diff --git a/scripts/e2e/secret-provider-integrations.mjs b/scripts/e2e/secret-provider-integrations.mjs
index 83d5dad4dfdb..3a28a180360e 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e/secret-provider-integrations.mjs
+++ b/scripts/e2e/secret-provider-integrations.mjs
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ async function p12OpenAiLiveProof() {
   return "OpenAI model auth probe consumed API key through plugin-managed auth-profile SecretRef";
 }
 
-async function runPtySecretsConfigurePreset(envCtx) {
+async function runPtySecretsConfigurePreset(envCtx, options = {}) {
   const { spawn } = await import("@lydell/node-pty");
   const command = await resolveOpenClawCommand(
     ["secrets", "configure", "--providers-only", "--apply", "--yes", "--allow-exec", "--json"],
@@ -1715,16 +1715,39 @@ async function runPtySecretsConfigurePreset(envCtx) {
   });
   const output = createOutputCapture("secrets configure stdout");
   let phase = "providers-menu";
+  const keyTimers = new Set();
+  const clearKeyTimers = () => {
+    for (const keyTimer of keyTimers) {
+      clearTimeout(keyTimer);
+    }
+    keyTimers.clear();
+  };
   const sendKeys = (keys) => {
     keys.forEach((key, index) => {
-      setTimeout(() => child.write(key), index * 80);
+      const keyTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        keyTimers.delete(keyTimer);
+        child.write(key);
+      }, index * 80);
+      keyTimers.add(keyTimer);
     });
   };
   return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let timedOut = false;
+    let forceKillAt;
+    let forceKillTimer;
+    const timeoutMs = options.timeoutMs ?? 60000;
+    const timeoutKillGraceMs = options.timeoutKillGraceMs ?? COMMAND_TIMEOUT_KILL_GRACE_MS;
     const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-      child.kill();
-      reject(new Error(`secrets configure preset timed out: ${scrub(output.text())}`));
-    }, 60000);
+      timedOut = true;
+      signalPtyProcessTree(child, "SIGHUP");
+      forceKillAt = Date.now() + timeoutKillGraceMs;
+      forceKillTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        forceKillTimer = undefined;
+        forceKillAt = undefined;
+        signalPtyProcessTree(child, "SIGKILL");
+      }, timeoutKillGraceMs);
+      forceKillTimer.unref?.();
+    }, timeoutMs);
     child.onData((data) => {
       output.append(data);
       const outputText = output.text();
@@ -1746,6 +1769,20 @@ async function runPtySecretsConfigurePreset(envCtx) {
     });
     child.onExit(({ exitCode }) => {
       clearTimeout(timer);
+      clearKeyTimers();
+      if (timedOut) {
+        void finishTimedOutPtyProcessTree(child, {
+          forceKillAt,
+          forceKillTimer,
+          timeoutKillGraceMs,
+        }).finally(() =>
+          reject(new Error(`secrets configure preset timed out: ${scrub(output.text())}`)),
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      if (forceKillTimer) {
+        clearTimeout(forceKillTimer);
+      }
       if (exitCode !== 0) {
         reject(new Error(`secrets configure preset failed (${exitCode}): ${scrub(output.text())}`));
         return;
@@ -1755,6 +1792,57 @@ async function runPtySecretsConfigurePreset(envCtx) {
   });
 }
 
+async function finishTimedOutPtyProcessTree(
+  child,
+  { forceKillAt, forceKillTimer, timeoutKillGraceMs },
+) {
+  const graceRemainingMs =
+    forceKillAt === undefined ? timeoutKillGraceMs : Math.max(0, forceKillAt - Date.now());
+  if (graceRemainingMs > 0) {
+    await waitForPtyProcessTreeExit(child, graceRemainingMs);
+  }
+  if (forceKillTimer) {
+    clearTimeout(forceKillTimer);
+  }
+  if (ptyProcessTreeIsAlive(child)) {
+    signalPtyProcessTree(child, "SIGKILL");
+  }
+  await waitForPtyProcessTreeExit(child, timeoutKillGraceMs);
+}
+
+function ptyProcessTreeIsAlive(child) {
+  if (process.platform === "win32" || typeof child.pid !== "number") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  try {
