fix: centralize source reply delivery mode

.agents/skills/blacksmith-testbox/SKILL.md

@@ -293,9 +293,15 @@ checks that need parity or remote state.
 5. If tests fail, fix code and re-run against the same warm box.
 6. If you changed dependency manifests (package.json, etc.), prepend
    the install command: `blacksmith testbox run --id <ID> "npm install && npm test"`
-7. If you need artifacts (coverage reports, build outputs, etc.), download them:
+7. If a narrow PR reports a full sync or the box was reused/expired, sanity
+   check the remote copy before a slow gate:
+   `blacksmith testbox run --id <ID> "pnpm testbox:sanity"`.
+   If it reports missing root files or mass tracked deletions, stop the box and
+   warm a fresh one. Use `OPENCLAW_TESTBOX_ALLOW_MASS_DELETIONS=1` only for an
+   intentional large deletion PR.
+8. If you need artifacts (coverage reports, build outputs, etc.), download them:
    `blacksmith testbox download --id <ID> coverage/ ./coverage/`
-8. Once green, commit and push.
+9. Once green, commit and push.
 
 ## OpenClaw full test suite
 
@@ -314,6 +320,12 @@ When validating before commit/push in maintainer Testbox mode, run
 `pnpm check:changed` inside the warmed box first when appropriate, then the full
 suite with the profile above if broad confidence is needed.
 
+Run `pnpm testbox:sanity` inside the warmed box before the broad command when
+the sync looks suspicious. It checks that root files such as `pnpm-lock.yaml`
+still exist and fails on 200 or more tracked deletions. That catches stale or
+corrupted rsync state before dependency install or Vitest failures hide the real
+problem.
+
 ## Examples
 
     blacksmith testbox warmup ci-check-testbox.yml

.agents/skills/openclaw-testing/SKILL.md

@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ Use targeted file paths whenever possible. Avoid raw `vitest`; use the repo
 - Direct test edits run themselves. Source edits prefer explicit mappings,
   sibling `*.test.ts`, then import-graph dependents. Shared harness/config/root
   edits are skipped by default unless they have precise mapped tests.
+- Shared group-room delivery config and source-reply prompt edits are precise
+  mapped tests: they run the core auto-reply regressions plus Discord and Slack
+  delivery tests so cross-channel default changes fail before a PR push.
 - Public SDK or contract edits do not automatically run every plugin test.
   `check:changed` proves extension type contracts; the agent chooses the
   smallest plugin/contract Vitest proof that matches the actual risk.

docs/ci.md

@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ dispatch always shards full Matrix coverage into `transport`, `media`,
 runs the release-critical QA Lab lanes before release approval; its QA parity
 gate runs the candidate and baseline packs as parallel lane jobs, then downloads
 both artifacts into a small report job for the final parity comparison.
+Do not put the PR landing path behind `Parity gate` unless the change actually
+touches QA runtime, model-pack parity, or a surface the parity workflow owns.
+For normal channel, config, docs, or unit-test fixes, treat it as an optional
+signal and follow the scoped CI/check evidence instead.
 
 The `Duplicate PRs After Merge` workflow is a manual maintainer workflow for
 post-land duplicate cleanup. It defaults to dry-run and only closes explicitly
@@ -330,6 +334,25 @@ The separate `install-smoke` workflow reuses the same scope script through its o
 Current release Docker chunks are `core`, `package-update-openai`, `package-update-anthropic`, `package-update-core`, `plugins-runtime-plugins`, `plugins-runtime-services`, `plugins-runtime-install-a`, `plugins-runtime-install-b`, `plugins-runtime-install-c`, `plugins-runtime-install-d`, `bundled-channels-core`, `bundled-channels-update-a`, `bundled-channels-update-b`, and `bundled-channels-contracts`. The aggregate `bundled-channels` chunk remains available for manual one-shot reruns, and `plugins-runtime-core`, `plugins-runtime`, and `plugins-integrations` remain aggregate plugin/runtime aliases, but the release workflow uses the split chunks so channel smokes, update targets, plugin runtime checks, and bundled plugin install/uninstall sweeps can run in parallel. Targeted `docker_lanes` dispatches also split multiple selected lanes into parallel jobs after one shared package/image preparation step, and bundled-channel update lanes retry once for transient npm network failures.
 
 Local changed-lane logic lives in `scripts/changed-lanes.mjs` and is executed by `scripts/check-changed.mjs`. That local check gate is stricter about architecture boundaries than the broad CI platform scope: core production changes run core prod and core test typecheck plus core lint/guards, core test-only changes run only core test typecheck plus core lint, extension production changes run extension prod and extension test typecheck plus extension lint, and extension test-only changes run extension test typecheck plus extension lint. Public Plugin SDK or plugin-contract changes expand to extension typecheck because extensions depend on those core contracts, but Vitest extension sweeps are explicit test work. Release metadata-only version bumps run targeted version/config/root-dependency checks. Unknown root/config changes fail safe to all check lanes.
+Local changed-test routing lives in `scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs` and
+is intentionally cheaper than `check:changed`: direct test edits run themselves,
+source edits prefer explicit mappings, then sibling tests and import-graph
+dependents. Shared group-room delivery config is one of the explicit mappings:
+changes to the group visible-reply config, source reply delivery mode, or the
+message-tool system prompt route through the core reply tests plus Discord and
+Slack delivery regressions so a shared default change fails before the first PR
+push. Use `OPENCLAW_TEST_CHANGED_BROAD=1 pnpm test:changed` only when the change
+is harness-wide enough that the cheap mapped set is not a trustworthy proxy.
+
+For Testbox validation, run from the repo root and prefer a fresh warmed box for
+broad proof. Before spending a slow gate on a box that was reused, expired, or
+just reported an unexpectedly large sync, run `pnpm testbox:sanity` inside the
+box first. The sanity check fails fast when required root files such as
+`pnpm-lock.yaml` disappeared or when `git status --short` shows at least 200
+tracked deletions. That usually means the remote sync state is not a trustworthy
+copy of the PR. Stop that box and warm a fresh one instead of debugging the
+product test failure. For intentional large deletion PRs, set
+`OPENCLAW_TESTBOX_ALLOW_MASS_DELETIONS=1` for that sanity run.
 
