in []byte) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	h := sha256.Sum256(in)
+	r, s, err := ecdsa.Sign(rand.Reader, f.key, h[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	// JOSE ES256: fixed-width big-endian r||s (32 bytes each for P-256).
+	sig := make([]byte, 64)
+	r.FillBytes(sig[:32])
+	s.FillBytes(sig[32:])
+	return sig, keysigner.AlgES256, nil
+}
+
+func TestBuildSignedJWT_VerifiableES256(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFakeSigner(t)
+	now := time.Unix(1700000000, 0)
+
+	tok, err := buildSignedJWT(context.Background(), f, keysigner.KeyRef{Label: "x"}, keysigner.AlgES256,
+		map[string]any{}, clientAssertionClaims("cli_app", "https://accounts.example/token", now, 5*time.Minute))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	parts := strings.Split(tok, ".")
+	if len(parts) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 3 JWS parts, got %d", len(parts))
+	}
+
+	hb, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("header not base64url: %v", err)
+	}
+	var hdr map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(hb, &hdr); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if hdr["alg"] != "ES256" || hdr["typ"] != "JWT" {
+		t.Errorf("header = %v, want alg=ES256 typ=JWT", hdr)
+	}
+
+	cb, _ := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[1])
+	var claims map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(cb, &claims); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if claims["iss"] != "cli_app" || claims["sub"] != "cli_app" || claims["aud"] != "https://accounts.example/token" {
+		t.Errorf("claims = %v", claims)
+	}
+
+	// Cryptographically verify the signature against the signing input.
+	sig, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[2])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("sig not base64url: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(sig) != 64 {
+		t.Fatalf("ES256 sig len = %d, want 64", len(sig))
+	}
+	r := new(big.Int).SetBytes(sig[:32])
+	s := new(big.Int).SetBytes(sig[32:])
+	h := sha256.Sum256([]byte(parts[0] + "." + parts[1]))
+	if !ecdsa.Verify(f.key.Public().(*ecdsa.PublicKey), h[:], r, s) {
+		t.Error("signature did not verify")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildSignedJWT_NilSigner(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := buildSignedJWT(context.Background(), nil, keysigner.KeyRef{}, "ES256", nil, nil); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for nil signer")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildSignedJWT_AlgMismatch(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFakeSigner(t) // always reports ES256
+	if _, err := buildSignedJWT(context.Background(), f, keysigner.KeyRef{}, keysigner.AlgRS256, nil, nil); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when header alg != signer alg")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildSignedJWT_MarshalErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFakeSigner(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := buildSignedJWT(ctx, f, keysigner.KeyRef{}, keysigner.AlgES256,
+		map[string]any{"bad": func() {}}, nil)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "jwt: marshal header") {
+		t.Fatalf("header marshal error = %v, want prefix %q", err, "jwt: marshal header")
+	}
+
+	_, err = buildSignedJWT(ctx, f, keysigner.KeyRef{}, keysigner.AlgES256,
+		nil, map[string]any{"bad": make(chan int)})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "jwt: marshal claims") {
+		t.Fatalf("claims marshal error = %v, want prefix %q", err, "jwt: marshal claims")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSignClientAssertion(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFakeSigner(t)
+	now := time.Unix(1700000000, 0)
+	const aud = "https://accounts.feishu.cn/open-apis/authen/v2/oauth/token"
+
+	tok, err := SignClientAssertion(context.Background(), f, keysigner.KeyRef{Label: "k"}, "cli_app", aud, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	parts := strings.Split(tok, ".")
+	if len(parts) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 3 parts, got %d", len(parts))
+	}
+	cb, _ := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[1])
+	var claims map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(cb, &claims); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if claims["iss"] != "cli_app" || claims["aud"] != aud {
+		t.Errorf("claims = %v", claims)
+	}
+
+	// Signature must verify against the key's public half.
+	sig, _ := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[2])
+	r := new(big.Int).SetBytes(sig[:32])
+	s := new(big.Int).SetBytes(sig[32:])
+	h := sha256.Sum256([]byte(parts[0] + "." + parts[1]))
+	if !ecdsa.Verify(f.key.Public().(*ecdsa.PublicKey), h[:], r, s) {
+		t.Error("client_assertion signature did not verify")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSignClientAssertion_NilSigner(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := SignClientAssertion(context.Background(), nil, keysigner.KeyRef{}, "cli_app", "aud", time.Unix(0, 0)); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for nil signer")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSignAttestation(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFakeSigner(t)
+	now := time.Unix(1700000000, 0)
+
+	tok, err := SignAttestation(context.Background(), f, keysigner.KeyRef{Label: "k"}, "nonce-abc", now)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(tok, ".")
+	if len(parts) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 3 parts, got %d", len(parts))
+	}
+
+	hb, _ := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[0])
+	var hdr map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(hb, &hdr); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	jwk, ok := hdr["jwk"].(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("attestation header missing jwk: %v", hdr)
+	}
+	if jwk["kty"] != "EC" || jwk["crv"] != "P-256" || jwk["use"] != "sig" {
+		t.Errorf("jwk = %v", jwk)
+	}
+
+	cb, _ := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[1])
+	var claims map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(cb, &claims); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if claims["nonce"] != "nonce-abc" {
+		t.Errorf("nonce = %v", claims["nonce"])
+	}
+	// jti, iat, exp are all required by the attestation spec.
+	iat, iatOK := claims["iat"].(float64)
+	exp, expOK := claims["exp"].(float64)
+	if !iatOK || !expOK || exp <= iat {
+		t.Errorf("claims iat/exp invalid: iat=%v exp=%v", claims["iat"], claims["exp"])
+	}
+	if jti, _ := claims["jti"].(string); jti == "" {
+		t.Error("claims jti empty")
+	}
+
+	// Signature verifies against the embedded key.
+	sig, _ := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(parts[2])
+	r := new(big.Int).SetBytes(sig[:32])
+	s := new(big.Int).SetBytes(sig[32:])
+	h := sha256.Sum256([]byte(parts[0] + "." + parts[1]))
+	if !ecdsa.Verify(f.key.Public().(*ecdsa.PublicKey), h[:], r, s) {
+		t.Error("attestation signature did not verify")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSignAttestation_NilSigner(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := SignAttestation(context.Background(), nil, keysigner.KeyRef{}, "n", time.Unix(0, 0)); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for nil signer")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClaimFactories(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Unix(1700000000, 0)
+
+	a := attestationClaims("nonce-xyz", now)
+	if a["nonce"] != "nonce-xyz" || a["iat"] != now.Unix() {
+		t.Errorf("attestation claims = %v", a)
+	}
+	if a["exp"] != now.Add(attestationTTL).Unix() {
+		t.Errorf("attestation exp = %v, want %v", a["exp"], now.Add(attestationTTL).Unix())
+	}
+	if jti, _ := a["jti"].(string); jti == "" {
+		t.Error("attestation jti empty")
+	}
+
+	c := clientAssertionClaims("cli_app", "aud", now, time.Minute)
+	if c["exp"].(int64) != now.Add(time.Minute).Unix() {
+		t.Errorf("client_assertion exp = %v", c["exp"])
+	}
+}

internal/auth/testmain_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	root, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "lark-cli-internal-auth-test-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_LOG_DIR", filepath.Join(root, "logs")); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	code := m.Run()
+	_ = os.RemoveAll(root)
+	os.Exit(code)
+}

internal/auth/uat_client.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/errclass"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/vfs"
 )
 
@@ -33,11 +34,15 @@ func sanitizeID(id string) string {
 
 // UATCallOptions contains options for UAT API calls.
 type UATCallOptions struct {
-	UserOpenId string
-	AppId      string
-	AppSecret  string
-	Domain     core.LarkBrand
-	ErrOut     io.Writer // diagnostic/status output (caller injects f.IOStreams.ErrOut)
+	UserOpenId  string
+	AppId       string
+	AppSecret   string
+	Domain      core.LarkBrand
+	AuthMethod  string           // "" == client_secret; core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT
+	KeyLabel    string           // TEE key handle for private_key_jwt
+	KeyProvider string           // empty == built-in signer; explicit external route otherwise
+	Signer      keysigner.Signer // active signer for private_key_jwt
+	ErrOut      io.Writer        // diagnostic/status output (caller injects f.IOStreams.ErrOut)
 }
 
 // UATStatus represents the status of a user access token.
@@ -57,11 +62,15 @@ func NewUATCallOptions(cfg *core.CliConfig, errOut io.Writer) UATCallOptions {
 		errOut = os.Stderr
 	}
 	return UATCallOptions{
-		UserOpenId: cfg.UserOpenId,
-		AppId:      cfg.AppID,
-		AppSecret:  cfg.AppSecret,
-		Domain:     cfg.Brand,
-		ErrOut:     errOut,
+		UserOpenId:  cfg.UserOpenId,
+		AppId:       cfg.AppID,
+		AppSecret:   cfg.AppSecret,
+		Domain:      cfg.Brand,
+		AuthMethod:  cfg.AuthMethod,
+		KeyLabel:    cfg.KeyLabel,
+		KeyProvider: cfg.KeyProvider,
+		Signer:      keysigner.Active(),
+		ErrOut:      errOut,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -187,13 +196,31 @@ func doRefreshToken(httpClient *http.Client, opts UATCallOptions, stored *Stored
 	}
 
 	endpoints := ResolveOAuthEndpoints(opts.Domain)
+	clientAuth := ClientAuth{
+		AppID:       opts.AppId,
+		AppSecret:   opts.AppSecret,
+		AuthMethod:  opts.AuthMethod,
+		Signer:      opts.Signer,
+		KeyLabel:    opts.KeyLabel,
+		KeyProvider: opts.KeyProvider,
+	}
+	clientAuth, err := clientAuth.ResolveSigner(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	callEndpoint := func() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 		form := url.Values{}
 		form.Set("grant_type", "refresh_token")
 		form.Set("refresh_token", stored.RefreshToken)
 		form.Set("client_id", opts.AppId)
-		form.Set("client_secret", opts.AppSecret)
+		usedAssertion, caErr := clientAuth.applyClientAssertion(context.Background(), form, core.OpenAPIAudience(opts.Domain))
+		if caErr != nil {
+			return nil, caErr
+		}
+		if !usedAssertion {
+			form.Set("client_secret", opts.AppSecret)
+		}
 
 		req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", endpoints.Token, strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
 		if err != nil {

internal/auth/uat_client_options_test.go

@@ -38,3 +38,27 @@ func TestNewUATCallOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("ErrOut not set correctly")
 	}
 }
+
+// TestNewUATCallOptions_PrivateKeyJWT verifies the auth-method fields propagate
+// so the refresh path can mint a client_assertion instead of sending a secret.
+func TestNewUATCallOptions_PrivateKeyJWT(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := &core.CliConfig{
+		AppID:       "cli_pk",
+		Brand:       core.BrandFeishu,
+		UserOpenId:  "ou_test",
+		AuthMethod:  core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyLabel:    "agent-key",
+		KeyProvider: core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite,
+	}
+	opts := NewUATCallOptions(cfg, &bytes.Buffer{})
+
+	if opts.AuthMethod != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		t.Errorf("AuthMethod = %q, want private_key_jwt", opts.AuthMethod)
+	}
+	if opts.KeyLabel != "agent-key" {
+		t.Errorf("KeyLabel = %q, want agent-key", opts.KeyLabel)
+	}
+	if opts.KeyProvider != core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite {
+		t.Errorf("KeyProvider = %q, want %q", opts.KeyProvider, core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite)
+	}
+}

internal/auth/uat_client_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/auth/jwt"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+)
+
+type uatRoundTripFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+
+func (fn uatRoundTripFunc) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return fn(req)
+}
+
+type retryExternalAssertionSigner struct {
+	calls int
+}
+
+func (s *retryExternalAssertionSigner) SignClientAssertion(_ context.Context, _, _, _ string) (string, string, error) {
+	s.calls++
+	return jwt.ClientAssertionType, fmt.Sprintf("refresh.jwt.%d", s.calls), nil
+}
+
+func TestDoRefreshToken_PrivateKeyJWTRetryResolvesOnceAndRemintsAssertion(t *testing.T) {
+	signer := &retryExternalAssertionSigner{}
+	resolveCalls := 0
+	previous := resolveExternalAssertionSigner
+	resolveExternalAssertionSigner = func(_ context.Context, provider string) (clientAssertionSigner, error) {
+		resolveCalls++
+		if provider != core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite {
+			t.Fatalf("provider = %q", provider)
+		}
+		return signer, nil
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { resolveExternalAssertionSigner = previous })
+
+	var forms []url.Values
+	httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: uatRoundTripFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		form, err := url.ParseQuery(string(body))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		forms = append(forms, form)
+
+		responseBody := `{"code":20050,"error":"server_error","error_description":"retry"}`
+		if len(forms) == 2 {
+			// A success-shaped response without a token lets the test exercise the
+			// retry without writing platform keychain state.
+			responseBody = `{"code":0}`
+		}
+		return &http.Response{
+			StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+			Header:     make(http.Header),
+			Body:       io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(responseBody)),
+			Request:    req,
+		}, nil
+	})}
+
+	now := time.Now().UnixMilli()
+	stored := &StoredUAToken{
+		UserOpenId:       "ou_test",
+		AppId:            "cli_external",
+		RefreshToken:     "refresh-token",
+		RefreshExpiresAt: now + int64(time.Hour/time.Millisecond),
+		Scope:            "offline_access",
+		GrantedAt:        now,
+	}
+	opts := UATCallOptions{
+		UserOpenId:  stored.UserOpenId,
+		AppId:       stored.AppId,
+		Domain:      core.BrandFeishu,
+		AuthMethod:  core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyLabel:    "openclaw-lark",
+		KeyProvider: core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite,
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+	}
+
+	updated, err := doRefreshToken(httpClient, opts, stored)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no access_token") {
+		t.Fatalf("doRefreshToken error = %v, want missing access_token after retry", err)
+	}
+	if updated != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("updated token = %#v, want nil", updated)
+	}
+	if resolveCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("provider resolution calls = %d, want 1", resolveCalls)
+	}
+	if signer.calls != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("assertion signing calls = %d, want 2", signer.calls)
+	}
+	if len(forms) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("token endpoint requests = %d, want 2", len(forms))
+	}
+	first := forms[0].Get("client_assertion")
+	second := forms[1].Get("client_assertion")
+	if first == "" || second == "" || first == second {
+		t.Fatalf("assertions = (%q, %q), want two fresh values", first, second)
+	}
+	for _, form := range forms {
+		if form.Get("grant_type") != "refresh_token" {
+			t.Fatalf("grant_type = %q, want refresh_token", form.Get("grant_type"))
+		}
+		if form.Has("client_secret") {
+			t.Fatalf("private_key_jwt form leaked client_secret: %v", form)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/binding/keyless_types_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package binding
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestListCandidateApps_KeylessSingleAccount(t *testing.T) {
+	apps := ListCandidateApps(&FeishuChannel{
+		AppID:      "cli_keyless",
+		Brand:      "feishu",
+		AuthMethod: AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyRef:     "openclaw-lark",
+	})
+	if len(apps) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("count = %d, want 1", len(apps))
+	}
+	if !apps[0].IsKeyless() {
+		t.Fatalf("candidate = %#v, want keyless", apps[0])
+	}
+	if apps[0].KeyRef != "openclaw-lark" {
+		t.Fatalf("KeyRef = %q, want openclaw-lark", apps[0].KeyRef)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListCandidateApps_KeylessMultiAccountInheritance(t *testing.T) {
+	apps := ListCandidateApps(&FeishuChannel{
+		AppID:      "cli_top",
+		Brand:      "lark",
+		AuthMethod: AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyRef:     "openclaw-lark",
+		Accounts: map[string]*FeishuAccount{
+			"work": {},
+		},
+	})
+	if len(apps) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("count = %d, want 2 (implicit default + work)", len(apps))
+	}
+	app := candidateByLabel(t, apps, "work")
+	if app.Label != "work" || app.AppID != "cli_top" || app.Brand != "lark" {
+		t.Fatalf("candidate identity = %#v", app)
+	}
+	if app.AuthMethod != AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT || app.KeyRef != "openclaw-lark" || !app.IsKeyless() {
+		t.Fatalf("candidate keyless fields = %#v", app)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListCandidateApps_KeylessAccountOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	apps := ListCandidateApps(&FeishuChannel{
+		AppID:      "cli_top",
+		AuthMethod: AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyRef:     "top-key",
+		Accounts: map[string]*FeishuAccount{
+			"work": {AppID: "cli_work", KeyRef: "work-key"},
+		},
+	})
+	if len(apps) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("count = %d, want 2 (implicit default + work)", len(apps))
+	}
+	if got := candidateByLabel(t, apps, "work"); got.AppID != "cli_work" || got.KeyRef != "work-key" || !got.IsKeyless() {
+		t.Fatalf("candidate = %#v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func candidateByLabel(t *testing.T, apps []CandidateApp, label string) CandidateApp {
+	t.Helper()
+	for _, app := range apps {
+		if app.Label == label {
+			return app
+		}
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("candidate %q not found in %#v", label, apps)
+	return CandidateApp{}
+}
+
+func TestCandidateApp_SecretTakesPrecedenceOverKeyless(t *testing.T) {
+	app := CandidateApp{
+		AppID:      "cli_both",
+		AppSecret:  SecretInput{Plain: "secret"},
+		AuthMethod: AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyRef:     "openclaw-lark",
+	}
+	if app.IsKeyless() {
+		t.Fatal("an appSecret-backed OpenClaw account must not be treated as keyless")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCandidateApp_KeylessRequiresKeyRef(t *testing.T) {
+	app := CandidateApp{AppID: "cli_missing_key", AuthMethod: AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT}
+	if app.IsKeyless() {
+		t.Fatal("private_key_jwt without keyRef must not be treated as usable keyless")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListCandidateApps_KeylessImplicitDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	apps := ListCandidateApps(&FeishuChannel{
+		AppID:      "cli_default",
+		AuthMethod: AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyRef:     "openclaw-lark",
+		Accounts: map[string]*FeishuAccount{
+			"work": {AppID: "cli_work", AuthMethod: AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, KeyRef: "work-key"},
+		},
+	})
+	if len(apps) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("count = %d, want 2", len(apps))
+	}
+	for _, app := range apps {
+		if !app.IsKeyless() {
+			t.Fatalf("candidate = %#v, want keyless", app)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/binding/types.go

@@ -31,20 +31,24 @@ type ChannelsRoot struct {
 // `Brand` stays aligned with our internal terminology, but the JSON
 // tag matches OpenClaw's on-disk format.
 type FeishuChannel struct {
-	Enabled   *bool                     `json:"enabled,omitempty"` // nil = default enabled
-	AppID     string                    `json:"appId,omitempty"`
-	AppSecret SecretInput               `json:"appSecret,omitempty"`
-	Brand     string                    `json:"domain,omitempty"`
-	Accounts  map[string]*FeishuAccount `json:"accounts,omitempty"`
+	Enabled    *bool                     `json:"enabled,omitempty"` // nil = default enabled
+	AppID      string                    `json:"appId,omitempty"`
+	AppSecret  SecretInput               `json:"appSecret,omitempty"`
+	Brand      string                    `json:"domain,omitempty"`
+	Accounts   map[string]*FeishuAccount `json:"accounts,omitempty"`
+	AuthMethod string                    `json:"authMethod,omitempty"`
+	KeyRef     string                    `json:"keyRef,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // FeishuAccount is a single account entry within Accounts.
 // Like FeishuChannel, `Brand` maps to OpenClaw's `domain` key.
 type FeishuAccount struct {
-	Enabled   *bool       `json:"enabled,omitempty"` // nil = default enabled
-	AppID     string      `json:"appId,omitempty"`
-	AppSecret SecretInput `json:"appSecret,omitempty"`
-	Brand     string      `json:"domain,omitempty"`
+	Enabled    *bool       `json:"enabled,omitempty"` // nil = default enabled
+	AppID      string      `json:"appId,omitempty"`
+	AppSecret  SecretInput `json:"appSecret,omitempty"`
+	Brand      string      `json:"domain,omitempty"`
+	AuthMethod string      `json:"authMethod,omitempty"`
+	KeyRef     string      `json:"keyRef,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // isEnabled returns true if the enabled field is nil (default) or explicitly true.
@@ -228,10 +232,25 @@ func LookupProvider(ref *SecretRef, cfg *SecretsConfig) (*ProviderConfig, error)
 
 // CandidateApp represents a bindable app from OpenClaw's feishu channel config.
 type CandidateApp struct {
-	Label     string
-	AppID     string
-	AppSecret SecretInput
-	Brand     string
+	Label      string
+	AppID      string
+	AppSecret  SecretInput
+	Brand      string
+	AuthMethod string
+	KeyRef     string
+}
+
+const AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT = "private_key_jwt"
+
+// IsKeyless mirrors openclaw-lark's resolved-account precedence: an app
+// secret wins when both credential shapes are present. Only a secretless
+// private_key_jwt account with a keyRef is eligible for helper reuse.
+func (c CandidateApp) IsKeyless() bool {
+	return c.AppSecret.IsZero() && c.AuthMethod == AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT && strings.TrimSpace(c.KeyRef) != ""
+}
+
+func bindableCredential(secret SecretInput, authMethod, keyRef string) bool {
+	return !secret.IsZero() || (authMethod == AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT && strings.TrimSpace(keyRef) != "")
 }
 
 // ListCandidateApps enumerates all bindable (enabled) apps from a FeishuChannel.
@@ -243,7 +262,7 @@ func ListCandidateApps(ch *FeishuChannel) []CandidateApp {
 	if len(ch.Accounts) > 0 {
 		apps := make([]CandidateApp, 0, len(ch.Accounts)+1)
 
-		// When accounts exist AND top-level has its own appId+appSecret,
+		// When accounts exist AND top-level has its own bindable credential,
 		// include the top-level as a "default" candidate — aligned with
 		// openclaw-lark getLarkAccountIds() which adds DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID
 		// when top-level credentials are present and no explicit "default" exists.
@@ -254,12 +273,15 @@ func ListCandidateApps(ch *FeishuChannel) []CandidateApp {
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		if !hasDefault && ch.AppID != "" && !ch.AppSecret.IsZero() && isEnabled(ch.Enabled) {
+		if !hasDefault && ch.AppID != "" && isEnabled(ch.Enabled) &&
+			bindableCredential(ch.AppSecret, ch.AuthMethod, ch.KeyRef) {
 			apps = append(apps, CandidateApp{
-				Label:     "default",
-				AppID:     ch.AppID,
-				AppSecret: ch.AppSecret,
-				Brand:     ch.Brand,
+				Label:      "default",
+				AppID:      ch.AppID,
+				AppSecret:  ch.AppSecret,
+				Brand:      ch.Brand,
+				AuthMethod: ch.AuthMethod,
+				KeyRef:     ch.KeyRef,
 			})
 		}
 
@@ -282,11 +304,21 @@ func ListCandidateApps(ch *FeishuChannel) []CandidateApp {
 			if brand == "" {
 				brand = ch.Brand
 			}
+			authMethod := acct.AuthMethod
+			if authMethod == "" {
+				authMethod = ch.AuthMethod
+			}
+			keyRef := acct.KeyRef
+			if keyRef == "" {
+				keyRef = ch.KeyRef
+			}
 			apps = append(apps, CandidateApp{
-				Label:     label,
-				AppID:     appID,
-				AppSecret: appSecret,
-				Brand:     brand,
+				Label:      label,
+				AppID:      appID,
+				AppSecret:  appSecret,
+				Brand:      brand,
+				AuthMethod: authMethod,
+				KeyRef:     keyRef,
 			})
 		}
 		return apps
@@ -295,10 +327,12 @@ func ListCandidateApps(ch *FeishuChannel) []CandidateApp {
 	// Single account at top level — check if channel itself is enabled
 	if ch.AppID != "" && isEnabled(ch.Enabled) {
 		return []CandidateApp{{
-			Label:     "",
-			AppID:     ch.AppID,
-			AppSecret: ch.AppSecret,
-			Brand:     ch.Brand,
+			Label:      "",
+			AppID:      ch.AppID,
+			AppSecret:  ch.AppSecret,
+			Brand:      ch.Brand,
+			AuthMethod: ch.AuthMethod,
+			KeyRef:     ch.KeyRef,
 		}}
 	}
 

internal/client/response.go

@@ -132,16 +132,14 @@ func HandleResponse(resp *larkcore.ApiResp, opts ResponseOptions) error {
 			})
 		}
 
-		// Content safety scanning for non-JSON presentation formats.
-		scanResult := output.ScanForSafety(opts.CommandPath, result, opts.ErrOut)
-		if scanResult.Blocked {
-			return scanResult.BlockErr
-		}
-		if scanResult.Alert != nil {
-			output.WriteAlertWarning(opts.ErrOut, scanResult.Alert)
-		}
-		output.FormatValue(opts.Out, result, opts.Format)
-		return nil
+		emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+			Out:            opts.Out,
+			ErrOut:         opts.ErrOut,
+			CommandPath:    opts.CommandPath,
+			Identity:       string(identity),
+			NoticeProvider: output.GetNotice,
+		})
+		return emitter.Success(result, output.EmitOptions{Format: opts.Format.String()})
 	}
 
 	// Non-JSON (binary) responses.

internal/client/response_test.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/httpmock"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/output"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/vfs/localfileio"
 )
@@ -239,6 +240,87 @@ func TestHandleResponse_JSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHandleResponse_NonJSONFormatsEmitExactStructuredResponseBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		format output.Format
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "ndjson",
+			format: output.FormatNDJSON,
+			want:   "{\"id\":\"1\",\"name\":\"Alice\"}\n{\"id\":\"2\",\"name\":\"Bob\"}\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "table",
+			format: output.FormatTable,
+			want:   "id  name \n──  ─────\n1   Alice\n2   Bob  \n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "csv",
+			format: output.FormatCSV,
+			want:   "id,name\n1,Alice\n2,Bob\n",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+			reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
+			reg.Register(&httpmock.Stub{
+				Method: http.MethodGet,
+				URL:    "/open-apis/test/v1/items",
+				Body: map[string]interface{}{
+					"code": 0,
+					"msg":  "ok",
+					"data": map[string]interface{}{
+						"items": []interface{}{
+							map[string]interface{}{"id": "1", "name": "Alice"},
+							map[string]interface{}{"id": "2", "name": "Bob"},
+						},
+						"has_more": false,
+					},
+				},
+			})
+
+			httpResp, err := httpmock.NewClient(reg).Get("https://open.feishu.cn/open-apis/test/v1/items")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("fixture request failed: %v", err)
+			}
+			body, err := io.ReadAll(httpResp.Body)
+			_ = httpResp.Body.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("read fixture response: %v", err)
+			}
+			resp := &larkcore.ApiResp{
+				StatusCode: httpResp.StatusCode,
+				Header:     httpResp.Header.Clone(),
+				RawBody:    body,
+			}
+
+			var out bytes.Buffer
+			var errOut bytes.Buffer
+			err = HandleResponse(resp, ResponseOptions{
+				Format:      tt.format,
+				Identity:    core.AsBot,
+				Out:         &out,
+				ErrOut:      &errOut,
+				CommandPath: "lark-cli api GET",
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("HandleResponse() error = %v, want nil", err)
+			}
+			if got := out.String(); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("stdout byte mismatch\ngot (%d bytes):\n%q\nwant (%d bytes):\n%q", len(got), got, len(tt.want), tt.want)
+			}
+			if got := errOut.String(); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("stderr bytes = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+			reg.Verify(t)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandleResponse_JSONWithJqUsesSuccessEnvelope(t *testing.T) {
 	body := []byte(`{"code":0,"msg":"ok","data":{"id":"1"}}`)
 	resp := newApiResp(body, map[string]string{"Content-Type": "application/json"})

internal/cmdutil/testmain_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package cmdutil
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	// Default-factory tests initialize the registry and resolve config. Keep
+	// them deterministic: never read the developer's real ~/.lark-cli and
+	// prevent background remote-metadata refreshes from touching user state.
+	root, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "lark-cli-cmdutil-test-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		println("internal/cmdutil test setup: MkdirTemp failed:", err.Error())
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := os.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", filepath.Join(root, "config")); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_REMOTE_META", "off"); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	code := m.Run()
+	_ = os.RemoveAll(root)
+	os.Exit(code)
+}

internal/core/config.go

@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ type AppUser struct {
 	UserName   string `json:"userName"`
 }
 
+// Auth methods for app credentials. An empty AppConfig.AuthMethod means the
+// default, client_secret.
+const (
+	AuthMethodClientSecret  = "client_secret"   // app_id + app_secret
+	authMethodPKJWTValue    = "private_key_jwt" // TEE-signed client_assertion; no app secret
+	AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT = authMethodPKJWTValue
+)
+
 // AppConfig is a per-app configuration entry (stored format — secrets may be unresolved).
 type AppConfig struct {
 	Name       string      `json:"name,omitempty"`
@@ -46,6 +54,15 @@ type AppConfig struct {
 	DefaultAs  Identity    `json:"defaultAs,omitempty"` // AsUser | AsBot | AsAuto
 	StrictMode *StrictMode `json:"strictMode,omitempty"`
 	Users      []AppUser   `json:"users"`
+
+	// AuthMethod selects how tokens are minted. Empty == AuthMethodClientSecret
+	// (back-compat). AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT uses a TEE-held key (see KeyRef) to
+	// sign client_assertion JWTs instead of sending an app secret.
+	AuthMethod string `json:"authMethod,omitempty"`
+	// KeyRef references the non-exportable signing key for private_key_jwt.
+	// Source is "tee" and ID is the backend key label; the actual key never
+	// leaves the secure backend, so this is a handle, not secret material.
+	KeyRef *SecretRef `json:"keyRef,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ProfileName returns the display name for this app config.
@@ -161,7 +178,10 @@ type CliConfig struct {
 	UserOpenId          string
 	UserName            string
 	Lang                i18n.Lang
-	SupportedIdentities uint8 `json:"-"` // bitflag: 1=user, 2=bot; set by credential provider
+	SupportedIdentities uint8  `json:"-"` // bitflag: 1=user, 2=bot; set by credential provider
+	AuthMethod          string // "" == client_secret; AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT
+	KeyLabel            string // resolved TEE key handle for private_key_jwt
+	KeyProvider         string // empty == built-in signer; otherwise an explicit external signer route
 }
 
 // identityBotBit is the bit flag for bot identity in SupportedIdentities.
@@ -247,31 +267,67 @@ func ResolveConfigFromMulti(raw *MultiAppConfig, kc keychain.KeychainAccess, pro
 			WithHint("available profiles: %s", formatProfileNames(raw.ProfileNames()))
 	}
 
-	if err := ValidateSecretKeyMatch(app.AppId, app.AppSecret); err != nil {
-		return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeNotConfigured, "appId and appSecret keychain key are out of sync").
-			WithHint("%s", err.Error()).
-			WithCause(err)
+	// Validate the auth method first so a malformed profile fails here rather
+	// than silently degrading to client_secret (unknown method) or failing later
+	// at token-signing. Empty stays empty — downstream treats it as client_secret
+	// (back-compat).
+	switch app.AuthMethod {
+	case "", AuthMethodClientSecret, AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT:
+	default:
+		return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig, "unknown authMethod %q", app.AuthMethod).
+			WithHint("supported: %s, %s (empty defaults to %s)", AuthMethodClientSecret, AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, AuthMethodClientSecret)
 	}
 
