diff --git a/.github/workflows/container-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/container-e2e.yml
index 7f8d5ef2..a4780a9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container-e2e.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           E2E_CONTAINER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/swananan/ghostscope-e2e-runtime@sha256:d5df1b977c38f7a51bbf28b878f2246705a05b83ac6df7cb6be8f8a4de4105f4
           E2E_CHILD_CONTAINER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/swananan/ghostscope-e2e-runtime@sha256:d5df1b977c38f7a51bbf28b878f2246705a05b83ac6df7cb6be8f8a4de4105f4
+          E2E_RUN_CONTAINER_TOPOLOGY: 1
           E2E_SANDBOX_SESSION: container-e2e-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.name }}
           E2E_GHOSTSCOPE_SANDBOX: ${{ matrix.ghostscope_sandbox }}
           E2E_TARGET_SANDBOX: ${{ matrix.target_sandbox }}
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo -E env \
             E2E_CONTAINER_IMAGE="$E2E_CONTAINER_IMAGE" \
             E2E_CHILD_CONTAINER_IMAGE="$E2E_CHILD_CONTAINER_IMAGE" \
+            E2E_RUN_CONTAINER_TOPOLOGY="$E2E_RUN_CONTAINER_TOPOLOGY" \
             E2E_SANDBOX_SESSION="$E2E_SANDBOX_SESSION" \
             E2E_GHOSTSCOPE_SANDBOX="$E2E_GHOSTSCOPE_SANDBOX" \
             E2E_TARGET_SANDBOX="$E2E_TARGET_SANDBOX" \
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 5d9de07e..a55b822d 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ Test-framework environment variables:
 - `E2E_TARGET_MODE=same|child-container`
   Refines how the target is launched inside the selected target sandbox. Default: `same`.
   `child-container` currently means "launch the target in a nested child container inside the outer `docker-private` sandbox".
+- `E2E_RUN_CONTAINER_TOPOLOGY=1`
+  Enables the explicit `container_topology_execution` tests. These tests are skipped in routine host-host e2e runs unless this flag is set or a docker-backed `E2E_GHOSTSCOPE_SANDBOX`/`E2E_TARGET_SANDBOX`/`E2E_TARGET_MODE` is requested.
 - `E2E_CHILD_CONTAINER_IMAGE=<image-ref>`
   Overrides the image used for nested `child-container` targets. By default it inherits `E2E_CONTAINER_IMAGE`, so the outer sandbox and nested child container use the same runtime image unless you explicitly split them.
 - `E2E_GHOSTSCOPE_LOG_LEVEL=error|warn|info|debug|trace`
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ Notes:
 
 - These commands keep the Rust test harness on the host and move GhostScope plus the traced target into the requested container sandbox topology.
 - When GhostScope and target use the same sandbox kind, the topology-aware e2e helper automatically reuses the same sandbox instance.
-- The main `CI` workflow runs the full `ghostscope-e2e-tests` suite under the default host-host environment, including `container_topology_execution`.
+- Routine host-host e2e, including the main `CI` workflow, skips the explicit `container_topology_execution` cases by default.
 - `host -> docker-private`, `docker-private -> same docker-private`, and `docker-private -> child-container` are the explicit topology scenarios that currently run the full e2e suite in the dedicated `Container E2E` workflow.
 - `docker-private -> child-container` uses `E2E_TARGET_MODE=child-container` and launches the target in a nested Docker child container inside the outer private sandbox. The full suite now runs in CI for that topology, while nested child-container `-t` cases still follow the existing explicit skip path inside the Rust tests.