 Manual CI dispatches run `checks-node-compat-node22` as release-candidate compatibility coverage. Normal pull requests and `main` pushes skip that lane and keep the matrix focused on the Node 24 test/channel lanes.
 

docs/plugins/sdk-migration.md

@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ releases.
   | `plugin-sdk/account-helpers` | Narrow account helpers | Account list/account-action helpers |
   | `plugin-sdk/channel-setup` | Setup wizard adapters | `createOptionalChannelSetupSurface`, `createOptionalChannelSetupAdapter`, `createOptionalChannelSetupWizard`, plus `DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID`, `createTopLevelChannelDmPolicy`, `setSetupChannelEnabled`, `splitSetupEntries` |
   | `plugin-sdk/channel-pairing` | DM pairing primitives | `createChannelPairingController` |
-  | `plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline` | Reply prefix + typing wiring | `createChannelReplyPipeline` |
+  | `plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline` | Reply prefix, typing, and source-delivery wiring | `createChannelReplyPipeline`, `resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode` |
   | `plugin-sdk/channel-config-helpers` | Config adapter factories | `createHybridChannelConfigAdapter` |
   | `plugin-sdk/channel-config-schema` | Config schema builders | Shared channel config schema primitives and the generic builder only |
   | `plugin-sdk/bundled-channel-config-schema` | Bundled config schemas | OpenClaw-maintained bundled plugins only; new plugins must define plugin-local schemas |

docs/plugins/sdk-subpaths.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ For the plugin authoring guide, see [Plugin SDK overview](/plugins/sdk-overview)
     | `plugin-sdk/account-resolution` | Account lookup + default-fallback helpers |
     | `plugin-sdk/account-helpers` | Narrow account-list/account-action helpers |
     | `plugin-sdk/channel-pairing` | `createChannelPairingController` |
-    | `plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline` | `createChannelReplyPipeline` |
+    | `plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline` | `createChannelReplyPipeline`, `resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode` |
     | `plugin-sdk/channel-config-helpers` | `createHybridChannelConfigAdapter` |
     | `plugin-sdk/channel-config-schema` | Shared channel config schema primitives and generic builder |
     | `plugin-sdk/bundled-channel-config-schema` | Bundled OpenClaw channel config schemas for maintained bundled plugins only |

extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.test.ts

@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ describe("processDiscordMessage ack reactions", () => {
 
     await processDiscordMessage(ctx as any);
 
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(sendMocks.removeReactionDiscord).toHaveBeenCalled());
     expectRemoveAckCallAt(0, "👀", {
       accountId: "default",
       ackReaction: "👀",
@@ -861,7 +862,7 @@ describe("processDiscordMessage session routing", () => {
         ...createDirectMessageContextOverrides(),
       })) as any,
     );
-    expect(getLastDispatchReplyOptions()?.sourceReplyDeliveryMode).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(getLastDispatchReplyOptions()?.sourceReplyDeliveryMode).toBe("automatic");
   });
 
   it("prefers bound session keys and sets MessageThreadId for bound thread messages", async () => {

extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ import {
   resolveEnvelopeFormatOptions,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-inbound";
 import { deliverFinalizableDraftPreview } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-lifecycle";
-import { createChannelReplyPipeline } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline";
+import {
+  createChannelReplyPipeline,
+  resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline";
 import {
   resolveChannelStreamingBlockEnabled,
   resolveChannelStreamingPreviewToolProgress,
@@ -206,11 +209,11 @@ export async function processDiscordMessage(
   if (boundThreadId && typeof threadBindings.touchThread === "function") {
     threadBindings.touchThread({ threadId: boundThreadId });
   }
-  const sourceReplyDeliveryMode = isGuildMessage
-    ? cfg.messages?.groupChat?.visibleReplies === "automatic"
-      ? ("automatic" as const)
-      : ("message_tool_only" as const)
-    : undefined;
+  const { createReplyDispatcherWithTyping, dispatchInboundMessage } = await loadReplyRuntime();
+  const sourceReplyDeliveryMode = resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode({
+    cfg,
+    ctx: { ChatType: isGuildMessage ? "channel" : undefined },
+  });
   const sourceRepliesAreToolOnly = sourceReplyDeliveryMode === "message_tool_only";
   const ackReaction = resolveAckReaction(cfg, route.agentId, {
     channel: "discord",
@@ -279,8 +282,6 @@ export async function processDiscordMessage(
     reactionAdapter: discordAdapter,
     target: `${messageChannelId}/${message.id}`,
   });
-  const { createReplyDispatcherWithTyping, dispatchInboundMessage } = await loadReplyRuntime();
-
   const fromLabel = isDirectMessage
     ? buildDirectLabel(author)
     : buildGuildLabel({

