diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/(app)/claw/hooks/useGatewayUrl.ts b/apps/web/src/app/(app)/claw/hooks/useGatewayUrl.ts
index c192e97d5c..17f5a6bccc 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/(app)/claw/hooks/useGatewayUrl.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/(app)/claw/hooks/useGatewayUrl.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export function useGatewayUrl(status: KiloClawDashboardStatus | undefined) {
     if (!status?.userId) return baseUrl;
     const params = new URLSearchParams({ userId: status.userId });
     // Instance-keyed instances need the instanceId so the access gateway
-    // can resolve the correct sandboxId and redirect to /i/{instanceId}/.
+    // can resolve the correct sandboxId and set the active-instance cookie.
     if (status.instanceId) {
       params.set('instanceId', status.instanceId);
     }
diff --git a/services/kiloclaw/controller/src/proxy.test.ts b/services/kiloclaw/controller/src/proxy.test.ts
index c94fb2f892..e3e22d5b9b 100644
--- a/services/kiloclaw/controller/src/proxy.test.ts
+++ b/services/kiloclaw/controller/src/proxy.test.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ describe('WebSocket proxy', () => {
     const req = createIncomingMessage({
       'x-kiloclaw-proxy-token': 'token-1',
       host: 'acct-xxxx.fly.dev',
+      forwarded: 'for=1.2.3.4;proto=https',
       'x-forwarded-for': '1.2.3.4',
+      'x-forwarded-proto': 'https',
       'x-real-ip': '1.2.3.4',
       'x-forwarded-host': 'claw.kilo.ai',
     });
@@ -265,7 +267,9 @@ describe('WebSocket proxy', () => {
     expect(forwarded?.['host']).toBe('127.0.0.1:3001');
     // Upstream proxy headers must be stripped so the gateway's
     // isLocalDirectRequest check doesn't treat the request as proxied/remote.
+    expect(forwarded?.['forwarded']).toBeUndefined();
     expect(forwarded?.['x-forwarded-for']).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(forwarded?.['x-forwarded-proto']).toBeUndefined();
     expect(forwarded?.['x-real-ip']).toBeUndefined();
     expect(forwarded?.['x-forwarded-host']).toBeUndefined();
     expect((clientSocket as unknown as FakeSocket).pipe).toHaveBeenCalledWith(backendSocket);
diff --git a/services/kiloclaw/controller/src/proxy.ts b/services/kiloclaw/controller/src/proxy.ts
index b9acb6897e..85e904720e 100644
--- a/services/kiloclaw/controller/src/proxy.ts
+++ b/services/kiloclaw/controller/src/proxy.ts
@@ -152,10 +152,12 @@ export function handleWebSocketUpgrade(
   const forwardedHeaders = { ...req.headers };
   delete forwardedHeaders['x-kiloclaw-proxy-token'];
   // Rewrite Host so the gateway sees a loopback origin (matching the HTTP proxy path).
-  // Strip forwarded-* headers injected by upstream proxies (Fly, CF) so the gateway's
+  // Strip proxy/forwarding headers injected by upstream proxies (Fly, CF) so the gateway's
   // isLocalDirectRequest check doesn't conclude the request came from a remote client.
   forwardedHeaders['host'] = `${backendHost}:${backendPort}`;
+  delete forwardedHeaders['forwarded'];
   delete forwardedHeaders['x-forwarded-for'];
+  delete forwardedHeaders['x-forwarded-proto'];
   delete forwardedHeaders['x-real-ip'];
   delete forwardedHeaders['x-forwarded-host'];
 
diff --git a/services/kiloclaw/src/routes/access-gateway.ts b/services/kiloclaw/src/routes/access-gateway.ts
index 7507fd15b4..6c39b48a16 100644
--- a/services/kiloclaw/src/routes/access-gateway.ts
+++ b/services/kiloclaw/src/routes/access-gateway.ts
@@ -117,10 +117,11 @@ async function resolveSandboxId(
 /**
  * Build the redirect URL after successful auth.
  *
- * For instance-keyed instances: /i/{instanceId}/#token={token}
- *   → subsequent requests go through the /i/:instanceId/* proxy route
- * For legacy: /#token={token}
- *   → subsequent requests go through the catch-all proxy route
+ * Always redirects to /#token={token} — the catch-all proxy uses the
+ * kiloclaw-active-instance cookie (set before this redirect) to route
+ * requests to the correct instance. The /i/{instanceId} prefix must
+ * never appear in the redirect URL because the OpenClaw SPA would use
+ * it as the WebSocket base path, bypassing cookie-based routing.
  */
 async function buildRedirectUrl(
   userId: string,
@@ -130,7 +131,12 @@ async function buildRedirectUrl(
   if (!env.GATEWAY_TOKEN_SECRET) return '/';
   const sandboxId = await resolveSandboxId(userId, env, instanceId);
   const token = await deriveGatewayToken(sandboxId, env.GATEWAY_TOKEN_SECRET);
-  const basePath = instanceId && isValidInstanceId(instanceId) ? `/i/${instanceId}/` : '/';
+  // Always redirect to '/' — never include the /i/{instanceId} prefix.
+  // The kiloclaw-active-instance cookie (set before this redirect) tells
+  // the catch-all proxy which instance to route to. Exposing the prefix
+  // in the URL would leak it to the OpenClaw SPA, which would then use
+  // it as the WebSocket target — bypassing cookie-based routing entirely.
+  const basePath = '/';
   return `${basePath}#token=${token}`;
 }