diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
index 5e85db11134..8623aa94761 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import {
   normalizeAccountId,
   normalizeTelegramMessagingTarget,
   PAIRING_APPROVED_MESSAGE,
+  parseTelegramReplyToMessageId,
+  parseTelegramThreadId,
   resolveDefaultTelegramAccountId,
   resolveTelegramAccount,
   resolveTelegramGroupRequireMention,
@@ -45,28 +47,6 @@ const telegramMessageActions: ChannelMessageActionAdapter = {
   },
 };
 
-function parseReplyToMessageId(replyToId?: string | null) {
-  if (!replyToId) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-  const parsed = Number.parseInt(replyToId, 10);
-  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : undefined;
-}
-
-function parseThreadId(threadId?: string | number | null) {
-  if (threadId == null) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-  if (typeof threadId === "number") {
-    return Number.isFinite(threadId) ? Math.trunc(threadId) : undefined;
-  }
-  const trimmed = threadId.trim();
-  if (!trimmed) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-  const parsed = Number.parseInt(trimmed, 10);
-  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : undefined;
-}
 export const telegramPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedTelegramAccount, TelegramProbe> = {
   id: "telegram",
   meta: {
@@ -277,8 +257,8 @@ export const telegramPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedTelegramAccount, TelegramProb
     pollMaxOptions: 10,
     sendText: async ({ to, text, accountId, deps, replyToId, threadId, silent }) => {
       const send = deps?.sendTelegram ?? getTelegramRuntime().channel.telegram.sendMessageTelegram;
-      const replyToMessageId = parseReplyToMessageId(replyToId);
-      const messageThreadId = parseThreadId(threadId);
+      const replyToMessageId = parseTelegramReplyToMessageId(replyToId);
+      const messageThreadId = parseTelegramThreadId(threadId);
       const result = await send(to, text, {
         verbose: false,
         messageThreadId,
@@ -290,8 +270,8 @@ export const telegramPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedTelegramAccount, TelegramProb
     },
     sendMedia: async ({ to, text, mediaUrl, accountId, deps, replyToId, threadId, silent }) => {
       const send = deps?.sendTelegram ?? getTelegramRuntime().channel.telegram.sendMessageTelegram;
-      const replyToMessageId = parseReplyToMessageId(replyToId);
-      const messageThreadId = parseThreadId(threadId);
+      const replyToMessageId = parseTelegramReplyToMessageId(replyToId);
+      const messageThreadId = parseTelegramThreadId(threadId);
       const result = await send(to, text, {
         verbose: false,
         mediaUrl,
@@ -305,7 +285,7 @@ export const telegramPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedTelegramAccount, TelegramProb
     sendPoll: async ({ to, poll, accountId, threadId, silent, isAnonymous }) =>
       await getTelegramRuntime().channel.telegram.sendPollTelegram(to, poll, {
         accountId: accountId ?? undefined,
-        messageThreadId: parseThreadId(threadId),
+        messageThreadId: parseTelegramThreadId(threadId),
         silent: silent ?? undefined,
         isAnonymous: isAnonymous ?? undefined,
       }),
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/outbound/telegram.ts b/src/channels/plugins/outbound/telegram.ts
index 25e3301b45c..52548f3c5c8 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/outbound/telegram.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/outbound/telegram.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,11 @@
 import type { ChannelOutboundAdapter } from "../types.js";
 import { markdownToTelegramHtmlChunks } from "../../../telegram/format.js";
+import {
+  parseTelegramReplyToMessageId,
+  parseTelegramThreadId,
+} from "../../../telegram/outbound-params.js";
 import { sendMessageTelegram } from "../../../telegram/send.js";
 
-function parseReplyToMessageId(replyToId?: string | null) {
-  if (!replyToId) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-  const parsed = Number.parseInt(replyToId, 10);
-  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : undefined;
-}
-
-function parseThreadId(threadId?: string | number | null) {
-  if (threadId == null) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-  if (typeof threadId === "number") {
-    return Number.isFinite(threadId) ? Math.trunc(threadId) : undefined;
-  }
-  const trimmed = threadId.trim();
-  if (!trimmed) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-  const parsed = Number.parseInt(trimmed, 10);
-  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : undefined;
-}
-
 export const telegramOutbound: ChannelOutboundAdapter = {
   deliveryMode: "direct",
   chunker: markdownToTelegramHtmlChunks,
@@ -32,8 +13,8 @@ export const telegramOutbound: ChannelOutboundAdapter = {
   textChunkLimit: 4000,
   sendText: async ({ to, text, accountId, deps, replyToId, threadId }) => {
     const send = deps?.sendTelegram ?? sendMessageTelegram;
-    const replyToMessageId = parseReplyToMessageId(replyToId);
-    const messageThreadId = parseThreadId(threadId);
+    const replyToMessageId = parseTelegramReplyToMessageId(replyToId);
+    const messageThreadId = parseTelegramThreadId(threadId);
     const result = await send(to, text, {
       verbose: false,
       textMode: "html",
@@ -45,8 +26,8 @@ export const telegramOutbound: ChannelOutboundAdapter = {
   },
   sendMedia: async ({ to, text, mediaUrl, accountId, deps, replyToId, threadId }) => {
     const send = deps?.sendTelegram ?? sendMessageTelegram;
-    const replyToMessageId = parseReplyToMessageId(replyToId);
-    const messageThreadId = parseThreadId(threadId);
+    const replyToMessageId = parseTelegramReplyToMessageId(replyToId);
+    const messageThreadId = parseTelegramThreadId(threadId);
     const result = await send(to, text, {
       verbose: false,
       mediaUrl,
@@ -59,8 +40,8 @@ export const telegramOutbound: ChannelOutboundAdapter = {
   },
   sendPayload: async ({ to, payload, accountId, deps, replyToId, threadId }) => {
     const send = deps?.sendTelegram ?? sendMessageTelegram;
-    const replyToMessageId = parseReplyToMessageId(replyToId);
-    const messageThreadId = parseThreadId(threadId);
+    const replyToMessageId = parseTelegramReplyToMessageId(replyToId);
+    const messageThreadId = parseTelegramThreadId(threadId);
     const telegramData = payload.channelData?.telegram as
       | { buttons?: Array<Array<{ text: string; callback_data: string }>>; quoteText?: string }
       | undefined;
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts
index 7b23c66799b..e50ab9dbf36 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ export {
   normalizeTelegramMessagingTarget,
 } from "../channels/plugins/normalize/telegram.js";
 export { collectTelegramStatusIssues } from "../channels/plugins/status-issues/telegram.js";
+export {
+  parseTelegramReplyToMessageId,
+  parseTelegramThreadId,
+} from "../telegram/outbound-params.js";
 export { type TelegramProbe } from "../telegram/probe.js";
 
 // Channel: Signal
diff --git a/src/telegram/outbound-params.ts b/src/telegram/outbound-params.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ad18e647b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/telegram/outbound-params.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+export function parseTelegramReplyToMessageId(replyToId?: string | null): number | undefined {
+  if (!replyToId) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const parsed = Number.parseInt(replyToId, 10);
+  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : undefined;
+}
+
+export function parseTelegramThreadId(threadId?: string | number | null): number | undefined {
+  if (threadId == null) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  if (typeof threadId === "number") {
+    return Number.isFinite(threadId) ? Math.trunc(threadId) : undefined;
+  }
+  const trimmed = threadId.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const parsed = Number.parseInt(trimmed, 10);
+  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : undefined;
+}