extensions/slack/src/monitor.tool-result.test.ts

@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ describe("monitorSlackProvider tool results", () => {
         responsePrefix: "PFX",
         ackReaction: "👀",
         ackReactionScope: "group-mentions",
+        groupChat: { visibleReplies: "automatic" },
         removeAckAfterReply: true,
         statusReactions: statusReactionsEnabled
           ? { enabled: true, timing: { debounceMs: 0, doneHoldMs: 0, errorHoldMs: 0 } }
@@ -521,6 +522,38 @@ describe("monitorSlackProvider tool results", () => {
     expect(sendMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it("keeps always-on channel messages private by default", async () => {
+    slackTestState.config = {
+      messages: {
+        ackReaction: "👀",
+        ackReactionScope: "all",
+        statusReactions: {
+          enabled: true,
+          timing: { debounceMs: 0, doneHoldMs: 0, errorHoldMs: 0 },
+        },
+      },
+      channels: {
+        slack: {
+          dm: { enabled: true, policy: "open", allowFrom: ["*"] },
+          groupPolicy: "open",
+          requireMention: false,
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    replyMock.mockResolvedValue({ text: "quiet" });
+
+    await runSlackMessageOnce(monitorSlackProvider, {
+      event: makeSlackMessageEvent({
+        channel_type: "channel",
+      }),
+    });
+    await flush();
+
+    expect(replyMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(sendMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(reactMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("treats control commands as mentions for group bypass", async () => {
     replyMock.mockResolvedValue({ text: "ok" });
     await runChannelMessageEvent("/elevated off");
@@ -584,6 +617,20 @@ describe("monitorSlackProvider tool results", () => {
 
   it("reacts to mention-gated room messages when ackReaction is enabled", async () => {
     replyMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    slackTestState.config = {
+      messages: {
+        responsePrefix: "PFX",
+        ackReaction: "👀",
+        ackReactionScope: "group-mentions",
+        groupChat: { visibleReplies: "automatic" },
+      },
+      channels: {
+        slack: {
+          dm: { enabled: true, policy: "open", allowFrom: ["*"] },
+          groupPolicy: "open",
+        },
+      },
+    };
     const client = getSlackClient();
     if (!client) {
       throw new Error("Slack client not registered");

extensions/slack/src/monitor/message-handler/dispatch.preview-fallback.test.ts

@@ -146,6 +146,22 @@ vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline", () => ({
     },
     onModelSelected: undefined,
   }),
+  resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode: (params: {
+    cfg?: { messages?: { groupChat?: { visibleReplies?: string } } };
+    ctx?: { ChatType?: string };
+    requested?: "automatic" | "message_tool_only";
+  }) => {
+    if (params.requested) {
+      return params.requested;
+    }
+    const chatType = params.ctx?.ChatType;
+    if (chatType === "group" || chatType === "channel") {
+      return params.cfg?.messages?.groupChat?.visibleReplies === "automatic"
+        ? "automatic"
+        : "message_tool_only";
+    }
+    return "automatic";
+  },
 }));
 
 vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-streaming", () => ({

extensions/slack/src/monitor/message-handler/dispatch.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ import {
   type StatusReactionAdapter,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-feedback";
 import { deliverFinalizableDraftPreview } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-lifecycle";
-import { createChannelReplyPipeline } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline";
+import {
+  createChannelReplyPipeline,
+  resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline";
 import {
   resolveChannelStreamingBlockEnabled,
   resolveChannelStreamingNativeTransport,
@@ -282,12 +285,18 @@ export async function dispatchPreparedSlackMessage(prepared: PreparedSlackMessag
     message,
     replyToMode: prepared.replyToMode,
   });
+  const sourceReplyDeliveryMode = resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode({
+    cfg,
+    ctx: prepared.ctxPayload,
+  });
+  const sourceRepliesAreToolOnly = sourceReplyDeliveryMode === "message_tool_only";
 