-	secret, err := ResolveSecretInput(app.AppSecret, kc)
-	if err != nil {
-		if errs.IsTyped(err) {
-			return nil, err
+	// private_key_jwt carries no secret: validate the key handle and skip secret
+	// resolution entirely, so a stale/broken AppSecret ref never produces a
+	// confusing secret-resolution error for an otherwise-valid pkjwt profile.
+	var secret string
+	if app.AuthMethod == AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		if app.KeyRef == nil || app.KeyRef.Source != "tee" || app.KeyRef.ID == "" {
+			return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig, "private_key_jwt requires a key handle (keyRef) but none is configured").
+				WithHint("re-run: lark-cli config init --new --private-key-jwt")
 		}
-		subtype := errs.SubtypeNotConfigured
-		if isMalformedConfigError(err) {
-			subtype = errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig
+		provider := strings.TrimSpace(app.KeyRef.Provider)
+		switch provider {
+		case "", KeylessProviderLarkSuite:
+		default:
+			return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig,
+				"unknown keyless signer provider %q", app.KeyRef.Provider).
+				WithHint("supported external provider: %s; omit provider to use the built-in signer", KeylessProviderLarkSuite)
+		}
+	} else {
+		if err := ValidateSecretKeyMatch(app.AppId, app.AppSecret); err != nil {
+			return nil, errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeNotConfigured, "appId and appSecret keychain key are out of sync").
+				WithHint("%s", err.Error()).
+				WithCause(err)
+		}
+		var resolveErr error
+		secret, resolveErr = ResolveSecretInput(app.AppSecret, kc)
+		if resolveErr != nil {
+			if errs.IsTyped(resolveErr) {
+				return nil, resolveErr
+			}
+			subtype := errs.SubtypeNotConfigured
+			if isMalformedConfigError(resolveErr) {
+				subtype = errs.SubtypeInvalidConfig
+			}
+			return nil, errs.NewConfigError(subtype, "%s", resolveErr.Error()).WithCause(resolveErr)
 		}
-		return nil, errs.NewConfigError(subtype, "%s", err.Error()).WithCause(err)
 	}
+
 	cfg := &CliConfig{
 		ProfileName: app.ProfileName(),
 		AppID:       app.AppId,
 		AppSecret:   secret,
 		Brand:       ParseBrand(string(app.Brand)),
 		Lang:        app.Lang,
+		AuthMethod:  app.AuthMethod,
 		DefaultAs:   app.DefaultAs,
 	}
+	if app.KeyRef != nil {
+		cfg.KeyLabel = app.KeyRef.ID
+		cfg.KeyProvider = strings.TrimSpace(app.KeyRef.Provider)
+	}
 	if len(app.Users) > 0 {
 		cfg.UserOpenId = app.Users[0].UserOpenId
 		cfg.UserName = app.Users[0].UserName

internal/core/config_test.go

@@ -86,6 +86,35 @@ func TestMultiAppConfig_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResolveConfigFromMulti_KeyProviderRouting(t *testing.T) {
+	base := AppConfig{
+		AppId: "cli_pk", Brand: BrandFeishu, AuthMethod: AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyRef: &SecretRef{Source: SecretSourceTEE, ID: "key-1"}, Users: []AppUser{},
+	}
+
+	for _, provider := range []string{"", KeylessProviderLarkSuite} {
+		app := base
+		ref := *base.KeyRef
+		ref.Provider = provider
+		app.KeyRef = &ref
+		cfg, err := ResolveConfigFromMulti(&MultiAppConfig{Apps: []AppConfig{app}}, stubKeychain{}, "")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("provider %q: %v", provider, err)
+		}
+		if cfg.KeyProvider != provider {
+			t.Fatalf("KeyProvider = %q, want %q", cfg.KeyProvider, provider)
+		}
+	}
+
+	app := base
+	ref := *base.KeyRef
+	ref.Provider = "unknown.provider"
+	app.KeyRef = &ref
+	if _, err := ResolveConfigFromMulti(&MultiAppConfig{Apps: []AppConfig{app}}, stubKeychain{}, ""); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("unknown provider must fail closed")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResolveConfigFromMulti_RejectsSecretKeyMismatch(t *testing.T) {
 	raw := &MultiAppConfig{
 		Apps: []AppConfig{
@@ -133,6 +162,108 @@ func TestResolveConfigFromMulti_AcceptsPlainSecret(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestResolveConfigFromMulti_RejectsUnknownAuthMethod ensures an unsupported
+// authMethod fails at resolution rather than silently degrading to client_secret.
+func TestResolveConfigFromMulti_RejectsUnknownAuthMethod(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := &MultiAppConfig{
+		Apps: []AppConfig{
+			{
+				AppId:      "cli_abc",
+				AppSecret:  PlainSecret("my-secret"),
+				Brand:      BrandFeishu,
+				AuthMethod: "bogus_method",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	_, err := ResolveConfigFromMulti(raw, nil, "")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for unknown authMethod")
+	}
+	var cfgErr *errs.ConfigError
+	if !errors.As(err, &cfgErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected ConfigError, got %T: %v", err, err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestResolveConfigFromMulti_PrivateKeyJWTRequiresKeyRef ensures private_key_jwt
+// without a key handle fails at resolution rather than later at token-signing.
+func TestResolveConfigFromMulti_PrivateKeyJWTRequiresKeyRef(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := &MultiAppConfig{
+		Apps: []AppConfig{
+			{
+				AppId:      "cli_abc",
+				AppSecret:  SecretInput{}, // private_key_jwt carries no app secret
+				Brand:      BrandFeishu,
+				AuthMethod: AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+				// KeyRef intentionally nil
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	_, err := ResolveConfigFromMulti(raw, nil, "")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for private_key_jwt without keyRef")
+	}
+	var cfgErr *errs.ConfigError
+	if !errors.As(err, &cfgErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected ConfigError, got %T: %v", err, err)
+	}
+
+	// Control: same config WITH a keyRef resolves cleanly and sets KeyLabel.
+	raw.Apps[0].KeyRef = &SecretRef{Source: "tee", ID: "larksuite-cli-agent"}
+	cfg, err := ResolveConfigFromMulti(raw, nil, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error with keyRef present: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.KeyLabel != "larksuite-cli-agent" {
+		t.Errorf("KeyLabel = %q, want larksuite-cli-agent", cfg.KeyLabel)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestResolveConfigFromMulti_PKJWTSkipsSecretResolution ensures a private_key_jwt
+// profile that carries a stale/broken AppSecret ref still resolves cleanly: the
+// auth method is judged before any secret handling, so the stale ref is ignored
+// instead of producing a confusing secret-resolution failure.
+func TestResolveConfigFromMulti_PKJWTSkipsSecretResolution(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := &MultiAppConfig{
+		Apps: []AppConfig{{
+			AppId: "cli_pk",
+			// Stale keychain ref whose ID does not match appId — would trip
+			// ValidateSecretKeyMatch / ResolveSecretInput if it were reached.
+			AppSecret:  SecretInput{Ref: &SecretRef{Source: "keychain", ID: "appsecret:cli_OTHER"}},
+			Brand:      BrandFeishu,
+			AuthMethod: AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+			KeyRef:     &SecretRef{Source: "tee", ID: "agent-key"},
+			Users:      []AppUser{},
+		}},
+	}
+	cfg, err := ResolveConfigFromMulti(raw, stubKeychain{}, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("pkjwt with stale secret ref must skip secret resolution, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.AuthMethod != AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT || cfg.KeyLabel != "agent-key" {
+		t.Errorf("got authMethod=%q keyLabel=%q", cfg.AuthMethod, cfg.KeyLabel)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestResolveConfigFromMulti_PKJWTRejectsBadKeyRef ensures the stricter keyRef
+// check (Source=="tee" && ID!="") rejects malformed handles.
+func TestResolveConfigFromMulti_PKJWTRejectsBadKeyRef(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, ref := range []*SecretRef{
+		{Source: "keychain", ID: "x"}, // wrong source
+		{Source: "tee", ID: ""},       // empty id
+	} {
+		raw := &MultiAppConfig{Apps: []AppConfig{{
+			AppId: "cli_pk", Brand: BrandFeishu,
+			AuthMethod: AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT, KeyRef: ref, Users: []AppUser{},
+		}}}
+		if _, err := ResolveConfigFromMulti(raw, stubKeychain{}, ""); err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("case %d: expected ConfigError for bad keyRef", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResolveConfigFromMulti_CarriesLang(t *testing.T) {
 	raw := &MultiAppConfig{
 		Apps: []AppConfig{

internal/core/secret.go

@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ type SecretRef struct {
 	ID       string `json:"id"`                 // env var name / file path / command / keychain key
 }
 
+// KeylessProviderLarkSuite is the only external private_key_jwt signer route.
+// An absent or empty provider always means the CLI's built-in signer.
+const KeylessProviderLarkSuite = "larksuite.keyless"
+
+const SecretSourceTEE = "tee"
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // SecretInput — union type: plain string or SecretRef
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

internal/core/types.go

@@ -63,3 +63,10 @@ func ResolveEndpoints(brand LarkBrand) Endpoints {
 func ResolveOpenBaseURL(brand LarkBrand) string {
 	return ResolveEndpoints(brand).Open
 }
+
+// OpenAPIAudience returns the client_assertion `aud` value for the brand: the
+// bare Open API host per the App Authentication JWT spec — "open.feishu.cn" or
+// "open.larksuite.com" — not the full token endpoint URL.
+func OpenAPIAudience(brand LarkBrand) string {
+	return strings.TrimPrefix(ResolveOpenBaseURL(brand), "https://")
+}

internal/core/types_test.go

@@ -91,3 +91,12 @@ func TestResolveEndpoints_NormalizesBrand(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("ResolveEndpoints(unexpected).Open = %q, want the feishu default", got)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestOpenAPIAudience(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := OpenAPIAudience(BrandFeishu); got != "open.feishu.cn" {
+		t.Errorf("OpenAPIAudience(feishu) = %q, want open.feishu.cn", got)
+	}
+	if got := OpenAPIAudience(BrandLark); got != "open.larksuite.com" {
+		t.Errorf("OpenAPIAudience(lark) = %q, want open.larksuite.com", got)
+	}
+}

internal/credential/default_provider.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keychain"
 
 	extcred "github.com/larksuite/cli/extension/credential"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
 )
 
 // classifyTATResponseCode wraps a deterministic (non-transient) failure from the
@@ -175,6 +176,18 @@ func (p *DefaultTokenProvider) doResolveTAT(ctx context.Context) (*TokenResult,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	// private_key_jwt apps have no app secret: mint via the jwt-bearer grant
+	// using a TEE-signed client_assertion instead.
+	if acct.AuthMethod == core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
+		signer := keysigner.Active()
+		token, err := FetchTATWithAssertionForProvider(ctx, httpClient, acct.Brand, acct.AppID, signer, acct.KeyProvider, acct.KeyLabel)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return &TokenResult{Token: token}, nil
+	}
+
 	token, err := FetchTAT(ctx, httpClient, acct.Brand, acct.AppID, acct.AppSecret)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

internal/credential/tat_fetch.go

@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keylesshelper"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keylessprovider"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
 )
 
 // FetchTAT performs a single HTTP POST to mint a tenant access token via the
@@ -100,3 +105,120 @@ func FetchTAT(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, brand core.LarkBrand
 	}
 	return "", classifyTATResponseCode(result.Code, result.Error, desc, string(brand), appID)
 }
+
+// FetchTATWithAssertion mints a tenant access token for a private_key_jwt app via
+// the RFC 7523 jwt-bearer grant: it signs a short-lived client_assertion with the
+// TEE-held key and posts it to the unified OAuth token endpoint, replacing the
+// app_secret entirely.
+//
+// The unified v2 token endpoint returns the minted token as access_token
+// (tenant_access_token is accepted as a fallback).
+func FetchTATWithAssertion(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, brand core.LarkBrand, clientID string, signer keysigner.Signer, keyLabel string) (string, error) {
+	return FetchTATWithAssertionForProvider(ctx, httpClient, brand, clientID, signer, "", keyLabel)
+}
+
+// FetchTATWithAssertionForProvider routes one app authentication by its
+// persisted keyRef.provider. Empty is the stable built-in signer route;
+// larksuite.keyless is resolved afresh for this operation; all other values
+// fail closed in keylessprovider.Resolve.
+func FetchTATWithAssertionForProvider(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, brand core.LarkBrand, clientID string, signer keysigner.Signer, provider, keyLabel string) (string, error) {
+	var helper *keylesshelper.Command
+	var err error
+	if strings.TrimSpace(provider) != "" {
+		helper, err = keylessprovider.Resolve(ctx, provider)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+	return FetchTATWithAssertionWithHelper(ctx, httpClient, brand, clientID, signer, helper, keyLabel)
+}
+
+// FetchTATWithAssertionWithHelper is the single-resolution variant used when
+// the caller must make a preflight decision from the same helper snapshot.
+func FetchTATWithAssertionWithHelper(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, brand core.LarkBrand, clientID string, signer keysigner.Signer, helper *keylesshelper.Command, keyLabel string) (string, error) {
+	if signer == nil && helper == nil {
+		return "", errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient,
+			"profile uses private_key_jwt but no TEE key signer is available on this build").
+			WithHint("install a build with the platform key-signer extension, configure an external keyless signer, or reconfigure the app to use an app secret")
+	}
+	ep := core.ResolveEndpoints(brand)
+	endpoint := ep.Open + auth.PathOAuthTokenV2
+
+	assertionType, assertion, err := auth.SignClientAssertion(ctx, signer, helper, keyLabel, clientID, core.OpenAPIAudience(brand))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	form := url.Values{}
+	form.Set("grant_type", "urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:jwt-bearer")
+	form.Set("client_id", clientID)
+	form.Set("client_assertion_type", assertionType)
+	form.Set("client_assertion", assertion)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, endpoint, strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+
+	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 1<<20))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("read token response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var result struct {
+		Code              int    `json:"code"`
+		Msg               string `json:"msg"`
+		Error             string `json:"error"`
+		ErrorDescription  string `json:"error_description"`
+		AccessToken       string `json:"access_token"`
+		TenantAccessToken string `json:"tenant_access_token"`
+	}
+	_ = json.Unmarshal(body, &result) // best-effort; error body may not be JSON
+
+	token := result.AccessToken
+	if token == "" {
+		token = result.TenantAccessToken
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK && token != "" && result.Error == "" && result.Code == 0 {
+		return token, nil
+	}
+
+	// Surface the server's reason, preferring the OAuth `error` code (e.g.
+	// unauthorized_client) which is more diagnostic than the description alone.
+	detail := result.ErrorDescription
+	if detail == "" {
+		detail = result.Msg
+	}
+	if detail == "" {
+		detail = strings.TrimSpace(string(body))
+	}
+	if result.Error != "" {
+		return "", classifyAssertionError(result.Error, resp.StatusCode, detail)
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("token endpoint HTTP %d (code=%d): %s", resp.StatusCode, result.Code, detail)
+}
+
+// classifyAssertionError maps the OAuth token endpoint's `error` field to a
+// typed or untyped error. Only deterministic client-credential rejections get a
+// typed errs.ConfigError (so runProbePKJWT can tell "this key is not bound to
+// this app" apart from upstream noise); every other error (e.g.
+// temporarily_unavailable) stays untyped and is swallowed by the probe. detail
+// carries only the server's error_description / msg / body text — it never
+// echoes the client_assertion or private key (the assertion lives only in the
+// request form).
+func classifyAssertionError(oauthError string, httpStatus int, detail string) error {
+	switch oauthError {
+	case "invalid_client", "unauthorized_client", "invalid_grant":
+		return errs.NewConfigError(errs.SubtypeInvalidClient,
+			"token endpoint rejected the key (%s): %s", oauthError, detail)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("token endpoint HTTP %d (%s): %s", httpStatus, oauthError, detail)
+	}
+}

internal/credential/tat_fetch_test.go

@@ -5,15 +5,22 @@ package credential
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
 )
 
 // stubRoundTripper lets us assert request shape and return canned responses.
@@ -307,3 +314,141 @@ func (r *urlRewriteRT) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 	req2.Header = req.Header
 	return http.DefaultTransport.RoundTrip(req2)
 }
+
+// fakeTATSigner is a real in-memory ECDSA P-256 signer for assertion tests.
+type fakeTATSigner struct{ key *ecdsa.PrivateKey }
+
+func newFakeTATSigner(t *testing.T) *fakeTATSigner {
+	t.Helper()
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	k, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return &fakeTATSigner{key: k}
+}
+
+func (f *fakeTATSigner) EnsureKey(context.Context, keysigner.KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	return f.key.Public(), nil
+}
+func (f *fakeTATSigner) PublicKey(context.Context, keysigner.KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	return f.key.Public(), nil
+}
+func (f *fakeTATSigner) Sign(_ context.Context, _ keysigner.KeyRef, in []byte) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	h := sha256.Sum256(in)
+	r, s, err := ecdsa.Sign(rand.Reader, f.key, h[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	sig := make([]byte, 64)
+	r.FillBytes(sig[:32])
+	s.FillBytes(sig[32:])
+	return sig, keysigner.AlgES256, nil
+}
+
+func TestFetchTATWithAssertion_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	rt := &stubRoundTripper{respCode: 200, respBody: `{"access_token":"test-token","token_type":"Bearer","expires_in":7200}`}
+	hc := &http.Client{Transport: rt}
+
+	token, err := FetchTATWithAssertion(context.Background(), hc, core.BrandFeishu, "cli_app", newFakeTATSigner(t), "agent-key")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if token != "test-token" {
+		t.Errorf("token = %q, want test-token", token)
+	}
+	if rt.gotReq.URL.String() != "https://open.feishu.cn/open-apis/authen/v2/oauth/token" {
+		t.Errorf("url = %s", rt.gotReq.URL.String())
+	}
+
+	form, err := url.ParseQuery(rt.gotBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if form.Get("grant_type") != "urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:jwt-bearer" {
+		t.Errorf("grant_type = %q", form.Get("grant_type"))
+	}
+	if form.Get("client_assertion_type") != "urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer" {
+		t.Errorf("client_assertion_type = %q", form.Get("client_assertion_type"))
+	}
+	if form.Get("client_assertion") == "" {
+		t.Error("client_assertion is empty")
+	}
+	if form.Has("client_secret") {
+		t.Error("client_secret must NOT be sent for private_key_jwt")
+	}
+	if form.Get("client_id") != "cli_app" {
+		t.Errorf("client_id = %q", form.Get("client_id"))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFetchTATWithAssertion_NilSigner(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	hc := &http.Client{Transport: &stubRoundTripper{respCode: 200, respBody: `{}`}}
+	if _, err := FetchTATWithAssertion(context.Background(), hc, core.BrandFeishu, "cli_app", nil, "k"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when signer is nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFetchTATWithAssertion_ServerError(t *testing.T) {
+	rt := &stubRoundTripper{respCode: 200, respBody: `{"error":"invalid_client","error_description":"unknown key"}`}
+	hc := &http.Client{Transport: rt}
+	if _, err := FetchTATWithAssertion(context.Background(), hc, core.BrandFeishu, "cli_app", newFakeTATSigner(t), "k"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for invalid_client response")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFetchTATWithAssertion_LimitsErrorBody(t *testing.T) {
+	rt := &stubRoundTripper{respCode: 502, respBody: strings.Repeat("x", 2<<20)}
+	hc := &http.Client{Transport: rt}
+
+	_, err := FetchTATWithAssertion(context.Background(), hc, core.BrandFeishu, "cli_app", newFakeTATSigner(t), "k")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error")
+	}
+	if len(err.Error()) > (1<<20)+512 {
+		t.Fatalf("error length = %d, want bounded", len(err.Error()))
+	}
+}
+
+// Deterministic OAuth client rejections must be typed (ConfigError /
+// SubtypeInvalidClient) so runProbePKJWT can tell "the key is not bound to this
+// app" apart from transport noise.
+func TestFetchTATWithAssertion_DeterministicReject_Typed(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, oauthErr := range []string{"invalid_client", "unauthorized_client", "invalid_grant"} {
+		rt := &stubRoundTripper{respCode: 401, respBody: `{"error":"` + oauthErr + `","error_description":"bad key"}`}
+		hc := &http.Client{Transport: rt}
+		_, err := FetchTATWithAssertion(context.Background(), hc, core.BrandFeishu, "cli_app", newFakeTATSigner(t), "k")
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: expected error", oauthErr)
+		}
+		if !errs.IsTyped(err) {
+			t.Errorf("%s: must be typed, got %T", oauthErr, err)
+		}
+		var cfgErr *errs.ConfigError
+		if !errors.As(err, &cfgErr) || cfgErr.Subtype != errs.SubtypeInvalidClient {
+			t.Errorf("%s: want ConfigError/InvalidClient, got %T %v", oauthErr, err, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Unrecognized OAuth errors and non-payload noise stay UNTYPED so the probe
+// treats them as upstream noise and stays silent.
+func TestFetchTATWithAssertion_AmbiguousError_Untyped(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []string{
+		`{"error":"temporarily_unavailable","error_description":"retry"}`,
+		`{"code":99999,"msg":"weird"}`,
+		`not json`,
+	}
+	for _, body := range cases {
+		rt := &stubRoundTripper{respCode: 503, respBody: body}
+		hc := &http.Client{Transport: rt}
+		_, err := FetchTATWithAssertion(context.Background(), hc, core.BrandFeishu, "cli_app", newFakeTATSigner(t), "k")
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("body %q: expected error", body)
+		}
+		if errs.IsTyped(err) {
+			t.Errorf("body %q: must be UNTYPED, got typed %T", body, err)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/credential/types.go

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ type Account struct {
 	UserName            string
 	Lang                i18n.Lang
 	SupportedIdentities uint8
+	AuthMethod          string // "" == client_secret; core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT
+	KeyLabel            string // resolved TEE key handle for private_key_jwt
+	KeyProvider         string // empty == built-in signer; explicit external provider otherwise
 }
 
 const runtimePlaceholderAppSecret = "__LARKSUITE_CLI_TOKEN_ONLY__"
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@ func AccountFromCliConfig(cfg *core.CliConfig) *Account {
 		UserName:            cfg.UserName,
 		Lang:                cfg.Lang,
 		SupportedIdentities: cfg.SupportedIdentities,
+		AuthMethod:          cfg.AuthMethod,
+		KeyLabel:            cfg.KeyLabel,
+		KeyProvider:         cfg.KeyProvider,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -88,6 +94,9 @@ func (a *Account) ToCliConfig() *core.CliConfig {
 		UserName:            a.UserName,
 		Lang:                a.Lang,
 		SupportedIdentities: a.SupportedIdentities,
+		AuthMethod:          a.AuthMethod,
+		KeyLabel:            a.KeyLabel,
+		KeyProvider:         a.KeyProvider,
 	}
 }
 

internal/credential/types_test.go

@@ -56,13 +56,16 @@ func TestAccountFromCliConfigAndBack_ReturnCopies(t *testing.T) {
 		UserName:            "alice",
 		Lang:                i18n.LangJaJP,
 		SupportedIdentities: 3,
+		AuthMethod:          core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT,
+		KeyLabel:            "openclaw-lark",
+		KeyProvider:         core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite,
 	}
 
 	acct := AccountFromCliConfig(cfg)
 	if acct == nil {
 		t.Fatal("AccountFromCliConfig() = nil")
 	}
-	if acct.AppID != cfg.AppID || acct.ProfileName != cfg.ProfileName || acct.UserName != cfg.UserName {
+	if acct.AppID != cfg.AppID || acct.ProfileName != cfg.ProfileName || acct.UserName != cfg.UserName || acct.KeyProvider != cfg.KeyProvider {
 		t.Fatalf("AccountFromCliConfig() = %#v, want copied fields from %#v", acct, cfg)
 	}
 	if acct.Lang != cfg.Lang {
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ func TestAccountFromCliConfigAndBack_ReturnCopies(t *testing.T) {
 	if roundtrip == nil {
 		t.Fatal("ToCliConfig() = nil")
 	}
-	if roundtrip.AppID != cfg.AppID || roundtrip.ProfileName != cfg.ProfileName || roundtrip.UserName != cfg.UserName {
+	if roundtrip.AppID != cfg.AppID || roundtrip.ProfileName != cfg.ProfileName || roundtrip.UserName != cfg.UserName || roundtrip.KeyProvider != cfg.KeyProvider {
 		t.Fatalf("ToCliConfig() = %#v, want copied fields from %#v", roundtrip, cfg)
 	}
 	if roundtrip.Lang != cfg.Lang {

internal/event/testmain_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package event
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	root, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "lark-cli-event-test-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", filepath.Join(root, "config")); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	code := m.Run()
+	_ = os.RemoveAll(root)
+	os.Exit(code)
+}

internal/identitydiag/diagnostics.go

@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ func diagnoseBot(ctx context.Context, f *cmdutil.Factory, cfg *core.CliConfig, v
 			Hint:    "check strict mode or the active credential provider",
 		}
 	}
-	if cfg.SupportedIdentities == 0 && !credential.HasRealAppSecret(cfg.AppSecret) {
+	// private_key_jwt apps have no app secret — the bot/tenant token is minted via
+	// a TEE-signed client_assertion — so absence of a secret is NOT "unconfigured".
+	if cfg.SupportedIdentities == 0 && !credential.HasRealAppSecret(cfg.AppSecret) && cfg.AuthMethod != core.AuthMethodPrivateKeyJWT {
 		return Identity{
 			Status:  StatusNotConfigured,
 			Message: "Bot identity: not configured (missing app secret or bot token)",

internal/keychain/testmain_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package keychain
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	root, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "lark-cli-keychain-test-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	for key, value := range map[string]string{
+		"LARKSUITE_CLI_DATA_DIR": filepath.Join(root, "data"),
+		"LARKSUITE_CLI_LOG_DIR":  filepath.Join(root, "logs"),
+	} {
+		if err := os.Setenv(key, value); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+	code := m.Run()
+	_ = os.RemoveAll(root)
+	os.Exit(code)
+}

internal/keylesshelper/helper.go

@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// Package keylesshelper invokes a signer generation that has already been
+// resolved and verified by internal/keylessprovider.
+package keylesshelper
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keysigner"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/vfs"
+)
+
+const (
+	helperOutputLimit      = 1 << 20
+	helperStderrLimit      = 64 << 10
+	helperExecutionTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+)
+
+type request struct {
+	Op       string `json:"op"`
+	KeyRef   string `json:"keyRef,omitempty"`
+	Nonce    string `json:"nonce,omitempty"`
+	ClientID string `json:"clientId,omitempty"`
+	Audience string `json:"aud,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type response struct {
+	OK                  bool           `json:"ok"`
+	Error               *protocolError `json:"error,omitempty"`
+	Attestation         string         `json:"attestation,omitempty"`
+	ClientAssertionType string         `json:"client_assertion_type,omitempty"`
+	ClientAssertion     string         `json:"client_assertion,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type protocolError struct {
+	Type    string `json:"type"`
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+}
+
+// Command is one verified provider executable. It is intentionally impossible
+// to construct from an app-config path, argv, or environment variable.
+type Command struct {
+	argv         []string
+	providerCWD  string
+	providerHome string
+	providerSHA  string
+}
+
+// NewProviderCommand builds the fixed empty-argv command used by a verified
+// provider executable. Provider execution never accepts argv from app config or
+// the environment.
+func NewProviderCommand(binaryPath, providerRoot, signerHome, expectedSHA256 string) (*Command, error) {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(binaryPath) == "" || strings.TrimSpace(providerRoot) == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("provider binary path and root must be non-empty")
+	}
+	if len(expectedSHA256) != 64 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("provider binary digest must be a SHA-256 hex string")
+	}
+	return &Command{argv: []string{binaryPath}, providerCWD: providerRoot, providerHome: signerHome, providerSHA: expectedSHA256}, nil
+}
+
+// Probe asks this resolved helper for its public key.
+func (c *Command) Probe(ctx context.Context, keyRef string) error {
+	resp, err := c.execute(ctx, request{
+		Op:     "pubkey",
+		KeyRef: defaultKeyRef(keyRef),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return validateResponse(resp)
+}
+
+// SignAttestation asks this resolved helper to mint a registration attestation JWT.
+func (c *Command) SignAttestation(ctx context.Context, keyRef, nonce string) (string, error) {
+	resp, err := c.execute(ctx, request{
+		Op:     "sign-attestation",
+		KeyRef: defaultKeyRef(keyRef),
+		Nonce:  nonce,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if err := validateResponse(resp); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if resp.Attestation == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("keyless helper returned empty attestation")
+	}
+	return resp.Attestation, nil
+}
+
+// SignClientAssertion asks this resolved helper to mint a token-endpoint client_assertion.
+func (c *Command) SignClientAssertion(ctx context.Context, keyRef, clientID, audience string) (string, string, error) {
+	resp, err := c.execute(ctx, request{
+		Op:       "sign-assertion",
+		KeyRef:   defaultKeyRef(keyRef),
+		ClientID: clientID,
+		Audience: audience,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+	if err := validateResponse(resp); err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+	if resp.ClientAssertionType == "" {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("keyless helper returned empty client_assertion_type")
+	}
+	if resp.ClientAssertion == "" {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("keyless helper returned empty client_assertion")
+	}
+	return resp.ClientAssertionType, resp.ClientAssertion, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Command) execute(ctx context.Context, req request) (response, error) {
+	if err := verifyProviderBinary(c.argv[0], c.providerSHA); err != nil {
+		return response{}, err
+	}
+	return runCommandConfigured(ctx, c.argv, req, c.providerCWD, providerEnvironment(c.providerHome))
+}
+
+func verifyProviderBinary(path, expectedSHA string) error {
+	info, err := vfs.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("recheck provider signer: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !info.Mode().IsRegular() || info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 || info.Size() <= 0 || info.Size() > 512<<20 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider signer changed before execution")
+	}
+	f, err := vfs.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("reopen provider signer: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	h := sha256.New()
+	n, err := io.Copy(h, io.LimitReader(f, 512<<20+1))
+	if err != nil || n != info.Size() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("rehash provider signer: file changed while reading")
+	}
+	if hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil)) != expectedSHA {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider signer digest changed before execution")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateResponse(resp response) error {
+	if resp.Error != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("keyless helper %s: %s", resp.Error.Type, resp.Error.Message)
+	}
+	if !resp.OK {
+		return fmt.Errorf("keyless helper returned ok=false")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func defaultKeyRef(keyRef string) string {
+	if keyRef != "" {
+		return keyRef
+	}
+	return keysigner.DefaultKeyLabel
+}
+
+func runCommand(ctx context.Context, argv []string, req request) (response, error) {
+	return runCommandConfigured(ctx, argv, req, "", nil)
+}
+
+func runCommandConfigured(ctx context.Context, argv []string, req request, cwd string, env []string) (response, error) {
+	body, err := json.Marshal(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return response{}, fmt.Errorf("marshal keyless helper request: %w", err)
+	}
+	body = append(body, '\n')
+
+	helperCtx, cancel := withExecutionTimeout(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// CommandContext's default cancellation kills the helper process. This is
+	// important for unattended agent calls: a signer blocked on platform UI must
+	// not hold the caller indefinitely.
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(helperCtx, argv[0], argv[1:]...)
+	if cwd != "" {
+		cmd.Dir = cwd
+		cmd.Env = env
+	}
+	cmd.Stdin = bytes.NewReader(body)
+	stdout := &limitedBuffer{limit: helperOutputLimit}
+	stderr := &limitedBuffer{limit: helperStderrLimit}
+	cmd.Stdout = stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = stderr
+
+	runErr := cmd.Run()
+	if err := helperCtx.Err(); err != nil {
+		// Never parse or include helper output on cancellation. A partially written
+		// response may contain a client assertion or other credential material.
+		if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+			return response{}, fmt.Errorf("keyless helper timed out: %w", context.DeadlineExceeded)
+		}
+		return response{}, fmt.Errorf("keyless helper canceled: %w", err)
+	}
+	var resp response
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		if runErr != nil {
+			return response{}, helperRunError(runErr, stderr.String())
+		}
+		return response{}, fmt.Errorf("keyless helper produced invalid JSON: %w", err)
+	}
+	if runErr != nil && resp.Error == nil {
+		return response{}, helperRunError(runErr, stderr.String())
+	}
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+func providerEnvironment(homeOverride string) []string {
+	// Signer implementations use OS facilities and must not inherit language
+	// runtime/proxy/library injection variables. HOME/TMPDIR/SystemRoot are the
+	// minimal cross-platform values currently needed by supported backends.
+	keep := map[string]bool{"HOME": true, "TMPDIR": true, "TEMP": true, "TMP": true, "SystemRoot": true, "WINDIR": true}
+	var env []string
+	for _, entry := range os.Environ() {
+		name := entry
+		if idx := strings.IndexByte(entry, '='); idx >= 0 {
+			name = entry[:idx]
+		}
+		if keep[name] && !(name == "HOME" && homeOverride != "") {
+			env = append(env, entry)
+		}
+	}
+	if homeOverride != "" {
+		env = append(env, "HOME="+homeOverride)
+	}
+	return env
+}
+
+func withExecutionTimeout(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+	return context.WithTimeout(ctx, helperExecutionTimeout)
+}
+
+func helperRunError(runErr error, stderr string) error {
+	if errors.Is(runErr, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("keyless helper executable no longer exists; repair or reinstall the OpenClaw Feishu plugin: %w", runErr)
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(stderr) != "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("keyless helper failed: %w (stderr omitted)", runErr)
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("keyless helper failed: %w", runErr)
+}
+
+type limitedBuffer struct {
+	buf   bytes.Buffer
+	limit int
+}
+
+func (b *limitedBuffer) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if b.limit <= 0 {
+		return len(p), nil
+	}
+	remaining := b.limit - b.buf.Len()
+	if remaining > 0 {
+		if len(p) < remaining {
+			remaining = len(p)
+		}
+		_, _ = b.buf.Write(p[:remaining])
+	}
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+func (b *limitedBuffer) Bytes() []byte {
+	return b.buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+func (b *limitedBuffer) String() string {
+	return b.buf.String()
+}

internal/keylesshelper/helper_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package keylesshelper
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const helperProcessMode = "GO_WANT_KEYLESS_PROVIDER_HELPER"
+
+func TestRunCommandProtocol(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv(helperProcessMode, "reply")
+	resp, err := runCommand(context.Background(), []string{os.Args[0], "-test.run=^TestHelperProcess$"}, request{
+		Op: "sign-assertion", KeyRef: "key-1", ClientID: "cli_a", Audience: "aud",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !resp.OK || resp.ClientAssertion != "helper.jwt" {
+		t.Fatalf("response = %#v", resp)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunCommandTimeoutDoesNotLeakOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv(helperProcessMode, "hang")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
+	defer cancel()
+	_, err := runCommand(ctx, []string{os.Args[0], "-test.run=^TestHelperProcess$"}, request{Op: "pubkey", KeyRef: "key-1"})
+	if !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "secret.jwt") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProviderCommandRechecksDigestBeforeSpawn(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	binary := filepath.Join(root, "signer")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(binary, []byte("first"), 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	digest := sha256.Sum256([]byte("first"))
+	command, err := NewProviderCommand(binary, root, "", hex.EncodeToString(digest[:]))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(binary, []byte("second"), 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := command.Probe(context.Background(), "key-1"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "digest changed") {
+		t.Fatalf("Probe error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProviderEnvironmentOverridesOnlyPinnedHome(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("HOME", "/original")
+	t.Setenv("HTTPS_PROXY", "http://untrusted.invalid")
+	env := providerEnvironment("/isolated")
+	joined := strings.Join(env, "\n")
+	if !strings.Contains(joined, "HOME=/isolated") || strings.Contains(joined, "HOME=/original") || strings.Contains(joined, "HTTPS_PROXY") {
+		t.Fatalf("provider environment = %q", joined)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHelperProcess(t *testing.T) {
+	switch os.Getenv(helperProcessMode) {
+	case "reply":
+		var req request
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(os.Stdin).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+			os.Exit(2)
+		}
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(response{
+			OK: true, ClientAssertionType: "urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer", ClientAssertion: "helper.jwt",
+		})
+		os.Exit(0)
+	case "hang":
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(os.Stdout, `{"ok":true,"client_assertion":"secret.jwt"`)
+		for {
+			time.Sleep(time.Hour)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/keylessprovider/inspect_command_unix.go

