diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml
index 903bba74706..eb9076f94be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - "v*"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: Release tag to publish (for example v2026.3.14 or v2026.3.14-beta.1)
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 concurrency:
-  group: openclaw-npm-release-${{ github.ref }}
+  group: openclaw-npm-release-${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.tag || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
 env:
@@ -15,8 +21,8 @@ env:
   PNPM_VERSION: "10.23.0"
 
 jobs:
-  publish_openclaw_npm:
-    # npm trusted publishing + provenance requires a GitHub-hosted runner.
+  preview_openclaw_npm:
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -35,13 +41,87 @@ jobs:
           install-bun: "false"
           use-sticky-disk: "false"
 
+      - name: Print release plan
+        env:
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          echo "Release plan for ${RELEASE_TAG}:"
+          echo "git fetch --no-tags origin +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main"
+          echo "pnpm release:openclaw:npm:check"
+          echo "pnpm check"
+          echo "pnpm build"
+          echo "pnpm release:check"
+          bash scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh --dry-run
+
       - name: Validate release tag and package metadata
         env:
-          RELEASE_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           RELEASE_MAIN_REF: origin/main
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+          RELEASE_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+          export RELEASE_SHA RELEASE_TAG RELEASE_MAIN_REF
+          # Fetch the full main ref so merge-base ancestry checks keep working
+          # for older tagged commits that are still contained in main.
+          git fetch --no-tags origin +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main
+          pnpm release:openclaw:npm:check
+
+      - name: Ensure version is not already published
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+
+          if npm view "openclaw@${PACKAGE_VERSION}" version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "openclaw@${PACKAGE_VERSION} is already published on npm."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "Previewing openclaw@${PACKAGE_VERSION}"
+
+      - name: Check
+        run: pnpm check
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm build
+
+      - name: Verify release contents
+        run: pnpm release:check
+
+      - name: Preview publish command
+        run: bash scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh --dry-run
+
+  publish_openclaw_npm:
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    # npm trusted publishing + provenance requires a GitHub-hosted runner.
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: npm-release
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: refs/tags/${{ inputs.tag }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Node environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-env
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          pnpm-version: ${{ env.PNPM_VERSION }}
+          install-bun: "false"
+          use-sticky-disk: "false"
+
+      - name: Validate release tag and package metadata
+        env:
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          RELEASE_MAIN_REF: origin/main
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          RELEASE_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+          export RELEASE_SHA RELEASE_TAG RELEASE_MAIN_REF
           # Fetch the full main ref so merge-base ancestry checks keep working
           # for older tagged commits that are still contained in main.
           git fetch --no-tags origin +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main
@@ -71,15 +151,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          if [[ -n "${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
-            printf '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=%s\n' "$NODE_AUTH_TOKEN" > "$HOME/.npmrc"
-          fi
-          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
-
-          if [[ "$PACKAGE_VERSION" == *-beta.* ]]; then
-            npm publish --access public --tag beta --provenance
-          else
-            npm publish --access public --provenance
-          fi
+        run: bash scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh --publish
diff --git a/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh b/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8babee22fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+mode="${1:-}"
+
+if [[ "${mode}" != "--dry-run" && "${mode}" != "--publish" ]]; then
+  echo "usage: bash scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh [--dry-run|--publish]" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+package_version="$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")"
+publish_cmd=(npm publish --access public --provenance)
+
+if [[ "${package_version}" == *-beta.* ]]; then
+  publish_cmd=(npm publish --access public --tag beta --provenance)
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${mode}" == "--dry-run" ]]; then
+    echo 'Would write npm auth config to $HOME/.npmrc using NODE_AUTH_TOKEN'
+  else
+    printf '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=%s\n' "${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}" > "${HOME}/.npmrc"
+  fi
+fi
+
+printf 'Publish command:'
+printf ' %q' "${publish_cmd[@]}"
+printf '\n'
+
+if [[ "${mode}" == "--dry-run" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+"${publish_cmd[@]}"