diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.audio-transcript.test-support.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.audio-transcript.test-support.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef0d3503823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.audio-transcript.test-support.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const transcribeFirstAudioMock = vi.fn();
+const DEFAULT_MODEL = "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5";
+const DEFAULT_WORKSPACE = "/tmp/openclaw";
+const DEFAULT_MENTION_PATTERN = "\\bbot\\b";
+
+vi.mock("./media-understanding.runtime.js", () => ({
+  transcribeFirstAudio: (...args: unknown[]) => transcribeFirstAudioMock(...args),
+}));
+
+const { buildTelegramMessageContextForTest } =
+  await import("./bot-message-context.test-harness.js");
+
+async function buildGroupVoiceContext(params: {
+  messageId: number;
+  chatId: number;
+  title: string;
+  date: number;
+  fromId: number;
+  firstName: string;
+  fileId: string;
+  mediaPath: string;
+  groupDisableAudioPreflight?: boolean;
+  topicDisableAudioPreflight?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const groupConfig = {
+    requireMention: true,
+    ...(params.groupDisableAudioPreflight === undefined
+      ? {}
+      : { disableAudioPreflight: params.groupDisableAudioPreflight }),
+  };
+  const topicConfig =
+    params.topicDisableAudioPreflight === undefined
+      ? undefined
+      : { disableAudioPreflight: params.topicDisableAudioPreflight };
+
+  return buildTelegramMessageContextForTest({
+    message: {
+      message_id: params.messageId,
+      chat: { id: params.chatId, type: "supergroup", title: params.title },
+      date: params.date,
+      text: undefined,
+      from: { id: params.fromId, first_name: params.firstName },
+      voice: { file_id: params.fileId },
+    },
+    allMedia: [{ path: params.mediaPath, contentType: "audio/ogg" }],
+    options: { forceWasMentioned: true },
+    cfg: {
+      agents: { defaults: { model: DEFAULT_MODEL, workspace: DEFAULT_WORKSPACE } },
+      channels: { telegram: {} },
+      messages: { groupChat: { mentionPatterns: [DEFAULT_MENTION_PATTERN] } },
+    },
+    resolveGroupActivation: () => true,
+    resolveGroupRequireMention: () => true,
+    resolveTelegramGroupConfig: () => ({
+      groupConfig,
+      topicConfig,
+    }),
+  });
+}
+
+function expectTranscriptRendered(
+  ctx: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof buildGroupVoiceContext>>,
+  transcript: string,
+) {
+  expect(ctx).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.BodyForAgent).toBe(transcript);
+  expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.Body).toContain(transcript);
+  expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.Body).not.toContain("<media:audio>");
+}
+
+function expectAudioPlaceholderRendered(ctx: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof buildGroupVoiceContext>>) {
+  expect(ctx).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.Body).toContain("<media:audio>");
+}
+
+describe("buildTelegramMessageContext audio transcript body", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    transcribeFirstAudioMock.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  it("uses preflight transcript as BodyForAgent for mention-gated group voice messages", async () => {
+    transcribeFirstAudioMock.mockResolvedValueOnce("hey bot please help");
+
+    const ctx = await buildGroupVoiceContext({
+      messageId: 1,
+      chatId: -1001234567890,
+      title: "Test Group",
+      date: 1700000000,
+      fromId: 42,
+      firstName: "Alice",
+      fileId: "voice-1",
+      mediaPath: "/tmp/voice.ogg",
+    });
+
+    expect(transcribeFirstAudioMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expectTranscriptRendered(ctx, "hey bot please help");
+  });
+
+  it("skips preflight transcription when disableAudioPreflight is true", async () => {
+    transcribeFirstAudioMock.mockClear();
+
+    const ctx = await buildGroupVoiceContext({
+      messageId: 2,
+      chatId: -1001234567891,
+      title: "Test Group 2",
+      date: 1700000100,
+      fromId: 43,
+      firstName: "Bob",
+      fileId: "voice-2",
+      mediaPath: "/tmp/voice2.ogg",
+      groupDisableAudioPreflight: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(transcribeFirstAudioMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expectAudioPlaceholderRendered(ctx);
+  });
+
+  it("uses topic disableAudioPreflight=false to override group disableAudioPreflight=true", async () => {
+    transcribeFirstAudioMock.mockResolvedValueOnce("topic override transcript");
+
+    const ctx = await buildGroupVoiceContext({
+      messageId: 3,
+      chatId: -1001234567892,
+      title: "Test Group 3",
+      date: 1700000200,
+      fromId: 44,
+      firstName: "Cara",