 - `docker-host -> same docker-host` remains a smoke run because it is close to the default host PID view.
diff --git a/docs/zh/development.md b/docs/zh/development.md
index 515bc037..d3b17334 100644
--- a/docs/zh/development.md
+++ b/docs/zh/development.md
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ curl -sS -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8788/runs \
 - `E2E_TARGET_MODE=same|child-container`
   进一步描述目标进程在所选 target sandbox 里的启动方式。默认：`same`。
   目前 `child-container` 专指“在外层 `docker-private` sandbox 里再起一个子容器来运行目标进程”。
+- `E2E_RUN_CONTAINER_TOPOLOGY=1`
+  启用显式的 `container_topology_execution` 测试。常规 host-host e2e 默认跳过这些用例；只有设置该变量，或显式请求 docker-backed `E2E_GHOSTSCOPE_SANDBOX`/`E2E_TARGET_SANDBOX`/`E2E_TARGET_MODE` 时才会运行。
 - `E2E_CHILD_CONTAINER_IMAGE=<image-ref>`
   覆盖 nested `child-container` 目标使用的镜像。默认会继承 `E2E_CONTAINER_IMAGE`，也就是外层 sandbox 和子容器默认共用同一张 runtime 镜像，除非你显式指定不同镜像。
 - `E2E_GHOSTSCOPE_LOG_LEVEL=error|warn|info|debug|trace`
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ done
 
 - Rust 测试 harness 仍运行在宿主机上，GhostScope 和目标进程会按指定拓扑进入对应容器 sandbox。
 - 当 GhostScope 和目标使用同一种 sandbox 类型时，topology-aware e2e helper 会自动复用同一个 sandbox 实例。
-- 主 `CI` workflow 会在默认 host-host 环境下跑完整的 `ghostscope-e2e-tests` 套件，其中也包括 `container_topology_execution`。
+- 常规 host-host e2e，包括主 `CI` workflow，默认跳过显式的 `container_topology_execution` 用例。
 - `host -> docker-private`、`docker-private -> same docker-private` 和 `docker-private -> child-container` 是当前在独立 `Container E2E` workflow 中按显式 topology 跑全量 e2e 的容器场景。
 - `docker-private -> child-container` 通过 `E2E_TARGET_MODE=child-container` 启用，表示目标进程运行在外层 private sandbox 里再启动的子容器中。这个拓扑现在已经进入 full-CI 矩阵，但 nested child-container 的 `-t` 用例在 Rust 测试内部仍然沿用现有的显式跳过路径。
 - `docker-host -> same docker-host` 仍保留为 smoke，因为它更接近默认的 host PID 视角。
diff --git a/e2e-tests/README.md b/e2e-tests/README.md
index fc144546..410d670c 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/README.md
+++ b/e2e-tests/README.md
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ Typical local flow:
 cargo build -p ghostscope -p dwarf-tool --all-features
 sudo cargo test -p ghostscope-e2e-tests --tests --all-features -- --nocapture
 ```
+
+Routine host-host e2e skips the explicit container-topology cases. Run them by
+setting `E2E_RUN_CONTAINER_TOPOLOGY=1` or by using one of the docker-backed
+`E2E_GHOSTSCOPE_SANDBOX`/`E2E_TARGET_SANDBOX` topology settings.
diff --git a/e2e-tests/tests/container_topology_execution.rs b/e2e-tests/tests/container_topology_execution.rs
index 6c462758..4ee02f04 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/tests/container_topology_execution.rs
+++ b/e2e-tests/tests/container_topology_execution.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ use common::sandbox::{DockerSpec, SandboxHandle};
 use common::targets::{TargetHandle, TargetLauncher};
 use serial_test::serial;
 
+const ENV_RUN_CONTAINER_TOPOLOGY: &str = "E2E_RUN_CONTAINER_TOPOLOGY";
+const ENV_GHOSTSCOPE_SANDBOX: &str = "E2E_GHOSTSCOPE_SANDBOX";
+const ENV_TARGET_SANDBOX: &str = "E2E_TARGET_SANDBOX";
+const ENV_TARGET_MODE: &str = "E2E_TARGET_MODE";
+
 fn pid_filter_script() -> &'static str {
     r#"
 trace calculate_something {
@@ -14,6 +19,54 @@ trace calculate_something {
 "#
 }
 
+fn env_flag_enabled(name: &str) -> bool {
+    std::env::var(name).ok().is_some_and(|value| {
+        matches!(
+            value.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str(),
+            "1" | "true" | "yes" | "on"
+        )
+    })
+}
+
+fn env_value_is_container_sandbox(name: &str) -> bool {
+    std::env::var(name).ok().is_some_and(|value| {
+        matches!(
+            value.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str(),
+            "docker-private"
+                | "private"
+                | "container-private"
+                | "docker-host"
+                | "host-pid"
