diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-types.ts b/src/commands/onboard-types.ts
index f090fb34a9d..b28d9fbcac0 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-types.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-types.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ import type { GatewayDaemonRuntime } from "./daemon-runtime.js";
 
 export type { ToolProfileId } from "../config/types.tools.js";
 
+export const VALID_TOOLS_PROFILES = new Set<ToolProfileId>([
+  "minimal",
+  "coding",
+  "messaging",
+  "full",
+]);
+
 export type OnboardMode = "local" | "remote";
 export type AuthChoice =
   // Legacy alias for `setup-token` (kept for backwards CLI compatibility).
diff --git a/src/commands/onboard.ts b/src/commands/onboard.ts
index 7b4d839f1f1..bf589bf000b 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ import { isDeprecatedAuthChoice, normalizeLegacyOnboardAuthChoice } from "./auth
 import { DEFAULT_WORKSPACE, handleReset } from "./onboard-helpers.js";
 import { runInteractiveOnboarding } from "./onboard-interactive.js";
 import { runNonInteractiveOnboarding } from "./onboard-non-interactive.js";
-import type { OnboardOptions, ResetScope } from "./onboard-types.js";
+import { VALID_TOOLS_PROFILES, type OnboardOptions, type ResetScope } from "./onboard-types.js";
 
 const VALID_RESET_SCOPES = new Set<ResetScope>(["config", "config+creds+sessions", "full"]);
-const VALID_TOOLS_PROFILES = new Set(["minimal", "coding", "messaging", "full"]);
 
 export async function onboardCommand(opts: OnboardOptions, runtime: RuntimeEnv = defaultRuntime) {
   assertSupportedRuntime(runtime);
diff --git a/src/wizard/onboarding.test.ts b/src/wizard/onboarding.test.ts
index 98930fb8d04..24c33985ade 100644
--- a/src/wizard/onboarding.test.ts
+++ b/src/wizard/onboarding.test.ts
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ describe("runOnboardingWizard", () => {
     expect(prompter.outro).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("skips prompts and setup steps when flags are set", async () => {
+  it("skips channel/skill/health setup but still prompts for tool profile", async () => {
     const select = vi.fn(async (params: WizardSelectParams<unknown>) => {
       if (params.message === "Tool access profile") {
         return "messaging";
@@ -599,4 +599,40 @@ describe("runOnboardingWizard", () => {
       }),
     );
   });
+
+  it("ignores invalid toolsProfile option and still prompts for a valid profile", async () => {
+    writeConfigFile.mockClear();
+    const select = vi.fn(async (params: WizardSelectParams<unknown>) => {
+      if (params.message === "Tool access profile") {
+        return "messaging";
+      }
+      return "quickstart";
+    }) as unknown as WizardPrompter["select"];
+    const prompter = buildWizardPrompter({ select });
+
+    await runOnboardingWizard(
+      {
+        acceptRisk: true,
+        flow: "quickstart",
+        mode: "local",
+        toolsProfile: "invalid" as never,
+        authChoice: "skip",
+        installDaemon: false,
+        skipProviders: true,
+        skipSkills: true,
+        skipHealth: true,
+        skipUi: true,
+      },
+      createRuntime(),
+      prompter,
+    );
+
+    expect(select).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        message: "Tool access profile",
+      }),
+    );
+    const firstWrite = writeConfigFile.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as { tools?: { profile?: string } };
+    expect(firstWrite?.tools?.profile).toBe("messaging");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/wizard/onboarding.ts b/src/wizard/onboarding.ts
index 3d48aee8960..99ec4794746 100644
--- a/src/wizard/onboarding.ts
+++ b/src/wizard/onboarding.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { formatCliCommand } from "../cli/command-format.js";
-import type {
-  GatewayAuthChoice,
-  OnboardMode,
-  OnboardOptions,
-  ResetScope,
-  ToolProfileId,
+import {
+  VALID_TOOLS_PROFILES,
+  type GatewayAuthChoice,
+  type OnboardMode,
+  type OnboardOptions,
+  type ResetScope,
+  type ToolProfileId,
 } from "../commands/onboard-types.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import {
@@ -71,8 +72,6 @@ async function requireRiskAcknowledgement(params: {
   }
 }
 
-const VALID_TOOLS_PROFILES = new Set<ToolProfileId>(["minimal", "coding", "messaging", "full"]);
-
 const TOOL_PROFILE_CHOICES: Array<{ value: ToolProfileId; label: string; hint: string }> = [
   {
     value: "messaging",
@@ -438,8 +437,12 @@ export async function runOnboardingWizard(
       ? existingToolsProfile
       : undefined
     : undefined;
+  const explicitToolsProfile =
+    typeof opts.toolsProfile === "string" && VALID_TOOLS_PROFILES.has(opts.toolsProfile)
+      ? opts.toolsProfile
+      : undefined;
   const toolsProfile =
-    opts.toolsProfile ??
+    explicitToolsProfile ??
     (await prompter.select({
       message: "Tool access profile",
       options: TOOL_PROFILE_CHOICES,