diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-info.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-info.ts
index fba33fbdcde..c3025dc8a26 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-info.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-info.ts
@@ -13,30 +13,9 @@ import { buildContextReply } from "./commands-context-report.js";
 import { buildExportSessionReply } from "./commands-export-session.js";
 import { buildStatusReply } from "./commands-status.js";
 import type { CommandHandler } from "./commands-types.js";
+import { extractExplicitGroupId } from "./group-id.js";
 import { resolveReplyToMode } from "./reply-threading.js";
 
-function extractGroupId(raw: string | undefined | null): string | undefined {
-  const trimmed = (raw ?? "").trim();
-  if (!trimmed) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-  const parts = trimmed.split(":").filter(Boolean);
-  if (parts.length >= 3 && (parts[1] === "group" || parts[1] === "channel")) {
-    return parts.slice(2).join(":") || undefined;
-  }
-  if (
-    parts.length >= 2 &&
-    parts[0]?.toLowerCase() === "whatsapp" &&
-    trimmed.toLowerCase().includes("@g.us")
-  ) {
-    return parts.slice(1).join(":") || undefined;
-  }
-  if (parts.length >= 2 && (parts[0] === "group" || parts[0] === "channel")) {
-    return parts.slice(1).join(":") || undefined;
-  }
-  return undefined;
-}
-
 export const handleHelpCommand: CommandHandler = async (params, allowTextCommands) => {
   if (!allowTextCommands) {
     return null;
@@ -166,7 +145,7 @@ export const handleToolsCommand: CommandHandler = async (params, allowTextComman
           ? String(params.ctx.MessageThreadId)
           : undefined,
       currentMessageId: threadingContext.currentMessageId,
-      groupId: params.sessionEntry?.groupId ?? extractGroupId(params.ctx.From),
+      groupId: params.sessionEntry?.groupId ?? extractExplicitGroupId(params.ctx.From),
       groupChannel:
         params.sessionEntry?.groupChannel ?? params.ctx.GroupChannel ?? params.ctx.GroupSubject,
       groupSpace: params.sessionEntry?.space ?? params.ctx.GroupSpace,
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.test.ts
index df080c62cc5..b8017601831 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,37 @@ import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
 import { buildStatusReply } from "./commands-status.js";
 import { buildCommandTestParams } from "./commands.test-harness.js";
 
+const baseCfg = {
+  commands: { text: true },
+  channels: { whatsapp: { allowFrom: ["*"] } },
+  session: { mainKey: "main", scope: "per-sender" },
+} as OpenClawConfig;
+
+async function buildStatusReplyForTest(params: { sessionKey?: string; verbose?: boolean }) {
+  const commandParams = buildCommandTestParams("/status", baseCfg);
+  const sessionKey = params.sessionKey ?? commandParams.sessionKey;
+  return await buildStatusReply({
+    cfg: baseCfg,
+    command: commandParams.command,
+    sessionEntry: commandParams.sessionEntry,
+    sessionKey,
+    parentSessionKey: sessionKey,
+    sessionScope: commandParams.sessionScope,
+    storePath: commandParams.storePath,
+    provider: "anthropic",
+    model: "claude-opus-4-5",
+    contextTokens: 0,
+    resolvedThinkLevel: commandParams.resolvedThinkLevel,
+    resolvedFastMode: false,
+    resolvedVerboseLevel: params.verbose ? "on" : commandParams.resolvedVerboseLevel,
+    resolvedReasoningLevel: commandParams.resolvedReasoningLevel,
+    resolvedElevatedLevel: commandParams.resolvedElevatedLevel,
+    resolveDefaultThinkingLevel: commandParams.resolveDefaultThinkingLevel,
+    isGroup: commandParams.isGroup,
+    defaultGroupActivation: commandParams.defaultGroupActivation,
+  });
+}
+
 describe("buildStatusReply subagent summary", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     resetSubagentRegistryForTests();
@@ -41,32 +72,7 @@ describe("buildStatusReply subagent summary", () => {
       startedAt: Date.now() - 60_000,
     });
 
