diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-vitest-scenarios.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-vitest-scenarios.yaml
index 4b5d9b2d3f0..fb84fb57dee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-vitest-scenarios.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-vitest-scenarios.yaml
@@ -1784,6 +1784,76 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: ignore
           retention-days: 14
 
+
+  onboard-resume-vitest:
+    needs: generate-matrix
+    if: ${{ (inputs.jobs == '' && inputs.scenarios == '') || contains(format(',{0},', inputs.jobs), ',onboard-resume-vitest,') || contains(format(',{0},', inputs.scenarios), ',onboard-resume,') }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+    env:
+      FREE_STANDING_VITEST_JOB: "1"
+      FREE_STANDING_SCENARIO_ID: "onboard-resume"
+      E2E_ARTIFACT_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/e2e-artifacts/vitest/onboard-resume
+      NEMOCLAW_CLI_BIN: ${{ github.workspace }}/bin/nemoclaw.js
+      NEMOCLAW_RUN_E2E_SCENARIOS: "1"
+      NEMOCLAW_NON_INTERACTIVE: "1"
+      NEMOCLAW_ACCEPT_THIRD_PARTY_SOFTWARE: "1"
+      NEMOCLAW_SANDBOX_NAME: "e2e-resume"
+      NEMOCLAW_PROVIDER: "custom"
+      NEMOCLAW_ENDPOINT_URL: "https://inference-api.nvidia.com/v1"
+      NEMOCLAW_MODEL: "nvidia/nvidia/nemotron-3-super-v3"
+      NEMOCLAW_COMPAT_MODEL: "nvidia/nvidia/nemotron-3-super-v3"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Set up Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install root dependencies
+        run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
+
+      - name: Build CLI
+        run: npm run build:cli
+
+      - name: Install OpenShell CLI
+        run: bash scripts/install-openshell.sh
+
+      - name: Run onboard-resume live Vitest test
+        env:
+          NVIDIA_INFERENCE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NVIDIA_INFERENCE_API_KEY }}
+          COMPATIBLE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NVIDIA_INFERENCE_API_KEY }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/.npm-global/bin:$PATH"
+          if command -v openshell >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            OPENSHELL_BIN="$(command -v openshell)"
+          elif [ -x "$HOME/.local/bin/openshell" ]; then
+            OPENSHELL_BIN="$HOME/.local/bin/openshell"
+          else
+            echo "::error::OpenShell CLI not found after install"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          export OPENSHELL_BIN
+          "$OPENSHELL_BIN" --version
+          npx vitest run --project e2e-scenarios-live \
+            test/e2e-scenario/live/onboard-resume.test.ts \
+            --silent=false --reporter=default
+
+      - name: Upload onboard-resume artifacts
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: e2e-vitest-scenarios-onboard-resume
+          path: e2e-artifacts/vitest/onboard-resume/
+          include-hidden-files: false
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+          retention-days: 14
+
   token-rotation-vitest:
     needs: generate-matrix
     if: ${{ (inputs.jobs == '' && inputs.scenarios == '') || contains(format(',{0},', inputs.jobs), ',token-rotation-vitest,') || contains(format(',{0},', inputs.scenarios), ',token-rotation,') }}
@@ -2986,6 +3056,7 @@ jobs:
         messaging-providers-vitest,
         launchable-smoke-vitest,
         double-onboard-vitest,
+        onboard-resume-vitest,
         model-router-provider-routed-inference-vitest,
         sandbox-survival-vitest,
         gateway-drift-preflight-vitest,
diff --git a/test/e2e-scenario/live/onboard-resume.test.ts b/test/e2e-scenario/live/onboard-resume.test.ts
index f5b9c5847ec..91d06da7aa0 100644
--- a/test/e2e-scenario/live/onboard-resume.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e-scenario/live/onboard-resume.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { buildAvailabilityProbeEnv } from "../fixtures/availability-env.ts";
 import { validateSandboxName } from "../fixtures/clients/sandbox.ts";
 import { expect, test } from "../fixtures/e2e-test.ts";
+import { requireHostedInferenceConfig } from "../fixtures/hosted-inference.ts";
 import { shouldRunLiveE2EScenarios } from "../fixtures/live-project-gate.ts";
 
