diff --git a/src/agents/subagent-announce.format.test.ts b/src/agents/subagent-announce.format.test.ts
index 91f4b0d6752..8952e82cc68 100644
--- a/src/agents/subagent-announce.format.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/subagent-announce.format.test.ts
@@ -825,6 +825,47 @@ describe("subagent announce formatting", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("routes manual completion direct-send for telegram forum topics", async () => {
+    sendSpy.mockClear();
+    agentSpy.mockClear();
+    sessionStore = {
+      "agent:main:subagent:test": {
+        sessionId: "child-session-telegram-topic",
+      },
+      "agent:main:main": {
+        sessionId: "requester-session-telegram-topic",
+        lastChannel: "telegram",
+        lastTo: "123:topic:999",
+        lastThreadId: 999,
+      },
+    };
+    chatHistoryMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      messages: [{ role: "assistant", content: [{ type: "text", text: "done" }] }],
+    });
+
+    const didAnnounce = await runSubagentAnnounceFlow({
+      childSessionKey: "agent:main:subagent:test",
+      childRunId: "run-direct-telegram-topic",
+      requesterSessionKey: "agent:main:main",
+      requesterDisplayKey: "main",
+      requesterOrigin: {
+        channel: "telegram",
+        to: "123",
+        threadId: 42,
+      },
+      ...defaultOutcomeAnnounce,
+      expectsCompletionMessage: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(didAnnounce).toBe(true);
+    expect(sendSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(agentSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const call = sendSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as { params?: Record<string, unknown> };
+    expect(call?.params?.channel).toBe("telegram");
+    expect(call?.params?.to).toBe("123");
+    expect(call?.params?.threadId).toBe("42");
+  });
+
   it("uses hook-provided thread target across requester thread variants", async () => {
     const cases = [
       {
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/send.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/send.test.ts
index 7734de8e911..0e3bfba668c 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/send.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/send.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { resolveOutboundTarget } from "../../infra/outbound/targets.js";
+import { setActivePluginRegistry } from "../../plugins/runtime.js";
+import { createTestRegistry } from "../../test-utils/channel-plugins.js";
 import { sendHandlers } from "./send.js";
 import type { GatewayRequestContext } from "./types.js";
 
@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   resolveOutboundTarget: vi.fn(() => ({ ok: true, to: "resolved" })),
   resolveMessageChannelSelection: vi.fn(),
   sendPoll: vi.fn(async () => ({ messageId: "poll-1" })),
+  getChannelPlugin: vi.fn(),
+  loadOpenClawPlugins: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../../config/config.js", async () => {
@@ -22,10 +26,38 @@ vi.mock("../../config/config.js", async () => {
 });
 
 vi.mock("../../channels/plugins/index.js", () => ({
-  getChannelPlugin: () => ({ outbound: { sendPoll: mocks.sendPoll } }),
+  getChannelPlugin: mocks.getChannelPlugin,
   normalizeChannelId: (value: string) => (value === "webchat" ? null : value),
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../../agents/agent-scope.js", () => ({
+  resolveSessionAgentId: ({
+    sessionKey,
+  }: {
+    sessionKey?: string;
+    config?: unknown;
+    agentId?: string;
+  }) => {
+    if (typeof sessionKey === "string") {
+      const match = sessionKey.match(/^agent:([^:]+)/i);
+      if (match?.[1]) {
+        return match[1];
+      }
+    }
+    return "main";
+  },
+  resolveDefaultAgentId: () => "main",
+  resolveAgentWorkspaceDir: () => "/tmp/openclaw-test-workspace",
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../config/plugin-auto-enable.js", () => ({
+  applyPluginAutoEnable: ({ config }: { config: unknown }) => ({ config, changes: [] }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../plugins/loader.js", () => ({
+  loadOpenClawPlugins: mocks.loadOpenClawPlugins,
+}));
+
 vi.mock("../../infra/outbound/targets.js", () => ({
   resolveOutboundTarget: mocks.resolveOutboundTarget,
 }));
@@ -85,14 +117,19 @@ function mockDeliverySuccess(messageId: string) {
 }
 
 describe("gateway send mirroring", () => {
+  let registrySeq = 0;
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    registrySeq += 1;
+    setActivePluginRegistry(createTestRegistry([]), `send-test-${registrySeq}`);
     mocks.resolveOutboundTarget.mockReturnValue({ ok: true, to: "resolved" });
     mocks.resolveMessageChannelSelection.mockResolvedValue({
       channel: "slack",
       configured: ["slack"],
     });
     mocks.sendPoll.mockResolvedValue({ messageId: "poll-1" });
+    mocks.getChannelPlugin.mockReturnValue({ outbound: { sendPoll: mocks.sendPoll } });
   });
 
