diff --git a/src/agents/tools/nodes-tool.ts b/src/agents/tools/nodes-tool.ts
index 187e7c8fcb..2bda0d4a85 100644
--- a/src/agents/tools/nodes-tool.ts
+++ b/src/agents/tools/nodes-tool.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   cameraTempPath,
   parseCameraClipPayload,
   parseCameraSnapPayload,
+  writeCameraClipPayloadToFile,
   writeBase64ToFile,
   writeUrlToFile,
 } from "../../cli/nodes-camera.js";
@@ -300,16 +301,10 @@ export function createNodesTool(options?: {
               idempotencyKey: crypto.randomUUID(),
             });
             const payload = parseCameraClipPayload(raw?.payload);
-            const filePath = cameraTempPath({
-              kind: "clip",
+            const filePath = await writeCameraClipPayloadToFile({
+              payload,
               facing,
-              ext: payload.format,
             });
-            if (payload.url) {
-              await writeUrlToFile(filePath, payload.url);
-            } else if (payload.base64) {
-              await writeBase64ToFile(filePath, payload.base64);
-            }
             return {
               content: [{ type: "text", text: `FILE:${filePath}` }],
               details: {
diff --git a/src/cli/nodes-camera.test.ts b/src/cli/nodes-camera.test.ts
index e4a05f66f3..41606ba5dd 100644
--- a/src/cli/nodes-camera.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/nodes-camera.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   cameraTempPath,
   parseCameraClipPayload,
   parseCameraSnapPayload,
+  writeCameraClipPayloadToFile,
   writeBase64ToFile,
   writeUrlToFile,
 } from "./nodes-camera.js";
@@ -56,6 +57,27 @@ describe("nodes camera helpers", () => {
     expect(p).toBe(path.join("/tmp", "openclaw-camera-snap-front-id1.jpg"));
   });
 
+  it("writes camera clip payload to temp path", async () => {
+    const dir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-test-"));
+    try {
+      const out = await writeCameraClipPayloadToFile({
+        payload: {
+          format: "mp4",
+          base64: "aGk=",
+          durationMs: 200,
+          hasAudio: false,
+        },
+        facing: "front",
+        tmpDir: dir,
+        id: "clip1",
+      });
+      expect(out).toBe(path.join(dir, "openclaw-camera-clip-front-clip1.mp4"));
+      await expect(fs.readFile(out, "utf8")).resolves.toBe("hi");
+    } finally {
+      await fs.rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
   it("writes base64 to file", async () => {
     const dir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-test-"));
     const out = path.join(dir, "x.bin");
diff --git a/src/cli/nodes-camera.ts b/src/cli/nodes-camera.ts
index a31641fa91..55a40d7cc1 100644
--- a/src/cli/nodes-camera.ts
+++ b/src/cli/nodes-camera.ts
@@ -140,3 +140,26 @@ export async function writeBase64ToFile(filePath: string, base64: string) {
   await fs.writeFile(filePath, buf);
   return { path: filePath, bytes: buf.length };
 }
+
+export async function writeCameraClipPayloadToFile(params: {
+  payload: CameraClipPayload;
+  facing: CameraFacing;
+  tmpDir?: string;
+  id?: string;
+}): Promise<string> {
+  const filePath = cameraTempPath({
+    kind: "clip",
+    facing: params.facing,
+    ext: params.payload.format,
+    tmpDir: params.tmpDir,
+    id: params.id,
+  });
+  if (params.payload.url) {
+    await writeUrlToFile(filePath, params.payload.url);
+  } else if (params.payload.base64) {
+    await writeBase64ToFile(filePath, params.payload.base64);
+  } else {
+    throw new Error("invalid camera.clip payload");
+  }
+  return filePath;
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.camera.ts b/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.camera.ts
index 5f6324edda..c93f63cf13 100644
--- a/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.camera.ts
+++ b/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.camera.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   parseCameraClipPayload,
   parseCameraSnapPayload,
   writeBase64ToFile,
+  writeCameraClipPayloadToFile,
   writeUrlToFile,
 } from "../nodes-camera.js";
 import { parseDurationMs } from "../parse-duration.js";
@@ -219,16 +220,10 @@ export function registerNodesCameraCommands(nodes: Command) {
           const raw = await callGatewayCli("node.invoke", opts, invokeParams);
           const res = typeof raw === "object" && raw !== null ? (raw as { payload?: unknown }) : {};
           const payload = parseCameraClipPayload(res.payload);
-          const filePath = cameraTempPath({
-            kind: "clip",
+          const filePath = await writeCameraClipPayloadToFile({
+            payload,
             facing,
-            ext: payload.format,
           });
-          if (payload.url) {
-            await writeUrlToFile(filePath, payload.url);
-          } else if (payload.base64) {
-            await writeBase64ToFile(filePath, payload.base64);
-          }
 
           if (opts.json) {
             defaultRuntime.log(