diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
index 66f1ca6342e..24c3c9041a5 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
@@ -3006,6 +3006,40 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
     expect(deliveredReplies?.[0]?.text?.trim()).not.toBe("NO_REPLY");
   });
 
+  it("does not add silent-reply fallback for message-tool-only turns", async () => {
+    const draftStream = createDraftStream(999);
+    createTelegramDraftStream.mockReturnValue(draftStream);
+    dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher.mockResolvedValue({
+      queuedFinal: false,
+      counts: { tool: 0, block: 0, final: 0 },
+      sourceReplyDeliveryMode: "message_tool_only",
+    });
+
+    await dispatchWithContext({
+      context: createContext({
+        ctxPayload: {
+          SessionKey: "agent:main:telegram:direct:123",
+        } as unknown as TelegramMessageContext["ctxPayload"],
+      }),
+      cfg: {
+        agents: {
+          defaults: {
+            silentReply: {
+              direct: "disallow",
+              group: "allow",
+              internal: "allow",
+            },
+            silentReplyRewrite: {
+              direct: true,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      } as unknown as OpenClawConfig,
+    });
+
+    expect(deliverReplies).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("does not add silent-reply fallback after visible block delivery", async () => {
     const draftStream = createDraftStream(999);
     createTelegramDraftStream.mockReturnValue(draftStream);
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts
index 75543013506..09a78447f54 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
   const silentErrorReplies = telegramCfg.silentErrorReplies === true;
   const isDmTopic = !isGroup && threadSpec.scope === "dm" && threadSpec.id != null;
   let queuedFinal = false;
+  let suppressSilentReplyFallback = false;
   let hadErrorReplyFailureOrSkip = false;
   let isFirstTurnInSession = false;
   let dispatchError: unknown;
@@ -1171,6 +1172,8 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
         return;
       }
       ({ queuedFinal } = turnResult.dispatchResult);
+      suppressSilentReplyFallback =
+        turnResult.dispatchResult.sourceReplyDeliveryMode === "message_tool_only";
     } catch (err) {
       dispatchError = err;
       runtime.error?.(danger(`telegram dispatch failed: ${String(err)}`));
@@ -1300,7 +1303,13 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
     sentFallback = result.delivered;
   }
 
-  if (!queuedFinal && !sentFallback && !dispatchError && !deliverySummary.delivered) {
+  if (
+    !queuedFinal &&
+    !sentFallback &&
+    !dispatchError &&
+    !deliverySummary.delivered &&
+    !suppressSilentReplyFallback
+  ) {
     const policySessionKey =
       ctxPayload.CommandSource === "native"
         ? (ctxPayload.CommandTargetSessionKey ?? ctxPayload.SessionKey)
@@ -1332,7 +1341,7 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
   const hasFinalResponse = hasFinalInboundReplyDispatch(
     { queuedFinal },
     {
-      fallbackDelivered: sentFallback,
+      fallbackDelivered: sentFallback || suppressSilentReplyFallback,
       deliverySummaryDelivered: deliverySummary.delivered,
     },
   );
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/dispatch.ts b/src/auto-reply/dispatch.ts
index 737aa8804ca..0111adc57f6 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/dispatch.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/dispatch.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ function finalizeDispatchResult(
     final: Math.max(0, result.counts.final - cancelledCounts.final),
   };
   return {
+    ...result,
     queuedFinal: result.queuedFinal && counts.final > 0,
     counts,
   };
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts
index 4a9898e05be..fb08dad76de 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts
@@ -4158,6 +4158,8 @@ describe("sendPolicy deny — suppress delivery, not processing (#53328)", () =>
     );
     hookMocks.runner.runReplyDispatch.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     hookMocks.runner.runBeforeDispatch.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    threadInfoMocks.parseSessionThreadInfo.mockReset();
+    threadInfoMocks.parseSessionThreadInfo.mockImplementation(parseGenericThreadSessionInfo);
   });
 
