diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/accounts.ts b/extensions/discord/src/accounts.ts
index a9890d78075..fe206dd971a 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/accounts.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/accounts.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/account-helpers";
 import { normalizeAccountId } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/account-id";
 import {
+  mapAllowFromEntries,
   normalizeChannelDmPolicy,
   resolveChannelDmAllowFrom,
   resolveChannelDmPolicy,
@@ -58,10 +59,11 @@ export function resolveDiscordAccountAllowFrom(params: {
   const accountConfig = resolveDiscordAccountConfig(params.cfg, accountId);
   const rootConfig = params.cfg.channels?.discord as DiscordAccountConfig | undefined;
 
-  return resolveChannelDmAllowFrom({
+  const allowFrom = resolveChannelDmAllowFrom({
     account: accountConfig as Record<string, unknown> | undefined,
     parent: rootConfig as Record<string, unknown> | undefined,
-  }) as string[] | undefined;
+  });
+  return allowFrom ? mapAllowFromEntries(allowFrom) : undefined;
 }
 
 export function resolveDiscordAccountDmPolicy(params: {
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/shared.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/shared.test.ts
index 5322119969b..9b2121f4ef8 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/shared.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/shared.test.ts
@@ -110,4 +110,22 @@ describe("discordConfigAdapter", () => {
       "account-legacy",
     ]);
   });
+
+  it("coerces numeric allowFrom entries at the config boundary", () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        discord: {
+          accounts: {
+            default: {
+              allowFrom: [123456789],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    } as unknown as OpenClawConfig;
+
+    expect(discordConfigAdapter.resolveAllowFrom?.({ cfg, accountId: "default" })).toEqual([
+      "123456789",
+    ]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/extensions/slack/src/accounts.test.ts b/extensions/slack/src/accounts.test.ts
index bb809ecc627..fa52018e8ec 100644
--- a/extensions/slack/src/accounts.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/slack/src/accounts.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-types";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { resolveSlackAccount, resolveSlackAccountAllowFrom } from "./accounts.js";
+import {
+  resolveSlackAccount,
+  resolveSlackAccountAllowFrom,
+  resolveSlackAccountDmPolicy,
+} from "./accounts.js";
 
 describe("resolveSlackAccount allowFrom precedence", () => {
   it("uses configured defaultAccount when accountId is omitted", () => {
@@ -126,6 +130,43 @@ describe("resolveSlackAccount allowFrom precedence", () => {
 
     expect(resolveSlackAccountAllowFrom({ cfg, accountId: "work" })).toEqual(["account-legacy"]);
   });
+
+  it("coerces numeric allowFrom entries at the config boundary", () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        slack: {
+          accounts: {
+            work: {
+              botToken: "xoxb-work",
+              appToken: "xapp-work",
+              allowFrom: [12345],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    } as unknown as OpenClawConfig;
+
+    expect(resolveSlackAccountAllowFrom({ cfg, accountId: "work" })).toEqual(["12345"]);
+  });
+
+  it("resolves account legacy dm policy before inherited root policy", () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        slack: {
+          dmPolicy: "open",
+          accounts: {
+            work: {
+              botToken: "xoxb-work",
+              appToken: "xapp-work",
+              dm: { policy: "allowlist" },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    } satisfies OpenClawConfig;
+
+    expect(resolveSlackAccountDmPolicy({ cfg, accountId: "work" })).toBe("allowlist");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("resolveSlackAccount active secret surfaces", () => {
diff --git a/extensions/slack/src/accounts.ts b/extensions/slack/src/accounts.ts
index c03842607ff..cf146a1ab43 100644
--- a/extensions/slack/src/accounts.ts
+++ b/extensions/slack/src/accounts.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   type OpenClawConfig,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/account-resolution";
 import {
+  mapAllowFromEntries,
   normalizeChannelDmPolicy,
   resolveChannelDmAllowFrom,
   resolveChannelDmPolicy,
@@ -57,10 +58,11 @@ export function resolveSlackAccountAllowFrom(params: {
   );
   const accountConfig = params.cfg.channels?.slack?.accounts?.[accountId];
   const rootConfig = params.cfg.channels?.slack as SlackAccountConfig | undefined;
-  return resolveChannelDmAllowFrom({
+  const allowFrom = resolveChannelDmAllowFrom({
     account: accountConfig as Record<string, unknown> | undefined,
     parent: rootConfig as Record<string, unknown> | undefined,
-  }) as string[] | undefined;
+  });
+  return allowFrom ? mapAllowFromEntries(allowFrom) : undefined;
 }
 
 export function resolveSlackAccountDmPolicy(params: {
diff --git a/extensions/slack/src/monitor/provider.ts b/extensions/slack/src/monitor/provider.ts
index 5327feebbe8..752862821fe 100644
--- a/extensions/slack/src/monitor/provider.ts
+++ b/extensions/slack/src/monitor/provider.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ import {
 import { normalizeResolvedSecretInputString } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/secret-input";
 import { normalizeStringEntries } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/text-runtime";
 import { installRequestBodyLimitGuard } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/webhook-request-guards";
-import { resolveSlackAccount, resolveSlackAccountAllowFrom } from "../accounts.js";
+import {
+  resolveSlackAccount,
+  resolveSlackAccountAllowFrom,
+  resolveSlackAccountDmPolicy,
+} from "../accounts.js";
 import { resolveSlackWebClientOptions } from "../client-options.js";
 import { isSlackExecApprovalClientEnabled } from "../exec-approvals.js";
 import { normalizeSlackWebhookPath, registerSlackHttpHandler } from "../http/index.js";
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ export async function monitorSlackProvider(opts: MonitorSlackOpts = {}) {
   const dmConfig = slackCfg.dm;
 
   const dmEnabled = dmConfig?.enabled ?? true;
-  const dmPolicy = slackCfg.dmPolicy ?? dmConfig?.policy ?? "pairing";
+  const dmPolicy = resolveSlackAccountDmPolicy({ cfg, accountId: account.accountId }) ?? "pairing";
   let allowFrom = resolveSlackAccountAllowFrom({ cfg, accountId: account.accountId });
   const groupDmEnabled = dmConfig?.groupEnabled ?? false;
   const groupDmChannels = dmConfig?.groupChannels;