   const reactionMessageTs = prepared.ackReactionMessageTs;
   const messageTs = message.ts ?? message.event_ts;
   const incomingThreadTs = message.thread_ts;
   let didSetStatus = false;
   const statusReactionsEnabled =
+    !sourceRepliesAreToolOnly &&
     Boolean(prepared.ackReactionPromise) &&
     Boolean(reactionMessageTs) &&
     cfg.messages?.statusReactions?.enabled !== false;
@@ -361,57 +370,59 @@ export async function dispatchPreparedSlackMessage(prepared: PreparedSlackMessag
       isSlackInteractiveRepliesEnabled({ cfg, accountId: route.accountId })
         ? compileSlackInteractiveReplies(payload)
         : payload,
-    typing: {
-      start: async () => {
-        didSetStatus = true;
-        await ctx.setSlackThreadStatus({
-          channelId: message.channel,
-          threadTs: statusThreadTs,
-          status: "is typing...",
-        });
-        if (typingReaction && message.ts) {
-          await reactSlackMessage(message.channel, message.ts, typingReaction, {
-            token: ctx.botToken,
-            client: ctx.app.client,
-          }).catch(() => {});
-        }
-      },
-      stop: async () => {
-        if (!didSetStatus) {
-          return;
-        }
-        didSetStatus = false;
-        await ctx.setSlackThreadStatus({
-          channelId: message.channel,
-          threadTs: statusThreadTs,
-          status: "",
-        });
-        if (typingReaction && message.ts) {
-          await removeSlackReaction(message.channel, message.ts, typingReaction, {
-            token: ctx.botToken,
-            client: ctx.app.client,
-          }).catch(() => {});
-        }
-      },
-      onStartError: (err) => {
-        logTypingFailure({
-          log: (message) => runtime.error?.(danger(message)),
-          channel: "slack",
-          action: "start",
-          target: typingTarget,
-          error: err,
-        });
-      },
-      onStopError: (err) => {
-        logTypingFailure({
-          log: (message) => runtime.error?.(danger(message)),
-          channel: "slack",
-          action: "stop",
-          target: typingTarget,
-          error: err,
-        });
-      },
-    },
+    typing: sourceRepliesAreToolOnly
+      ? undefined
+      : {
+          start: async () => {
+            didSetStatus = true;
+            await ctx.setSlackThreadStatus({
+              channelId: message.channel,
+              threadTs: statusThreadTs,
+              status: "is typing...",
+            });
+            if (typingReaction && message.ts) {
+              await reactSlackMessage(message.channel, message.ts, typingReaction, {
+                token: ctx.botToken,
+                client: ctx.app.client,
+              }).catch(() => {});
+            }
+          },
+          stop: async () => {
+            if (!didSetStatus) {
+              return;
+            }
+            didSetStatus = false;
+            await ctx.setSlackThreadStatus({
+              channelId: message.channel,
+              threadTs: statusThreadTs,
+              status: "",
+            });
+            if (typingReaction && message.ts) {
+              await removeSlackReaction(message.channel, message.ts, typingReaction, {
+                token: ctx.botToken,
+                client: ctx.app.client,
+              }).catch(() => {});
+            }
+          },
+          onStartError: (err) => {
+            logTypingFailure({
+              log: (message) => runtime.error?.(danger(message)),
+              channel: "slack",
+              action: "start",
+              target: typingTarget,
+              error: err,
+            });
+          },
+          onStopError: (err) => {
+            logTypingFailure({
+              log: (message) => runtime.error?.(danger(message)),
+              channel: "slack",
+              action: "stop",
+              target: typingTarget,
+              error: err,
+            });
+          },
+        },
   });
 
   const slackStreaming = resolveSlackStreamingConfig({
@@ -424,15 +435,19 @@ export async function dispatchPreparedSlackMessage(prepared: PreparedSlackMessag
     messageTs,
     isThreadReply,
   });
-  const previewStreamingEnabled = shouldEnableSlackPreviewStreaming({
-    mode: slackStreaming.mode,
-    isDirectMessage: prepared.isDirectMessage,
-    threadTs: streamThreadHint,
-  });
-  const streamingEnabled = isSlackStreamingEnabled({
-    mode: slackStreaming.mode,
-    nativeStreaming: slackStreaming.nativeStreaming,
-  });
+  const previewStreamingEnabled =
+    !sourceRepliesAreToolOnly &&
+    shouldEnableSlackPreviewStreaming({
+      mode: slackStreaming.mode,
+      isDirectMessage: prepared.isDirectMessage,
+      threadTs: streamThreadHint,
+    });
+  const streamingEnabled =
+    !sourceRepliesAreToolOnly &&
+    isSlackStreamingEnabled({
+      mode: slackStreaming.mode,
+      nativeStreaming: slackStreaming.nativeStreaming,
+    });
   const useStreaming = shouldUseStreaming({
     streamingEnabled,
     threadTs: streamThreadHint,
@@ -442,11 +457,13 @@ export async function dispatchPreparedSlackMessage(prepared: PreparedSlackMessag
     useStreaming,
   });
   const blockStreamingEnabled = resolveChannelStreamingBlockEnabled(account.config);
-  const disableBlockStreaming = resolveSlackDisableBlockStreaming({
-    useStreaming,
-    shouldUseDraftStream,
-    blockStreamingEnabled,
-  });
+  const disableBlockStreaming = sourceRepliesAreToolOnly
+    ? true
+    : resolveSlackDisableBlockStreaming({
+        useStreaming,
+        shouldUseDraftStream,
+        blockStreamingEnabled,
+      });
   let streamSession: SlackStreamSession | null = null;
   let streamFailed = false;
   let usedReplyThreadTs: string | undefined;
@@ -967,6 +984,7 @@ export async function dispatchPreparedSlackMessage(prepared: PreparedSlackMessag
       replyOptions: {
         ...replyOptions,
         skillFilter: prepared.channelConfig?.skills,
+        sourceReplyDeliveryMode,
         hasRepliedRef,
         disableBlockStreaming,
         onModelSelected,

extensions/slack/src/monitor/message-handler/prepare.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   resolveEnvelopeFormatOptions,
   resolveInboundMentionDecision,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-inbound";
+import { resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline";
 import { hasControlCommand } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/command-detection";
 import { resolveControlCommandGate } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/command-gating";
 import { shouldHandleTextCommands } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/command-surface";
@@ -524,12 +525,16 @@ export async function prepareSlackMessage(params: {
     return null;
   }
   const { rawBody, effectiveDirectMedia } = resolvedMessageContent;
+  const chatType = resolveSlackChatType(conversation.resolvedChannelType);
 
   const ackReaction = resolveAckReaction(cfg, route.agentId, {
     channel: "slack",
     accountId: account.accountId,
   });
   const ackReactionValue = ackReaction ?? "";
+  const sourceRepliesAreToolOnly =
+    resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode({ cfg, ctx: { ChatType: chatType } }) ===
+    "message_tool_only";
 