   it("still calls the replyResolver when sendPolicy is deny", async () => {
@@ -4539,6 +4541,7 @@ describe("sendPolicy deny — suppress delivery, not processing (#53328)", () =>
 
     expect(replyResolver).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(result.queuedFinal).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.sourceReplyDeliveryMode).toBe("message_tool_only");
     expect(dispatcher.sendFinalReply).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(dispatcher.sendBlockReply).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(dispatcher.sendToolResult).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts
index b4dfff71f47..fccb38f84b6 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts
@@ -754,6 +754,12 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(
     suppressHookUserDelivery,
     suppressHookReplyLifecycle,
   } = sourceReplyPolicy;
+  const attachSourceReplyDeliveryMode = (
+    result: DispatchFromConfigResult,
+  ): DispatchFromConfigResult =>
+    sourceReplyDeliveryMode === "message_tool_only"
+      ? { ...result, sourceReplyDeliveryMode }
+      : result;
 
   let pluginFallbackReason:
     | "plugin-bound-fallback-missing-plugin"
@@ -797,7 +803,10 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(
           markIdle("plugin_binding_dispatch");
           recordProcessed("completed", { reason: "plugin-bound-handled" });
           commitInboundDedupeIfClaimed();
-          return { queuedFinal: false, counts: dispatcher.getQueuedCounts() };
+          return attachSourceReplyDeliveryMode({
+            queuedFinal: false,
+            counts: dispatcher.getQueuedCounts(),
+          });
         }
         case "missing_plugin":
         case "no_handler": {
@@ -824,7 +833,10 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(
           markIdle("plugin_binding_declined");
           recordProcessed("completed", { reason: "plugin-bound-declined" });
           commitInboundDedupeIfClaimed();
-          return { queuedFinal: false, counts: dispatcher.getQueuedCounts() };
+          return attachSourceReplyDeliveryMode({
+            queuedFinal: false,
+            counts: dispatcher.getQueuedCounts(),
+          });
         }
         case "error": {
           logVerbose(
@@ -837,7 +849,10 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(
           markIdle("plugin_binding_error");
           recordProcessed("completed", { reason: "plugin-bound-error" });
           commitInboundDedupeIfClaimed();
-          return { queuedFinal: false, counts: dispatcher.getQueuedCounts() };
+          return attachSourceReplyDeliveryMode({
+            queuedFinal: false,
+            counts: dispatcher.getQueuedCounts(),
+          });
         }
       }
     }
@@ -910,7 +925,7 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(
       recordProcessed("completed", { reason: "fast_abort" });
       markIdle("message_completed");
       commitInboundDedupeIfClaimed();
-      return { queuedFinal, counts };
+      return attachSourceReplyDeliveryMode({ queuedFinal, counts });
     }
 
     const isSlackNonDirectSurface =
@@ -989,7 +1004,7 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(
         recordProcessed("completed", { reason: "before_dispatch_handled" });
         markIdle("message_completed");
         commitInboundDedupeIfClaimed();
-        return { queuedFinal, counts };
+        return attachSourceReplyDeliveryMode({ queuedFinal, counts });
       }
     }
 
@@ -1023,10 +1038,10 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(
       );
       if (replyDispatchResult?.handled) {
         commitInboundDedupeIfClaimed();
-        return {
+        return attachSourceReplyDeliveryMode({
           queuedFinal: replyDispatchResult.queuedFinal,
           counts: replyDispatchResult.counts,
-        };
+        });
       }
     }
 
