diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 84702324273..c6bd8a223eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Control UI/model switching: preserve the selected provider prefix when switching models from the chat dropdown, so multi-provider setups no longer send `anthropic/gpt-5.2`-style mismatches when the user picked `openai/gpt-5.2`. (#47581) Thanks @chrishham.
 - Control UI/storage: scope persisted settings keys by gateway base path, with migration from the legacy shared key, so multiple gateways under one domain stop overwriting each other's dashboard preferences. (#47932) Thanks @bobBot-claw.
 - Agents/usage tracking: stop forcing `supportsUsageInStreaming: false` on non-native OpenAI-completions providers so compatible backends report token usage and cost again instead of showing all zeros. (#46500) Fixes #46142. Thanks @ademczuk.
+- ACP/acpx: keep plugin-local backend installs under `extensions/acpx` in live repo checkouts so rebuilds no longer delete the runtime binary, and avoid package-lock churn during runtime repair.
 - Plugins/subagents: preserve gateway-owned plugin subagent access across runtime, tool, and embedded-runner load paths so gateway plugin tools and context engines can still spawn and manage subagents after the loader cache split. (#46648) Thanks @jalehman.
 - Control UI/overview: keep the language dropdown aligned with the persisted locale during dashboard startup so refreshing the page does not fall back to English before locale hydration completes. (#48019) Thanks @git-jxj.
 - Agents/compaction: rerun transcript repair after `session.compact()` so orphaned `tool_result` blocks cannot survive compaction and break later Anthropic requests. (#16095) thanks @claw-sylphx.
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Telegram/DM topic session keys: route named-account DM topics through the same per-account base session key across inbound messages, native commands, and session-state lookups so `/status` and thread recovery stop creating phantom `agent:main:main:thread:...` sessions. (#48204) Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - macOS/node service startup: use `openclaw node start/stop --json` from the Mac app instead of the removed `openclaw service node ...` command shape, so current CLI installs expose the full node exec surface again. (#46843) Fixes #43171. Thanks @Br1an67.
 - macOS/launch at login: stop emitting `KeepAlive` for the desktop app launch agent so OpenClaw no longer relaunches immediately after a manual quit while launch at login remains enabled. (#40213) Thanks @stablegenius49.
+- ACP/gateway startup: use direct Telegram and Discord startup/status helpers instead of routing probes through the plugin runtime, and prepend the selected daemon Node bin dir to service PATH so plugin-local installs can still find `npm` and `pnpm`.
+- ACP/configured bindings: reinitialize configured ACP sessions that are stuck in `error` state instead of reusing the failed runtime.
 
 ## 2026.3.13
 
diff --git a/experiments/acp-pluginification-architecture-plan.md b/experiments/acp-pluginification-architecture-plan.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b055c1800ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experiments/acp-pluginification-architecture-plan.md
@@ -0,0 +1,519 @@
+# Bindings Capability Architecture Plan
+
+Status: in progress
+
+## Summary
+
+The goal is not to move all ACP code out of core.
+
+The goal is to make `bindings` a small core capability, keep the ACP session kernel in core, and move ACP-specific binding policy plus codex app server policy out of core.
+
+That gives us a lightweight core without hiding core semantics behind plugin indirection.
+
+## Current Conclusion
+
+The current architecture should converge on this split:
+
+- Core owns the generic binding capability.
+- Core owns the generic ACP session kernel.
+- Channel plugins own channel-specific binding semantics.
+- ACP backend plugins own runtime protocol details.
+- Product-level consumers like ACP configured bindings and the codex app server sit on top of the binding capability instead of hardcoding their own binding plumbing.
+
+This is different from "everything becomes a plugin".
+
+## Why This Changed
+
+The current codebase already shows that there are really three different layers:
+
+- binding and conversation ownership
+- long-lived session and runtime-handle orchestration
+- product-specific turn logic
+
+Those layers should not all be forced into one runtime engine.
+
+Today the duplication is mostly in the execution/control-plane shape, not in storage or binding plumbing:
+
+- the main harness has its own turn engine
+- ACP has its own session control plane
+- the codex app server plugin path likely owns its own app-level turn engine outside this repo
+
+The right move is to share the stable control-plane contracts, not to force all three into one giant executor.
+
+## Verified Current State
+
+### Generic binding pieces already exist
+
+- `src/infra/outbound/session-binding-service.ts` already provides a generic binding store and adapter model.
+- `src/plugins/conversation-binding.ts` already lets plugins request a conversation binding and stores plugin-owned binding metadata.
+- `src/plugins/types.ts` already exposes plugin-facing binding APIs.
+- `src/plugins/types.ts` already exposes the generic `inbound_claim` hook.
+
+### ACP is only partially pluginified
+
+- `src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-registry.ts` now owns generic configured binding compilation and lookup.
+- `src/channels/plugins/binding-routing.ts` and `src/channels/plugins/binding-targets.ts` now own the generic route and target lifecycle seams.
+- ACP now plugs into that seam through `src/channels/plugins/acp-configured-binding-consumer.ts` and `src/channels/plugins/acp-stateful-target-driver.ts`.
+- `src/acp/persistent-bindings.lifecycle.ts` still owns configured ACP ensure and reset behavior.
+- runtime-created plugin conversation bindings still use a separate path in `src/plugins/conversation-binding.ts`.
+
+### Codex app server is already closer to the desired shape
+
+From this repo's side, the codex app server path is much thinner:
+
+- a plugin binds a conversation
+- core stores that binding
+- inbound dispatch targets the plugin's `inbound_claim` hook
+
+What core does not provide for the codex app server path is an ACP-like shared session kernel. If the app server needs retries, long-lived runtime handles, cancellation, or session health logic, it must own that itself today.
+
+## The Durable Split
+
+### 1. Core Binding Capability
+
+This should become the primary shared seam.
+
+Responsibilities:
+
+- canonical `ConversationRef`
+- binding record storage
+- configured binding compilation
+- runtime-created binding storage
+- fast binding lookup on inbound
+- binding touch/unbind lifecycle
+- generic dispatch handoff to the binding target
+
+What core binding capability must not own:
+
+- Discord thread rules
+- Telegram topic rules
+- Feishu chat rules
+- ACP session orchestration
+- codex app server business logic
+
+### 2. Core Stateful Target Kernel
+
+This is the small generic kernel for long-lived bound targets.
+
+Responsibilities:
+
+- ensure target ready
+- run turn
+- cancel turn
+- close target
+- reset target
+- status and health
+- persistence of target metadata
+- retries and runtime-handle safety
+- per-target serialization and concurrency
+
+ACP is the first real implementation of this shape.
+
+This kernel should stay in core because it is mandatory infrastructure and has strict startup, reset, and recovery semantics.
+
+### 3. Channel Binding Providers
+
+Each channel plugin should own the meaning of "this channel conversation maps to this binding rule".
+
+Responsibilities:
+
+- normalize configured binding targets
+- normalize inbound conversations
+- match inbound conversations against compiled bindings
+- define channel-specific matching priority
+- optionally provide binding description text for status and logs
+
+This is where Discord channel vs thread logic, Telegram topic rules, and Feishu conversation rules belong.
+
+### 4. Product Consumers
+
+Bindings are a shared capability. Different products should consume it differently.
+
+ACP configured bindings:
+
+- compile config rules
+- resolve a target session
+- ensure the ACP session is ready through the ACP kernel
+
+Codex app server:
+
+- create runtime-requested bindings
+- claim inbound messages through plugin hooks
+- optionally adopt the shared stateful target contract later if it really needs long-lived session orchestration
+
+Main harness:
+
+- does not need to become "a binding product"
+- may eventually share small lifecycle contracts, but it should not be forced into the same engine as ACP
+
+## The Key Architectural Decision
+
+The shared abstraction should be:
+
+- `bindings` as the capability
+- `stateful target drivers` as an optional lower-level contract
+
+The shared abstraction should not be:
+
+- "one runtime engine for main harness, ACP, and codex app server"
+
+That would overfit very different systems into one executor.
+
+## Stable Nouns
+
+Core should understand only stable nouns.
+
+The stable nouns are:
+
+- `ConversationRef`
+- `BindingRule`
+- `CompiledBinding`
+- `BindingResolution`
+- `BindingTargetDescriptor`
+- `StatefulTargetDriver`
+- `StatefulTargetHandle`
+
+ACP, codex app server, and future products should compile down to those nouns instead of leaking product-specific routing rules through core.
+
+## Proposed Capability Model
+
+### Binding capability
+
+The binding capability should support both configured bindings and runtime-created bindings.
+
+Required operations:
+
+- compile configured bindings at startup or reload
+- resolve a binding from an inbound `ConversationRef`
+- create a runtime binding
+- touch and unbind an existing binding
+- dispatch a resolved binding to its target
+
+### Binding target descriptor
+
+A resolved binding should point to a typed target descriptor rather than ad hoc ACP- or plugin-specific metadata blobs.
+
+The descriptor should be able to represent at least:
+
+- plugin-owned inbound claim targets
+- stateful target drivers
+
+That means the same binding capability can support both:
+
+- codex app server plugin-bound conversations
+- ACP configured bindings
+
+without pretending they are the same product.
+
+### Stateful target driver
+
+This is the reusable control-plane contract for long-lived bound targets.
+
+Required operations:
+
+- `ensureReady`
+- `runTurn`
+- `cancel`
+- `close`
+- `reset`
+- `status`
+- `health`
+
+ACP should remain the first built-in driver.
+
+If the codex app server later proves that it also needs durable session handles, it can either:
+
+- use a driver that consumes this contract, or
+- keep its own product-owned runtime if that remains simpler
+
+That should be a product decision, not something forced by the binding capability.
+
+## Why ACP Kernel Stays In Core
+
+ACP's kernel should remain in core because session lifecycle, persistence, retries, cancellation, and runtime-handle safety are generic platform machinery.
+
+Those concerns are not channel-specific, and they are not codex-app-server-specific.
+
+If we move that machinery into an ordinary plugin, we create circular bootstrapping:
+
+- channels need it during startup and inbound routing
+- reset and recovery need it when plugins may already be degraded
+- failure semantics become special-case core logic anyway
+
+If we later wrap it in a "built-in capability module", that is still effectively core.
+
+## What Should Move Out Of Core
+
+The following should move out of ACP-shaped core code:
+
+- channel-specific configured binding matching
+- channel-specific binding target normalization
+- channel-specific recovery UX
+- ACP-specific route wrapping helpers as named ACP seams
+- codex app server fallback policy beyond generic plugin-bound dispatch behavior
+
+The following should stay:
+
+- generic binding storage and dispatch
+- generic ACP control plane
+- generic stateful target driver contract
+
+## Current Problems To Remove
+
+### Residual cleanup is now small
+
+Most ACP-era compatibility names are gone from the generic seam.
+
+The remaining cleanup is smaller:
+
+- `src/acp/persistent-bindings.ts` compatibility barrel can be deleted once tests stop importing it
+- ACP-named tests and mocks can be renamed over time for consistency
+- docs should stop describing already-removed ACP wrappers as if they still exist
+
+### Configured binding implementation is still too monolithic
+
+`src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-registry.ts` still mixes:
+
+- registry compilation
+- cache invalidation
+- inbound matching
+- materialization of binding targets
+- session-key reverse lookup
+
+That file is now generic, but still too large and too coupled.
+
+### Runtime-created plugin bindings still use a separate stack
+
+`src/plugins/conversation-binding.ts` is still a separate implementation path for plugin-created bindings.
+
+That means configured bindings and runtime-created bindings share storage, but not one consistent capability layer.
+
+### Generic registries still hardcode ACP as a built-in
+
+`src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-consumers.ts` and `src/channels/plugins/stateful-target-drivers.ts` still import ACP directly.
+
+That is acceptable for now, but the clean final shape is to keep ACP built in while registering it from a dedicated bootstrap point instead of wiring it inside the generic registry files.
+
+## Target Contracts
+
+### Channel binding provider contract
+
+Conceptually, each channel plugin should support:
+
+- `compileConfiguredBinding(binding, cfg) -> CompiledBinding | null`
+- `resolveInboundConversation(event) -> ConversationRef | null`
+- `matchInboundConversation(compiledBinding, conversation) -> BindingMatch | null`
+- `describeBinding(compiledBinding) -> string | undefined`
+
+### Binding capability contract
+
+Core should support:
+
+- `compileConfiguredBindings(cfg, plugins) -> CompiledBindingRegistry`
+- `resolveBinding(conversationRef) -> BindingResolution | null`
+- `createRuntimeBinding(target, conversationRef, metadata) -> BindingRecord`
+- `touchBinding(bindingId)`
+- `unbindBinding(bindingId | target)`
+- `dispatchResolvedBinding(bindingResolution, inboundEvent)`
+
+### Stateful target driver contract
+
+Core should support:
+
+- `ensureReady(targetRef, cfg)`
+- `runTurn(targetRef, input)`
+- `cancel(targetRef, reason)`
+- `close(targetRef, reason)`
+- `reset(targetRef, reason)`
+- `status(targetRef)`
+- `health(targetRef)`
+
+## File-Level Transition Plan
+
+### Keep
+
+- `src/infra/outbound/session-binding-service.ts`
+- `src/acp/control-plane/*`
+- `extensions/acpx/*`
+
+### Generalize
+
+- `src/plugins/conversation-binding.ts`
+  - fold runtime-created plugin bindings into the same generic binding capability instead of keeping a separate implementation stack
+- `src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-registry.ts`
+  - split into compiler, matcher, and session-key resolution modules with a thin facade
+- `src/channels/plugins/types.adapters.ts`
+  - finish removing ACP-era aliases after the deprecation window
+- `src/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime.ts`
+  - export only the generic binding capability surfaces
+- `src/acp/persistent-bindings.lifecycle.ts`
+  - either become a generic stateful target driver consumer or be renamed to ACP driver-specific lifecycle code
+
+### Shrink Or Delete
+
+- `src/acp/persistent-bindings.ts`
+  - delete the compatibility barrel once tests import the real modules directly
+- `src/acp/persistent-bindings.resolve.ts`
+  - keep only while ACP-specific compatibility helpers are still useful to internal callers
+- ACP-named test files
+  - rename over time once the behavior is stable and there is no risk of mixing behavioral and naming churn
+
+## Recommended Refactor Order
+
+### Completed groundwork
+
+The current branch has already completed most of the first migration wave:
+
+- stable generic binding nouns exist
+- configured bindings compile through a generic registry
+- inbound routing goes through generic binding resolution
+- configured binding lookup no longer performs fallback plugin discovery
+- ACP is expressed as a configured-binding consumer plus a built-in stateful target driver
+
+The remaining work is cleanup and unification, not first-principles redesign.
+
+### Phase 1: Freeze the nouns
+
+Introduce and document the stable binding and target types:
+
+- `ConversationRef`
+- `CompiledBinding`
+- `BindingResolution`
+- `BindingTargetDescriptor`
+- `StatefulTargetDriver`
+
+Do this before more movement so the rest of the refactor has firm vocabulary.
+
+### Phase 2: Promote bindings to a first-class core capability
+
+Refactor the existing generic binding store into an explicit capability layer.
+
+Requirements:
+
+- runtime-created bindings stay supported
+- configured bindings become first-class
+- lookup becomes channel-agnostic
+
+### Phase 3: Compile configured bindings at startup and reload
+
+Move configured binding compilation off the inbound hot path.
+
+Requirements:
+
+- load enabled channel plugins once
+- compile configured bindings once
+- rebuild on config or plugin reload
+- inbound path becomes pure registry lookup
+
+### Phase 4: Expand the channel provider seam
+
+Replace the ACP-specific adapter shape with a generic channel binding provider contract.
+
+Requirements:
+
+- channel plugins own normalization and matching
+- core no longer knows channel-specific configured binding rules
+
+### Phase 5: Re-express ACP as a binding consumer plus built-in stateful target driver
+
+Move ACP configured binding policy to the new binding capability while keeping ACP runtime orchestration in core.
+
+Requirements:
+
+- ACP configured bindings resolve through the generic binding registry
+- ACP target readiness uses the ACP driver contract
+- ACP-specific naming disappears from generic binding code
+
+### Phase 6: Finish residual ACP cleanup
+
+Remove the last compatibility leftovers and stale naming.
+
+Requirements:
+
+- delete `src/acp/persistent-bindings.ts`
+- rename ACP-named tests where that improves clarity without changing behavior
+- keep docs synchronized with the actual generic seam instead of the earlier transition state
+
+### Phase 7: Split the configured binding registry by responsibility
+
+Refactor `src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-registry.ts` into smaller modules.
+
+Suggested split:
+
+- compiler module
+- inbound matcher module
+- session-key reverse lookup module
+- thin public facade
+
+Requirements:
+
+- caching behavior remains unchanged
+- matching behavior remains unchanged
+- session-key resolution behavior remains unchanged
+
+### Phase 8: Keep codex app server on the same binding capability
+
+Do not force the codex app server into ACP semantics.
+
+Requirements:
+
+- codex app server keeps runtime-created bindings through the same binding capability
+- inbound claim remains the default delivery path
+- only adopt the stateful target driver seam if the app server truly needs long-lived target orchestration
+- `src/plugins/conversation-binding.ts` stops being a separate binding stack and becomes a consumer of the generic binding capability
+
+### Phase 9: Decouple built-in ACP registration from generic registry files
+
+Keep ACP built in, but stop importing it directly from the generic registry modules.
+
+Requirements:
+
+- `src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-consumers.ts` no longer hardcodes ACP imports
+- `src/channels/plugins/stateful-target-drivers.ts` no longer hardcodes ACP imports
+- ACP still registers by default during normal startup
+- generic registry files remain product-agnostic
+
+### Phase 10: Remove ACP-shaped compatibility facades
+
+Once all call sites are on the generic capability:
+
+- delete ACP-shaped routing helpers
+- delete hot-path plugin bootstrapping logic
+- keep only thin compatibility exports if external plugins still need a deprecation window
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+The architecture is done when all of these are true:
+
+- no inbound configured-binding resolution performs plugin discovery
+- no channel-specific binding semantics remain in generic core binding code
+- ACP still uses a core session kernel
+- codex app server and ACP both sit on top of the same binding capability
+- the binding capability can represent both configured and runtime-created bindings
+- runtime-created plugin bindings do not use a separate implementation stack
+- long-lived target orchestration is shared through a small core driver contract
+- generic registry files do not import ACP directly
+- ACP-era alias names are gone from the generic/plugin SDK surface
+- the main harness is not forced into the ACP engine
+- external plugins can use the same capability without internal imports
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+These are not goals of the remaining refactor:
+
+- moving the ACP session kernel into an ordinary plugin
+- forcing the main harness, ACP, and codex app server into one executor
+- making every channel implement its own retry and session-safety logic
+- keeping ACP-shaped naming in the long-term generic binding layer
+
+## Bottom Line
+
+The right 20-year split is:
+
+- bindings are the shared core capability
+- ACP session orchestration remains a small built-in core kernel
+- channel plugins own binding semantics
+- backend plugins own runtime protocol details
+- product consumers like ACP configured bindings and codex app server build on the same binding capability without being forced into one runtime engine
+
+That is the leanest core that still has honest boundaries.
diff --git a/extensions/acpx/src/config.test.ts b/extensions/acpx/src/config.test.ts
index 5a19d6f43e8..bd75ee1198d 100644
--- a/extensions/acpx/src/config.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/acpx/src/config.test.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,25 @@ describe("acpx plugin config parsing", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("prefers the workspace plugin root for dist/extensions/acpx bundles", () => {
+    const repoRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "acpx-root-workspace-"));
+    const workspacePluginRoot = path.join(repoRoot, "extensions", "acpx");
+    const bundledPluginRoot = path.join(repoRoot, "dist", "extensions", "acpx");
+    try {
+      fs.mkdirSync(workspacePluginRoot, { recursive: true });
+      fs.mkdirSync(bundledPluginRoot, { recursive: true });
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(workspacePluginRoot, "package.json"), "{}\n", "utf8");
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(workspacePluginRoot, "openclaw.plugin.json"), "{}\n", "utf8");
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(bundledPluginRoot, "package.json"), "{}\n", "utf8");
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(bundledPluginRoot, "openclaw.plugin.json"), "{}\n", "utf8");
+
+      const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(path.join(bundledPluginRoot, "index.js")).href;
+      expect(resolveAcpxPluginRoot(moduleUrl)).toBe(workspacePluginRoot);
+    } finally {
+      fs.rmSync(repoRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
   it("resolves bundled acpx with pinned version by default", () => {
     const resolved = resolveAcpxPluginConfig({
       rawConfig: {
diff --git a/extensions/acpx/src/config.ts b/extensions/acpx/src/config.ts
index d6bfb3a44db..e604b69db7c 100644
--- a/extensions/acpx/src/config.ts
+++ b/extensions/acpx/src/config.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,18 @@ export const ACPX_PINNED_VERSION = "0.1.16";
 export const ACPX_VERSION_ANY = "any";
 const ACPX_BIN_NAME = process.platform === "win32" ? "acpx.cmd" : "acpx";
 
-export function resolveAcpxPluginRoot(moduleUrl: string = import.meta.url): string {
+function isAcpxPluginRoot(dir: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    fs.existsSync(path.join(dir, "openclaw.plugin.json")) &&
+    fs.existsSync(path.join(dir, "package.json"))
+  );
+}
+
+function resolveNearestAcpxPluginRoot(moduleUrl: string): string {
   let cursor = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(moduleUrl));
   for (let i = 0; i < 3; i += 1) {
     // Bundled entries live at the plugin root while source files still live under src/.
-    if (
-      fs.existsSync(path.join(cursor, "openclaw.plugin.json")) &&
-      fs.existsSync(path.join(cursor, "package.json"))
-    ) {
+    if (isAcpxPluginRoot(cursor)) {
       return cursor;
     }
     const parent = path.dirname(cursor);
@@ -32,10 +36,29 @@ export function resolveAcpxPluginRoot(moduleUrl: string = import.meta.url): stri
   return path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(moduleUrl)), "..");
 }
 
