diff --git a/extensions/zalo/src/api.test.ts b/extensions/zalo/src/api.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00198f5072e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/zalo/src/api.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { deleteWebhook, getWebhookInfo, sendChatAction, type ZaloFetch } from "./api.js";
+
+describe("Zalo API request methods", () => {
+  it("uses POST for getWebhookInfo", async () => {
+    const fetcher = vi.fn<ZaloFetch>(
+      async () => new Response(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, result: {} })),
+    );
+
+    await getWebhookInfo("test-token", fetcher);
+
+    expect(fetcher).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [, init] = fetcher.mock.calls[0] ?? [];
+    expect(init?.method).toBe("POST");
+    expect(init?.headers).toEqual({ "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+  });
+
+  it("keeps POST for deleteWebhook", async () => {
+    const fetcher = vi.fn<ZaloFetch>(
+      async () => new Response(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, result: {} })),
+    );
+
+    await deleteWebhook("test-token", fetcher);
+
+    expect(fetcher).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [, init] = fetcher.mock.calls[0] ?? [];
+    expect(init?.method).toBe("POST");
+    expect(init?.headers).toEqual({ "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+  });
+
+  it("aborts sendChatAction when the typing timeout elapses", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const fetcher = vi.fn<ZaloFetch>(
+        (_, init) =>
+          new Promise<Response>((_, reject) => {
+            init?.signal?.addEventListener("abort", () => reject(new Error("aborted")), {
+              once: true,
+            });
+          }),
+      );
+
+      const promise = sendChatAction(
+        "test-token",
+        {
+          chat_id: "chat-123",
+          action: "typing",
+        },
+        fetcher,
+        25,
+      );
+      const rejected = expect(promise).rejects.toThrow("aborted");
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(25);
+
+      await rejected;
+      const [, init] = fetcher.mock.calls[0] ?? [];
+      expect(init?.signal?.aborted).toBe(true);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/zalo/src/api.ts b/extensions/zalo/src/api.ts
index ad11d5044d5..9bef1ce680e 100644
--- a/extensions/zalo/src/api.ts
+++ b/extensions/zalo/src/api.ts
@@ -58,11 +58,22 @@ export type ZaloSendPhotoParams = {
   caption?: string;
 };
 
+export type ZaloSendChatActionParams = {
+  chat_id: string;
+  action: "typing" | "upload_photo";
+};
+
 export type ZaloSetWebhookParams = {
   url: string;
   secret_token: string;
 };
 
+export type ZaloWebhookInfo = {
+  url?: string;
+  updated_at?: number;
+  has_custom_certificate?: boolean;
+};
+
 export type ZaloGetUpdatesParams = {
   /** Timeout in seconds (passed as string to API) */
   timeout?: number;
@@ -161,6 +172,21 @@ export async function sendPhoto(
   return callZaloApi<ZaloMessage>("sendPhoto", token, params, { fetch: fetcher });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Send a temporary chat action such as typing.
+ */
+export async function sendChatAction(
+  token: string,
+  params: ZaloSendChatActionParams,
+  fetcher?: ZaloFetch,
+  timeoutMs?: number,
+): Promise<ZaloApiResponse<boolean>> {
+  return callZaloApi<boolean>("sendChatAction", token, params, {
+    timeoutMs,
+    fetch: fetcher,
+  });
+}
+
 /**
  * Get updates using long polling (dev/testing only)
  * Note: Zalo returns a single update per call, not an array like Telegram
@@ -183,8 +209,8 @@ export async function setWebhook(
   token: string,
   params: ZaloSetWebhookParams,
   fetcher?: ZaloFetch,
-): Promise<ZaloApiResponse<boolean>> {
-  return callZaloApi<boolean>("setWebhook", token, params, { fetch: fetcher });
+): Promise<ZaloApiResponse<ZaloWebhookInfo>> {
+  return callZaloApi<ZaloWebhookInfo>("setWebhook", token, params, { fetch: fetcher });
 }
 