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+//go:build darwin || linux
+
+package keylessprovider
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+func newOpenClawInspectCommand(ctx context.Context, executable string, env []string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, executable, "plugins", "inspect", pluginID, "--json")
+	cmd.Env = env
+	return cmd, nil
+}

internal/keylessprovider/inspect_command_windows.go

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+//go:build windows
+
+package keylessprovider
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+const inspectLauncherEnv = "LARK_CLI_OPENCLAW_INSPECT_LAUNCHER"
+
+// newOpenClawInspectCommand runs native launchers directly and npm's .cmd/.bat
+// launchers through the OS-owned command interpreter. The launcher path travels
+// in a dedicated environment variable and is expanded once inside a quoted
+// command, while delayed expansion is disabled. This avoids interpolating a
+// user-controlled path into cmd.exe syntax.
+func newOpenClawInspectCommand(ctx context.Context, executable string, env []string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
+	ext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(executable))
+	if ext == ".exe" || ext == ".com" {
+		cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, executable, "plugins", "inspect", pluginID, "--json")
+		cmd.Env = env
+		return cmd, nil
+	}
+	if ext != ".cmd" && ext != ".bat" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported Windows OpenClaw launcher extension %q", ext)
+	}
+
+	systemDir, err := windows.GetSystemDirectory()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resolve Windows system directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	commandInterpreter := filepath.Join(systemDir, "cmd.exe")
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, commandInterpreter)
+	cmd.Args = nil
+	cmd.Env = append(append([]string(nil), env...), inspectLauncherEnv+"="+executable)
+	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{
+		CmdLine: `/d /q /s /v:off /c ""%` + inspectLauncherEnv + `%" plugins inspect ` + pluginID + ` --json"`,
+	}
+	return cmd, nil
+}

internal/keylessprovider/inspect_command_windows_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+//go:build windows
+
+package keylessprovider
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNewOpenClawInspectCommand_WindowsBatchUsesSystemCmdWithoutPathInterpolation(t *testing.T) {
+	launcher := `C:\Users\A B&(team)%literal%\openclaw.cmd`
+	cmd, err := newOpenClawInspectCommand(context.Background(), launcher, []string{"PATH=C:\\Windows\\System32"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !strings.EqualFold(filepath.Base(cmd.Path), "cmd.exe") {
+		t.Fatalf("command path = %q, want System32 cmd.exe", cmd.Path)
+	}
+	if cmd.SysProcAttr == nil || !strings.Contains(cmd.SysProcAttr.CmdLine, "/d /q /s /v:off /c") {
+		t.Fatalf("cmd line = %#v", cmd.SysProcAttr)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(cmd.SysProcAttr.CmdLine, launcher) {
+		t.Fatalf("launcher path was interpolated into cmd syntax: %q", cmd.SysProcAttr.CmdLine)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(strings.Join(cmd.Env, "\n"), inspectLauncherEnv+"="+launcher) {
+		t.Fatalf("launcher environment missing: %q", cmd.Env)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewOpenClawInspectCommand_WindowsNativeExecutableIsDirect(t *testing.T) {
+	launcher := `C:\Program Files\OpenClaw\openclaw.exe`
+	cmd, err := newOpenClawInspectCommand(context.Background(), launcher, []string{"TEMP=C:\\Temp"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if cmd.Path != launcher || cmd.SysProcAttr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("native command = path %q sys %#v", cmd.Path, cmd.SysProcAttr)
+	}
+	wantArgs := []string{launcher, "plugins", "inspect", pluginID, "--json"}
+	if strings.Join(cmd.Args, "\x00") != strings.Join(wantArgs, "\x00") {
+		t.Fatalf("args = %#v, want %#v", cmd.Args, wantArgs)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewOpenClawInspectCommand_WindowsRejectsUnknownLauncher(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := newOpenClawInspectCommand(context.Background(), `C:\\OpenClaw\\openclaw.ps1`, nil); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("PowerShell launcher unexpectedly accepted")
+	}
+}

internal/keylessprovider/manifest.go

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package keylessprovider
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/validate"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/vfs"
+)
+
+const (
+	providerManifestFormatVersion = 1
+	providerManifestFileName      = "signing-providers.json"
+)
+
+type providerManifest struct {
+	Version   int                              `json:"version"`
+	Providers map[string]providerManifestEntry `json:"providers"`
+}
+
+type providerManifestEntry struct {
+	PluginID         string `json:"pluginId"`
+	PluginPackage    string `json:"pluginPackage"`
+	SignerPackage    string `json:"signerPackage"`
+	StateDir         string `json:"stateDir"`
+	PluginDir        string `json:"pluginDir"`
+	PackageDir       string `json:"packageDir"`
+	BinaryPath       string `json:"binaryPath"`
+	PackageVersion   string `json:"packageVersion"`
+	OS               string `json:"os"`
+	Arch             string `json:"arch"`
+	SHA256           string `json:"sha256"`
+	PackageSize      int64  `json:"packageSize"`
+	PackageModTimeNS int64  `json:"packageModTimeNs"`
+	BinarySize       int64  `json:"binarySize"`
+	BinaryModTimeNS  int64  `json:"binaryModTimeNs"`
+}
+
+var providerManifestMu sync.Mutex
+
+func providerManifestPath() string {
+	return filepath.Join(core.GetBaseConfigDir(), providerManifestFileName)
+}
+
+// resolveFromProviderManifest uses the global manifest only as a location
+// index. resolvePackage revalidates the full path, ownership, permissions,
+// package metadata, and binary digest before a cached location can be used.
+func resolveFromProviderManifest(stateDir, goos, goarch string) (resolvedProvider, bool) {
+	manifest, err := readProviderManifest()
+	if err != nil || manifest.Version != providerManifestFormatVersion {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, false
+	}
+	entry, ok := manifest.Providers[ProviderID]
+	if !ok || entry.PluginID != pluginID || entry.PluginPackage != pluginPackageName ||
+		entry.StateDir != stateDir || entry.OS != goos || entry.Arch != goarch {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, false
+	}
+	spec, err := signerPackageFor(goos, goarch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, false
+	}
+	if !allowedPackageLocation(entry.PluginDir, entry.PackageDir, spec, goos) {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, false
+	}
+	resolved, err := resolvePackage(stateDir, entry.PluginDir, entry.PackageDir, spec, goos)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, false
+	}
+	if entry.SignerPackage != spec.name ||
+		!samePath(resolved.binaryPath, entry.BinaryPath, goos) ||
+		resolved.packageVersion != entry.PackageVersion ||
+		resolved.digest != entry.SHA256 ||
+		resolved.packageSize != entry.PackageSize ||
+		resolved.packageModTimeNS != entry.PackageModTimeNS ||
+		resolved.binarySize != entry.BinarySize ||
+		resolved.binaryModTimeNS != entry.BinaryModTimeNS {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, false
+	}
+	return resolved, true
+}
+
+func readProviderManifest() (providerManifest, error) {
+	path := providerManifestPath()
+	if err := validateProviderObject(path, false); err != nil {
+		return providerManifest{}, err
+	}
+	data, err := readMetadata(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return providerManifest{}, err
+	}
+	var manifest providerManifest
+	if err := decodeJSONObject(data, &manifest); err != nil {
+		return providerManifest{}, err
+	}
+	if manifest.Providers == nil {
+		manifest.Providers = make(map[string]providerManifestEntry)
+	}
+	return manifest, nil
+}
+
+func saveProviderManifest(resolved resolvedProvider, goos, goarch string) error {
+	providerManifestMu.Lock()
+	defer providerManifestMu.Unlock()
+	spec, err := signerPackageFor(goos, goarch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	baseDir := core.GetBaseConfigDir()
+	if err := vfs.MkdirAll(baseDir, 0700); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := validateProviderObject(baseDir, true); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	manifest, err := readProviderManifest()
+	if err != nil || manifest.Version != providerManifestFormatVersion {
+		manifest = providerManifest{
+			Version:   providerManifestFormatVersion,
+			Providers: make(map[string]providerManifestEntry),
+		}
+	}
+	if manifest.Providers == nil {
+		manifest.Providers = make(map[string]providerManifestEntry)
+	}
+	manifest.Providers[ProviderID] = providerManifestEntry{
+		PluginID:         pluginID,
+		PluginPackage:    pluginPackageName,
+		SignerPackage:    spec.name,
+		StateDir:         resolved.stateDir,
+		PluginDir:        resolved.pluginDir,
+		PackageDir:       resolved.packageDir,
+		BinaryPath:       resolved.binaryPath,
+		PackageVersion:   resolved.packageVersion,
+		OS:               goos,
+		Arch:             goarch,
+		SHA256:           resolved.digest,
+		PackageSize:      resolved.packageSize,
+		PackageModTimeNS: resolved.packageModTimeNS,
+		BinarySize:       resolved.binarySize,
+		BinaryModTimeNS:  resolved.binaryModTimeNS,
+	}
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(manifest, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return validate.AtomicWrite(providerManifestPath(), append(data, '\n'), os.FileMode(0600))
+}

internal/keylessprovider/manifest_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,493 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package keylessprovider
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestResolve_ManifestMissPersistsAndHitSkipsInspect(t *testing.T) {
+	configDir := useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, fx.stateDir)
+	data := marshalInspectDocument(t, inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, fx.packageDir))
+
+	var calls atomic.Int32
+	stubInspectFunction(t, func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) {
+		calls.Add(1)
+		return data, nil
+	})
+	if command, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil || command == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("first Resolve = %v, %v", command, err)
+	}
+	if calls.Load() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("inspect calls after miss = %d, want 1", calls.Load())
+	}
+
+	path := filepath.Join(configDir, providerManifestFileName)
+	manifestData, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var manifest providerManifest
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(manifestData, &manifest); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("manifest is not valid JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	entry := manifest.Providers[ProviderID]
+	if manifest.Version != providerManifestFormatVersion || entry.PackageDir != fx.packageDir ||
+		entry.BinaryPath != fx.binary || entry.SHA256 != fx.binaryDigest || entry.PackageVersion != "1.2.3" {
+		t.Fatalf("persisted manifest = %#v", manifest)
+	}
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+		if info, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil || info.Mode().Perm() != 0600 {
+			t.Fatalf("manifest permissions = %v, %v", info, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if command, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil || command == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cached Resolve = %v, %v", command, err)
+	}
+	if calls.Load() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("manifest hit restarted inspect; calls = %d", calls.Load())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolve_ManifestMutationRefreshes(t *testing.T) {
+	useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, fx.stateDir)
+	data := marshalInspectDocument(t, inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, fx.packageDir))
+
+	var calls atomic.Int32
+	stubInspectFunction(t, func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) {
+		calls.Add(1)
+		return data, nil
+	})
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	changed := []byte("TEST optional-package signer") // same length, different digest
+	if info, err := os.Stat(fx.binary); err != nil || info.Size() != int64(len(changed)) {
+		t.Fatalf("fixture length precondition failed: %v, %v", info, err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(fx.binary, changed, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if calls.Load() != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("inspect calls after binary mutation = %d, want 2", calls.Load())
+	}
+
+	manifest, err := readProviderManifest()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	entry := manifest.Providers[ProviderID]
+	if entry.SHA256 == fx.binaryDigest {
+		t.Fatal("manifest retained the stale signer digest")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRefresh_BypassesValidManifest(t *testing.T) {
+	useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	oldFx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	newFx := newManagedPackageFixtureInState(t, oldFx.stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, oldFx.stateDir)
+
+	var current = oldFx
+	var calls atomic.Int32
+	stubInspectFunction(t, func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) {
+		calls.Add(1)
+		return marshalInspectDocument(t, inspectPluginDocument(current, pluginID, current.packageDir)), nil
+	})
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	current = newFx
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if calls.Load() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("normal Resolve should retain valid binding; calls = %d", calls.Load())
+	}
+	if _, err := Refresh(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if calls.Load() != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Refresh did not inspect; calls = %d", calls.Load())
+	}
+	manifest, err := readProviderManifest()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got := manifest.Providers[ProviderID].PackageDir; got != newFx.packageDir {
+		t.Fatalf("refreshed packageDir = %q, want %q", got, newFx.packageDir)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPrepareRefresh_AbandonedCommitPreservesManifestBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	configDir := useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	oldFx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	newFx := newManagedPackageFixtureInState(t, oldFx.stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, oldFx.stateDir)
+
+	current := oldFx
+	stubInspectFunction(t, func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) {
+		return marshalInspectDocument(t, inspectPluginDocument(current, pluginID, current.packageDir)), nil
+	})
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	manifestPath := filepath.Join(configDir, providerManifestFileName)
+	before, err := os.ReadFile(manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	current = newFx
+	command, commit, err := PrepareRefresh(context.Background(), ProviderID)
+	if err != nil || command == nil || commit == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PrepareRefresh = %v, commit %v, %v", command, commit != nil, err)
+	}
+	afterPrepare, err := os.ReadFile(manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(afterPrepare, before) {
+		t.Fatal("PrepareRefresh changed the manifest before its commit callback ran")
+	}
+
+	const committers = 8
+	errs := make(chan error, committers)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := 0; i < committers; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			errs <- commit()
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	close(errs)
+	for err := range errs {
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	manifest, err := readProviderManifest()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got := manifest.Providers[ProviderID].PackageDir; got != newFx.packageDir {
+		t.Fatalf("committed packageDir = %q, want %q", got, newFx.packageDir)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPrepareRefresh_CommitReturnsFirstErrorWithoutRetry(t *testing.T) {
+	configDir := useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, fx.stateDir)
+	stubInspectFunction(t, func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) {
+		return marshalInspectDocument(t, inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, fx.packageDir)), nil
+	})
+	_, commit, err := PrepareRefresh(context.Background(), ProviderID)
+	if err != nil || commit == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PrepareRefresh commit %v, error %v", commit != nil, err)
+	}
+
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(configDir); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(configDir, []byte("block manifest directory"), 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	firstErr := commit()
+	if firstErr == nil {
+		t.Fatal("first commit unexpectedly succeeded")
+	}
+	if err := os.Remove(configDir); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Mkdir(configDir, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	secondErr := commit()
+	if secondErr != firstErr {
+		t.Fatalf("second commit error = %v; want cached first error %v", secondErr, firstErr)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(configDir, providerManifestFileName)); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("second commit retried manifest write: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPrepareRefresh_CommitRejectsSameStampBinaryMutation(t *testing.T) {
+	configDir := useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	oldFx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	newFx := newManagedPackageFixtureInState(t, oldFx.stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, oldFx.stateDir)
+
+	current := oldFx
+	stubInspectFunction(t, func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) {
+		return marshalInspectDocument(t, inspectPluginDocument(current, pluginID, current.packageDir)), nil
+	})
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	manifestPath := filepath.Join(configDir, providerManifestFileName)
+	before, err := os.ReadFile(manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	current = newFx
+	_, commit, err := PrepareRefresh(context.Background(), ProviderID)
+	if err != nil || commit == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PrepareRefresh commit %v, error %v", commit != nil, err)
+	}
+	info, err := os.Stat(newFx.binary)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	changed := []byte("TEST optional-package signer")
+	if info.Size() != int64(len(changed)) {
+		t.Fatalf("fixture size = %d, mutated size = %d", info.Size(), len(changed))
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(newFx.binary, changed, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Chtimes(newFx.binary, info.ModTime(), info.ModTime()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	mutatedInfo, err := os.Stat(newFx.binary)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if mutatedInfo.Size() != info.Size() || !mutatedInfo.ModTime().Equal(info.ModTime()) {
+		t.Fatalf("mutation did not preserve size/mtime: before %d/%v, after %d/%v",
+			info.Size(), info.ModTime(), mutatedInfo.Size(), mutatedInfo.ModTime())
+	}
+
+	if err := commit(); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("commit accepted a signer binary changed after PrepareRefresh")
+	}
+	after, err := os.ReadFile(manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(after, before) {
+		t.Fatal("failed commit changed the previous manifest")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRefresh_BypassesLiveInspectResultCache(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("test fixture uses a POSIX shell executable")
+	}
+	useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	oldFx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	newFx := newManagedPackageFixtureInState(t, oldFx.stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, oldFx.stateDir)
+	t.Setenv(openClawConfigEnv, "")
+
+	inspectOutput := filepath.Join(oldFx.stateDir, "inspect-output.json")
+	writeInspectOutput := func(fx optionalPackageFixture) {
+		t.Helper()
+		data := marshalInspectDocument(t, inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, fx.packageDir))
+		if err := os.WriteFile(inspectOutput, data, 0600); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	writeInspectOutput(oldFx)
+
+	binDir := t.TempDir()
+	openClawPath := filepath.Join(binDir, "openclaw")
+	const script = "#!/bin/sh\n/bin/cat \"$OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR/inspect-output.json\"\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(openClawPath, []byte(script), 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("PATH", binDir)
+
+	previousCached, previousFresh := runOpenClawInspect, runOpenClawInspectFresh
+	runOpenClawInspect, runOpenClawInspectFresh = executeOpenClawInspect, executeOpenClawInspectFresh
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		runOpenClawInspect, runOpenClawInspectFresh = previousCached, previousFresh
+	})
+
+	// This normal resolution populates the real process cache with oldFx. The
+	// cache key is unchanged when only inspect-output.json is replaced.
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	writeInspectOutput(newFx)
+	cachedData, err := executeOpenClawInspect(context.Background(), oldFx.stateDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	cachedPlugin, err := decodeInspectedPlugin(cachedData)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if cachedPlugin.RootDir != oldFx.pluginDir {
+		t.Fatalf("cache precondition failed: rootDir = %q, want old %q", cachedPlugin.RootDir, oldFx.pluginDir)
+	}
+	if _, err := Refresh(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	manifest, err := readProviderManifest()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got := manifest.Providers[ProviderID].PackageDir; got != newFx.packageDir {
+		t.Fatalf("Refresh reused cached packageDir %q; want fresh %q", got, newFx.packageDir)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolve_CorruptManifestSelfHeals(t *testing.T) {
+	configDir := useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, fx.stateDir)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(configDir, providerManifestFileName), []byte(`{"version":`), 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	data := marshalInspectDocument(t, inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, fx.packageDir))
+	var calls atomic.Int32
+	stubInspectFunction(t, func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) {
+		calls.Add(1)
+		return data, nil
+	})
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if calls.Load() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("inspect calls = %d, want 1", calls.Load())
+	}
+	if _, err := readProviderManifest(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("manifest was not repaired: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolve_UnsafeManifestIsIgnoredAndReplaced(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("POSIX mode and symlink test")
+	}
+	configDir := useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, fx.stateDir)
+	data := marshalInspectDocument(t, inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, fx.packageDir))
+	var calls atomic.Int32
+	stubInspectFunction(t, func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) {
+		calls.Add(1)
+		return data, nil
+	})
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	path := filepath.Join(configDir, providerManifestFileName)
+	if err := os.Chmod(path, 0666); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if calls.Load() != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("unsafe mode did not trigger discovery; calls = %d", calls.Load())
+	}
+	if info, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil || info.Mode().Perm() != 0600 {
+		t.Fatalf("repaired manifest permissions = %v, %v", info, err)
+	}
+
+	target := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "must-not-overwrite.json")
+	const targetContents = "outside"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(target, []byte(targetContents), 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Symlink(target, path); err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("symlink unavailable: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if calls.Load() != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("manifest symlink did not trigger discovery; calls = %d", calls.Load())
+	}
+	if info, err := os.Lstat(path); err != nil || info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("manifest symlink was not safely replaced: %v, %v", info, err)
+	}
+	if contents, err := os.ReadFile(target); err != nil || string(contents) != targetContents {
+		t.Fatalf("symlink target changed: %q, %v", contents, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolve_InvalidManifestDoesNotFallBackToStaleCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, fx.stateDir)
+	data := marshalInspectDocument(t, inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, fx.packageDir))
+	stubInspectFunction(t, func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) { return data, nil })
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Remove(fx.binary); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	stubInspectFunction(t, func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) {
+		return nil, errors.New("inspection unavailable")
+	})
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Resolve reused an invalid manifest entry")
+	}
+}
+
+func marshalInspectDocument(t *testing.T, document any) []byte {
+	t.Helper()
+	data, err := json.Marshal(document)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return data
+}
+
+func stubInspectFunction(t *testing.T, fn func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error)) {
+	t.Helper()
+	previousCached, previousFresh := runOpenClawInspect, runOpenClawInspectFresh
+	runOpenClawInspect, runOpenClawInspectFresh = fn, fn
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		runOpenClawInspect, runOpenClawInspectFresh = previousCached, previousFresh
+	})
+}
+
+func newManagedPackageFixtureInState(t *testing.T, stateDir, goos, goarch string, hoisted bool) optionalPackageFixture {
+	t.Helper()
+	spec, err := signerPackageFor(goos, goarch)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("host platform has no optional package: %v", err)
+	}
+	projectDir := filepath.Join(stateDir, "npm", "projects", "larksuite-openclaw-lark-next-generation")
+	nodeModules := filepath.Join(projectDir, "node_modules")
+	pluginDir := filepath.Join(nodeModules, signerPackageScope, pluginPackageName[len(signerPackageScope)+1:])
+	packageNodeModules := filepath.Join(pluginDir, "node_modules")
+	if hoisted {
+		packageNodeModules = nodeModules
+	}
+	return writeOptionalPackageFixture(t, optionalPackageFixture{
+		stateDir: stateDir, projectDir: projectDir, pluginDir: pluginDir,
+		packageDir: signerPackageUnder(packageNodeModules, spec), spec: spec,
+	})
+}

internal/keylessprovider/provider.go

@@ -0,0 +1,858 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// Package keylessprovider resolves the fixed keyless signer optional dependency
+// installed with the OpenClaw Feishu plugin. Application config contains only
+// the logical provider ID and keyRef; executable paths and argv are never read
+// from application config, environment variables, or PATH.
+package keylessprovider
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/keylesshelper"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/vfs"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/singleflight"
+)
+
+const (
+	ProviderID = core.KeylessProviderLarkSuite
+
+	openClawStateDirEnv = "OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR"
+	openClawHomeEnv     = "OPENCLAW_HOME"
+	openClawConfigEnv   = "OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH"
+	openClawDirName     = ".openclaw"
+	pluginID            = "openclaw-lark"
+	pluginPackageName   = "@larksuite/openclaw-lark"
+	signerPackageScope  = "@larksuite"
+	signerBinaryBase    = "lark-keyless-signer"
+
+	metadataMaxBytes    = 64 << 10
+	binaryMaxBytes      = 512 << 20
+	inspectStdoutLimit  = 4 << 20
+	inspectStderrLimit  = 64 << 10
+	inspectCommandLimit = 30 * time.Second
+	inspectCacheTTL     = 3 * time.Second
+)
+
+var semver = regexp.MustCompile(`^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(?:-[0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?$`)
+
+type platformPackage struct {
+	name       string
+	npmOS      string
+	npmCPU     string
+	binaryName string
+}
+
+type packageManifest struct {
+	Name    string   `json:"name"`
+	Version string   `json:"version"`
+	OS      []string `json:"os"`
+	CPU     []string `json:"cpu"`
+}
+
+type resolvedProvider struct {
+	stateDir         string
+	pluginDir        string
+	packageDir       string
+	binaryPath       string
+	packageVersion   string
+	packageSize      int64
+	packageModTimeNS int64
+	binarySize       int64
+	binaryModTimeNS  int64
+	digest           string
+}
+
+type inspectDependency struct {
+	Name         string `json:"name"`
+	Installed    bool   `json:"installed"`
+	Optional     bool   `json:"optional"`
+	ResolvedPath string `json:"resolvedPath"`
+}
+
+type inspectedPlugin struct {
+	ID               string `json:"id"`
+	Name             string `json:"name"`
+	PackageName      string `json:"packageName"`
+	RootDir          string `json:"rootDir"`
+	Status           string `json:"status"`
+	DependencyStatus struct {
+		OptionalDependencies []inspectDependency `json:"optionalDependencies"`
+	} `json:"dependencyStatus"`
+}
+
+type inspectUnavailableError struct{ cause error }
+
+func (e *inspectUnavailableError) Error() string { return e.cause.Error() }
+func (e *inspectUnavailableError) Unwrap() error { return e.cause }
+
+var (
+	runOpenClawInspect      = executeOpenClawInspect
+	runOpenClawInspectFresh = executeOpenClawInspectFresh
+)
+
+type inspectCacheEntry struct {
+	data      []byte
+	expiresAt time.Time
+}
+
+// inspectResultCache caches only OpenClaw's discovery document. Callers still
+// validate the complete directory tree, package metadata, binary mode, and
+// binary digest after every lookup, and keylesshelper re-hashes before exec.
+// The short TTL removes duplicate OpenClaw startups within one CLI process
+// without persisting an executable path across processes or plugin upgrades.
+type inspectResultCache struct {
+	mu      sync.Mutex
+	entries map[string]inspectCacheEntry
+	flights singleflight.Group
+}
+
+var openClawInspectCache inspectResultCache
+
+// Resolve returns a freshly verified command for one provider operation. A
+// global manifest avoids restarting OpenClaw when the previously bound package
+// is unchanged; the package tree and binary digest are still revalidated.
+func Resolve(ctx context.Context, provider string) (*keylesshelper.Command, error) {
+	command, resolved, err := resolve(ctx, provider, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resolved != nil {
+		// The manifest is a rebuildable performance index, not an
+		// authentication source. Runtime resolution remains available if its
+		// best-effort cache write fails.
+		_ = saveProviderManifest(*resolved, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+	}
+	return command, nil
+}
+
+// PrepareRefresh bypasses both the global manifest and the short-lived
+// in-process OpenClaw inspection cache. It returns a freshly verified command
+// and a deferred manifest commit. Callers that validate the signer before
+// changing binding state must invoke commit only after that validation
+// succeeds; abandoning the callback leaves the existing manifest unchanged.
+func PrepareRefresh(ctx context.Context, provider string) (*keylesshelper.Command, func() error, error) {
+	command, resolved, err := resolve(ctx, provider, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	if resolved == nil {
+		return command, func() error { return nil }, nil
+	}
+	candidate := *resolved
+	var once sync.Once
+	var commitErr error
+	commit := func() error {
+		once.Do(func() {
+			commitErr = revalidatePreparedProvider(candidate, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+			if commitErr != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			commitErr = saveProviderManifest(candidate, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+		})
+		return commitErr
+	}
+	return command, commit, nil
+}
+
+// revalidatePreparedProvider closes the gap between signer validation and a
+// deferred manifest commit. It repeats the complete package validation and
+// requires every captured property to remain identical before the candidate is
+// allowed to replace the current manifest entry.
+func revalidatePreparedProvider(candidate resolvedProvider, goos, goarch string) error {
+	spec, err := signerPackageFor(goos, goarch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	verified, err := resolvePackage(candidate.stateDir, candidate.pluginDir, candidate.packageDir, spec, goos)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("revalidate prepared keyless signer: %w", err)
+	}
+	if verified != candidate {
+		return fmt.Errorf("prepared keyless signer changed before manifest commit")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Refresh bypasses the global manifest and both discovers and records the
+// signer reported by the current OpenClaw installation. Transactional bind
+// flows should use PrepareRefresh so a failed signer validation cannot replace
+// a previously working manifest entry.
+func Refresh(ctx context.Context, provider string) (*keylesshelper.Command, error) {
+	command, commit, err := PrepareRefresh(ctx, provider)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if commit != nil {
+		if err := commit(); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("persist refreshed keyless signer manifest: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return command, nil
+}
+
+// resolve returns a non-nil resolvedProvider only for a newly discovered
+// package. A manifest hit has already been persisted and therefore returns a
+// nil resolvedProvider.
+func resolve(ctx context.Context, provider string, forceRefresh bool) (*keylesshelper.Command, *resolvedProvider, error) {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+	provider = strings.TrimSpace(provider)
+	if provider == "" {
+		return nil, nil, nil
+	}
+	if provider != ProviderID {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown keyless signer provider %q", provider)
+	}
+
+	stateDir, err := openClawStateDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("resolve OpenClaw state directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !forceRefresh {
+		resolved, manifestHit := resolveFromProviderManifest(stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+		if manifestHit {
+			command, err := keylesshelper.NewProviderCommand(resolved.binaryPath, resolved.packageDir, "", resolved.digest)
+			return command, nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	inspectResolver := resolveFromInspect
+	if forceRefresh {
+		inspectResolver = resolveFromInspectFresh
+	}
+	resolved, inspectErr := inspectResolver(ctx, stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+	if inspectErr != nil {
+		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%s provider inspection canceled: %w", ProviderID, err)
+		}
+		var unavailable *inspectUnavailableError
+		if !errors.As(inspectErr, &unavailable) {
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%s provider is unavailable: %w", ProviderID, inspectErr)
+		}
+		// Older/local OpenClaw installations may not expose `plugins inspect`.
+		// The only fallback is the fixed extension-local package path; managed
+		// npm project directories are never scanned or guessed.
+		resolved, err = resolveFromStateDir(stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%s provider is unavailable: OpenClaw inspect failed (%w); fixed extension fallback failed: %w", ProviderID, inspectErr, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// An empty home override deliberately preserves the recipient user's normal
+	// HOME. The helper still supplies a minimal environment and never inherits
+	// PATH, proxy, language-runtime, or loader injection variables.
+	command, err := keylesshelper.NewProviderCommand(resolved.binaryPath, resolved.packageDir, "", resolved.digest)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return command, &resolved, nil
+}
+
+func resolveFromStateDir(stateDir, goos, goarch string) (resolvedProvider, error) {
+	spec, err := signerPackageFor(goos, goarch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, err
+	}
+
+	stateDir, err = cleanAbsolutePath(stateDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid OpenClaw state directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	pluginDir := filepath.Join(stateDir, "extensions", pluginID)
+	packageDir := signerPackageUnder(filepath.Join(pluginDir, "node_modules"), spec)
+	return resolvePackage(stateDir, pluginDir, packageDir, spec, goos)
+}
+
+func resolveFromInspect(ctx context.Context, stateDir, goos, goarch string) (resolvedProvider, error) {
+	return resolveFromInspectUsing(ctx, stateDir, goos, goarch, runOpenClawInspect)
+}
+
+func resolveFromInspectFresh(ctx context.Context, stateDir, goos, goarch string) (resolvedProvider, error) {
+	return resolveFromInspectUsing(ctx, stateDir, goos, goarch, runOpenClawInspectFresh)
+}
+
+func resolveFromInspectUsing(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	stateDir, goos, goarch string,
+	inspect func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error),
+) (resolvedProvider, error) {
+	spec, err := signerPackageFor(goos, goarch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, err
+	}
+	stateDir, err = cleanAbsolutePath(stateDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid OpenClaw state directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	data, err := inspect(ctx, stateDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, err
+	}
+	plugin, err := decodeInspectedPlugin(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("parse OpenClaw plugin inspection: %w", err)
+	}
+	if plugin.ID != pluginID {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw inspected unexpected plugin %q", plugin.ID)
+	}
+	if plugin.PackageName != "" && plugin.PackageName != pluginPackageName {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw plugin package %q does not match %q", plugin.PackageName, pluginPackageName)
+	}
+	if plugin.Name != "" && plugin.Name != pluginPackageName && plugin.Name != "Feishu" {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw plugin name %q is not recognized", plugin.Name)
+	}
+	if plugin.Status != "" && plugin.Status != "loaded" {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw plugin is not loaded (status %q)", plugin.Status)
+	}
+
+	pluginDir, err := cleanAbsolutePath(plugin.RootDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid inspected plugin root: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := ensureWithin(stateDir, pluginDir); err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("inspected plugin root is outside OpenClaw state: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var dependency *inspectDependency
+	for i := range plugin.DependencyStatus.OptionalDependencies {
+		candidate := &plugin.DependencyStatus.OptionalDependencies[i]
+		if candidate.Name != spec.name {
+			continue
+		}
+		if dependency != nil {
+			return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw inspection contains duplicate signer dependency %q", spec.name)
+		}
+		dependency = candidate
+	}
+	if dependency == nil || !dependency.Optional || !dependency.Installed || strings.TrimSpace(dependency.ResolvedPath) == "" {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw plugin optional signer dependency %q is not installed", spec.name)
+	}
+	packageDir, err := cleanAbsolutePath(dependency.ResolvedPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid inspected signer package path: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := ensureWithin(stateDir, packageDir); err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("inspected signer package is outside OpenClaw state: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !allowedPackageLocation(pluginDir, packageDir, spec, goos) {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("inspected signer package is neither plugin-local nor managed-project-hoisted")
+	}
+	return resolvePackage(stateDir, pluginDir, packageDir, spec, goos)
+}
+
+func resolvePackage(stateDir, pluginDir, packageDir string, spec platformPackage, goos string) (resolvedProvider, error) {
+	packageJSON := filepath.Join(packageDir, "package.json")
+	binDir := filepath.Join(packageDir, "bin")
+	binaryPath := filepath.Join(binDir, spec.binaryName)
+	for _, dir := range []string{pluginDir, packageDir, binDir} {
+		if err := validateDirectoryTree(stateDir, dir); err != nil {
+			return resolvedProvider{}, err
+		}
+	}
+	for _, file := range []string{packageJSON, binaryPath} {
+		if err := ensureWithin(stateDir, file); err != nil {
+			return resolvedProvider{}, err
+		}
+		if err := validateProviderObject(file, false); err != nil {
+			return resolvedProvider{}, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	data, err := readMetadata(packageJSON)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("read signer package metadata: %w", err)
+	}
+	var manifest packageManifest
+	if err := decodeJSONObject(data, &manifest); err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("parse signer package metadata: %w", err)
+	}
+	if manifest.Name != spec.name {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("signer package name %q does not match %q", manifest.Name, spec.name)
+	}
+	if !semver.MatchString(manifest.Version) {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("signer package version %q is not valid semver", manifest.Version)
+	}
+	if len(manifest.OS) != 1 || manifest.OS[0] != spec.npmOS {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("signer package os metadata does not match %s", spec.npmOS)
+	}
+	if len(manifest.CPU) != 1 || manifest.CPU[0] != spec.npmCPU {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("signer package cpu metadata does not match %s", spec.npmCPU)
+	}
+	packageInfo, err := vfs.Lstat(packageJSON)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("stat signer package metadata: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	info, err := vfs.Lstat(binaryPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("stat signer binary: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !info.Mode().IsRegular() || info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("signer binary is not a regular file")
+	}
+	if goos != "windows" && info.Mode().Perm()&0o111 == 0 {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("signer binary is not executable")
+	}
+	digest, err := hashRegularFile(binaryPath, binaryMaxBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolvedProvider{}, fmt.Errorf("hash signer binary: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return resolvedProvider{
+		stateDir:         stateDir,
+		pluginDir:        pluginDir,
+		packageDir:       packageDir,
+		binaryPath:       binaryPath,
+		packageVersion:   manifest.Version,
+		packageSize:      packageInfo.Size(),
+		packageModTimeNS: packageInfo.ModTime().UnixNano(),
+		binarySize:       info.Size(),
+		binaryModTimeNS:  info.ModTime().UnixNano(),
+		digest:           digest,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func signerPackageFor(goos, goarch string) (platformPackage, error) {
+	key := goos + "/" + goarch
+	packages := map[string]platformPackage{
+		"darwin/arm64":  {"@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-darwin-arm64", "darwin", "arm64", signerBinaryBase},
+		"darwin/amd64":  {"@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-darwin-x64", "darwin", "x64", signerBinaryBase},
+		"linux/arm64":   {"@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-linux-arm64", "linux", "arm64", signerBinaryBase},
+		"linux/amd64":   {"@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-linux-x64", "linux", "x64", signerBinaryBase},
+		"windows/amd64": {"@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-win32-x64", "win32", "x64", signerBinaryBase + ".exe"},
+	}
+	if spec, ok := packages[key]; ok {
+		return spec, nil
+	}
+	return platformPackage{}, fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw keyless signer optional package is unsupported on %s/%s", goos, goarch)
+}
+
+func signerPackageUnder(nodeModules string, spec platformPackage) string {
+	return filepath.Join(nodeModules, signerPackageScope, strings.TrimPrefix(spec.name, signerPackageScope+"/"))
+}
+
+func allowedPackageLocation(pluginDir, packageDir string, spec platformPackage, goos string) bool {
+	pluginLocal := signerPackageUnder(filepath.Join(pluginDir, "node_modules"), spec)
+	if samePath(pluginLocal, packageDir, goos) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// npm-pack managed projects may hoist the optional dependency beside the
+	// plugin package:
+	//   <project>/node_modules/@larksuite/openclaw-lark
+	//   <project>/node_modules/@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-...
+	pluginNodeModules := filepath.Dir(filepath.Dir(pluginDir))
+	expectedPlugin := filepath.Join(pluginNodeModules, signerPackageScope, strings.TrimPrefix(pluginPackageName, signerPackageScope+"/"))
+	if filepath.Base(pluginNodeModules) != "node_modules" || !samePath(expectedPlugin, pluginDir, goos) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return samePath(signerPackageUnder(pluginNodeModules, spec), packageDir, goos)
+}
+
+func samePath(left, right, goos string) bool {
+	left, right = filepath.Clean(left), filepath.Clean(right)
+	if goos == "windows" {
+		return strings.EqualFold(left, right)
+	}
+	return left == right
+}
+
+func decodeInspectedPlugin(data []byte) (inspectedPlugin, error) {
+	if len(data) == 0 || len(data) > inspectStdoutLimit {
+		return inspectedPlugin{}, fmt.Errorf("inspection output size is invalid")
+	}
+	var envelope struct {
+		Plugin json.RawMessage `json:"plugin"`
+	}
+	if err := decodeJSONObject(data, &envelope); err != nil {
+		return inspectedPlugin{}, err
+	}
+	var plugin inspectedPlugin
+	if len(envelope.Plugin) != 0 && string(envelope.Plugin) != "null" {
+		if err := decodeJSONObject(envelope.Plugin, &plugin); err != nil {
+			return inspectedPlugin{}, err
+		}
+	} else if err := decodeJSONObject(data, &plugin); err != nil {
+		return inspectedPlugin{}, err
+	}
+	return plugin, nil
+}
+
+func executeOpenClawInspect(ctx context.Context, stateDir string) ([]byte, error) {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+	executable, cacheKey, err := prepareOpenClawInspect(stateDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return openClawInspectCache.load(ctx, cacheKey, func(loadCtx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+		return executeOpenClawInspectCommand(loadCtx, stateDir, executable)
+	})
+}
+
+// executeOpenClawInspectFresh deliberately skips inspectResultCache, including
+// its in-flight singleflight results. Bind/repair discovery must observe the
+// current plugin generation even if normal resolution inspected the same
+// OpenClaw installation during the preceding few seconds.
+func executeOpenClawInspectFresh(ctx context.Context, stateDir string) ([]byte, error) {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+	executable, _, err := prepareOpenClawInspect(stateDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return executeOpenClawInspectCommand(ctx, stateDir, executable)
+}
+
+func prepareOpenClawInspect(stateDir string) (string, string, error) {
+	executable, err := exec.LookPath("openclaw")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", &inspectUnavailableError{cause: fmt.Errorf("openclaw executable not found: %w", err)}
+	}
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(executable) {
+		cwd, cwdErr := vfs.Getwd()
+		if cwdErr != nil {
+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("resolve current directory for openclaw executable: %w", cwdErr)
+		}
+		executable = filepath.Join(cwd, executable)
+	}
+	executable, err = vfs.EvalSymlinks(executable)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("resolve openclaw executable symlinks: %w", err)
+	}
+	executable, err = cleanAbsolutePath(executable)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("validate openclaw executable path: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := validateInspectExecutable(executable); err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("validate openclaw executable: %w", err)
+	}
+	info, err := vfs.Lstat(executable)
+	if err != nil || runtime.GOOS != "windows" && info.Mode().Perm()&0o111 == 0 {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("openclaw executable is not executable")
+	}
+	cacheKey := strings.Join([]string{
+		stateDir,
+		executable,
+		fmt.Sprintf("%d", info.Size()),
+		fmt.Sprintf("%d", info.ModTime().UnixNano()),
+		strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(openClawConfigEnv)),
+	}, "\x00")
+	return executable, cacheKey, nil
+}
+
+func (c *inspectResultCache) load(ctx context.Context, key string, loader func(context.Context) ([]byte, error)) ([]byte, error) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	if entry, ok := c.entries[key]; ok && now.Before(entry.expiresAt) {
+		data := append([]byte(nil), entry.data...)
+		c.mu.Unlock()
+		return data, nil
+	}
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	resultCh := c.flights.DoChan(key, func() (any, error) {
+		now := time.Now()
+		c.mu.Lock()
+		if entry, ok := c.entries[key]; ok && now.Before(entry.expiresAt) {
+			data := append([]byte(nil), entry.data...)
+			c.mu.Unlock()
+			return data, nil
+		}
+		c.mu.Unlock()
+
+		data, err := loader(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		data = append([]byte(nil), data...)
+		c.mu.Lock()
+		if c.entries == nil {
+			c.entries = make(map[string]inspectCacheEntry)
+		}
+		c.entries[key] = inspectCacheEntry{data: data, expiresAt: time.Now().Add(inspectCacheTTL)}
+		c.mu.Unlock()
+		return append([]byte(nil), data...), nil
+	})
+
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
+	case result := <-resultCh:
+		if result.Err != nil {
+			return nil, result.Err
+		}
+		data, ok := result.Val.([]byte)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw inspect cache returned an invalid result")
+		}
+		return append([]byte(nil), data...), nil
+	}
+}
+
+func executeOpenClawInspectCommand(ctx context.Context, stateDir, executable string) ([]byte, error) {
+	inspectCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, inspectCommandLimit)
+	defer cancel()
+	cmd, err := newOpenClawInspectCommand(inspectCtx, executable, openClawInspectEnvironment(stateDir))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, &inspectUnavailableError{cause: fmt.Errorf("prepare openclaw plugin inspection: %w", err)}
+	}
+
+	stdout := &cappedBuffer{limit: inspectStdoutLimit}
+	stderr := &cappedBuffer{limit: inspectStderrLimit}
+	cmd.Stdout = stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = stderr
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		if inspectCtx.Err() != nil {
+			return nil, &inspectUnavailableError{cause: fmt.Errorf("openclaw plugin inspection stopped: %w", inspectCtx.Err())}
+		}
+		return nil, &inspectUnavailableError{cause: fmt.Errorf("openclaw plugin inspection failed: %w (stderr omitted)", err)}
+	}
+	if stdout.exceeded {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("openclaw plugin inspection stdout exceeds %d bytes", inspectStdoutLimit)
+	}
+	if stderr.exceeded {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("openclaw plugin inspection stderr exceeds %d bytes", inspectStderrLimit)
+	}
+	return append([]byte(nil), stdout.Bytes()...), nil
+}
+
+func openClawInspectEnvironment(stateDir string) []string {
+	keep := map[string]bool{
+		"HOME": true, "PATH": true, "PATHEXT": true, "TMPDIR": true, "TEMP": true, "TMP": true,
+		"LANG": true, "LC_ALL": true, "USERPROFILE": true, "SYSTEMROOT": true, "WINDIR": true,
+		"COMSPEC": true, "APPDATA": true, "LOCALAPPDATA": true,
+		"OPENCLAW_HOME": true, openClawConfigEnv: true,
+	}
+	env := make([]string, 0, len(keep)+1)
+	for _, entry := range os.Environ() {
+		name := entry
+		if idx := strings.IndexByte(entry, '='); idx >= 0 {
+			name = entry[:idx]
+		}
+		if keep[strings.ToUpper(name)] {
+			env = append(env, entry)
+		}
+	}
+	return append(env, openClawStateDirEnv+"="+stateDir)
+}
+
+type cappedBuffer struct {
+	bytes.Buffer
+	limit    int
+	exceeded bool
+}
+
+func (b *cappedBuffer) Write(data []byte) (int, error) {
+	originalLen := len(data)
+	remaining := b.limit - b.Len()
+	if remaining < len(data) {
+		b.exceeded = true
+		if remaining < 0 {
+			remaining = 0
+		}
+		data = data[:remaining]
+	}
+	_, _ = b.Buffer.Write(data)
+	return originalLen, nil
+}
+
+func validateDirectoryTree(root, target string) error {
+	root, err := cleanAbsolutePath(root)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	target, err = cleanAbsolutePath(target)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := ensureWithin(root, target); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := validateProviderObject(root, true); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(root, target)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	current := root
+	if rel == "." {
+		return nil
+	}
+	for _, part := range strings.Split(rel, string(filepath.Separator)) {
+		if part == "" || part == "." || part == ".." {
+			return fmt.Errorf("provider directory tree contains invalid component %q", part)
+		}
+		current = filepath.Join(current, part)
+		if err := validateProviderObject(current, true); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func openClawStateDir() (string, error) {
+	if stateDir := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(openClawStateDirEnv)); stateDir != "" {
+		return resolveOpenClawPath(stateDir)
+	}
+	if configPath := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(openClawConfigEnv)); configPath != "" {
+		resolved, err := resolveOpenClawPath(configPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid %s: %w", openClawConfigEnv, err)
+		}
+		return cleanAbsolutePath(filepath.Dir(resolved))
+	}
+	home, err := openClawEffectiveHome()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return cleanAbsolutePath(filepath.Join(home, openClawDirName))
+}
+
+func resolveOpenClawPath(path string) (string, error) {
+	home, err := openClawEffectiveHome()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return expandWithHomeAndClean(path, home)
+}
+
+func openClawEffectiveHome() (string, error) {
+	osHome, err := vfs.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil || strings.TrimSpace(osHome) == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("resolve user home: %w", err)
+	}
+	osHome, err = cleanAbsolutePath(filepath.Clean(osHome))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid user home: %w", err)
+	}
+	if configured := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(openClawHomeEnv)); configured != "" {
+		home, err := expandWithHomeAndClean(configured, osHome)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid %s: %w", openClawHomeEnv, err)
+		}
+		return home, nil
+	}
+	return osHome, nil
+}
+
+func expandWithHomeAndClean(path, home string) (string, error) {
+	if path == "~" || strings.HasPrefix(path, "~/") || strings.HasPrefix(path, `~\`) {
+		if path == "~" {
+			path = home
+		} else {
+			path = filepath.Join(home, path[2:])
+		}
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(path, "~") {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("named-user home expansion is not supported")
+	}
+	return cleanAbsolutePath(path)
+}
+
+func cleanAbsolutePath(path string) (string, error) {
+	if strings.IndexByte(path, 0) >= 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("path contains NUL")
+	}
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(path) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("path must be absolute")
+	}
+	clean := filepath.Clean(path)
+	if clean != path {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("path must be clean (got %q)", path)
+	}
+	return clean, nil
+}
+
+func ensureWithin(root, path string) error {
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(root, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("check signer path boundary: %w", err)
+	}
+	if rel == ".." || filepath.IsAbs(rel) || strings.HasPrefix(rel, ".."+string(filepath.Separator)) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("signer path escapes OpenClaw state directory")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func decodeJSONObject(data []byte, out any) error {
+	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "{") || !strings.HasSuffix(trimmed, "}") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected JSON object")
+	}
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(trimmed))
+	if err := decoder.Decode(out); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	var trailing any
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&trailing); err != io.EOF {
+		if err == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("multiple JSON values are not allowed")
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func readMetadata(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	info, err := vfs.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !info.Mode().IsRegular() || info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 || info.Size() < 2 || info.Size() > metadataMaxBytes {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("metadata size/type is invalid")
+	}
+	data, err := vfs.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(data) > metadataMaxBytes {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("metadata exceeds %d bytes", metadataMaxBytes)
+	}
+	return data, nil
+}
+
+func hashRegularFile(path string, maxSize int64) (string, error) {
+	info, err := vfs.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if !info.Mode().IsRegular() || info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 || info.Size() <= 0 || info.Size() > maxSize {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("file size/type is invalid")
+	}
+	f, err := vfs.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	h := sha256.New()
+	n, err := io.Copy(h, io.LimitReader(f, maxSize+1))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if n != info.Size() || n > maxSize {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("file changed while hashing")
+	}
+	return hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil)), nil
+}