-    const cfg = {
-      commands: { text: true },
-      channels: { whatsapp: { allowFrom: ["*"] } },
-      session: { mainKey: "main", scope: "per-sender" },
-    } as OpenClawConfig;
-    const params = buildCommandTestParams("/status", cfg);
-    const reply = await buildStatusReply({
-      cfg,
-      command: params.command,
-      sessionEntry: params.sessionEntry,
-      sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
-      parentSessionKey: params.sessionKey,
-      sessionScope: params.sessionScope,
-      storePath: params.storePath,
-      provider: "anthropic",
-      model: "claude-opus-4-5",
-      contextTokens: 0,
-      resolvedThinkLevel: params.resolvedThinkLevel,
-      resolvedFastMode: false,
-      resolvedVerboseLevel: params.resolvedVerboseLevel,
-      resolvedReasoningLevel: params.resolvedReasoningLevel,
-      resolvedElevatedLevel: params.resolvedElevatedLevel,
-      resolveDefaultThinkingLevel: params.resolveDefaultThinkingLevel,
-      isGroup: params.isGroup,
-      defaultGroupActivation: params.defaultGroupActivation,
-    });
+    const reply = await buildStatusReplyForTest({});
 
     expect(reply?.text).toContain("🤖 Subagents: 1 active");
   });
@@ -96,32 +102,7 @@ describe("buildStatusReply subagent summary", () => {
       outcome: { status: "ok" },
     });
 
-    const cfg = {
-      commands: { text: true },
-      channels: { whatsapp: { allowFrom: ["*"] } },
-      session: { mainKey: "main", scope: "per-sender" },
-    } as OpenClawConfig;
-    const params = buildCommandTestParams("/status", cfg);
-    const reply = await buildStatusReply({
-      cfg,
-      command: params.command,
-      sessionEntry: params.sessionEntry,
-      sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
-      parentSessionKey: params.sessionKey,
-      sessionScope: params.sessionScope,
-      storePath: params.storePath,
-      provider: "anthropic",
-      model: "claude-opus-4-5",
-      contextTokens: 0,
-      resolvedThinkLevel: params.resolvedThinkLevel,
-      resolvedFastMode: false,
-      resolvedVerboseLevel: "on",
-      resolvedReasoningLevel: params.resolvedReasoningLevel,
-      resolvedElevatedLevel: params.resolvedElevatedLevel,
-      resolveDefaultThinkingLevel: params.resolveDefaultThinkingLevel,
-      isGroup: params.isGroup,
-      defaultGroupActivation: params.defaultGroupActivation,
-    });
+    const reply = await buildStatusReplyForTest({ verbose: true });
 
     expect(reply?.text).toContain("🤖 Subagents: 1 active");
     expect(reply?.text).not.toContain("· 1 done");
@@ -174,32 +155,7 @@ describe("buildStatusReply subagent summary", () => {
       startedAt: Date.now() - 30_000,
     });
 
-    const cfg = {
-      commands: { text: true },
-      channels: { whatsapp: { allowFrom: ["*"] } },
-      session: { mainKey: "main", scope: "per-sender" },
-    } as OpenClawConfig;
-    const params = buildCommandTestParams("/status", cfg);
-    const reply = await buildStatusReply({
-      cfg,
-      command: params.command,
-      sessionEntry: params.sessionEntry,
-      sessionKey: oldParentKey,
-      parentSessionKey: oldParentKey,
-      sessionScope: params.sessionScope,
-      storePath: params.storePath,
-      provider: "anthropic",
-      model: "claude-opus-4-5",
-      contextTokens: 0,
-      resolvedThinkLevel: params.resolvedThinkLevel,
-      resolvedFastMode: false,
-      resolvedVerboseLevel: "on",
-      resolvedReasoningLevel: params.resolvedReasoningLevel,
-      resolvedElevatedLevel: params.resolvedElevatedLevel,
-      resolveDefaultThinkingLevel: params.resolveDefaultThinkingLevel,
-      isGroup: params.isGroup,
-      defaultGroupActivation: params.defaultGroupActivation,
-    });
+    const reply = await buildStatusReplyForTest({ sessionKey: oldParentKey, verbose: true });
 
     expect(reply?.text).not.toContain("🤖 Subagents: 1 active");
     expect(reply?.text).not.toContain("stale old parent child");
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.config-override.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.config-override.test.ts
index cef7505c444..2f140447280 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.config-override.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.config-override.test.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
 import type { MsgContext } from "../templating.js";
-import { registerGetReplyCommonMocks } from "./get-reply.test-mocks.js";
+import "./get-reply.test-runtime-mocks.js";
 