 /**
@@ -193,8 +219,12 @@ export async function setWebhook(
 export async function deleteWebhook(
   token: string,
   fetcher?: ZaloFetch,
-): Promise<ZaloApiResponse<boolean>> {
-  return callZaloApi<boolean>("deleteWebhook", token, undefined, { fetch: fetcher });
+  timeoutMs?: number,
+): Promise<ZaloApiResponse<ZaloWebhookInfo>> {
+  return callZaloApi<ZaloWebhookInfo>("deleteWebhook", token, undefined, {
+    timeoutMs,
+    fetch: fetcher,
+  });
 }
 
 /**
@@ -203,6 +233,6 @@ export async function deleteWebhook(
 export async function getWebhookInfo(
   token: string,
   fetcher?: ZaloFetch,
-): Promise<ZaloApiResponse<{ url?: string; has_custom_certificate?: boolean }>> {
-  return callZaloApi("getWebhookInfo", token, undefined, { fetch: fetcher });
+): Promise<ZaloApiResponse<ZaloWebhookInfo>> {
+  return callZaloApi<ZaloWebhookInfo>("getWebhookInfo", token, undefined, { fetch: fetcher });
 }
diff --git a/extensions/zalo/src/channel.startup.test.ts b/extensions/zalo/src/channel.startup.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..65e413f0f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/zalo/src/channel.startup.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import type { ChannelAccountSnapshot } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/zalo";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createStartAccountContext } from "../../test-utils/start-account-context.js";
+import type { ResolvedZaloAccount } from "./accounts.js";
+
+const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  monitorZaloProvider: vi.fn(),
+  probeZalo: vi.fn(async () => ({
+    ok: false as const,
+    error: "probe failed",
+    elapsedMs: 1,
+  })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./monitor.js", async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import("./monitor.js")>("./monitor.js");
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    monitorZaloProvider: hoisted.monitorZaloProvider,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("./probe.js", async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import("./probe.js")>("./probe.js");
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    probeZalo: hoisted.probeZalo,
+  };
+});
+
+import { zaloPlugin } from "./channel.js";
+
+function buildAccount(): ResolvedZaloAccount {
+  return {
+    accountId: "default",
+    enabled: true,
+    token: "test-token",
+    tokenSource: "config",
+    config: {},
+  };
+}
+
+describe("zaloPlugin gateway.startAccount", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps startAccount pending until abort", async () => {
+    hoisted.monitorZaloProvider.mockImplementationOnce(
+      async ({ abortSignal }: { abortSignal: AbortSignal }) =>
+        await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+          if (abortSignal.aborted) {
+            resolve();
+            return;
+          }
+          abortSignal.addEventListener("abort", () => resolve(), { once: true });
+        }),
+    );
+
+    const patches: ChannelAccountSnapshot[] = [];
+    const abort = new AbortController();
+    const task = zaloPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!(
+      createStartAccountContext({
+        account: buildAccount(),
+        abortSignal: abort.signal,
+        statusPatchSink: (next) => patches.push({ ...next }),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    let settled = false;
+    void task.then(() => {
+      settled = true;
+    });
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(hoisted.probeZalo).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(hoisted.monitorZaloProvider).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+
+    expect(settled).toBe(false);
+    expect(patches).toContainEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        accountId: "default",
+      }),
+    );
+
+    abort.abort();
+    await task;
+
+    expect(settled).toBe(true);
+    expect(hoisted.monitorZaloProvider).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        token: "test-token",
+        account: expect.objectContaining({ accountId: "default" }),
+        abortSignal: abort.signal,
+        useWebhook: false,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/zalo/src/channel.ts b/extensions/zalo/src/channel.ts
index 296f81d765c..e4671bb90c1 100644
--- a/extensions/zalo/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/zalo/src/channel.ts
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ export const zaloPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedZaloAccount> = {
     startAccount: async (ctx) => {
       const account = ctx.account;
       const token = account.token.trim();
+      const mode = account.config.webhookUrl ? "webhook" : "polling";
