diff --git a/src/channels/conversation-binding-context.ts b/src/channels/conversation-binding-context.ts
index 484fd0fc413..5136157ca43 100644
--- a/src/channels/conversation-binding-context.ts
+++ b/src/channels/conversation-binding-context.ts
@@ -12,14 +12,20 @@ export type ConversationBindingContext = {
   threadId?: string;
 };
 
-export type ResolveConversationBindingContextInput = ResolveCommandConversationResolutionInput & {
+export type ResolveConversationBindingContextInput = Omit<
+  ResolveCommandConversationResolutionInput,
+  "includePlacementHint"
+> & {
   cfg: OpenClawConfig;
 };
 
 export function resolveConversationBindingContext(
   params: ResolveConversationBindingContextInput,
 ): ConversationBindingContext | null {
-  const resolution = resolveCommandConversationResolution(params);
+  const resolution = resolveCommandConversationResolution({
+    ...params,
+    includePlacementHint: false,
+  });
   if (!resolution) {
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/src/channels/conversation-resolution.test.ts b/src/channels/conversation-resolution.test.ts
index 3a1ae48a595..5016f4c51e2 100644
--- a/src/channels/conversation-resolution.test.ts
+++ b/src/channels/conversation-resolution.test.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,39 @@ describe("conversation resolution", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("can skip placement hints for callers that do not consume them", () => {
+    registerChannelPlugin({
+      ...createChannelTestPluginBase({
+        id: "discord",
+        label: "Discord",
+      }),
+      conversationBindings: {
+        supportsCurrentConversationBinding: true,
+        defaultTopLevelPlacement: "child",
+      },
+      bindings: {
+        ...createBindingProviderDefaults(),
+        resolveCommandConversation: () => ({ conversationId: "channel:123" }),
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(
+      resolveCommandConversationResolution({
+        cfg: testConfig,
+        channel: "discord",
+        originatingTo: "discord:channel:123",
+        includePlacementHint: false,
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      canonical: {
+        channel: "discord",
+        accountId: "default",
+        conversationId: "channel:123",
+      },
+      source: "command-provider",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("applies provider-owned self-parent defaults in one core path", () => {
     registerChannelPlugin({
       ...createChannelTestPluginBase({ id: "line", label: "LINE" }),
diff --git a/src/channels/conversation-resolution.ts b/src/channels/conversation-resolution.ts
index 7c711b69ac0..1aa8b6f3944 100644
--- a/src/channels/conversation-resolution.ts
+++ b/src/channels/conversation-resolution.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export type ResolveCommandConversationResolutionInput = {
   fallbackTo?: string | null;
   from?: string | null;
   nativeChannelId?: string | null;
+  includePlacementHint?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type ResolveInboundConversationResolutionInput = {
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ function normalizeResolutionTarget(params: {
   source: ConversationResolutionSource;
   threadId?: string;
   plugin?: ChannelPlugin;
+  includePlacementHint?: boolean;
 }): ConversationResolution | null {
   const conversationId = normalizeOptionalString(params.conversation?.conversationId);
   if (!conversationId) {
@@ -131,6 +133,10 @@ function normalizeResolutionTarget(params: {
   const normalizedParentConversationId = defaultParentToSelf
     ? normalized.conversationId
     : normalized.parentConversationId;
+  const placementHint =
+    params.includePlacementHint === false
+      ? undefined
+      : resolveChannelDefaultBindingPlacement(params.channel);
   return {
     canonical: {
       channel: params.channel,
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ function normalizeResolutionTarget(params: {
         : {}),
     },
     ...(params.threadId ? { threadId: params.threadId } : {}),
-    placementHint: resolveChannelDefaultBindingPlacement(params.channel),
+    ...(placementHint ? { placementHint } : {}),
     source: params.source,
   };
 }
@@ -273,6 +279,7 @@ export function resolveCommandConversationResolution(
     source: "command-provider",
     threadId,
     plugin,
+    includePlacementHint: params.includePlacementHint,
   });
   if (providerResolution) {
     return providerResolution;
@@ -297,6 +304,7 @@ export function resolveCommandConversationResolution(
     source: "focused-binding",
     threadId,
     plugin,
+    includePlacementHint: params.includePlacementHint,
   });
   if (focusedResolution) {
     return focusedResolution;
@@ -337,6 +345,7 @@ export function resolveCommandConversationResolution(
     source: "command-fallback",
     threadId,
     plugin,
+    includePlacementHint: params.includePlacementHint,
   });
 }