   const shouldAckReaction = () =>
     Boolean(
@@ -547,12 +552,13 @@ export async function prepareSlackMessage(params: {
     );
 
   const ackReactionMessageTs = message.ts;
+  const shouldSendAckReaction = !sourceRepliesAreToolOnly && shouldAckReaction();
   const statusReactionsWillHandle =
     Boolean(ackReactionMessageTs) &&
     cfg.messages?.statusReactions?.enabled !== false &&
-    shouldAckReaction();
+    shouldSendAckReaction;
   const ackReactionPromise =
-    !statusReactionsWillHandle && shouldAckReaction() && ackReactionMessageTs && ackReactionValue
+    !statusReactionsWillHandle && shouldSendAckReaction && ackReactionMessageTs && ackReactionValue
       ? reactSlackMessage(message.channel, ackReactionMessageTs, ackReactionValue, {
           token: ctx.botToken,
           client: ctx.app.client,
@@ -571,7 +577,6 @@ export async function prepareSlackMessage(params: {
 
   const roomLabel = channelName ? `#${channelName}` : `#${message.channel}`;
   const senderName = await resolveSenderName();
-  const chatType = resolveSlackChatType(conversation.resolvedChannelType);
   const preview = rawBody.replace(/\s+/g, " ").slice(0, 160);
   const inboundLabel = isDirectMessage
     ? `Slack DM from ${senderName}`

package.json

@@ -1556,6 +1556,7 @@
     "test:voicecall:closedloop": "node scripts/test-voicecall-closedloop.mjs",
     "test:watch": "node scripts/test-projects.mjs --watch",
     "test:windows:ci": "node scripts/test-projects.mjs src/shared/runtime-import.test.ts src/plugins/import-specifier.test.ts src/process/exec.windows.test.ts src/process/windows-command.test.ts src/infra/windows-install-roots.test.ts extensions/lobster/src/lobster-runner.test.ts test/scripts/npm-runner.test.ts test/scripts/pnpm-runner.test.ts test/scripts/ui.test.ts test/scripts/vitest-process-group.test.ts",
+    "testbox:sanity": "node scripts/testbox-sync-sanity.mjs",
     "tool-display:check": "node --import tsx scripts/tool-display.ts --check",
     "tool-display:write": "node --import tsx scripts/tool-display.ts --write",
     "ts-topology": "node --import tsx scripts/ts-topology.ts",

scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs

@@ -250,17 +250,31 @@ const TOOLING_SOURCE_TEST_TARGETS = new Map([
   ["scripts/test-projects.mjs", ["test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts"]],
   ["scripts/test-projects.test-support.d.mts", ["test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts"]],
   ["scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs", ["test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts"]],
+  ["scripts/testbox-sync-sanity.mjs", ["test/scripts/testbox-sync-sanity.test.ts"]],
 ]);
 const TOOLING_TEST_TARGETS = new Map([
   ["test/scripts/barnacle-auto-response.test.ts", ["test/scripts/barnacle-auto-response.test.ts"]],
   ["test/scripts/changed-lanes.test.ts", ["test/scripts/changed-lanes.test.ts"]],
   ["test/scripts/live-docker-stage.test.ts", ["test/scripts/live-docker-stage.test.ts"]],
   ["test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts", ["test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts"]],
+  ["test/scripts/testbox-sync-sanity.test.ts", ["test/scripts/testbox-sync-sanity.test.ts"]],
   [
     "test/scripts/vitest-local-scheduling.test.ts",
     ["test/scripts/vitest-local-scheduling.test.ts"],
   ],
 ]);
+const GROUP_VISIBLE_REPLY_TEST_TARGETS = [
+  "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-acp.test.ts",
+  "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts",
+  "src/auto-reply/reply/followup-runner.test.ts",
+  "src/auto-reply/reply/groups.test.ts",
+  "extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.test.ts",
+  "extensions/slack/src/monitor.tool-result.test.ts",
+];
+const GROUP_VISIBLE_REPLY_PROMPT_TEST_TARGETS = [
+  "src/agents/system-prompt.test.ts",
+  ...GROUP_VISIBLE_REPLY_TEST_TARGETS,
+];
 const SOURCE_TEST_TARGETS = new Map([
   ...PRECISE_SOURCE_TEST_TARGETS,
   [
@@ -271,6 +285,11 @@ const SOURCE_TEST_TARGETS = new Map([
       "extensions/telegram/src/directory-contract.test.ts",
     ],
   ],
+  [
+    "src/plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline.ts",
+    ["src/plugins/contracts/plugin-sdk-subpaths.test.ts", ...GROUP_VISIBLE_REPLY_TEST_TARGETS],
+  ],
+  ["src/plugin-sdk/reply-runtime.ts", ["src/plugins/contracts/plugin-sdk-subpaths.test.ts"]],
   [
     "test/helpers/channels/directory-ids.ts",
     [
@@ -306,10 +325,8 @@ const SOURCE_TEST_TARGETS = new Map([
       "extensions/telegram/src/directory-contract.test.ts",
     ],
   ],
-  [
-    "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts",
-    ["src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts"],
-  ],
+  ["src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts", GROUP_VISIBLE_REPLY_TEST_TARGETS],
+  ["src/auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.ts", GROUP_VISIBLE_REPLY_TEST_TARGETS],
   [
     "src/auto-reply/reply/effective-reply-route.ts",
     [
@@ -317,6 +334,12 @@ const SOURCE_TEST_TARGETS = new Map([
       "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts",
     ],
   ],
+  ["src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-run.ts", ["src/auto-reply/reply/followup-runner.test.ts"]],
+  ["src/auto-reply/reply/groups.ts", GROUP_VISIBLE_REPLY_TEST_TARGETS],
+  ["src/auto-reply/get-reply-options.types.ts", GROUP_VISIBLE_REPLY_TEST_TARGETS],
+  ["src/agents/system-prompt.ts", GROUP_VISIBLE_REPLY_PROMPT_TEST_TARGETS],
+  ["src/config/types.messages.ts", GROUP_VISIBLE_REPLY_TEST_TARGETS],
+  ["src/config/zod-schema.core.ts", GROUP_VISIBLE_REPLY_TEST_TARGETS],
   ["src/auto-reply/reply/commands-acp.ts", ["src/auto-reply/reply/commands-acp.test.ts"]],
   [
     "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-acp-command-bypass.ts",