 const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   resolveReplyDirectives: vi.fn(),
   initSessionState: vi.fn(),
 }));
-
-registerGetReplyCommonMocks();
-
-vi.mock("../../link-understanding/apply.runtime.js", () => ({
-  applyLinkUnderstanding: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
-}));
-vi.mock("../../media-understanding/apply.runtime.js", () => ({
-  applyMediaUnderstanding: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
-}));
 vi.mock("./directive-handling.defaults.js", () => ({
   resolveDefaultModel: vi.fn(() => ({
     defaultProvider: "openai",
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.reset-hooks-fallback.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.reset-hooks-fallback.test.ts
index b2b905f0096..214a0edc533 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.reset-hooks-fallback.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.reset-hooks-fallback.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { MsgContext } from "../templating.js";
-import { registerGetReplyCommonMocks } from "./get-reply.test-mocks.js";
+import "./get-reply.test-runtime-mocks.js";
 
 const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   resolveReplyDirectives: vi.fn(),
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   emitResetCommandHooks: vi.fn(),
   initSessionState: vi.fn(),
 }));
-
-registerGetReplyCommonMocks();
-
-vi.mock("../../link-understanding/apply.runtime.js", () => ({
-  applyLinkUnderstanding: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
-}));
-vi.mock("../../media-understanding/apply.runtime.js", () => ({
-  applyMediaUnderstanding: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
-}));
 vi.mock("./commands-core.js", () => ({
   emitResetCommandHooks: (...args: unknown[]) => mocks.emitResetCommandHooks(...args),
 }));
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.test-runtime-mocks.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.test-runtime-mocks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9dc90fdb01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply.test-runtime-mocks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { vi } from "vitest";
+import { registerGetReplyCommonMocks } from "./get-reply.test-mocks.js";
+
+registerGetReplyCommonMocks();
+
+vi.mock("../../link-understanding/apply.runtime.js", () => ({
+  applyLinkUnderstanding: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../media-understanding/apply.runtime.js", () => ({
+  applyMediaUnderstanding: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+}));
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/group-id.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/group-id.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbd38f2fc06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/group-id.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export function extractExplicitGroupId(raw: string | undefined | null): string | undefined {
+  const trimmed = (raw ?? "").trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const parts = trimmed.split(":").filter(Boolean);
+  if (parts.length >= 3 && (parts[1] === "group" || parts[1] === "channel")) {
+    return parts.slice(2).join(":") || undefined;
+  }
+  if (
+    parts.length >= 2 &&
+    parts[0]?.toLowerCase() === "whatsapp" &&
+    trimmed.toLowerCase().includes("@g.us")
+  ) {
+    return parts.slice(1).join(":") || undefined;
+  }
+  if (parts.length >= 2 && (parts[0] === "group" || parts[0] === "channel")) {
+    return parts.slice(1).join(":") || undefined;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/groups.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/groups.ts
index b6dfe0a835e..7837cf6a7d9 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/groups.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/groups.ts
@@ -12,27 +12,11 @@ import type { GroupKeyResolution, SessionEntry } from "../../config/sessions.js"
 import { isInternalMessageChannel } from "../../utils/message-channel.js";
 import { normalizeGroupActivation } from "../group-activation.js";
 import type { TemplateContext } from "../templating.js";
+import { extractExplicitGroupId } from "./group-id.js";
 
-function extractGroupId(raw: string | undefined | null): string | undefined {
+function resolveGroupId(raw: string | undefined | null): string | undefined {
   const trimmed = (raw ?? "").trim();
-  if (!trimmed) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-  const parts = trimmed.split(":").filter(Boolean);
-  if (parts.length >= 3 && (parts[1] === "group" || parts[1] === "channel")) {
-    return parts.slice(2).join(":") || undefined;
-  }
-  if (
-    parts.length >= 2 &&
-    parts[0]?.toLowerCase() === "whatsapp" &&
-    trimmed.toLowerCase().includes("@g.us")
-  ) {
-    return parts.slice(1).join(":") || undefined;
-  }
-  if (parts.length >= 2 && (parts[0] === "group" || parts[0] === "channel")) {
-    return parts.slice(1).join(":") || undefined;
-  }
-  return trimmed;
+  return extractExplicitGroupId(trimmed) ?? (trimmed || undefined);
 }
 