+    process.kill(-child.pid, 0);
+    return true;
+  } catch (error) {
+    return error?.code === "EPERM";
+  }
+}
+
+async function waitForPtyProcessTreeExit(child, timeoutMs) {
+  const started = Date.now();
+  while (Date.now() - started < timeoutMs) {
+    if (!ptyProcessTreeIsAlive(child)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    await delay(50);
+  }
+  return !ptyProcessTreeIsAlive(child);
+}
+
+function signalPtyProcessTree(child, signal) {
+  if (process.platform !== "win32" && typeof child.pid === "number") {
+    try {
+      process.kill(-child.pid, signal);
+      return;
+    } catch {}
+  }
+  child.kill(signal);
+}
+
 async function p13SecretsConfigurePreset() {
   await withProofEnv("p13", async (envCtx) => {
     const port = await allocatePort();
diff --git a/test/scripts/secret-provider-integrations.test.ts b/test/scripts/secret-provider-integrations.test.ts
index b75d6c3494cf..5bbd8cc899fb 100644
--- a/test/scripts/secret-provider-integrations.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/secret-provider-integrations.test.ts
@@ -390,6 +390,74 @@ describe("secret provider integration proof harness", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it.runIf(process.platform !== "win32")(
+    "cleans PTY configure descendants before timeout failure",
+    async () => {
+      const root = makeTempDir();
+      const fakeOpenClaw = path.join(root, "fake-openclaw-pty-timeout.mjs");
+      const descendantPidPath = path.join(root, "descendant.pid");
+      const readyPath = path.join(root, "ready");
+      let descendantPid = 0;
+      const previousEntry = process.env.OPENCLAW_ENTRY;
+      const descendantScript = [
+        "import fs from 'node:fs';",
+        "process.on('SIGHUP', () => {});",
+        "process.on('SIGTERM', () => {});",
+        `fs.writeFileSync(${JSON.stringify(readyPath)}, 'ready');`,
+        "setInterval(() => {}, 1000);",
+      ].join("\n");
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        fakeOpenClaw,
+        [
+          "#!/usr/bin/env node",
+          "import childProcess from 'node:child_process';",
+          "import fs from 'node:fs';",
+          "const descendant = childProcess.spawn(process.execPath, [",
+          "  '--input-type=module',",
+          `  '--eval', ${JSON.stringify(descendantScript)},`,
+          "], { stdio: 'ignore' });",
+          `fs.writeFileSync(${JSON.stringify(descendantPidPath)}, String(descendant.pid));`,
+          "setInterval(() => {}, 1000);",
+          "",
+        ].join("\n"),
+        { mode: 0o755 },
+      );
+      process.env.OPENCLAW_ENTRY = fakeOpenClaw;
+      const proof = await import(
+        `${pathToFileURL(proofScriptPath).href}?case=pty-timeout-${Date.now()}`
+      );
+
+      try {
+        const result = proof.runPtySecretsConfigurePreset(
+          {
+            env: {
+              ...process.env,
+              OPENCLAW_ENTRY: fakeOpenClaw,
+            },
+          },
+          { timeoutKillGraceMs: 50, timeoutMs: 2_000 },
+        );
+        result.catch(() => {});
+        await waitFor(() => fs.existsSync(readyPath) && fs.existsSync(descendantPidPath));
+        descendantPid = Number.parseInt(fs.readFileSync(descendantPidPath, "utf8"), 10);
+        expect(Number.isInteger(descendantPid)).toBe(true);
+        expect(isProcessAlive(descendantPid)).toBe(true);
+
+        await expect(result).rejects.toThrow("secrets configure preset timed out");
+        await waitFor(() => !isProcessAlive(descendantPid));
+      } finally {
+        if (descendantPid && isProcessAlive(descendantPid)) {
+          process.kill(descendantPid, "SIGKILL");
+        }
+        if (previousEntry === undefined) {
+          delete process.env.OPENCLAW_ENTRY;
+        } else {
+          process.env.OPENCLAW_ENTRY = previousEntry;
+        }
+      }
+    },
+  );
+
   it.runIf(process.platform !== "win32")(
     "fails mandatory commands that exit by signal",
     async () => {