+      fileId: "voice-3",
+      mediaPath: "/tmp/voice3.ogg",
+      groupDisableAudioPreflight: true,
+      topicDisableAudioPreflight: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(transcribeFirstAudioMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expectTranscriptRendered(ctx, "topic override transcript");
+  });
+
+  it("uses topic disableAudioPreflight=true to override group disableAudioPreflight=false", async () => {
+    transcribeFirstAudioMock.mockClear();
+
+    const ctx = await buildGroupVoiceContext({
+      messageId: 4,
+      chatId: -1001234567893,
+      title: "Test Group 4",
+      date: 1700000300,
+      fromId: 45,
+      firstName: "Dan",
+      fileId: "voice-4",
+      mediaPath: "/tmp/voice4.ogg",
+      groupDisableAudioPreflight: false,
+      topicDisableAudioPreflight: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(transcribeFirstAudioMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expectAudioPlaceholderRendered(ctx);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.dm-session.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.dm-session.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f109779d20f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.dm-session.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import "./bot-message-context.named-account-dm.test-support.js";
+import "./bot-message-context.session-recreate.test-support.js";
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.group-body.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.group-body.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7badaa64911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.group-body.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import "./bot-message-context.audio-transcript.test-support.js";
+import "./bot-message-context.implicit-mention.test-support.js";
+import "./bot-message-context.sender-prefix.test-support.js";
+import "./bot-message-context.silent-ingest.test-support.js";
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.implicit-mention.test-support.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.implicit-mention.test-support.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ed40719be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.implicit-mention.test-support.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { buildTelegramMessageContextForTest } from "./bot-message-context.test-harness.js";
+import { TELEGRAM_FORUM_SERVICE_FIELDS } from "./forum-service-message.js";
+
+describe("buildTelegramMessageContext implicitMention forum service messages", () => {
+  /**
+   * Build a group message context where the user sends a message inside a
+   * forum topic that has `reply_to_message` pointing to a message from the
+   * bot.  Callers control whether the reply target looks like a forum service
+   * message (carries `forum_topic_created` etc.) or a real bot reply.
+   */
+  async function buildGroupReplyCtx(params: {
+    replyToMessageText?: string;
+    replyToMessageCaption?: string;
+    replyFromIsBot?: boolean;
+    replyFromId?: number;
+    /** Extra fields on reply_to_message (e.g. forum_topic_created). */
+    replyToMessageExtra?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  }) {
+    const BOT_ID = 7; // matches test harness primaryCtx.me.id
+    return await buildTelegramMessageContextForTest({
+      message: {
+        message_id: 100,
+        chat: { id: -1001234567890, type: "supergroup", title: "Forum Group" },
+        date: 1700000000,
+        text: "hello everyone",
+        from: { id: 42, first_name: "Alice" },
+        reply_to_message: {
+          message_id: 1,
+          text: params.replyToMessageText ?? undefined,
+          ...(params.replyToMessageCaption != null
+            ? { caption: params.replyToMessageCaption }
+            : {}),
+          from: {
+            id: params.replyFromId ?? BOT_ID,
+            first_name: "OpenClaw",
+            is_bot: params.replyFromIsBot ?? true,
+          },
+          ...params.replyToMessageExtra,
+        },
+      },
+      resolveGroupActivation: () => true,
+      resolveGroupRequireMention: () => true,
+      resolveTelegramGroupConfig: () => ({
+        groupConfig: { requireMention: true },
+        topicConfig: undefined,
+      }),
+    });
+  }
+
+  it("does NOT trigger implicitMention for forum_topic_created service message", async () => {
+    // Bot auto-generated "Topic created" message carries forum_topic_created.
+    const ctx = await buildGroupReplyCtx({
+      replyToMessageText: undefined,
+      replyFromIsBot: true,
+      replyToMessageExtra: {
+        forum_topic_created: { name: "New Topic", icon_color: 0x6fb9f0 },
+      },
+    });
+
+    // With requireMention and no explicit @mention, the message should be
+    // skipped (null) because implicitMention should NOT fire.