scripts/testbox-sync-sanity.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+
+const DEFAULT_DELETION_THRESHOLD = 200;
+const REQUIRED_ROOT_FILES = ["package.json", "pnpm-lock.yaml", ".gitignore"];
+
+function parseBooleanEnv(value) {
+  return ["1", "true", "yes", "on"].includes(value?.trim().toLowerCase() ?? "");
+}
+
+function parsePositiveInteger(value, fallback) {
+  if (!value) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+  const parsed = Number.parseInt(value, 10);
+  return Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed > 0 ? parsed : fallback;
+}
+
+export function parseGitShortStatus(raw) {
+  return raw
+    .split(/\r?\n/u)
+    .map((line) => line.trimEnd())
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .map((line) => {
+      const status = line.slice(0, 2);
+      const rawPath = line.slice(3);
+      return {
+        line,
+        path: rawPath.includes(" -> ") ? (rawPath.split(" -> ").at(-1) ?? rawPath) : rawPath,
+        status,
+        trackedDeletion: status.includes("D") && status !== "??",
+      };
+    });
+}
+
+export function evaluateTestboxSyncSanity({
+  cwd,
+  statusRaw,
+  exists = fs.existsSync,
+  deletionThreshold = DEFAULT_DELETION_THRESHOLD,
+  allowMassDeletions = false,
+}) {
+  const missingRootFiles = REQUIRED_ROOT_FILES.filter((file) => !exists(path.join(cwd, file)));
+  const statusEntries = parseGitShortStatus(statusRaw);
+  const trackedDeletions = statusEntries.filter((entry) => entry.trackedDeletion);
+  const problems = [];
+
+  if (missingRootFiles.length > 0) {
+    problems.push(`missing required root files: ${missingRootFiles.join(", ")}`);
+  }
+  if (!allowMassDeletions && trackedDeletions.length >= deletionThreshold) {
+    const examples = trackedDeletions
+      .slice(0, 8)
+      .map((entry) => entry.path)
+      .join(", ");
+    problems.push(
+      `remote git status has ${trackedDeletions.length} tracked deletions (threshold ${deletionThreshold}); examples: ${examples}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ok: problems.length === 0,
+    missingRootFiles,
+    problems,
+    statusEntryCount: statusEntries.length,
+    trackedDeletionCount: trackedDeletions.length,
+  };
+}
+
+function git(args, cwd) {
+  return execFileSync("git", args, { cwd, encoding: "utf8" });
+}
+
+export function runTestboxSyncSanity({
+  cwd = process.cwd(),
+  env = process.env,
+  stdout = process.stdout,
+  stderr = process.stderr,
+} = {}) {
+  const root = git(["rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"], cwd).trim();
+  const statusRaw = git(["status", "--short", "--untracked-files=all"], root);
+  const result = evaluateTestboxSyncSanity({
+    cwd: root,
+    statusRaw,
+    deletionThreshold: parsePositiveInteger(
+      env.OPENCLAW_TESTBOX_DELETION_THRESHOLD,
+      DEFAULT_DELETION_THRESHOLD,
+    ),
+    allowMassDeletions: parseBooleanEnv(env.OPENCLAW_TESTBOX_ALLOW_MASS_DELETIONS),
+  });
+
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    stderr.write(`Testbox sync sanity failed:\n- ${result.problems.join("\n- ")}\n`);
+    stderr.write("Warm a fresh box or rerun from a clean repo root before spending a gate.\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  stdout.write(
+    `Testbox sync sanity ok: ${result.statusEntryCount} changed entries, ${result.trackedDeletionCount} tracked deletions.\n`,
+  );
+  return 0;
+}
+
+if (import.meta.url === pathToFileURL(process.argv[1] ?? "").href) {
+  process.exitCode = runTestboxSyncSanity();
+}