internal/keylessprovider/provider_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,537 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package keylessprovider
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type optionalPackageFixture struct {
+	stateDir, projectDir, pluginDir         string
+	packageDir, packageJSON, binDir, binary string
+	spec                                    platformPackage
+	binaryDigest                            string
+}
+
+func TestSignerPackageFor(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		goos, goarch, name, npmOS, npmCPU, binary string
+	}{
+		{"darwin", "arm64", "@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-darwin-arm64", "darwin", "arm64", signerBinaryBase},
+		{"darwin", "amd64", "@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-darwin-x64", "darwin", "x64", signerBinaryBase},
+		{"linux", "arm64", "@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-linux-arm64", "linux", "arm64", signerBinaryBase},
+		{"linux", "amd64", "@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-linux-x64", "linux", "x64", signerBinaryBase},
+		{"windows", "amd64", "@larksuite/lark-keyless-signer-win32-x64", "win32", "x64", signerBinaryBase + ".exe"},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.goos+"_"+test.goarch, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := signerPackageFor(test.goos, test.goarch)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if got.name != test.name || got.npmOS != test.npmOS || got.npmCPU != test.npmCPU || got.binaryName != test.binary {
+				t.Fatalf("spec = %#v", got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	for _, unsupported := range [][2]string{{"windows", "arm64"}, {"linux", "riscv64"}, {"freebsd", "amd64"}} {
+		if _, err := signerPackageFor(unsupported[0], unsupported[1]); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("%s/%s unexpectedly supported", unsupported[0], unsupported[1])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveFromStateDir_OptionalPackage(t *testing.T) {
+	fx := newOptionalPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+	got, err := resolveFromStateDir(fx.stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.binaryPath != fx.binary || got.packageDir != fx.packageDir || got.digest != fx.binaryDigest {
+		t.Fatalf("resolved = %#v, fixture = %#v", got, fx)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolve_UsesOpenClawStateDirAndFixedExtensionFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	fx := newOptionalPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, fx.stateDir)
+	t.Setenv(openClawHomeEnv, filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "must-not-win"))
+	t.Setenv("PATH", "") // force the fixed extensions fallback
+	command, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if command == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Resolve returned nil command")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveFromInspect_ManagedProjectPluginLocal(t *testing.T) {
+	fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, false)
+	got, err := resolveFromInspectDocument(t, fx, inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, fx.packageDir))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	assertResolvedFixture(t, got, fx)
+}
+
+func TestResolveFromInspect_ManagedProjectHoisted(t *testing.T) {
+	fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	got, err := resolveFromInspectDocument(t, fx, inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, fx.packageDir))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	assertResolvedFixture(t, got, fx)
+}
+
+func TestResolveFromInspect_RejectsWrongPluginAndEscapingPaths(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("wrong plugin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+		_, err := resolveFromInspectDocument(t, fx, inspectPluginDocument(fx, "evil-plugin", fx.packageDir))
+		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unexpected plugin") {
+			t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("package outside state", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+		outside := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "node_modules", signerPackageScope, strings.TrimPrefix(fx.spec.name, signerPackageScope+"/"))
+		_, err := resolveFromInspectDocument(t, fx, inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, outside))
+		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "outside OpenClaw state") {
+			t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("unrelated package inside state", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+		unrelated := signerPackageUnder(filepath.Join(fx.stateDir, "other", "node_modules"), fx.spec)
+		_, err := resolveFromInspectDocument(t, fx, inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, unrelated))
+		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "neither plugin-local nor managed-project-hoisted") {
+			t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("plugin outside state", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+		document := inspectPluginDocument(fx, pluginID, fx.packageDir)
+		plugin := document["plugin"].(map[string]any)
+		plugin["rootDir"] = filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "openclaw-lark")
+		_, err := resolveFromInspectDocument(t, fx, document)
+		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "outside OpenClaw state") {
+			t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestResolve_InspectUnavailableUsesOnlyFixedExtensionFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	fx := newOptionalPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, fx.stateDir)
+	stubOpenClawInspect(t, nil, &inspectUnavailableError{cause: errors.New("not installed")})
+	command, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID)
+	if err != nil || command == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Resolve = %v, %v", command, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolve_InspectUnavailableDoesNotScanManagedProjects(t *testing.T) {
+	useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	fx := newManagedPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, true)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, fx.stateDir)
+	stubOpenClawInspect(t, nil, &inspectUnavailableError{cause: errors.New("not installed")})
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "fixed extension fallback failed") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolve_InvalidInspectDoesNotFallBack(t *testing.T) {
+	useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	fx := newOptionalPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, fx.stateDir)
+	stubOpenClawInspect(t, []byte(`{"plugin":`), nil)
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), ProviderID); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "parse OpenClaw") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolve_InspectCancellationHonorsCallerContext(t *testing.T) {
+	useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	fx := newOptionalPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, fx.stateDir)
+	previous := runOpenClawInspect
+	runOpenClawInspect = func(ctx context.Context, _ string) ([]byte, error) {
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		return nil, &inspectUnavailableError{cause: ctx.Err()}
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { runOpenClawInspect = previous })
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+	if _, err := Resolve(ctx, ProviderID); !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		t.Fatalf("Resolve error = %v, want context.Canceled", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInspectResultCache_ShortLivedAndSingleflight(t *testing.T) {
+	var cache inspectResultCache
+	var calls atomic.Int32
+	started := make(chan struct{})
+	release := make(chan struct{})
+	loader := func(context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+		if calls.Add(1) == 1 {
+			close(started)
+		}
+		<-release
+		return []byte(`{"plugin":{"id":"openclaw-lark"}}`), nil
+	}
+
+	const callers = 8
+	results := make(chan []byte, callers)
+	errs := make(chan error, callers)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := 0; i < callers; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			data, err := cache.load(context.Background(), "same-install", loader)
+			results <- data
+			errs <- err
+		}()
+	}
+	<-started
+	close(release)
+	wg.Wait()
+	close(results)
+	close(errs)
+	for err := range errs {
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	for data := range results {
+		if string(data) != `{"plugin":{"id":"openclaw-lark"}}` {
+			t.Fatalf("cached data = %q", data)
+		}
+		if len(data) > 0 {
+			data[0] = 'x'
+		}
+	}
+	if got := calls.Load(); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("loader calls = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	data, err := cache.load(context.Background(), "same-install", loader)
+	if err != nil || string(data) != `{"plugin":{"id":"openclaw-lark"}}` || calls.Load() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("cache hit = %q, %v, calls %d", data, err, calls.Load())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInspectResultCache_WaiterHonorsContext(t *testing.T) {
+	var cache inspectResultCache
+	started := make(chan struct{})
+	release := make(chan struct{})
+	loader := func(context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+		close(started)
+		<-release
+		return []byte(`{}`), nil
+	}
+	go func() {
+		_, _ = cache.load(context.Background(), "busy", loader)
+	}()
+	<-started
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+	if _, err := cache.load(ctx, "busy", loader); !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		t.Fatalf("cache waiter error = %v, want context.Canceled", err)
+	}
+	close(release)
+}
+
+func TestInspectOutputAndEnvironmentAreBounded(t *testing.T) {
+	buffer := &cappedBuffer{limit: 4}
+	if n, err := buffer.Write([]byte("123456")); err != nil || n != 6 || !buffer.exceeded || buffer.String() != "1234" {
+		t.Fatalf("bounded write = n %d exceeded %v data %q err %v", n, buffer.exceeded, buffer.String(), err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("HOME", "/safe-home")
+	t.Setenv("NODE_OPTIONS", "--require=/must-not-load")
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, "/must-not-win")
+	env := strings.Join(openClawInspectEnvironment("/selected-state"), "\n")
+	if !strings.Contains(env, "HOME=/safe-home") || !strings.Contains(env, openClawStateDirEnv+"=/selected-state") ||
+		strings.Contains(env, "NODE_OPTIONS") || strings.Contains(env, openClawStateDirEnv+"=/must-not-win") {
+		t.Fatalf("inspect environment = %q", env)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolve_UnknownProviderFailsClosed(t *testing.T) {
+	useIsolatedProviderManifest(t)
+	if _, err := Resolve(context.Background(), "evil.provider"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unknown") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func useIsolatedProviderManifest(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", dir)
+	return dir
+}
+
+func TestOpenClawStateDirPriorityAndExpansion(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	state := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "custom state")
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+	t.Setenv(openClawConfigEnv, "")
+	t.Setenv(openClawHomeEnv, filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "must-not-win"))
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, state)
+	if got, err := openClawStateDir(); err != nil || got != state {
+		t.Fatalf("state dir = %q, %v", got, err)
+	}
+
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, "")
+	openClawHome := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "openclaw home")
+	t.Setenv(openClawHomeEnv, openClawHome)
+	if got, err := openClawStateDir(); err != nil || got != filepath.Join(openClawHome, openClawDirName) {
+		t.Fatalf("OPENCLAW_HOME state dir = %q, %v", got, err)
+	}
+
+	t.Setenv(openClawHomeEnv, "")
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, "~/custom-openclaw")
+	if got, err := openClawStateDir(); err != nil || got != filepath.Join(home, "custom-openclaw") {
+		t.Fatalf("expanded state dir = %q, %v", got, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOpenClawStateDir_ConfigPathPrecedesHome(t *testing.T) {
+	osHome := t.TempDir()
+	openClawHome := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "openclaw-home")
+	t.Setenv("HOME", osHome)
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, "")
+	t.Setenv(openClawHomeEnv, openClawHome)
+	t.Setenv(openClawConfigEnv, "~/profiles/team/openclaw.json")
+
+	want := filepath.Join(openClawHome, "profiles", "team")
+	if got, err := openClawStateDir(); err != nil || got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("state dir = %q, %v; want %q", got, err, want)
+	}
+
+	explicitState := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "state-wins")
+	t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, explicitState)
+	if got, err := openClawStateDir(); err != nil || got != explicitState {
+		t.Fatalf("explicit state dir = %q, %v; want %q", got, err, explicitState)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOpenClawStateDirRejectsRelativeOrUncleanPath(t *testing.T) {
+	unclean := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "child") + string(filepath.Separator) + ".." + string(filepath.Separator) + "state"
+	for _, path := range []string{"relative/state", unclean} {
+		t.Run(strings.ReplaceAll(path, string(filepath.Separator), "_"), func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv(openClawStateDirEnv, path)
+			if _, err := openClawStateDir(); err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("path %q was accepted", path)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveFromStateDir_ValidatesPackageMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		mutate func(*packageManifest)
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{"name", func(m *packageManifest) { m.Name = "@evil/signer" }, "name"},
+		{"version", func(m *packageManifest) { m.Version = "latest" }, "version"},
+		{"os", func(m *packageManifest) { m.OS = []string{"other"} }, "os metadata"},
+		{"cpu", func(m *packageManifest) { m.CPU = []string{"other"} }, "cpu metadata"},
+		{"multiple os", func(m *packageManifest) { m.OS = append(m.OS, "other") }, "os metadata"},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fx := newOptionalPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+			manifest := validManifest(fx.spec)
+			test.mutate(&manifest)
+			writeJSON(t, fx.packageJSON, manifest, 0600)
+			if _, err := resolveFromStateDir(fx.stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), test.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveFromStateDir_RejectsParentAndBinarySymlinks(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("parent", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fx := newOptionalPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+		realBin := fx.binDir + "-real"
+		if err := os.Rename(fx.binDir, realBin); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := os.Symlink(realBin, fx.binDir); err != nil {
+			t.Skipf("symlink unavailable: %v", err)
+		}
+		if _, err := resolveFromStateDir(fx.stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "symlink") {
+			t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("binary", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fx := newOptionalPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+		realBinary := fx.binary + "-real"
+		if err := os.Rename(fx.binary, realBinary); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := os.Symlink(realBinary, fx.binary); err != nil {
+			t.Skipf("symlink unavailable: %v", err)
+		}
+		if _, err := resolveFromStateDir(fx.stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "symlink") {
+			t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestResolveFromStateDir_RejectsInsecureModeAndNonExecutable(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("POSIX mode test")
+	}
+	t.Run("writable parent", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fx := newOptionalPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+		if err := os.Chmod(fx.packageDir, 0777); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if _, err := resolveFromStateDir(fx.stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "writable") {
+			t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("non executable", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fx := newOptionalPackageFixture(t, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+		if err := os.Chmod(fx.binary, 0600); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if _, err := resolveFromStateDir(fx.stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "executable") {
+			t.Fatalf("error = %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestResolveFromStateDir_MissingPackageFailsClosed(t *testing.T) {
+	stateDir := t.TempDir()
+	if _, err := resolveFromStateDir(stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("missing optional package was accepted")
+	}
+}
+
+func newOptionalPackageFixture(t *testing.T, goos, goarch string) optionalPackageFixture {
+	t.Helper()
+	spec, err := signerPackageFor(goos, goarch)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("host platform has no optional package: %v", err)
+	}
+	stateDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "openclaw state")
+	pluginDir := filepath.Join(stateDir, "extensions", pluginID)
+	packageDir := signerPackageUnder(filepath.Join(pluginDir, "node_modules"), spec)
+	return writeOptionalPackageFixture(t, optionalPackageFixture{
+		stateDir: stateDir, pluginDir: pluginDir, packageDir: packageDir, spec: spec,
+	})
+}
+
+func newManagedPackageFixture(t *testing.T, goos, goarch string, hoisted bool) optionalPackageFixture {
+	t.Helper()
+	spec, err := signerPackageFor(goos, goarch)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("host platform has no optional package: %v", err)
+	}
+	stateDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "custom OpenClaw state")
+	projectDir := filepath.Join(stateDir, "npm", "projects", "larksuite-openclaw-lark-test-generation")
+	nodeModules := filepath.Join(projectDir, "node_modules")
+	pluginDir := filepath.Join(nodeModules, signerPackageScope, strings.TrimPrefix(pluginPackageName, signerPackageScope+"/"))
+	packageNodeModules := filepath.Join(pluginDir, "node_modules")
+	if hoisted {
+		packageNodeModules = nodeModules
+	}
+	packageDir := signerPackageUnder(packageNodeModules, spec)
+	return writeOptionalPackageFixture(t, optionalPackageFixture{
+		stateDir: stateDir, projectDir: projectDir, pluginDir: pluginDir, packageDir: packageDir, spec: spec,
+	})
+}
+
+func writeOptionalPackageFixture(t *testing.T, fx optionalPackageFixture) optionalPackageFixture {
+	t.Helper()
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(fx.pluginDir, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	packageDir := fx.packageDir
+	binDir := filepath.Join(packageDir, "bin")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(binDir, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	packageJSON := filepath.Join(packageDir, "package.json")
+	writeJSON(t, packageJSON, validManifest(fx.spec), 0600)
+	binary := filepath.Join(binDir, fx.spec.binaryName)
+	binaryBytes := []byte("test optional-package signer")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(binary, binaryBytes, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	digest := sha256.Sum256(binaryBytes)
+	fx.packageJSON, fx.binDir, fx.binary = packageJSON, binDir, binary
+	fx.binaryDigest = hex.EncodeToString(digest[:])
+	return fx
+}
+
+func inspectPluginDocument(fx optionalPackageFixture, inspectedID, resolvedPath string) map[string]any {
+	return map[string]any{"plugin": map[string]any{
+		"id": inspectedID, "name": pluginPackageName, "packageName": pluginPackageName,
+		"rootDir": fx.pluginDir, "status": "loaded",
+		"dependencyStatus": map[string]any{"optionalDependencies": []map[string]any{{
+			"name": fx.spec.name, "installed": true, "optional": true, "resolvedPath": resolvedPath,
+		}}},
+	}}
+}
+
+func resolveFromInspectDocument(t *testing.T, fx optionalPackageFixture, document any) (resolvedProvider, error) {
+	t.Helper()
+	data, err := json.Marshal(document)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	stubOpenClawInspect(t, data, nil)
+	return resolveFromInspect(context.Background(), fx.stateDir, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+}
+
+func stubOpenClawInspect(t *testing.T, data []byte, err error) {
+	t.Helper()
+	previous := runOpenClawInspect
+	runOpenClawInspect = func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) { return data, err }
+	t.Cleanup(func() { runOpenClawInspect = previous })
+}
+
+func assertResolvedFixture(t *testing.T, got resolvedProvider, fx optionalPackageFixture) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if got.binaryPath != fx.binary || got.packageDir != fx.packageDir || got.digest != fx.binaryDigest {
+		t.Fatalf("resolved = %#v, fixture = %#v", got, fx)
+	}
+}
+
+func validManifest(spec platformPackage) packageManifest {
+	return packageManifest{Name: spec.name, Version: "1.2.3", OS: []string{spec.npmOS}, CPU: []string{spec.npmCPU}}
+}
+
+func writeJSON(t *testing.T, path string, value any, mode os.FileMode) {
+	t.Helper()
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(value, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	data = append(data, '\n')
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, data, mode); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}

internal/keylessprovider/security_unix.go

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+//go:build darwin || linux
+
+package keylessprovider
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/vfs"
+)
+
+func validateProviderObject(path string, wantDir bool) error {
+	return validateOwnedObject(path, wantDir)
+}
+
+func validateInspectExecutable(path string) error {
+	info, err := vfs.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inspect OpenClaw executable: %w", err)
+	}
+	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 || !info.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw executable must be a regular non-symlink file")
+	}
+	if info.Mode().Perm()&0o022 != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw executable is group/world writable")
+	}
+	stat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
+	if !ok || int(stat.Uid) != os.Getuid() && stat.Uid != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw executable is not owned by the current user or root")
+	}
+	if stat.Nlink != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw executable must have exactly one hard link")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateOwnedObject(path string, wantDir bool) error {
+	info, err := vfs.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inspect provider object %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider object must not be a symlink: %s", path)
+	}
+	if wantDir != info.IsDir() || (!wantDir && !info.Mode().IsRegular()) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider object has unexpected type: %s", path)
+	}
+	if info.Mode().Perm()&0o022 != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider object is group/world writable: %s (mode %o)", path, info.Mode().Perm())
+	}
+	stat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
+	if !ok || int(stat.Uid) != os.Getuid() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider object is not owned by the current user: %s", path)
+	}
+	if !wantDir && stat.Nlink != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider file must have exactly one hard link: %s", path)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

internal/keylessprovider/security_windows.go

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+//go:build windows
+
+package keylessprovider
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/vfs"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+func validateProviderObject(path string, wantDir bool) error {
+	info, err := vfs.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inspect provider object %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider object must not be a symlink: %s", path)
+	}
+	if wantDir != info.IsDir() || (!wantDir && !info.Mode().IsRegular()) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider object has unexpected type: %s", path)
+	}
+
+	path16, err := windows.UTF16PtrFromString(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encode provider object path: %w", err)
+	}
+	attrs, err := windows.GetFileAttributes(path16)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inspect provider object attributes: %w", err)
+	}
+	if attrs&windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider object must not be a reparse point: %s", path)
+	}
+
+	sd, err := windows.GetNamedSecurityInfo(
+		path,
+		windows.SE_FILE_OBJECT,
+		windows.OWNER_SECURITY_INFORMATION|windows.DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inspect provider object security descriptor: %w", err)
+	}
+	owner, _, err := sd.Owner()
+	if err != nil || owner == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inspect provider object owner: %w", err)
+	}
+	user, err := windows.GetCurrentProcessToken().GetTokenUser()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inspect current Windows user: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !owner.Equals(user.User.Sid) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider object is not owned by the current user: %s", path)
+	}
+	if err := validateWindowsDACL(sd, user.User.Sid); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("provider object has unsafe permissions: %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateInspectExecutable(path string) error {
+	info, err := vfs.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inspect OpenClaw executable: %w", err)
+	}
+	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 || !info.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw executable must be a regular non-symlink file")
+	}
+	path16, err := windows.UTF16PtrFromString(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	attrs, err := windows.GetFileAttributes(path16)
+	if err != nil || attrs&windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw executable must not be a reparse point")
+	}
+	sd, err := windows.GetNamedSecurityInfo(
+		path,
+		windows.SE_FILE_OBJECT,
+		windows.OWNER_SECURITY_INFORMATION|windows.DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	owner, _, err := sd.Owner()
+	if err != nil || owner == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inspect OpenClaw executable owner: %w", err)
+	}
+	user, err := windows.GetCurrentProcessToken().GetTokenUser()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !owner.Equals(user.User.Sid) &&
+		!owner.IsWellKnown(windows.WinLocalSystemSid) &&
+		!owner.IsWellKnown(windows.WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw executable has an untrusted owner")
+	}
+	if err := validateWindowsDACL(sd, user.User.Sid); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("OpenClaw executable has unsafe permissions: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateWindowsDACL(sd *windows.SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, currentUser *windows.SID) error {
+	dacl, _, err := sd.DACL()
+	if err != nil || dacl == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("missing or unreadable DACL")
+	}
+	const (
+		fileDeleteChild windows.ACCESS_MASK = 0x00000040
+		writeMask                           = windows.GENERIC_ALL | windows.GENERIC_WRITE |
+			windows.WRITE_DAC | windows.WRITE_OWNER | windows.DELETE |
+			windows.FILE_WRITE_DATA | windows.FILE_APPEND_DATA |
+			windows.FILE_WRITE_EA | windows.FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES | fileDeleteChild
+	)
+	for i := uint16(0); i < dacl.AceCount; i++ {
+		var ace *windows.ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE
+		if err := windows.GetAce(dacl, uint32(i), &ace); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("read ACL entry %d: %w", i, err)
+		}
+		if ace == nil || ace.Header.AceType == windows.ACCESS_DENIED_ACE_TYPE {
+			continue
+		}
+		if ace.Header.AceType != windows.ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE_TYPE {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unsupported allow ACL entry type %d", ace.Header.AceType)
+		}
+		if ace.Mask&writeMask == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		sid := (*windows.SID)(unsafe.Pointer(&ace.SidStart))
+		if sid == nil || !sid.IsValid() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("ACL entry %d has invalid SID", i)
+		}
+		if sid.Equals(currentUser) ||
+			sid.IsWellKnown(windows.WinLocalSystemSid) ||
+			sid.IsWellKnown(windows.WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid) ||
+			sid.IsWellKnown(windows.WinCreatorOwnerSid) ||
+			sid.IsWellKnown(windows.WinCreatorOwnerRightsSid) {
+			continue
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("write access is granted to SID %s", sid.String())
+	}
+	return nil
+}