+function resolveWorkspaceAcpxPluginRoot(currentRoot: string): string | null {
+  if (
+    path.basename(currentRoot) !== "acpx" ||
+    path.basename(path.dirname(currentRoot)) !== "extensions" ||
+    path.basename(path.dirname(path.dirname(currentRoot))) !== "dist"
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const workspaceRoot = path.resolve(currentRoot, "..", "..", "..", "extensions", "acpx");
+  return isAcpxPluginRoot(workspaceRoot) ? workspaceRoot : null;
+}
+
+export function resolveAcpxPluginRoot(moduleUrl: string = import.meta.url): string {
+  const resolvedRoot = resolveNearestAcpxPluginRoot(moduleUrl);
+  // In a live repo checkout, dist/ can be rebuilt out from under the running gateway.
+  // Prefer the stable source plugin root when a built extension is running beside it.
+  return resolveWorkspaceAcpxPluginRoot(resolvedRoot) ?? resolvedRoot;
+}
+
 export const ACPX_PLUGIN_ROOT = resolveAcpxPluginRoot();
 export const ACPX_BUNDLED_BIN = path.join(ACPX_PLUGIN_ROOT, "node_modules", ".bin", ACPX_BIN_NAME);
 export function buildAcpxLocalInstallCommand(version: string = ACPX_PINNED_VERSION): string {
-  return `npm install --omit=dev --no-save acpx@${version}`;
+  return `npm install --omit=dev --no-save --package-lock=false acpx@${version}`;
 }
 export const ACPX_LOCAL_INSTALL_COMMAND = buildAcpxLocalInstallCommand();
 
diff --git a/extensions/acpx/src/ensure.test.ts b/extensions/acpx/src/ensure.test.ts
index c0bb5469b29..b834a671906 100644
--- a/extensions/acpx/src/ensure.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/acpx/src/ensure.test.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,13 @@ describe("acpx ensure", () => {
     });
     expect(spawnAndCollectMock.mock.calls[1]?.[0]).toMatchObject({
       command: "npm",
-      args: ["install", "--omit=dev", "--no-save", `acpx@${ACPX_PINNED_VERSION}`],
+      args: [
+        "install",
+        "--omit=dev",
+        "--no-save",
+        "--package-lock=false",
+        `acpx@${ACPX_PINNED_VERSION}`,
+      ],
       cwd: "/plugin",
       stripProviderAuthEnvVars,
     });
diff --git a/extensions/acpx/src/ensure.ts b/extensions/acpx/src/ensure.ts
index 9b85d53f618..05825b75bc9 100644
--- a/extensions/acpx/src/ensure.ts
+++ b/extensions/acpx/src/ensure.ts
@@ -233,7 +233,13 @@ export async function ensureAcpx(params: {
 
     const install = await spawnAndCollect({
       command: "npm",
-      args: ["install", "--omit=dev", "--no-save", `acpx@${installVersion}`],
+      args: [
+        "install",
+        "--omit=dev",
+        "--no-save",
+        "--package-lock=false",
+        `acpx@${installVersion}`,
+      ],
       cwd: pluginRoot,
       stripProviderAuthEnvVars: params.stripProviderAuthEnvVars,
     });
diff --git a/extensions/acpx/src/runtime-internals/process.test.ts b/extensions/acpx/src/runtime-internals/process.test.ts
index ef0492308ae..90b7560c47e 100644
--- a/extensions/acpx/src/runtime-internals/process.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/acpx/src/runtime-internals/process.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
-import { mkdir, mkdtemp, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { chmod, mkdir, mkdtemp, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
@@ -64,6 +64,58 @@ describe("resolveSpawnCommand", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("routes node shebang wrappers through the current node runtime on posix", async () => {
+    const dir = await createTempDir();
+    const scriptPath = path.join(dir, "acpx");
+    await writeFile(scriptPath, "#!/usr/bin/env node\nconsole.log('ok')\n", "utf8");
+    await chmod(scriptPath, 0o755);
+
+    const resolved = resolveSpawnCommand(
+      {
+        command: scriptPath,
+        args: ["--help"],
+      },
+      undefined,
+      {
+        platform: "linux",
+        env: {},
+        execPath: "/custom/node",
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(resolved).toEqual({
+      command: "/custom/node",
+      args: [scriptPath, "--help"],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("routes PATH-resolved node shebang wrappers through the current node runtime on posix", async () => {
+    const dir = await createTempDir();
+    const binDir = path.join(dir, "bin");
+    const scriptPath = path.join(binDir, "acpx");
+    await mkdir(binDir, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(scriptPath, "#!/usr/bin/env node\nconsole.log('ok')\n", "utf8");
+    await chmod(scriptPath, 0o755);
+
+    const resolved = resolveSpawnCommand(
+      {
+        command: "acpx",
+        args: ["--help"],
+      },
+      undefined,
+      {
+        platform: "linux",
+        env: { PATH: binDir },
+        execPath: "/custom/node",
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(resolved).toEqual({
+      command: "/custom/node",
+      args: [scriptPath, "--help"],
+    });
+  });
+
   it("routes .js command execution through node on windows", () => {
     const resolved = resolveSpawnCommand(
       {
diff --git a/extensions/acpx/src/runtime-internals/process.ts b/extensions/acpx/src/runtime-internals/process.ts
index 2724f467ab1..60b85114bcb 100644
--- a/extensions/acpx/src/runtime-internals/process.ts
+++ b/extensions/acpx/src/runtime-internals/process.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { spawn, type ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams } from "node:child_process";
-import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { accessSync, constants as fsConstants, existsSync, readFileSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
 import type {
   WindowsSpawnProgram,
   WindowsSpawnProgramCandidate,
@@ -57,11 +58,76 @@ const DEFAULT_RUNTIME: SpawnRuntime = {
   execPath: process.execPath,
 };
 
+function isExecutableFile(filePath: string, platform: NodeJS.Platform): boolean {
+  try {
+    const stat = statSync(filePath);
+    if (!stat.isFile()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (platform === "win32") {
+      return true;
+    }
+    accessSync(filePath, fsConstants.X_OK);
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function resolveExecutableFromPath(command: string, runtime: SpawnRuntime): string | undefined {
+  const pathEnv = runtime.env.PATH ?? runtime.env.Path;
+  if (!pathEnv) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  for (const entry of pathEnv.split(path.delimiter).filter(Boolean)) {
+    const candidate = path.join(entry, command);
+    if (isExecutableFile(candidate, runtime.platform)) {
+      return candidate;
+    }
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function resolveNodeShebangScriptPath(command: string, runtime: SpawnRuntime): string | undefined {
+  const commandPath =
+    path.isAbsolute(command) || command.includes(path.sep)
+      ? command
+      : resolveExecutableFromPath(command, runtime);
+  if (!commandPath || !isExecutableFile(commandPath, runtime.platform)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  try {
+    const firstLine = readFileSync(commandPath, "utf8").split(/\r?\n/, 1)[0] ?? "";
+    if (/^#!.*(?:\/usr\/bin\/env\s+node\b|\/node(?:js)?\b)/.test(firstLine)) {
+      return commandPath;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 export function resolveSpawnCommand(
   params: { command: string; args: string[] },
   options?: SpawnCommandOptions,
   runtime: SpawnRuntime = DEFAULT_RUNTIME,
 ): ResolvedSpawnCommand {
+  if (runtime.platform !== "win32") {
+    const nodeShebangScript = resolveNodeShebangScriptPath(params.command, runtime);
+    if (nodeShebangScript) {
+      options?.onResolved?.({
+        command: params.command,
+        cacheHit: false,
+        strictWindowsCmdWrapper: options?.strictWindowsCmdWrapper === true,
+        resolution: "direct",
+      });
+      return {
+        command: runtime.execPath,
+        args: [nodeShebangScript, ...params.args],
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
   const strictWindowsCmdWrapper = options?.strictWindowsCmdWrapper === true;
   const cacheKey = params.command;
   const cachedProgram = options?.cache;
diff --git a/extensions/acpx/src/runtime.test.ts b/extensions/acpx/src/runtime.test.ts
index 198a0367b59..5c65b032f34 100644
--- a/extensions/acpx/src/runtime.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/acpx/src/runtime.test.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,90 @@ describe("AcpxRuntime", () => {
     expect(resumeArgs[resumeFlagIndex + 1]).toBe(resumeSessionId);
   });
 
+  it("replaces dead named sessions returned by sessions ensure", async () => {
+    process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_STATUS = "dead";
+    process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_SUMMARY = "queue owner unavailable";
+    try {
+      const { runtime, logPath } = await createMockRuntimeFixture();
+      const sessionKey = "agent:codex:acp:dead-session";
+
+      const handle = await runtime.ensureSession({
+        sessionKey,
+        agent: "codex",
+        mode: "persistent",
+      });
+
+      expect(handle.backend).toBe("acpx");
+      const logs = await readMockRuntimeLogEntries(logPath);
+      const ensureIndex = logs.findIndex((entry) => entry.kind === "ensure");
+      const statusIndex = logs.findIndex((entry) => entry.kind === "status");
+      const newIndex = logs.findIndex((entry) => entry.kind === "new");
+      expect(ensureIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+      expect(statusIndex).toBeGreaterThan(ensureIndex);
+      expect(newIndex).toBeGreaterThan(statusIndex);
+    } finally {
+      delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_STATUS;
+      delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_SUMMARY;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("reuses a live named session when sessions ensure exits before returning identifiers", async () => {
+    process.env.MOCK_ACPX_ENSURE_EXIT_1 = "1";
+    process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_STATUS = "alive";
+    try {
+      const { runtime, logPath } = await createMockRuntimeFixture();
+      const sessionKey = "agent:codex:acp:ensure-fallback-alive";
+
+      const handle = await runtime.ensureSession({
+        sessionKey,
+        agent: "codex",
+        mode: "persistent",
+      });
+
+      expect(handle.backend).toBe("acpx");
+      expect(handle.acpxRecordId).toBe("rec-" + sessionKey);
+      const logs = await readMockRuntimeLogEntries(logPath);
+      const ensureIndex = logs.findIndex((entry) => entry.kind === "ensure");
+      const statusIndex = logs.findIndex((entry) => entry.kind === "status");
+      const newIndex = logs.findIndex((entry) => entry.kind === "new");
+      expect(ensureIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+      expect(statusIndex).toBeGreaterThan(ensureIndex);
+      expect(newIndex).toBe(-1);
+    } finally {
+      delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_ENSURE_EXIT_1;
+      delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_STATUS;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("creates a fresh named session when sessions ensure exits and status is dead", async () => {
+    process.env.MOCK_ACPX_ENSURE_EXIT_1 = "1";
+    process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_STATUS = "dead";
+    process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_SUMMARY = "queue owner unavailable";
+    try {
+      const { runtime, logPath } = await createMockRuntimeFixture();
+      const sessionKey = "agent:codex:acp:ensure-fallback-dead";
+
+      const handle = await runtime.ensureSession({
+        sessionKey,
+        agent: "codex",
+        mode: "persistent",
+      });
+
+      expect(handle.backend).toBe("acpx");
+      const logs = await readMockRuntimeLogEntries(logPath);
+      const ensureIndex = logs.findIndex((entry) => entry.kind === "ensure");
+      const statusIndex = logs.findIndex((entry) => entry.kind === "status");
+      const newIndex = logs.findIndex((entry) => entry.kind === "new");
+      expect(ensureIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+      expect(statusIndex).toBeGreaterThan(ensureIndex);
+      expect(newIndex).toBeGreaterThan(statusIndex);
+    } finally {
+      delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_ENSURE_EXIT_1;
+      delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_STATUS;
+      delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_SUMMARY;
+    }
+  });
+
   it("serializes text plus image attachments into ACP prompt blocks", async () => {
     const { runtime, logPath } = await createMockRuntimeFixture();
 
diff --git a/extensions/acpx/src/runtime.ts b/extensions/acpx/src/runtime.ts
index e55ef360424..a528de476af 100644
--- a/extensions/acpx/src/runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/acpx/src/runtime.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,26 @@ function formatAcpxExitMessage(params: {
   return stderr || `acpx exited with code ${params.exitCode ?? "unknown"}`;
 }
 
+function summarizeLogText(text: string, maxChars = 240): string {
+  const normalized = text.trim().replace(/\s+/g, " ");
+  if (!normalized) {
+    return "";
+  }
+  if (normalized.length <= maxChars) {
+    return normalized;
+  }
+  return `${normalized.slice(0, maxChars)}...`;
+}
+
+function findSessionIdentifierEvent(events: AcpxJsonObject[]): AcpxJsonObject | undefined {
+  return events.find(
+    (event) =>
+      asOptionalString(event.agentSessionId) ||
+      asOptionalString(event.acpxSessionId) ||
+      asOptionalString(event.acpxRecordId),
+  );
+}
+
 export function encodeAcpxRuntimeHandleState(state: AcpxHandleState): string {
   const payload = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(state), "utf8").toString("base64url");
   return `${ACPX_RUNTIME_HANDLE_PREFIX}${payload}`;
@@ -252,6 +272,146 @@ export class AcpxRuntime implements AcpRuntime {
     this.healthy = result.ok;
   }
 
+  private async createNamedSession(params: {
+    agent: string;
+    cwd: string;
+    sessionName: string;
+    resumeSessionId?: string;
+  }): Promise<AcpxJsonObject[]> {
+    const command = params.resumeSessionId
+      ? [
+          "sessions",
+          "new",
+          "--name",
+          params.sessionName,
+          "--resume-session",
+          params.resumeSessionId,
+        ]
+      : ["sessions", "new", "--name", params.sessionName];
+    return await this.runControlCommand({
+      args: await this.buildVerbArgs({
+        agent: params.agent,
+        cwd: params.cwd,
+        command,
+      }),
+      cwd: params.cwd,
+      fallbackCode: "ACP_SESSION_INIT_FAILED",
+    });
+  }
+
+  private async shouldReplaceEnsuredSession(params: {
+    sessionName: string;
+    agent: string;
+    cwd: string;
+  }): Promise<boolean> {
+    const args = await this.buildVerbArgs({
+      agent: params.agent,
+      cwd: params.cwd,
+      command: ["status", "--session", params.sessionName],
+    });
+    let events: AcpxJsonObject[];
+    try {
+      events = await this.runControlCommand({
+        args,
+        cwd: params.cwd,
+        fallbackCode: "ACP_SESSION_INIT_FAILED",
+        ignoreNoSession: true,
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger?.warn?.(
+        `acpx ensureSession status probe failed: session=${params.sessionName} cwd=${params.cwd} error=${summarizeLogText(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)) || "<empty>"}`,
+      );
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const noSession = events.some((event) => toAcpxErrorEvent(event)?.code === "NO_SESSION");
+    if (noSession) {
+      this.logger?.warn?.(
+        `acpx ensureSession replacing missing named session: session=${params.sessionName} cwd=${params.cwd}`,
+      );
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    const detail = events.find((event) => !toAcpxErrorEvent(event));
+    const status = asTrimmedString(detail?.status)?.toLowerCase();
+    if (status === "dead") {
+      const summary = summarizeLogText(asOptionalString(detail?.summary) ?? "");
+      this.logger?.warn?.(
+        `acpx ensureSession replacing dead named session: session=${params.sessionName} cwd=${params.cwd} status=${status} summary=${summary || "<empty>"}`,
+      );
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  private async recoverEnsureFailure(params: {
+    sessionName: string;
+    agent: string;
+    cwd: string;
+    error: unknown;
+  }): Promise<AcpxJsonObject[] | null> {
+    const errorMessage = summarizeLogText(
+      params.error instanceof Error ? params.error.message : String(params.error),
+    );
+    this.logger?.warn?.(
+      `acpx ensureSession probing named session after ensure failure: session=${params.sessionName} cwd=${params.cwd} error=${errorMessage || "<empty>"}`,
+    );
+    const args = await this.buildVerbArgs({
+      agent: params.agent,
+      cwd: params.cwd,
+      command: ["status", "--session", params.sessionName],
+    });
+    let events: AcpxJsonObject[];
+    try {
+      events = await this.runControlCommand({
+        args,
+        cwd: params.cwd,
+        fallbackCode: "ACP_SESSION_INIT_FAILED",
+        ignoreNoSession: true,
+      });
+    } catch (statusError) {
+      this.logger?.warn?.(
+        `acpx ensureSession status fallback failed: session=${params.sessionName} cwd=${params.cwd} error=${summarizeLogText(statusError instanceof Error ? statusError.message : String(statusError)) || "<empty>"}`,
+      );
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const noSession = events.some((event) => toAcpxErrorEvent(event)?.code === "NO_SESSION");
+    if (noSession) {
+      this.logger?.warn?.(
+        `acpx ensureSession creating named session after ensure failure and missing status: session=${params.sessionName} cwd=${params.cwd}`,
+      );
+      return await this.createNamedSession({
+        agent: params.agent,
+        cwd: params.cwd,
+        sessionName: params.sessionName,
+      });
+    }
+
+    const detail = events.find((event) => !toAcpxErrorEvent(event));
+    const status = asTrimmedString(detail?.status)?.toLowerCase();
+    if (status === "dead") {
+      this.logger?.warn?.(
+        `acpx ensureSession replacing dead named session after ensure failure: session=${params.sessionName} cwd=${params.cwd}`,
+      );
+      return await this.createNamedSession({
+        agent: params.agent,
+        cwd: params.cwd,
+        sessionName: params.sessionName,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (status === "alive" || findSessionIdentifierEvent(events)) {
+      this.logger?.warn?.(
+        `acpx ensureSession reusing live named session after ensure failure: session=${params.sessionName} cwd=${params.cwd} status=${status || "unknown"}`,
+      );
+      return events;
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
   async ensureSession(input: AcpRuntimeEnsureInput): Promise<AcpRuntimeHandle> {
     const sessionName = asTrimmedString(input.sessionKey);
     if (!sessionName) {
@@ -264,45 +424,80 @@ export class AcpxRuntime implements AcpRuntime {
     const cwd = asTrimmedString(input.cwd) || this.config.cwd;
     const mode = input.mode;
     const resumeSessionId = asTrimmedString(input.resumeSessionId);
-    const ensureSubcommand = resumeSessionId
-      ? ["sessions", "new", "--name", sessionName, "--resume-session", resumeSessionId]
-      : ["sessions", "ensure", "--name", sessionName];
-    const ensureCommand = await this.buildVerbArgs({
-      agent,
-      cwd,
-      command: ensureSubcommand,
-    });
-
-    let events = await this.runControlCommand({
-      args: ensureCommand,
-      cwd,
-      fallbackCode: "ACP_SESSION_INIT_FAILED",
-    });
-    let ensuredEvent = events.find(
-      (event) =>
-        asOptionalString(event.agentSessionId) ||
-        asOptionalString(event.acpxSessionId) ||
-        asOptionalString(event.acpxRecordId),
-    );
-
-    if (!ensuredEvent && !resumeSessionId) {
-      const newCommand = await this.buildVerbArgs({
+    let events: AcpxJsonObject[];
+    if (resumeSessionId) {
+      events = await this.createNamedSession({
         agent,
         cwd,
-        command: ["sessions", "new", "--name", sessionName],
+        sessionName,
+        resumeSessionId,
       });
-      events = await this.runControlCommand({
-        args: newCommand,
-        cwd,
-        fallbackCode: "ACP_SESSION_INIT_FAILED",
-      });
-      ensuredEvent = events.find(
-        (event) =>
-          asOptionalString(event.agentSessionId) ||
-          asOptionalString(event.acpxSessionId) ||
-          asOptionalString(event.acpxRecordId),
+    } else {
+      try {
+        events = await this.runControlCommand({
+          args: await this.buildVerbArgs({
+            agent,
+            cwd,
+            command: ["sessions", "ensure", "--name", sessionName],
+          }),
+          cwd,
+          fallbackCode: "ACP_SESSION_INIT_FAILED",
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        const recovered = await this.recoverEnsureFailure({
+          sessionName,
+          agent,
+          cwd,
+          error,
+        });
+        if (!recovered) {
+          throw error;
+        }
+        events = recovered;
+      }
+    }
+    if (events.length === 0) {
+      this.logger?.warn?.(
+        `acpx ensureSession returned no events after sessions ensure: session=${sessionName} agent=${agent} cwd=${cwd}`,
       );
     }
+    let ensuredEvent = findSessionIdentifierEvent(events);
+
+    if (
+      ensuredEvent &&
+      !resumeSessionId &&
+      (await this.shouldReplaceEnsuredSession({
+        sessionName,
+        agent,
+        cwd,
+      }))
+    ) {
+      events = await this.createNamedSession({
+        agent,
+        cwd,
+        sessionName,
+      });
+      if (events.length === 0) {
+        this.logger?.warn?.(
+          `acpx ensureSession returned no events after replacing dead session: session=${sessionName} agent=${agent} cwd=${cwd}`,
+        );
+      }
+      ensuredEvent = findSessionIdentifierEvent(events);
+    }
+
+    if (!ensuredEvent && !resumeSessionId) {
+      events = await this.createNamedSession({
+        agent,
+        cwd,
+        sessionName,
+      });
+      if (events.length === 0) {
+        this.logger?.warn?.(
+          `acpx ensureSession returned no events after sessions new: session=${sessionName} agent=${agent} cwd=${cwd}`,
+        );
+      }
+      ensuredEvent = findSessionIdentifierEvent(events);
+    }
     if (!ensuredEvent) {
       throw new AcpRuntimeError(
         "ACP_SESSION_INIT_FAILED",
diff --git a/extensions/acpx/src/test-utils/runtime-fixtures.ts b/extensions/acpx/src/test-utils/runtime-fixtures.ts
index ebf5052f450..4ebe57b3e2a 100644
--- a/extensions/acpx/src/test-utils/runtime-fixtures.ts
+++ b/extensions/acpx/src/test-utils/runtime-fixtures.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@ const setValue = command === "set" ? String(args[commandIndex + 2] || "") : "";
 
 if (command === "sessions" && args[commandIndex + 1] === "ensure") {
   writeLog({ kind: "ensure", agent, args, sessionName: ensureName });
+  if (process.env.MOCK_ACPX_ENSURE_EXIT_1 === "1") {
+    emitJson({
+      jsonrpc: "2.0",
+      id: null,
+      error: {
+        code: -32603,
+        message: "mock ensure failure",
+      },
+    });
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
   if (process.env.MOCK_ACPX_ENSURE_EMPTY === "1") {
     emitJson({ action: "session_ensured", name: ensureName });
   } else {
@@ -173,11 +184,14 @@ if (command === "set") {
 
 if (command === "status") {
   writeLog({ kind: "status", agent, args, sessionName: sessionFromOption });
+  const status = process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_STATUS || (sessionFromOption ? "alive" : "no-session");
+  const summary = process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_SUMMARY || "";
   emitJson({
     acpxRecordId: sessionFromOption ? "rec-" + sessionFromOption : null,
     acpxSessionId: sessionFromOption ? "sid-" + sessionFromOption : null,
     agentSessionId: sessionFromOption ? "inner-" + sessionFromOption : null,
-    status: sessionFromOption ? "alive" : "no-session",
+    status,
+    ...(summary ? { summary } : {}),
     pid: 4242,
     uptime: 120,
   });
@@ -382,6 +396,9 @@ export async function readMockRuntimeLogEntries(
 export async function cleanupMockRuntimeFixtures(): Promise<void> {
   delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_LOG;
   delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_CONFIG_SHOW_AGENTS;
+  delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_ENSURE_EXIT_1;
+  delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_STATUS;
+  delete process.env.MOCK_ACPX_STATUS_SUMMARY;
   sharedMockCliScriptPath = null;
   logFileSequence = 0;
   while (tempDirs.length > 0) {
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/channel.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/channel.test.ts
index 0a4ead6c3fd..5e47dda6334 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/channel.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/channel.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,87 @@
-import type { OpenClawConfig, PluginRuntime } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/discord";
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type {
+  ChannelAccountSnapshot,
+  ChannelGatewayContext,
+  OpenClawConfig,
+  PluginRuntime,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/discord";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createRuntimeEnv } from "../../../test/helpers/extensions/runtime-env.js";
+import type { ResolvedDiscordAccount } from "./accounts.js";
 import { discordPlugin } from "./channel.js";
 import { setDiscordRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
 
