Description
Automatic responses from topic sessions in Telegram forum groups are not being delivered back to the Telegram chat, even though the response is generated successfully.
Steps to Reproduce
- Create a Telegram supergroup with forum/topics enabled
- Configure Clawdbot with
telegram.groups.<groupId>.topics.<topicId> settings
- Set
requireMention: false for the topic
- Send a message in the topic
- Observe that the session processes the message and generates a response, but the response is never delivered to Telegram
Expected Behavior
The response should be sent to the Telegram forum topic where the message originated.
Actual Behavior
- Session receives the message ✅
- Response is generated ✅
- Response is NOT delivered to Telegram ❌
Workarounds Tested
| Method |
Result |
| Direct curl to Telegram API |
✅ Works |
message tool with threadId |
✅ Works |
sessions_send to topic session |
✅ Works (delivery: pending → delivered) |
| Automatic response from topic session |
❌ Not delivered |
Environment
- Clawdbot version: 2026.1.10
- Telegram group type: supergroup with
is_forum: true
- Bot setting:
can_read_all_group_messages: true
Config Example
{
"telegram": {
"groups": {
"-1003595003457": {
"requireMention": false,
"topics": {
"14": {
"requireMention": false,
"systemPrompt": "..."
}
}
}
}
}
}
Additional Notes
The issue appears to be in the response routing/delivery mechanism for forum topic sessions, not in message sending capability itself.
Description
Automatic responses from topic sessions in Telegram forum groups are not being delivered back to the Telegram chat, even though the response is generated successfully.
Steps to Reproduce
telegram.groups.<groupId>.topics.<topicId>settingsrequireMention: falsefor the topicExpected Behavior
The response should be sent to the Telegram forum topic where the message originated.
Actual Behavior
Workarounds Tested
messagetool withthreadIdsessions_sendto topic sessionEnvironment
is_forum: truecan_read_all_group_messages: trueConfig Example
{ "telegram": { "groups": { "-1003595003457": { "requireMention": false, "topics": { "14": { "requireMention": false, "systemPrompt": "..." } } } } } }Additional Notes
The issue appears to be in the response routing/delivery mechanism for forum topic sessions, not in message sending capability itself.