diff --git a/src/cli/directory-cli.test.ts b/src/cli/directory-cli.test.ts
index a71bdddeb3e..8e42d7bfc2b 100644
--- a/src/cli/directory-cli.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/directory-cli.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ function requireRecord(value: unknown): Record<string, unknown> {
   return value as Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
+function firstMockArg(mockFn: { mock: { calls: ReadonlyArray<ReadonlyArray<unknown>> } }): unknown {
+  const call = mockFn.mock.calls[0];
+  if (!call) {
+    throw new Error("expected mock to be called");
+  }
+  return call[0];
+}
+
+function firstRecordArg(mockFn: { mock: { calls: ReadonlyArray<ReadonlyArray<unknown>> } }) {
+  return requireRecord(firstMockArg(mockFn));
+}
+
 function runtimeErrors(): string[] {
   return runtimeState.defaultRuntime.error.mock.calls.map(([message]) => String(message));
 }
@@ -110,18 +122,18 @@ describe("registerDirectoryCli", () => {
     });
 
     expect(mocks.resolveInstallableChannelPlugin).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    const installArgs = requireRecord(mocks.resolveInstallableChannelPlugin.mock.calls.at(0)?.[0]);
+    const installArgs = firstRecordArg(mocks.resolveInstallableChannelPlugin);
     expect(installArgs.rawChannel).toBe("demo-directory");
     expect(installArgs.allowInstall).toBe(true);
     expect(mocks.replaceConfigFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    const replaceArgs = requireRecord(mocks.replaceConfigFile.mock.calls.at(0)?.[0]);
+    const replaceArgs = firstRecordArg(mocks.replaceConfigFile);
     expect(replaceArgs.nextConfig).toEqual({
       channels: {},
       plugins: { entries: { "demo-directory": { enabled: true } } },
     });
     expect(replaceArgs.baseHash).toBe("config-1");
     expect(self).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(requireRecord(self.mock.calls.at(0)?.[0]).accountId).toBe("default");
+    expect(firstRecordArg(self).accountId).toBe("default");
     expect(runtimeState.defaultRuntime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       JSON.stringify({ id: "self-1", name: "Family Phone" }, null, 2),
     );
@@ -159,7 +171,7 @@ describe("registerDirectoryCli", () => {
       channel: null,
     });
     expect(self).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(requireRecord(self.mock.calls.at(0)?.[0]).cfg).toBe(autoEnabledConfig);
+    expect(firstRecordArg(self).cfg).toBe(autoEnabledConfig);
     expect(mocks.replaceConfigFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       nextConfig: autoEnabledConfig,
       baseHash: "config-1",
@@ -199,7 +211,7 @@ describe("registerDirectoryCli", () => {
     );
 
     expect(listPeersLive).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    const listPeersLiveArgs = requireRecord(listPeersLive.mock.calls.at(0)?.[0]);
+    const listPeersLiveArgs = firstRecordArg(listPeersLive);
     expect(listPeersLiveArgs.accountId).toBe("default");
     expect(listPeersLiveArgs.query).toBe("ada");
     expect(listPeersLiveArgs.limit).toBe(5);
@@ -229,7 +241,7 @@ describe("registerDirectoryCli", () => {
     });
 
     expect(listGroups).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(requireRecord(listGroups.mock.calls.at(0)?.[0]).accountId).toBe("default");
+    expect(firstRecordArg(listGroups).accountId).toBe("default");
     expect(runtimeState.defaultRuntime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       JSON.stringify([{ id: "channel:config", kind: "group" }], null, 2),
     );
@@ -256,7 +268,7 @@ describe("registerDirectoryCli", () => {
     ).rejects.toThrow("exit:1");
 
     expect(mocks.resolveInstallableChannelPlugin).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    const installArgs = requireRecord(mocks.resolveInstallableChannelPlugin.mock.calls.at(0)?.[0]);
+    const installArgs = firstRecordArg(mocks.resolveInstallableChannelPlugin);
     expect(installArgs.rawChannel).toBe("openclaw-weixin");
     expect(installArgs.allowInstall).toBe(true);
     expect(mocks.replaceConfigFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();