+const probeDiscordMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const monitorDiscordProviderMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const auditDiscordChannelPermissionsMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+
+vi.mock("./probe.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("./probe.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    probeDiscord: probeDiscordMock,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("./monitor.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("./monitor.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    monitorDiscordProvider: monitorDiscordProviderMock,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("./audit.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("./audit.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    auditDiscordChannelPermissions: auditDiscordChannelPermissionsMock,
+  };
+});
+
+function createCfg(): OpenClawConfig {
+  return {
+    channels: {
+      discord: {
+        enabled: true,
+        token: "discord-token",
+      },
+    },
+  } as OpenClawConfig;
+}
+
+function createStartAccountCtx(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  accountId: string;
+  runtime: ReturnType<typeof createRuntimeEnv>;
+}): ChannelGatewayContext<ResolvedDiscordAccount> {
+  const account = discordPlugin.config.resolveAccount(
+    params.cfg,
+    params.accountId,
+  ) as ResolvedDiscordAccount;
+  const snapshot: ChannelAccountSnapshot = {
+    accountId: params.accountId,
+    configured: true,
+    enabled: true,
+    running: false,
+  };
+  return {
+    accountId: params.accountId,
+    account,
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    runtime: params.runtime,
+    abortSignal: new AbortController().signal,
+    log: { info: vi.fn(), warn: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn(), debug: vi.fn() },
+    getStatus: () => snapshot,
+    setStatus: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  probeDiscordMock.mockReset();
+  monitorDiscordProviderMock.mockReset();
+  auditDiscordChannelPermissionsMock.mockReset();
+});
+
 describe("discordPlugin outbound", () => {
   it("forwards mediaLocalRoots to sendMessageDiscord", async () => {
     const sendMessageDiscord = vi.fn(async () => ({ messageId: "m1" }));
@@ -33,4 +112,100 @@ describe("discordPlugin outbound", () => {
     );
     expect(result).toMatchObject({ channel: "discord", messageId: "m1" });
   });
+
+  it("uses direct Discord probe helpers for status probes", async () => {
+    const runtimeProbeDiscord = vi.fn(async () => {
+      throw new Error("runtime Discord probe should not be used");
+    });
+    setDiscordRuntime({
+      channel: {
+        discord: {
+          probeDiscord: runtimeProbeDiscord,
+        },
+      },
+      logging: {
+        shouldLogVerbose: () => false,
+      },
+    } as unknown as PluginRuntime);
+    probeDiscordMock.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      bot: { username: "Bob" },
+      application: {
+        intents: {
+          messageContent: "limited",
+          guildMembers: "disabled",
+          presence: "disabled",
+        },
+      },
+      elapsedMs: 1,
+    });
+
+    const cfg = createCfg();
+    const account = discordPlugin.config.resolveAccount(cfg, "default");
+
+    await discordPlugin.status!.probeAccount!({
+      account,
+      timeoutMs: 5000,
+      cfg,
+    });
+
+    expect(probeDiscordMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("discord-token", 5000, {
+      includeApplication: true,
+    });
+    expect(runtimeProbeDiscord).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("uses direct Discord startup helpers before monitoring", async () => {
+    const runtimeProbeDiscord = vi.fn(async () => {
+      throw new Error("runtime Discord probe should not be used");
+    });
+    const runtimeMonitorDiscordProvider = vi.fn(async () => {
+      throw new Error("runtime Discord monitor should not be used");
+    });
+    setDiscordRuntime({
+      channel: {
+        discord: {
+          probeDiscord: runtimeProbeDiscord,
+          monitorDiscordProvider: runtimeMonitorDiscordProvider,
+        },
+      },
+      logging: {
+        shouldLogVerbose: () => false,
+      },
+    } as unknown as PluginRuntime);
+    probeDiscordMock.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      bot: { username: "Bob" },
+      application: {
+        intents: {
+          messageContent: "limited",
+          guildMembers: "disabled",
+          presence: "disabled",
+        },
+      },
+      elapsedMs: 1,
+    });
+    monitorDiscordProviderMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    const cfg = createCfg();
+    await discordPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!(
+      createStartAccountCtx({
+        cfg,
+        accountId: "default",
+        runtime: createRuntimeEnv(),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(probeDiscordMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("discord-token", 2500, {
+      includeApplication: true,
+    });
+    expect(monitorDiscordProviderMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        token: "discord-token",
+        accountId: "default",
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(runtimeProbeDiscord).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(runtimeMonitorDiscordProvider).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts b/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
index 8cae9c04323..c4ff4827038 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/channel.ts
@@ -35,17 +35,18 @@ import {
   resolveDiscordAccount,
   type ResolvedDiscordAccount,
 } from "./accounts.js";
-import { collectDiscordAuditChannelIds } from "./audit.js";
+import { auditDiscordChannelPermissions, collectDiscordAuditChannelIds } from "./audit.js";
 import {
   isDiscordExecApprovalClientEnabled,
   shouldSuppressLocalDiscordExecApprovalPrompt,
 } from "./exec-approvals.js";
+import { monitorDiscordProvider } from "./monitor.js";
 import {
   looksLikeDiscordTargetId,
   normalizeDiscordMessagingTarget,
   normalizeDiscordOutboundTarget,
 } from "./normalize.js";
-import type { DiscordProbe } from "./probe.js";
+import { probeDiscord, type DiscordProbe } from "./probe.js";
 import { resolveDiscordUserAllowlist } from "./resolve-users.js";
 import { getDiscordRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
 import { fetchChannelPermissionsDiscord } from "./send.js";
@@ -491,11 +492,15 @@ export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount> = {
         silent: silent ?? undefined,
       }),
   },
-  acpBindings: {
-    normalizeConfiguredBindingTarget: ({ conversationId }) =>
+  bindings: {
+    compileConfiguredBinding: ({ conversationId }) =>
       normalizeDiscordAcpConversationId(conversationId),
-    matchConfiguredBinding: ({ bindingConversationId, conversationId, parentConversationId }) =>
-      matchDiscordAcpConversation({ bindingConversationId, conversationId, parentConversationId }),
+    matchInboundConversation: ({ compiledBinding, conversationId, parentConversationId }) =>
+      matchDiscordAcpConversation({
+        bindingConversationId: compiledBinding.conversationId,
+        conversationId,
+        parentConversationId,
+      }),
   },
   status: {
     defaultRuntime: {
@@ -514,7 +519,7 @@ export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount> = {
     buildChannelSummary: ({ snapshot }) =>
       buildTokenChannelStatusSummary(snapshot, { includeMode: false }),
     probeAccount: async ({ account, timeoutMs }) =>
-      getDiscordRuntime().channel.discord.probeDiscord(account.token, timeoutMs, {
+      probeDiscord(account.token, timeoutMs, {
         includeApplication: true,
       }),
     formatCapabilitiesProbe: ({ probe }) => {
@@ -620,7 +625,7 @@ export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount> = {
           elapsedMs: 0,
         };
       }
-      const audit = await getDiscordRuntime().channel.discord.auditChannelPermissions({
+      const audit = await auditDiscordChannelPermissions({
         token: botToken,
         accountId: account.accountId,
         channelIds,
@@ -661,7 +666,7 @@ export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount> = {
       const token = account.token.trim();
       let discordBotLabel = "";
       try {
-        const probe = await getDiscordRuntime().channel.discord.probeDiscord(token, 2500, {
+        const probe = await probeDiscord(token, 2500, {
           includeApplication: true,
         });
         const username = probe.ok ? probe.bot?.username?.trim() : null;
@@ -689,7 +694,7 @@ export const discordPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedDiscordAccount> = {
         }
       }
       ctx.log?.info(`[${account.accountId}] starting provider${discordBotLabel}`);
-      return getDiscordRuntime().channel.discord.monitorDiscordProvider({
+      return monitorDiscordProvider({
         token,
         accountId: account.accountId,
         config: ctx.cfg,
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/gateway-plugin.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/gateway-plugin.ts
index 109135a3684..5acab8d5339 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/gateway-plugin.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/gateway-plugin.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import WebSocket from "ws";
 
 const DISCORD_GATEWAY_BOT_URL = "https://discord.com/api/v10/gateway/bot";
 const DEFAULT_DISCORD_GATEWAY_URL = "wss://gateway.discord.gg/";
+const DISCORD_GATEWAY_INFO_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
 
 type DiscordGatewayMetadataResponse = Pick<Response, "ok" | "status" | "text">;
 type DiscordGatewayFetchInit = Record<string, unknown> & {
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ type DiscordGatewayFetch = (
   init?: DiscordGatewayFetchInit,
 ) => Promise<DiscordGatewayMetadataResponse>;
 
+type DiscordGatewayMetadataError = Error & { transient?: boolean };
+
 export function resolveDiscordGatewayIntents(
   intentsConfig?: import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime").DiscordIntentsConfig,
 ): number {
@@ -64,14 +67,36 @@ function createGatewayMetadataError(params: {
   transient: boolean;
   cause?: unknown;
 }): Error {
-  if (params.transient) {
-    return new Error("Failed to get gateway information from Discord: fetch failed", {
-      cause: params.cause ?? new Error(params.detail),
-    });
-  }
-  return new Error(`Failed to get gateway information from Discord: ${params.detail}`, {
-    cause: params.cause,
+  const error = new Error(
+    params.transient
+      ? "Failed to get gateway information from Discord: fetch failed"
+      : `Failed to get gateway information from Discord: ${params.detail}`,
+    {
+      cause: params.cause ?? (params.transient ? new Error(params.detail) : undefined),
+    },
+  ) as DiscordGatewayMetadataError;
+  Object.defineProperty(error, "transient", {
+    value: params.transient,
+    enumerable: false,
   });
+  return error;
+}
+
+function isTransientGatewayMetadataError(error: unknown): boolean {
+  return Boolean((error as DiscordGatewayMetadataError | undefined)?.transient);
+}
+
+function createDefaultGatewayInfo(): APIGatewayBotInfo {
+  return {
+    url: DEFAULT_DISCORD_GATEWAY_URL,
+    shards: 1,
+    session_start_limit: {
+      total: 1,
+      remaining: 1,
+      reset_after: 0,
+      max_concurrency: 1,
+    },
+  };
 }
 
 async function fetchDiscordGatewayInfo(params: {
@@ -134,6 +159,65 @@ async function fetchDiscordGatewayInfo(params: {
   }
 }
 
+async function fetchDiscordGatewayInfoWithTimeout(params: {
+  token: string;
+  fetchImpl: DiscordGatewayFetch;
+  fetchInit?: DiscordGatewayFetchInit;
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+}): Promise<APIGatewayBotInfo> {
+  const timeoutMs = Math.max(1, params.timeoutMs ?? DISCORD_GATEWAY_INFO_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  const abortController = new AbortController();
+  let timeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+  const timeoutPromise = new Promise<never>((_, reject) => {
+    timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+      abortController.abort();
+      reject(
+        createGatewayMetadataError({
+          detail: `Discord API /gateway/bot timed out after ${timeoutMs}ms`,
+          transient: true,
+          cause: new Error("gateway metadata timeout"),
+        }),
+      );
+    }, timeoutMs);
+    timeoutId.unref?.();
+  });
+
+  try {
+    return await Promise.race([
+      fetchDiscordGatewayInfo({
+        token: params.token,
+        fetchImpl: params.fetchImpl,
+        fetchInit: {
+          ...params.fetchInit,
+          signal: abortController.signal,
+        },
+      }),
+      timeoutPromise,
+    ]);
+  } finally {
+    if (timeoutId) {
+      clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function resolveGatewayInfoWithFallback(params: { runtime?: RuntimeEnv; error: unknown }): {
+  info: APIGatewayBotInfo;
+  usedFallback: boolean;
+} {
+  if (!isTransientGatewayMetadataError(params.error)) {
+    throw params.error;
+  }
+  const message = params.error instanceof Error ? params.error.message : String(params.error);
+  params.runtime?.log?.(
+    `discord: gateway metadata lookup failed transiently; using default gateway url (${message})`,
+  );
+  return {
+    info: createDefaultGatewayInfo(),
+    usedFallback: true,
+  };
+}
+
 function createGatewayPlugin(params: {
   options: {
     reconnect: { maxAttempts: number };
@@ -143,19 +227,29 @@ function createGatewayPlugin(params: {
   fetchImpl: DiscordGatewayFetch;
   fetchInit?: DiscordGatewayFetchInit;
   wsAgent?: HttpsProxyAgent<string>;
+  runtime?: RuntimeEnv;
 }): GatewayPlugin {
   class SafeGatewayPlugin extends GatewayPlugin {
+    private gatewayInfoUsedFallback = false;
+
     constructor() {
       super(params.options);
     }
 
     override async registerClient(client: Parameters<GatewayPlugin["registerClient"]>[0]) {
-      if (!this.gatewayInfo) {
-        this.gatewayInfo = await fetchDiscordGatewayInfo({
+      if (!this.gatewayInfo || this.gatewayInfoUsedFallback) {
+        const resolved = await fetchDiscordGatewayInfoWithTimeout({
           token: client.options.token,
           fetchImpl: params.fetchImpl,
           fetchInit: params.fetchInit,
-        });
+        })
+          .then((info) => ({
+            info,
+            usedFallback: false,
+          }))
+          .catch((error) => resolveGatewayInfoWithFallback({ runtime: params.runtime, error }));
+        this.gatewayInfo = resolved.info;
+        this.gatewayInfoUsedFallback = resolved.usedFallback;
       }
       return super.registerClient(client);
     }
@@ -187,6 +281,7 @@ export function createDiscordGatewayPlugin(params: {
     return createGatewayPlugin({
       options,
       fetchImpl: (input, init) => fetch(input, init as RequestInit),
+      runtime: params.runtime,
     });
   }
 
@@ -201,12 +296,14 @@ export function createDiscordGatewayPlugin(params: {
       fetchImpl: (input, init) => undiciFetch(input, init),
       fetchInit: { dispatcher: fetchAgent },
       wsAgent,
+      runtime: params.runtime,
     });
   } catch (err) {
     params.runtime.error?.(danger(`discord: invalid gateway proxy: ${String(err)}`));
     return createGatewayPlugin({
       options,
       fetchImpl: (input, init) => fetch(input, init as RequestInit),
+      runtime: params.runtime,
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.acp-bindings.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.acp-bindings.test.ts
index 01bac15e856..982b9589b22 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.acp-bindings.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.acp-bindings.test.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
-const ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
-const resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 
-vi.mock("../../../../src/acp/persistent-bindings.js", () => ({
-  ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession: (...args: unknown[]) =>
-    ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock(...args),
-  resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord: (...args: unknown[]) =>
-    resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock(...args),
-}));
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady: (...args: unknown[]) =>
+      ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock(...args),
+    resolveConfiguredBindingRoute: (...args: unknown[]) =>
+      resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock(...args),
+  };
+});
 
 import { __testing as sessionBindingTesting } from "../../../../src/infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
 import { preflightDiscordMessage } from "./message-handler.preflight.js";
@@ -52,6 +56,77 @@ function createConfiguredDiscordBinding() {
   } as const;
 }
 
+function createConfiguredDiscordRoute() {
+  const configuredBinding = createConfiguredDiscordBinding();
+  return {
+    bindingResolution: {
+      conversation: {
+        channel: "discord",
+        accountId: "default",
+        conversationId: CHANNEL_ID,
+      },
+      compiledBinding: {
+        channel: "discord",
+        accountPattern: "default",
+        binding: {
+          type: "acp",
+          agentId: "codex",
+          match: {
+            channel: "discord",
+            accountId: "default",
+            peer: {
+              kind: "channel",
+              id: CHANNEL_ID,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        bindingConversationId: CHANNEL_ID,
+        target: {
+          conversationId: CHANNEL_ID,
+        },
+        agentId: "codex",
+        provider: {
+          compileConfiguredBinding: () => ({ conversationId: CHANNEL_ID }),
+          matchInboundConversation: () => ({ conversationId: CHANNEL_ID }),
+        },
+        targetFactory: {
+          driverId: "acp",
+          materialize: () => ({
+            record: configuredBinding.record,
+            statefulTarget: {
+              kind: "stateful",
+              driverId: "acp",
+              sessionKey: configuredBinding.record.targetSessionKey,
+              agentId: configuredBinding.spec.agentId,
+            },
+          }),
+        },
+      },
+      match: {
+        conversationId: CHANNEL_ID,
+      },
+      record: configuredBinding.record,
+      statefulTarget: {
+        kind: "stateful",
+        driverId: "acp",
+        sessionKey: configuredBinding.record.targetSessionKey,
+        agentId: configuredBinding.spec.agentId,
+      },
+    },
+    configuredBinding,
+    boundSessionKey: configuredBinding.record.targetSessionKey,
+    route: {
+      agentId: "codex",
+      accountId: "default",
+      channel: "discord",
+      sessionKey: configuredBinding.record.targetSessionKey,
+      mainSessionKey: "agent:codex:main",
+      matchedBy: "binding.channel",
+      lastRoutePolicy: "bound",
+    },
+  } as const;
+}
+
 function createBasePreflightParams(overrides?: Record<string, unknown>) {
   const message = createDiscordMessage({
     id: "m-1",
@@ -94,13 +169,10 @@ function createBasePreflightParams(overrides?: Record<string, unknown>) {
 describe("preflightDiscordMessage configured ACP bindings", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     sessionBindingTesting.resetSessionBindingAdaptersForTests();
-    ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock.mockReset();
-    resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock.mockReset();
-    resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock.mockReturnValue(createConfiguredDiscordBinding());
-    ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock.mockResolvedValue({
-      ok: true,
-      sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:binding:discord:default:abc123",
-    });
+    ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock.mockReset();
+    resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock.mockReset();
+    resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock.mockReturnValue(createConfiguredDiscordRoute());
+    ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
   });
 
   it("does not initialize configured ACP bindings for rejected messages", async () => {
@@ -121,8 +193,8 @@ describe("preflightDiscordMessage configured ACP bindings", () => {
     );
 
     expect(result).toBeNull();
-    expect(resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("initializes configured ACP bindings only after preflight accepts the message", async () => {
@@ -144,8 +216,176 @@ describe("preflightDiscordMessage configured ACP bindings", () => {
     );
 
     expect(result).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(result?.boundSessionKey).toBe("agent:codex:acp:binding:discord:default:abc123");
   });
+
+  it("accepts plain messages in configured ACP-bound channels without a mention", async () => {
+    const message = createDiscordMessage({
+      id: "m-no-mention",
+      channelId: CHANNEL_ID,
+      content: "hello",
+      mentionedUsers: [],
+      author: {
+        id: "user-1",
+        bot: false,
+        username: "alice",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const result = await preflightDiscordMessage(
+      createBasePreflightParams({
+        data: createGuildEvent({
+          channelId: CHANNEL_ID,
+          guildId: GUILD_ID,
+          author: message.author,
+          message,
+        }),
+        guildEntries: {
+          [GUILD_ID]: {
+            id: GUILD_ID,
+            channels: {
+              [CHANNEL_ID]: {
+                allow: true,
+                enabled: true,
+                requireMention: true,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(result?.boundSessionKey).toBe("agent:codex:acp:binding:discord:default:abc123");
+  });
+
+  it("hydrates empty guild message payloads from REST before ensuring configured ACP bindings", async () => {
+    const message = createDiscordMessage({
+      id: "m-rest",
+      channelId: CHANNEL_ID,
+      content: "",
+      author: {
+        id: "user-1",
+        bot: false,
+        username: "alice",
+      },
+    });
+    const restGet = vi.fn(async () => ({
+      id: "m-rest",
+      content: "hello from rest",
+      attachments: [],
+      embeds: [],
+      mentions: [],
+      mention_roles: [],
+      mention_everyone: false,
+      author: {
+        id: "user-1",
+        username: "alice",
+      },
+    }));
+    const client = {
+      ...createGuildTextClient(CHANNEL_ID),
+      rest: {
+        get: restGet,
+      },
+    } as unknown as Parameters<typeof preflightDiscordMessage>[0]["client"];
+
+    const result = await preflightDiscordMessage(
+      createBasePreflightParams({
+        client,
+        data: createGuildEvent({
+          channelId: CHANNEL_ID,
+          guildId: GUILD_ID,
+          author: message.author,
+          message,
+        }),
+        guildEntries: {
+          [GUILD_ID]: {
+            id: GUILD_ID,
+            channels: {
+              [CHANNEL_ID]: {
+                allow: true,
+                enabled: true,
+                requireMention: false,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(restGet).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(result?.messageText).toBe("hello from rest");
+    expect(result?.data.message.content).toBe("hello from rest");
+    expect(ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("hydrates sticker-only guild message payloads from REST before ensuring configured ACP bindings", async () => {
+    const message = createDiscordMessage({
+      id: "m-rest-sticker",
+      channelId: CHANNEL_ID,
+      content: "",
+      author: {
+        id: "user-1",
+        bot: false,
+        username: "alice",
+      },
+    });
+    const restGet = vi.fn(async () => ({
+      id: "m-rest-sticker",
+      content: "",
+      attachments: [],
+      embeds: [],
+      mentions: [],
+      mention_roles: [],
+      mention_everyone: false,
+      sticker_items: [
+        {
+          id: "sticker-1",
+          name: "wave",
+        },
+      ],
+      author: {
+        id: "user-1",
+        username: "alice",
+      },
+    }));
+    const client = {
+      ...createGuildTextClient(CHANNEL_ID),
+      rest: {
+        get: restGet,
+      },
+    } as unknown as Parameters<typeof preflightDiscordMessage>[0]["client"];
+
+    const result = await preflightDiscordMessage(
+      createBasePreflightParams({
+        client,
+        data: createGuildEvent({
+          channelId: CHANNEL_ID,
+          guildId: GUILD_ID,
+          author: message.author,
+          message,
+        }),
+        guildEntries: {
+          [GUILD_ID]: {
+            id: GUILD_ID,
+            channels: {
+              [CHANNEL_ID]: {
+                allow: true,
+                enabled: true,
+                requireMention: false,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(restGet).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(result?.messageText).toBe("<media:sticker> (1 sticker)");
+    expect(ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test.ts
index 2fb14bafe8e..0067de03c4e 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 const transcribeFirstAudioMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 
-vi.mock("../../../../src/media-understanding/audio-preflight.js", () => ({
+vi.mock("./preflight-audio.runtime.js", () => ({
   transcribeFirstAudio: (...args: unknown[]) => transcribeFirstAudioMock(...args),
 }));
 import {
@@ -229,16 +229,16 @@ describe("resolvePreflightMentionRequirement", () => {
     expect(
       resolvePreflightMentionRequirement({
         shouldRequireMention: true,
-        isBoundThreadSession: false,
+        bypassMentionRequirement: false,
       }),
     ).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it("disables mention requirement for bound thread sessions", () => {
+  it("disables mention requirement when the route explicitly bypasses mentions", () => {
     expect(
       resolvePreflightMentionRequirement({
         shouldRequireMention: true,
-        isBoundThreadSession: true,
+        bypassMentionRequirement: true,
       }),
     ).toBe(false);
   });
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ describe("resolvePreflightMentionRequirement", () => {
     expect(
       resolvePreflightMentionRequirement({
         shouldRequireMention: false,
-        isBoundThreadSession: false,
+        bypassMentionRequirement: false,
       }),
     ).toBe(false);
   });
@@ -378,6 +378,69 @@ describe("preflightDiscordMessage", () => {
     expect(result?.boundSessionKey).toBe(threadBinding.targetSessionKey);
   });
 