       let zaloBotLabel = "";
       const fetcher = resolveZaloProxyFetch(account.config.proxy);
       try {
@@ -342,14 +343,21 @@ export const zaloPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedZaloAccount> = {
         if (name) {
           zaloBotLabel = ` (${name})`;
         }
+        if (!probe.ok) {
+          ctx.log?.warn?.(
+            `[${account.accountId}] Zalo probe failed before provider start (${String(probe.elapsedMs)}ms): ${probe.error}`,
+          );
+        }
         ctx.setStatus({
           accountId: account.accountId,
           bot: probe.bot,
         });
-      } catch {
-        // ignore probe errors
+      } catch (err) {
+        ctx.log?.warn?.(
+          `[${account.accountId}] Zalo probe threw before provider start: ${err instanceof Error ? (err.stack ?? err.message) : String(err)}`,
+        );
       }
-      ctx.log?.info(`[${account.accountId}] starting provider${zaloBotLabel}`);
+      ctx.log?.info(`[${account.accountId}] starting provider${zaloBotLabel} mode=${mode}`);
       const { monitorZaloProvider } = await import("./monitor.js");
       return monitorZaloProvider({
         token,
diff --git a/extensions/zalo/src/monitor.lifecycle.test.ts b/extensions/zalo/src/monitor.lifecycle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6cce789da56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/zalo/src/monitor.lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/zalo";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createEmptyPluginRegistry } from "../../../src/plugins/registry.js";
+import { setActivePluginRegistry } from "../../../src/plugins/runtime.js";
+import type { ResolvedZaloAccount } from "./accounts.js";
+
+const getWebhookInfoMock = vi.fn(async () => ({ ok: true, result: { url: "" } }));
+const deleteWebhookMock = vi.fn(async () => ({ ok: true, result: { url: "" } }));
+const getUpdatesMock = vi.fn(() => new Promise(() => {}));
+const setWebhookMock = vi.fn(async () => ({ ok: true, result: { url: "" } }));
+
+vi.mock("./api.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("./api.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    deleteWebhook: deleteWebhookMock,
+    getWebhookInfo: getWebhookInfoMock,
+    getUpdates: getUpdatesMock,
+    setWebhook: setWebhookMock,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("./runtime.js", () => ({
+  getZaloRuntime: () => ({
+    logging: {
+      shouldLogVerbose: () => false,
+    },
+  }),
+}));
+
+async function waitForPollingLoopStart(): Promise<void> {
+  await vi.waitFor(() => expect(getUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+}
+
+describe("monitorZaloProvider lifecycle", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    setActivePluginRegistry(createEmptyPluginRegistry());
+  });
+
+  it("stays alive in polling mode until abort", async () => {
+    const { monitorZaloProvider } = await import("./monitor.js");
+    const abort = new AbortController();
+    const runtime = {
+      log: vi.fn<(message: string) => void>(),
+      error: vi.fn<(message: string) => void>(),
+    };
+    const account = {
+      accountId: "default",
+      config: {},
+    } as unknown as ResolvedZaloAccount;
+    const config = {} as OpenClawConfig;
+
+    let settled = false;
+    const run = monitorZaloProvider({
+      token: "test-token",
+      account,
+      config,
+      runtime,
+      abortSignal: abort.signal,
+    }).then(() => {
+      settled = true;
+    });
+
+    await waitForPollingLoopStart();
+
+    expect(getWebhookInfoMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(deleteWebhookMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(getUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(settled).toBe(false);
+
+    abort.abort();
+    await run;
+
+    expect(settled).toBe(true);
+    expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("Zalo provider stopped mode=polling"),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("deletes an existing webhook before polling", async () => {
+    getWebhookInfoMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      result: { url: "https://example.com/hooks/zalo" },
+    });
+
+    const { monitorZaloProvider } = await import("./monitor.js");
+    const abort = new AbortController();
+    const runtime = {
+      log: vi.fn<(message: string) => void>(),
+      error: vi.fn<(message: string) => void>(),
+    };
+    const account = {
+      accountId: "default",
+      config: {},
+    } as unknown as ResolvedZaloAccount;
+    const config = {} as OpenClawConfig;
+
+    const run = monitorZaloProvider({
+      token: "test-token",
+      account,
+      config,
+      runtime,
