diff --git a/app/api/routers/monitor.py b/app/api/routers/monitor.py
index b9d7be1..a8d2ac3 100644
--- a/app/api/routers/monitor.py
+++ b/app/api/routers/monitor.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 import json
+import secrets
 import uuid
 from typing import List, Dict
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Header, HTTPException, status, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
@@ -171,6 +172,29 @@ def delete_server(server_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), _: models.User
     return None
 
 
+@router.post('/admin/servers/{server_id}/api-key')
+def generate_api_key(server_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), _: models.User = Depends(require_admin)):
+    """Generate or regenerate API Key for a server (heartbeat v2)"""
+    server = db.query(MonitoredServer).filter(MonitoredServer.id == server_id).first()
+    if not server:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail='Server not found')
+    api_key = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+    server.api_key = api_key
+    db.commit()
+    return {'server_id': server.id, 'api_key': api_key, 'message': 'Store this key securely - it will not be shown again'}
+
+
+@router.delete('/admin/servers/{server_id}/api-key', status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
+def revoke_api_key(server_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), _: models.User = Depends(require_admin)):
+    """Revoke API Key for a server"""
+    server = db.query(MonitoredServer).filter(MonitoredServer.id == server_id).first()
+    if not server:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail='Server not found')
+    server.api_key = None
+    db.commit()
+    return None
+
+
 class ServerHeartbeat(BaseModel):
     identifier: str
     openclaw_version: str | None = None
@@ -201,6 +225,47 @@ def server_heartbeat(payload: ServerHeartbeat, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     return {'ok': True, 'server_id': server.id, 'last_seen_at': st.last_seen_at}
 
 
+# Heartbeat v2 with API Key authentication
+class TelemetryPayload(BaseModel):
+    identifier: str
+    openclaw_version: str | None = None
+    agents: List[dict] = []
+    cpu_pct: float | None = None
+    mem_pct: float | None = None
+    disk_pct: float | None = None
+    swap_pct: float | None = None
+    load_avg: list[float] | None = None
+    uptime_seconds: int | None = None
+
+
+@router.post('/server/heartbeat-v2')
+def server_heartbeat_v2(
+    payload: TelemetryPayload,
+    x_api_key: str = Header(..., alias='X-API-Key', description='API Key from /admin/servers/{id}/api-key'),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+):
+    """Server heartbeat using API Key authentication (no challenge_uuid required)"""
+    server = db.query(MonitoredServer).filter(
+        MonitoredServer.api_key == x_api_key,
+        MonitoredServer.is_enabled == True
+    ).first()
+    if not server:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail='Invalid or missing API Key')
+    st = db.query(ServerState).filter(ServerState.server_id == server.id).first()
+    if not st:
+        st = ServerState(server_id=server.id)
+        db.add(st)
+    st.openclaw_version = payload.openclaw_version
+    st.agents_json = json.dumps(payload.agents, ensure_ascii=False)
+    st.cpu_pct = payload.cpu_pct
+    st.mem_pct = payload.mem_pct
+    st.disk_pct = payload.disk_pct
+    st.swap_pct = payload.swap_pct
+    st.last_seen_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    db.commit()
+    return {'ok': True, 'server_id': server.id, 'identifier': server.identifier, 'last_seen_at': st.last_seen_at}
+
+
 @router.websocket('/server/ws')
 async def server_ws(websocket: WebSocket):
     await websocket.accept()
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 594531f..eaf1e9b 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ def _migrate_schema():
                 "DEFAULT 'open'"
             ))
 
+        # --- monitored_servers.api_key for heartbeat v2 ---
+        if _has_table(db, "monitored_servers") and not _has_column(db, "monitored_servers", "api_key"):
+            db.execute(text("ALTER TABLE monitored_servers ADD COLUMN api_key VARCHAR(64) NULL"))
+            db.execute(text("CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_monitored_servers_api_key ON monitored_servers (api_key)"))
+
         db.commit()
     except Exception as e:
         db.rollback()
diff --git a/app/models/monitor.py b/app/models/monitor.py
index 533dbcb..21d0fc1 100644
--- a/app/models/monitor.py
+++ b/app/models/monitor.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class MonitoredServer(Base):
     identifier = Column(String(128), nullable=False, unique=True)
     display_name = Column(String(128), nullable=True)
     is_enabled = Column(Boolean, default=True)
+    api_key = Column(String(64), nullable=True, unique=True, index=True)  # API Key for server heartbeat v2
     created_by = Column(Integer, nullable=True)
     created_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())