+                | "docker-host-pid"
+                | "container-host"
+        )
+    })
+}
+
+fn explicit_container_topology_requested() -> bool {
+    env_flag_enabled(ENV_RUN_CONTAINER_TOPOLOGY)
+        || env_value_is_container_sandbox(ENV_GHOSTSCOPE_SANDBOX)
+        || env_value_is_container_sandbox(ENV_TARGET_SANDBOX)
+        || std::env::var(ENV_TARGET_MODE).ok().is_some_and(|value| {
+            matches!(
+                value.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str(),
+                "child-container" | "child" | "nested" | "descendant"
+            )
+        })
+}
+
+fn skip_if_container_topology_not_requested() -> bool {
+    if explicit_container_topology_requested() {
+        false
+    } else {
+        eprintln!(
+            "skipping explicit container-topology test: set {ENV_RUN_CONTAINER_TOPOLOGY}=1 \
+             or run with docker-backed E2E_GHOSTSCOPE_SANDBOX/E2E_TARGET_SANDBOX"
+        );
+        true
+    }
+}
+
 fn skip_if_docker_unavailable() -> bool {
     if SandboxHandle::docker_available() {
         false
@@ -69,6 +122,9 @@ fn target_diagnostics(target: &TargetHandle) -> String {
 #[serial]
 async fn test_attach_from_host_to_private_container_target() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     init();
+    if skip_if_container_topology_not_requested() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
     if skip_if_docker_unavailable() {
         return Ok(());
     }
@@ -108,6 +164,9 @@ async fn test_attach_from_host_to_private_container_target() -> anyhow::Result<(
 #[serial]
 async fn test_attach_from_host_pid_container_to_host_target() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     init();
+    if skip_if_container_topology_not_requested() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
     if skip_if_docker_unavailable() {
         return Ok(());
     }
@@ -148,6 +207,9 @@ async fn test_attach_from_host_pid_container_to_host_target() -> anyhow::Result<
 async fn test_attach_from_private_container_to_host_target_fails_when_pid_invisible(
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     init();
+    if skip_if_container_topology_not_requested() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
     if skip_if_docker_unavailable() {
         return Ok(());
     }
@@ -183,6 +245,9 @@ async fn test_attach_from_private_container_to_host_target_fails_when_pid_invisi
 #[serial]
 async fn test_child_container_runtime_reuses_single_nested_container() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     init();
+    if skip_if_container_topology_not_requested() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
     if skip_if_docker_unavailable() {
         return Ok(());
     }
@@ -238,6 +303,9 @@ async fn test_child_container_runtime_reuses_single_nested_container() -> anyhow
 #[serial]
 async fn test_attach_from_private_container_to_child_container_target() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     init();
+    if skip_if_container_topology_not_requested() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
     if skip_if_docker_unavailable() {
         return Ok(());
     }
diff --git a/scripts/e2e/container/common.sh b/scripts/e2e/container/common.sh
index 624fd553..1fd109e2 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e/container/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e/container/common.sh
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ execute_topology_cargo() {
     E2E_SANDBOX_SESSION="$E2E_SANDBOX_SESSION"
     E2E_CONTAINER_IMAGE="${E2E_CONTAINER_IMAGE:-$DEFAULT_RUNTIME_IMAGE}"
     E2E_CHILD_CONTAINER_IMAGE="${E2E_CHILD_CONTAINER_IMAGE:-${E2E_CONTAINER_IMAGE:-$DEFAULT_RUNTIME_IMAGE}}"
+    E2E_RUN_CONTAINER_TOPOLOGY=1
     E2E_GHOSTSCOPE_SANDBOX="$ghostscope_sandbox"
     E2E_TARGET_SANDBOX="$target_sandbox"
     E2E_TARGET_MODE="$target_mode"