diff --git a/extensions/elevenlabs/doctor-contract.ts b/extensions/elevenlabs/doctor-contract.ts
index 5fd533c549d..2676ee84a1d 100644
--- a/extensions/elevenlabs/doctor-contract.ts
+++ b/extensions/elevenlabs/doctor-contract.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import type { ChannelDoctorLegacyConfigRule } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-contract";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
-import {
-  ELEVENLABS_TALK_PROVIDER_ID,
-  isRecord,
-  migrateElevenLabsLegacyTalkConfig,
-} from "./config-compat.js";
+import { ELEVENLABS_TALK_PROVIDER_ID, migrateElevenLabsLegacyTalkConfig } from "./config-compat.js";
+
+function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return Boolean(value) && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
 
 export function hasLegacyTalkFields(value: unknown): boolean {
   const talk = isRecord(value) ? value : null;
diff --git a/src/cron/isolated-agent.skips-delivery-without-whatsapp-recipient-besteffortdeliver-true.test.ts b/src/cron/isolated-agent.skips-delivery-without-whatsapp-recipient-besteffortdeliver-true.test.ts
index a9de163005d..ccd86d02dcc 100644
--- a/src/cron/isolated-agent.skips-delivery-without-whatsapp-recipient-besteffortdeliver-true.test.ts
+++ b/src/cron/isolated-agent.skips-delivery-without-whatsapp-recipient-besteffortdeliver-true.test.ts
@@ -243,58 +243,12 @@ async function runSignalDeliveryResult(bestEffort: boolean) {
   return outcome;
 }
 
-async function assertExplicitTelegramTargetDelivery(params: {
-  home: string;
-  storePath: string;
-  deps: CliDeps;
-  payloads: Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
-  expectedTexts: string[];
-}): Promise<void> {
-  mockAgentPayloads(params.payloads);
-  const res = await runExplicitTelegramAnnounceTurn({
-    home: params.home,
-    storePath: params.storePath,
-    deps: params.deps,
-  });
-
-  expectDeliveredOk(res);
-  expect(runSubagentAnnounceFlow).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  if (params.expectedTexts.length === 1) {
-    expectDirectTelegramDelivery(params.deps, {
-      chatId: "123",
-      text: params.expectedTexts[0] ?? "",
-    });
-    return;
-  }
-  expect(params.deps.sendMessageTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(params.expectedTexts.length);
-  for (const [index, text] of params.expectedTexts.entries()) {
-    expect(params.deps.sendMessageTelegram).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      index + 1,
-      "123",
-      text,
-      expect.objectContaining({ cfg: expect.any(Object) }),
-    );
-  }
-}
-
 describe("runCronIsolatedAgentTurn", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.spyOn(modelSelection, "resolveThinkingDefault").mockReturnValue("off");
     setupIsolatedAgentTurnMocks({ fast: true });
   });
 
-  it("delivers explicit targets with direct text", async () => {
-    await withTelegramAnnounceFixture(async ({ home, storePath, deps }) => {
-      await assertExplicitTelegramTargetDelivery({
-        home,
-        storePath,
-        deps,
-        payloads: [{ text: "hello from cron" }],
-        expectedTexts: ["hello from cron"],
-      });
-    });
-  });
-
   it("delivers explicit targets directly with per-channel-peer session scoping", async () => {
     await withTelegramAnnounceFixture(async ({ home, storePath, deps }) => {
       mockAgentPayloads([{ text: "hello from cron" }]);
diff --git a/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-dispatch.double-announce.test.ts b/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-dispatch.double-announce.test.ts
index 4e92ddc1a5d..03f27b7594c 100644
--- a/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-dispatch.double-announce.test.ts
+++ b/src/cron/isolated-agent/delivery-dispatch.double-announce.test.ts
@@ -666,6 +666,30 @@ describe("dispatchCronDelivery — double-announce guard", () => {
     ).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("delivers explicit targets with direct text through the outbound adapter", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(countActiveDescendantRuns).mockReturnValue(0);
+    vi.mocked(isLikelyInterimCronMessage).mockReturnValue(false);
+
+    const params = makeBaseParams({ synthesizedText: "hello from cron" });
+    const state = await dispatchCronDelivery(params);
+
+    expect(state.result).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(state.delivered).toBe(true);
+    expect(state.deliveryAttempted).toBe(true);
+    expect(deliverOutboundPayloads).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(deliverOutboundPayloads).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        channel: "telegram",
+        to: "123456",
+        accountId: undefined,
+        threadId: undefined,
+        bestEffort: false,
+        skipQueue: true,
+        payloads: [{ text: "hello from cron" }],
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it("suppresses NO_REPLY payload with surrounding whitespace", async () => {
     vi.mocked(countActiveDescendantRuns).mockReturnValue(0);
     vi.mocked(isLikelyInterimCronMessage).mockReturnValue(false);