internal/keysigner/keysigner.go

@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// Package keysigner defines the pluggable signing abstraction used by the
+// private_key_jwt registration and authentication flow.
+//
+// Platform implementations hold non-exportable private keys in TPM 2.0 on
+// supported Linux/Windows targets and in Keychain on macOS. Build constraints
+// select the implementation for each target, and each backend registers itself
+// through Register from init().
+package keysigner
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/asn1"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// KeyRef identifies a non-exportable signing key held by a backend
+// (TEE/TPM/Keychain). It is a stable handle (label), never the key material.
+type KeyRef struct {
+	// Label is the backend key label/tag (e.g. "larksuite-cli-agent").
+	Label string
+}
+
+// Signer signs JWS signing inputs with a non-exportable key.
+type Signer interface {
+	// EnsureKey returns the public key for ref, creating the key if absent.
+	EnsureKey(ctx context.Context, ref KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error)
+	// PublicKey returns the public key for ref without creating it.
+	PublicKey(ctx context.Context, ref KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error)
+	// Sign signs signingInput and returns a JOSE-format signature plus the JWS
+	// alg ("ES256"/"RS256"). Implementations apply the alg's hash and, for
+	// ECDSA, MUST return the fixed-width r||s form required by RFC 7518 §3.4
+	// (not ASN.1 DER), because the backend (TPM/Keychain) typically yields DER.
+	Sign(ctx context.Context, ref KeyRef, signingInput []byte) (sig []byte, alg string, err error)
+}
+
+// Supported JWS algorithms.
+const (
+	AlgES256 = "ES256"
+	AlgRS256 = "RS256"
+)
+
+// DefaultKeyLabel is the backend key label lark-cli uses for its device signing
+// key. One non-exportable key is created on first private_key_jwt registration
+// and reused across subsequent app registrations on the same device.
+const DefaultKeyLabel = "larksuite-cli-agent"
+
+// HardwareInfo describes the secure hardware backing a Signer, as reported by a
+// HardwareProber. It is advisory/diagnostic: it tells a user whether
+// private_key_jwt can use a real TEE on this device.
+type HardwareInfo struct {
+	Backend    string // backing technology, e.g. "tpm2" or "keychain"
+	Available  bool   // the hardware is present and usable for signing
+	VendorName string // hardware vendor/manufacturer, when known
+	VendorInfo string // additional vendor detail, when known
+	Reason     string // when Available is false, a human-readable cause
+}
+
+// HardwareProber is an optional capability a Signer may implement to report on
+// the secure hardware backing it (TPM/TEE vendor and availability) WITHOUT
+// creating or using a key. Probing never mutates key state.
+type HardwareProber interface {
+	ProbeHardware(ctx context.Context) (HardwareInfo, error)
+}
+
+// ProbeActiveHardware probes the active signer's secure hardware. ok is false
+// when there is no active signer or it does not implement HardwareProber — in
+// which case private_key_jwt is unsupported on this build. When ok is true, info
+// reports availability and, if unavailable, info.Reason explains why.
+func ProbeActiveHardware(ctx context.Context) (info HardwareInfo, ok bool, err error) {
+	return probeHardware(ctx, Active())
+}
+
+// probeHardware is the registry-independent core of ProbeActiveHardware, so it
+// can be unit-tested without touching the global signer.
+func probeHardware(ctx context.Context, s Signer) (HardwareInfo, bool, error) {
+	p, ok := s.(HardwareProber)
+	if !ok {
+		return HardwareInfo{}, false, nil
+	}
+	info, err := p.ProbeHardware(ctx)
+	return info, true, err
+}
+
+// cleanProbeError renders err's message with redundant re-wraps collapsed. Some
+// backends (e.g. facebookincubator/sks) wrap an error twice with the SAME "%w"
+// prefix, yielding "P: P: cause"; this peels each outer layer whose only
+// contribution is to repeat the prefix already present in the wrapped error,
+// leaving a single "P: cause". A layer that adds genuinely new context is kept.
+func cleanProbeError(err error) string {
+	if err == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	msg := err.Error()
+	for {
+		inner := errors.Unwrap(err)
+		if inner == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		innerMsg := inner.Error()
+		prefix, ok := strings.CutSuffix(msg, innerMsg)
+		if !ok || prefix == "" || !strings.HasPrefix(innerMsg, prefix) {
+			break
+		}
+		msg, err = innerMsg, inner
+	}
+	return msg
+}
+
+// AlgForKey returns the JWS alg for a public key: EC P-256 -> ES256, RSA -> RS256.
+// The signer backend chooses the key type (the macOS keychain signer uses an
+// RSA-2048 key, hence RS256).
+func AlgForKey(pub crypto.PublicKey) (string, error) {
+	switch k := pub.(type) {
+	case *ecdsa.PublicKey:
+		if k.Curve == elliptic.P256() {
+			return AlgES256, nil
+		}
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("keysigner: unsupported EC curve %q (only P-256/ES256)", k.Curve.Params().Name)
+	case *rsa.PublicKey:
+		return AlgRS256, nil
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("keysigner: unsupported public key type %T", pub)
+	}
+}
+
+// ecdsaDERToJOSE converts an ASN.1 DER-encoded ECDSA signature — the form most
+// TEE/TPM backends emit (e.g. facebookincubator/sks marshals the TPM's r,s with
+// asn1.Marshal) — into the fixed-width r||s form JWS requires for ES256
+// (RFC 7518 §3.4). byteLen is the curve coordinate size (32 for P-256), so the
+// result is exactly 2*byteLen bytes with r and s each left-zero-padded.
+//
+// This is intentionally part of the pure-stdlib core (not a platform signer) so
+// it can be unit-tested with a software key on any machine, including TPM-less CI.
+func ecdsaDERToJOSE(der []byte, byteLen int) ([]byte, error) {
+	var sig struct{ R, S *big.Int }
+	rest, err := asn1.Unmarshal(der, &sig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: parse ECDSA DER signature: %w", err)
+	}
+	if len(rest) != 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: %d trailing byte(s) after ECDSA DER signature", len(rest))
+	}
+	if sig.R == nil || sig.S == nil || sig.R.Sign() <= 0 || sig.S.Sign() <= 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: ECDSA signature has non-positive r/s")
+	}
+	// Guard before FillBytes, which panics if the scalar does not fit in byteLen.
+	if sig.R.BitLen() > byteLen*8 || sig.S.BitLen() > byteLen*8 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: ECDSA r/s exceeds %d-byte coordinate", byteLen)
+	}
+	out := make([]byte, 2*byteLen)
+	sig.R.FillBytes(out[:byteLen])
+	sig.S.FillBytes(out[byteLen:])
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// EncodePublicKey marshals pub to PKIX DER and base64-encodes it (std encoding),
+// matching the public-key form the registration backend binds to the app.
+func EncodePublicKey(pub crypto.PublicKey) (string, error) {
+	der, err := x509.MarshalPKIXPublicKey(pub)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("keysigner: encode public key: %w", err)
+	}
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(der), nil
+}
+
+// PublicKeyJWK returns the RFC 7517 JSON Web Key for pub, used to embed the
+// public key in the attestation JWT's "jwk" header so the registration backend
+// can bind it to the app. EC keys use base64url fixed-width coordinates
+// (RFC 7518 §6.2.1); RSA keys use base64url-encoded modulus and exponent.
+func PublicKeyJWK(pub crypto.PublicKey) (map[string]any, error) {
+	switch k := pub.(type) {
+	case *ecdsa.PublicKey:
+		if k.Curve != elliptic.P256() {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: JWK supports EC P-256 only, got %q", k.Curve.Params().Name)
+		}
+		const coordLen = 32 // P-256 field element size
+		x := make([]byte, coordLen)
+		y := make([]byte, coordLen)
+		k.X.FillBytes(x)
+		k.Y.FillBytes(y)
+		return map[string]any{
+			"use": "sig",
+			"kty": "EC",
+			"crv": "P-256",
+			"x":   base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(x),
+			"y":   base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(y),
+		}, nil
+	case *rsa.PublicKey:
+		return map[string]any{
+			"use": "sig",
+			"kty": "RSA",
+			"n":   base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(k.N.Bytes()),
+			"e":   base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(big.NewInt(int64(k.E)).Bytes()),
+		}, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: unsupported public key type %T for JWK", pub)
+	}
+}

internal/keysigner/keysigner_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package keysigner
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestAlgForKey(t *testing.T) {
+	ec, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if alg, err := AlgForKey(ec.Public()); err != nil || alg != AlgES256 {
+		t.Errorf("P-256: alg=%q err=%v, want ES256/nil", alg, err)
+	}
+
+	rsaKey, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if alg, err := AlgForKey(rsaKey.Public()); err != nil || alg != AlgRS256 {
+		t.Errorf("RSA: alg=%q err=%v, want RS256/nil", alg, err)
+	}
+
+	ec384, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P384(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := AlgForKey(ec384.Public()); err == nil {
+		t.Error("P-384: expected unsupported-curve error")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := AlgForKey("not a key"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("string: expected unsupported-type error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEncodePublicKeyRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	ec, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	enc, err := EncodePublicKey(ec.Public())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	der, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(enc)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("not valid base64: %v", err)
+	}
+	pub, err := x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(der)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("not valid PKIX: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(pub, ec.Public()) {
+		t.Error("public key did not round-trip")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublicKeyJWK_EC(t *testing.T) {
+	ec, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	jwk, err := PublicKeyJWK(ec.Public())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if jwk["kty"] != "EC" || jwk["crv"] != "P-256" {
+		t.Errorf("jwk = %v, want kty=EC crv=P-256", jwk)
+	}
+	if jwk["use"] != "sig" {
+		t.Errorf("jwk use = %v, want sig", jwk["use"])
+	}
+	x, _ := jwk["x"].(string)
+	xb, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(x)
+	if err != nil || len(xb) != 32 {
+		t.Errorf("x = %q (decoded %d bytes), want 32-byte base64url", x, len(xb))
+	}
+	if _, ok := jwk["y"].(string); !ok {
+		t.Error("jwk missing y")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublicKeyJWK_RSA(t *testing.T) {
+	rsaKey, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	jwk, err := PublicKeyJWK(rsaKey.Public())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if jwk["kty"] != "RSA" || jwk["n"] == "" || jwk["e"] == "" {
+		t.Errorf("jwk = %v, want kty=RSA with n,e", jwk)
+	}
+	if jwk["use"] != "sig" {
+		t.Errorf("jwk use = %v, want sig", jwk["use"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublicKeyJWK_UnsupportedCurve(t *testing.T) {
+	ec384, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P384(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := PublicKeyJWK(ec384.Public()); err == nil {
+		t.Error("P-384: expected error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestECDSADERToJOSE(t *testing.T) {
+	key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Iterate so we hit signatures whose r or s has its high bit set (ASN.1 pads
+	// those with a leading 0x00) and whose scalars are short (need left-zero
+	// padding) — verifying fixed-width conversion in both directions.
+	for i := 0; i < 64; i++ {
+		digest := sha256.Sum256([]byte{byte(i), byte(i >> 8), 'j', 'w', 't'})
+		der, err := ecdsa.SignASN1(rand.Reader, key, digest[:])
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		jose, err := ecdsaDERToJOSE(der, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("iter %d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+		if len(jose) != 64 {
+			t.Fatalf("iter %d: len(jose)=%d, want 64 (fixed-width r||s)", i, len(jose))
+		}
+		r := new(big.Int).SetBytes(jose[:32])
+		s := new(big.Int).SetBytes(jose[32:])
+		if !ecdsa.Verify(&key.PublicKey, digest[:], r, s) {
+			t.Fatalf("iter %d: converted r||s did not verify against the public key", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestECDSADERToJOSE_Errors(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := ecdsaDERToJOSE([]byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}, 32); err == nil {
+		t.Error("garbage DER: expected error")
+	}
+	key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	digest := sha256.Sum256([]byte("trailing"))
+	der, err := ecdsa.SignASN1(rand.Reader, key, digest[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := ecdsaDERToJOSE(append(der, 0x00), 32); err == nil {
+		t.Error("DER with trailing byte: expected error")
+	}
+}
+
+type stubSigner struct{}
+
+func (stubSigner) EnsureKey(context.Context, KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error)  { return nil, nil }
+func (stubSigner) PublicKey(context.Context, KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error)  { return nil, nil }
+func (stubSigner) Sign(context.Context, KeyRef, []byte) ([]byte, string, error) { return nil, "", nil }
+
+func TestCleanProbeError(t *testing.T) {
+	cause := errors.New("open /dev/tpmrm0: permission denied")
+	const p = "sks: error fetching Secure Hardware Vendor Data: "
+
+	// sks double-wraps with the same %w prefix → collapse to a single prefix.
+	doubled := fmt.Errorf(p+"%w", fmt.Errorf(p+"%w", cause))
+	if got, want := cleanProbeError(doubled), p+cause.Error(); got != want {
+		t.Errorf("doubled: got %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	// Triple wrap collapses too.
+	if got, want := cleanProbeError(fmt.Errorf(p+"%w", doubled)), p+cause.Error(); got != want {
+		t.Errorf("tripled: got %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	// A layer adding genuinely new context is preserved.
+	if got, want := cleanProbeError(fmt.Errorf("load: %w", cause)), "load: "+cause.Error(); got != want {
+		t.Errorf("distinct prefix: got %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	// nil and unwrapped-leaf cases.
+	if got := cleanProbeError(nil); got != "" {
+		t.Errorf("nil: got %q, want empty", got)
+	}
+	if got := cleanProbeError(cause); got != cause.Error() {
+		t.Errorf("leaf: got %q, want %q", got, cause.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+type proberSigner struct {
+	stubSigner
+	info HardwareInfo
+}
+
+func (p proberSigner) ProbeHardware(context.Context) (HardwareInfo, error) { return p.info, nil }
+
+func TestProbeHardware(t *testing.T) {
+	// nil signer and a signer that does not implement HardwareProber both yield ok=false.
+	if _, ok, _ := probeHardware(context.Background(), nil); ok {
+		t.Error("nil signer: ok should be false")
+	}
+	if _, ok, _ := probeHardware(context.Background(), stubSigner{}); ok {
+		t.Error("non-prober signer: ok should be false")
+	}
+
+	want := HardwareInfo{Backend: "tpm2", Available: true, VendorName: "ACME"}
+	info, ok, err := probeHardware(context.Background(), proberSigner{info: want})
+	if err != nil || !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("prober: ok=%v err=%v, want true/nil", ok, err)
+	}
+	if info != want {
+		t.Errorf("info = %+v, want %+v", info, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegistry(t *testing.T) {
+	if Active() != nil {
+		t.Skip("a signer is already registered in this build")
+	}
+	Register(stubSigner{})
+	if _, ok := Active().(stubSigner); !ok {
+		t.Error("Active did not return the registered signer")
+	}
+}

internal/keysigner/registry.go

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package keysigner
+
+import "sync"
+
+var (
+	mu     sync.RWMutex
+	active Signer
+)
+
+// Register sets the active Signer. It is typically called from the init() of a
+// build-tagged or extension package that provides the platform TEE/Keychain
+// implementation. The last registration wins (one backend per platform).
+func Register(s Signer) {
+	mu.Lock()
+	defer mu.Unlock()
+	active = s
+}
+
+// Active returns the registered Signer, or nil if none is available — in which
+// case private_key_jwt is unsupported on this build and only client_secret auth
+// can be used.
+func Active() Signer {
+	mu.RLock()
+	defer mu.RUnlock()
+	return active
+}

internal/keysigner/signer_keychain_darwin.go

@@ -0,0 +1,760 @@
+//go:build darwin
+
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// macOS non-exportable Keychain signer (compiled into every darwin build).
+//
+// It does NOT use the Secure Enclave / hardware TEE (which would require
+// code-signing entitlements that are unfriendly to open source). Instead it
+// generates an RSA-2048 key directly inside a dedicated app keychain. The
+// private key is permanent, sensitive, and non-extractable; it is never present
+// in Go memory or a temporary file. Its access list trusts only the creating
+// application by default. Signing is RSASSA-PKCS1v15-SHA256 (RS256).
+//
+// Security and CoreFoundation are called through runtime FFI
+// (github.com/ebitengine/purego). Key generation and signing stay inside the OS
+// APIs while the binary remains CGO-free and can be cross-compiled for darwin.
+//
+// Build with:  go build   (cgo-free; compiled into every darwin build, no tag)
+package keysigner
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/sha1"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/vfs"
+)
+
+// ---- Security / CoreFoundation runtime bindings (purego, no cgo) ----
+
+const (
+	cfFrameworkPath  = "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/CoreFoundation"
+	secFrameworkPath = "/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Security"
+
+	// kCFStringEncodingUTF8 (CFStringBuiltInEncodings).
+	cfStringEncodingUTF8 = 0x08000100
+
+	// OSStatus values.
+	errSecSuccess = 0
+
+	// Legacy Security.framework key-generation values from cssmtype.h. The
+	// legacy API is used because it can target a dedicated file keychain and set
+	// both a non-extractable attribute and an application-only SecAccess ACL.
+	cssmAlgIDRSA           = 42
+	cssmKeyUseSign         = 0x00000004
+	cssmKeyUseVerify       = 0x00000008
+	cssmKeyAttrPermanent   = 0x00000001
+	cssmKeyAttrSensitive   = 0x00000008
+	cssmKeyAttrExtractable = 0x00000020
+
+	publicKeyAttributes  = cssmKeyAttrPermanent | cssmKeyAttrExtractable
+	privateKeyAttributes = cssmKeyAttrPermanent | cssmKeyAttrSensitive
+)
+
+var (
+	ffiOnce sync.Once
+	ffiErr  error
+
+	cfDataCreate          func(alloc uintptr, bytes *byte, length int) uintptr
+	cfDataGetLength       func(d uintptr) int
+	cfDataGetBytePtr      func(d uintptr) unsafe.Pointer
+	cfStringCreate        func(alloc uintptr, cstr *byte, encoding uint32) uintptr
+	cfArrayCreate         func(alloc uintptr, values *uintptr, numValues int, cb uintptr) uintptr
+	cfDictCreateMutable   func(alloc uintptr, capacity int, keyCB, valCB uintptr) uintptr
+	cfDictSetValue        func(dict, key, val uintptr)
+	cfRelease             func(ref uintptr)
+	cfErrorGetCode        func(e uintptr) int
+	dlsymDataPointer      func(handle uintptr, name string) *uintptr
+	secKeychainCreate     func(path *byte, passwordLength uint32, password unsafe.Pointer, promptUser uint8, initialAccess uintptr, out *uintptr) int32
+	secKeychainOpen       func(path *byte, out *uintptr) int32
+	secKeychainUnlock     func(keychain uintptr, passwordLength uint32, password unsafe.Pointer, usePassword uint8) int32
+	secAccessCreate       func(descriptor, trustedList uintptr, out *uintptr) int32
+	secKeyCreatePair      func(keychain uintptr, algorithm, keySize uint32, contextHandle uint64, publicKeyUsage, publicKeyAttr, privateKeyUsage, privateKeyAttr uint32, initialAccess uintptr, publicKey, privateKey *uintptr) int32
+	secKeyCopyExternal    func(key uintptr, errOut *uintptr) uintptr
+	secKeychainItemDelete func(item uintptr) int32
+	secItemCopyMatching   func(query uintptr, result *uintptr) int32
+	secItemUpdate         func(query, attrs uintptr) int32
+	secKeyCreateSignature func(key, algo, data uintptr, errOut *uintptr) uintptr
+
+	// CFTypeRef data-symbol constants (deref to obtain the held ref value).
+	kSecClass                uintptr
+	kSecClassKey             uintptr
+	kSecAttrKeyClass         uintptr
+	kSecAttrKeyClassPrivate  uintptr
+	kSecAttrKeyType          uintptr
+	kSecAttrKeyTypeRSA       uintptr
+	kSecAttrApplicationLabel uintptr
+	kSecReturnRef            uintptr
+	kSecMatchSearchList      uintptr
+	kSecAttrLabel            uintptr
+	kCFBooleanTrue           uintptr
+	algRSAPKCS1SHA256        uintptr
+
+	// Struct-symbol constants (passed BY ADDRESS, not dereferenced).
+	cbTypeArray uintptr
+	cbDictKey   uintptr
+	cbDictValue uintptr
+)
+
+// loadFFI resolves the framework functions and constants once. Any failure
+// (framework missing, symbol absent) is returned to every caller so signing
+// fails cleanly rather than crashing.
+func loadFFI() error {
+	ffiOnce.Do(func() {
+		// RegisterLibFunc panics when a symbol is unavailable. Convert that into
+		// the same stable availability error as dlopen/dlsym failures so doctor
+		// and auth commands never crash on a future macOS without a legacy symbol.
+		defer func() {
+			if recovered := recover(); recovered != nil {
+				ffiErr = fmt.Errorf("keysigner: load Security framework bindings: %v", recovered)
+			}
+		}()
+		cf, err := purego.Dlopen(cfFrameworkPath, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
+		if err != nil {
+			ffiErr = fmt.Errorf("keysigner: dlopen CoreFoundation: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+		sec, err := purego.Dlopen(secFrameworkPath, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
+		if err != nil {
+			ffiErr = fmt.Errorf("keysigner: dlopen Security: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&cfDataCreate, cf, "CFDataCreate")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&cfDataGetLength, cf, "CFDataGetLength")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&cfDataGetBytePtr, cf, "CFDataGetBytePtr")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&cfStringCreate, cf, "CFStringCreateWithCString")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&cfArrayCreate, cf, "CFArrayCreate")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&cfDictCreateMutable, cf, "CFDictionaryCreateMutable")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&cfDictSetValue, cf, "CFDictionarySetValue")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&cfRelease, cf, "CFRelease")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&cfErrorGetCode, cf, "CFErrorGetCode")
+		// purego.Dlsym exposes symbol addresses as uintptr. Bind dlsym with a
+		// pointer return for data symbols so reading exported CFTypeRef variables
+		// never performs a uintptr-to-pointer conversion in Go.
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&dlsymDataPointer, purego.RTLD_DEFAULT, "dlsym")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&secKeychainCreate, sec, "SecKeychainCreate")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&secKeychainOpen, sec, "SecKeychainOpen")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&secKeychainUnlock, sec, "SecKeychainUnlock")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&secAccessCreate, sec, "SecAccessCreate")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&secKeyCreatePair, sec, "SecKeyCreatePair")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&secKeyCopyExternal, sec, "SecKeyCopyExternalRepresentation")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&secKeychainItemDelete, sec, "SecKeychainItemDelete")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&secItemCopyMatching, sec, "SecItemCopyMatching")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&secItemUpdate, sec, "SecItemUpdate")
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&secKeyCreateSignature, sec, "SecKeyCreateSignature")
+
+		// CFStringRef/CFBooleanRef constants: Dlsym gives the address of the
+		// exported variable; deref once to read the ref it holds.
+		derefs := []struct {
+			dst    *uintptr
+			handle uintptr
+			name   string
+		}{
+			{&kSecClass, sec, "kSecClass"},
+			{&kSecClassKey, sec, "kSecClassKey"},
+			{&kSecAttrKeyClass, sec, "kSecAttrKeyClass"},
+			{&kSecAttrKeyClassPrivate, sec, "kSecAttrKeyClassPrivate"},
+			{&kSecAttrKeyType, sec, "kSecAttrKeyType"},
+			{&kSecAttrKeyTypeRSA, sec, "kSecAttrKeyTypeRSA"},
+			{&kSecAttrApplicationLabel, sec, "kSecAttrApplicationLabel"},
+			{&kSecReturnRef, sec, "kSecReturnRef"},
+			{&kSecMatchSearchList, sec, "kSecMatchSearchList"},
+			{&kSecAttrLabel, sec, "kSecAttrLabel"},
+			{&kCFBooleanTrue, cf, "kCFBooleanTrue"},
+			{&algRSAPKCS1SHA256, sec, "kSecKeyAlgorithmRSASignatureDigestPKCS1v15SHA256"},
+		}
+		for _, d := range derefs {
+			sym := dlsymDataPointer(d.handle, d.name)
+			if sym == nil {
+				ffiErr = fmt.Errorf("keysigner: dlsym %s returned zero address", d.name)
+				return
+			}
+			*d.dst = *sym
+			if *d.dst == 0 {
+				ffiErr = fmt.Errorf("keysigner: data symbol %s contains a zero reference", d.name)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Callback structs are passed by address (no deref).
+		addrs := []struct {
+			dst    *uintptr
+			handle uintptr
+			name   string
+		}{
+			{&cbTypeArray, cf, "kCFTypeArrayCallBacks"},
+			{&cbDictKey, cf, "kCFTypeDictionaryKeyCallBacks"},
+			{&cbDictValue, cf, "kCFTypeDictionaryValueCallBacks"},
+		}
+		for _, a := range addrs {
+			sym, e := purego.Dlsym(a.handle, a.name)
+			if e != nil {
+				ffiErr = fmt.Errorf("keysigner: dlsym %s: %w", a.name, e)
+				return
+			}
+			if sym == 0 {
+				ffiErr = fmt.Errorf("keysigner: dlsym %s returned zero address", a.name)
+				return
+			}
+			*a.dst = sym
+		}
+	})
+	return ffiErr
+}
+
+// cstr returns a pointer to a NUL-terminated copy of s. The backing array stays
+// alive while the returned pointer is reachable.
+func cstr(s string) *byte {
+	b := append([]byte(s), 0)
+	return &b[0]
+}
+
+// cfBytes wraps Go bytes in a CFData (CFDataCreate copies the bytes). Caller
+// releases the returned CFDataRef.
+func cfBytes(b []byte) uintptr {
+	var p *byte
+	if len(b) > 0 {
+		p = &b[0]
+	}
+	d := cfDataCreate(0, p, len(b))
+	runtime.KeepAlive(b)
+	return d
+}
+
+// keychainSearchArray opens the dedicated keychain file and wraps it in a
+// CFArray for kSecMatchSearchList. Caller releases the returned array.
+//
+// NOTE: SecKeychainOpen / the file-based keychain are deprecated by Apple in
+// favor of the data-protection keychain. They still function on current macOS;
+// migrating off them is tracked separately and is independent of the cgo→purego
+// change (the original cgo version used the same APIs).
+func keychainSearchArray(keychainPath string) (uintptr, error) {
+	var kc uintptr
+	if st := secKeychainOpen(cstr(keychainPath), &kc); st != errSecSuccess {
+		return 0, keychainError("open keychain", int(st))
+	}
+	vals := [1]uintptr{kc}
+	arr := cfArrayCreate(0, &vals[0], 1, cbTypeArray)
+	cfRelease(kc) // the array retains it
+	if arr == 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: CFArrayCreate(search list) failed")
+	}
+	return arr, nil
+}
+
+// findPrivateKey locates the non-extractable private key by its application
+// label within the dedicated keychain. Caller releases the returned SecKeyRef.
+func findPrivateKey(appLabel []byte, keychainPath string) (uintptr, error) {
+	search, err := keychainSearchArray(keychainPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(search)
+
+	labelData := cfBytes(appLabel)
+	defer cfRelease(labelData)
+
+	q := cfDictCreateMutable(0, 0, cbDictKey, cbDictValue)
+	if q == 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: CFDictionaryCreateMutable(query) failed")
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(q)
+	cfDictSetValue(q, kSecClass, kSecClassKey)
+	cfDictSetValue(q, kSecAttrKeyClass, kSecAttrKeyClassPrivate)
+	cfDictSetValue(q, kSecAttrKeyType, kSecAttrKeyTypeRSA)
+	cfDictSetValue(q, kSecAttrApplicationLabel, labelData)
+	cfDictSetValue(q, kSecReturnRef, kCFBooleanTrue)
+	cfDictSetValue(q, kSecMatchSearchList, search)
+
+	var keyRef uintptr
+	if st := secItemCopyMatching(q, &keyRef); st != errSecSuccess {
+		return 0, keychainError("find private key", int(st))
+	}
+	return keyRef, nil
+}
+
+// These seams keep lifecycle tests hermetic. Production calls Security.framework
+// directly, so the generated keychain password never appears in process argv.
+var (
+	createKeychainFile = createKeychainFileFFI
+	unlockKeychainFile = unlockKeychainFileFFI
+)
+
+// keychainSigner implements Signer using a macOS non-exportable Keychain key.
+type keychainSigner struct{}
+
+func init() { Register(keychainSigner{}) }
+
+// ProbeHardware reports the macOS Keychain backend backing this signer. The
+// keychain signer is compiled into every darwin build and needs no special
+// hardware, so it reports available whenever its framework bindings load.
+// It performs no key access, so it never prompts. Implementing HardwareProber
+// is what lets `doctor` report the signer as present rather than treating the
+// (prober-less) signer as "no platform signer in this build".
+func (keychainSigner) ProbeHardware(_ context.Context) (HardwareInfo, error) {
+	info := HardwareInfo{Backend: "keychain", VendorName: "macOS Keychain"}
+	// A missing framework or symbol is a status (Available=false via Reason),
+	// not a probe error. Loading symbols does not touch the keychain or prompt.
+	if err := loadFFI(); err != nil {
+		info.Reason = err.Error()
+		return info, nil //nolint:nilerr // absence is reported via Reason, not as an error
+	}
+	info.Available = true
+	return info, nil
+}
+
+func (keychainSigner) EnsureKey(_ context.Context, ref KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	if md, err := readKeyMetadata(ref.Label); err == nil {
+		return decodePublicKey(md.PublicKey)
+	} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return createKeychainKey(ref.Label)
+}
+
+func (keychainSigner) PublicKey(_ context.Context, ref KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	md, err := readKeyMetadata(ref.Label)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return decodePublicKey(md.PublicKey)
+}
+
+func (keychainSigner) Sign(_ context.Context, ref KeyRef, signingInput []byte) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	if err := loadFFI(); err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	md, err := readKeyMetadata(ref.Label)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	appLabel, err := hex.DecodeString(md.AppLabel)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("keysigner: decode app label: %w", err)
+	}
+	if len(appLabel) == 0 {
+		// Guard the &appLabel[0] pointer below against corrupted metadata.
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("keysigner: key metadata for %q has empty app label", ref.Label)
+	}
+	keychain, err := ensureKeychain()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+
+	keyRef, err := findPrivateKey(appLabel, keychain)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(keyRef)
+
+	digest := sha256.Sum256(signingInput)
+	digestData := cfBytes(digest[:])
+	defer cfRelease(digestData)
+
+	var errRef uintptr
+	sigRef := secKeyCreateSignature(keyRef, algRSAPKCS1SHA256, digestData, &errRef)
+	if sigRef == 0 {
+		code := 0
+		if errRef != 0 {
+			code = cfErrorGetCode(errRef)
+			cfRelease(errRef)
+		}
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("keysigner: SecKeyCreateSignature failed (CFError %d)", code)
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(sigRef)
+
+	n := cfDataGetLength(sigRef)
+	bp := cfDataGetBytePtr(sigRef)
+	out := make([]byte, n)
+	copy(out, unsafe.Slice((*byte)(bp), n))
+	// RS256: the SecKey PKCS1v15-SHA256 signature is the JOSE signature as-is.
+	return out, AlgRS256, nil
+}
+
+// keyMetadata records the public key + the keychain application-label used to
+// locate the non-extractable private key.
+type keyMetadata struct {
+	PublicKey string `json:"public_key"` // PKIX DER, std base64 (see EncodePublicKey)
+	AppLabel  string `json:"app_label"`  // hex(sha1(PKCS1 public key))
+}
+
+func createKeychainKey(label string) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	metadataPath, err := keyMetadataPath(label)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := loadFFI(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	keychain, err := ensureKeychain()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var keychainRef uintptr
+	if st := secKeychainOpen(cstr(keychain), &keychainRef); st != errSecSuccess {
+		return nil, keychainError("open keychain for key generation", int(st))
+	}
+	if keychainRef == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: open keychain for key generation returned an empty reference")
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(keychainRef)
+
+	descriptor := cfStringCreate(0, cstr(label), cfStringEncodingUTF8)
+	if descriptor == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: create key access descriptor failed")
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(descriptor)
+
+	// A nil trusted list means only this application is trusted without a
+	// confirmation dialog. This is intentionally stricter than security(1) -A.
+	var access uintptr
+	if st := secAccessCreate(descriptor, 0, &access); st != errSecSuccess {
+		return nil, keychainError("create key access policy", int(st))
+	}
+	if access == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: create key access policy returned an empty reference")
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(access)
+
+	var publicKeyRef, privateKeyRef uintptr
+	status := secKeyCreatePair(
+		keychainRef,
+		cssmAlgIDRSA,
+		2048,
+		0,
+		cssmKeyUseVerify,
+		publicKeyAttributes,
+		cssmKeyUseSign,
+		privateKeyAttributes,
+		access,
+		&publicKeyRef,
+		&privateKeyRef,
+	)
+	deleteAndRelease := func(keyRef uintptr) {
+		if keyRef != 0 {
+			_ = secKeychainItemDelete(keyRef)
+			cfRelease(keyRef)
+		}
+	}
+	if status != errSecSuccess {
+		deleteAndRelease(privateKeyRef)
+		deleteAndRelease(publicKeyRef)
+		return nil, keychainError("generate non-extractable RSA key", int(status))
+	}
+	if publicKeyRef == 0 || privateKeyRef == 0 {
+		deleteAndRelease(privateKeyRef)
+		deleteAndRelease(publicKeyRef)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: key generation returned an empty key reference")
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(publicKeyRef)
+	defer cfRelease(privateKeyRef)
+
+	committed := false
+	defer func() {
+		if !committed {
+			_ = secKeychainItemDelete(privateKeyRef)
+			_ = secKeychainItemDelete(publicKeyRef)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	var exportErr uintptr
+	publicDERRef := secKeyCopyExternal(publicKeyRef, &exportErr)
+	if publicDERRef == 0 {
+		code := 0
+		if exportErr != 0 {
+			code = cfErrorGetCode(exportErr)
+			cfRelease(exportErr)
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: export public key failed (CFError %d)", code)
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(publicDERRef)
+	publicDERLength := cfDataGetLength(publicDERRef)
+	publicDERPointer := cfDataGetBytePtr(publicDERRef)
+	if publicDERLength <= 0 || publicDERPointer == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: exported public key is empty")
+	}
+	publicDER := make([]byte, publicDERLength)
+	copy(publicDER, unsafe.Slice((*byte)(publicDERPointer), publicDERLength))
+	publicKey, err := x509.ParsePKCS1PublicKey(publicDER)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: parse generated RSA public key: %w", err)
+	}
+	appLabel := sha1.Sum(publicDER)
+
+	if err := setKeychainKeyLabel(appLabel[:], keychain, label); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	encodedPub, err := EncodePublicKey(publicKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := writeKeyMetadata(metadataPath, keyMetadata{PublicKey: encodedPub, AppLabel: hex.EncodeToString(appLabel[:])}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	committed = true
+	return publicKey, nil
+}
+
+func setKeychainKeyLabel(appLabel []byte, keychain, label string) error {
+	if err := loadFFI(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	search, err := keychainSearchArray(keychain)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(search)
+
+	labelData := cfBytes(appLabel)
+	defer cfRelease(labelData)
+
+	q := cfDictCreateMutable(0, 0, cbDictKey, cbDictValue)
+	if q == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("keysigner: CFDictionaryCreateMutable(query) failed")
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(q)
+	cfDictSetValue(q, kSecClass, kSecClassKey)
+	cfDictSetValue(q, kSecAttrKeyClass, kSecAttrKeyClassPrivate)
+	cfDictSetValue(q, kSecAttrKeyType, kSecAttrKeyTypeRSA)
+	cfDictSetValue(q, kSecAttrApplicationLabel, labelData)
+	cfDictSetValue(q, kSecMatchSearchList, search)
+
+	cfLabel := cfStringCreate(0, cstr(label), cfStringEncodingUTF8)
+	if cfLabel == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("keysigner: CFStringCreateWithCString failed")
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(cfLabel)
+	attrs := cfDictCreateMutable(0, 0, cbDictKey, cbDictValue)
+	if attrs == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("keysigner: CFDictionaryCreateMutable(attrs) failed")
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(attrs)
+	cfDictSetValue(attrs, kSecAttrLabel, cfLabel)
+
+	if st := secItemUpdate(q, attrs); st != errSecSuccess {
+		return keychainError("set keychain key label", int(st))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func decodePublicKey(encoded string) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	der, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(encoded)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: decode public key: %w", err)
+	}
+	return x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(der)
+}
+
+func readKeyMetadata(label string) (*keyMetadata, error) {
+	path, err := keyMetadataPath(label)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	data, err := vfs.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err // preserves os.ErrNotExist for EnsureKey
+	}
+	var md keyMetadata
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &md); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: parse key metadata: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &md, nil
+}
+
+func writeKeyMetadata(path string, md keyMetadata) error {
+	if err := vfs.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0700); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(md, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return vfs.WriteFile(path, data, 0600)
+}
+
+func ensureKeychain() (string, error) {
+	keychainPath, err := keychainFilePath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	password, err := keychainPassword()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer clear(password)
+	if _, err := vfs.Stat(keychainPath); err != nil {
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("keysigner: stat keychain: %w", err)
+		}
+		if err := vfs.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(keychainPath), 0700); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		if err := createKeychainFile(keychainPath, password); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// A file keychain can be locked after logout, reboot, an idle interval, or an
+	// explicit `security lock-keychain`. SecKeychainOpen may still succeed while
+	// it is locked; the failure then appears later at signing time (commonly as
+	// SecKeyCreateSignature CFError -128). Always unlock the dedicated keychain
+	// before returning it, including when the file already existed.
+	if err := unlockKeychainFile(keychainPath, password); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return keychainPath, nil
+}
+
+func createKeychainFileFFI(path string, password []byte) error {
+	if err := loadFFI(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	pathBytes := append([]byte(path), 0)
+	var keychain uintptr
+	status := secKeychainCreate(
+		&pathBytes[0],
+		uint32(len(password)),
+		byteSlicePointer(password),
+		0, // promptUser=false: unattended creation must never display UI.
+		0, // initialAccess is ignored; Apple documents passing NULL.
+		&keychain,
+	)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(pathBytes)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(password)
+	if status != errSecSuccess {
+		return keychainError("create keychain", int(status))
+	}
+	if keychain == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("keysigner: create keychain returned an empty reference")
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(keychain)
+
+	// Keep the system's default lock policy. ensureKeychain explicitly unlocks
+	// this dedicated keychain with its generated password before every use, so
+	// changing settings here would be unnecessary and could trigger system UI.
+	return nil
+}
+
+func unlockKeychainFileFFI(path string, password []byte) error {
+	if err := loadFFI(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	pathBytes := append([]byte(path), 0)
+	var keychain uintptr
+	status := secKeychainOpen(&pathBytes[0], &keychain)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(pathBytes)
+	if status != errSecSuccess {
+		return keychainError("open keychain for unlock", int(status))
+	}
+	if keychain == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("keysigner: open keychain for unlock returned an empty reference")
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(keychain)
+
+	status = secKeychainUnlock(keychain, uint32(len(password)), byteSlicePointer(password), 1)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(password)
+	if status != errSecSuccess {
+		return keychainError("unlock keychain", int(status))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func byteSlicePointer(data []byte) unsafe.Pointer {
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return unsafe.Pointer(&data[0])
+}
+
+func keysignerDir() (string, error) {
+	configDir, err := os.UserConfigDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("keysigner: resolve config dir: %w", err)
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(configDir, "lark-cli", "keysigner"), nil
+}
+
+func keychainFilePath() (string, error) {
+	dir, err := keysignerDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(dir, "lark-cli.keychain"), nil
+}
+
+func keychainPassword() ([]byte, error) {
+	dir, err := keysignerDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "keychain.pass")
+	if data, err := vfs.ReadFile(path); err == nil {
+		defer clear(data)
+		if pw := bytes.TrimSpace(data); len(pw) != 0 {
+			return append([]byte(nil), pw...), nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: empty keychain password")
+	} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	buf := make([]byte, 32)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(buf); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer clear(buf)
+	pw := make([]byte, hex.EncodedLen(len(buf)))
+	hex.Encode(pw, buf)
+	if err := vfs.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0700); err != nil {
+		clear(pw)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	stored := append(append([]byte(nil), pw...), '\n')
+	if err := vfs.WriteFile(path, stored, 0600); err != nil {
+		clear(stored)
+		clear(pw)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	clear(stored)
+	return pw, nil
+}
+
+func keyMetadataPath(label string) (string, error) {
+	dir, err := keysignerDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	id := sha256.Sum256([]byte(label))
+	return filepath.Join(dir, "keys", hex.EncodeToString(id[:])+".json"), nil
+}
+
+func keychainError(operation string, status int) error {
+	switch status {
+	case -25299:
+		return fmt.Errorf("keysigner: %s: key already exists", operation)
+	case -25300:
+		return fmt.Errorf("keysigner: %s: key not found", operation)
+	case -2:
+		return fmt.Errorf("keysigner: %s: allocation failed", operation)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("keysigner: %s: Security framework status %d", operation, status)
+	}
+}