+  it("drops hydrated bound-thread webhook echoes after fetching an empty payload", async () => {
+    const threadBinding = createThreadBinding({
+      targetKind: "session",
+      targetSessionKey: "agent:main:acp:discord-thread-1",
+    });
+    const threadId = "thread-webhook-hydrated-1";
+    const parentId = "channel-parent-webhook-hydrated-1";
+    const message = createDiscordMessage({
+      id: "m-webhook-hydrated-1",
+      channelId: threadId,
+      content: "",
+      webhookId: undefined,
+      author: {
+        id: "relay-bot-1",
+        bot: true,
+        username: "Relay",
+      },
+    });
+    const restGet = vi.fn(async () => ({
+      id: message.id,
+      content: "webhook relay",
+      webhook_id: "wh-1",
+      attachments: [],
+      embeds: [],
+      mentions: [],
+      mention_roles: [],
+      mention_everyone: false,
+      author: {
+        id: "relay-bot-1",
+        username: "Relay",
+        bot: true,
+      },
+    }));
+    const client = {
+      ...createThreadClient({ threadId, parentId }),
+      rest: {
+        get: restGet,
+      },
+    } as unknown as DiscordClient;
+
+    const result = await preflightDiscordMessage({
+      ...createPreflightArgs({
+        cfg: DEFAULT_PREFLIGHT_CFG,
+        discordConfig: {
+          allowBots: true,
+        } as DiscordConfig,
+        data: createGuildEvent({
+          channelId: threadId,
+          guildId: "guild-1",
+          author: message.author,
+          message,
+        }),
+        client,
+      }),
+      threadBindings: {
+        getByThreadId: (id: string) => (id === threadId ? threadBinding : undefined),
+      } as import("./thread-bindings.js").ThreadBindingManager,
+    });
+
+    expect(restGet).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(result).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("bypasses mention gating in bound threads for allowed bot senders", async () => {
     const threadBinding = createThreadBinding();
     const threadId = "thread-bot-focus";
@@ -655,8 +718,8 @@ describe("preflightDiscordMessage", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const result = await preflightDiscordMessage(
-      createPreflightArgs({
+    const result = await preflightDiscordMessage({
+      ...createPreflightArgs({
         cfg: {
           ...DEFAULT_PREFLIGHT_CFG,
           messages: {
@@ -674,7 +737,17 @@ describe("preflightDiscordMessage", () => {
         }),
         client,
       }),
-    );
+      guildEntries: {
+        "guild-1": {
+          channels: {
+            [channelId]: {
+              allow: true,
+              requireMention: true,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
 
     expect(transcribeFirstAudioMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(transcribeFirstAudioMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts
index 0a402518927..9094cabb645 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.preflight.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { ChannelType, MessageType, type User } from "@buape/carbon";
+import { ChannelType, MessageType, type Message, type User } from "@buape/carbon";
+import { Routes, type APIMessage } from "discord-api-types/v10";
 import { formatAllowlistMatchMeta } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-runtime";
 import { resolveControlCommandGate } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-runtime";
 import { logInboundDrop } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-runtime";
@@ -6,8 +7,8 @@ import { resolveMentionGatingWithBypass } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-runt
 import { loadConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
 import { isDangerousNameMatchingEnabled } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
 import {
-  ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady,
-  resolveConfiguredAcpRoute,
+  ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRoute,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
 import {
   getSessionBindingService,
@@ -95,12 +96,12 @@ function isBoundThreadBotSystemMessage(params: {
 
 export function resolvePreflightMentionRequirement(params: {
   shouldRequireMention: boolean;
-  isBoundThreadSession: boolean;
+  bypassMentionRequirement: boolean;
 }): boolean {
   if (!params.shouldRequireMention) {
     return false;
   }
-  return !params.isBoundThreadSession;
+  return !params.bypassMentionRequirement;
 }
 
 export function shouldIgnoreBoundThreadWebhookMessage(params: {
@@ -131,6 +132,95 @@ export function shouldIgnoreBoundThreadWebhookMessage(params: {
   return webhookId === boundWebhookId;
 }
 
+function mergeFetchedDiscordMessage(base: Message, fetched: APIMessage): Message {
+  const baseReferenced = (
+    base as unknown as {
+      referencedMessage?: {
+        mentionedUsers?: unknown[];
+        mentionedRoles?: unknown[];
+        mentionedEveryone?: boolean;
+      };
+    }
+  ).referencedMessage;
+  const fetchedMentions = Array.isArray(fetched.mentions)
+    ? fetched.mentions.map((mention) => ({
+        ...mention,
+        globalName: mention.global_name ?? undefined,
+      }))
+    : undefined;
+  const referencedMessage = fetched.referenced_message
+    ? ({
+        ...((base as { referencedMessage?: object }).referencedMessage ?? {}),
+        ...fetched.referenced_message,
+        mentionedUsers: Array.isArray(fetched.referenced_message.mentions)
+          ? fetched.referenced_message.mentions.map((mention) => ({
+              ...mention,
+              globalName: mention.global_name ?? undefined,
+            }))
+          : (baseReferenced?.mentionedUsers ?? []),
+        mentionedRoles:
+          fetched.referenced_message.mention_roles ?? baseReferenced?.mentionedRoles ?? [],
+        mentionedEveryone:
+          fetched.referenced_message.mention_everyone ?? baseReferenced?.mentionedEveryone ?? false,
+      } satisfies Record<string, unknown>)
+    : (base as { referencedMessage?: Message }).referencedMessage;
+  const rawData = {
+    ...((base as { rawData?: Record<string, unknown> }).rawData ?? {}),
+    message_snapshots:
+      fetched.message_snapshots ??
+      (base as { rawData?: { message_snapshots?: unknown } }).rawData?.message_snapshots,
+    sticker_items:
+      (fetched as { sticker_items?: unknown }).sticker_items ??
+      (base as { rawData?: { sticker_items?: unknown } }).rawData?.sticker_items,
+  };
+  return {
+    ...base,
+    ...fetched,
+    content: fetched.content ?? base.content,
+    attachments: fetched.attachments ?? base.attachments,
+    embeds: fetched.embeds ?? base.embeds,
+    stickers:
+      (fetched as { stickers?: unknown }).stickers ??
+      (fetched as { sticker_items?: unknown }).sticker_items ??
+      base.stickers,
+    mentionedUsers: fetchedMentions ?? base.mentionedUsers,
+    mentionedRoles: fetched.mention_roles ?? base.mentionedRoles,
+    mentionedEveryone: fetched.mention_everyone ?? base.mentionedEveryone,
+    referencedMessage,
+    rawData,
+  } as unknown as Message;
+}
+
+async function hydrateDiscordMessageIfEmpty(params: {
+  client: DiscordMessagePreflightParams["client"];
+  message: Message;
+  messageChannelId: string;
+}): Promise<Message> {
+  const currentText = resolveDiscordMessageText(params.message, {
+    includeForwarded: true,
+  });
+  if (currentText) {
+    return params.message;
+  }
+  const rest = params.client.rest as { get?: (route: string) => Promise<unknown> } | undefined;
+  if (typeof rest?.get !== "function") {
+    return params.message;
+  }
+  try {
+    const fetched = (await rest.get(
+      Routes.channelMessage(params.messageChannelId, params.message.id),
+    )) as APIMessage | null | undefined;
+    if (!fetched) {
+      return params.message;
+    }
+    logVerbose(`discord: hydrated empty inbound payload via REST for ${params.message.id}`);
+    return mergeFetchedDiscordMessage(params.message, fetched);
+  } catch (err) {
+    logVerbose(`discord: failed to hydrate message ${params.message.id}: ${String(err)}`);
+    return params.message;
+  }
+}
+
 export async function preflightDiscordMessage(
   params: DiscordMessagePreflightParams,
 ): Promise<DiscordMessagePreflightContext | null> {
@@ -138,7 +228,7 @@ export async function preflightDiscordMessage(
     return null;
   }
   const logger = getChildLogger({ module: "discord-auto-reply" });
-  const message = params.data.message;
+  let message = params.data.message;
   const author = params.data.author;
   if (!author) {
     return null;
@@ -160,6 +250,15 @@ export async function preflightDiscordMessage(
     return null;
   }
 
+  message = await hydrateDiscordMessageIfEmpty({
+    client: params.client,
+    message,
+    messageChannelId,
+  });
+  if (isPreflightAborted(params.abortSignal)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   const pluralkitConfig = params.discordConfig?.pluralkit;
   const webhookId = resolveDiscordWebhookId(message);
   const shouldCheckPluralKit = Boolean(pluralkitConfig?.enabled) && !webhookId;
@@ -197,6 +296,7 @@ export async function preflightDiscordMessage(
   }
   const isDirectMessage = channelInfo?.type === ChannelType.DM;
   const isGroupDm = channelInfo?.type === ChannelType.GroupDM;
+  const data = message === params.data.message ? params.data : { ...params.data, message };
   logDebug(
     `[discord-preflight] channelId=${messageChannelId} guild_id=${params.data.guild_id} channelType=${channelInfo?.type} isGuild=${isGuildMessage} isDM=${isDirectMessage} isGroupDm=${isGroupDm}`,
   );
@@ -359,16 +459,18 @@ export async function preflightDiscordMessage(
     }) ?? undefined;
   const configuredRoute =
     threadBinding == null
-      ? resolveConfiguredAcpRoute({
+      ? resolveConfiguredBindingRoute({
           cfg: freshCfg,
           route,
-          channel: "discord",
-          accountId: params.accountId,
-          conversationId: messageChannelId,
-          parentConversationId: earlyThreadParentId,
+          conversation: {
+            channel: "discord",
+            accountId: params.accountId,
+            conversationId: messageChannelId,
+            parentConversationId: earlyThreadParentId,
+          },
         })
       : null;
-  const configuredBinding = configuredRoute?.configuredBinding ?? null;
+  const configuredBinding = configuredRoute?.bindingResolution ?? null;
   if (!threadBinding && configuredBinding) {
     threadBinding = configuredBinding.record;
   }
@@ -394,6 +496,7 @@ export async function preflightDiscordMessage(
   });
   const boundAgentId = boundSessionKey ? effectiveRoute.agentId : undefined;
   const isBoundThreadSession = Boolean(threadBinding && earlyThreadChannel);
+  const bypassMentionRequirement = isBoundThreadSession || Boolean(configuredBinding);
   if (
     isBoundThreadBotSystemMessage({
       isBoundThreadSession,
@@ -579,7 +682,7 @@ export async function preflightDiscordMessage(
   });
   const shouldRequireMention = resolvePreflightMentionRequirement({
     shouldRequireMention: shouldRequireMentionByConfig,
-    isBoundThreadSession,
+    bypassMentionRequirement,
   });
 
   // Preflight audio transcription for mention detection in guilds.
@@ -764,13 +867,13 @@ export async function preflightDiscordMessage(
     return null;
   }
   if (configuredBinding) {
-    const ensured = await ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady({
+    const ensured = await ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady({
       cfg: freshCfg,
-      configuredBinding,
+      bindingResolution: configuredBinding,
     });
     if (!ensured.ok) {
       logVerbose(
-        `discord: configured ACP binding unavailable for channel ${configuredBinding.spec.conversationId}: ${ensured.error}`,
+        `discord: configured ACP binding unavailable for channel ${configuredBinding.record.conversation.conversationId}: ${ensured.error}`,
       );
       return null;
     }
@@ -794,7 +897,7 @@ export async function preflightDiscordMessage(
     replyToMode: params.replyToMode,
     ackReactionScope: params.ackReactionScope,
     groupPolicy: params.groupPolicy,
-    data: params.data,
+    data,
     client: params.client,
     message,
     messageChannelId,
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/native-command.plugin-dispatch.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/native-command.plugin-dispatch.test.ts
index 1009c583a81..2b49292b037 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/native-command.plugin-dispatch.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/native-command.plugin-dispatch.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ChannelType } from "discord-api-types/v10";
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { NativeCommandSpec } from "../../../../src/auto-reply/commands-registry.js";
 import * as dispatcherModule from "../../../../src/auto-reply/reply/provider-dispatcher.js";
+import type { ChatType } from "../../../../src/channels/chat-type.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../../../src/config/config.js";
 import * as pluginCommandsModule from "../../../../src/plugins/commands.js";
 import { clearPluginCommands, registerPluginCommand } from "../../../../src/plugins/commands.js";
@@ -11,17 +12,17 @@ import {
 } from "./native-command.test-helpers.js";
 import { createNoopThreadBindingManager } from "./thread-bindings.js";
 
-type ResolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordFn =
-  typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime").resolveConfiguredAcpRoute;
-type EnsureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionFn =
-  typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime").ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady;
+type ResolveConfiguredBindingRouteFn =
+  typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime").resolveConfiguredBindingRoute;
+type EnsureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyFn =
+  typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime").ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady;
 
 const persistentBindingMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord: vi.fn<ResolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordFn>((params) => ({
-    configuredBinding: null,
+  resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord: vi.fn<ResolveConfiguredBindingRouteFn>((params) => ({
+    bindingResolution: null,
     route: params.route,
   })),
-  ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession: vi.fn<EnsureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionFn>(async () => ({
+  ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession: vi.fn<EnsureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyFn>(async () => ({
     ok: true,
   })),
 }));
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
   const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime")>();
   return {
     ...actual,
-    resolveConfiguredAcpRoute: persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord,
-    ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady: persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession,
+    resolveConfiguredBindingRoute: persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord,
+    ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady: persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession,
   };
 });
 
@@ -65,12 +66,7 @@ function createConfig(): OpenClawConfig {
   } as OpenClawConfig;
 }
 
-function createStatusCommand(cfg: OpenClawConfig) {
-  const commandSpec: NativeCommandSpec = {
-    name: "status",
-    description: "Status",
-    acceptsArgs: false,
-  };
+function createNativeCommand(cfg: OpenClawConfig, commandSpec: NativeCommandSpec) {
   return createDiscordNativeCommand({
     command: commandSpec,
     cfg,
@@ -147,39 +143,145 @@ async function expectPairCommandReply(params: {
   );
 }
 
-function setConfiguredBinding(channelId: string, boundSessionKey: string) {
-  persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord.mockImplementation((params) => ({
-    configuredBinding: {
-      spec: {
-        channel: "discord",
-        accountId: params.accountId,
-        conversationId: channelId,
-        parentConversationId: params.parentConversationId,
-        agentId: "codex",
-        mode: "persistent",
-      },
-      record: {
-        bindingId: `config:acp:discord:${params.accountId}:${channelId}`,
-        targetSessionKey: boundSessionKey,
-        targetKind: "session",
-        conversation: {
-          channel: "discord",
-          accountId: params.accountId,
-          conversationId: channelId,
-        },
-        status: "active",
-        boundAt: 0,
-      },
-    },
-    boundSessionKey,
-    boundAgentId: "codex",
-    route: {
-      ...params.route,
+function createStatusCommand(cfg: OpenClawConfig) {
+  return createNativeCommand(cfg, {
+    name: "status",
+    description: "Status",
+    acceptsArgs: false,
+  });
+}
+
+function resolveConversationFromParams(params: Parameters<ResolveConfiguredBindingRouteFn>[0]) {
+  if ("conversation" in params) {
+    return params.conversation;
+  }
+  return {
+    channel: params.channel,
+    accountId: params.accountId,
+    conversationId: params.conversationId,
+    ...(params.parentConversationId ? { parentConversationId: params.parentConversationId } : {}),
+  };
+}
+
+function createConfiguredBindingResolution(params: {
+  conversation: ReturnType<typeof resolveConversationFromParams>;
+  boundSessionKey: string;
+}) {
+  const peerKind: ChatType = params.conversation.conversationId.startsWith("dm-")
+    ? "direct"
+    : "channel";
+  const configuredBinding = {
+    spec: {
+      channel: "discord" as const,
+      accountId: params.conversation.accountId,
+      conversationId: params.conversation.conversationId,
+      ...(params.conversation.parentConversationId
+        ? { parentConversationId: params.conversation.parentConversationId }
+        : {}),
       agentId: "codex",
-      sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
-      matchedBy: "binding.channel",
+      mode: "persistent" as const,
     },
-  }));
+    record: {
+      bindingId: `config:acp:discord:${params.conversation.accountId}:${params.conversation.conversationId}`,
+      targetSessionKey: params.boundSessionKey,
+      targetKind: "session" as const,
+      conversation: params.conversation,
+      status: "active" as const,
+      boundAt: 0,
+    },
+  };
+  return {
+    conversation: params.conversation,
+    compiledBinding: {
+      channel: "discord" as const,
+      binding: {
+        type: "acp" as const,
+        agentId: "codex",
+        match: {
+          channel: "discord",
+          accountId: params.conversation.accountId,
+          peer: {
+            kind: peerKind,
+            id: params.conversation.conversationId,
+          },
+        },
+        acp: {
+          mode: "persistent" as const,
+        },
+      },
+      bindingConversationId: params.conversation.conversationId,
+      target: {
+        conversationId: params.conversation.conversationId,
+        ...(params.conversation.parentConversationId
+          ? { parentConversationId: params.conversation.parentConversationId }
+          : {}),
+      },
+      agentId: "codex",
+      provider: {
+        compileConfiguredBinding: () => ({
+          conversationId: params.conversation.conversationId,
+          ...(params.conversation.parentConversationId
+            ? { parentConversationId: params.conversation.parentConversationId }
+            : {}),
+        }),
+        matchInboundConversation: () => ({
+          conversationId: params.conversation.conversationId,
+          ...(params.conversation.parentConversationId
+            ? { parentConversationId: params.conversation.parentConversationId }
+            : {}),
+        }),
+      },
+      targetFactory: {
+        driverId: "acp" as const,
+        materialize: () => ({
+          record: configuredBinding.record,
+          statefulTarget: {
+            kind: "stateful" as const,
+            driverId: "acp",
+            sessionKey: params.boundSessionKey,
+            agentId: "codex",
+          },
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+    match: {
+      conversationId: params.conversation.conversationId,
+      ...(params.conversation.parentConversationId
+        ? { parentConversationId: params.conversation.parentConversationId }
+        : {}),
+    },
+    record: configuredBinding.record,
+    statefulTarget: {
+      kind: "stateful" as const,
+      driverId: "acp",
+      sessionKey: params.boundSessionKey,
+      agentId: "codex",
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function setConfiguredBinding(channelId: string, boundSessionKey: string) {
+  persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord.mockImplementation((params) => {
+    const conversation = resolveConversationFromParams(params);
+    const bindingResolution = createConfiguredBindingResolution({
+      conversation: {
+        ...conversation,
+        conversationId: channelId,
+      },
+      boundSessionKey,
+    });
+    return {
+      bindingResolution,
+      boundSessionKey,
+      boundAgentId: "codex",
+      route: {
+        ...params.route,
+        agentId: "codex",
+        sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
+        matchedBy: "binding.channel",
+      },
+    };
+  });
   persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession.mockResolvedValue({
     ok: true,
   });
@@ -234,7 +336,7 @@ describe("Discord native plugin command dispatch", () => {
     clearPluginCommands();
     persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord.mockReset();
     persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord.mockImplementation((params) => ({
-      configuredBinding: null,
+      bindingResolution: null,
       route: params.route,
     }));
     persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession.mockReset();
@@ -519,4 +621,64 @@ describe("Discord native plugin command dispatch", () => {
       boundSessionKey,
     });
   });
+
+  it("allows recovery commands through configured ACP bindings even when ensure fails", async () => {
+    const guildId = "1459246755253325866";
+    const channelId = "1479098716916023408";
+    const boundSessionKey = "agent:codex:acp:binding:discord:default:feedface";
+    const cfg = {
+      commands: {
+        useAccessGroups: false,
+      },
+      bindings: [
+        {
+          type: "acp",
+          agentId: "codex",
+          match: {
+            channel: "discord",
+            accountId: "default",
+            peer: { kind: "channel", id: channelId },
+          },
+          acp: {
+            mode: "persistent",
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    } as OpenClawConfig;
+    const interaction = createInteraction({
+      channelType: ChannelType.GuildText,
+      channelId,
+      guildId,
+      guildName: "Ops",
+    });
+    const command = createNativeCommand(cfg, {
+      name: "new",
+      description: "Start a new session.",
+      acceptsArgs: true,
+    });
+
+    setConfiguredBinding(channelId, boundSessionKey);
+    persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: false,
+      error: "acpx exited with code 1",
+    });
+    vi.spyOn(pluginCommandsModule, "matchPluginCommand").mockReturnValue(null);
+    const dispatchSpy = createDispatchSpy();
+
+    await (command as { run: (interaction: unknown) => Promise<void> }).run(interaction as unknown);
+
+    expect(dispatchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const dispatchCall = dispatchSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as {
+      ctx?: { SessionKey?: string; CommandTargetSessionKey?: string };
+    };
+    expect(dispatchCall.ctx?.SessionKey).toBe(boundSessionKey);
+    expect(dispatchCall.ctx?.CommandTargetSessionKey).toBe(boundSessionKey);
+    expect(persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(interaction.reply).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        content: "Configured ACP binding is unavailable right now. Please try again.",
+      }),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/native-command.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/native-command.ts
index ed50aff52a3..1876acbde0a 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/native-command.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/native-command.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import { isDangerousNameMatchingEnabled } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runti
 import { resolveOpenProviderRuntimeGroupPolicy } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
 import { loadSessionStore, resolveStorePath } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
 import {
-  ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady,
-  resolveConfiguredAcpRoute,
+  ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRoute,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
 import { buildPairingReply } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
 import { getAgentScopedMediaLocalRoots } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/media-runtime";
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ function buildDiscordCommandOptions(params: {
   }) satisfies CommandOptions;
 }
 