+    expect(ctx).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it.each(TELEGRAM_FORUM_SERVICE_FIELDS)(
+    "does NOT trigger implicitMention for %s service message",
+    async (field) => {
+      const ctx = await buildGroupReplyCtx({
+        replyToMessageText: undefined,
+        replyFromIsBot: true,
+        replyToMessageExtra: { [field]: {} },
+      });
+
+      expect(ctx).toBeNull();
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("does NOT trigger implicitMention for forum_topic_closed service message", async () => {
+    const ctx = await buildGroupReplyCtx({
+      replyToMessageText: undefined,
+      replyFromIsBot: true,
+      replyToMessageExtra: { forum_topic_closed: {} },
+    });
+
+    expect(ctx).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("does NOT trigger implicitMention for general_forum_topic_hidden service message", async () => {
+    const ctx = await buildGroupReplyCtx({
+      replyToMessageText: undefined,
+      replyFromIsBot: true,
+      replyToMessageExtra: { general_forum_topic_hidden: {} },
+    });
+
+    expect(ctx).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("DOES trigger implicitMention for real bot replies (non-empty text)", async () => {
+    const ctx = await buildGroupReplyCtx({
+      replyToMessageText: "Here is my answer",
+      replyFromIsBot: true,
+    });
+
+    // Real bot reply → implicitMention fires → message is NOT skipped.
+    expect(ctx).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.WasMentioned).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("DOES trigger implicitMention for bot media messages with caption", async () => {
+    // Media messages from the bot have caption but no text — they should
+    // still count as real bot replies, not service messages.
+    const ctx = await buildGroupReplyCtx({
+      replyToMessageText: undefined,
+      replyToMessageCaption: "Check out this image",
+      replyFromIsBot: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(ctx).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.WasMentioned).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("DOES trigger implicitMention for bot sticker/voice (no text, no caption, no service field)", async () => {
+    // Stickers, voice notes, and captionless photos have neither text nor
+    // caption, but they are NOT service messages — they are legitimate bot
+    // replies that should trigger implicitMention.
+    const ctx = await buildGroupReplyCtx({
+      replyToMessageText: undefined,
+      replyFromIsBot: true,
+      // No forum_topic_* fields → not a service message
+    });
+
+    expect(ctx).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.WasMentioned).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("does NOT trigger implicitMention when reply is from a different user", async () => {
+    const ctx = await buildGroupReplyCtx({
+      replyToMessageText: "some message",
+      replyFromIsBot: false,
+      replyFromId: 999,
+    });
+
+    // Different user's message → not an implicit mention → skipped.
+    expect(ctx).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.named-account-dm.test-support.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.named-account-dm.test-support.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c36b60f2ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.named-account-dm.test-support.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  getRecordedUpdateLastRoute,
+  loadTelegramMessageContextRouteHarness,
+  recordInboundSessionMock,
+} from "./bot-message-context.route-test-support.js";
+
+let buildTelegramMessageContextForTest: typeof import("./bot-message-context.test-harness.js").buildTelegramMessageContextForTest;
+let clearRuntimeConfigSnapshot: typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime").clearRuntimeConfigSnapshot;
+let setRuntimeConfigSnapshot: typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime").setRuntimeConfigSnapshot;
+
+describe("buildTelegramMessageContext named-account DM fallback", () => {
+  const baseCfg = {
+    agents: { defaults: { model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5", workspace: "/tmp/openclaw" } },
+    channels: { telegram: {} },
+    messages: { groupChat: { mentionPatterns: [] } },
+  };
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    clearRuntimeConfigSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    ({ clearRuntimeConfigSnapshot, setRuntimeConfigSnapshot, buildTelegramMessageContextForTest } =
+      await loadTelegramMessageContextRouteHarness());
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    recordInboundSessionMock.mockClear();
+  });
+
+  function getLastUpdateLastRoute(): { sessionKey?: string } | undefined {
+    return getRecordedUpdateLastRoute() as { sessionKey?: string } | undefined;
+  }
+
+  function buildNamedAccountDmMessage(messageId = 1) {
+    return {
+      message_id: messageId,
+      chat: { id: 814912386, type: "private" as const },
+      date: 1700000000 + messageId - 1,
+      text: "hello",
+      from: { id: 814912386, first_name: "Alice" },