 function resolveDockChannelId(raw?: string | null): ChannelId | null {
@@ -83,7 +67,7 @@ export function resolveGroupRequireMention(params: {
   if (!channel) {
     return true;
   }
-  const groupId = groupResolution?.id ?? extractGroupId(ctx.From);
+  const groupId = groupResolution?.id ?? resolveGroupId(ctx.From);
   const groupChannel = ctx.GroupChannel?.trim() ?? ctx.GroupSubject?.trim();
   const groupSpace = ctx.GroupSpace?.trim();
   let requireMention: boolean | undefined;
@@ -184,7 +168,7 @@ export function buildGroupIntro(params: {
     activation === "always"
       ? "Activation: always-on (you receive every group message)."
       : "Activation: trigger-only (you are invoked only when explicitly mentioned; recent context may be included).";
-  const groupId = params.sessionEntry?.groupId ?? extractGroupId(params.sessionCtx.From);
+  const groupId = params.sessionEntry?.groupId ?? resolveGroupId(params.sessionCtx.From);
   const groupChannel =
     params.sessionCtx.GroupChannel?.trim() ?? params.sessionCtx.GroupSubject?.trim();
   const groupSpace = params.sessionCtx.GroupSpace?.trim();
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/memory-flush.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/memory-flush.ts
index 40625cf2d73..059b6665694 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/memory-flush.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/memory-flush.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,42 @@ export function resolveMemoryFlushContextWindowTokens(params: {
   );
 }
 
+function resolvePositiveTokenCount(value: number | undefined): number | undefined {
+  return typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value) && value > 0
+    ? Math.floor(value)
+    : undefined;
+}
+
+function resolveMemoryFlushGateState<
+  TEntry extends Pick<SessionEntry, "totalTokens" | "totalTokensFresh">,
+>(params: {
+  entry?: TEntry;
+  tokenCount?: number;
+  contextWindowTokens: number;
+  reserveTokensFloor: number;
+  softThresholdTokens: number;
+}): { entry: TEntry; totalTokens: number; threshold: number } | null {
+  if (!params.entry) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const totalTokens =
+    resolvePositiveTokenCount(params.tokenCount) ?? resolveFreshSessionTotalTokens(params.entry);
+  if (!totalTokens || totalTokens <= 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const contextWindow = Math.max(1, Math.floor(params.contextWindowTokens));
+  const reserveTokens = Math.max(0, Math.floor(params.reserveTokensFloor));
+  const softThreshold = Math.max(0, Math.floor(params.softThresholdTokens));
+  const threshold = Math.max(0, contextWindow - reserveTokens - softThreshold);
+  if (threshold <= 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return { entry: params.entry, totalTokens, threshold };
+}
+
 export function shouldRunMemoryFlush(params: {
   entry?: Pick<
     SessionEntry,
@@ -185,32 +221,12 @@ export function shouldRunMemoryFlush(params: {
   reserveTokensFloor: number;
   softThresholdTokens: number;
 }): boolean {
-  if (!params.entry) {
+  const state = resolveMemoryFlushGateState(params);
+  if (!state || state.totalTokens < state.threshold) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  const override = params.tokenCount;
-  const overrideTokens =
-    typeof override === "number" && Number.isFinite(override) && override > 0
-      ? Math.floor(override)
-      : undefined;
-
-  const totalTokens = overrideTokens ?? resolveFreshSessionTotalTokens(params.entry);
-  if (!totalTokens || totalTokens <= 0) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  const contextWindow = Math.max(1, Math.floor(params.contextWindowTokens));
-  const reserveTokens = Math.max(0, Math.floor(params.reserveTokensFloor));
-  const softThreshold = Math.max(0, Math.floor(params.softThresholdTokens));
-  const threshold = Math.max(0, contextWindow - reserveTokens - softThreshold);
-  if (threshold <= 0) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (totalTokens < threshold) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  if (hasAlreadyFlushedForCurrentCompaction(params.entry)) {
+  if (hasAlreadyFlushedForCurrentCompaction(state.entry)) {
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -229,30 +245,8 @@ export function shouldRunPreflightCompaction(params: {
   reserveTokensFloor: number;
   softThresholdTokens: number;
 }): boolean {
-  if (!params.entry) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  const override = params.tokenCount;
-  const overrideTokens =
-    typeof override === "number" && Number.isFinite(override) && override > 0
-      ? Math.floor(override)
-      : undefined;
-
-  const totalTokens = overrideTokens ?? resolveFreshSessionTotalTokens(params.entry);
-  if (!totalTokens || totalTokens <= 0) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  const contextWindow = Math.max(1, Math.floor(params.contextWindowTokens));
-  const reserveTokens = Math.max(0, Math.floor(params.reserveTokensFloor));
-  const softThreshold = Math.max(0, Math.floor(params.softThresholdTokens));
-  const threshold = Math.max(0, contextWindow - reserveTokens - softThreshold);
-  if (threshold <= 0) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  return totalTokens >= threshold;
+  const state = resolveMemoryFlushGateState(params);
+  return Boolean(state && state.totalTokens >= state.threshold);
 }
 
 /**