+function shouldBypassConfiguredAcpEnsure(commandName: string): boolean {
+  const normalized = commandName.trim().toLowerCase();
+  return normalized === "acp" || normalized === "new" || normalized === "reset";
+}
+
 function readDiscordCommandArgs(
   interaction: CommandInteraction,
   definitions?: CommandArgDefinition[],
@@ -1617,24 +1622,27 @@ async function dispatchDiscordCommandInteraction(params: {
   const threadBinding = isThreadChannel ? threadBindings.getByThreadId(rawChannelId) : undefined;
   const configuredRoute =
     threadBinding == null
-      ? resolveConfiguredAcpRoute({
+      ? resolveConfiguredBindingRoute({
           cfg,
           route,
-          channel: "discord",
-          accountId,
-          conversationId: channelId,
-          parentConversationId: threadParentId,
+          conversation: {
+            channel: "discord",
+            accountId,
+            conversationId: channelId,
+            parentConversationId: threadParentId,
+          },
         })
       : null;
-  const configuredBinding = configuredRoute?.configuredBinding ?? null;
-  if (configuredBinding) {
-    const ensured = await ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady({
+  const configuredBinding = configuredRoute?.bindingResolution ?? null;
+  const commandName = command.nativeName ?? command.key;
+  if (configuredBinding && !shouldBypassConfiguredAcpEnsure(commandName)) {
+    const ensured = await ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady({
       cfg,
-      configuredBinding,
+      bindingResolution: configuredBinding,
     });
     if (!ensured.ok) {
       logVerbose(
-        `discord native command: configured ACP binding unavailable for channel ${configuredBinding.spec.conversationId}: ${ensured.error}`,
+        `discord native command: configured ACP binding unavailable for channel ${configuredBinding.record.conversation.conversationId}: ${ensured.error}`,
       );
       await respond("Configured ACP binding is unavailable right now. Please try again.");
       return;
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.lifecycle.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.lifecycle.test.ts
index f03dce881c2..9de21e92d0d 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.lifecycle.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -228,6 +228,65 @@ describe("runDiscordGatewayLifecycle", () => {
     expect(connectedCall![0].lastConnectedAt).toBeTypeOf("number");
   });
 
+  it("forces a fresh reconnect when startup never reaches READY, then recovers", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const { runDiscordGatewayLifecycle } = await import("./provider.lifecycle.js");
+      const { emitter, gateway } = createGatewayHarness();
+      getDiscordGatewayEmitterMock.mockReturnValueOnce(emitter);
+      gateway.connect.mockImplementation((_resume?: boolean) => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          gateway.isConnected = true;
+        }, 1_000);
+      });
+
+      const { lifecycleParams, runtimeError } = createLifecycleHarness({ gateway });
+      const lifecyclePromise = runDiscordGatewayLifecycle(lifecycleParams);
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(15_000 + 1_000);
+      await expect(lifecyclePromise).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+      expect(runtimeError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining("gateway was not ready after 15000ms"),
+      );
+      expect(gateway.disconnect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(gateway.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(gateway.connect).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("fails fast when startup never reaches READY after a forced reconnect", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const { runDiscordGatewayLifecycle } = await import("./provider.lifecycle.js");
+      const { emitter, gateway } = createGatewayHarness();
+      getDiscordGatewayEmitterMock.mockReturnValueOnce(emitter);
+      const { lifecycleParams, start, stop, threadStop, releaseEarlyGatewayErrorGuard } =
+        createLifecycleHarness({ gateway });
+
+      const lifecyclePromise = runDiscordGatewayLifecycle(lifecycleParams);
+      lifecyclePromise.catch(() => {});
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(15_000 * 2 + 1_000);
+      await expect(lifecyclePromise).rejects.toThrow(
+        "discord gateway did not reach READY within 15000ms after a forced reconnect",
+      );
+
+      expect(gateway.disconnect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(gateway.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(gateway.connect).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
+      expectLifecycleCleanup({
+        start,
+        stop,
+        threadStop,
+        waitCalls: 0,
+        releaseEarlyGatewayErrorGuard,
+      });
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("handles queued disallowed intents errors without waiting for gateway events", async () => {
     const { runDiscordGatewayLifecycle } = await import("./provider.lifecycle.js");
     const {
@@ -276,6 +335,51 @@ describe("runDiscordGatewayLifecycle", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("surfaces fatal startup gateway errors while waiting for READY", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const { runDiscordGatewayLifecycle } = await import("./provider.lifecycle.js");
+      const pendingGatewayErrors: unknown[] = [];
+      const { emitter, gateway } = createGatewayHarness();
+      getDiscordGatewayEmitterMock.mockReturnValueOnce(emitter);
+      const {
+        lifecycleParams,
+        start,
+        stop,
+        threadStop,
+        runtimeError,
+        releaseEarlyGatewayErrorGuard,
+      } = createLifecycleHarness({
+        gateway,
+        pendingGatewayErrors,
+      });
+
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        pendingGatewayErrors.push(new Error("Fatal Gateway error: 4001"));
+      }, 1_000);
+
+      const lifecyclePromise = runDiscordGatewayLifecycle(lifecycleParams);
+      lifecyclePromise.catch(() => {});
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1_500);
+      await expect(lifecyclePromise).rejects.toThrow("Fatal Gateway error: 4001");
+
+      expect(runtimeError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining("discord gateway error: Error: Fatal Gateway error: 4001"),
+      );
+      expect(gateway.disconnect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(gateway.connect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expectLifecycleCleanup({
+        start,
+        stop,
+        threadStop,
+        waitCalls: 0,
+        releaseEarlyGatewayErrorGuard,
+      });
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("retries stalled HELLO with resume before forcing fresh identify", async () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers();
     try {
@@ -288,8 +392,11 @@ describe("runDiscordGatewayLifecycle", () => {
         },
         sequence: 123,
       });
+      gateway.isConnected = true;
       getDiscordGatewayEmitterMock.mockReturnValueOnce(emitter);
       waitForDiscordGatewayStopMock.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+        emitter.emit("debug", "WebSocket connection closed with code 1006");
+        gateway.isConnected = false;
         await emitGatewayOpenAndWait(emitter);
         await emitGatewayOpenAndWait(emitter);
         await emitGatewayOpenAndWait(emitter);
@@ -324,8 +431,13 @@ describe("runDiscordGatewayLifecycle", () => {
         },
         sequence: 456,
       });
+      gateway.isConnected = true;
       getDiscordGatewayEmitterMock.mockReturnValueOnce(emitter);
       waitForDiscordGatewayStopMock.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+        emitter.emit("debug", "WebSocket connection closed with code 1006");
+        gateway.isConnected = false;
+        await emitGatewayOpenAndWait(emitter);
+
         await emitGatewayOpenAndWait(emitter);
 
         // Successful reconnect (READY/RESUMED sets isConnected=true), then
@@ -342,10 +454,11 @@ describe("runDiscordGatewayLifecycle", () => {
       const { lifecycleParams } = createLifecycleHarness({ gateway });
       await expect(runDiscordGatewayLifecycle(lifecycleParams)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 
-      expect(gateway.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+      expect(gateway.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
       expect(gateway.connect).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, true);
       expect(gateway.connect).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, true);
       expect(gateway.connect).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, true);
+      expect(gateway.connect).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, true);
       expect(gateway.connect).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
     } finally {
       vi.useRealTimers();
@@ -357,6 +470,7 @@ describe("runDiscordGatewayLifecycle", () => {
     try {
       const { runDiscordGatewayLifecycle } = await import("./provider.lifecycle.js");
       const { emitter, gateway } = createGatewayHarness();
+      gateway.isConnected = true;
       getDiscordGatewayEmitterMock.mockReturnValueOnce(emitter);
       waitForDiscordGatewayStopMock.mockImplementationOnce(
         (waitParams: WaitForDiscordGatewayStopParams) =>
@@ -382,6 +496,7 @@ describe("runDiscordGatewayLifecycle", () => {
     try {
       const { runDiscordGatewayLifecycle } = await import("./provider.lifecycle.js");
       const { emitter, gateway } = createGatewayHarness();
+      gateway.isConnected = true;
       getDiscordGatewayEmitterMock.mockReturnValueOnce(emitter);
       let resolveWait: (() => void) | undefined;
       waitForDiscordGatewayStopMock.mockImplementationOnce(
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.lifecycle.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.lifecycle.ts
index 0d5fbd66b25..b2a9e8a6019 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.lifecycle.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.lifecycle.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,37 @@ type ExecApprovalsHandler = {
   stop: () => Promise<void>;
 };
 
+const DISCORD_GATEWAY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000;
+const DISCORD_GATEWAY_READY_POLL_MS = 250;
+
+type GatewayReadyWaitResult = "ready" | "timeout" | "stopped";
+
+async function waitForDiscordGatewayReady(params: {
+  gateway?: Pick<GatewayPlugin, "isConnected">;
+  abortSignal?: AbortSignal;
+  timeoutMs: number;
+  beforePoll?: () => Promise<"continue" | "stop"> | "continue" | "stop";
+}): Promise<GatewayReadyWaitResult> {
+  const deadlineAt = Date.now() + params.timeoutMs;
+  while (!params.abortSignal?.aborted) {
+    const pollDecision = await params.beforePoll?.();
+    if (pollDecision === "stop") {
+      return "stopped";
+    }
+    if (params.gateway?.isConnected) {
+      return "ready";
+    }
+    if (Date.now() >= deadlineAt) {
+      return "timeout";
+    }
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      const timeout = setTimeout(resolve, DISCORD_GATEWAY_READY_POLL_MS);
+      timeout.unref?.();
+    });
+  }
+  return "stopped";
+}
+
 export async function runDiscordGatewayLifecycle(params: {
   accountId: string;
   client: Client;
@@ -242,20 +273,6 @@ export async function runDiscordGatewayLifecycle(params: {
   };
   gatewayEmitter?.on("debug", onGatewayDebug);
 
-  // If the gateway is already connected when the lifecycle starts (the
-  // "WebSocket connection opened" debug event was emitted before we
-  // registered the listener above), push the initial connected status now.
-  // Guard against lifecycleStopping: if the abortSignal was already aborted,
-  // onAbort() ran synchronously above and pushed connected: false — don't
-  // contradict it with a spurious connected: true.
-  if (gateway?.isConnected && !lifecycleStopping) {
-    const at = Date.now();
-    pushStatus({
-      ...createConnectedChannelStatusPatch(at),
-      lastDisconnect: null,
-    });
-  }
-
   let sawDisallowedIntents = false;
   const logGatewayError = (err: unknown) => {
     if (params.isDisallowedIntentsError(err)) {
@@ -277,28 +294,107 @@ export async function runDiscordGatewayLifecycle(params: {
       params.isDisallowedIntentsError(err)
     );
   };
+  const drainPendingGatewayErrors = (): "continue" | "stop" => {
+    const pendingGatewayErrors = params.pendingGatewayErrors ?? [];
+    if (pendingGatewayErrors.length === 0) {
+      return "continue";
+    }
+    const queuedErrors = [...pendingGatewayErrors];
+    pendingGatewayErrors.length = 0;
+    for (const err of queuedErrors) {
+      logGatewayError(err);
+      if (!shouldStopOnGatewayError(err)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (params.isDisallowedIntentsError(err)) {
+        return "stop";
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
+    return "continue";
+  };
   try {
     if (params.execApprovalsHandler) {
       await params.execApprovalsHandler.start();
     }
 
     // Drain gateway errors emitted before lifecycle listeners were attached.
-    const pendingGatewayErrors = params.pendingGatewayErrors ?? [];
-    if (pendingGatewayErrors.length > 0) {
-      const queuedErrors = [...pendingGatewayErrors];
-      pendingGatewayErrors.length = 0;
-      for (const err of queuedErrors) {
-        logGatewayError(err);
-        if (!shouldStopOnGatewayError(err)) {
-          continue;
-        }
-        if (params.isDisallowedIntentsError(err)) {
+    if (drainPendingGatewayErrors() === "stop") {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Carbon starts the gateway during client construction, before OpenClaw can
+    // attach lifecycle listeners. Require a READY/RESUMED-connected gateway
+    // before continuing so the monitor does not look healthy while silently
+    // missing inbound events.
+    if (gateway && !gateway.isConnected && !lifecycleStopping) {
+      const initialReady = await waitForDiscordGatewayReady({
+        gateway,
+        abortSignal: params.abortSignal,
+        timeoutMs: DISCORD_GATEWAY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        beforePoll: drainPendingGatewayErrors,
+      });
+      if (initialReady === "stopped" || lifecycleStopping) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (initialReady === "timeout" && !lifecycleStopping) {
+        params.runtime.error?.(
+          danger(
+            `discord: gateway was not ready after ${DISCORD_GATEWAY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS}ms; forcing a fresh reconnect`,
+          ),
+        );
+        const startupRetryAt = Date.now();
+        pushStatus({
+          connected: false,
+          lastEventAt: startupRetryAt,
+          lastDisconnect: {
+            at: startupRetryAt,
+            error: "startup-not-ready",
+          },
+        });
+        gateway?.disconnect();
+        gateway?.connect(false);
+        const reconnected = await waitForDiscordGatewayReady({
+          gateway,
+          abortSignal: params.abortSignal,
+          timeoutMs: DISCORD_GATEWAY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS,
+          beforePoll: drainPendingGatewayErrors,
+        });
+        if (reconnected === "stopped" || lifecycleStopping) {
           return;
         }
-        throw err;
+        if (reconnected === "timeout" && !lifecycleStopping) {
+          const error = new Error(
+            `discord gateway did not reach READY within ${DISCORD_GATEWAY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS}ms after a forced reconnect`,
+          );
+          const startupFailureAt = Date.now();
+          pushStatus({
+            connected: false,
+            lastEventAt: startupFailureAt,
+            lastDisconnect: {
+              at: startupFailureAt,
+              error: "startup-reconnect-timeout",
+            },
+            lastError: error.message,
+          });
+          throw error;
+        }
       }
     }
 
+    // If the gateway is already connected when the lifecycle starts (or becomes
+    // connected during the startup readiness guard), push the initial connected
+    // status now. Guard against lifecycleStopping: if the abortSignal was
+    // already aborted, onAbort() ran synchronously above and pushed connected:
+    // false, so don't contradict it with a spurious connected: true.
+    if (gateway?.isConnected && !lifecycleStopping) {
+      const at = Date.now();
+      pushStatus({
+        ...createConnectedChannelStatusPatch(at),
+        lastDisconnect: null,
+      });
+    }
+
     await waitForDiscordGatewayStop({
       gateway: gateway
         ? {
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.proxy.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.proxy.test.ts
index 72da5136c7a..f8e9f52c198 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.proxy.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/provider.proxy.test.ts
@@ -142,11 +142,30 @@ describe("createDiscordGatewayPlugin", () => {
     });
 
     await expect(registerGatewayClient(plugin)).rejects.toThrow(
-      "Failed to get gateway information from Discord: fetch failed",
+      "Failed to get gateway information from Discord",
     );
     expect(baseRegisterClientSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   }
 
+  async function expectGatewayRegisterFallback(response: Response) {
+    const runtime = createRuntime();
+    globalFetchMock.mockResolvedValue(response);
+    const plugin = createDiscordGatewayPlugin({
+      discordConfig: {},
+      runtime,
+    });
+
+    await registerGatewayClient(plugin);
+
+    expect(baseRegisterClientSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect((plugin as unknown as { gatewayInfo?: { url?: string } }).gatewayInfo?.url).toBe(
+      "wss://gateway.discord.gg/",
+    );
+    expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("discord: gateway metadata lookup failed transiently"),
+    );
+  }
+
   async function registerGatewayClientWithMetadata(params: {
     plugin: unknown;
     fetchMock: typeof globalFetchMock;
@@ -161,6 +180,7 @@ describe("createDiscordGatewayPlugin", () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.stubGlobal("fetch", globalFetchMock);
+    vi.useRealTimers();
     baseRegisterClientSpy.mockClear();
     globalFetchMock.mockClear();
     restProxyAgentSpy.mockClear();
@@ -190,7 +210,7 @@ describe("createDiscordGatewayPlugin", () => {
   });
 
   it("maps plain-text Discord 503 responses to fetch failed", async () => {
-    await expectGatewayRegisterFetchFailure({
+    await expectGatewayRegisterFallback({
       ok: false,
       status: 503,
       text: async () =>
@@ -198,6 +218,14 @@ describe("createDiscordGatewayPlugin", () => {
     } as Response);
   });
 
+  it("keeps fatal Discord metadata failures fatal", async () => {
+    await expectGatewayRegisterFetchFailure({
+      ok: false,
+      status: 401,
+      text: async () => "401: Unauthorized",
+    } as Response);
+  });
+
   it("uses proxy agent for gateway WebSocket when configured", async () => {
     const runtime = createRuntime();
 
@@ -255,7 +283,7 @@ describe("createDiscordGatewayPlugin", () => {
   });
 
   it("maps body read failures to fetch failed", async () => {
-    await expectGatewayRegisterFetchFailure({
+    await expectGatewayRegisterFallback({
       ok: true,
       status: 200,
       text: async () => {
@@ -263,4 +291,68 @@ describe("createDiscordGatewayPlugin", () => {
       },
     } as unknown as Response);
   });
+
+  it("falls back to the default gateway url when metadata lookup times out", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const runtime = createRuntime();
+    globalFetchMock.mockImplementation(() => new Promise(() => {}));
+    const plugin = createDiscordGatewayPlugin({
+      discordConfig: {},
+      runtime,
+    });
+
+    const registerPromise = registerGatewayClient(plugin);
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10_000);
+    await registerPromise;
+
+    expect(baseRegisterClientSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect((plugin as unknown as { gatewayInfo?: { url?: string } }).gatewayInfo?.url).toBe(
+      "wss://gateway.discord.gg/",
+    );
+    expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("discord: gateway metadata lookup failed transiently"),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("refreshes fallback gateway metadata on the next register attempt", async () => {
+    const runtime = createRuntime();
+    globalFetchMock
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        ok: false,
+        status: 503,
+        text: async () =>
+          "upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: overflow",
+      } as Response)
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        text: async () =>
+          JSON.stringify({
+            url: "wss://gateway.discord.gg/?v=10",
+            shards: 8,
+            session_start_limit: {
+              total: 1000,
+              remaining: 999,
+              reset_after: 120_000,
+              max_concurrency: 16,
+            },
+          }),
+      } as Response);
+    const plugin = createDiscordGatewayPlugin({
+      discordConfig: {},
+      runtime,
+    });
+
+    await registerGatewayClient(plugin);
+    await registerGatewayClient(plugin);
+
+    expect(globalFetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(baseRegisterClientSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(
+      (plugin as unknown as { gatewayInfo?: { url?: string; shards?: number } }).gatewayInfo,
+    ).toMatchObject({
+      url: "wss://gateway.discord.gg/?v=10",
+      shards: 8,
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-bindings.lifecycle.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-bindings.lifecycle.test.ts
index ed221645fcf..237cc6b8081 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-bindings.lifecycle.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-bindings.lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
+import { ChannelType } from "discord-api-types/v10";
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
   clearRuntimeConfigSnapshot,
@@ -12,12 +13,12 @@ import { getSessionBindingService } from "../../../../src/infra/outbound/session
 const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => {
   const sendMessageDiscord = vi.fn(async (_to: string, _text: string, _opts?: unknown) => ({}));
   const sendWebhookMessageDiscord = vi.fn(async (_text: string, _opts?: unknown) => ({}));
-  const restGet = vi.fn(async () => ({
+  const restGet = vi.fn(async (..._args: unknown[]) => ({
     id: "thread-1",
     type: 11,
     parent_id: "parent-1",
   }));
-  const restPost = vi.fn(async () => ({
+  const restPost = vi.fn(async (..._args: unknown[]) => ({
     id: "wh-created",
     token: "tok-created",
   }));
@@ -45,47 +46,151 @@ vi.mock("../send.js", () => ({
   sendWebhookMessageDiscord: hoisted.sendWebhookMessageDiscord,
 }));
 
-vi.mock("../client.js", () => ({
-  createDiscordRestClient: hoisted.createDiscordRestClient,
-}));
-
 vi.mock("../send.messages.js", () => ({
   createThreadDiscord: hoisted.createThreadDiscord,
 }));
 
-vi.mock("../../../../src/acp/runtime/session-meta.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual =
-    await importOriginal<typeof import("../../../../src/acp/runtime/session-meta.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    readAcpSessionEntry: hoisted.readAcpSessionEntry,
-  };
-});
-
+const { __testing, createThreadBindingManager } = await import("./thread-bindings.manager.js");
 const {
-  __testing,
   autoBindSpawnedDiscordSubagent,
-  createThreadBindingManager,
   reconcileAcpThreadBindingsOnStartup,
-  resolveThreadBindingInactivityExpiresAt,
-  resolveThreadBindingIntroText,
-  resolveThreadBindingMaxAgeExpiresAt,
   setThreadBindingIdleTimeoutBySessionKey,
   setThreadBindingMaxAgeBySessionKey,
   unbindThreadBindingsBySessionKey,
-} = await import("./thread-bindings.js");
+} = await import("./thread-bindings.lifecycle.js");
+const { resolveThreadBindingInactivityExpiresAt, resolveThreadBindingMaxAgeExpiresAt } =
+  await import("./thread-bindings.state.js");
+const { resolveThreadBindingIntroText } = await import("./thread-bindings.messages.js");
+const discordClientModule = await import("../client.js");
+const discordThreadBindingApi = await import("./thread-bindings.discord-api.js");
+const acpRuntime = await import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/acp-runtime");
 
 describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     __testing.resetThreadBindingsForTests();
     clearRuntimeConfigSnapshot();
-    hoisted.sendMessageDiscord.mockClear();
-    hoisted.sendWebhookMessageDiscord.mockClear();
-    hoisted.restGet.mockClear();
-    hoisted.restPost.mockClear();
-    hoisted.createDiscordRestClient.mockClear();
-    hoisted.createThreadDiscord.mockClear();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    hoisted.sendMessageDiscord.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({});
+    hoisted.sendWebhookMessageDiscord.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({});
+    hoisted.restGet.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({
+      id: "thread-1",
+      type: 11,
+      parent_id: "parent-1",
+    });
+    hoisted.restPost.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({
+      id: "wh-created",
+      token: "tok-created",
+    });
+    hoisted.createDiscordRestClient.mockReset().mockImplementation((..._args: unknown[]) => ({
+      rest: {
+        get: hoisted.restGet,
+        post: hoisted.restPost,
+      },
+    }));
+    hoisted.createThreadDiscord.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ id: "thread-created" });
     hoisted.readAcpSessionEntry.mockReset().mockReturnValue(null);
+    vi.spyOn(discordClientModule, "createDiscordRestClient").mockImplementation(
+      (...args) =>
+        hoisted.createDiscordRestClient(...args) as unknown as ReturnType<
+          typeof discordClientModule.createDiscordRestClient
+        >,
+    );
+    vi.spyOn(discordThreadBindingApi, "createWebhookForChannel").mockImplementation(
+      async (params) => {
+        const rest = hoisted.createDiscordRestClient(
+          {
+            accountId: params.accountId,
+            token: params.token,
+          },
+          params.cfg,
+        ).rest;
+        const created = (await rest.post("mock:channel-webhook")) as {
+          id?: string;
+          token?: string;
+        };
+        return {
+          webhookId: typeof created?.id === "string" ? created.id.trim() || undefined : undefined,
+          webhookToken:
+            typeof created?.token === "string" ? created.token.trim() || undefined : undefined,
+        };
+      },
+    );
+    vi.spyOn(discordThreadBindingApi, "resolveChannelIdForBinding").mockImplementation(
+      async (params) => {
+        const explicit = params.channelId?.trim();
+        if (explicit) {
+          return explicit;
+        }
+        const rest = hoisted.createDiscordRestClient(
+          {
+            accountId: params.accountId,
+            token: params.token,
+          },
+          params.cfg,
+        ).rest;
+        const channel = (await rest.get("mock:channel-resolve")) as {
+          id?: string;
+          type?: number;
+          parent_id?: string;
+          parentId?: string;
+        };
+        const channelId = typeof channel?.id === "string" ? channel.id.trim() : "";
+        const parentId =
+          typeof channel?.parent_id === "string"
+            ? channel.parent_id.trim()
+            : typeof channel?.parentId === "string"
+              ? channel.parentId.trim()
+              : "";
+        const isThreadType =
+          channel?.type === ChannelType.PublicThread ||
+          channel?.type === ChannelType.PrivateThread ||
+          channel?.type === ChannelType.AnnouncementThread;
+        if (parentId && isThreadType) {
+          return parentId;
+        }
+        return channelId || null;
+      },
+    );
+    vi.spyOn(discordThreadBindingApi, "createThreadForBinding").mockImplementation(
+      async (params) => {
+        const created = await hoisted.createThreadDiscord(
+          params.channelId,
+          {
+            name: params.threadName,
+            autoArchiveMinutes: 60,
+          },
+          {
+            accountId: params.accountId,
+            token: params.token,
+            cfg: params.cfg,
+          },
+        );
+        return typeof created?.id === "string" ? created.id.trim() || null : null;
+      },
+    );
+    vi.spyOn(discordThreadBindingApi, "maybeSendBindingMessage").mockImplementation(
+      async (params) => {
+        if (
+          params.preferWebhook !== false &&
+          params.record.webhookId &&
+          params.record.webhookToken
+        ) {
+          await hoisted.sendWebhookMessageDiscord(params.text, {
+            cfg: params.cfg,
+            webhookId: params.record.webhookId,
+            webhookToken: params.record.webhookToken,
+            accountId: params.record.accountId,
+            threadId: params.record.threadId,
+          });
+          return;
+        }
+        await hoisted.sendMessageDiscord(`channel:${params.record.threadId}`, params.text, {
+          cfg: params.cfg,
+          accountId: params.record.accountId,
+        });
+      },
+    );
+    vi.spyOn(acpRuntime, "readAcpSessionEntry").mockImplementation(hoisted.readAcpSessionEntry);
     vi.useRealTimers();
   });
 