src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts

@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ const automaticGroupReplyConfig = {
   },
 } as const satisfies OpenClawConfig;
 let dispatchReplyFromConfig: typeof import("./dispatch-from-config.js").dispatchReplyFromConfig;
+let resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode: typeof import("./source-reply-delivery-mode.js").resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode;
 let resetInboundDedupe: typeof import("./inbound-dedupe.js").resetInboundDedupe;
 let tryDispatchAcpReplyHook: typeof import("../../plugin-sdk/acp-runtime.js").tryDispatchAcpReplyHook;
 type DispatchReplyArgs = Parameters<
@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ type DispatchReplyArgs = Parameters<
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
   ({ dispatchReplyFromConfig } = await import("./dispatch-from-config.js"));
+  ({ resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode } = await import("./source-reply-delivery-mode.js"));
   await import("./dispatch-acp.js");
   await import("./dispatch-acp-command-bypass.js");
   await import("./dispatch-acp-tts.runtime.js");
@@ -3867,6 +3869,31 @@ describe("before_dispatch hook", () => {
 });
 
 describe("sendPolicy deny — suppress delivery, not processing (#53328)", () => {
+  it("resolves group source delivery from shared core config", () => {
+    expect(resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode({ cfg: emptyConfig, ctx: { ChatType: "channel" } })).toBe(
+      "message_tool_only",
+    );
+    expect(resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode({ cfg: emptyConfig, ctx: { ChatType: "group" } })).toBe(
+      "message_tool_only",
+    );
+    expect(resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode({ cfg: emptyConfig, ctx: { ChatType: "direct" } })).toBe(
+      "automatic",
+    );
+    expect(
+      resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode({
+        cfg: automaticGroupReplyConfig,
+        ctx: { ChatType: "group" },
+      }),
+    ).toBe("automatic");
+    expect(
+      resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode({
+        cfg: emptyConfig,
+        ctx: { ChatType: "channel" },
+        requested: "automatic",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("automatic");
+  });
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     resetInboundDedupe();
     sessionBindingMocks.resolveByConversation.mockReset();

src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ import { resolveEffectiveReplyRoute } from "./effective-reply-route.js";
 import { withFullRuntimeReplyConfig } from "./get-reply-fast-path.js";
 import { claimInboundDedupe, commitInboundDedupe, releaseInboundDedupe } from "./inbound-dedupe.js";
 import { resolveReplyRoutingDecision } from "./routing-policy.js";
+import { resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode } from "./source-reply-delivery-mode.js";
 import { resolveRunTypingPolicy } from "./typing-policy.js";
 
 let routeReplyRuntimePromise: Promise<typeof import("./route-reply.runtime.js")> | null = null;
@@ -193,23 +194,6 @@ const resolveRoutedPolicyConversationType = (
   return undefined;
 };
 
-function resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode(params: {
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
-  ctx: FinalizedMsgContext;
-  requested?: "automatic" | "message_tool_only";
-}): "automatic" | "message_tool_only" {
-  if (params.requested) {
-    return params.requested;
-  }
-  const chatType = normalizeChatType(params.ctx.ChatType);
-  if (chatType === "group" || chatType === "channel") {
-    return params.cfg.messages?.groupChat?.visibleReplies === "automatic"
-      ? "automatic"
-      : "message_tool_only";
-  }
-  return "automatic";
-}
-
 const resolveSessionStoreLookup = (
   ctx: FinalizedMsgContext,
   cfg: OpenClawConfig,

src/auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { normalizeChatType } from "../../channels/chat-type.js";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/types.openclaw.js";
+import type { SourceReplyDeliveryMode } from "../get-reply-options.types.js";
+
+export type SourceReplyDeliveryModeContext = {
+  ChatType?: string;
+};
+
+export function resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  ctx: SourceReplyDeliveryModeContext;
+  requested?: SourceReplyDeliveryMode;
+}): SourceReplyDeliveryMode {
+  if (params.requested) {
+    return params.requested;
+  }
+  const chatType = normalizeChatType(params.ctx.ChatType);
+  if (chatType === "group" || chatType === "channel") {
+    return params.cfg.messages?.groupChat?.visibleReplies === "automatic"
+      ? "automatic"
+      : "message_tool_only";
+  }
+  return "automatic";
+}

src/plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+import type { SourceReplyDeliveryMode } from "../auto-reply/get-reply-options.types.js";
+import {
+  resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode,
+  type SourceReplyDeliveryModeContext,
+} from "../auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.js";
 import { getChannelPlugin, normalizeChannelId } from "../channels/plugins/index.js";
 import {
   createReplyPrefixContext,
@@ -10,12 +15,22 @@ import {
   type CreateTypingCallbacksParams,
   type TypingCallbacks,
 } from "../channels/typing.js";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import type { ReplyPayload } from "./reply-payload.js";
 
 export type ReplyPrefixContext = ReplyPrefixContextBundle["prefixContext"];
 export type { ReplyPrefixContextBundle, ReplyPrefixOptions };
 export type { CreateTypingCallbacksParams, TypingCallbacks };
 export { createReplyPrefixContext, createReplyPrefixOptions, createTypingCallbacks };
+export type { SourceReplyDeliveryMode };
+
+export function resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  ctx: SourceReplyDeliveryModeContext;
+  requested?: SourceReplyDeliveryMode;
+}): SourceReplyDeliveryMode {
+  return resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode(params);
+}
 
 export type ChannelReplyPipeline = ReplyPrefixOptions & {
   typingCallbacks?: TypingCallbacks;

src/plugins/contracts/plugin-sdk-subpaths.test.ts

@@ -1316,10 +1316,12 @@ describe("plugin-sdk subpath exports", () => {
       "createTypingCallbacks",
       "createReplyPrefixContext",
       "createReplyPrefixOptions",
+      "resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode",
     ]);
     expect(typeof channelReplyPipelineSdk.createTypingCallbacks).toBe("function");
     expect(typeof channelReplyPipelineSdk.createReplyPrefixContext).toBe("function");
     expect(typeof channelReplyPipelineSdk.createReplyPrefixOptions).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof channelReplyPipelineSdk.resolveChannelSourceReplyDeliveryMode).toBe("function");
 
