diff --git a/server/pkg/agent/openclaw.go b/server/pkg/agent/openclaw.go
index 7a704119..96c240d8 100644
--- a/server/pkg/agent/openclaw.go
+++ b/server/pkg/agent/openclaw.go
@@ -152,12 +152,20 @@ func (b *openclawBackend) processEvents(r io.Reader, ch chan<- Message) openclaw
 		case "tool_call":
 			b.handleOCToolCallEvent(event, ch)
 		case "error":
+			// NOTE: error events unconditionally set finalStatus to "failed" and
+			// it stays sticky — subsequent text or result events won't revert it.
+			// This is intentional: once an error fires, the session is considered
+			// failed regardless of later events.
 			b.handleOCErrorEvent(event, ch, &finalStatus, &finalError)
 		case "step_start":
 			trySend(ch, Message{Type: MessageStatus, Status: "running"})
 		case "step_end":
 			// Captures final session ID from step_end if present.
 		case "result":
+			// The result event only updates status on explicit failure. A
+			// "completed" result is a no-op because finalStatus defaults to
+			// "completed". Any unrecognized status (e.g. "partial") is also
+			// treated as success — update this if OpenClaw adds new statuses.
 			if event.Data != nil {
 				if s, ok := event.Data["status"].(string); ok && s != "" {
 					if s == "error" || s == "failed" {
@@ -189,7 +197,7 @@ func (b *openclawBackend) processEvents(r io.Reader, ch chan<- Message) openclaw
 }
 
 func (b *openclawBackend) handleOCTextEvent(event openclawEvent, ch chan<- Message, output *strings.Builder) {
-	text := extractEventText(event.Data)
+	text := openclawExtractText(event.Data)
 	if text != "" {
 		output.WriteString(text)
 		trySend(ch, Message{Type: MessageText, Content: text})
@@ -197,7 +205,7 @@ func (b *openclawBackend) handleOCTextEvent(event openclawEvent, ch chan<- Messa
 }
 
 func (b *openclawBackend) handleOCThinkingEvent(event openclawEvent, ch chan<- Message) {
-	text := extractEventText(event.Data)
+	text := openclawExtractText(event.Data)
 	if text != "" {
 		trySend(ch, Message{Type: MessageThinking, Content: text})
 	}
@@ -233,7 +241,7 @@ func (b *openclawBackend) handleOCToolCallEvent(event openclawEvent, ch chan<- M
 	// If the tool has completed, also emit a tool-result message.
 	status, _ := event.Data["status"].(string)
 	if status == "completed" {
-		outputStr := extractOCToolOutput(event.Data["output"])
+		outputStr := extractToolOutput(event.Data["output"])
 		trySend(ch, Message{
 			Type:   MessageToolResult,
 			Tool:   name,
@@ -266,8 +274,9 @@ func (b *openclawBackend) handleOCErrorEvent(event openclawEvent, ch chan<- Mess
 	*finalError = errMsg
 }
 
-// extractEventText extracts text content from an event data map.
-func extractEventText(data map[string]any) string {
+// openclawExtractText extracts text content from an openclaw event data map.
+// Supports both flat {"text": "..."} and nested {"content": {"text": "..."}} layouts.
+func openclawExtractText(data map[string]any) string {
 	if data == nil {
 		return ""
 	}
@@ -284,18 +293,6 @@ func extractEventText(data map[string]any) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// extractOCToolOutput converts tool output (string or structured) into a string.
-func extractOCToolOutput(output any) string {
-	if output == nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-	if s, ok := output.(string); ok {
-		return s
-	}
-	data, _ := json.Marshal(output)
-	return string(data)
-}
-
 // ── JSON types for `openclaw agent --output-format stream-json` stdout events ──
 
 // openclawEvent represents a single NDJSON line from OpenClaw's stream-json output.
diff --git a/server/pkg/agent/openclaw_test.go b/server/pkg/agent/openclaw_test.go
index c55c7abe..3e3a6c38 100644
--- a/server/pkg/agent/openclaw_test.go
+++ b/server/pkg/agent/openclaw_test.go
@@ -517,12 +517,12 @@ func TestOpenclawProcessEventsResultErrorStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	close(ch)
 }
 
-// ── extractEventText tests ──
+// ── openclawExtractText tests ──
 
 func TestExtractEventTextDirect(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	data := map[string]any{"text": "hello"}
-	if got := extractEventText(data); got != "hello" {
+	if got := openclawExtractText(data); got != "hello" {
 		t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", got, "hello")
 	}
 }
@@ -532,43 +532,18 @@ func TestExtractEventTextNested(t *testing.T) {
 	data := map[string]any{
 		"content": map[string]any{"text": "nested hello"},
 	}
-	if got := extractEventText(data); got != "nested hello" {
+	if got := openclawExtractText(data); got != "nested hello" {
 		t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", got, "nested hello")
 	}
 }
 
 func TestExtractEventTextNil(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	if got := extractEventText(nil); got != "" {
+	if got := openclawExtractText(nil); got != "" {
 		t.Errorf("got %q, want empty", got)
 	}
 }
 
-// ── extractOCToolOutput tests ──
-
-func TestExtractOCToolOutputString(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-	if got := extractOCToolOutput("hello\n"); got != "hello\n" {
-		t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", got, "hello\n")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestExtractOCToolOutputNil(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-	if got := extractOCToolOutput(nil); got != "" {
-		t.Errorf("got %q, want empty", got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestExtractOCToolOutputStructured(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-	obj := map[string]any{"key": "value"}
-	got := extractOCToolOutput(obj)
-	if !strings.Contains(got, `"key"`) || !strings.Contains(got, `"value"`) {
-		t.Errorf("got %q, expected JSON containing key/value", got)
-	}
-}
-
 // ── Thinking event with nested content ──
 
 func TestOpenclawHandleThinkingEventNestedContent(t *testing.T) {