diff --git a/src/scripts/sync-plugin-versions.test.ts b/src/scripts/sync-plugin-versions.test.ts
index c7133c48563..2680b0e959d 100644
--- a/src/scripts/sync-plugin-versions.test.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/sync-plugin-versions.test.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,6 @@ describe("syncPluginVersions", () => {
 
     const checkSummary = syncPluginVersions(rootDir, { write: false });
 
-    expect(checkSummary.changelogged).toEqual([]);
+    expect(checkSummary.changelogged).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/scripts/test-projects.test.ts b/src/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
index 675b703c6b3..a8bffd78da8 100644
--- a/src/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
@@ -888,10 +888,10 @@ describe("test-projects args", () => {
     });
     expect(
       resolveChangedTargetArgs(["--changed=origin/main"], process.cwd(), () => changedPaths),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
     expect(
       buildVitestRunPlans(["--changed=origin/main"], process.cwd(), () => changedPaths),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("keeps core test-only changes on their owning test lane", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/bundled-plugin-assets.test.ts b/test/scripts/bundled-plugin-assets.test.ts
index 45a4e1c6fc9..249a47db9e1 100644
--- a/test/scripts/bundled-plugin-assets.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/bundled-plugin-assets.test.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe("bundled plugin assets", () => {
     await withPluginAssetFixture(async (rootDir) => {
       await expect(
         readBundledPluginAssetHooks({ phase: "copy", plugins: ["missing"], rootDir }),
-      ).resolves.toEqual([]);
+      ).resolves.toStrictEqual([]);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/check-cli-bootstrap-imports.test.ts b/test/scripts/check-cli-bootstrap-imports.test.ts
index 6a1de514ddf..14d2ce9f98d 100644
--- a/test/scripts/check-cli-bootstrap-imports.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/check-cli-bootstrap-imports.test.ts
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ describe("check-cli-bootstrap-imports", () => {
     writeFixture(root, "dist/light.js", `import path from "node:path";\nvoid path;\n`);
     writeGatewayRunChunk(root);
 
-    expect(collectCliBootstrapExternalImportErrors({ rootDir: root })).toEqual([]);
-    expect(collectGatewayRunChunkBudgetErrors({ rootDir: root })).toEqual([]);
+    expect(collectCliBootstrapExternalImportErrors({ rootDir: root })).toStrictEqual([]);
+    expect(collectGatewayRunChunkBudgetErrors({ rootDir: root })).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("reports external packages in the static bootstrap graph", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/check-dynamic-import-warts.test.ts b/test/scripts/check-dynamic-import-warts.test.ts
index 62bb8e86e39..30348e46f54 100644
--- a/test/scripts/check-dynamic-import-warts.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/check-dynamic-import-warts.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe("check-dynamic-import-warts", () => {
         return (await import("./runtime.js")).createRuntime();
       }
     `;
-    expect(findDynamicImportAdvisories(source)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(findDynamicImportAdvisories(source)).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("flags repeated direct dynamic imports", () => {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe("check-dynamic-import-warts", () => {
         return runtimePromise;
       }
     `;
-    expect(findDynamicImportAdvisories(source)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(findDynamicImportAdvisories(source)).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("flags direct dynamic imports inside execute paths", () => {
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ describe("check-dynamic-import-warts", () => {
         };
       }
     `;
-    expect(findDynamicImportAdvisories(source)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(findDynamicImportAdvisories(source)).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/scripts/check-no-conflict-markers.test.ts b/test/scripts/check-no-conflict-markers.test.ts
index 922ef17ecab..b0aa629fa5b 100644
--- a/test/scripts/check-no-conflict-markers.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/check-no-conflict-markers.test.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe("check-no-conflict-markers", () => {
       findConflictMarkerLines(
         ["Example:", "  <<<<<<< HEAD", "const text = '======= not a conflict';"].join("\n"),
       ),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("scans text files and skips binary files", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/check-no-random-messaging-tmp.test.ts b/test/scripts/check-no-random-messaging-tmp.test.ts
index 9ecc9535eb9..77366812dc6 100644
--- a/test/scripts/check-no-random-messaging-tmp.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/check-no-random-messaging-tmp.test.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe("check-no-random-messaging-tmp", () => {
       // os.tmpdir()
       const text = "tmpdir()";
     `;
-    expect(findMessagingTmpdirCallLines(source)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(findMessagingTmpdirCallLines(source)).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("ignores tmpdir symbols that are not imported from node:os", () => {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe("check-no-random-messaging-tmp", () => {
       const tmpdir = () => "/tmp";
       const dir = tmpdir();
     `;
-    expect(findMessagingTmpdirCallLines(source)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(findMessagingTmpdirCallLines(source)).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("guards src/media against host tmpdir usage", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/check-no-raw-window-open.test.ts b/test/scripts/check-no-raw-window-open.test.ts
index 543c4b79793..8a4e5f80815 100644
--- a/test/scripts/check-no-raw-window-open.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/check-no-raw-window-open.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe("check-no-raw-window-open", () => {
       // window.open("https://example.com")
       const text = "window.open('https://example.com')";
     `;
-    expect(findRawWindowOpenLines(source)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(findRawWindowOpenLines(source)).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("handles parenthesized and asserted window references", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/check-opengrep-rule-metadata.test.ts b/test/scripts/check-opengrep-rule-metadata.test.ts
index ff075d3ff45..93ea29b44e3 100644
--- a/test/scripts/check-opengrep-rule-metadata.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/check-opengrep-rule-metadata.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const validRule = {
 