+      abortSignal: abort.signal,
+    });
+
+    await waitForPollingLoopStart();
+
+    expect(getWebhookInfoMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(deleteWebhookMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("Zalo polling mode ready (webhook disabled)"),
+    );
+
+    abort.abort();
+    await run;
+  });
+
+  it("continues polling when webhook inspection returns 404", async () => {
+    const { ZaloApiError } = await import("./api.js");
+    getWebhookInfoMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new ZaloApiError("Not Found", 404, "Not Found"));
+
+    const { monitorZaloProvider } = await import("./monitor.js");
+    const abort = new AbortController();
+    const runtime = {
+      log: vi.fn<(message: string) => void>(),
+      error: vi.fn<(message: string) => void>(),
+    };
+    const account = {
+      accountId: "default",
+      config: {},
+    } as unknown as ResolvedZaloAccount;
+    const config = {} as OpenClawConfig;
+
+    const run = monitorZaloProvider({
+      token: "test-token",
+      account,
+      config,
+      runtime,
+      abortSignal: abort.signal,
+    });
+
+    await waitForPollingLoopStart();
+
+    expect(getWebhookInfoMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(deleteWebhookMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("webhook inspection unavailable; continuing without webhook cleanup"),
+    );
+    expect(runtime.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    abort.abort();
+    await run;
+  });
+
+  it("waits for webhook deletion before finishing webhook shutdown", async () => {
+    const registry = createEmptyPluginRegistry();
+    setActivePluginRegistry(registry);
+
+    let resolveDeleteWebhook: (() => void) | undefined;
+    deleteWebhookMock.mockImplementationOnce(
+      () =>
+        new Promise((resolve) => {
+          resolveDeleteWebhook = () => resolve({ ok: true, result: { url: "" } });
+        }),
+    );
+
+    const { monitorZaloProvider } = await import("./monitor.js");
+    const abort = new AbortController();
+    const runtime = {
+      log: vi.fn<(message: string) => void>(),
+      error: vi.fn<(message: string) => void>(),
+    };
+    const account = {
+      accountId: "default",
+      config: {},
+    } as unknown as ResolvedZaloAccount;
+    const config = {} as OpenClawConfig;
+
+    let settled = false;
+    const run = monitorZaloProvider({
+      token: "test-token",
+      account,
+      config,
+      runtime,
+      abortSignal: abort.signal,
+      useWebhook: true,
+      webhookUrl: "https://example.com/hooks/zalo",
+      webhookSecret: "supersecret", // pragma: allowlist secret
+    }).then(() => {
+      settled = true;
+    });
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(setWebhookMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(registry.httpRoutes).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    abort.abort();
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(deleteWebhookMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(deleteWebhookMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("test-token", undefined, 5000);
+    expect(settled).toBe(false);
+    expect(registry.httpRoutes).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    resolveDeleteWebhook?.();
+    await run;
+
+    expect(settled).toBe(true);
+    expect(registry.httpRoutes).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("Zalo provider stopped mode=webhook"),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/zalo/src/monitor.ts b/extensions/zalo/src/monitor.ts
index 33692f27bbb..bd1351bd147 100644
--- a/extensions/zalo/src/monitor.ts
+++ b/extensions/zalo/src/monitor.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import type {
   OutboundReplyPayload,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/zalo";
 import {
+  createTypingCallbacks,
   createScopedPairingAccess,
   createReplyPrefixOptions,
   issuePairingChallenge,
+  logTypingFailure,
   resolveDirectDmAuthorizationOutcome,
   resolveSenderCommandAuthorizationWithRuntime,
   resolveOutboundMediaUrls,
@@ -15,13 +17,16 @@ import {
   resolveInboundRouteEnvelopeBuilderWithRuntime,
   sendMediaWithLeadingCaption,
   resolveWebhookPath,
+  waitForAbortSignal,
   warnMissingProviderGroupPolicyFallbackOnce,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/zalo";
 import type { ResolvedZaloAccount } from "./accounts.js";
 import {
   ZaloApiError,
   deleteWebhook,
+  getWebhookInfo,
   getUpdates,
+  sendChatAction,
   sendMessage,
   sendPhoto,
   setWebhook,
@@ -64,15 +69,34 @@ export type ZaloMonitorOptions = {
   statusSink?: (patch: { lastInboundAt?: number; lastOutboundAt?: number }) => void;
 };
 