internal/keysigner/signer_keychain_darwin_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+//go:build darwin
+
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package keysigner
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestKeychainSignerRegistered confirms every Darwin build self-registers the
+// signer (init → Register), so keysigner.Active() is non-nil. No keychain access.
+func TestKeychainSignerRegistered(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, ok := Active().(keychainSigner); !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Active() = %T, want keychainSigner (Darwin build must self-register)", Active())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestKeychainFFIBindings(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := loadFFI(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("loadFFI: %v", err)
+	}
+	if secKeychainCreate == nil || secKeychainOpen == nil || secKeychainUnlock == nil ||
+		secAccessCreate == nil || secKeyCreatePair == nil || secKeyCopyExternal == nil || secKeychainItemDelete == nil {
+		t.Fatal("one or more keychain functions were not registered")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPrivateKeyGenerationAttributesAreNonExtractable(t *testing.T) {
+	if privateKeyAttributes&cssmKeyAttrPermanent == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("private key must be stored permanently in the dedicated keychain")
+	}
+	if privateKeyAttributes&cssmKeyAttrSensitive == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("private key must be marked sensitive")
+	}
+	if privateKeyAttributes&cssmKeyAttrExtractable != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("private key must not be extractable")
+	}
+	if publicKeyAttributes&cssmKeyAttrExtractable == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("public key must remain exportable")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestEnsureKeychainUnlocksExistingKeychain covers the recovery path for a
+// dedicated file keychain that was created in an earlier process and has since
+// become locked. No real Security.framework call is executed.
+func TestEnsureKeychainUnlocksExistingKeychain(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+
+	dir := filepath.Join(home, "Library", "Application Support", "lark-cli", "keysigner")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	keychainPath := filepath.Join(dir, "lark-cli.keychain")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(keychainPath, []byte("not-a-real-keychain"), 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "keychain.pass"), []byte("test-password\n"), 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	previousCreate := createKeychainFile
+	previousUnlock := unlockKeychainFile
+	createKeychainFile = func(string, []byte) error {
+		t.Fatal("createKeychainFile called for an existing keychain")
+		return nil
+	}
+	type unlockCall struct {
+		path     string
+		password []byte
+	}
+	var calls []unlockCall
+	var borrowedPassword []byte
+	unlockKeychainFile = func(path string, password []byte) error {
+		borrowedPassword = password
+		calls = append(calls, unlockCall{path: path, password: append([]byte(nil), password...)})
+		return nil
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		createKeychainFile = previousCreate
+		unlockKeychainFile = previousUnlock
+	})
+
+	got, err := ensureKeychain()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ensureKeychain: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got != keychainPath {
+		t.Fatalf("ensureKeychain path = %q, want %q", got, keychainPath)
+	}
+	want := []unlockCall{{path: keychainPath, password: []byte("test-password")}}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(calls, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("unlock calls = %#v, want %#v", calls, want)
+	}
+	for i, value := range borrowedPassword {
+		if value != 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("borrowed password byte %d was not cleared after use", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnsureKeychainNewKeychainStillUnlocksAfterCreation(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+
+	type lifecycleCall struct {
+		op       string
+		path     string
+		password []byte
+	}
+	var calls []lifecycleCall
+	previousCreate := createKeychainFile
+	previousUnlock := unlockKeychainFile
+	createKeychainFile = func(path string, password []byte) error {
+		calls = append(calls, lifecycleCall{op: "create", path: path, password: append([]byte(nil), password...)})
+		return nil
+	}
+	unlockKeychainFile = func(path string, password []byte) error {
+		calls = append(calls, lifecycleCall{op: "unlock", path: path, password: append([]byte(nil), password...)})
+		return nil
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		createKeychainFile = previousCreate
+		unlockKeychainFile = previousUnlock
+	})
+
+	keychainPath, err := ensureKeychain()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ensureKeychain: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 2 || calls[0].op != "create" || calls[1].op != "unlock" {
+		t.Fatalf("lifecycle calls = %#v, want create then unlock", calls)
+	}
+	for _, call := range calls {
+		if call.path != keychainPath || len(call.password) != 64 {
+			t.Fatalf("lifecycle call = %#v, want path %q and generated 64-byte password", call, keychainPath)
+		}
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(calls[0].password, calls[1].password) {
+		t.Fatal("create and unlock did not receive the same generated password")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnsureKeychainExistingUnlockErrorIsReturned(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+
+	dir := filepath.Join(home, "Library", "Application Support", "lark-cli", "keysigner")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "lark-cli.keychain"), []byte("not-a-real-keychain"), 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "keychain.pass"), []byte("test-password\n"), 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	previousCreate := createKeychainFile
+	previousUnlock := unlockKeychainFile
+	createKeychainFile = func(string, []byte) error {
+		t.Fatal("createKeychainFile called for an existing keychain")
+		return nil
+	}
+	unlockKeychainFile = func(string, []byte) error {
+		return errors.New("keysigner: unlock keychain: Security framework status -25293")
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		createKeychainFile = previousCreate
+		unlockKeychainFile = previousUnlock
+	})
+
+	_, err := ensureKeychain()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("ensureKeychain returned nil error")
+	}
+	if got := err.Error(); !strings.Contains(got, "unlock keychain") || !strings.Contains(got, "-25293") {
+		t.Fatalf("ensureKeychain error = %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnsureKeychainCreateErrorStopsBeforeUnlock(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+
+	previousCreate := createKeychainFile
+	previousUnlock := unlockKeychainFile
+	createKeychainFile = func(string, []byte) error {
+		return errors.New("keysigner: create keychain: Security framework status -50")
+	}
+	unlockKeychainFile = func(string, []byte) error {
+		t.Fatal("unlockKeychainFile called after creation failed")
+		return nil
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		createKeychainFile = previousCreate
+		unlockKeychainFile = previousUnlock
+	})
+
+	_, err := ensureKeychain()
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "create keychain") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "-50") {
+		t.Fatalf("ensureKeychain error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestKeychainSignerRoundTrip creates a real non-extractable RSA key, signs, and
+// verifies RS256 against the returned public key. Gated by LARK_KEYCHAIN_IT
+// because it mutates the dedicated lark-cli keychain store. The signer is now
+// cgo-free (purego runtime FFI), so it runs with CGO_ENABLED=0. Run with:
+//
+//	LARK_KEYCHAIN_IT=1 go test -run RoundTrip ./internal/keysigner/
+func TestKeychainSignerRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("LARK_KEYCHAIN_IT") == "" {
+		t.Skip("set LARK_KEYCHAIN_IT=1 to run the macOS Keychain integration test")
+	}
+	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
+	s := keychainSigner{}
+	ref := KeyRef{Label: "lark-cli-keychain-it"}
+
+	pub, err := s.EnsureKey(context.Background(), ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("EnsureKey: %v", err)
+	}
+	rsaPub, ok := pub.(*rsa.PublicKey)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("public key = %T, want *rsa.PublicKey", pub)
+	}
+	if alg, err := AlgForKey(pub); err != nil || alg != AlgRS256 {
+		t.Fatalf("AlgForKey = %q, %v; want RS256", alg, err)
+	}
+
+	input := []byte("header.payload")
+	sig, alg, err := s.Sign(context.Background(), ref, input)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Sign: %v", err)
+	}
+	if alg != AlgRS256 {
+		t.Errorf("Sign alg = %q, want RS256", alg)
+	}
+	h := sha256.Sum256(input)
+	if err := rsa.VerifyPKCS1v15(rsaPub, crypto.SHA256, h[:], sig); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("RS256 signature did not verify: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	md, err := readKeyMetadata(ref.Label)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read metadata: %v", err)
+	}
+	appLabel, err := hex.DecodeString(md.AppLabel)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode app label: %v", err)
+	}
+	keychain, err := ensureKeychain()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ensure keychain for export check: %v", err)
+	}
+	privateKeyRef, err := findPrivateKey(appLabel, keychain)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("find private key for export check: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer cfRelease(privateKeyRef)
+	var exportErr uintptr
+	if exported := secKeyCopyExternal(privateKeyRef, &exportErr); exported != 0 {
+		cfRelease(exported)
+		t.Fatal("private key was exportable")
+	}
+	if exportErr != 0 {
+		cfRelease(exportErr)
+	}
+}

internal/keysigner/signer_sks.go

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+//go:build linux || (windows && amd64)
+
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// TPM 2.0 signer (compiled into every linux and windows/amd64 build, no build
+// tag required), backed by github.com/facebookincubator/sks.
+//
+// sks holds a non-exportable ECDSA P-256 key in the platform TPM and signs
+// SHA-256 digests. On Linux it talks to /dev/tpmrm0; on Windows it uses the
+// Microsoft Platform Crypto Provider (CNG). Both backends return an ASN.1 DER
+// ECDSA signature, which we convert to the fixed-width r||s form JWS requires for
+// ES256 (see ecdsaDERToJOSE). One key is created on the first private_key_jwt
+// registration (DefaultKeyLabel) and reused for subsequent app registrations and
+// every client_assertion on the same device.
+//
+// Excluded from windows/arm64: the sks Windows dependency stack (go-ole) has no
+// arm64 VARIANT and fails to compile, so windows/arm64 falls back to
+// client_secret only (keysigner.Active() is nil). On darwin the keychain signer
+// is used instead. CGO is never required.
+package keysigner
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/facebookincubator/flog"
+	"github.com/facebookincubator/sks"
+)
+
+// p256ByteLen is the P-256 coordinate width. sks regular keys are always ECDSA
+// P-256, so ES256 signatures are 2*p256ByteLen bytes of r||s.
+const p256ByteLen = 32
+
+// keyTag is the sks key tag. Both the Linux and Windows sks backends address
+// keys by label and ignore the tag, but the macOS backend uses it, so we set a
+// stable namespaced value for forward compatibility.
+const keyTag = "com.larksuite.cli"
+
+// sksSigner implements Signer (and HardwareProber) using a non-exportable
+// TPM 2.0 ECDSA key via sks.
+type sksSigner struct{}
+
+func init() {
+	Register(sksSigner{})
+	// This sks version logs verbose TPM-operation chatter to stderr via flog (a
+	// glog fork it owns exclusively) — e.g. "Loaded TPM device", "Found handle
+	// for key" on every sign. The CLI does not use flog, so silence it
+	// process-wide here; real failures are returned as errors, never relied upon
+	// from these logs. (Newer sks switched to slog, but that lands only on its
+	// go-1.24 line, which we avoid to keep the module on go 1.23.)
+	flog.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+}
+
+// EnsureKey returns the public key for ref, creating the TPM key if absent.
+// sks.NewKey is find-or-create: it returns the existing key when one is present.
+func (sksSigner) EnsureKey(_ context.Context, ref KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	key, err := sks.NewKey(ref.Label, keyTag, false, true, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: ensure TPM key %q: %w", ref.Label, err)
+	}
+	defer key.Close()
+	return ecdsaPublic(ref.Label, key.Public())
+}
+
+// PublicKey returns the public key for ref without creating it. FromLabelTag does
+// not touch the TPM until Public() loads the sealed key; a missing key yields a
+// nil public key, which we surface as an error — at runtime the key MUST already
+// exist (it was bound to the app at registration), so we never silently mint a
+// new, unbound one here.
+func (sksSigner) PublicKey(_ context.Context, ref KeyRef) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	pub := sks.FromLabelTag(ref.Label).Public()
+	if pub == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: TPM key %q not found", ref.Label)
+	}
+	return ecdsaPublic(ref.Label, pub)
+}
+
+// Sign signs signingInput with the TPM key and returns a JOSE-format ES256
+// signature (fixed-width r||s) plus its alg.
+func (sksSigner) Sign(_ context.Context, ref KeyRef, signingInput []byte) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	key, err := sks.NewKey(ref.Label, keyTag, false, true, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("keysigner: load TPM key %q: %w", ref.Label, err)
+	}
+	defer key.Close()
+
+	// ES256 signs the SHA-256 digest of the JWS signing input.
+	digest := sha256.Sum256(signingInput)
+	der, err := key.Sign(nil, digest[:], crypto.SHA256)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("keysigner: TPM sign with key %q: %w", ref.Label, err)
+	}
+	// Both sks backends emit ASN.1 DER; JWS ES256 requires fixed-width r||s
+	// (RFC 7518 §3.4).
+	rs, err := ecdsaDERToJOSE(der, p256ByteLen)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	return rs, AlgES256, nil
+}
+
+// ProbeHardware reports on the TPM backing this signer without touching any key.
+// A failure to reach the TPM (no device, permission denied, not TPM 2.0) is
+// reported as Available=false with Reason set, NOT as a Go error — the probe
+// still succeeded in determining that the TEE is currently unusable.
+func (sksSigner) ProbeHardware(_ context.Context) (HardwareInfo, error) {
+	info := HardwareInfo{Backend: "tpm2"}
+	data, err := sks.GetSecureHardwareVendorData()
+	if err != nil {
+		info.Reason = cleanProbeError(err)
+		return info, nil
+	}
+	info.VendorName = data.VendorName
+	info.VendorInfo = data.VendorInfo
+	info.Available = data.IsTPM20CompliantDevice
+	if !info.Available {
+		info.Reason = "secure hardware is not a TPM 2.0 compliant device"
+	}
+	return info, nil
+}
+
+// ecdsaPublic asserts that an sks public key is an ECDSA key (it always is for
+// regular sks keys) so the caller gets the concrete type AlgForKey/PublicKeyJWK expect.
+func ecdsaPublic(label string, pub crypto.PublicKey) (*ecdsa.PublicKey, error) {
+	ecPub, ok := pub.(*ecdsa.PublicKey)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("keysigner: TPM key %q public is %T, want *ecdsa.PublicKey", label, pub)
+	}
+	return ecPub, nil
+}

internal/keysigner/signer_sks_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+//go:build linux || (windows && amd64)
+
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package keysigner
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"io"
+	"math/big"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/facebookincubator/flog"
+	"github.com/facebookincubator/sks"
+)
+
+// TestFlogSilenced verifies the mechanism init() relies on to keep sks's flog
+// TPM chatter off the CLI's stderr: SetOutput redirects flog, and io.Discard
+// drops it. Cleanup restores io.Discard so init()'s silencing holds for the
+// rest of the package's tests.
+func TestFlogSilenced(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	flog.SetOutput(&buf)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { flog.SetOutput(io.Discard) })
+
+	flog.Info("captured-line")
+	if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), "captured-line") {
+		t.Fatalf("flog.SetOutput(buffer) did not capture output: %q", buf.String())
+	}
+
+	flog.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+	buf.Reset()
+	flog.Info("should-be-discarded")
+	if buf.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("flog output not discarded: %q", buf.String())
+	}
+}
+
+// requireTEE skips the test unless the TPM is present and usable. On a Linux
+// machine with a TPM but a restrictive device owner (`/dev/tpmrm0` is `tss:tss`
+// by default), grant access with `sudo usermod -aG tss $USER` then re-login, or
+// run the test under sudo.
+func requireTEE(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+	info, err := sksSigner{}.ProbeHardware(context.Background())
+	if err != nil || !info.Available {
+		reason := info.Reason
+		if err != nil {
+			reason = err.Error()
+		}
+		t.Skipf("TEE not available (%s)", reason)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSKSSignerRoundTrip exercises the full registration→assertion contract
+// against the real TPM: create the key, read it back without creating, derive
+// the JWS alg + JWK, sign, and verify the fixed-width r||s output.
+func TestSKSSignerRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	requireTEE(t)
+
+	var s sksSigner
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ref := KeyRef{Label: "larksuite-cli-test"}
+
+	// Best-effort cleanup so the test key does not linger in the TPM-sealed store.
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		if k, err := sks.NewKey(ref.Label, keyTag, false, true, nil); err == nil {
+			_ = k.Remove()
+			_ = k.Close()
+		}
+	})
+
+	pub, err := s.EnsureKey(ctx, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("EnsureKey: %v", err)
+	}
+	ecPub, ok := pub.(*ecdsa.PublicKey)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("EnsureKey returned %T, want *ecdsa.PublicKey", pub)
+	}
+
+	// PublicKey (no-create) must return the same key bound at EnsureKey.
+	pub2, err := s.PublicKey(ctx, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PublicKey: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !ecPub.Equal(pub2) {
+		t.Fatal("PublicKey returned a different key than EnsureKey")
+	}
+
+	// The JWT layer derives alg + JWK from the public key; both must work.
+	if alg, err := AlgForKey(pub); err != nil || alg != AlgES256 {
+		t.Fatalf("AlgForKey = %q, %v; want ES256", alg, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := PublicKeyJWK(pub); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PublicKeyJWK: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Sign a representative JWS signing input and verify the converted r||s.
+	input := []byte("eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJjbGkifQ")
+	sig, alg, err := s.Sign(ctx, ref, input)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Sign: %v", err)
+	}
+	if alg != AlgES256 {
+		t.Fatalf("Sign alg = %q, want ES256", alg)
+	}
+	if len(sig) != 2*p256ByteLen {
+		t.Fatalf("len(sig) = %d, want %d (fixed-width r||s)", len(sig), 2*p256ByteLen)
+	}
+	digest := sha256.Sum256(input)
+	r := new(big.Int).SetBytes(sig[:p256ByteLen])
+	ss := new(big.Int).SetBytes(sig[p256ByteLen:])
+	if !ecdsa.Verify(ecPub, digest[:], r, ss) {
+		t.Fatal("TPM signature did not verify against the public key")
+	}
+}

internal/output/csv.go

@@ -7,70 +7,91 @@ import (
 	"encoding/csv"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 )
 
 // FormatAsCSV formats data as CSV (with header) and writes it to w.
 func FormatAsCSV(w io.Writer, data interface{}) {
-	FormatAsCSVPaginated(w, data, true)
+	// Match the other legacy wrappers: surface only a marshal failure (as the
+	// JSON fallback historically did); plain write failures stay swallowed.
+	if err := WriteCSV(w, data); isOutputMarshalError(err) {
+		legacyStderrf("json marshal error: %v\n", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// WriteCSV formats data as CSV and returns marshal or write errors.
+func WriteCSV(w io.Writer, data interface{}) error {
+	return WriteCSVPaginated(w, data, true)
 }
 
 // FormatAsCSVPaginated formats data as CSV with pagination awareness.
 // When isFirstPage is true, outputs the header row; otherwise only data rows.
 func FormatAsCSVPaginated(w io.Writer, data interface{}, isFirstPage bool) {
+	if err := WriteCSVPaginated(w, data, isFirstPage); isOutputMarshalError(err) {
+		legacyStderrf("json marshal error: %v\n", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// WriteCSVPaginated formats data as CSV and returns marshal or write errors.
+func WriteCSVPaginated(w io.Writer, data interface{}, isFirstPage bool) error {
 	rows, cols, isList := prepareRows(data)
 	if cols == nil {
 		if isList {
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, "(empty)")
+			_, err := fmt.Fprintln(w, "(empty)")
+			return err
 		} else {
-			PrintJson(w, data)
+			return WriteJSON(w, data)
 		}
-		return
 	}
 
 	if len(rows) == 0 {
 		if isFirstPage {
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, "(empty)")
+			_, err := fmt.Fprintln(w, "(empty)")
+			return err
 		}
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	if !isList {
 		// Single object: key,value rows
 		cw := csv.NewWriter(w)
 		if isFirstPage {
-			cw.Write([]string{"key", "value"})
+			if err := cw.Write([]string{"key", "value"}); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 		for _, col := range cols {
-			cw.Write([]string{col, rows[0][col]})
+			if err := cw.Write([]string{col, rows[0][col]}); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
-		flushCSV(cw)
-		return
+		return flushCSV(cw)
 	}
 
-	writeCSVRows(w, rows, cols, isFirstPage)
+	return writeCSVRows(w, rows, cols, isFirstPage)
 }
 
 // writeCSVRows writes CSV data rows (and optionally header) using the given columns.
-func writeCSVRows(w io.Writer, rows []map[string]string, cols []string, writeHeader bool) {
+func writeCSVRows(w io.Writer, rows []map[string]string, cols []string, writeHeader bool) error {
 	cw := csv.NewWriter(w)
 	if writeHeader {
-		cw.Write(cols)
+		if err := cw.Write(cols); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	for _, row := range rows {
 		record := make([]string, len(cols))
 		for i, col := range cols {
 			record[i] = row[col]
 		}
-		cw.Write(record)
+		if err := cw.Write(record); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	flushCSV(cw)
+	return flushCSV(cw)
 }
 
-// flushCSV flushes the csv.Writer and reports any write error to stderr.
-func flushCSV(cw *csv.Writer) {
+// flushCSV flushes the csv.Writer and returns any write error.
+func flushCSV(cw *csv.Writer) error {
 	cw.Flush()
-	if err := cw.Error(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "csv write error: %v\n", err)
-	}
+	return cw.Error()
 }

internal/output/emit.go

@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ func wrapBlockError(alert *extcs.Alert) error {
 
 // WriteAlertWarning writes a human-readable content-safety warning to w.
 // Used by non-JSON output paths (pretty, table, csv) in warn mode.
-func WriteAlertWarning(w io.Writer, alert *extcs.Alert) {
+func WriteAlertWarning(w io.Writer, alert *extcs.Alert) error {
 	if alert == nil {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "warning: content safety alert from %s (rules: %s)\n",
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "warning: content safety alert from %s (rules: %s)\n",
 		alert.Provider, strings.Join(alert.MatchedRules, ", "))
+	return err
 }

internal/output/emitter.go

@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package output
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"maps"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
+)
+
+// NoticeProvider supplies the notice attached to a structured envelope.
+// The provider is captured by an Emitter so emission never reads the global
+// PendingNotice hook implicitly.
+type NoticeProvider func() map[string]interface{}
+
+// PrettyRenderer writes the human-readable representation of one result.
+// colorEnabled is the terminal capability captured when the Emitter is built.
+type PrettyRenderer func(w io.Writer, colorEnabled bool) error
+
+// EmitterConfig contains command-scoped dependencies. A command constructs one
+// Emitter and reuses it for its success result or streamed pages.
+type EmitterConfig struct {
+	Out            io.Writer
+	ErrOut         io.Writer
+	CommandPath    string
+	Identity       string
+	ColorEnabled   bool
+	NoticeProvider NoticeProvider
+}
+
+// EmitOptions describes one result's wire representation.
+//
+// The format contract is explicit: JSON (including the empty default) uses an
+// Envelope; pretty, table, csv, and ndjson render naked business data. JQ takes
+// precedence over Format and filters the JSON Envelope. Raw affects only JSON
+// envelope encoding and jq's complex-value encoding.
+//
+// JQSafetyWarning preserves the legacy difference between RuntimeContext.emit
+// (false) and WriteSuccessEnvelope (true) until their callers are migrated.
+type EmitOptions struct {
+	Raw             bool
+	Meta            *Meta
+	Format          string
+	JQ              string
+	DryRun          bool
+	Pretty          PrettyRenderer
+	JQSafetyWarning bool
+}
+
+// StreamOptions describes one streamed page's wire representation. Streaming
+// carries page items directly, so it deliberately exposes only the fields that
+// affect a single page: the format and, for pretty, its renderer. It has no
+// OK/Meta/DryRun/JQ — an ok:false envelope, metadata, dry-run, and jq all need
+// the aggregated result, which the caller's pagination layer owns before it
+// streams pages.
+type StreamOptions struct {
+	Format string
+	Pretty PrettyRenderer
+}
+
+// Emitter owns all command-scoped output dependencies and pagination state.
+// It deliberately has no dependency on client or cmdutil.
+type Emitter struct {
+	out            io.Writer
+	errOut         io.Writer
+	commandPath    string
+	identity       string
+	colorEnabled   bool
+	noticeProvider NoticeProvider
+
+	streamFormat    string
+	streamFormatter *PaginatedFormatter
+}
+
+// NewEmitter constructs a command-scoped output emitter.
+func NewEmitter(config EmitterConfig) *Emitter {
+	errOut := config.ErrOut
+	if errOut == nil {
+		errOut = io.Discard
+	}
+	return &Emitter{
+		out:            config.Out,
+		errOut:         errOut,
+		commandPath:    config.CommandPath,
+		identity:       config.Identity,
+		colorEnabled:   config.ColorEnabled,
+		noticeProvider: config.NoticeProvider,
+	}
+}
+
+// Success scans and emits one command result by composing the package's leaf
+// primitives. JSON and jq use the standard envelope; pretty, table, csv, and
+// ndjson render the business value directly.
+func (e *Emitter) Success(data interface{}, opts EmitOptions) error {
+	if err := e.requireOutput(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if opts.JQ != "" {
+		return e.emitEnvelope(data, true, opts)
+	}
+
+	switch opts.Format {
+	case "", "json":
+		return e.emitEnvelope(data, true, opts)
+	case "pretty":
+		return e.emitPretty(data, opts)
+	default:
+		return e.emitFormatted(data, opts.Format)
+	}
+}
+
+// PartialFailure emits a multi-status result whose envelope honestly reports
+// ok:false. It is the typed counterpart to Success for batch operations where
+// some items failed but the per-item outcomes are the primary stdout output.
+// Like the legacy OutPartialFailure it produces only the JSON/jq envelope; the
+// caller owns the non-zero exit signal, keeping the Emitter free of exit
+// semantics.
+func (e *Emitter) PartialFailure(data interface{}, opts EmitOptions) error {
+	if err := e.requireOutput(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return e.emitEnvelope(data, false, opts)
+}
+
+// StreamPage scans and emits one page while retaining table/csv columns from
+// the first page. Streamed output carries page items directly, so it takes a
+// StreamOptions (format + optional pretty renderer) rather than the full
+// EmitOptions: ok/meta/dry-run/jq all need the aggregated result and are the
+// caller's pagination-layer responsibility, not a per-page concern. Excluding
+// jq from the type makes "jq requires aggregated output" a compile-time fact
+// instead of a runtime rejection.
+func (e *Emitter) StreamPage(data interface{}, opts StreamOptions) error {
+	if err := e.requireOutput(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	scanResult := ScanForSafety(e.commandPath, data, e.errOut)
+	if scanResult.Blocked {
+		return scanResult.BlockErr
+	}
+	if scanResult.Alert != nil {
+		if err := WriteAlertWarning(e.errOut, scanResult.Alert); err != nil {
+			return wrapOutputError("write", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if opts.Format == "pretty" {
+		if opts.Pretty == nil {
+			return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeUnknown,
+				"pretty output requires a renderer")
+		}
+		return e.emit(func(w io.Writer) error {
+			return opts.Pretty(w, e.colorEnabled)
+		})
+	}
+
+	format, known := ParseFormat(opts.Format)
+	if !known && e.streamFormatter == nil && e.errOut != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(e.errOut, "warning: unknown format %q, falling back to json\n", opts.Format)
+	}
+	if e.streamFormatter == nil {
+		e.streamFormat = opts.Format
+		e.streamFormatter = NewPaginatedFormatter(nil, format)
+	} else if opts.Format != e.streamFormat {
+		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeUnknown,
+			"stream output format changed from %q to %q", e.streamFormat, opts.Format)
+	}
+
+	return e.emit(func(w io.Writer) error {
+		e.streamFormatter.W = w
+		return e.streamFormatter.WritePage(data)
+	})
+}
+
+func (e *Emitter) emitEnvelope(data interface{}, ok bool, opts EmitOptions) error {
+	scanResult := ScanForSafety(e.commandPath, data, e.errOut)
+	if scanResult.Blocked {
+		return scanResult.BlockErr
+	}
+
+	env := Envelope{
+		OK:       ok,
+		Identity: e.identity,
+		DryRun:   opts.DryRun,
+		Data:     data,
+		Meta:     opts.Meta,
+		Notice:   e.notice(),
+	}
+	if scanResult.Alert != nil {
+		env.ContentSafetyAlert = scanResult.Alert
+	}
+
+	if opts.JQ != "" {
+		if scanResult.Alert != nil && opts.JQSafetyWarning {
+			if err := WriteAlertWarning(e.errOut, scanResult.Alert); err != nil {
+				return wrapOutputError("write", err)
+			}
+		}
+		// Buffer the jq output manually so jq's own typed error (a validation
+		// error for a bad expression, an api error for a runtime failure) is
+		// returned unchanged; only a genuine stdout write failure is wrapped as
+		// an internal output error.
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		var jqErr error
+		if opts.Raw {
+			jqErr = JqFilterRaw(&buf, env, opts.JQ)
+		} else {
+			jqErr = JqFilter(&buf, env, opts.JQ)
+		}
+		if jqErr != nil {
+			return jqErr
+		}
+		if _, err := io.Copy(e.out, &buf); err != nil {
+			return wrapOutputError("write", err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return e.emit(func(w io.Writer) error {
+		if opts.Raw {
+			enc := json.NewEncoder(w)
+			enc.SetEscapeHTML(false)
+			enc.SetIndent("", "  ")
+			return enc.Encode(env)
+		}
+		return WriteJSON(w, env)
+	})
+}
+
+func (e *Emitter) emitPretty(data interface{}, opts EmitOptions) error {
+	scanResult := ScanForSafety(e.commandPath, data, e.errOut)
+	if scanResult.Blocked {
+		return scanResult.BlockErr
+	}
+	if scanResult.Alert != nil {
+		if err := WriteAlertWarning(e.errOut, scanResult.Alert); err != nil {
+			return wrapOutputError("write", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if opts.Pretty != nil {
+		return e.emit(func(w io.Writer) error {
+			return opts.Pretty(w, e.colorEnabled)
+		})
+	}
+
+	// RuntimeContext.outFormat falls back through Out/OutRaw when no pretty
+	// renderer is supplied. Keep that second scan visible in the leaf contract
+	// until production callers are migrated and the legacy behavior is removed.
+	return e.emitEnvelope(data, true, opts)
+}
+
+func (e *Emitter) emitFormatted(data interface{}, rawFormat string) error {
+	scanResult := ScanForSafety(e.commandPath, data, e.errOut)
+	if scanResult.Blocked {
+		return scanResult.BlockErr
+	}
+	if scanResult.Alert != nil {
+		if err := WriteAlertWarning(e.errOut, scanResult.Alert); err != nil {
+			return wrapOutputError("write", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	format, known := ParseFormat(rawFormat)
+	if !known && e.errOut != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(e.errOut, "warning: unknown format %q, falling back to json\n", rawFormat)
+	}
+	if format == FormatJSON {
+		return e.printLegacyDataJSON(data)
+	}
+	return e.emit(func(w io.Writer) error {
+		return WriteFormatted(w, data, format)
+	})
+}
+
+type emitterDataMap map[string]interface{}
+
+// printLegacyDataJSON matches FormatValue's JSON branch while sourcing notice
+// data from this Emitter instead of PrintJson's global PendingNotice hook.
+func (e *Emitter) printLegacyDataJSON(data interface{}) error {
+	// Normalise structs / named maps to plain generic types first, exactly as
+	// FormatValue does, so a struct or named-map payload still matches the map
+	// case below and keeps its injected _notice on the unknown-format fallback.
+	data = toGeneric(data)
+	if m, ok := data.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		if _, isEnvelope := m["ok"]; isEnvelope {
+			if notice := e.notice(); notice != nil {
+				m = maps.Clone(m)
+				m["_notice"] = notice
+			}
+		}
+		// The named map retains identical JSON bytes while preventing PrintJson
+		// from consulting its legacy global notice hook a second time.
+		return e.emit(func(w io.Writer) error {
+			return WriteJSON(w, emitterDataMap(m))
+		})
+	}
+	return e.emit(func(w io.Writer) error {
+		return WriteJSON(w, data)
+	})
+}
+
+func (e *Emitter) emit(render func(io.Writer) error) error {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := render(&buf); err != nil {
+		return wrapOutputError("render", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := io.Copy(e.out, &buf); err != nil {
+		return wrapOutputError("write", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func wrapOutputError(op string, err error) error {
+	return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeUnknown, "failed to %s command output", op).WithCause(err)
+}
+
+func (e *Emitter) notice() map[string]interface{} {
+	if e.noticeProvider == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return e.noticeProvider()
+}
+
+func (e *Emitter) requireOutput() error {
+	if e == nil || e.out == nil {
+		return errs.NewInternalError(errs.SubtypeUnknown,
+			"success output writer is not configured")
+	}
+	return nil
+}