 describe("check-opengrep-rule-metadata", () => {
   it("accepts GHSA-backed rules with durable source metadata", () => {
-    expect(validateRuleMetadata([validRule])).toEqual([]);
+    expect(validateRuleMetadata([validRule])).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("requires source metadata on every compiled rule", () => {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe("check-opengrep-rule-metadata", () => {
           },
         },
       ]),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("keeps the source id, rule id, and GHSA advisory URL consistent", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/check-runtime-sidecar-loaders.test.ts b/test/scripts/check-runtime-sidecar-loaders.test.ts
index 7aebaf095b4..5c9cf01b9ee 100644
--- a/test/scripts/check-runtime-sidecar-loaders.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/check-runtime-sidecar-loaders.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe("check-runtime-sidecar-loaders", () => {
         "src/tasks/task-registry.ts",
         new Set(["src/tasks/task-registry-control.runtime.ts"]),
       ),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("resolves candidate arrays used by source/build fallback loops", () => {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe("check-runtime-sidecar-loaders", () => {
 
     expect(
       findRuntimeSidecarLoaderViolations(source, "src/tasks/task-registry.ts", new Set()),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("collects explicit tsdown entry sources", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts b/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts
index 80f929657c4..5905b6bd141 100644
--- a/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/docker-e2e-plan.test.ts
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ describe("scripts/lib/docker-e2e-plan", () => {
       )
       .filter(({ script }) => !scripts[script]);
 
-    expect(missing).toEqual([]);
+    expect(missing).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("keeps legacy release chunk names as aggregate aliases", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/plugin-gateway-gauntlet.test.ts b/test/scripts/plugin-gateway-gauntlet.test.ts
index 95dd008625a..6723e0b524d 100644
--- a/test/scripts/plugin-gateway-gauntlet.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/plugin-gateway-gauntlet.test.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe("plugin gateway gauntlet helpers", () => {
       },
     );
 
-    expect(observations).toEqual([]);
+    expect(observations).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("flags QA gateway regressions relative to an explicit baseline", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/pnpm-audit-prod.test.ts b/test/scripts/pnpm-audit-prod.test.ts
index 8487f906f0d..637ff106592 100644
--- a/test/scripts/pnpm-audit-prod.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/pnpm-audit-prod.test.ts
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ snapshots:
       });
 
       expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
-      expect(stdoutChunks).toEqual([]);
+      expect(stdoutChunks).toStrictEqual([]);
       expect(stderrChunks.join("")).toContain("Found 1 high or higher advisories");
     } finally {
       await rm(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
diff --git a/test/scripts/root-dependency-ownership-audit.test.ts b/test/scripts/root-dependency-ownership-audit.test.ts
index 72b0e8adcdd..3490277306b 100644
--- a/test/scripts/root-dependency-ownership-audit.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/root-dependency-ownership-audit.test.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ describe("collectRootDependencyOwnershipCheckErrors", () => {
         sections: ["extensions"],
       },
     ]);
-    expect(collectRootDependencyOwnershipCheckErrors(records)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(collectRootDependencyOwnershipCheckErrors(records)).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("allows runtime deps for bundled plugins that are still packaged in core", () => {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ describe("collectRootDependencyOwnershipCheckErrors", () => {
         sections: ["extensions"],
       },
     ]);
-    expect(collectRootDependencyOwnershipCheckErrors(records)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(collectRootDependencyOwnershipCheckErrors(records)).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("keeps excluded bundled plugin deps localizable", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/run-vitest.test.ts b/test/scripts/run-vitest.test.ts
index 69acaffb27d..485d4cdcd6e 100644
--- a/test/scripts/run-vitest.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/run-vitest.test.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe("scripts/run-vitest", () => {
         OPENCLAW_VITEST_ENABLE_MAGLEV: "1",
         PATH: "/usr/bin",
       }),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("parses the optional no-output timeout env", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/sbom-risk-report.test.ts b/test/scripts/sbom-risk-report.test.ts
index dd9d7cfef7d..c750cef472d 100644
--- a/test/scripts/sbom-risk-report.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/sbom-risk-report.test.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ snapshots:
 
     const report = collectSbomRiskReport({ repoRoot });
 
-    expect(report.ownershipGaps).toEqual([]);
+    expect(report.ownershipGaps).toStrictEqual([]);
     expect(report.staleOwnershipRecords).toEqual(["removed-lib"]);
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts b/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
index 70a68597bbc..1f2646363f7 100644
--- a/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ describe("scripts/test-projects changed-target routing", () => {
       resolveChangedTargetArgs(["--changed", "origin/main"], process.cwd(), () => [
         "test/helpers/poll.ts",
       ]),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("keeps the broad changed run available for shared test helpers", () => {
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ describe("scripts/test-projects changed-target routing", () => {
       resolveChangedTargetArgs(["--changed", "origin/main"], process.cwd(), () => [
         "unknown/file.txt",
       ]),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("keeps the broad changed run available for unknown root surfaces", () => {
@@ -385,13 +385,13 @@ describe("scripts/test-projects changed-target routing", () => {
       resolveChangedTargetArgs(["--changed", "origin/main"], process.cwd(), () => [
         "docs/help/testing.md",
       ]),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("skips root agent guidance changes instead of broad-running tests", () => {
     expect(
       buildVitestRunPlans(["--changed", "origin/main"], process.cwd(), () => ["AGENTS.md"]),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("skips app-only changes because app tests are separate from Vitest lanes", () => {
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ describe("scripts/test-projects changed-target routing", () => {
       buildVitestRunPlans(["--changed", "origin/main"], process.cwd(), () => [
         "apps/macos/OpenClaw/AppDelegate.swift",
       ]),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("keeps public plugin SDK changes focused by default", () => {
@@ -981,8 +981,8 @@ describe("scripts/test-projects full-suite sharding", () => {
       .map(([file, configs]) => `${file}: ${configs.join(", ")}`)
       .toSorted((left, right) => left.localeCompare(right));
 
-    expect(missing).toEqual([]);
-    expect(duplicated).toEqual([]);
+    expect(missing).toStrictEqual([]);
+    expect(duplicated).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("uses the large host-aware local profile on roomy local hosts", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/verify-plugin-npm-published-runtime.test.ts b/test/scripts/verify-plugin-npm-published-runtime.test.ts
index ad01bf1b3ea..ac1c8949844 100644
--- a/test/scripts/verify-plugin-npm-published-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/verify-plugin-npm-published-runtime.test.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe("collectPluginNpmPublishedRuntimeErrors", () => {
         },
         files: ["package.json", "index.ts", "dist/index.js"],
       }),
-    ).toEqual([]);
+    ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   it("flags missing explicit runtimeExtensions outputs", () => {