   it("accepts media-only sends without message", async () => {
@@ -475,4 +512,39 @@ describe("gateway send mirroring", () => {
       }),
     );
   });
+
+  it("recovers cold plugin resolution for telegram threaded sends", async () => {
+    mocks.resolveOutboundTarget.mockReturnValue({ ok: true, to: "123" });
+    mocks.deliverOutboundPayloads.mockResolvedValue([
+      { messageId: "m-telegram", channel: "telegram" },
+    ]);
+    const telegramPlugin = { outbound: { sendPoll: mocks.sendPoll } };
+    mocks.getChannelPlugin
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(undefined)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(telegramPlugin)
+      .mockReturnValue(telegramPlugin);
+
+    const { respond } = await runSend({
+      to: "123",
+      message: "forum completion",
+      channel: "telegram",
+      threadId: "42",
+      idempotencyKey: "idem-cold-telegram-thread",
+    });
+
+    expect(mocks.loadOpenClawPlugins).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mocks.deliverOutboundPayloads).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        channel: "telegram",
+        to: "123",
+        threadId: "42",
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(respond).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      true,
+      expect.objectContaining({ messageId: "m-telegram" }),
+      undefined,
+      expect.objectContaining({ channel: "telegram" }),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/channel-resolution.ts b/src/infra/outbound/channel-resolution.ts
index 58596da93f3..8d17294d024 100644
--- a/src/infra/outbound/channel-resolution.ts
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/channel-resolution.ts
@@ -47,10 +47,15 @@ function maybeBootstrapChannelPlugin(params: {
   const autoEnabled = applyPluginAutoEnable({ config: cfg }).config;
   const defaultAgentId = resolveDefaultAgentId(autoEnabled);
   const workspaceDir = resolveAgentWorkspaceDir(autoEnabled, defaultAgentId);
-  loadOpenClawPlugins({
-    config: autoEnabled,
-    workspaceDir,
-  });
+  try {
+    loadOpenClawPlugins({
+      config: autoEnabled,
+      workspaceDir,
+    });
+  } catch {
+    // Allow a follow-up resolution attempt if bootstrap failed transiently.
+    bootstrapAttempts.delete(attemptKey);
+  }
 }
 
 export function resolveOutboundChannelPlugin(params: {
diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/targets.channel-resolution.test.ts b/src/infra/outbound/targets.channel-resolution.test.ts
index 615134f654b..01779d0655c 100644
--- a/src/infra/outbound/targets.channel-resolution.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/targets.channel-resolution.test.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ import { createTestRegistry } from "../../test-utils/channel-plugins.js";
 import { resolveOutboundTarget } from "./targets.js";
 
 describe("resolveOutboundTarget channel resolution", () => {
+  let registrySeq = 0;
+
   beforeEach(() => {
-    setActivePluginRegistry(createTestRegistry([]));
+    registrySeq += 1;
+    setActivePluginRegistry(createTestRegistry([]), `targets-test-${registrySeq}`);
     mocks.getChannelPlugin.mockReset();
     mocks.loadOpenClawPlugins.mockReset();
   });
@@ -58,4 +61,43 @@ describe("resolveOutboundTarget channel resolution", () => {
     expect(result).toEqual({ ok: true, to: "123456" });
     expect(mocks.loadOpenClawPlugins).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
+
+  it("retries bootstrap on subsequent resolve when the first bootstrap attempt fails", () => {
+    const telegramPlugin = {
+      id: "telegram",
+      meta: { label: "Telegram" },
+      config: {
+        listAccountIds: () => [],
+        resolveAccount: () => ({}),
+      },
+    };
+    mocks.getChannelPlugin
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(undefined)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(undefined)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(undefined)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(telegramPlugin)
+      .mockReturnValue(telegramPlugin);
+    mocks.loadOpenClawPlugins
+      .mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+        throw new Error("bootstrap failed");
+      })
+      .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+
+    const first = resolveOutboundTarget({
+      channel: "telegram",
+      to: "123456",
+      cfg: { channels: { telegram: { botToken: "test-token" } } },
+      mode: "explicit",
+    });
+    const second = resolveOutboundTarget({
+      channel: "telegram",
+      to: "123456",
+      cfg: { channels: { telegram: { botToken: "test-token" } } },
+      mode: "explicit",
+    });
+
+    expect(first.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(second).toEqual({ ok: true, to: "123456" });
+    expect(mocks.loadOpenClawPlugins).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/telegram/send.test.ts b/src/telegram/send.test.ts
index afd616b5f15..b589fdcf52b 100644
--- a/src/telegram/send.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/send.test.ts
@@ -1280,6 +1280,23 @@ describe("sendStickerTelegram", () => {
     expect(sendSticker).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, chatId, "fileId123", undefined);
     expect(res.messageId).toBe("109");
   });
+
+  it("fails when sticker send returns no message_id", async () => {
+    const chatId = "123";
+    const sendSticker = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      chat: { id: chatId },
+    });
+    const api = { sendSticker } as unknown as {
+      sendSticker: typeof sendSticker;
+    };
+
+    await expect(
+      sendStickerTelegram(chatId, "fileId123", {
+        token: "tok",
+        api,
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/returned no message_id/i);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("shared send behaviors", () => {
@@ -1542,6 +1559,20 @@ describe("sendPollTelegram", () => {
 
     expect(api.sendPoll).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it("fails when poll send returns no message_id", async () => {
+    const api = {
+      sendPoll: vi.fn(async () => ({ chat: { id: 555 }, poll: { id: "p1" } })),
+    };
+
+    await expect(
+      sendPollTelegram(
+        "123",
+        { question: "Q", options: ["A", "B"] },
+        { token: "t", api: api as unknown as Bot["api"] },
+      ),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/returned no message_id/i);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("createForumTopicTelegram", () => {