+    };
+  }
+
+  async function buildNamedAccountDmContext(accountId = "atlas", messageId = 1) {
+    setRuntimeConfigSnapshot(baseCfg);
+    return await buildTelegramMessageContextForTest({
+      cfg: baseCfg,
+      accountId,
+      message: buildNamedAccountDmMessage(messageId),
+    });
+  }
+
+  it("allows DM through for a named account with no explicit binding", async () => {
+    setRuntimeConfigSnapshot(baseCfg);
+
+    const ctx = await buildTelegramMessageContextForTest({
+      cfg: baseCfg,
+      accountId: "atlas",
+      message: {
+        message_id: 1,
+        chat: { id: 814912386, type: "private" },
+        date: 1700000000,
+        text: "hello",
+        from: { id: 814912386, first_name: "Alice" },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(ctx).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(ctx?.route.matchedBy).toBe("default");
+    expect(ctx?.route.accountId).toBe("atlas");
+  });
+
+  it("uses a per-account session key for named-account DMs", async () => {
+    const ctx = await buildNamedAccountDmContext();
+
+    expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.SessionKey).toBe("agent:main:telegram:atlas:direct:814912386");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps named-account fallback lastRoute on the isolated DM session", async () => {
+    const ctx = await buildNamedAccountDmContext();
+
+    expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.SessionKey).toBe("agent:main:telegram:atlas:direct:814912386");
+    expect(getLastUpdateLastRoute()?.sessionKey).toBe("agent:main:telegram:atlas:direct:814912386");
+  });
+
+  it("isolates sessions between named accounts that share the default agent", async () => {
+    const atlas = await buildNamedAccountDmContext("atlas", 1);
+    const skynet = await buildNamedAccountDmContext("skynet", 2);
+
+    expect(atlas?.ctxPayload?.SessionKey).toBe("agent:main:telegram:atlas:direct:814912386");
+    expect(skynet?.ctxPayload?.SessionKey).toBe("agent:main:telegram:skynet:direct:814912386");
+    expect(atlas?.ctxPayload?.SessionKey).not.toBe(skynet?.ctxPayload?.SessionKey);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps identity-linked peer canonicalization in the named-account fallback path", async () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      ...baseCfg,
+      session: {
+        identityLinks: {
+          "alice-shared": ["telegram:814912386"],
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    setRuntimeConfigSnapshot(cfg);
+
+    const ctx = await buildTelegramMessageContextForTest({
+      cfg,
+      accountId: "atlas",
+      message: {
+        message_id: 1,
+        chat: { id: 999999999, type: "private" },
+        date: 1700000000,
+        text: "hello",
+        from: { id: 814912386, first_name: "Alice" },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.SessionKey).toBe("agent:main:telegram:atlas:direct:alice-shared");
+  });
+
+  it("still drops named-account group messages without an explicit binding", async () => {
+    setRuntimeConfigSnapshot(baseCfg);
+
+    const ctx = await buildTelegramMessageContextForTest({
+      cfg: baseCfg,
+      accountId: "atlas",
+      options: { forceWasMentioned: true },
+      resolveGroupActivation: () => true,
+      message: {
+        message_id: 1,
+        chat: { id: -1001234567890, type: "supergroup", title: "Test Group" },
+        date: 1700000000,
+        text: "@bot hello",
+        from: { id: 814912386, first_name: "Alice" },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(ctx).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("uses the main session key for default-account DMs", async () => {
+    setRuntimeConfigSnapshot(baseCfg);
+
+    const ctx = await buildTelegramMessageContextForTest({
+      cfg: baseCfg,
+      message: {
+        message_id: 1,
+        chat: { id: 42, type: "private" },
+        date: 1700000000,
+        text: "hello",
+        from: { id: 42, first_name: "Alice" },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.SessionKey).toBe("agent:main:main");
+    expect(getLastUpdateLastRoute()?.sessionKey).toBe("agent:main:main");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.sender-prefix.test-support.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.sender-prefix.test-support.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..104eb64d5d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.sender-prefix.test-support.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { buildTelegramMessageContextForTest } from "./bot-message-context.test-harness.js";
+import {
+  isTelegramForumServiceMessage,
+  TELEGRAM_FORUM_SERVICE_FIELDS,
+} from "./forum-service-message.js";
+
+describe("isTelegramForumServiceMessage", () => {
+  it("returns true for any Telegram forum service field", () => {
+    for (const field of TELEGRAM_FORUM_SERVICE_FIELDS) {
+      expect(isTelegramForumServiceMessage({ [field]: {} })).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("returns false for normal messages and non-objects", () => {
+    expect(isTelegramForumServiceMessage({ text: "hello" })).toBe(false);