internal/output/emitter_contract_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,350 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package output_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
+	extcs "github.com/larksuite/cli/extension/contentsafety"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/output"
+)
+
+type contractFailingWriter struct {
+	err error
+}
+
+func (w contractFailingWriter) Write([]byte) (int, error) {
+	return 0, w.err
+}
+
+type contractSafetyProvider struct {
+	alert *extcs.Alert
+}
+
+func (p *contractSafetyProvider) Name() string {
+	return "emitter-contract"
+}
+
+func (p *contractSafetyProvider) Scan(context.Context, extcs.ScanRequest) (*extcs.Alert, error) {
+	return p.alert, nil
+}
+
+func TestEmitterSuccessWritesAllBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         stdout,
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+		Identity:    "bot",
+	})
+	data := map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}
+
+	err := emitter.Success(data, output.EmitOptions{Format: "json"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	want, marshalErr := json.MarshalIndent(output.Envelope{OK: true, Identity: "bot", Data: data}, "", "  ")
+	if marshalErr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("marshal expected envelope: %v", marshalErr)
+	}
+	want = append(want, '\n')
+	if !bytes.Equal(stdout.Bytes(), want) {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout bytes = %q, want %q", stdout.Bytes(), want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterMarshalFailureReturnsTypedErrorWithoutOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         stdout,
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+	})
+
+	err := emitter.Success(map[string]interface{}{"unsupported": func() {}}, output.EmitOptions{Format: "json"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Emitter.Success() error = nil, want marshal failure")
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok || problem.Category != errs.CategoryInternal {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() problem = %#v, %v; want internal typed error", problem, ok)
+	}
+	var unsupported *json.UnsupportedTypeError
+	if !errors.As(err, &unsupported) {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v, want json.UnsupportedTypeError cause", err)
+	}
+	if stdout.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() stdout = %q, want empty", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterWriterFailurePreservesCause(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	sentinel := errors.New("write failed")
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         contractFailingWriter{err: sentinel},
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+	})
+
+	err := emitter.Success(map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}, output.EmitOptions{Format: "json"})
+	if !errors.Is(err, sentinel) {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v, want preserved writer cause", err)
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok || problem.Category != errs.CategoryInternal {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() problem = %#v, %v; want internal typed error", problem, ok)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterPrettyRendererFailurePreservesCause(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	sentinel := errors.New("pretty render failed")
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         stdout,
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+	})
+
+	err := emitter.Success(map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}, output.EmitOptions{
+		Format: "pretty",
+		Pretty: func(io.Writer, bool) error {
+			return sentinel
+		},
+	})
+	if !errors.Is(err, sentinel) {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v, want preserved renderer cause", err)
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok || problem.Category != errs.CategoryInternal {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() problem = %#v, %v; want internal typed error", problem, ok)
+	}
+	if stdout.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() stdout = %q, want empty", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterAlertWarningFailurePreservesCause(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "warn")
+	extcs.Register(&contractSafetyProvider{alert: &extcs.Alert{
+		Provider:     "emitter-contract",
+		MatchedRules: []string{"fixture-rule"},
+	}})
+	t.Cleanup(func() { extcs.Register(nil) })
+	sentinel := errors.New("warning write failed")
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         stdout,
+		ErrOut:      contractFailingWriter{err: sentinel},
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+	})
+
+	err := emitter.Success([]interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}}, output.EmitOptions{Format: "table"})
+	if !errors.Is(err, sentinel) {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v, want preserved warning writer cause", err)
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok || problem.Category != errs.CategoryInternal {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() problem = %#v, %v; want internal typed error", problem, ok)
+	}
+	if stdout.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() stdout = %q, want empty", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewEmitterDefaultsNilErrOutToDiscard(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "warn")
+	extcs.Register(&contractSafetyProvider{alert: &extcs.Alert{
+		Provider:     "emitter-contract",
+		MatchedRules: []string{"fixture-rule"},
+	}})
+	t.Cleanup(func() { extcs.Register(nil) })
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         stdout,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+	})
+
+	if err := emitter.Success([]interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}}, output.EmitOptions{Format: "table"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if stdout.Len() == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Emitter.Success() stdout is empty")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterDoesNotMutateCallerMap(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	data := map[string]interface{}{"ok": true, "value": "fixture"}
+	want := map[string]interface{}{"ok": true, "value": "fixture"}
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         &bytes.Buffer{},
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+		NoticeProvider: func() map[string]interface{} {
+			return map[string]interface{}{"update": "available"}
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err := emitter.Success(data, output.EmitOptions{Format: "yaml"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(data, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("caller map = %#v, want unchanged %#v", data, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterDoesNotOverwriteCallerNotice(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	existing := map[string]interface{}{"source": "caller"}
+	data := map[string]interface{}{"ok": true, "_notice": existing}
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         stdout,
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+		NoticeProvider: func() map[string]interface{} {
+			return map[string]interface{}{"source": "provider"}
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err := emitter.Success(data, output.EmitOptions{Format: "yaml"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := data["_notice"]; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, existing) {
+		t.Fatalf("caller _notice = %#v, want unchanged %#v", got, existing)
+	}
+	var emitted map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), &emitted); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode stdout: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := emitted["_notice"]; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, map[string]interface{}{"source": "provider"}) {
+		t.Fatalf("emitted _notice = %#v, want provider notice", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterReadsNoticeProviderAtMostOncePerEmission(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	calls := 0
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         &bytes.Buffer{},
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+		NoticeProvider: func() map[string]interface{} {
+			calls++
+			return map[string]interface{}{"source": "provider"}
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err := emitter.Success(map[string]interface{}{"ok": true}, output.EmitOptions{Format: "yaml"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if calls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("notice provider calls = %d, want 1", calls)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterRawJSONPropagatesWriteError(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	sentinel := errors.New("write failed")
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         contractFailingWriter{err: sentinel},
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+	})
+	err := emitter.Success(map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}, output.EmitOptions{
+		Raw: true, Format: "json",
+	})
+	if !errors.Is(err, sentinel) {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v, want preserved writer cause", err)
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok || problem.Category != errs.CategoryInternal {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() problem = %#v, %v; want internal typed error", problem, ok)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterInvalidJQReturnsErrorWithoutStderr(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	stderr := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         &bytes.Buffer{},
+		ErrOut:      stderr,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+	})
+	err := emitter.Success(map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}, output.EmitOptions{
+		Format: "json",
+		JQ:     "this is not valid jq (((",
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Success() with invalid jq = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if stderr.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Success() with invalid jq wrote stderr %q, want empty", stderr.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterJQRuntimeErrorPreservesTypedError(t *testing.T) {
+	// A valid expression that fails at runtime must surface jq's own typed error
+	// (an api error), not a wrapped internal output error, and must emit no
+	// partial stdout.
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         stdout,
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+	})
+	err := emitter.Success(map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}, output.EmitOptions{
+		Format: "json",
+		JQ:     `error("boom")`,
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Success() with a runtime jq error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok || problem.Category == errs.CategoryInternal {
+		t.Fatalf("Success() jq runtime error problem = %#v, %v; want jq's own typed error, not internal", problem, ok)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "jq error") {
+		t.Fatalf("Success() jq runtime error = %v, want jq's own error message preserved", err)
+	}
+	if stdout.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Success() jq runtime error wrote stdout %q, want empty", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterUnknownFormatStructKeepsNotice(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	type payload struct {
+		OK    bool   `json:"ok"`
+		Value string `json:"value"`
+	}
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         stdout,
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+		NoticeProvider: func() map[string]interface{} {
+			return map[string]interface{}{"update": map[string]interface{}{"latest": "9.9.9"}}
+		},
+	})
+	if err := emitter.Success(payload{OK: true, Value: "fixture"}, output.EmitOptions{Format: "yaml"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Success() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "_notice") {
+		t.Fatalf("struct payload on unknown-format fallback dropped _notice:\n%s", stdout.String())
+	}
+}

internal/output/emitter_legacy_compat_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,827 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// Legacy oracle fixtures are frozen at base SHA 4a56748bfa941ff0ee0bfec92e65acac427732b0.
+// Golden regeneration is allowed only from that base, never from the current system under test.
+
+package output_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
+	extcs "github.com/larksuite/cli/extension/contentsafety"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/output"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/shortcuts/common"
+)
+
+type emitterCapture struct {
+	stdout string
+	stderr string
+	err    error
+}
+
+type emitterSafetyProvider struct {
+	alert *extcs.Alert
+	err   error
+}
+
+func (p *emitterSafetyProvider) Name() string { return "emitter-oracle" }
+
+func (p *emitterSafetyProvider) Scan(context.Context, extcs.ScanRequest) (*extcs.Alert, error) {
+	return p.alert, p.err
+}
+
+const (
+	runtimeContextLegacyGoldenPath       = "testdata/runtime_context_legacy.golden.json"
+	writeSuccessEnvelopeLegacyGoldenPath = "testdata/write_success_envelope_legacy.golden.json"
+)
+
+type runtimeContextOracleCase struct {
+	name        string
+	data        func() interface{}
+	raw         bool
+	ok          bool
+	meta        *output.Meta
+	jq          string
+	format      string
+	useFormat   bool
+	pretty      bool
+	notice      map[string]interface{}
+	safetyMode  string
+	safetyAlert *extcs.Alert
+	safetyErr   error
+}
+
+type runtimeContextLegacyGolden struct {
+	Cases map[string]emitterCaptureGolden `json:"cases"`
+}
+
+type writeSuccessEnvelopeOracleCase struct {
+	name        string
+	data        func() interface{}
+	dryRun      bool
+	jq          string
+	notice      map[string]interface{}
+	safetyMode  string
+	safetyAlert *extcs.Alert
+}
+
+type writeSuccessEnvelopeLegacyGolden struct {
+	Cases map[string]emitterCaptureGolden `json:"cases"`
+}
+
+type emitterCaptureGolden struct {
+	Stdout string              `json:"stdout"`
+	Stderr string              `json:"stderr"`
+	Error  *emitterErrorGolden `json:"error,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type emitterErrorGolden struct {
+	GoType   string          `json:"go_type"`
+	JSON     json.RawMessage `json:"json"`
+	Message  string          `json:"message"`
+	ExitCode int             `json:"exit_code"`
+}
+
+func TestEmitterMatchesRuntimeContextLegacyOracle(t *testing.T) {
+	previousNotice := output.PendingNotice
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		output.PendingNotice = previousNotice
+		extcs.Register(nil)
+	})
+
+	cases := []runtimeContextOracleCase{
+		{
+			name: "json_object",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"id": "1", "enabled": true}
+			},
+			ok: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "raw_json_preserves_html",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"html": "<p>a&b</p>"}
+			},
+			raw: true,
+			ok:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "format_raw_json_preserves_html",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"html": "<p>a&b</p>"}
+			},
+			raw:       true,
+			ok:        true,
+			format:    "json",
+			useFormat: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "partial_failure_ok_false",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"succeeded": 1, "failed": 1}
+			},
+			ok: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "metadata",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return []interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}}
+			},
+			ok:   true,
+			meta: &output.Meta{Count: 1, Rollback: "lark-cli fixture rollback"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "jq_scalar",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"name": "Alice", "age": 30}
+			},
+			ok: true,
+			jq: ".data.name",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "raw_jq_complex",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"document": map[string]interface{}{"html": "<p>a&b</p>"}}
+			},
+			raw: true,
+			ok:  true,
+			jq:  ".data.document",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "jq_invalid_expression",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}
+			},
+			ok: false,
+			jq: "invalid[",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "notice",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}
+			},
+			ok:     true,
+			notice: map[string]interface{}{"update": map[string]interface{}{"latest": "9.9.9"}},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "pretty",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"name": "Alice"}
+			},
+			ok:        true,
+			format:    "pretty",
+			useFormat: true,
+			pretty:    true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "pretty_without_renderer",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"name": "Alice"}
+			},
+			ok:        true,
+			format:    "pretty",
+			useFormat: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ndjson",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"items": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"},
+					map[string]interface{}{"id": "2"},
+				}}
+			},
+			ok:        true,
+			format:    "ndjson",
+			useFormat: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "table_with_safety_warning",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return []interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"id": "1", "name": "Alice"}}
+			},
+			ok:         true,
+			format:     "table",
+			useFormat:  true,
+			safetyMode: "warn",
+			safetyAlert: &extcs.Alert{
+				Provider:     "emitter-oracle",
+				MatchedRules: []string{"fixture-rule"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "csv",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{"id": "1", "name": "Alice"},
+					map[string]interface{}{"id": "2", "name": "Bob"},
+				}
+			},
+			ok:        true,
+			format:    "csv",
+			useFormat: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "jq_safety_alert_without_stderr_warning",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}
+			},
+			ok:         true,
+			jq:         ".data.id",
+			safetyMode: "warn",
+			safetyAlert: &extcs.Alert{
+				Provider:     "emitter-oracle",
+				MatchedRules: []string{"fixture-rule"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "scanner_error_fails_open",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}
+			},
+			ok:         true,
+			safetyMode: "warn",
+			safetyErr:  errors.New("scanner unavailable"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "scanner_block",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"id": "blocked"}
+			},
+			ok:         false,
+			safetyMode: "block",
+			safetyAlert: &extcs.Alert{
+				Provider:     "emitter-oracle",
+				MatchedRules: []string{"fixture-rule"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unknown_format_data_envelope_notice",
+			data: func() interface{} {
+				return map[string]interface{}{"ok": true, "value": "fixture"}
+			},
+			ok:        true,
+			format:    "yaml",
+			useFormat: true,
+			notice:    map[string]interface{}{"skills": map[string]interface{}{"current": "1.0.0"}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	golden := loadRuntimeContextLegacyGolden(t)
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			mode := tc.safetyMode
+			if mode == "" {
+				mode = "off"
+			}
+			t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", mode)
+			extcs.Register(&emitterSafetyProvider{alert: tc.safetyAlert, err: tc.safetyErr})
+			t.Cleanup(func() { extcs.Register(nil) })
+
+			notice := tc.notice
+			output.PendingNotice = func() map[string]interface{} { return notice }
+
+			want, ok := golden.Cases[tc.name]
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("frozen golden case %q is missing", tc.name)
+			}
+
+			opts := runtimeOracleOptions{
+				raw:       tc.raw,
+				ok:        tc.ok,
+				meta:      tc.meta,
+				jq:        tc.jq,
+				format:    tc.format,
+				useFormat: tc.useFormat,
+				pretty:    tc.pretty,
+			}
+			current := runEmitterWithRuntimeContextContract(tc.data(), output.EmitterConfig{
+				CommandPath:    "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+				Identity:       "bot",
+				NoticeProvider: func() map[string]interface{} { return notice },
+			}, tc.ok, output.EmitOptions{
+				Raw:    tc.raw,
+				Meta:   tc.meta,
+				Format: tc.format,
+				JQ:     tc.jq,
+				Pretty: emitterPrettyRenderer(tc.pretty),
+			})
+
+			assertEmitterGolden(t, want, current)
+
+			integrated := runRuntimeContextOracle(t, tc.data(), opts)
+			assertEmitterGolden(t, want, integrated)
+			if tc.safetyMode == "block" {
+				var safetyErr *errs.ContentSafetyError
+				if !errors.As(current.err, &safetyErr) {
+					t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %T, want *errs.ContentSafetyError", current.err)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	if len(golden.Cases) != len(cases) {
+		t.Fatalf("golden case count = %d, want %d", len(golden.Cases), len(cases))
+	}
+
+	jqFailure := golden.Cases["jq_invalid_expression"]
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(jqFailure.Stderr, "error: ") || !strings.HasSuffix(jqFailure.Stderr, "\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid jq golden stderr = %q, want error line ending in newline", jqFailure.Stderr)
+	}
+	if jqFailure.Error == nil || jqFailure.Error.ExitCode != output.ExitValidation {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid jq golden exit = %#v, want %d", jqFailure.Error, output.ExitValidation)
+	}
+}
+
+func loadRuntimeContextLegacyGolden(t *testing.T) runtimeContextLegacyGolden {
+	t.Helper()
+	contents, err := os.ReadFile(runtimeContextLegacyGoldenPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read RuntimeContext legacy golden: %v", err)
+	}
+	var golden runtimeContextLegacyGolden
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(contents, &golden); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode RuntimeContext legacy golden: %v", err)
+	}
+	return golden
+}
+
+func captureEmitterGolden(t *testing.T, capture emitterCapture) emitterCaptureGolden {
+	t.Helper()
+	golden := emitterCaptureGolden{Stdout: capture.stdout, Stderr: capture.stderr}
+	if capture.err == nil {
+		return golden
+	}
+	errorJSON, err := json.Marshal(capture.err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("marshal captured error %T: %v", capture.err, err)
+	}
+	golden.Error = &emitterErrorGolden{
+		GoType:   fmt.Sprintf("%T", capture.err),
+		JSON:     errorJSON,
+		Message:  capture.err.Error(),
+		ExitCode: output.ExitCodeOf(capture.err),
+	}
+	return golden
+}
+
+type runtimeOracleOptions struct {
+	raw       bool
+	ok        bool
+	meta      *output.Meta
+	jq        string
+	format    string
+	useFormat bool
+	pretty    bool
+}
+
+func runRuntimeContextOracle(t *testing.T, data interface{}, opts runtimeOracleOptions) emitterCapture {
+	t.Helper()
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	stderr := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	parent := &cobra.Command{Use: "lark-cli"}
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{Use: "fixture"}
+	leaf := &cobra.Command{Use: "+emit"}
+	parent.AddCommand(cmd)
+	cmd.AddCommand(leaf)
+
+	factory := &cmdutil.Factory{IOStreams: &cmdutil.IOStreams{Out: stdout, ErrOut: stderr}}
+	runtime := common.TestNewRuntimeContextForAPI(
+		context.Background(), leaf, &core.CliConfig{Brand: core.BrandFeishu}, factory, core.AsBot,
+	)
+	runtime.Format = opts.format
+	runtime.JqExpr = opts.jq
+
+	pretty := func(w io.Writer) {
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "pretty:fixture")
+	}
+	if !opts.pretty {
+		pretty = nil
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	switch {
+	case opts.useFormat && opts.raw:
+		runtime.OutFormatRaw(data, opts.meta, pretty)
+	case opts.useFormat:
+		runtime.OutFormat(data, opts.meta, pretty)
+	case !opts.ok:
+		err = runtime.OutPartialFailure(data, opts.meta)
+	case opts.raw:
+		runtime.OutRaw(data, opts.meta)
+	default:
+		runtime.Out(data, opts.meta)
+	}
+
+	return emitterCapture{stdout: stdout.String(), stderr: stderr.String(), err: err}
+}
+
+func runEmitterSuccess(data interface{}, config output.EmitterConfig, ok bool, opts output.EmitOptions) emitterCapture {
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	stderr := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	config.Out = stdout
+	config.ErrOut = stderr
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(config)
+	var err error
+	if ok {
+		err = emitter.Success(data, opts)
+	} else {
+		err = emitter.PartialFailure(data, opts)
+	}
+	return emitterCapture{stdout: stdout.String(), stderr: stderr.String(), err: err}
+}
+
+func runEmitterWithRuntimeContextContract(data interface{}, config output.EmitterConfig, ok bool, opts output.EmitOptions) emitterCapture {
+	capture := runEmitterSuccess(data, config, ok, opts)
+	if capture.err != nil {
+		var safetyErr *errs.ContentSafetyError
+		if errors.As(capture.err, &safetyErr) {
+			return capture
+		}
+		if opts.JQ != "" {
+			capture.stderr += fmt.Sprintf("error: %v\n", capture.err)
+			return capture
+		}
+		capture.err = nil
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		capture.err = output.PartialFailure(output.ExitAPI)
+	}
+	return capture
+}
+
+func emitterPrettyRenderer(enabled bool) output.PrettyRenderer {
+	if !enabled {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return func(w io.Writer, _ bool) error {
+		_, err := fmt.Fprintln(w, "pretty:fixture")
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterMatchesWriteSuccessEnvelopeLegacyOracle(t *testing.T) {
+	previousNotice := output.PendingNotice
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		output.PendingNotice = previousNotice
+		extcs.Register(nil)
+	})
+
+	cases := []writeSuccessEnvelopeOracleCase{
+		{
+			name: "json",
+			data: func() interface{} { return map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"} },
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "dry_run",
+			data:   func() interface{} { return map[string]interface{}{"api": []interface{}{}} },
+			dryRun: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "jq",
+			data: func() interface{} { return map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"} },
+			jq:   ".data.id",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "notice",
+			data:   func() interface{} { return map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"} },
+			notice: map[string]interface{}{"update": map[string]interface{}{"latest": "9.9.9"}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "jq_safety_warning",
+			data:       func() interface{} { return map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"} },
+			jq:         ".data.id",
+			safetyMode: "warn",
+			safetyAlert: &extcs.Alert{
+				Provider:     "emitter-oracle",
+				MatchedRules: []string{"fixture-rule"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "scanner_block",
+			data:       func() interface{} { return map[string]interface{}{"id": "blocked"} },
+			safetyMode: "block",
+			safetyAlert: &extcs.Alert{
+				Provider:     "emitter-oracle",
+				MatchedRules: []string{"fixture-rule"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	golden := loadWriteSuccessEnvelopeLegacyGolden(t)
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			mode := tc.safetyMode
+			if mode == "" {
+				mode = "off"
+			}
+			t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", mode)
+			extcs.Register(&emitterSafetyProvider{alert: tc.safetyAlert})
+			t.Cleanup(func() { extcs.Register(nil) })
+			notice := tc.notice
+			output.PendingNotice = func() map[string]interface{} { return notice }
+
+			want, ok := golden.Cases[tc.name]
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("frozen golden case %q is missing", tc.name)
+			}
+
+			current := runEmitterSuccess(tc.data(), output.EmitterConfig{
+				CommandPath:    "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+				Identity:       "bot",
+				NoticeProvider: func() map[string]interface{} { return notice },
+			}, true, output.EmitOptions{
+				Format:          "",
+				Raw:             false,
+				JQ:              tc.jq,
+				DryRun:          tc.dryRun,
+				JQSafetyWarning: true,
+			})
+			assertEmitterGolden(t, want, current)
+
+			integrated := runWriteSuccessEnvelopeOracle(tc.data(), tc.dryRun, tc.jq)
+			assertEmitterGolden(t, want, integrated)
+		})
+	}
+
+	if len(golden.Cases) != len(cases) {
+		t.Fatalf("golden case count = %d, want %d", len(golden.Cases), len(cases))
+	}
+}
+
+func loadWriteSuccessEnvelopeLegacyGolden(t *testing.T) writeSuccessEnvelopeLegacyGolden {
+	t.Helper()
+	contents, err := os.ReadFile(writeSuccessEnvelopeLegacyGoldenPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read WriteSuccessEnvelope legacy golden: %v", err)
+	}
+	var golden writeSuccessEnvelopeLegacyGolden
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(contents, &golden); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode WriteSuccessEnvelope legacy golden: %v", err)
+	}
+	return golden
+}
+
+func runWriteSuccessEnvelopeOracle(data interface{}, dryRun bool, jq string) emitterCapture {
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	stderr := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	err := output.WriteSuccessEnvelope(data, output.SuccessEnvelopeOptions{
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+		Identity:    "bot",
+		DryRun:      dryRun,
+		JqExpr:      jq,
+		Out:         stdout,
+		ErrOut:      stderr,
+	})
+	return emitterCapture{stdout: stdout.String(), stderr: stderr.String(), err: err}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterStreamPageMatchesPaginationLegacyOracle(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Cleanup(func() { extcs.Register(nil) })
+
+	type oracleCase struct {
+		name        string
+		format      output.Format
+		safetyMode  string
+		safetyAlert *extcs.Alert
+	}
+	cases := []oracleCase{
+		{name: "ndjson", format: output.FormatNDJSON},
+		{name: "table", format: output.FormatTable},
+		{name: "csv", format: output.FormatCSV},
+		{
+			name:       "warn",
+			format:     output.FormatNDJSON,
+			safetyMode: "warn",
+			safetyAlert: &extcs.Alert{
+				Provider:     "emitter-oracle",
+				MatchedRules: []string{"fixture-rule"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "block",
+			format:     output.FormatTable,
+			safetyMode: "block",
+			safetyAlert: &extcs.Alert{
+				Provider:     "emitter-oracle",
+				MatchedRules: []string{"fixture-rule"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	pages := []interface{}{
+		[]interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"id": "1", "name": "Alice"}},
+		[]interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"id": "2", "name": "Bob", "ignored": true}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			mode := tc.safetyMode
+			if mode == "" {
+				mode = "off"
+			}
+			t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", mode)
+			extcs.Register(&emitterSafetyProvider{alert: tc.safetyAlert})
+			t.Cleanup(func() { extcs.Register(nil) })
+
+			legacy := runPaginationOracle(pages, tc.format)
+			current := runEmitterStreamPages(pages, tc.format.String())
+
+			assertEmitterBytes(t, legacy, current)
+			assertEquivalentError(t, legacy.err, current.err)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func runPaginationOracle(pages []interface{}, format output.Format) emitterCapture {
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	stderr := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	formatter := output.NewPaginatedFormatter(stdout, format)
+	var emitErr error
+	for _, page := range pages {
+		scanResult := output.ScanForSafety("lark-cli fixture +emit", page, stderr)
+		if scanResult.Blocked {
+			emitErr = scanResult.BlockErr
+			break
+		}
+		if scanResult.Alert != nil {
+			output.WriteAlertWarning(stderr, scanResult.Alert)
+		}
+		formatter.FormatPage(page)
+	}
+	return emitterCapture{stdout: stdout.String(), stderr: stderr.String(), err: emitErr}
+}
+
+func runEmitterStreamPages(pages []interface{}, format string) emitterCapture {
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	stderr := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         stdout,
+		ErrOut:      stderr,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+		Identity:    "bot",
+	})
+	var emitErr error
+	for _, page := range pages {
+		if emitErr = emitter.StreamPage(page, output.StreamOptions{Format: format}); emitErr != nil {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return emitterCapture{stdout: stdout.String(), stderr: stderr.String(), err: emitErr}
+}
+
+func TestEmitterCapturesNoticeAndColorDependencies(t *testing.T) {
+	previousNotice := output.PendingNotice
+	output.PendingNotice = func() map[string]interface{} {
+		return map[string]interface{}{"source": "global"}
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { output.PendingNotice = previousNotice })
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	stderr := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	colorSeen := false
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:          stdout,
+		ErrOut:       stderr,
+		CommandPath:  "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+		Identity:     "bot",
+		ColorEnabled: true,
+		NoticeProvider: func() map[string]interface{} {
+			return map[string]interface{}{"source": "captured"}
+		},
+	})
+	if err := emitter.Success(map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}, output.EmitOptions{Format: "json"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "global") || !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "captured") {
+		t.Fatalf("notice source was not captured by Emitter:\n%s", stdout.String())
+	}
+
+	stdout.Reset()
+	if err := emitter.Success(map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}, output.EmitOptions{Format: "pretty",
+		Pretty: func(w io.Writer, colorEnabled bool) error {
+			colorSeen = colorEnabled
+			_, err := fmt.Fprintln(w, "pretty")
+			return err
+		},
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success(pretty) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if !colorSeen {
+		t.Fatal("PrettyRenderer did not receive captured ColorEnabled value")
+	}
+
+	stdout.Reset()
+	if err := emitter.Success(map[string]interface{}{"ok": true, "id": "1"}, output.EmitOptions{Format: "yaml"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success(unknown format) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "global") || !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "captured") {
+		t.Fatalf("legacy JSON fallback consulted global notice:\n%s", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
+
+type failingEmitterWriter struct {
+	err error
+}
+
+func (w failingEmitterWriter) Write([]byte) (int, error) { return 0, w.err }
+
+func TestEmitterPropagatesOutputError(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONTENT_SAFETY_MODE", "off")
+	sentinel := errors.New("write failed")
+	emitter := output.NewEmitter(output.EmitterConfig{
+		Out:         failingEmitterWriter{err: sentinel},
+		ErrOut:      io.Discard,
+		CommandPath: "lark-cli fixture +emit",
+	})
+	err := emitter.Success(map[string]interface{}{"id": "1"}, output.EmitOptions{
+		Raw: true, Format: "json",
+		JQ: ".data",
+	})
+	if !errors.Is(err, sentinel) {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() error = %v, want preserved writer cause", err)
+	}
+	problem, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok || problem.Category != errs.CategoryInternal {
+		t.Fatalf("Emitter.Success() problem = %#v, %v; want internal typed error", problem, ok)
+	}
+}
+
+func assertEmitterBytes(t *testing.T, legacy, current emitterCapture) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if legacy.stdout != current.stdout {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout byte mismatch\nlegacy (%d bytes):\n%q\nEmitter (%d bytes):\n%q",
+			len(legacy.stdout), legacy.stdout, len(current.stdout), current.stdout)
+	}
+	if legacy.stderr != current.stderr {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr byte mismatch\nlegacy (%d bytes):\n%q\nEmitter (%d bytes):\n%q",
+			len(legacy.stderr), legacy.stderr, len(current.stderr), current.stderr)
+	}
+}
+
+func assertEmitterGolden(t *testing.T, want emitterCaptureGolden, current emitterCapture) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if want.Stdout != current.stdout {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout byte mismatch\ngolden (%d bytes):\n%q\ncurrent (%d bytes):\n%q",
+			len(want.Stdout), want.Stdout, len(current.stdout), current.stdout)
+	}
+	if want.Stderr != current.stderr {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr byte mismatch\ngolden (%d bytes):\n%q\ncurrent (%d bytes):\n%q",
+			len(want.Stderr), want.Stderr, len(current.stderr), current.stderr)
+	}
+	got := captureEmitterGolden(t, current)
+	if (want.Error == nil) != (got.Error == nil) {
+		t.Fatalf("error presence mismatch: golden=%#v current=%#v", want.Error, got.Error)
+	}
+	if want.Error == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if want.Error.GoType != got.Error.GoType || want.Error.Message != got.Error.Message || want.Error.ExitCode != got.Error.ExitCode {
+		t.Fatalf("error mismatch:\ngolden: %#v\ncurrent: %#v", want.Error, got.Error)
+	}
+	var wantJSON interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(want.Error.JSON, &wantJSON); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode golden error JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	var gotJSON interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(got.Error.JSON, &gotJSON); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode current error JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(wantJSON, gotJSON) {
+		t.Fatalf("error JSON mismatch:\ngolden: %s\ncurrent: %s", want.Error.JSON, got.Error.JSON)
+	}
+}
+
+func assertEquivalentError(t *testing.T, legacy, current error) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if (legacy == nil) != (current == nil) {
+		t.Fatalf("error presence mismatch: legacy=%v Emitter=%v", legacy, current)
+	}
+	if legacy == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	legacyProblem, legacyOK := errs.ProblemOf(legacy)
+	currentProblem, currentOK := errs.ProblemOf(current)
+	if legacyOK != currentOK {
+		t.Fatalf("typed error mismatch: legacy=%T Emitter=%T", legacy, current)
+	}
+	if legacyOK && !reflect.DeepEqual(legacyProblem, currentProblem) {
+		t.Fatalf("problem mismatch:\nlegacy: %#v\nEmitter: %#v", legacyProblem, currentProblem)
+	}
+}

