diff --git a/src/gateway/hooks.ts b/src/gateway/hooks.ts
index 957056bab..32751369f 100644
--- a/src/gateway/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/hooks.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function resolveKnownAgentIds(cfg: OpenClawConfig, defaultAgentId: string): Set<
   return known;
 }
 
-function resolveAllowedAgentIds(raw: string[] | undefined): Set<string> | undefined {
+export function resolveAllowedAgentIds(raw: string[] | undefined): Set<string> | undefined {
   if (!Array.isArray(raw)) {
     return undefined;
   }
diff --git a/src/security/audit-extra.sync.ts b/src/security/audit-extra.sync.ts
index a379537bc..79a701c54 100644
--- a/src/security/audit-extra.sync.ts
+++ b/src/security/audit-extra.sync.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from "../config/model-input.js";
 import type { AgentToolsConfig } from "../config/types.tools.js";
 import { resolveGatewayAuth } from "../gateway/auth.js";
+import { resolveAllowedAgentIds } from "../gateway/hooks.js";
 import {
   DEFAULT_DANGEROUS_NODE_COMMANDS,
   resolveNodeCommandAllowlist,
@@ -87,13 +88,6 @@ function looksLikeEnvRef(value: string): boolean {
   return v.startsWith("${") && v.endsWith("}");
 }
 
-function isHookAgentRoutingUnrestricted(allowedAgentIds: string[] | undefined): boolean {
-  if (!allowedAgentIds) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return allowedAgentIds.some((agentId) => agentId === "*");
-}
-
 function isGatewayRemotelyExposed(cfg: OpenClawConfig): boolean {
   const bind = typeof cfg.gateway?.bind === "string" ? cfg.gateway.bind : "loopback";
   if (bind !== "loopback") {
@@ -670,11 +664,7 @@ export function collectHooksHardeningFindings(
   const allowRequestSessionKey = cfg.hooks?.allowRequestSessionKey === true;
   const defaultSessionKey =
     typeof cfg.hooks?.defaultSessionKey === "string" ? cfg.hooks.defaultSessionKey.trim() : "";
-  const allowedAgentIds = Array.isArray(cfg.hooks?.allowedAgentIds)
-    ? cfg.hooks.allowedAgentIds
-        .map((agentId) => agentId.trim())
-        .filter((agentId) => agentId.length > 0)
-    : undefined;
+  const allowedAgentIds = resolveAllowedAgentIds(cfg.hooks?.allowedAgentIds);
   const allowedPrefixes = Array.isArray(cfg.hooks?.allowedSessionKeyPrefixes)
     ? cfg.hooks.allowedSessionKeyPrefixes
         .map((prefix) => prefix.trim())
@@ -693,9 +683,9 @@ export function collectHooksHardeningFindings(
     });
   }
 
-  if (isHookAgentRoutingUnrestricted(allowedAgentIds)) {
+  if (allowedAgentIds === undefined) {
     findings.push({
-      checkId: "hooks.allowed_agent_ids_unset",
+      checkId: "hooks.allowed_agent_ids_unrestricted",
       severity: remoteExposure ? "critical" : "warn",
       title: "Hook agent routing allows any configured agent",
       detail:
diff --git a/src/security/audit.test.ts b/src/security/audit.test.ts
index 69bda5538..2546feae9 100644
--- a/src/security/audit.test.ts
+++ b/src/security/audit.test.ts
@@ -2656,7 +2656,7 @@ description: test skill
     expectFinding(res, "hooks.default_session_key_unset", "warn");
   });
 
-  it("scores hooks.allowedAgentIds unset by gateway exposure", async () => {
+  it("scores unrestricted hooks.allowedAgentIds by gateway exposure", async () => {
     const baseHooks = {
       enabled: true,
       token: "shared-gateway-token-1234567890",
@@ -2682,7 +2682,7 @@ description: test skill
       cases.map(async (testCase) => {
         const res = await audit(testCase.cfg);
         expect(
-          hasFinding(res, "hooks.allowed_agent_ids_unset", testCase.expectedSeverity),
+          hasFinding(res, "hooks.allowed_agent_ids_unrestricted", testCase.expectedSeverity),
           testCase.name,
         ).toBe(true);
       }),
@@ -2699,7 +2699,7 @@ description: test skill
       },
     });
 
-    expectFinding(res, "hooks.allowed_agent_ids_unset", "warn");
+    expectFinding(res, "hooks.allowed_agent_ids_unrestricted", "warn");
   });
 
   it("scores hooks request sessionKey override by gateway exposure", async () => {