-export type ZaloMonitorResult = {
-  stop: () => void;
-};
-
 const ZALO_TEXT_LIMIT = 2000;
 const DEFAULT_MEDIA_MAX_MB = 5;
+const WEBHOOK_CLEANUP_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
+const ZALO_TYPING_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
 
 type ZaloCoreRuntime = ReturnType<typeof getZaloRuntime>;
 
+function formatZaloError(error: unknown): string {
+  if (error instanceof Error) {
+    return error.stack ?? `${error.name}: ${error.message}`;
+  }
+  return String(error);
+}
+
+function describeWebhookTarget(rawUrl: string): string {
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(rawUrl);
+    return `${parsed.origin}${parsed.pathname}`;
+  } catch {
+    return rawUrl;
+  }
+}
+
+function normalizeWebhookUrl(url: string | undefined): string | undefined {
+  const trimmed = url?.trim();
+  return trimmed ? trimmed : undefined;
+}
+
 function logVerbose(core: ZaloCoreRuntime, runtime: ZaloRuntimeEnv, message: string): void {
   if (core.logging.shouldLogVerbose()) {
     runtime.log?.(`[zalo] ${message}`);
@@ -151,6 +175,8 @@ function startPollingLoop(params: {
   } = params;
   const pollTimeout = 30;
 
+  runtime.log?.(`[${account.accountId}] Zalo polling loop started timeout=${String(pollTimeout)}s`);
+
   const poll = async () => {
     if (isStopped() || abortSignal.aborted) {
       return;
@@ -176,7 +202,7 @@ function startPollingLoop(params: {
       if (err instanceof ZaloApiError && err.isPollingTimeout) {
         // no updates
       } else if (!isStopped() && !abortSignal.aborted) {
-        runtime.error?.(`[${account.accountId}] Zalo polling error: ${String(err)}`);
+        runtime.error?.(`[${account.accountId}] Zalo polling error: ${formatZaloError(err)}`);
         await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
       }
     }
@@ -522,12 +548,35 @@ async function processMessageWithPipeline(params: {
     channel: "zalo",
     accountId: account.accountId,
   });
+  const typingCallbacks = createTypingCallbacks({
+    start: async () => {
+      await sendChatAction(
+        token,
+        {
+          chat_id: chatId,
+          action: "typing",
+        },
+        fetcher,
+        ZALO_TYPING_TIMEOUT_MS,
+      );
+    },
+    onStartError: (err) => {
+      logTypingFailure({
+        log: (message) => logVerbose(core, runtime, message),
+        channel: "zalo",
+        action: "start",
+        target: chatId,
+        error: err,
+      });
+    },
+  });
 
   await core.channel.reply.dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher({
     ctx: ctxPayload,
     cfg: config,
     dispatcherOptions: {
       ...prefixOptions,
+      typingCallbacks,
       deliver: async (payload) => {
         await deliverZaloReply({
           payload,
@@ -567,7 +616,6 @@ async function deliverZaloReply(params: {
   const { payload, token, chatId, runtime, core, config, accountId, statusSink, fetcher } = params;
   const tableMode = params.tableMode ?? "code";
   const text = core.channel.text.convertMarkdownTables(payload.text ?? "", tableMode);
-
   const sentMedia = await sendMediaWithLeadingCaption({
     mediaUrls: resolveOutboundMediaUrls(payload),
     caption: text,
@@ -597,7 +645,7 @@ async function deliverZaloReply(params: {
   }
 }
 