@@ -93,7 +198,7 @@ describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
     createThreadBindingManager({
       accountId: "default",
       persist: false,
-      enableSweeper: true,
+      enableSweeper: false,
       idleTimeoutMs: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
       maxAgeMs: 0,
     });
@@ -139,7 +244,7 @@ describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
       const manager = createThreadBindingManager({
         accountId: "default",
         persist: false,
-        enableSweeper: true,
+        enableSweeper: false,
         idleTimeoutMs: 60_000,
         maxAgeMs: 0,
       });
@@ -159,6 +264,7 @@ describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
       hoisted.sendWebhookMessageDiscord.mockClear();
 
       await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(120_000);
+      await __testing.runThreadBindingSweepForAccount("default");
 
       expect(manager.getByThreadId("thread-1")).toBeUndefined();
       expect(hoisted.restGet).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -177,7 +283,7 @@ describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
       const manager = createThreadBindingManager({
         accountId: "default",
         persist: false,
-        enableSweeper: true,
+        enableSweeper: false,
         idleTimeoutMs: 0,
         maxAgeMs: 60_000,
       });
@@ -195,6 +301,7 @@ describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
       hoisted.sendMessageDiscord.mockClear();
 
       await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(120_000);
+      await __testing.runThreadBindingSweepForAccount("default");
 
       expect(manager.getByThreadId("thread-1")).toBeUndefined();
       expect(hoisted.sendMessageDiscord).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -214,6 +321,7 @@ describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
       hoisted.restGet.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("ECONNRESET"));
 
       await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(120_000);
+      await __testing.runThreadBindingSweepForAccount("default");
 
       expect(manager.getByThreadId("thread-1")).toBeDefined();
       expect(hoisted.sendWebhookMessageDiscord).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -234,6 +342,7 @@ describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
       });
 
       await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(120_000);
+      await __testing.runThreadBindingSweepForAccount("default");
 
       expect(manager.getByThreadId("thread-1")).toBeUndefined();
       expect(hoisted.sendWebhookMessageDiscord).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -334,7 +443,7 @@ describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
       const manager = createThreadBindingManager({
         accountId: "default",
         persist: false,
-        enableSweeper: true,
+        enableSweeper: false,
         idleTimeoutMs: 60_000,
         maxAgeMs: 0,
       });
@@ -358,6 +467,7 @@ describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
       expect(updated[0]?.idleTimeoutMs).toBe(0);
 
       await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(240_000);
+      await __testing.runThreadBindingSweepForAccount("default");
 
       expect(manager.getByThreadId("thread-1")).toBeDefined();
     } finally {
@@ -371,7 +481,7 @@ describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
       const manager = createThreadBindingManager({
         accountId: "default",
         persist: false,
-        enableSweeper: true,
+        enableSweeper: false,
         idleTimeoutMs: 60_000,
         maxAgeMs: 0,
       });
@@ -417,6 +527,7 @@ describe("thread binding lifecycle", () => {
       hoisted.sendMessageDiscord.mockClear();
 
       await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(120_000);
+      await __testing.runThreadBindingSweepForAccount("default");
 
       expect(manager.getByThreadId("thread-2")).toBeDefined();
       expect(hoisted.sendMessageDiscord).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-bindings.manager.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-bindings.manager.ts
index f6d5f7d3d90..5c37ac4bbf0 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-bindings.manager.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-bindings.manager.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ function unregisterManager(accountId: string, manager: ThreadBindingManager) {
   }
 }
 
+const SWEEPERS_BY_ACCOUNT_ID = new Map<string, () => Promise<void>>();
+
 function resolveEffectiveBindingExpiresAt(params: {
   record: ThreadBindingRecord;
   defaultIdleTimeoutMs: number;
@@ -200,6 +202,111 @@ export function createThreadBindingManager(
   const resolveCurrentToken = () => getThreadBindingToken(accountId) ?? params.token;
 
   let sweepTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+  const runSweepOnce = async () => {
+    const bindings = manager.listBindings();
+    if (bindings.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    let rest: ReturnType<typeof createDiscordRestClient>["rest"] | null = null;
+    for (const snapshotBinding of bindings) {
+      // Re-read live state after any awaited work from earlier iterations.
+      // This avoids unbinding based on stale snapshot data when activity touches
+      // happen while the sweeper loop is in-flight.
+      const binding = manager.getByThreadId(snapshotBinding.threadId);
+      if (!binding) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const now = Date.now();
+      const inactivityExpiresAt = resolveThreadBindingInactivityExpiresAt({
+        record: binding,
+        defaultIdleTimeoutMs: idleTimeoutMs,
+      });
+      const maxAgeExpiresAt = resolveThreadBindingMaxAgeExpiresAt({
+        record: binding,
+        defaultMaxAgeMs: maxAgeMs,
+      });
+      const expirationCandidates: Array<{
+        reason: "idle-expired" | "max-age-expired";
+        at: number;
+      }> = [];
+      if (inactivityExpiresAt != null && now >= inactivityExpiresAt) {
+        expirationCandidates.push({ reason: "idle-expired", at: inactivityExpiresAt });
+      }
+      if (maxAgeExpiresAt != null && now >= maxAgeExpiresAt) {
+        expirationCandidates.push({ reason: "max-age-expired", at: maxAgeExpiresAt });
+      }
+      if (expirationCandidates.length > 0) {
+        expirationCandidates.sort((a, b) => a.at - b.at);
+        const reason = expirationCandidates[0]?.reason ?? "idle-expired";
+        manager.unbindThread({
+          threadId: binding.threadId,
+          reason,
+          sendFarewell: true,
+          farewellText: resolveThreadBindingFarewellText({
+            reason,
+            idleTimeoutMs: resolveThreadBindingIdleTimeoutMs({
+              record: binding,
+              defaultIdleTimeoutMs: idleTimeoutMs,
+            }),
+            maxAgeMs: resolveThreadBindingMaxAgeMs({
+              record: binding,
+              defaultMaxAgeMs: maxAgeMs,
+            }),
+          }),
+        });
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (isDirectConversationBindingId(binding.threadId)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (!rest) {
+        try {
+          const cfg = resolveCurrentCfg();
+          rest = createDiscordRestClient(
+            {
+              accountId,
+              token: resolveCurrentToken(),
+            },
+            cfg,
+          ).rest;
+        } catch {
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      try {
+        const channel = await rest.get(Routes.channel(binding.threadId));
+        if (!channel || typeof channel !== "object") {
+          logVerbose(
+            `discord thread binding sweep probe returned invalid payload for ${binding.threadId}`,
+          );
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (isThreadArchived(channel)) {
+          manager.unbindThread({
+            threadId: binding.threadId,
+            reason: "thread-archived",
+            sendFarewell: true,
+          });
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (isDiscordThreadGoneError(err)) {
+          logVerbose(
+            `discord thread binding sweep removing stale binding ${binding.threadId}: ${summarizeDiscordError(err)}`,
+          );
+          manager.unbindThread({
+            threadId: binding.threadId,
+            reason: "thread-delete",
+            sendFarewell: false,
+          });
+          continue;
+        }
+        logVerbose(
+          `discord thread binding sweep probe failed for ${binding.threadId}: ${summarizeDiscordError(err)}`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  };
+  SWEEPERS_BY_ACCOUNT_ID.set(accountId, runSweepOnce);
 
   const manager: ThreadBindingManager = {
     accountId,
@@ -444,6 +551,7 @@ export function createThreadBindingManager(
         clearInterval(sweepTimer);
         sweepTimer = null;
       }
+      SWEEPERS_BY_ACCOUNT_ID.delete(accountId);
       unregisterManager(accountId, manager);
       unregisterSessionBindingAdapter({
         channel: "discord",
@@ -455,110 +563,13 @@ export function createThreadBindingManager(
 
   if (params.enableSweeper !== false) {
     sweepTimer = setInterval(() => {
-      void (async () => {
-        const bindings = manager.listBindings();
-        if (bindings.length === 0) {
-          return;
-        }
-        let rest;
-        try {
-          const cfg = resolveCurrentCfg();
-          rest = createDiscordRestClient(
-            {
-              accountId,
-              token: resolveCurrentToken(),
-            },
-            cfg,
-          ).rest;
-        } catch {
-          return;
-        }
-        for (const snapshotBinding of bindings) {
-          // Re-read live state after any awaited work from earlier iterations.
-          // This avoids unbinding based on stale snapshot data when activity touches
-          // happen while the sweeper loop is in-flight.
-          const binding = manager.getByThreadId(snapshotBinding.threadId);
-          if (!binding) {
-            continue;
-          }
-          const now = Date.now();
-          const inactivityExpiresAt = resolveThreadBindingInactivityExpiresAt({
-            record: binding,
-            defaultIdleTimeoutMs: idleTimeoutMs,
-          });
-          const maxAgeExpiresAt = resolveThreadBindingMaxAgeExpiresAt({
-            record: binding,
-            defaultMaxAgeMs: maxAgeMs,
-          });
-          const expirationCandidates: Array<{
-            reason: "idle-expired" | "max-age-expired";
-            at: number;
-          }> = [];
-          if (inactivityExpiresAt != null && now >= inactivityExpiresAt) {
-            expirationCandidates.push({ reason: "idle-expired", at: inactivityExpiresAt });
-          }
-          if (maxAgeExpiresAt != null && now >= maxAgeExpiresAt) {
-            expirationCandidates.push({ reason: "max-age-expired", at: maxAgeExpiresAt });
-          }
-          if (expirationCandidates.length > 0) {
-            expirationCandidates.sort((a, b) => a.at - b.at);
-            const reason = expirationCandidates[0]?.reason ?? "idle-expired";
-            manager.unbindThread({
-              threadId: binding.threadId,
-              reason,
-              sendFarewell: true,
-              farewellText: resolveThreadBindingFarewellText({
-                reason,
-                idleTimeoutMs: resolveThreadBindingIdleTimeoutMs({
-                  record: binding,
-                  defaultIdleTimeoutMs: idleTimeoutMs,
-                }),
-                maxAgeMs: resolveThreadBindingMaxAgeMs({
-                  record: binding,
-                  defaultMaxAgeMs: maxAgeMs,
-                }),
-              }),
-            });
-            continue;
-          }
-          if (isDirectConversationBindingId(binding.threadId)) {
-            continue;
-          }
-          try {
-            const channel = await rest.get(Routes.channel(binding.threadId));
-            if (!channel || typeof channel !== "object") {
-              logVerbose(
-                `discord thread binding sweep probe returned invalid payload for ${binding.threadId}`,
-              );
-              continue;
-            }
-            if (isThreadArchived(channel)) {
-              manager.unbindThread({
-                threadId: binding.threadId,
-                reason: "thread-archived",
-                sendFarewell: true,
-              });
-            }
-          } catch (err) {
-            if (isDiscordThreadGoneError(err)) {
-              logVerbose(
-                `discord thread binding sweep removing stale binding ${binding.threadId}: ${summarizeDiscordError(err)}`,
-              );
-              manager.unbindThread({
-                threadId: binding.threadId,
-                reason: "thread-delete",
-                sendFarewell: false,
-              });
-              continue;
-            }
-            logVerbose(
-              `discord thread binding sweep probe failed for ${binding.threadId}: ${summarizeDiscordError(err)}`,
-            );
-          }
-        }
-      })();
+      void runSweepOnce();
     }, THREAD_BINDINGS_SWEEP_INTERVAL_MS);
-    sweepTimer.unref?.();
+    // Keep the production process free to exit, but avoid breaking fake-timer
+    // sweeper tests where unref'd intervals may never fire.
+    if (!(process.env.VITEST || process.env.NODE_ENV === "test")) {
+      sweepTimer.unref?.();
+    }
   }
 
   registerSessionBindingAdapter({
@@ -690,4 +701,10 @@ export const __testing = {
   resolveThreadBindingsPath,
   resolveThreadBindingThreadName,
   resetThreadBindingsForTests,
+  runThreadBindingSweepForAccount: async (accountId?: string) => {
+    const sweep = SWEEPERS_BY_ACCOUNT_ID.get(normalizeAccountId(accountId));
+    if (sweep) {
+      await sweep();
+    }
+  },
 };
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-session-close.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-session-close.test.ts
index f2109150c66..a5cca87119c 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-session-close.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-session-close.test.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => {
   return { updateSessionStore, resolveStorePath };
 });
 
-vi.mock("../../../../src/config/sessions.js", () => ({
-  updateSessionStore: hoisted.updateSessionStore,
-  resolveStorePath: hoisted.resolveStorePath,
-}));
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    updateSessionStore: hoisted.updateSessionStore,
+    resolveStorePath: hoisted.resolveStorePath,
+  };
+});
 
 const { closeDiscordThreadSessions } = await import("./thread-session-close.js");
 
diff --git a/extensions/feishu/src/bot.test.ts b/extensions/feishu/src/bot.test.ts
index 910fa03f28c..0995632e3a1 100644
--- a/extensions/feishu/src/bot.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/feishu/src/bot.test.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ const {
   mockResolveAgentRoute,
   mockReadSessionUpdatedAt,
   mockResolveStorePath,
-  mockResolveConfiguredAcpRoute,
-  mockEnsureConfiguredAcpRouteReady,
+  mockResolveConfiguredBindingRoute,
+  mockEnsureConfiguredBindingRouteReady,
   mockResolveBoundConversation,
   mockTouchBinding,
 } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ const {
   })),
   mockReadSessionUpdatedAt: vi.fn(),
   mockResolveStorePath: vi.fn(() => "/tmp/feishu-sessions.json"),
-  mockResolveConfiguredAcpRoute: vi.fn(({ route }) => ({
+  mockResolveConfiguredBindingRoute: vi.fn(({ route }) => ({
+    bindingResolution: null,
     configuredBinding: null,
     route,
   })),
-  mockEnsureConfiguredAcpRouteReady: vi.fn(async (_params?: unknown) => ({ ok: true })),
+  mockEnsureConfiguredBindingRouteReady: vi.fn(async (_params?: unknown) => ({ ok: true })),
   mockResolveBoundConversation: vi.fn(() => null),
   mockTouchBinding: vi.fn(),
 }));
@@ -78,12 +79,12 @@ vi.mock("./client.js", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const original =
-    await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime")>();
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime")>();
   return {
-    ...original,
-    resolveConfiguredAcpRoute: (params: unknown) => mockResolveConfiguredAcpRoute(params),
-    ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady: (params: unknown) => mockEnsureConfiguredAcpRouteReady(params),
+    ...actual,
+    resolveConfiguredBindingRoute: (params: unknown) => mockResolveConfiguredBindingRoute(params),
+    ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady: (params: unknown) =>
+      mockEnsureConfiguredBindingRouteReady(params),
     getSessionBindingService: () => ({
       resolveByConversation: mockResolveBoundConversation,
       touch: mockTouchBinding,
@@ -91,6 +92,13 @@ vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
   };
 });
 
+vi.mock("../../../src/infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js", () => ({
+  getSessionBindingService: () => ({
+    resolveByConversation: mockResolveBoundConversation,
+    touch: mockTouchBinding,
+  }),
+}));
+
 function createRuntimeEnv(): RuntimeEnv {
   return {
     log: vi.fn(),
@@ -138,14 +146,15 @@ describe("buildFeishuAgentBody", () => {
 describe("handleFeishuMessage ACP routing", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
-    mockResolveConfiguredAcpRoute.mockReset().mockImplementation(
+    mockResolveConfiguredBindingRoute.mockReset().mockImplementation(
       ({ route }) =>
         ({
+          bindingResolution: null,
           configuredBinding: null,
           route,
         }) as any,
     );
-    mockEnsureConfiguredAcpRouteReady.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
+    mockEnsureConfiguredBindingRouteReady.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
     mockResolveBoundConversation.mockReset().mockReturnValue(null);
     mockTouchBinding.mockReset();
     mockResolveAgentRoute.mockReset().mockReturnValue({
@@ -218,7 +227,37 @@ describe("handleFeishuMessage ACP routing", () => {
   });
 
   it("ensures configured ACP routes for Feishu DMs", async () => {
-    mockResolveConfiguredAcpRoute.mockReturnValue({
+    mockResolveConfiguredBindingRoute.mockReturnValue({
+      bindingResolution: {
+        configuredBinding: {
+          spec: {
+            channel: "feishu",
+            accountId: "default",
+            conversationId: "ou_sender_1",
+            agentId: "codex",
+            mode: "persistent",
+          },
+          record: {
+            bindingId: "config:acp:feishu:default:ou_sender_1",
+            targetSessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:binding:feishu:default:abc123",
+            targetKind: "session",
+            conversation: {
+              channel: "feishu",
+              accountId: "default",
+              conversationId: "ou_sender_1",
+            },
+            status: "active",
+            boundAt: 0,
+            metadata: { source: "config" },
+          },
+        },
+        statefulTarget: {
+          kind: "stateful",
+          driverId: "acp",
+          sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:binding:feishu:default:abc123",
+          agentId: "codex",
+        },
+      },
       configuredBinding: {
         spec: {
           channel: "feishu",
@@ -268,12 +307,42 @@ describe("handleFeishuMessage ACP routing", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    expect(mockResolveConfiguredAcpRoute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(mockEnsureConfiguredAcpRouteReady).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockResolveConfiguredBindingRoute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockEnsureConfiguredBindingRouteReady).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
   it("surfaces configured ACP initialization failures to the Feishu conversation", async () => {
-    mockResolveConfiguredAcpRoute.mockReturnValue({
+    mockResolveConfiguredBindingRoute.mockReturnValue({
+      bindingResolution: {
+        configuredBinding: {
+          spec: {
+            channel: "feishu",
+            accountId: "default",
+            conversationId: "ou_sender_1",
+            agentId: "codex",
+            mode: "persistent",
+          },
+          record: {
+            bindingId: "config:acp:feishu:default:ou_sender_1",
+            targetSessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:binding:feishu:default:abc123",
+            targetKind: "session",
+            conversation: {
+              channel: "feishu",
+              accountId: "default",
+              conversationId: "ou_sender_1",
+            },
+            status: "active",
+            boundAt: 0,
+            metadata: { source: "config" },
+          },
+        },
+        statefulTarget: {
+          kind: "stateful",
+          driverId: "acp",
+          sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:binding:feishu:default:abc123",
+          agentId: "codex",
+        },
+      },
       configuredBinding: {
         spec: {
           channel: "feishu",
@@ -305,7 +374,7 @@ describe("handleFeishuMessage ACP routing", () => {
         matchedBy: "binding.channel",
       },
     } as any);
-    mockEnsureConfiguredAcpRouteReady.mockResolvedValue({
+    mockEnsureConfiguredBindingRouteReady.mockResolvedValue({
       ok: false,
       error: "runtime unavailable",
     } as any);
@@ -433,14 +502,15 @@ describe("handleFeishuMessage command authorization", () => {
     mockListFeishuThreadMessages.mockReset().mockResolvedValue([]);
     mockReadSessionUpdatedAt.mockReturnValue(undefined);
     mockResolveStorePath.mockReturnValue("/tmp/feishu-sessions.json");
-    mockResolveConfiguredAcpRoute.mockReset().mockImplementation(
+    mockResolveConfiguredBindingRoute.mockReset().mockImplementation(
       ({ route }) =>
         ({
+          bindingResolution: null,
           configuredBinding: null,
           route,
         }) as any,
     );
-    mockEnsureConfiguredAcpRouteReady.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
+    mockEnsureConfiguredBindingRouteReady.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
     mockResolveBoundConversation.mockReset().mockReturnValue(null);
     mockTouchBinding.mockReset();
     mockResolveAgentRoute.mockReturnValue({
diff --git a/extensions/feishu/src/bot.ts b/extensions/feishu/src/bot.ts
index 6181d32f4af..bc47d6d934f 100644
--- a/extensions/feishu/src/bot.ts
+++ b/extensions/feishu/src/bot.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
-  ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady,
-  resolveConfiguredAcpRoute,
+  ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRoute,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
 import { getSessionBindingService } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
 import type { ClawdbotConfig, RuntimeEnv } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/feishu";
@@ -1251,15 +1251,17 @@ export async function handleFeishuMessage(params: {
     const parentConversationId = isGroup ? (parentPeer?.id ?? ctx.chatId) : undefined;
     let configuredBinding = null;
     if (feishuAcpConversationSupported) {
-      const configuredRoute = resolveConfiguredAcpRoute({
+      const configuredRoute = resolveConfiguredBindingRoute({
         cfg: effectiveCfg,
         route,
-        channel: "feishu",
-        accountId: account.accountId,
-        conversationId: currentConversationId,
-        parentConversationId,
+        conversation: {
+          channel: "feishu",
+          accountId: account.accountId,
+          conversationId: currentConversationId,
+          parentConversationId,
+        },
       });
-      configuredBinding = configuredRoute.configuredBinding;
+      configuredBinding = configuredRoute.bindingResolution;
       route = configuredRoute.route;
 