@@ -1443,10 +1458,10 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(
           },
         );
         if (tailDispatchResult?.handled) {
-          return {
+          return attachSourceReplyDeliveryMode({
             queuedFinal: tailDispatchResult.queuedFinal,
             counts: tailDispatchResult.counts,
-          };
+          });
         }
       }
     }
@@ -1535,7 +1550,7 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(
       pluginFallbackReason ? { reason: pluginFallbackReason } : undefined,
     );
     markIdle("message_completed");
-    return { queuedFinal, counts };
+    return attachSourceReplyDeliveryMode({ queuedFinal, counts });
   } catch (err) {
     if (inboundDedupeClaim.status === "claimed") {
       if (inboundDedupeReplayUnsafe) {
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.types.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.types.ts
index ecab40b4d68..81de6ef935d 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.types.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/types.openclaw.js";
-import type { GetReplyOptions } from "../get-reply-options.types.js";
+import type { GetReplyOptions, SourceReplyDeliveryMode } from "../get-reply-options.types.js";
 import type { FinalizedMsgContext } from "../templating.js";
 import type { FormatAbortReplyText, TryFastAbortFromMessage } from "./abort.runtime-types.js";
 import type { GetReplyFromConfig } from "./get-reply.types.js";
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type { ReplyDispatchKind, ReplyDispatcher } from "./reply-dispatcher.type
 export type DispatchFromConfigResult = {
   queuedFinal: boolean;
   counts: Record<ReplyDispatchKind, number>;
+  sourceReplyDeliveryMode?: SourceReplyDeliveryMode;
 };
 
 export type DispatchFromConfigParams = {
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-run.media-only.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-run.media-only.test.ts
index f41b176a692..1d636ef65ba 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-run.media-only.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-run.media-only.test.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ let runReplyAgent: typeof import("./agent-runner.runtime.js").runReplyAgent;
 let routeReply: typeof import("./route-reply.runtime.js").routeReply;
 let drainFormattedSystemEvents: typeof import("./session-system-events.js").drainFormattedSystemEvents;
 let resolveTypingMode: typeof import("./typing-mode.js").resolveTypingMode;
+let buildDirectChatContext: typeof import("./groups.js").buildDirectChatContext;
 let buildGroupChatContext: typeof import("./groups.js").buildGroupChatContext;
 let buildInboundUserContextPrefix: typeof import("./inbound-meta.js").buildInboundUserContextPrefix;
 let getActiveReplyRunCount: typeof import("./reply-run-registry.js").getActiveReplyRunCount;
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ describe("runPreparedReply media-only handling", () => {
     ({ routeReply } = await import("./route-reply.runtime.js"));
     ({ drainFormattedSystemEvents } = await import("./session-system-events.js"));
     ({ resolveTypingMode } = await import("./typing-mode.js"));
-    ({ buildGroupChatContext } = await import("./groups.js"));
+    ({ buildDirectChatContext, buildGroupChatContext } = await import("./groups.js"));
     ({ buildInboundUserContextPrefix } = await import("./inbound-meta.js"));
     ({ __testing: replyRunTesting, getActiveReplyRunCount } =
       await import("./reply-run-registry.js"));
@@ -331,6 +332,45 @@ describe("runPreparedReply media-only handling", () => {
     expect(call?.followupRun.run.allowEmptyAssistantReplyAsSilent).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("passes message-tool-only delivery into direct chat prompt context", async () => {
+    await runPreparedReply(
+      baseParams({
+        ctx: {
+          Body: "yo",
+          RawBody: "yo",
+          CommandBody: "yo",
+          ThreadHistoryBody: "Earlier direct message",
+          OriginatingChannel: "telegram",
+          OriginatingTo: "telegram-direct-test-id",
+          ChatType: "direct",
+        },
+        sessionCtx: {
+          Body: "yo",
+          BodyStripped: "yo",
+          ThreadHistoryBody: "Earlier direct message",
+          MediaPath: "/tmp/input.png",
+          Provider: "telegram",
+          ChatType: "direct",
+          OriginatingChannel: "telegram",
+          OriginatingTo: "telegram-direct-test-id",
+        },
+        opts: {
+          sourceReplyDeliveryMode: "message_tool_only",
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(buildDirectChatContext).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        sessionCtx: expect.objectContaining({
+          Provider: "telegram",
+          ChatType: "direct",
+        }),
+        sourceReplyDeliveryMode: "message_tool_only",
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it.each(["direct", "dm"] as const)(
     "propagates empty-assistant silence for %s runs with explicit direct silent replies",
     async (chatType) => {