+    expect(isTelegramForumServiceMessage(null)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isTelegramForumServiceMessage("topic created")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("buildTelegramMessageContext sender prefix", () => {
+  async function buildCtx(params: { messageId: number; options?: Record<string, unknown> }) {
+    return await buildTelegramMessageContextForTest({
+      message: {
+        message_id: params.messageId,
+        chat: { id: -99, type: "supergroup", title: "Dev Chat" },
+        date: 1700000000,
+        text: "hello",
+        from: { id: 42, first_name: "Alice" },
+      },
+      options: params.options,
+    });
+  }
+
+  it("prefixes group bodies with sender label", async () => {
+    const ctx = await buildCtx({ messageId: 1 });
+
+    expect(ctx).not.toBeNull();
+    const body = ctx?.ctxPayload?.Body ?? "";
+    expect(body).toContain("Alice (42): hello");
+  });
+
+  it("sets MessageSid from message_id", async () => {
+    const ctx = await buildCtx({ messageId: 12345 });
+
+    expect(ctx).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.MessageSid).toBe("12345");
+  });
+
+  it("respects messageIdOverride option", async () => {
+    const ctx = await buildCtx({
+      messageId: 12345,
+      options: { messageIdOverride: "67890" },
+    });
+
+    expect(ctx).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(ctx?.ctxPayload?.MessageSid).toBe("67890");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.session-recreate.test-support.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.session-recreate.test-support.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85880dfbab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.session-recreate.test-support.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+import {
+  clearRuntimeConfigSnapshot,
+  setRuntimeConfigSnapshot,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
+import {
+  clearSessionStoreCacheForTest,
+  loadSessionStore,
+  updateSessionStore,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
+import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { createSuiteTempRootTracker } from "../../../src/test-helpers/temp-dir.js";
+import { buildTelegramMessageContextForTest } from "./bot-message-context.test-harness.js";
+
+const TELEGRAM_DIRECT_KEY = "agent:main:telegram:direct:7463849194";
+
+describe("Telegram direct session recreation after delete", () => {
+  const suiteRootTracker = createSuiteTempRootTracker({
+    prefix: "openclaw-telegram-context-recreate-",
+  });
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await suiteRootTracker.setup();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    clearRuntimeConfigSnapshot();
+    clearSessionStoreCacheForTest();
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await suiteRootTracker.cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it("records a deleted direct session again when the next DM is processed", async () => {
+    const tempDir = await suiteRootTracker.make("direct");
+    const storePath = path.join(tempDir, "sessions.json");
+    const cfg = {
+      agents: {
+        defaults: {
+          model: "openai/gpt-5.4",
+          workspace: "/tmp/openclaw",
+        },
+      },
+      channels: { telegram: {} },
+      messages: { groupChat: { mentionPatterns: [] } },
+      session: {
+        dmScope: "per-channel-peer" as const,
+        store: storePath,
+      },
+    };
+    setRuntimeConfigSnapshot(cfg as never);
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      storePath,
+      JSON.stringify(
+        {
+          [TELEGRAM_DIRECT_KEY]: {
+            sessionId: "old-session",
+            updatedAt: 1_700_000_000_000,
+            chatType: "direct",
+            channel: "telegram",
+          },
+        },
+        null,
+        2,
+      ),
+      "utf-8",
+    );
+    await updateSessionStore(storePath, (store) => {
+      delete store[TELEGRAM_DIRECT_KEY];
+    });
+
+    const context = await buildTelegramMessageContextForTest({
+      cfg,
+      message: {
+        message_id: 2,
+        chat: { id: 7463849194, type: "private" },
+        date: 1_700_000_001,
+        text: "hello again",
+        from: { id: 7463849194, first_name: "Alice" },
+      },
+      sessionRuntime: null,
+    });
+
+    const store = loadSessionStore(storePath, { skipCache: true });
+    expect(context?.ctxPayload?.SessionKey).toBe(TELEGRAM_DIRECT_KEY);
+    expect(store[TELEGRAM_DIRECT_KEY]).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        lastChannel: "telegram",
+        lastTo: "telegram:7463849194",
+        origin: expect.objectContaining({
+          provider: "telegram",
+          chatType: "direct",
+        }),
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.silent-ingest.test-support.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.silent-ingest.test-support.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f82ceb6d384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.silent-ingest.test-support.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { buildTelegramMessageContextForTest } from "./bot-message-context.test-harness.js";