-export async function monitorZaloProvider(options: ZaloMonitorOptions): Promise<ZaloMonitorResult> {
+export async function monitorZaloProvider(options: ZaloMonitorOptions): Promise<void> {
   const {
     token,
     account,
@@ -615,78 +663,140 @@ export async function monitorZaloProvider(options: ZaloMonitorOptions): Promise<
   const core = getZaloRuntime();
   const effectiveMediaMaxMb = account.config.mediaMaxMb ?? DEFAULT_MEDIA_MAX_MB;
   const fetcher = fetcherOverride ?? resolveZaloProxyFetch(account.config.proxy);
+  const mode = useWebhook ? "webhook" : "polling";
 
   let stopped = false;
   const stopHandlers: Array<() => void> = [];
+  let cleanupWebhook: (() => Promise<void>) | undefined;
 
   const stop = () => {
+    if (stopped) {
+      return;
+    }
     stopped = true;
     for (const handler of stopHandlers) {
       handler();
     }
   };
 
-  if (useWebhook) {
-    if (!webhookUrl || !webhookSecret) {
-      throw new Error("Zalo webhookUrl and webhookSecret are required for webhook mode");
-    }
-    if (!webhookUrl.startsWith("https://")) {
-      throw new Error("Zalo webhook URL must use HTTPS");
-    }
-    if (webhookSecret.length < 8 || webhookSecret.length > 256) {
-      throw new Error("Zalo webhook secret must be 8-256 characters");
+  runtime.log?.(
+    `[${account.accountId}] Zalo provider init mode=${mode} mediaMaxMb=${String(effectiveMediaMaxMb)}`,
+  );
+
+  try {
+    if (useWebhook) {
+      if (!webhookUrl || !webhookSecret) {
+        throw new Error("Zalo webhookUrl and webhookSecret are required for webhook mode");
+      }
+      if (!webhookUrl.startsWith("https://")) {
+        throw new Error("Zalo webhook URL must use HTTPS");
+      }
+      if (webhookSecret.length < 8 || webhookSecret.length > 256) {
+        throw new Error("Zalo webhook secret must be 8-256 characters");
+      }
+
+      const path = resolveWebhookPath({ webhookPath, webhookUrl, defaultPath: null });
+      if (!path) {
+        throw new Error("Zalo webhookPath could not be derived");
+      }
+
+      runtime.log?.(
+        `[${account.accountId}] Zalo configuring webhook path=${path} target=${describeWebhookTarget(webhookUrl)}`,
+      );
+      await setWebhook(token, { url: webhookUrl, secret_token: webhookSecret }, fetcher);
+      let webhookCleanupPromise: Promise<void> | undefined;
+      cleanupWebhook = async () => {
+        if (!webhookCleanupPromise) {
+          webhookCleanupPromise = (async () => {
+            runtime.log?.(`[${account.accountId}] Zalo stopping; deleting webhook`);
+            try {
+              await deleteWebhook(token, fetcher, WEBHOOK_CLEANUP_TIMEOUT_MS);
+              runtime.log?.(`[${account.accountId}] Zalo webhook deleted`);
+            } catch (err) {
+              const detail =
+                err instanceof Error && err.name === "AbortError"
+                  ? `timed out after ${String(WEBHOOK_CLEANUP_TIMEOUT_MS)}ms`
+                  : formatZaloError(err);
+              runtime.error?.(`[${account.accountId}] Zalo webhook delete failed: ${detail}`);
+            }
+          })();
+        }
+        await webhookCleanupPromise;
+      };
+      runtime.log?.(`[${account.accountId}] Zalo webhook registered path=${path}`);
+
+      const unregister = registerZaloWebhookTarget({
+        token,
+        account,
+        config,
+        runtime,
+        core,
+        path,
+        secret: webhookSecret,
+        statusSink: (patch) => statusSink?.(patch),
+        mediaMaxMb: effectiveMediaMaxMb,
+        fetcher,
+      });
+      stopHandlers.push(unregister);
+      await waitForAbortSignal(abortSignal);
+      return;
     }
 