       // Bound Feishu conversations intentionally require an exact live conversation-id match.
@@ -1292,9 +1294,9 @@ export async function handleFeishuMessage(params: {
     }
 
     if (configuredBinding) {
-      const ensured = await ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady({
+      const ensured = await ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady({
         cfg: effectiveCfg,
-        configuredBinding,
+        bindingResolution: configuredBinding,
       });
       if (!ensured.ok) {
         const replyTargetMessageId =
diff --git a/extensions/feishu/src/channel.ts b/extensions/feishu/src/channel.ts
index 52d2e04aa1a..6111eeabffa 100644
--- a/extensions/feishu/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/feishu/src/channel.ts
@@ -822,11 +822,15 @@ export const feishuPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedFeishuAccount> = {
       });
     },
   },
-  acpBindings: {
-    normalizeConfiguredBindingTarget: ({ conversationId }) =>
+  bindings: {
+    compileConfiguredBinding: ({ conversationId }) =>
       normalizeFeishuAcpConversationId(conversationId),
-    matchConfiguredBinding: ({ bindingConversationId, conversationId, parentConversationId }) =>
-      matchFeishuAcpConversation({ bindingConversationId, conversationId, parentConversationId }),
+    matchInboundConversation: ({ compiledBinding, conversationId, parentConversationId }) =>
+      matchFeishuAcpConversation({
+        bindingConversationId: compiledBinding.conversationId,
+        conversationId,
+        parentConversationId,
+      }),
   },
   setup: feishuSetupAdapter,
   setupWizard: feishuSetupWizard,
diff --git a/extensions/feishu/src/probe.test.ts b/extensions/feishu/src/probe.test.ts
index ec1ebdc5b77..f394aec8b3e 100644
--- a/extensions/feishu/src/probe.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/feishu/src/probe.test.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
-const clientCtorMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
-const mockBaseHttpInstance = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  request: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
-  get: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
-  post: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
-  put: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
-  patch: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
-  delete: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
-  head: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
-  options: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+const createFeishuClientMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+
+vi.mock("./client.js", () => ({
+  createFeishuClient: createFeishuClientMock,
 }));
 
-import { clearClientCache, setFeishuClientRuntimeForTest } from "./client.js";
-import { FEISHU_PROBE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS, probeFeishu, clearProbeCache } from "./probe.js";
+async function importProbeModule(scope: string) {
+  void scope;
+  vi.resetModules();
+  return await import("./probe.js");
+}
+
+let FEISHU_PROBE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS: typeof import("./probe.js").FEISHU_PROBE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS;
+let probeFeishu: typeof import("./probe.js").probeFeishu;
+let clearProbeCache: typeof import("./probe.js").clearProbeCache;
 
 const DEFAULT_CREDS = { appId: "cli_123", appSecret: "secret" } as const; // pragma: allowlist secret
 const DEFAULT_SUCCESS_RESPONSE = {
@@ -35,15 +36,9 @@ function makeRequestFn(response: Record<string, unknown>) {
   return vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(response);
 }
 
-function installClientCtor(requestFn: unknown) {
-  clientCtorMock.mockImplementation(function MockFeishuClient(this: { request: unknown }) {
-    this.request = requestFn;
-  } as never);
-}
-
 function setupClient(response: Record<string, unknown>) {
   const requestFn = makeRequestFn(response);
-  installClientCtor(requestFn);
+  createFeishuClientMock.mockReturnValue({ request: requestFn });
   return requestFn;
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +48,12 @@ function setupSuccessClient() {
 
 async function expectDefaultSuccessResult(
   creds = DEFAULT_CREDS,
-  expected: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof probeFeishu>> = DEFAULT_SUCCESS_RESULT,
+  expected: {
+    ok: true;
+    appId: string;
+    botName: string;
+    botOpenId: string;
+  } = DEFAULT_SUCCESS_RESULT,
 ) {
   const result = await probeFeishu(creds);
   expect(result).toEqual(expected);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ async function expectErrorResultCached(params: {
   expectedError: string;
   ttlMs: number;
 }) {
-  installClientCtor(params.requestFn);
+  createFeishuClientMock.mockReturnValue({ request: params.requestFn });
 
   const first = await probeFeishu(DEFAULT_CREDS);
   const second = await probeFeishu(DEFAULT_CREDS);
@@ -106,27 +106,16 @@ async function readSequentialDefaultProbePair() {
 }
 
 describe("probeFeishu", () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    ({ FEISHU_PROBE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS, probeFeishu, clearProbeCache } = await importProbeModule(
+      `probe-${Date.now()}-${Math.random()}`,
+    ));
     clearProbeCache();
-    clearClientCache();
-    vi.clearAllMocks();
-    setFeishuClientRuntimeForTest({
-      sdk: {
-        AppType: { SelfBuild: "self" } as never,
-        Domain: {
-          Feishu: "https://open.feishu.cn",
-          Lark: "https://open.larksuite.com",
-        } as never,
-        Client: clientCtorMock as never,
-        defaultHttpInstance: mockBaseHttpInstance as never,
-      },
-    });
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
     clearProbeCache();
-    clearClientCache();
-    setFeishuClientRuntimeForTest();
   });
 
   it("returns error when credentials are missing", async () => {
@@ -168,7 +157,7 @@ describe("probeFeishu", () => {
   it("returns timeout error when request exceeds timeout", async () => {
     await withFakeTimers(async () => {
       const requestFn = vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => new Promise(() => {}));
-      installClientCtor(requestFn);
+      createFeishuClientMock.mockReturnValue({ request: requestFn });
 
       const promise = probeFeishu(DEFAULT_CREDS, { timeoutMs: 1_000 });
       await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1_000);
@@ -179,6 +168,7 @@ describe("probeFeishu", () => {
   });
 
   it("returns aborted when abort signal is already aborted", async () => {
+    createFeishuClientMock.mockClear();
     const abortController = new AbortController();
     abortController.abort();
 
@@ -188,7 +178,7 @@ describe("probeFeishu", () => {
     );
 
     expect(result).toMatchObject({ ok: false, error: "probe aborted" });
-    expect(clientCtorMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(createFeishuClientMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
   it("returns cached result on subsequent calls within TTL", async () => {
     const requestFn = setupSuccessClient();
diff --git a/extensions/lobster/src/lobster-tool.test.ts b/extensions/lobster/src/lobster-tool.test.ts
index b154e067116..62c0fed6d81 100644
--- a/extensions/lobster/src/lobster-tool.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/lobster/src/lobster-tool.test.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ function fakeApi(overrides: Partial<OpenClawPluginApi> = {}): OpenClawPluginApi
     registerImageGenerationProvider() {},
     registerWebSearchProvider() {},
     registerInteractiveHandler() {},
+    onConversationBindingResolved() {},
     registerHook() {},
     registerHttpRoute() {},
     registerCommand() {},
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.acp-bindings.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.acp-bindings.test.ts
index 1f9adb41a72..44aa89a7623 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.acp-bindings.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.acp-bindings.test.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
-const ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
-const resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 
-vi.mock("../../../src/acp/persistent-bindings.js", () => ({
-  ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession: (...args: unknown[]) =>
-    ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock(...args),
-  resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord: (...args: unknown[]) =>
-    resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock(...args),
-}));
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady: (...args: unknown[]) =>
+      ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock(...args),
+    resolveConfiguredBindingRoute: (...args: unknown[]) =>
+      resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock(...args),
+  };
+});
 
 import { buildTelegramMessageContextForTest } from "./bot-message-context.test-harness.js";
 
@@ -43,15 +47,92 @@ function createConfiguredTelegramBinding() {
   } as const;
 }
 
+function createConfiguredTelegramRoute() {
+  const configuredBinding = createConfiguredTelegramBinding();
+  return {
+    bindingResolution: {
+      conversation: {
+        channel: "telegram",
+        accountId: "work",
+        conversationId: "-1001234567890:topic:42",
+        parentConversationId: "-1001234567890",
+      },
+      compiledBinding: {
+        channel: "telegram",
+        accountPattern: "work",
+        binding: {
+          type: "acp",
+          agentId: "codex",
+          match: {
+            channel: "telegram",
+            accountId: "work",
+            peer: {
+              kind: "group",
+              id: "-1001234567890:topic:42",
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        bindingConversationId: "-1001234567890:topic:42",
+        target: {
+          conversationId: "-1001234567890:topic:42",
+          parentConversationId: "-1001234567890",
+        },
+        agentId: "codex",
+        provider: {
+          compileConfiguredBinding: () => ({
+            conversationId: "-1001234567890:topic:42",
+            parentConversationId: "-1001234567890",
+          }),
+          matchInboundConversation: () => ({
+            conversationId: "-1001234567890:topic:42",
+            parentConversationId: "-1001234567890",
+          }),
+        },
+        targetFactory: {
+          driverId: "acp",
+          materialize: () => ({
+            record: configuredBinding.record,
+            statefulTarget: {
+              kind: "stateful",
+              driverId: "acp",
+              sessionKey: configuredBinding.record.targetSessionKey,
+              agentId: configuredBinding.spec.agentId,
+            },
+          }),
+        },
+      },
+      match: {
+        conversationId: "-1001234567890:topic:42",
+        parentConversationId: "-1001234567890",
+      },
+      record: configuredBinding.record,
+      statefulTarget: {
+        kind: "stateful",
+        driverId: "acp",
+        sessionKey: configuredBinding.record.targetSessionKey,
+        agentId: configuredBinding.spec.agentId,
+      },
+    },
+    configuredBinding,
+    boundSessionKey: configuredBinding.record.targetSessionKey,
+    route: {
+      agentId: "codex",
+      accountId: "work",
+      channel: "telegram",
+      sessionKey: configuredBinding.record.targetSessionKey,
+      mainSessionKey: "agent:codex:main",
+      matchedBy: "binding.channel",
+      lastRoutePolicy: "bound",
+    },
+  } as const;
+}
+
 describe("buildTelegramMessageContext ACP configured bindings", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
-    ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock.mockReset();
-    resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock.mockReset();
-    resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock.mockReturnValue(createConfiguredTelegramBinding());
-    ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock.mockResolvedValue({
-      ok: true,
-      sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:binding:telegram:work:abc123",
-    });
+    ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock.mockReset();
+    resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock.mockReset();
+    resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock.mockReturnValue(createConfiguredTelegramRoute());
+    ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
   });
 
   it("treats configured topic bindings as explicit route matches on non-default accounts", async () => {
@@ -68,7 +149,7 @@ describe("buildTelegramMessageContext ACP configured bindings", () => {
     expect(ctx?.route.accountId).toBe("work");
     expect(ctx?.route.matchedBy).toBe("binding.channel");
     expect(ctx?.route.sessionKey).toBe("agent:codex:acp:binding:telegram:work:abc123");
-    expect(ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
   it("skips ACP session initialization when topic access is denied", async () => {
@@ -86,8 +167,8 @@ describe("buildTelegramMessageContext ACP configured bindings", () => {
     });
 
     expect(ctx).toBeNull();
-    expect(resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("defers ACP session initialization for unauthorized control commands", async () => {
@@ -109,14 +190,13 @@ describe("buildTelegramMessageContext ACP configured bindings", () => {
     });
 
     expect(ctx).toBeNull();
-    expect(resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("drops inbound processing when configured ACP binding initialization fails", async () => {
-    ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock.mockResolvedValue({
+    ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock.mockResolvedValue({
       ok: false,
-      sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:binding:telegram:work:abc123",
       error: "gateway unavailable",
     });
 
@@ -130,7 +210,7 @@ describe("buildTelegramMessageContext ACP configured bindings", () => {
     });
 
     expect(ctx).toBeNull();
-    expect(resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(resolveConfiguredBindingRouteMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 });
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.ts
index b569b1aeb1e..78ba9f02492 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-runtime";
 import { loadConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
 import type { TelegramDirectConfig, TelegramGroupConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
-import { ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
+import { ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
 import { recordChannelActivity } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/infra-runtime";
 import { deriveLastRoutePolicy } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/routing";
 import { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID, resolveThreadSessionKeys } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/routing";
@@ -201,24 +201,24 @@ export const buildTelegramMessageContext = async ({
     if (!configuredBinding) {
       return true;
     }
-    const ensured = await ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady({
+    const ensured = await ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady({
       cfg: freshCfg,
-      configuredBinding,
+      bindingResolution: configuredBinding,
     });
     if (ensured.ok) {
       logVerbose(
-        `telegram: using configured ACP binding for ${configuredBinding.spec.conversationId} -> ${configuredBindingSessionKey}`,
+        `telegram: using configured ACP binding for ${configuredBinding.record.conversation.conversationId} -> ${configuredBindingSessionKey}`,
       );
       return true;
     }
     logVerbose(
-      `telegram: configured ACP binding unavailable for ${configuredBinding.spec.conversationId}: ${ensured.error}`,
+      `telegram: configured ACP binding unavailable for ${configuredBinding.record.conversation.conversationId}: ${ensured.error}`,
     );
     logInboundDrop({
       log: logVerbose,
       channel: "telegram",
       reason: "configured ACP binding unavailable",
-      target: configuredBinding.spec.conversationId,
+      target: configuredBinding.record.conversation.conversationId,
     });
     return false;
   };
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-native-commands.session-meta.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-native-commands.session-meta.test.ts
index 0a75b12fc1a..7540f22b1ac 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-native-commands.session-meta.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-native-commands.session-meta.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../../src/config/config.js";
+import type { ResolvedAgentRoute } from "../../../src/routing/resolve-route.js";
 import {
   createDeferred,
   createNativeCommandTestParams,
@@ -14,10 +15,10 @@ import {
 
 // All mocks scoped to this file only — does not affect bot-native-commands.test.ts
 
-type ResolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordFn =
-  typeof import("../../../src/acp/persistent-bindings.js").resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord;
-type EnsureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionFn =
-  typeof import("../../../src/acp/persistent-bindings.js").ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession;
+type ResolveConfiguredBindingRouteFn =
+  typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime").resolveConfiguredBindingRoute;
+type EnsureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyFn =
+  typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime").ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady;
 type DispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcherFn =
   typeof import("../../../src/auto-reply/reply/provider-dispatcher.js").dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher;
 type DispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcherParams =
@@ -34,10 +35,12 @@ const dispatchReplyResult: DispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcherResult = {
 };
 
 const persistentBindingMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord: vi.fn<ResolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordFn>(() => null),
-  ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession: vi.fn<EnsureConfiguredAcpBindingSessionFn>(async () => ({
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRoute: vi.fn<ResolveConfiguredBindingRouteFn>(({ route }) => ({
+    bindingResolution: null,
+    route,
+  })),
+  ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady: vi.fn<EnsureConfiguredBindingRouteReadyFn>(async () => ({
     ok: true,
-    sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:binding:telegram:default:seed",
   })),
 }));
 const sessionMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -59,12 +62,58 @@ const sessionBindingMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   touch: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-vi.mock("../../../src/acp/persistent-bindings.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../../../src/acp/persistent-bindings.js")>();
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime")>();
   return {
     ...actual,
-    resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord: persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord,
-    ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession: persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession,
+    resolveConfiguredBindingRoute: persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredBindingRoute,
+    ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady: persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady,
+    getSessionBindingService: () => ({
+      bind: vi.fn(),
+      getCapabilities: vi.fn(),
+      listBySession: vi.fn(),
+      resolveByConversation: (ref: unknown) => sessionBindingMocks.resolveByConversation(ref),
+      touch: (bindingId: string, at?: number) => sessionBindingMocks.touch(bindingId, at),
+      unbind: vi.fn(),
+    }),
+  };
+});
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-runtime")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    createReplyPrefixOptions: vi.fn(() => ({ onModelSelected: () => {} })),
+    recordInboundSessionMetaSafe: vi.fn(
+      async (params: {
+        cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+        agentId: string;
+        sessionKey: string;
+        ctx: unknown;
+        onError?: (error: unknown) => void;
+      }) => {
+        const storePath = sessionMocks.resolveStorePath(params.cfg.session?.store, {
+          agentId: params.agentId,
+        });
+        try {
+          await sessionMocks.recordSessionMetaFromInbound({
+            storePath,
+            sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
+            ctx: params.ctx,
+          });
+        } catch (error) {
+          params.onError?.(error);
+        }
+      },
+    ),
+  };
+});
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/reply-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/reply-runtime")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    finalizeInboundContext: vi.fn((ctx: unknown) => ctx),
+    dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher: replyMocks.dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher,
+    listSkillCommandsForAgents: vi.fn(() => []),
   };
 });
 vi.mock("../../../src/config/sessions.js", () => ({
@@ -74,15 +123,6 @@ vi.mock("../../../src/config/sessions.js", () => ({
 vi.mock("../../../src/pairing/pairing-store.js", () => ({
   readChannelAllowFromStore: vi.fn(async () => []),
 }));
-vi.mock("../../../src/auto-reply/reply/inbound-context.js", () => ({
-  finalizeInboundContext: vi.fn((ctx: unknown) => ctx),
-}));
-vi.mock("../../../src/auto-reply/reply/provider-dispatcher.js", () => ({
-  dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher: replyMocks.dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher,
-}));
-vi.mock("../../../src/channels/reply-prefix.js", () => ({
-  createReplyPrefixOptions: vi.fn(() => ({ onModelSelected: () => {} })),
-}));
 vi.mock("../../../src/infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js", () => ({
   getSessionBindingService: () => ({
     bind: vi.fn(),
@@ -93,10 +133,6 @@ vi.mock("../../../src/infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js", () => ({
     unbind: vi.fn(),
   }),
 }));
-vi.mock("../../../src/auto-reply/skill-commands.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../../../src/auto-reply/skill-commands.js")>();
-  return { ...actual, listSkillCommandsForAgents: vi.fn(() => []) };
-});
 vi.mock("../../../src/plugins/commands.js", () => ({
   getPluginCommandSpecs: vi.fn(() => []),
   matchPluginCommand: vi.fn(() => null),
@@ -233,13 +269,93 @@ function createConfiguredAcpTopicBinding(boundSessionKey: string) {
       status: "active",
       boundAt: 0,
     },
-  } satisfies import("../../../src/acp/persistent-bindings.js").ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding;
+  } as const;
+}
+
+function createConfiguredBindingRoute(
+  route: ResolvedAgentRoute,
+  binding: ReturnType<typeof createConfiguredAcpTopicBinding> | null,
+) {
+  return {
+    bindingResolution: binding
+      ? {
+          conversation: binding.record.conversation,
+          compiledBinding: {
+            channel: "telegram" as const,
+            binding: {
+              type: "acp" as const,
+              agentId: binding.spec.agentId,
+              match: {
+                channel: "telegram",
+                accountId: binding.spec.accountId,
+                peer: {
+                  kind: "group" as const,
+                  id: binding.spec.conversationId,
+                },
+              },
+              acp: {
+                mode: binding.spec.mode,
+              },
+            },
+            bindingConversationId: binding.spec.conversationId,
+            target: {
+              conversationId: binding.spec.conversationId,
+              ...(binding.spec.parentConversationId
+                ? { parentConversationId: binding.spec.parentConversationId }
+                : {}),
+            },
+            agentId: binding.spec.agentId,
+            provider: {
+              compileConfiguredBinding: () => ({
+                conversationId: binding.spec.conversationId,
+                ...(binding.spec.parentConversationId
+                  ? { parentConversationId: binding.spec.parentConversationId }
+                  : {}),
+              }),
+              matchInboundConversation: () => ({
+                conversationId: binding.spec.conversationId,
+                ...(binding.spec.parentConversationId
+                  ? { parentConversationId: binding.spec.parentConversationId }
+                  : {}),
+              }),
+            },
+            targetFactory: {
+              driverId: "acp" as const,
+              materialize: () => ({
+                record: binding.record,
+                statefulTarget: {
+                  kind: "stateful" as const,
+                  driverId: "acp" as const,
+                  sessionKey: binding.record.targetSessionKey,
+                  agentId: binding.spec.agentId,
+                },
+              }),
+            },
+          },
+          match: {
+            conversationId: binding.spec.conversationId,
+            ...(binding.spec.parentConversationId
+              ? { parentConversationId: binding.spec.parentConversationId }
+              : {}),
+          },
+          record: binding.record,
+          statefulTarget: {
+            kind: "stateful" as const,
+            driverId: "acp" as const,
+            sessionKey: binding.record.targetSessionKey,
+            agentId: binding.spec.agentId,
+          },
+        }
+      : null,
+    ...(binding ? { boundSessionKey: binding.record.targetSessionKey } : {}),
+    route,
+  };
 }
 
 function expectUnauthorizedNewCommandBlocked(sendMessage: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>) {
   expect(replyMocks.dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  expect(persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  expect(persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredBindingRoute).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   expect(sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
     -1001234567890,
     "You are not authorized to use this command.",
@@ -249,13 +365,12 @@ function expectUnauthorizedNewCommandBlocked(sendMessage: ReturnType<typeof vi.f
 
 describe("registerTelegramNativeCommands — session metadata", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
-    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord.mockClear();
-    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord.mockReturnValue(null);
-    persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession.mockClear();
-    persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession.mockResolvedValue({
-      ok: true,
-      sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:binding:telegram:default:seed",
-    });
+    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredBindingRoute.mockClear();
+    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredBindingRoute.mockImplementation(({ route }) =>
+      createConfiguredBindingRoute(route, null),
+    );
+    persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady.mockClear();
+    persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
     sessionMocks.recordSessionMetaFromInbound.mockClear().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     sessionMocks.resolveStorePath.mockClear().mockReturnValue("/tmp/openclaw-sessions.json");
     replyMocks.dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher
@@ -403,13 +518,18 @@ describe("registerTelegramNativeCommands — session metadata", () => {
 
   it("routes Telegram native commands through configured ACP topic bindings", async () => {
     const boundSessionKey = "agent:codex:acp:binding:telegram:default:feedface";
-    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord.mockReturnValue(
-      createConfiguredAcpTopicBinding(boundSessionKey),
+    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredBindingRoute.mockImplementation(({ route }) =>
+      createConfiguredBindingRoute(
+        {
+          ...route,
+          sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
+          agentId: "codex",
+          matchedBy: "binding.channel",
+        },
+        createConfiguredAcpTopicBinding(boundSessionKey),
+      ),
     );
-    persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession.mockResolvedValue({
-      ok: true,
-      sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
-    });
+    persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
 
     const { handler } = registerAndResolveStatusHandler({
       cfg: {},
@@ -418,8 +538,8 @@ describe("registerTelegramNativeCommands — session metadata", () => {
     });
     await handler(createTelegramTopicCommandContext());
 
