diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a508fdfbd6..4bd305e417c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 ### Fixes
 
 - Discord/gateway: measure heartbeat ACK timeouts from the actual heartbeat send, preventing late initial heartbeats from triggering false reconnect loops while the channel is still awaiting readiness. Fixes #77668. (#78087) Thanks @bryce-d-greybeard and @NikolaFC.
+- Discord/guilds: route plain text control commands such as `/steer` through the normal authorization and mention gate instead of silently dropping them before an agent session can see them. Fixes #78080. Thanks @ramitrkar-hash.
 - Control UI/Sessions: make the compaction count a compact `N Checkpoint(s)` disclosure and show expanded session-level details with modern checkpoint history cards across responsive table layouts. Thanks @BunsDev.
 - Control UI/performance: keep chat and channel tabs responsive while history payloads and channel probes are slow, label partial channel status, and record slow chat/config render timings in the event log. Thanks @BunsDev.
 - Control UI/sessions: fire the documented `/new` command and lifecycle hooks only for explicit Control UI session creation, restoring session-memory and custom hook capture without changing SDK parent-session creates. Fixes #76957. Thanks @BunsDev.
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test-helpers.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test-helpers.ts
index b1d3c433e96..ac010821813 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test-helpers.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test-helpers.ts
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ export function createDiscordMessage(params: {
   mentionedEveryone?: boolean;
   attachments?: Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
   webhookId?: string;
+  type?: import("../internal/discord.js").MessageType;
 }): import("../internal/discord.js").Message {
   return {
     id: params.id,
+    type: params.type,
     content: params.content,
     timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
     channelId: params.channelId,
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test.ts
index 2b805d61ae5..38254f59827 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { ChannelType } from "../internal/discord.js";
+import { ChannelType, MessageType } from "../internal/discord.js";
 import { createPartialDiscordChannelWithThrowingGetters } from "../test-support/partial-channel.js";
 
 const transcribeFirstAudioMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
@@ -966,6 +966,95 @@ describe("preflightDiscordMessage", () => {
     expect(result).not.toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("routes ordinary guild text control commands through authorization instead of dropping them", async () => {
+    const channelId = "channel-text-control-command";
+    const guildId = "guild-text-control-command";
+    const message = createDiscordMessage({
+      id: "m-text-control-command",
+      channelId,
+      content: "/steer keep digging",
+      author: {
+        id: "user-1",
+        bot: false,
+        username: "Alice",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const result = await preflightDiscordMessage({
+      ...createPreflightArgs({
+        cfg: DEFAULT_PREFLIGHT_CFG,
+        discordConfig: {} as DiscordConfig,
+        data: createGuildEvent({
+          channelId,
+          guildId,
+          author: message.author,
+          message,
+        }),
+        client: createGuildTextClient(channelId),
+      }),
+      allowFrom: ["discord:user-1"],
+      guildEntries: {
+        [guildId]: {
+          channels: {
+            [channelId]: {
+              enabled: true,
+              requireMention: true,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(result?.baseText).toBe("/steer keep digging");
+    expect(result?.commandAuthorized).toBe(true);
+    expect(result?.shouldRequireMention).toBe(true);
+    expect(result?.shouldBypassMention).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("still drops Discord native command echo messages", async () => {
+    const channelId = "channel-native-command-echo";
+    const guildId = "guild-native-command-echo";
+    const message = createDiscordMessage({
+      id: "m-native-command-echo",
+      channelId,
+      content: "/steer keep digging",
+      type: MessageType.ChatInputCommand,
+      author: {
+        id: "user-1",
+        bot: false,
+        username: "Alice",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const result = await preflightDiscordMessage({
+      ...createPreflightArgs({
+        cfg: DEFAULT_PREFLIGHT_CFG,
+        discordConfig: {} as DiscordConfig,
+        data: createGuildEvent({
+          channelId,
+          guildId,
+          author: message.author,
+          message,
+        }),
+        client: createGuildTextClient(channelId),
+      }),
+      allowFrom: ["discord:user-1"],
+      guildEntries: {
+        [guildId]: {
+          channels: {
+            [channelId]: {
+              enabled: true,
+              requireMention: true,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("does not mask mention gating when bot id is missing but mention patterns can detect", async () => {
     const channelId = "channel-missing-bot-id-mention-gate";
     const guildId = "guild-missing-bot-id-mention-gate";
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts
index 1d0d0cad50a..cb21561a807 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts
@@ -230,13 +230,6 @@ export async function preflightDiscordMessage(
     includeForwarded: false,
   });
 
-  // Intercept text-only slash commands (e.g. user typing "/reset" instead of using Discord's slash command picker)
-  // These should not be forwarded to the agent; proper slash command interactions are handled elsewhere
-  if (!isDirectMessage && baseText && hasControlCommand(baseText, params.cfg)) {
-    logVerbose(`discord: drop text-based slash command ${message.id} (intercepted at gateway)`);
-    return null;
-  }
-
   recordChannelActivity({
     channel: "discord",
     accountId: params.accountId,