From e7d069edcf0df4da827565f040222d3391c7c2c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:43:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] test(qa): relax telegram mention reply assertion

(cherry picked from commit 710925131843417b9ed2074c867fcbbd450f73a2)
---
 .../telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts    | 21 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts         | 20 ++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts
index 6ab4c7ce061..7b83a00526c 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.test.ts
@@ -376,6 +376,27 @@ describe("telegram live qa runtime", () => {
         matchText: "TELEGRAM_QA_NOMENTION_TOKEN",
       }),
     ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      __testing.matchesTelegramScenarioReply({
+        allowAnySutReply: true,
+        groupId: "-100123",
+        sentMessageId: 55,
+        sutBotId: 88,
+        message: {
+          updateId: 3,
+          messageId: 12,
+          chatId: -100123,
+          senderId: 88,
+          senderIsBot: true,
+          senderUsername: "sut_bot",
+          text: "Protocol note: acknowledged.",
+          replyToMessageId: undefined,
+          timestamp: 1_700_000_003_000,
+          inlineButtons: [],
+          mediaKinds: [],
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it("validates expected Telegram reply markers", () => {
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
index ccd4ce75abd..6d287ace2f8 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type TelegramQaScenarioId =
   | "telegram-mention-gating";
 
 type TelegramQaScenarioRun = {
+  allowAnySutReply?: boolean;
   expectReply: boolean;
   input: string;
   expectedTextIncludes?: string[];
@@ -268,15 +269,11 @@ const TELEGRAM_QA_SCENARIOS: TelegramQaScenarioDefinition[] = [
     id: "telegram-mentioned-message-reply",
     title: "Telegram mentioned message gets a reply",
     timeoutMs: 45_000,
-    buildRun: (sutUsername) => {
-      const token = `TELEGRAM_QA_REPLY_${randomUUID().slice(0, 8).toUpperCase()}`;
-      return {
-        expectReply: true,
-        input: `@${sutUsername} reply with only this exact marker: ${token}`,
-        expectedTextIncludes: [token],
-        matchText: token,
-      };
-    },
+    buildRun: (sutUsername) => ({
+      allowAnySutReply: true,
+      expectReply: true,
+      input: `@${sutUsername} Telegram QA mention routing check. Reply with a short acknowledgement.`,
+    }),
   },
   {
     id: "telegram-mention-gating",
@@ -758,6 +755,7 @@ function findScenario(ids?: string[]) {
 
 function matchesTelegramScenarioReply(params: {
   groupId: string;
+  allowAnySutReply?: boolean;
   matchText?: string;
   message: TelegramObservedMessage;
   sentMessageId: number;
@@ -772,6 +770,9 @@ function matchesTelegramScenarioReply(params: {
   if (params.message.replyToMessageId === params.sentMessageId) {
     return true;
   }
+  if (params.allowAnySutReply === true) {
+    return true;
+  }
   return Boolean(params.matchText && params.message.text.includes(params.matchText));
 }
 
@@ -1223,6 +1224,7 @@ export async function runTelegramQaLive(params: {
               observationScenarioTitle: scenario.title,
               predicate: (message) =>
                 matchesTelegramScenarioReply({
+                  allowAnySutReply: scenarioRun.allowAnySutReply,
                   groupId: runtimeEnv.groupId,
                   matchText: scenarioRun.matchText,
                   message,