     expect(pluginSdkSubpaths.length).toBeGreaterThan(representativeRuntimeSmokeSubpaths.length);
     for (const [index, id] of representativeRuntimeSmokeSubpaths.entries()) {

test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts

@@ -141,6 +141,78 @@ describe("scripts/test-projects changed-target routing", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("routes group visible reply config changes through channel delivery regressions", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveChangedTestTargetPlan([
+        "src/config/types.messages.ts",
+        "src/config/zod-schema.core.ts",
+      ]),
+    ).toEqual({
+      mode: "targets",
+      targets: [
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-acp.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/followup-runner.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/groups.test.ts",
+        "extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.test.ts",
+        "extensions/slack/src/monitor.tool-result.test.ts",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("routes source reply prompt changes through prompt and channel delivery regressions", () => {
+    expect(resolveChangedTestTargetPlan(["src/agents/system-prompt.ts"])).toEqual({
+      mode: "targets",
+      targets: [
+        "src/agents/system-prompt.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-acp.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/followup-runner.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/groups.test.ts",
+        "extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.test.ts",
+        "extensions/slack/src/monitor.tool-result.test.ts",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("routes source reply delivery mode changes through channel delivery regressions", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveChangedTestTargetPlan(["src/auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.ts"]),
+    ).toEqual({
+      mode: "targets",
+      targets: [
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-acp.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/followup-runner.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/groups.test.ts",
+        "extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.test.ts",
+        "extensions/slack/src/monitor.tool-result.test.ts",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("routes channel reply pipeline SDK changes through SDK and channel delivery regressions", () => {
+    expect(resolveChangedTestTargetPlan(["src/plugin-sdk/channel-reply-pipeline.ts"])).toEqual({
+      mode: "targets",
+      targets: [
+        "src/plugins/contracts/plugin-sdk-subpaths.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-acp.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/followup-runner.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/groups.test.ts",
+        "extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.test.ts",
+        "extensions/slack/src/monitor.tool-result.test.ts",
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("routes reply runtime SDK exports through plugin SDK contract tests", () => {
+    expect(resolveChangedTestTargetPlan(["src/plugin-sdk/reply-runtime.ts"])).toEqual({
+      mode: "targets",
+      targets: ["src/plugins/contracts/plugin-sdk-subpaths.test.ts"],
+    });
+  });
+
   it("keeps extension batch runner edits on extension script tests", () => {
     expect(resolveChangedTestTargetPlan(["scripts/test-extension-batch.mjs"])).toEqual({
       mode: "targets",
@@ -465,7 +537,12 @@ describe("scripts/test-projects changed-target routing", () => {
     ).toEqual({
       mode: "targets",
       targets: [
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-acp.test.ts",
         "src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/followup-runner.test.ts",
+        "src/auto-reply/reply/groups.test.ts",
+        "extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.test.ts",
+        "extensions/slack/src/monitor.tool-result.test.ts",
         "src/auto-reply/reply/effective-reply-route.test.ts",
       ],
     });

test/scripts/testbox-sync-sanity.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import path from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  evaluateTestboxSyncSanity,
+  parseGitShortStatus,
+} from "../../scripts/testbox-sync-sanity.mjs";
+
+describe("testbox sync sanity", () => {
+  it("parses tracked deletions from git short status", () => {
+    expect(
+      parseGitShortStatus(
+        " D pnpm-lock.yaml\nD  package.json\n?? scratch.txt\nR  old.ts -> new.ts\n",
+      ),
+    ).toEqual([
+      {
+        line: " D pnpm-lock.yaml",
+        path: "pnpm-lock.yaml",
+        status: " D",
+        trackedDeletion: true,
+      },
+      {
+        line: "D  package.json",
+        path: "package.json",
+        status: "D ",
+        trackedDeletion: true,
+      },
+      {
+        line: "?? scratch.txt",
+        path: "scratch.txt",
+        status: "??",
+        trackedDeletion: false,
+      },
+      {
+        line: "R  old.ts -> new.ts",
+        path: "new.ts",
+        status: "R ",
+        trackedDeletion: false,
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("fails before a gate when critical repo files disappeared", () => {
+    const result = evaluateTestboxSyncSanity({
+      cwd: "/repo",
+      statusRaw: "",
+      exists: (file) => path.basename(file) !== "pnpm-lock.yaml",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.problems).toContain("missing required root files: pnpm-lock.yaml");
+  });
+
+  it("fails on mass tracked deletions unless explicitly allowed", () => {
+    const statusRaw = Array.from({ length: 3 }, (_, index) => ` D file-${index}.ts`).join("\n");
+    const result = evaluateTestboxSyncSanity({
+      cwd: "/repo",
+      statusRaw,
+      deletionThreshold: 3,
+      exists: () => true,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.trackedDeletionCount).toBe(3);
+    expect(result.problems[0]).toContain("remote git status has 3 tracked deletions");
+
+    expect(
+      evaluateTestboxSyncSanity({
+        cwd: "/repo",
+        statusRaw,
+        deletionThreshold: 3,
+        allowMassDeletions: true,
+        exists: () => true,
+      }).ok,
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+});