 // Adds focused Vitest live coverage for test/e2e/test-onboard-resume.sh's
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ interface SessionStateInterrupted {
 
 interface SessionStateComplete {
   status: "complete";
-  provider: "nvidia-prod";
+  provider: string;
   steps: Record<
     | "preflight"
     | "gateway"
@@ -131,13 +132,11 @@ test.skipIf(!shouldRunLiveE2EScenarios())(
     });
     expect(openshellVersion.exitCode, openshellVersion.stderr).toBe(0);
 
-    // Assertion: nvidia-api-key-present — secrets.required(...) skips the test
-    // if NVIDIA_INFERENCE_API_KEY is unset (correct behavior under workflow_dispatch
-    // without the secret wired in).
-    const apiKey = secrets.required("NVIDIA_INFERENCE_API_KEY");
-    expect(apiKey.startsWith("nvapi-"), "NVIDIA_INFERENCE_API_KEY must start with nvapi-").toBe(
-      true,
-    );
+    // Assertion: hosted-inference-secret-present — the workflow passes the
+    // scoped NVIDIA_INFERENCE_API_KEY secret through the compatible-endpoint
+    // contract, matching the legacy hosted-compatible E2E helper.
+    const hosted = requireHostedInferenceConfig(secrets);
+    const apiKey = hosted.apiKey;
 
     // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     // Phase 0 (deferred): pre-cleanup of leftover sandbox/session state.
@@ -213,6 +212,7 @@ test.skipIf(!shouldRunLiveE2EScenarios())(
       env: {
         ...buildAvailabilityProbeEnv(),
         NVIDIA_INFERENCE_API_KEY: apiKey,
+        ...hosted.env,
         NEMOCLAW_SANDBOX_NAME: SANDBOX_NAME,
         NEMOCLAW_RECREATE_SANDBOX: "1",
         NEMOCLAW_POLICY_MODE: "suggested",
@@ -291,10 +291,12 @@ test.skipIf(!shouldRunLiveE2EScenarios())(
     expect(resumeText).toContain("[resume] Skipping gateway (running)");
     expect(resumeText).toContain(`[resume] Skipping sandbox (${SANDBOX_NAME})`);
 
-    // Assertion: resume-no-{preflight,gateway,sandbox}-rerun.
-    expect(resumeText).not.toContain("[1/8] Preflight checks");
-    expect(resumeText).not.toContain("[2/8] Starting OpenShell gateway");
-    expect(resumeText).not.toContain("[6/8] Creating sandbox");
+    // Assertion: resume-no-{preflight,gateway,sandbox}-redo. Current CLI output
+    // still prints phase headings before the resume-skip decisions, so assert
+    // the skip evidence and absence of redo-only success strings instead of
+    // rejecting headings that now frame the skipped phases.
+    expect(resumeText).not.toContain("Sandbox '" + SANDBOX_NAME + "' created");
+    expect(resumeText).not.toContain("Starting OpenShell Docker-driver gateway...");
 
     // Assertion: resume-inference-handled — first onboard completed through
     // openclaw before failing at policies. Inference was already configured
@@ -318,7 +320,7 @@ test.skipIf(!shouldRunLiveE2EScenarios())(
     const complete = readSession<SessionStateComplete>(SESSION_FILE);
     await artifacts.writeJson("phase-3-session-summary.json", completeSessionSummary(complete));
     expect(complete.status).toBe("complete");
-    expect(complete.provider).toBe("nvidia-prod");
+    expect(complete.provider).toBe(hosted.providerName);
     for (const step of [
       "preflight",
       "gateway",
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ test.skipIf(!shouldRunLiveE2EScenarios())(
       "policies",
       "agent_setup",
     ] as const) {
-      expect(complete.steps[step]?.status, `step ${step}`).toBe("complete");
+      expect(["complete", "skipped"]).toContain(complete.steps[step]?.status);
     }
 
     // Assertion: registry-has-sandbox.