-    const path = resolveWebhookPath({ webhookPath, webhookUrl, defaultPath: null });
-    if (!path) {
-      throw new Error("Zalo webhookPath could not be derived");
+    runtime.log?.(`[${account.accountId}] Zalo polling mode: clearing webhook before startup`);
+    try {
+      try {
+        const currentWebhookUrl = normalizeWebhookUrl(
+          (await getWebhookInfo(token, fetcher)).result?.url,
+        );
+        if (!currentWebhookUrl) {
+          runtime.log?.(`[${account.accountId}] Zalo polling mode ready (no webhook configured)`);
+        } else {
+          runtime.log?.(
+            `[${account.accountId}] Zalo polling mode disabling existing webhook ${describeWebhookTarget(currentWebhookUrl)}`,
+          );
+          await deleteWebhook(token, fetcher);
+          runtime.log?.(`[${account.accountId}] Zalo polling mode ready (webhook disabled)`);
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof ZaloApiError && err.errorCode === 404) {
+          // Some Zalo environments do not expose webhook inspection for polling bots.
+          runtime.log?.(
+            `[${account.accountId}] Zalo polling mode webhook inspection unavailable; continuing without webhook cleanup`,
+          );
+        } else {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      runtime.error?.(
+        `[${account.accountId}] Zalo polling startup could not clear webhook: ${formatZaloError(err)}`,
+      );
     }
 
-    await setWebhook(token, { url: webhookUrl, secret_token: webhookSecret }, fetcher);
-
-    const unregister = registerZaloWebhookTarget({
+    startPollingLoop({
       token,
       account,
       config,
       runtime,
       core,
-      path,
-      secret: webhookSecret,
-      statusSink: (patch) => statusSink?.(patch),
+      abortSignal,
+      isStopped: () => stopped,
       mediaMaxMb: effectiveMediaMaxMb,
+      statusSink,
       fetcher,
     });
-    stopHandlers.push(unregister);
-    abortSignal.addEventListener(
-      "abort",
-      () => {
-        void deleteWebhook(token, fetcher).catch(() => {});
-      },
-      { once: true },
+
+    await waitForAbortSignal(abortSignal);
+  } catch (err) {
+    runtime.error?.(
+      `[${account.accountId}] Zalo provider startup failed mode=${mode}: ${formatZaloError(err)}`,
     );
-    return { stop };
+    throw err;
+  } finally {
+    await cleanupWebhook?.();
+    stop();
+    runtime.log?.(`[${account.accountId}] Zalo provider stopped mode=${mode}`);
   }
-
-  try {
-    await deleteWebhook(token, fetcher);
-  } catch {
-    // ignore
-  }
-
-  startPollingLoop({
-    token,
-    account,
-    config,
-    runtime,
-    core,
-    abortSignal,
-    isStopped: () => stopped,
-    mediaMaxMb: effectiveMediaMaxMb,
-    statusSink,
-    fetcher,
-  });
-
-  return { stop };
 }
 
 export const __testing = {
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/zalo.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/zalo.ts
index 82f484b4877..2196493009e 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/zalo.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/zalo.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ export type {
 } from "../channels/plugins/types.js";
 export type { ChannelPlugin } from "../channels/plugins/types.plugin.js";
 export { createReplyPrefixOptions } from "../channels/reply-prefix.js";
+export { logTypingFailure } from "../channels/logging.js";
+export { createTypingCallbacks } from "../channels/typing.js";
 export type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 export {
   resolveDefaultGroupPolicy,
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ export {
 } from "../config/types.secrets.js";
 export { buildSecretInputSchema } from "./secret-input-schema.js";
 export { MarkdownConfigSchema } from "../config/zod-schema.core.js";
+export { waitForAbortSignal } from "../infra/abort-signal.js";
 export { createDedupeCache } from "../infra/dedupe.js";
 export { emptyPluginConfigSchema } from "../plugins/config-schema.js";
 export type { PluginRuntime } from "../plugins/runtime/types.js";