internal/output/envelope_success.go

@@ -34,27 +34,17 @@ func SuccessEnvelopeData(result interface{}) interface{} {
 // JSON output carries content-safety alerts inside the envelope. When jq is
 // applied, the alert may be filtered away, so warn mode also writes stderr.
 func WriteSuccessEnvelope(data interface{}, opts SuccessEnvelopeOptions) error {
-	scanResult := ScanForSafety(opts.CommandPath, data, opts.ErrOut)
-	if scanResult.Blocked {
-		return scanResult.BlockErr
-	}
-
-	env := Envelope{
-		OK:       true,
-		Identity: opts.Identity,
-		DryRun:   opts.DryRun,
-		Data:     data,
-		Notice:   GetNotice(),
-	}
-	if scanResult.Alert != nil {
-		env.ContentSafetyAlert = scanResult.Alert
-	}
-	if opts.JqExpr != "" {
-		if scanResult.Alert != nil && opts.ErrOut != nil {
-			WriteAlertWarning(opts.ErrOut, scanResult.Alert)
-		}
-		return JqFilter(opts.Out, env, opts.JqExpr)
-	}
-	PrintJson(opts.Out, env)
-	return nil
+	return NewEmitter(EmitterConfig{
+		Out:            opts.Out,
+		ErrOut:         opts.ErrOut,
+		CommandPath:    opts.CommandPath,
+		Identity:       opts.Identity,
+		NoticeProvider: GetNotice,
+	}).Success(data, EmitOptions{
+		Format:          "",
+		Raw:             false,
+		JQ:              opts.JqExpr,
+		DryRun:          opts.DryRun,
+		JQSafetyWarning: true,
+	})
 }

internal/output/format.go

@@ -101,34 +101,44 @@ func ExtractItems(data interface{}) []interface{} {
 
 // FormatValue formats a single response and writes it to w.
 func FormatValue(w io.Writer, data interface{}, format Format) {
+	err := WriteFormatted(w, data, format)
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		return
+	case isOutputMarshalError(err) && format == FormatNDJSON:
+		legacyStderrf("ndjson marshal error: %v\n", err)
+	case isOutputMarshalError(err):
+		legacyStderrf("json marshal error: %v\n", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// WriteFormatted formats a single response and returns marshal or write errors.
+func WriteFormatted(w io.Writer, data interface{}, format Format) error {
 	data = toGeneric(data)
 	switch format {
 	case FormatNDJSON:
 		items := ExtractItems(data)
 		if items != nil {
-			PrintNdjson(w, items)
-		} else {
-			PrintNdjson(w, data)
+			return WriteNDJSON(w, items)
 		}
+		return WriteNDJSON(w, data)
 
 	case FormatTable:
 		items := ExtractItems(data)
 		if items != nil {
-			FormatAsTable(w, items)
-		} else {
-			FormatAsTable(w, data)
+			return WriteTable(w, items)
 		}
+		return WriteTable(w, data)
 
 	case FormatCSV:
 		items := ExtractItems(data)
 		if items != nil {
-			FormatAsCSV(w, items)
-		} else {
-			FormatAsCSV(w, data)
+			return WriteCSV(w, items)
 		}
+		return WriteCSV(w, data)
 
 	default: // FormatJSON
-		PrintJson(w, data)
+		return WriteJSON(w, data)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -148,49 +158,63 @@ func NewPaginatedFormatter(w io.Writer, format Format) *PaginatedFormatter {
 
 // FormatPage formats one page of items.
 func (pf *PaginatedFormatter) FormatPage(data interface{}) {
-	switch pf.Format {
-	case FormatJSON, FormatNDJSON:
-		if arr, ok := data.([]interface{}); ok {
-			PrintNdjson(pf.W, arr)
-		} else {
-			PrintNdjson(pf.W, data)
-		}
-
-	case FormatTable:
-		pf.formatStructuredPage(data, func(w io.Writer, rows []map[string]string, cols []string, isFirst bool) {
-			widths := computeColumnWidths(rows, cols)
-			if isFirst {
-				writeHeader(w, cols, widths)
-			}
-			for _, row := range rows {
-				writeRow(w, row, cols, widths)
-			}
-		})
-
-	case FormatCSV:
-		pf.formatStructuredPage(data, func(w io.Writer, rows []map[string]string, cols []string, isFirst bool) {
-			writeCSVRows(w, rows, cols, isFirst)
-		})
+	err := pf.WritePage(data)
+	if isOutputMarshalError(err) && (pf.Format == FormatJSON || pf.Format == FormatNDJSON) {
+		legacyStderrf("ndjson marshal error: %v\n", err)
 	}
 }
 
+// WritePage formats one page of items and returns marshal or write errors.
+func (pf *PaginatedFormatter) WritePage(data interface{}) error {
+	switch pf.Format {
+	case FormatJSON, FormatNDJSON:
+		if arr, ok := data.([]interface{}); ok {
+			return WriteNDJSON(pf.W, arr)
+		}
+		return WriteNDJSON(pf.W, data)
+
+	case FormatTable:
+		return pf.formatStructuredPage(data, func(w io.Writer, rows []map[string]string, cols []string, isFirst bool) error {
+			widths := computeColumnWidths(rows, cols)
+			if isFirst {
+				if err := writeHeader(w, cols, widths); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			for _, row := range rows {
+				if err := writeRow(w, row, cols, widths); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+
+	case FormatCSV:
+		return pf.formatStructuredPage(data, func(w io.Writer, rows []map[string]string, cols []string, isFirst bool) error {
+			return writeCSVRows(w, rows, cols, isFirst)
+		})
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // formatStructuredPage handles column-locking logic shared by table and csv.
-func (pf *PaginatedFormatter) formatStructuredPage(data interface{}, emit func(io.Writer, []map[string]string, []string, bool)) {
+func (pf *PaginatedFormatter) formatStructuredPage(data interface{}, emit func(io.Writer, []map[string]string, []string, bool) error) error {
 	rows, pageCols, isList := prepareRows(data)
 	if len(rows) == 0 {
 		if pf.isFirstPage && isList {
-			fmt.Fprintln(pf.W, "(empty)")
+			_, err := fmt.Fprintln(pf.W, "(empty)")
+			return err
 		}
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	if pf.isFirstPage {
 		// Lock columns from first page
 		pf.cols = pageCols
 		pf.isFirstPage = false
-		emit(pf.W, rows, pf.cols, true)
+		return emit(pf.W, rows, pf.cols, true)
 	} else {
 		// Reuse first page's columns — missing keys become empty, extra keys ignored
-		emit(pf.W, rows, pf.cols, false)
+		return emit(pf.W, rows, pf.cols, false)
 	}
 }

internal/output/print.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package output
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -15,12 +16,44 @@ import (
 // PrintJson prints data as formatted JSON to w.
 func PrintJson(w io.Writer, data interface{}) {
 	injectNotice(data)
+	if err := WriteJSON(w, data); isOutputMarshalError(err) {
+		legacyStderrf("json marshal error: %v\n", err)
+	}
+}
+
+type outputMarshalError struct {
+	err error
+}
+
+func (e *outputMarshalError) Error() string {
+	return e.err.Error()
+}
+
+func (e *outputMarshalError) Unwrap() error {
+	return e.err
+}
+
+func isOutputMarshalError(err error) bool {
+	var marshalErr *outputMarshalError
+	return errors.As(err, &marshalErr)
+}
+
+// legacyStderrf reports a leaf-formatter marshal/format failure on os.Stderr,
+// preserving the pre-Emitter behavior for direct (unmigrated) callers of the
+// Print*/FormatAs* wrappers. The Emitter never uses this — it returns typed
+// errors instead. Removed once the remaining direct callers migrate.
+func legacyStderrf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format, args...) //nolint:forbidigo // legacy leaf-formatter stderr; removed in the output-ownership follow-up
+}
+
+// WriteJSON writes data as formatted JSON to w and returns marshal or write errors.
+func WriteJSON(w io.Writer, data interface{}) error {
 	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(data, "", "  ")
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "json marshal error: %v\n", err)
-		return
+		return &outputMarshalError{err: err}
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, string(b))
+	_, err = fmt.Fprintln(w, string(b))
+	return err
 }
 
 // injectNotice adds a "_notice" field into CLI envelope maps.
@@ -50,21 +83,38 @@ func injectNotice(data interface{}) {
 
 // PrintNdjson prints data as NDJSON (Newline Delimited JSON) to w.
 func PrintNdjson(w io.Writer, data interface{}) {
-	emit := func(item interface{}) {
+	if arr, ok := data.([]interface{}); ok {
+		for _, item := range arr {
+			if err := WriteNDJSON(w, item); isOutputMarshalError(err) {
+				legacyStderrf("ndjson marshal error: %v\n", err)
+			}
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	if err := WriteNDJSON(w, data); isOutputMarshalError(err) {
+		legacyStderrf("ndjson marshal error: %v\n", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// WriteNDJSON writes data as NDJSON and returns marshal or write errors.
+func WriteNDJSON(w io.Writer, data interface{}) error {
+	emit := func(item interface{}) error {
 		b, err := json.Marshal(item)
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "ndjson marshal error: %v\n", err)
-			return
+			return &outputMarshalError{err: err}
 		}
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, string(b))
+		_, err = fmt.Fprintln(w, string(b))
+		return err
 	}
 	if arr, ok := data.([]interface{}); ok {
 		for _, item := range arr {
-			emit(item)
+			if err := emit(item); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
-	} else {
-		emit(data)
+		return nil
 	}
+	return emit(data)
 }
 
 func cellStr(val interface{}) string {

internal/output/table.go

@@ -16,50 +16,69 @@ const maxColWidth = 100
 //   - map[string]interface{} (single object) → key-value two-column table
 //   - empty array → "(empty)"
 func FormatAsTable(w io.Writer, data interface{}) {
-	FormatAsTablePaginated(w, data, true)
+	if err := WriteTable(w, data); isOutputMarshalError(err) {
+		legacyStderrf("json marshal error: %v\n", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// WriteTable formats data as a table and returns marshal or write errors.
+func WriteTable(w io.Writer, data interface{}) error {
+	return WriteTablePaginated(w, data, true)
 }
 
 // FormatAsTablePaginated formats data as a table with pagination awareness.
 // When isFirstPage is true, outputs the header; otherwise only data rows.
 func FormatAsTablePaginated(w io.Writer, data interface{}, isFirstPage bool) {
+	if err := WriteTablePaginated(w, data, isFirstPage); isOutputMarshalError(err) {
+		legacyStderrf("json marshal error: %v\n", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// WriteTablePaginated formats data as a table and returns marshal or write errors.
+func WriteTablePaginated(w io.Writer, data interface{}, isFirstPage bool) error {
 	rows, cols, isList := prepareRows(data)
 	if cols == nil {
 		if isList {
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, "(empty)")
+			_, err := fmt.Fprintln(w, "(empty)")
+			return err
 		} else {
 			// Not a list and not an object — print as JSON fallback
-			PrintJson(w, data)
+			return WriteJSON(w, data)
 		}
-		return
 	}
 
 	if len(rows) == 0 {
 		if isFirstPage {
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, "(empty)")
+			_, err := fmt.Fprintln(w, "(empty)")
+			return err
 		}
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	if !isList {
 		// Single object: key-value two-column format
-		formatKeyValueTable(w, rows[0], cols)
-		return
+		return formatKeyValueTable(w, rows[0], cols)
 	}
 
 	// Calculate column widths (clamped to maxColWidth)
 	widths := computeColumnWidths(rows, cols)
 
 	if isFirstPage {
-		writeHeader(w, cols, widths)
+		if err := writeHeader(w, cols, widths); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	for _, row := range rows {
-		writeRow(w, row, cols, widths)
+		if err := writeRow(w, row, cols, widths); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // formatKeyValueTable renders a single object as a two-column key-value table.
-func formatKeyValueTable(w io.Writer, row map[string]string, cols []string) {
+func formatKeyValueTable(w io.Writer, row map[string]string, cols []string) error {
 	maxKeyWidth := 0
 	for _, col := range cols {
 		kw := stringWidth(col)
@@ -71,8 +90,11 @@ func formatKeyValueTable(w io.Writer, row map[string]string, cols []string) {
 	for _, col := range cols {
 		val := row[col]
 		val = truncateToWidth(val, maxColWidth)
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s  %s\n", padToWidth(col, maxKeyWidth), val)
+		if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s  %s\n", padToWidth(col, maxKeyWidth), val); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // computeColumnWidths returns display widths for each column, clamped to maxColWidth.
@@ -99,25 +121,29 @@ func computeColumnWidths(rows []map[string]string, cols []string) []int {
 }
 
 // writeHeader writes the header row and separator line.
-func writeHeader(w io.Writer, cols []string, widths []int) {
+func writeHeader(w io.Writer, cols []string, widths []int) error {
 	var header []string
 	var sep []string
 	for i, col := range cols {
 		header = append(header, padToWidth(col, widths[i]))
 		sep = append(sep, strings.Repeat("─", widths[i]))
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, strings.Join(header, "  "))
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, strings.Join(sep, "  "))
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(w, strings.Join(header, "  ")); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintln(w, strings.Join(sep, "  "))
+	return err
 }
 
 // writeRow writes a single data row.
-func writeRow(w io.Writer, row map[string]string, cols []string, widths []int) {
+func writeRow(w io.Writer, row map[string]string, cols []string, widths []int) error {
 	var cells []string
 	for i, col := range cols {
 		val := truncateToWidth(row[col], widths[i])
 		cells = append(cells, padToWidth(val, widths[i]))
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, strings.Join(cells, "  "))
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintln(w, strings.Join(cells, "  "))
+	return err
 }
 
 // padToWidth pads a string with spaces to reach the target display width.

internal/output/testdata/runtime_context_legacy.golden.json

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+{
+  "cases": {
+    "csv": {
+      "stdout": "id,name\n1,Alice\n2,Bob\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "format_raw_json_preserves_html": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"ok\": true,\n  \"identity\": \"bot\",\n  \"data\": {\n    \"html\": \"\u003cp\u003ea\u0026b\u003c/p\u003e\"\n  }\n}\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "jq_invalid_expression": {
+      "stdout": "",
+      "stderr": "error: invalid jq expression: unexpected EOF\n",
+      "error": {
+        "go_type": "*errs.ValidationError",
+        "json": {
+          "type": "validation",
+          "subtype": "invalid_argument",
+          "message": "invalid jq expression: unexpected EOF"
+        },
+        "message": "invalid jq expression: unexpected EOF",
+        "exit_code": 2
+      }
+    },
+    "jq_safety_alert_without_stderr_warning": {
+      "stdout": "1\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "jq_scalar": {
+      "stdout": "Alice\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "json_object": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"ok\": true,\n  \"identity\": \"bot\",\n  \"data\": {\n    \"enabled\": true,\n    \"id\": \"1\"\n  }\n}\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "metadata": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"ok\": true,\n  \"identity\": \"bot\",\n  \"data\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"1\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"meta\": {\n    \"count\": 1,\n    \"rollback\": \"lark-cli fixture rollback\"\n  }\n}\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "ndjson": {
+      "stdout": "{\"id\":\"1\"}\n{\"id\":\"2\"}\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "notice": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"ok\": true,\n  \"identity\": \"bot\",\n  \"data\": {\n    \"id\": \"1\"\n  },\n  \"_notice\": {\n    \"update\": {\n      \"latest\": \"9.9.9\"\n    }\n  }\n}\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "partial_failure_ok_false": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"ok\": false,\n  \"identity\": \"bot\",\n  \"data\": {\n    \"failed\": 1,\n    \"succeeded\": 1\n  }\n}\n",
+      "stderr": "",
+      "error": {
+        "go_type": "*output.PartialFailureError",
+        "json": {
+          "Code": 1
+        },
+        "message": "partial failure (exit 1)",
+        "exit_code": 1
+      }
+    },
+    "pretty": {
+      "stdout": "pretty:fixture\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "pretty_without_renderer": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"ok\": true,\n  \"identity\": \"bot\",\n  \"data\": {\n    \"name\": \"Alice\"\n  }\n}\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "raw_jq_complex": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"html\": \"\u003cp\u003ea\u0026b\u003c/p\u003e\"\n}\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "raw_json_preserves_html": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"ok\": true,\n  \"identity\": \"bot\",\n  \"data\": {\n    \"html\": \"\u003cp\u003ea\u0026b\u003c/p\u003e\"\n  }\n}\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "scanner_block": {
+      "stdout": "",
+      "stderr": "",
+      "error": {
+        "go_type": "*errs.ContentSafetyError",
+        "json": {
+          "type": "policy",
+          "subtype": "content_safety",
+          "message": "content safety violation detected (rules: fixture-rule)",
+          "rules": [
+            "fixture-rule"
+          ]
+        },
+        "message": "content safety violation detected (rules: fixture-rule)",
+        "exit_code": 6
+      }
+    },
+    "scanner_error_fails_open": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"ok\": true,\n  \"identity\": \"bot\",\n  \"data\": {\n    \"id\": \"1\"\n  }\n}\n",
+      "stderr": "warning: content safety scan error: scanner unavailable\n"
+    },
+    "table_with_safety_warning": {
+      "stdout": "id  name \n──  ─────\n1   Alice\n",
+      "stderr": "warning: content safety alert from emitter-oracle (rules: fixture-rule)\n"
+    },
+    "unknown_format_data_envelope_notice": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"_notice\": {\n    \"skills\": {\n      \"current\": \"1.0.0\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"ok\": true,\n  \"value\": \"fixture\"\n}\n",
+      "stderr": "warning: unknown format \"yaml\", falling back to json\n"
+    }
+  }
+}

internal/output/testdata/write_success_envelope_legacy.golden.json

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  "cases": {
+    "dry_run": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"ok\": true,\n  \"identity\": \"bot\",\n  \"dry_run\": true,\n  \"data\": {\n    \"api\": []\n  }\n}\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "jq": {
+      "stdout": "1\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "jq_safety_warning": {
+      "stdout": "1\n",
+      "stderr": "warning: content safety alert from emitter-oracle (rules: fixture-rule)\n"
+    },
+    "json": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"ok\": true,\n  \"identity\": \"bot\",\n  \"data\": {\n    \"id\": \"1\"\n  }\n}\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "notice": {
+      "stdout": "{\n  \"ok\": true,\n  \"identity\": \"bot\",\n  \"data\": {\n    \"id\": \"1\"\n  },\n  \"_notice\": {\n    \"update\": {\n      \"latest\": \"9.9.9\"\n    }\n  }\n}\n",
+      "stderr": ""
+    },
+    "scanner_block": {
+      "stdout": "",
+      "stderr": "",
+      "error": {
+        "go_type": "*errs.ContentSafetyError",
+        "json": {
+          "type": "policy",
+          "subtype": "content_safety",
+          "message": "content safety violation detected (rules: fixture-rule)",
+          "rules": [
+            "fixture-rule"
+          ]
+        },
+        "message": "content safety violation detected (rules: fixture-rule)",
+        "exit_code": 6
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

internal/qualitygate/rules/dryrun.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/output"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/qualitygate/facts"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/qualitygate/manifest"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/qualitygate/report"
@@ -726,7 +727,11 @@ func appendDryRunArg(raw string) ([]string, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a lark-cli command")
 	}
 	argv = truncateShellTail(argv)
-	argv = forceDryRunJSONFormat(argv)
+	var jqValid bool
+	argv, jqValid = stripDryRunJQFilter(argv)
+	if jqValid {
+		argv = forceDryRunJSONFormat(argv)
+	}
 	hasDryRunArg := false
 	dryRunEnabled := false
 	for _, arg := range argv[1:] {
@@ -775,6 +780,73 @@ func truncateShellTail(argv []string) []string {
 	return argv
 }
 
+// stripDryRunJQFilter removes valid output-only jq filters from the synthetic
+// dry-run invocation. Invalid jq syntax and incompatible output flags are left
+// untouched so the real CLI execution still rejects the documented command.
+// The bool reports whether other output normalization remains safe.
+func stripDryRunJQFilter(argv []string) ([]string, bool) {
+	jqExpr, outputPath, format, hasJQ, jqHasValue := dryRunOutputFlags(argv)
+	if !hasJQ {
+		return argv, true
+	}
+	if !jqHasValue || output.ValidateJqFlags(jqExpr, outputPath, format) != nil {
+		return argv, false
+	}
+
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(argv))
+	for i := 0; i < len(argv); i++ {
+		arg := argv[i]
+		switch {
+		case arg == "--":
+			return append(out, argv[i:]...), true
+		case arg == "--jq" || arg == "-q":
+			i++
+		case strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--jq=") || strings.HasPrefix(arg, "-q="):
+			continue
+		default:
+			out = append(out, arg)
+		}
+	}
+	return out, true
+}
+
+func dryRunOutputFlags(argv []string) (jqExpr, outputPath, format string, hasJQ, jqHasValue bool) {
+	for i := 1; i < len(argv); i++ {
+		arg := argv[i]
+		if arg == "--" {
+			break
+		}
+		switch {
+		case arg == "--jq" || arg == "-q":
+			hasJQ = true
+			jqHasValue = i+1 < len(argv)
+			if jqHasValue {
+				jqExpr = argv[i+1]
+				i++
+			}
+		case strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--jq=") || strings.HasPrefix(arg, "-q="):
+			hasJQ = true
+			jqHasValue = true
+			jqExpr = arg[strings.IndexByte(arg, '=')+1:]
+		case arg == "--output":
+			if i+1 < len(argv) {
+				outputPath = argv[i+1]
+				i++
+			}
+		case strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--output="):
+			outputPath = strings.TrimPrefix(arg, "--output=")
+		case arg == "--format":
+			if i+1 < len(argv) {
+				format = argv[i+1]
+				i++
+			}
+		case strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--format="):
+			format = strings.TrimPrefix(arg, "--format=")
+		}
+	}
+	return jqExpr, outputPath, format, hasJQ, jqHasValue
+}
+
 func dryRunFlagExplicitlyTrue(arg string) bool {
 	value, ok := strings.CutPrefix(arg, "--dry-run=")
 	if !ok {

internal/qualitygate/rules/dryrun_test.go

@@ -194,6 +194,38 @@ func TestRunDryRunsIgnoresTrailingShellComment(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRunDryRunsIgnoresJQFilterWhenValidatingRequestPreview(t *testing.T) {
+	cliBin, argsPath := fakeDryRunCLI(t, `{"api":[{"method":"GET","url":"/open-apis/im/v1/flags"}]}`)
+	m := manifest.Manifest{Commands: []manifest.Command{{
+		Path:       "im +flag-list",
+		Runnable:   true,
+		Identities: []string{"user"},
+		Flags: []manifest.Flag{
+			{Name: "as", TakesValue: true},
+			{Name: "page-all"},
+			{Name: "jq", Shorthand: "q", TakesValue: true},
+			{Name: "dry-run"},
+		},
+	}}}
+	ex := skillscan.Example{
+		Raw:        `lark-cli im +flag-list --as user --page-all -q '.data.flag_items[-1]'`,
+		SourceFile: "skills/lark-im/references/lark-im-flag-list.md",
+		Line:       26,
+	}
+
+	diags, facts := RunDryRuns(context.Background(), cliBin, m, []skillscan.Example{ex})
+	if len(diags) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("RunDryRuns() diagnostics = %#v", diags)
+	}
+	if len(facts) != 1 || !facts[0].Executable || facts[0].SkipReason != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("jq example should remain executable: %#v", facts)
+	}
+	wantArgs := []string{"im", "+flag-list", "--as", "user", "--page-all", "--dry-run"}
+	if gotArgs := readArgs(t, argsPath); !reflect.DeepEqual(gotArgs, wantArgs) {
+		t.Fatalf("fake CLI args = %#v, want %#v", gotArgs, wantArgs)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRunDryRunsMaterializesPlaceholdersInsideJSONFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	cliBin, argsPath := fakeDryRunCLI(t, `{"api":[{"method":"GET","url":"/open-apis/im/v1/messages","params":{"chat_id":"oc_test123","page_token":"page_test123"}}]}`)
 	m := manifest.Manifest{Commands: []manifest.Command{{
@@ -795,6 +827,72 @@ func TestAppendDryRunArgForcesInlineJSONFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAppendDryRunArgRemovesJQFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		raw  string
+		want []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "short split",
+			raw:  `lark-cli im +flag-list --page-all -q '.data.flag_items[-1]'`,
+			want: []string{"im", "+flag-list", "--page-all", "--dry-run"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "long split",
+			raw:  `lark-cli im +flag-list --jq '.data.flag_items[].item_id' --page-all`,
+			want: []string{"im", "+flag-list", "--page-all", "--dry-run"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "short inline",
+			raw:  `lark-cli im +flag-list -q='.data.flag_items[-1]' --page-all`,
+			want: []string{"im", "+flag-list", "--page-all", "--dry-run"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "long inline",
+			raw:  `lark-cli im +flag-list --jq='.data.flag_items[-1]' --page-all`,
+			want: []string{"im", "+flag-list", "--page-all", "--dry-run"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing value remains invalid",
+			raw:  `lark-cli im +flag-list --page-all --jq`,
+			want: []string{"im", "+flag-list", "--page-all", "--jq", "--dry-run"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "next flag is not accepted as jq expression",
+			raw:  `lark-cli im +flag-list --jq --page-all`,
+			want: []string{"im", "+flag-list", "--jq", "--page-all", "--dry-run"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid expression remains invalid",
+			raw:  `lark-cli im +flag-list --jq 'invalid[' --page-all`,
+			want: []string{"im", "+flag-list", "--jq", "invalid[", "--page-all", "--dry-run"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "incompatible pretty format remains invalid",
+			raw:  `lark-cli im +flag-list --jq '.data' --format pretty`,
+			want: []string{"im", "+flag-list", "--jq", ".data", "--format", "pretty", "--dry-run"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "compatible json format preserves request preview",
+			raw:  `lark-cli im +flag-list --jq '.data' --format json`,
+			want: []string{"im", "+flag-list", "--format", "json", "--dry-run"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := appendDryRunArg(tt.raw)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("appendDryRunArg() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("appendDryRunArg() = %#v, want %#v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAppendDryRunArgPreservesNonPrettyFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, raw := range []string{
 		"lark-cli mail +watch --format data --dry-run",

internal/registry/registry_test.go

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func TestSelectRecommendedScope_Empty(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestComputeMinimumScopeSet(t *testing.T) {
+	ensureFreshRegistry(t)
 	minSet := ComputeMinimumScopeSet("user")
 	if len(minSet) == 0 {
 		if len(ListFromMetaProjects()) == 0 {

internal/registry/registrytest/fixture_meta.json

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "services": [
+    {
+      "name": "calendar",
+      "version": "v4",
+      "title": "Calendar API",
+      "servicePath": "/open-apis/calendar/v4",
+      "resources": {
+        "events": {
+          "methods": {
+            "create": {
+              "path": "calendars/{calendar_id}/events",
+              "httpMethod": "POST",
+              "risk": "write",
+              "scopes": [
+                "calendar:calendar.event:create"
+              ],
+              "parameters": {
+                "calendar_id": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "location": "path",
+                  "required": true
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "im",
+      "version": "v1",
+      "title": "IM API",
+      "servicePath": "/open-apis/im/v1",
+      "resources": {
+        "chat.members": {
+          "methods": {
+            "create": {
+              "path": "chats/{chat_id}/members",
+              "httpMethod": "POST",
+              "risk": "write",
+              "scopes": [
+                "im:chat",
+                "im:chat.members:write_only"
+              ],
+              "parameters": {
+                "chat_id": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "location": "path",
+                  "required": true
+                },
+                "member_id_type": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "location": "query",
+                  "required": false
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "task",
+      "version": "v2",
+      "title": "Task API",
+      "servicePath": "/open-apis/task/v2",
+      "resources": {}
+    }
+  ]
+}

internal/registry/registrytest/registrytest.go

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// Package registrytest seeds the registry with a tracked metadata fixture so
+// command-tree tests pass on a clean checkout — no `make fetch_meta`, no
+// network, no user cache. TestMain funcs of packages that build service
+// commands call Seed after redirecting LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR.
+package registrytest
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/core"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/registry"
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/vfs"
+)
+
+// fixtureMetaJSON is a trimmed snapshot of the generated meta_data.json
+// holding only the calendar, im and task services that registry-backed tests
+// assert against. Its version is pinned to "0.0.1": newer than the empty
+// embedded stub ("0.0.0") so it wins on a clean checkout, older than any real
+// generated catalog ("1.0.0"+) so a `make fetch_meta` build keeps testing the
+// full embedded data.
+//
+//go:embed fixture_meta.json
+var fixtureMetaJSON []byte
+
+// Seed writes fixtureMetaJSON into the registry remote-meta cache under
+// LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR and eagerly initializes the registry. testRoot must
+// be the temporary root created by the caller's TestMain; Seed rejects a config
+// directory outside it before performing any write. The cache
+// meta is stamped fresh so Init never sync-fetches or background-refreshes
+// over the network. Eager Init pins the catalog for the whole test process before
+// any individual test can re-point LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR elsewhere.
+//
+// The caller's TestMain must set LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR beneath testRoot
+// first; Seed refuses unset, mismatched, or escaping paths so it can never
+// write into a developer's real ~/.lark-cli.
+func Seed(testRoot string) error {
+	configDir := os.Getenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR")
+	if err := validateConfigDir(testRoot, configDir); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var fixture struct {
+		Version string `json:"version"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(fixtureMetaJSON, &fixture); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cacheDir := filepath.Join(configDir, "cache")
+	if err := vfs.MkdirAll(cacheDir, 0o700); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := vfs.WriteFile(filepath.Join(cacheDir, "remote_meta.json"), fixtureMetaJSON, 0o644); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	cacheMeta, err := json.Marshal(registry.CacheMeta{
+		LastCheckAt: time.Now().Unix(),
+		Version:     fixture.Version,
+		Brand:       string(core.BrandFeishu),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := vfs.WriteFile(filepath.Join(cacheDir, "remote_meta.meta.json"), cacheMeta, 0o644); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Neutralize ambient knobs that would defeat the seeding: an inherited
+	// LARKSUITE_CLI_REMOTE_META=off would stop Init from reading the seeded
+	// cache at all, and LARKSUITE_CLI_META_TTL=0 would expire the freshness
+	// stamp and start a background network refresh from inside unit tests.
+	if err := os.Unsetenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_REMOTE_META"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := os.Unsetenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_META_TTL"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	registry.Init()
+
+	// Init is a sync.Once, so the seed is pinned for the whole test process.
+	// Turning remote metadata off afterwards cannot un-seed anything; it is a
+	// guard for any future post-Init code path that might consult the remote
+	// cache again after a test re-points LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR elsewhere.
+	if err := os.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_REMOTE_META", "off"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Self-check: both the fixture and any real generated catalog contain the
+	// im service. If it is missing, the cache seeding silently stopped working
+	// (e.g. the registry cache file names or freshness semantics changed) and
+	// every registry-backed test would fail confusingly — fail loudly here
+	// instead, pointing at this package.
+	merged, ok := registry.ServiceTyped("im")
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.New("registrytest.Seed: registry has no im service after seeding — " +
+			"the remote-cache format in internal/registry/remote.go may have changed; update registrytest to match")
+	}
+
+	// Self-check: on a fetch_meta build the real embedded catalog must win over
+	// the 0.0.1 fixture. If the merged im service diverges from the embedded
+	// one, the version arbitration flipped (e.g. the generated catalog version
+	// stopped parsing as semver) and unit tests would silently run against the
+	// stale trimmed fixture instead of the fresh catalog.
+	for _, service := range registry.EmbeddedServicesTyped() {
+		if service.Name != "im" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if service.Version != merged.Version {
+			return errors.New("registrytest.Seed: the fixture shadowed the real embedded catalog — " +
+				"check the meta_data.json version against the fixture's \"0.0.1\" arbitration in this package")
+		}
+		break
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// validateConfigDir guards the one real hazard: a TestMain wiring mistake
+// pointing LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR at a developer's real directory. Both
+// paths come from the caller's own MkdirTemp, so a plain containment check
+// is enough.
+func validateConfigDir(testRoot, configDir string) error {
+	if testRoot == "" || configDir == "" {
+		return errors.New("registrytest.Seed: test root and config dir must be set")
+	}
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(testRoot) || !filepath.IsAbs(configDir) {
+		return errors.New("registrytest.Seed: test root and config dir must be absolute")
+	}
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(filepath.Clean(testRoot), filepath.Clean(configDir))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if rel == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(rel, ".."+string(filepath.Separator)) {
+		return errors.New("registrytest.Seed: config dir must stay inside the test root")
+	}
+	return nil
+}