diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts
index 4fdd0c28313..6ed5e39f700 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,12 @@ function installGatewayRuntime(params?: { probeOk?: boolean; botUsername?: strin
       groups: [],
       elapsedMs: 0,
     }));
-  installTelegramRuntime();
+  installTelegramRuntime({
+    probeTelegram,
+    collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds: collectUnmentionedGroupIds,
+    auditTelegramGroupMembership: auditGroupMembership,
+    monitorTelegramProvider,
+  });
   return {
     monitorTelegramProvider,
     probeTelegram,
@@ -288,12 +293,7 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
   });
 
   it("passes account proxy and network settings into Telegram probes", async () => {
-    const runtimeProbeTelegram = vi.fn(async () => {
-      throw new Error("runtime probe should not be used");
-    });
-    installTelegramRuntime({
-      probeTelegram: runtimeProbeTelegram,
-    });
+    installGatewayRuntime();
     probeTelegramMock.mockResolvedValue({
       ok: true,
       bot: { username: "opsbot" },
@@ -316,20 +316,10 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
         dnsResultOrder: "ipv4first",
       },
     });
-    expect(runtimeProbeTelegram).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("passes account proxy and network settings into Telegram membership audits", async () => {
-    const runtimeCollectUnmentionedGroupIds = vi.fn(() => {
-      throw new Error("runtime audit helper should not be used");
-    });
-    const runtimeAuditGroupMembership = vi.fn(async () => {
-      throw new Error("runtime audit helper should not be used");
-    });
-    installTelegramRuntime({
-      collectUnmentionedGroupIds: runtimeCollectUnmentionedGroupIds,
-      auditGroupMembership: runtimeAuditGroupMembership,
-    });
+    installGatewayRuntime();
     collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIdsMock.mockReturnValue({
       groupIds: ["-100123"],
       unresolvedGroups: 0,
@@ -373,8 +363,6 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
       },
       timeoutMs: 5000,
     });
-    expect(runtimeCollectUnmentionedGroupIds).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(runtimeAuditGroupMembership).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("forwards mediaLocalRoots to sendMessageTelegram for outbound media sends", async () => {
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
index 8791b570f7c..fa7c6039f47 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import {
 } from "./accounts.js";
 import { resolveTelegramAutoThreadId } from "./action-threading.js";
 import { buildTelegramExecApprovalButtons } from "./approval-buttons.js";
-import { auditTelegramGroupMembership, collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds } from "./audit.js";
+import * as auditModule from "./audit.js";
 import { buildTelegramGroupPeerId } from "./bot/helpers.js";
 import {
   listTelegramDirectoryGroupsFromConfig,
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@ import {
   resolveTelegramGroupRequireMention,
   resolveTelegramGroupToolPolicy,
 } from "./group-policy.js";
-import { monitorTelegramProvider } from "./monitor.js";
+import * as monitorModule from "./monitor.js";
 import { looksLikeTelegramTargetId, normalizeTelegramMessagingTarget } from "./normalize.js";
 import { sendTelegramPayloadMessages } from "./outbound-adapter.js";
 import { parseTelegramReplyToMessageId, parseTelegramThreadId } from "./outbound-params.js";
-import { probeTelegram, type TelegramProbe } from "./probe.js";
+import * as probeModule from "./probe.js";
+import type { TelegramProbe } from "./probe.js";
 import { getTelegramRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
 import { sendTypingTelegram } from "./send.js";
 import { telegramSetupAdapter } from "./setup-core.js";
@@ -83,6 +84,42 @@ type TelegramSendFn = ReturnType<
 
 type TelegramSendOptions = NonNullable<Parameters<TelegramSendFn>[2]>;
 
+type TelegramStatusRuntimeHelpers = {
+  probeTelegram?: typeof probeModule.probeTelegram;
+  collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds?: typeof auditModule.collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds;
+  auditTelegramGroupMembership?: typeof auditModule.auditTelegramGroupMembership;
+  monitorTelegramProvider?: typeof monitorModule.monitorTelegramProvider;
+};
+
+function getTelegramStatusRuntimeHelpers(): TelegramStatusRuntimeHelpers {
+  return (getTelegramRuntime().channel?.telegram ?? {}) as TelegramStatusRuntimeHelpers;
+}
+
+function resolveTelegramProbe() {
+  return getTelegramStatusRuntimeHelpers().probeTelegram ?? probeModule.probeTelegram;
+}
+
+function resolveTelegramAuditCollector() {
+  return (
+    getTelegramStatusRuntimeHelpers().collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds ??
+    auditModule.collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds
+  );
+}
+
+function resolveTelegramAuditMembership() {
+  return (
+    getTelegramStatusRuntimeHelpers().auditTelegramGroupMembership ??
+    auditModule.auditTelegramGroupMembership
+  );
+}
+
+function resolveTelegramMonitor() {
+  return (
+    getTelegramStatusRuntimeHelpers().monitorTelegramProvider ??
+    monitorModule.monitorTelegramProvider
+  );
+}
+
 function buildTelegramSendOptions(params: {
   cfg: OpenClawConfig;
   mediaUrl?: string | null;
@@ -443,7 +480,7 @@ export const telegramPlugin = createChatChannelPlugin({
       collectStatusIssues: collectTelegramStatusIssues,
       buildChannelSummary: ({ snapshot }) => buildTokenChannelStatusSummary(snapshot),
       probeAccount: async ({ account, timeoutMs }) =>
-        probeTelegram(account.token, timeoutMs, {
+        resolveTelegramProbe()(account.token, timeoutMs, {
           accountId: account.accountId,
           proxyUrl: account.config.proxy,
           network: account.config.network,
@@ -478,7 +515,7 @@ export const telegramPlugin = createChatChannelPlugin({
           cfg.channels?.telegram?.accounts?.[account.accountId]?.groups ??
           cfg.channels?.telegram?.groups;
         const { groupIds, unresolvedGroups, hasWildcardUnmentionedGroups } =
-          collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds(groups);
+          resolveTelegramAuditCollector()(groups);
         if (!groupIds.length && unresolvedGroups === 0 && !hasWildcardUnmentionedGroups) {
           return undefined;
         }
@@ -493,7 +530,7 @@ export const telegramPlugin = createChatChannelPlugin({
             elapsedMs: 0,
           };
         }
-        const audit = await auditTelegramGroupMembership({
+        const audit = await resolveTelegramAuditMembership()({
           token: account.token,
           botId,
           groupIds,
@@ -559,7 +596,7 @@ export const telegramPlugin = createChatChannelPlugin({
         const token = (account.token ?? "").trim();
         let telegramBotLabel = "";
         try {
-          const probe = await probeTelegram(token, 2500, {
+          const probe = await resolveTelegramProbe()(token, 2500, {
             accountId: account.accountId,
             proxyUrl: account.config.proxy,
             network: account.config.network,
@@ -575,7 +612,7 @@ export const telegramPlugin = createChatChannelPlugin({
           }
         }
         ctx.log?.info(`[${account.accountId}] starting provider${telegramBotLabel}`);
-        return monitorTelegramProvider({
+        return resolveTelegramMonitor()({
           token,
           accountId: account.accountId,
           config: ctx.cfg,