+
+const internalHookMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  createInternalHookEvent: vi.fn(
+    (type: string, action: string, sessionKey: string, context: Record<string, unknown>) => ({
+      type,
+      action,
+      sessionKey,
+      context,
+      timestamp: new Date(),
+      messages: [],
+    }),
+  ),
+  triggerInternalHook: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/hook-runtime", () => {
+  return {
+    createInternalHookEvent: internalHookMocks.createInternalHookEvent,
+    fireAndForgetHook: (task: Promise<unknown>) => void task,
+    toInternalMessageReceivedContext: (context: Record<string, unknown>) => ({
+      ...context,
+      metadata: { to: context.to },
+    }),
+    triggerInternalHook: internalHookMocks.triggerInternalHook,
+  };
+});
+
+function makeGroupMessage(text: string) {
+  return {
+    message_id: 42,
+    chat: { id: -1001234567890, type: "supergroup" as const, title: "Test Group" },
+    date: 1_700_000_000,
+    text,
+    from: { id: 99, first_name: "Alice", username: "alice" },
+  };
+}
+
+describe("telegram mention-skip silent ingest", () => {
+  it("emits internal message:received when ingest is enabled", async () => {
+    internalHookMocks.createInternalHookEvent.mockClear();
+    internalHookMocks.triggerInternalHook.mockClear();
+
+    const result = await buildTelegramMessageContextForTest({
+      message: makeGroupMessage("hello without mention"),
+      cfg: {
+        agents: {
+          defaults: {
+            model: "anthropic/sonnet-4.6",
+            workspace: "/tmp/openclaw",
+          },
+        },
+        channels: {
+          telegram: {
+            groups: {
+              "*": {
+                requireMention: true,
+                ingest: true,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        messages: {
+          groupChat: {
+            mentionPatterns: ["@bot"],
+          },
+        },
+      } as never,
+      resolveGroupRequireMention: () => true,
+      resolveTelegramGroupConfig: () => ({
+        groupConfig: {
+          requireMention: true,
+          ingest: true,
+        },
+        topicConfig: undefined,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toBeNull();
+    expect(internalHookMocks.createInternalHookEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "message",
+      "received",
+      expect.stringContaining("telegram"),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        channelId: "telegram",
+        content: "hello without mention",
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(internalHookMocks.triggerInternalHook).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("uses wildcard ingest when a specific group override omits ingest", async () => {
+    internalHookMocks.createInternalHookEvent.mockClear();
+    internalHookMocks.triggerInternalHook.mockClear();
+
+    const result = await buildTelegramMessageContextForTest({
+      message: makeGroupMessage("hello without mention"),
+      cfg: {
+        agents: {
+          defaults: {
+            model: "anthropic/sonnet-4.6",
+            workspace: "/tmp/openclaw",
+          },
+        },
+        channels: {
+          telegram: {
+            groups: {
+              "*": {
+                requireMention: true,
+                ingest: true,
+              },
+              "-1001234567890": {
+                requireMention: true,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        messages: {
+          groupChat: {
+            mentionPatterns: ["@bot"],
+          },
+        },
+      } as never,
+      resolveGroupRequireMention: () => true,
+      resolveTelegramGroupConfig: () => ({
+        groupConfig: {
+          requireMention: true,
+        },
+        topicConfig: undefined,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toBeNull();
+    expect(internalHookMocks.createInternalHookEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "message",
+      "received",
+      expect.stringContaining("telegram"),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        channelId: "telegram",
+        content: "hello without mention",
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(internalHookMocks.triggerInternalHook).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tsconfig.extensions.json b/tsconfig.extensions.json
index 5b596c0c185..7373b980906 100644
--- a/tsconfig.extensions.json
+++ b/tsconfig.extensions.json
@@ -4,5 +4,16 @@
     "tsBuildInfoFile": ".artifacts/tsgo-cache/extensions.tsbuildinfo"
   },
   "include": ["src/**/*.d.ts", "ui/src/**/*.d.ts", "extensions/**/*"],
-  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist", "**/dist/**", "**/*.test.ts", "**/*.test.tsx", "test/**"]
+  "exclude": [
+    "node_modules",
+    "dist",
+    "**/dist/**",
+    "**/*.test.ts",
+    "**/*.test.tsx",
+    "**/*test-helpers.ts",
+    "**/*test-harness.ts",
+    "**/*test-support.ts",
+    "extensions/**/src/test-support/**",
+    "test/**"
+  ]
 }