diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/decision_manager.py b/apps/api/src/services/decision_manager.py
index fe7ac1af..7ca7f642 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/decision_manager.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/decision_manager.py
@@ -1643,12 +1643,18 @@ class DecisionManager:
             if context_parts:
                 llm_expert_context["diagnosis_context"] = "\n\n".join(context_parts)
 
-            llm_result, provider, success = await self._openclaw.generate_incident_proposal_with_tools(
-                incident_id=incident.incident_id,
-                severity=incident.severity.value,
-                signals=signals_dict,
-                affected_services=incident.affected_services,
-                expert_context=llm_expert_context if llm_expert_context else None,
+            # GAP-B4 (2026-04-14 Claude Sonnet 4.6): LLM 25s hard timeout，
+            # 比外層 decide() 30s wait_for 更嚴格，留 5s 給 YAML risk override + NemoClaw second opinion
+            # Timeout → 明確 llm_timeout_fallback 日誌，返回 expert_result 而非等外層觸發
+            llm_result, provider, success = await asyncio.wait_for(
+                self._openclaw.generate_incident_proposal_with_tools(
+                    incident_id=incident.incident_id,
+                    severity=incident.severity.value,
+                    signals=signals_dict,
+                    affected_services=incident.affected_services,
+                    expert_context=llm_expert_context if llm_expert_context else None,
+                ),
+                timeout=25.0,
             )
 
             if success and llm_result:
@@ -1685,7 +1691,12 @@ class DecisionManager:
                 _conf = float(result.get("confidence", 1.0))
                 if _conf < 0.7:
                     try:
-                        _advisory = await _nemoclaw_second_opinion(incident, result)
+                        # GAP-B4 (2026-04-14 Claude Sonnet 4.6): NemoClaw 是 advisory，
+                        # 3s timeout 保護主決策流程不被拖累
+                        _advisory = await asyncio.wait_for(
+                            _nemoclaw_second_opinion(incident, result),
+                            timeout=3.0,
+                        )
                         if _advisory:
                             result["advisory_note"] = _advisory
                             logger.info(
@@ -1693,12 +1704,23 @@ class DecisionManager:
                                 incident_id=incident.incident_id,
                                 confidence=_conf,
                             )
+                    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                        logger.warning("nemoclaw_second_opinion_timeout",
+                                       incident_id=incident.incident_id)
                     except Exception as _soe:
                         logger.warning("nemoclaw_second_opinion_failed",
                                        incident_id=incident.incident_id, error=str(_soe))
 
                 return result
 
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            # GAP-B4: LLM 超時 → 明確標記，降級 Expert System
+            logger.warning(
+                "llm_timeout_fallback",
+                incident_id=incident.incident_id,
+                timeout_sec=25.0,
+                action="降級 Expert System",
+            )
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning(
                 "dual_engine_llm_failed",
@@ -1706,7 +1728,7 @@ class DecisionManager:
                 error=str(e),
             )
 
-        # LLM 失敗，使用 Expert System
+        # LLM 失敗/超時，使用 Expert System
         logger.info(
             "dual_engine_expert_fallback",
             incident_id=incident.incident_id,