-    expect(persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredBindingRoute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     const dispatchCall = (
       replyMocks.dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher.mock.calls as unknown as Array<
         [{ ctx?: { CommandTargetSessionKey?: string } }]
@@ -488,12 +608,19 @@ describe("registerTelegramNativeCommands — session metadata", () => {
 
   it("aborts native command dispatch when configured ACP topic binding cannot initialize", async () => {
     const boundSessionKey = "agent:codex:acp:binding:telegram:default:feedface";
-    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord.mockReturnValue(
-      createConfiguredAcpTopicBinding(boundSessionKey),
+    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredBindingRoute.mockImplementation(({ route }) =>
+      createConfiguredBindingRoute(
+        {
+          ...route,
+          sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
+          agentId: "codex",
+          matchedBy: "binding.channel",
+        },
+        createConfiguredAcpTopicBinding(boundSessionKey),
+      ),
     );
-    persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession.mockResolvedValue({
+    persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady.mockResolvedValue({
       ok: false,
-      sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
       error: "gateway unavailable",
     });
 
@@ -514,13 +641,18 @@ describe("registerTelegramNativeCommands — session metadata", () => {
 
   it("keeps /new blocked in ACP-bound Telegram topics when sender is unauthorized", async () => {
     const boundSessionKey = "agent:codex:acp:binding:telegram:default:feedface";
-    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord.mockReturnValue(
-      createConfiguredAcpTopicBinding(boundSessionKey),
+    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredBindingRoute.mockImplementation(({ route }) =>
+      createConfiguredBindingRoute(
+        {
+          ...route,
+          sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
+          agentId: "codex",
+          matchedBy: "binding.channel",
+        },
+        createConfiguredAcpTopicBinding(boundSessionKey),
+      ),
     );
-    persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession.mockResolvedValue({
-      ok: true,
-      sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
-    });
+    persistentBindingMocks.ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
 
     const { handler, sendMessage } = registerAndResolveCommandHandler({
       commandName: "new",
@@ -535,7 +667,9 @@ describe("registerTelegramNativeCommands — session metadata", () => {
   });
 
   it("keeps /new blocked for unbound Telegram topics when sender is unauthorized", async () => {
-    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord.mockReturnValue(null);
+    persistentBindingMocks.resolveConfiguredBindingRoute.mockImplementation(({ route }) =>
+      createConfiguredBindingRoute(route, null),
+    );
 
     const { handler, sendMessage } = registerAndResolveCommandHandler({
       commandName: "new",
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-native-commands.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-native-commands.ts
index c496c1b97f6..0e513131133 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-native-commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-native-commands.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import type {
   TelegramGroupConfig,
   TelegramTopicConfig,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
-import { ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
+import { ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
 import { getAgentScopedMediaLocalRoots } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/media-runtime";
 import {
   executePluginCommand,
@@ -490,13 +490,13 @@ export const registerTelegramNativeCommands = ({
       topicAgentId,
     });
     if (configuredBinding) {
-      const ensured = await ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady({
+      const ensured = await ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady({
         cfg,
-        configuredBinding,
+        bindingResolution: configuredBinding,
       });
       if (!ensured.ok) {
         logVerbose(
-          `telegram native command: configured ACP binding unavailable for topic ${configuredBinding.spec.conversationId}: ${ensured.error}`,
+          `telegram native command: configured ACP binding unavailable for topic ${configuredBinding.record.conversation.conversationId}: ${ensured.error}`,
         );
         await withTelegramApiErrorLogging({
           operation: "sendMessage",
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot/delivery.resolve-media-retry.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot/delivery.resolve-media-retry.test.ts
index 55fec660a82..54dcf963997 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot/delivery.resolve-media-retry.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot/delivery.resolve-media-retry.test.ts
@@ -6,31 +6,32 @@ import type { TelegramContext } from "./types.js";
 const saveMediaBuffer = vi.fn();
 const fetchRemoteMedia = vi.fn();
 
-vi.mock("../../../../src/media/store.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../../../../src/media/store.js")>();
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/media-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/media-runtime")>();
   return {
     ...actual,
     saveMediaBuffer: (...args: unknown[]) => saveMediaBuffer(...args),
+    fetchRemoteMedia: (...args: unknown[]) => fetchRemoteMedia(...args),
   };
 });
 
-vi.mock("../../../../src/media/fetch.js", () => ({
-  fetchRemoteMedia: (...args: unknown[]) => fetchRemoteMedia(...args),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../../../../src/globals.js", () => ({
-  danger: (s: string) => s,
-  warn: (s: string) => s,
-  logVerbose: () => {},
-}));
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-env", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-env")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    logVerbose: () => {},
+    warn: (s: string) => s,
+    danger: (s: string) => s,
+  };
+});
 
 vi.mock("../sticker-cache.js", () => ({
   cacheSticker: () => {},
   getCachedSticker: () => null,
 }));
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-imports
-const { resolveMedia } = await import("./delivery.js");
+let resolveMedia: typeof import("./delivery.js").resolveMedia;
+
 const MAX_MEDIA_BYTES = 10_000_000;
 const BOT_TOKEN = "tok123";
 
@@ -164,10 +165,12 @@ async function flushRetryTimers() {
 }
 
 describe("resolveMedia getFile retry", () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    ({ resolveMedia } = await import("./delivery.js"));
     vi.useFakeTimers();
-    fetchRemoteMedia.mockClear();
-    saveMediaBuffer.mockClear();
+    fetchRemoteMedia.mockReset();
+    saveMediaBuffer.mockReset();
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts
index bac2de59f0b..6c1f4da5e73 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,36 @@ import * as monitorModule from "./monitor.js";
 import * as probeModule from "./probe.js";
 import { setTelegramRuntime } from "./runtime.js";
 
+const probeTelegramMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIdsMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const auditTelegramGroupMembershipMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const monitorTelegramProviderMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+
+vi.mock("./probe.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("./probe.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    probeTelegram: probeTelegramMock,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("./audit.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("./audit.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIds: collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIdsMock,
+    auditTelegramGroupMembership: auditTelegramGroupMembershipMock,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("./monitor.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("./monitor.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    monitorTelegramProvider: monitorTelegramProviderMock,
+  };
+});
+
 function createCfg(): OpenClawConfig {
   return {
     channels: {
@@ -156,7 +186,9 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
   });
 
   it("blocks startup for duplicate token accounts before polling starts", async () => {
-    const { monitorTelegramProvider, probeTelegram } = installGatewayRuntime({ probeOk: true });
+    const { monitorTelegramProvider, probeTelegram } = installGatewayRuntime({
+      probeOk: true,
+    });
 
     await expect(
       telegramPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!(
@@ -168,15 +200,23 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
       ),
     ).rejects.toThrow("Duplicate Telegram bot token");
 
+    expect(probeTelegramMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(monitorTelegramProviderMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(probeTelegram).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(monitorTelegramProvider).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("passes webhookPort through to monitor startup options", async () => {
-    const { monitorTelegramProvider } = installGatewayRuntime({
+    const { monitorTelegramProvider, probeTelegram } = installGatewayRuntime({
       probeOk: true,
       botUsername: "opsbot",
     });
+    probeTelegramMock.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      bot: { username: "opsbot" },
+      elapsedMs: 1,
+    });
+    monitorTelegramProviderMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 
     const cfg = createCfg();
     cfg.channels!.telegram!.accounts!.ops = {
@@ -194,18 +234,39 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
       }),
     );
 
-    expect(monitorTelegramProvider).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    expect(probeTelegramMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("token-ops", 2500, {
+      accountId: "ops",
+      proxyUrl: undefined,
+      network: undefined,
+    });
+    expect(monitorTelegramProviderMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         useWebhook: true,
         webhookPort: 9876,
       }),
     );
+    expect(probeTelegram).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(monitorTelegramProvider).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("passes account proxy and network settings into Telegram probes", async () => {
-    const { probeTelegram } = installGatewayRuntime({
-      probeOk: true,
-      botUsername: "opsbot",
+    const runtimeProbeTelegram = vi.fn(async () => {
+      throw new Error("runtime probe should not be used");
+    });
+    setTelegramRuntime({
+      channel: {
+        telegram: {
+          probeTelegram: runtimeProbeTelegram,
+        },
+      },
+      logging: {
+        shouldLogVerbose: () => false,
+      },
+    } as unknown as PluginRuntime);
+    probeTelegramMock.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      bot: { username: "opsbot" },
+      elapsedMs: 1,
     });
 
     const cfg = createCfg();
@@ -218,7 +279,7 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
       cfg,
     });
 
-    expect(probeTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledWith("token-ops", 5000, {
+    expect(probeTelegramMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("token-ops", 5000, {
       accountId: "ops",
       proxyUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:8888",
       network: {
@@ -226,19 +287,40 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
         dnsResultOrder: "ipv4first",
       },
     });
+    expect(runtimeProbeTelegram).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("passes account proxy and network settings into Telegram membership audits", async () => {
-    const { collectUnmentionedGroupIds, auditGroupMembership } = installGatewayRuntime({
-      probeOk: true,
-      botUsername: "opsbot",
+    const runtimeCollectUnmentionedGroupIds = vi.fn(() => {
+      throw new Error("runtime audit helper should not be used");
     });
-
-    collectUnmentionedGroupIds.mockReturnValue({
+    const runtimeAuditGroupMembership = vi.fn(async () => {
+      throw new Error("runtime audit helper should not be used");
+    });
+    setTelegramRuntime({
+      channel: {
+        telegram: {
+          collectUnmentionedGroupIds: runtimeCollectUnmentionedGroupIds,
+          auditGroupMembership: runtimeAuditGroupMembership,
+        },
+      },
+      logging: {
+        shouldLogVerbose: () => false,
+      },
+    } as unknown as PluginRuntime);
+    collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIdsMock.mockReturnValue({
       groupIds: ["-100123"],
       unresolvedGroups: 0,
       hasWildcardUnmentionedGroups: false,
     });
+    auditTelegramGroupMembershipMock.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      checkedGroups: 1,
+      unresolvedGroups: 0,
+      hasWildcardUnmentionedGroups: false,
+      groups: [],
+      elapsedMs: 1,
+    });
 
     const cfg = createCfg();
     configureOpsProxyNetwork(cfg);
@@ -257,7 +339,10 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
       cfg,
     });
 
-    expect(auditGroupMembership).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+    expect(collectTelegramUnmentionedGroupIdsMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      "-100123": { requireMention: false },
+    });
+    expect(auditTelegramGroupMembershipMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       token: "token-ops",
       botId: 123,
       groupIds: ["-100123"],
@@ -268,6 +353,8 @@ 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 () => {
@@ -391,7 +478,11 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
   });
 
   it("does not crash startup when a resolved account token is undefined", async () => {
-    const { monitorTelegramProvider } = installGatewayRuntime({ probeOk: false });
+    const { monitorTelegramProvider, probeTelegram } = installGatewayRuntime({
+      probeOk: false,
+    });
+    probeTelegramMock.mockResolvedValue({ ok: false, elapsedMs: 1 });
+    monitorTelegramProviderMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 
     const cfg = createCfg();
     const ctx = createStartAccountCtx({
@@ -405,11 +496,18 @@ describe("telegramPlugin duplicate token guard", () => {
     } as ResolvedTelegramAccount;
 
     await expect(telegramPlugin.gateway!.startAccount!(ctx)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
-    expect(monitorTelegramProvider).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    expect(probeTelegramMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("", 2500, {
+      accountId: "ops",
+      proxyUrl: undefined,
+      network: undefined,
+    });
+    expect(monitorTelegramProviderMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         token: "",
       }),
     );
+    expect(probeTelegram).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(monitorTelegramProvider).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
index 6dfe12870a2..0e2ce964b95 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
@@ -333,11 +333,15 @@ export const telegramPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedTelegramAccount, TelegramProb
       }),
     }),
   },
-  acpBindings: {
-    normalizeConfiguredBindingTarget: ({ conversationId }) =>
+  bindings: {
+    compileConfiguredBinding: ({ conversationId }) =>
       normalizeTelegramAcpConversationId(conversationId),
-    matchConfiguredBinding: ({ bindingConversationId, conversationId, parentConversationId }) =>
-      matchTelegramAcpConversation({ bindingConversationId, conversationId, parentConversationId }),
+    matchInboundConversation: ({ compiledBinding, conversationId, parentConversationId }) =>
+      matchTelegramAcpConversation({
+        bindingConversationId: compiledBinding.conversationId,
+        conversationId,
+        parentConversationId,
+      }),
   },
   security: {
     resolveDmPolicy: resolveTelegramDmPolicy,
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/conversation-route.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/conversation-route.ts
index 26c3b039312..5d777763cde 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/conversation-route.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/conversation-route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
-import { resolveConfiguredAcpRoute } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
+import {
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRoute,
+  type ConfiguredBindingRouteResult,
+} from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
 import { getSessionBindingService } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
 import { isPluginOwnedSessionBindingRecord } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime";
 import {
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ export function resolveTelegramConversationRoute(params: {
   topicAgentId?: string | null;
 }): {
   route: ReturnType<typeof resolveAgentRoute>;
-  configuredBinding: ReturnType<typeof resolveConfiguredAcpRoute>["configuredBinding"];
+  configuredBinding: ConfiguredBindingRouteResult["bindingResolution"];
   configuredBindingSessionKey: string;
 } {
   const peerId = params.isGroup
@@ -94,15 +97,17 @@ export function resolveTelegramConversationRoute(params: {
     );
   }
 
-  const configuredRoute = resolveConfiguredAcpRoute({
+  const configuredRoute = resolveConfiguredBindingRoute({
     cfg: params.cfg,
     route,
-    channel: "telegram",
-    accountId: params.accountId,
-    conversationId: peerId,
-    parentConversationId: params.isGroup ? String(params.chatId) : undefined,
+    conversation: {
+      channel: "telegram",
+      accountId: params.accountId,
+      conversationId: peerId,
+      parentConversationId: params.isGroup ? String(params.chatId) : undefined,
+    },
   });
-  let configuredBinding = configuredRoute.configuredBinding;
+  let configuredBinding = configuredRoute.bindingResolution;
   let configuredBindingSessionKey = configuredRoute.boundSessionKey ?? "";
   route = configuredRoute.route;
 
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/send.test-harness.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/send.test-harness.ts
index f313141dab0..9b82310ef04 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/send.test-harness.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/send.test-harness.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ vi.mock("grammy", () => ({
       botCtorSpy(token, options);
     }
   },
+  HttpError: class HttpError extends Error {
+    constructor(
+      message = "HttpError",
+      public error?: unknown,
+    ) {
+      super(message);
+    }
+  },
   InputFile: class {},
 }));
 
@@ -94,5 +102,6 @@ export function installTelegramSendTestHooks() {
 }
 
 export async function importTelegramSendModule() {
+  vi.resetModules();
   return await import("./send.js");
 }
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/target-writeback.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/target-writeback.test.ts
index bb8b2129924..8403f7e1b0f 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/target-writeback.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/target-writeback.test.ts
@@ -7,29 +7,24 @@ const loadCronStore = vi.fn();
 const resolveCronStorePath = vi.fn();
 const saveCronStore = vi.fn();
 
-vi.mock("../../../src/config/config.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../../../src/config/config.js")>();
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime")>();
   return {
     ...actual,
     readConfigFileSnapshotForWrite,
     writeConfigFile,
-  };
-});
-
-vi.mock("../../../src/cron/store.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../../../src/cron/store.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
     loadCronStore,
     resolveCronStorePath,
     saveCronStore,
   };
 });
 
-const { maybePersistResolvedTelegramTarget } = await import("./target-writeback.js");
-
 describe("maybePersistResolvedTelegramTarget", () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
+  let maybePersistResolvedTelegramTarget: typeof import("./target-writeback.js").maybePersistResolvedTelegramTarget;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    ({ maybePersistResolvedTelegramTarget } = await import("./target-writeback.js"));
     readConfigFileSnapshotForWrite.mockReset();
     writeConfigFile.mockReset();
     loadCronStore.mockReset();
diff --git a/src/acp/control-plane/manager.core.ts b/src/acp/control-plane/manager.core.ts
index b15aa3bd72e..58f74b72918 100644
--- a/src/acp/control-plane/manager.core.ts
+++ b/src/acp/control-plane/manager.core.ts
@@ -603,137 +603,164 @@ export class AcpSessionManager {
     }
     await this.evictIdleRuntimeHandles({ cfg: input.cfg });
     await this.withSessionActor(sessionKey, async () => {
-      const resolution = this.resolveSession({
-        cfg: input.cfg,
-        sessionKey,
-      });
-      const resolvedMeta = requireReadySessionMeta(resolution);
-
-      const {
-        runtime,
-        handle: ensuredHandle,
-        meta: ensuredMeta,
-      } = await this.ensureRuntimeHandle({
-        cfg: input.cfg,
-        sessionKey,
-        meta: resolvedMeta,
-      });
-      let handle = ensuredHandle;
-      const meta = ensuredMeta;
-      await this.applyRuntimeControls({
-        sessionKey,
-        runtime,
-        handle,
-        meta,
-      });
       const turnStartedAt = Date.now();
       const actorKey = normalizeActorKey(sessionKey);
-
-      await this.setSessionState({
-        cfg: input.cfg,
-        sessionKey,
-        state: "running",
-        clearLastError: true,
-      });
-
-      const internalAbortController = new AbortController();
-      const onCallerAbort = () => {
-        internalAbortController.abort();
-      };
-      if (input.signal?.aborted) {
-        internalAbortController.abort();
-      } else if (input.signal) {
-        input.signal.addEventListener("abort", onCallerAbort, { once: true });
-      }
-
-      const activeTurn: ActiveTurnState = {
-        runtime,
-        handle,
-        abortController: internalAbortController,
-      };
-      this.activeTurnBySession.set(actorKey, activeTurn);
-
-      let streamError: AcpRuntimeError | null = null;
-      try {
-        const combinedSignal =
-          input.signal && typeof AbortSignal.any === "function"
-            ? AbortSignal.any([input.signal, internalAbortController.signal])
-            : internalAbortController.signal;
-        for await (const event of runtime.runTurn({
-          handle,
-          text: input.text,
-          attachments: input.attachments,
-          mode: input.mode,
-          requestId: input.requestId,
-          signal: combinedSignal,
-        })) {
-          if (event.type === "error") {
-            streamError = new AcpRuntimeError(
-              normalizeAcpErrorCode(event.code),
-              event.message?.trim() || "ACP turn failed before completion.",
-            );
-          }
-          if (input.onEvent) {
-            await input.onEvent(event);
-          }
-        }
-        if (streamError) {
-          throw streamError;
-        }
-        this.recordTurnCompletion({
-          startedAt: turnStartedAt,
-        });
-        await this.setSessionState({
+      for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 2; attempt += 1) {
+        const resolution = this.resolveSession({
           cfg: input.cfg,
           sessionKey,
-          state: "idle",
-          clearLastError: true,
         });
-      } catch (error) {
-        const acpError = toAcpRuntimeError({
-          error,
-          fallbackCode: "ACP_TURN_FAILED",
-          fallbackMessage: "ACP turn failed before completion.",
-        });
-        this.recordTurnCompletion({
-          startedAt: turnStartedAt,
-          errorCode: acpError.code,
-        });
-        await this.setSessionState({
-          cfg: input.cfg,
-          sessionKey,
-          state: "error",
-          lastError: acpError.message,
-        });
-        throw acpError;
-      } finally {
-        if (input.signal) {
-          input.signal.removeEventListener("abort", onCallerAbort);
-        }
-        if (this.activeTurnBySession.get(actorKey) === activeTurn) {
-          this.activeTurnBySession.delete(actorKey);
-        }
-        if (meta.mode !== "oneshot") {
-          ({ handle } = await this.reconcileRuntimeSessionIdentifiers({
+        const resolvedMeta = requireReadySessionMeta(resolution);
+        let runtime: AcpRuntime | undefined;
+        let handle: AcpRuntimeHandle | undefined;
+        let meta: SessionAcpMeta | undefined;
+        let activeTurn: ActiveTurnState | undefined;
+        let internalAbortController: AbortController | undefined;
+        let onCallerAbort: (() => void) | undefined;
+        let activeTurnStarted = false;
+        let sawTurnOutput = false;
+        let retryFreshHandle = false;
+        try {
+          const ensured = await this.ensureRuntimeHandle({
             cfg: input.cfg,
+            sessionKey,
+            meta: resolvedMeta,
+          });
+          runtime = ensured.runtime;
+          handle = ensured.handle;
+          meta = ensured.meta;
+          await this.applyRuntimeControls({
             sessionKey,
             runtime,
             handle,
             meta,
-            failOnStatusError: false,
-          }));
-        }
-        if (meta.mode === "oneshot") {
-          try {
-            await runtime.close({
-              handle,
-              reason: "oneshot-complete",
-            });
-          } catch (error) {
-            logVerbose(`acp-manager: ACP oneshot close failed for ${sessionKey}: ${String(error)}`);
-          } finally {
-            this.clearCachedRuntimeState(sessionKey);
+          });
+
+          await this.setSessionState({
+            cfg: input.cfg,
+            sessionKey,
+            state: "running",
+            clearLastError: true,
+          });
+
+          internalAbortController = new AbortController();
+          onCallerAbort = () => {
+            internalAbortController?.abort();
+          };
+          if (input.signal?.aborted) {
+            internalAbortController.abort();
+          } else if (input.signal) {
+            input.signal.addEventListener("abort", onCallerAbort, { once: true });
           }
+
+          activeTurn = {
+            runtime,
+            handle,
+            abortController: internalAbortController,
+          };
+          this.activeTurnBySession.set(actorKey, activeTurn);
+          activeTurnStarted = true;
+
+          let streamError: AcpRuntimeError | null = null;
+          const combinedSignal =
+            input.signal && typeof AbortSignal.any === "function"
+              ? AbortSignal.any([input.signal, internalAbortController.signal])
+              : internalAbortController.signal;
+          for await (const event of runtime.runTurn({
+            handle,
+            text: input.text,
+            attachments: input.attachments,
+            mode: input.mode,
+            requestId: input.requestId,
+            signal: combinedSignal,
+          })) {
+            if (event.type === "error") {
+              streamError = new AcpRuntimeError(
+                normalizeAcpErrorCode(event.code),
+                event.message?.trim() || "ACP turn failed before completion.",
+              );
+            } else if (event.type === "text_delta" || event.type === "tool_call") {
+              sawTurnOutput = true;
+            }
+            if (input.onEvent) {
+              await input.onEvent(event);
+            }
+          }
+          if (streamError) {
+            throw streamError;
+          }
+          this.recordTurnCompletion({
+            startedAt: turnStartedAt,
+          });
+          await this.setSessionState({
+            cfg: input.cfg,
+            sessionKey,
+            state: "idle",
+            clearLastError: true,
+          });
+          return;
+        } catch (error) {
+          const acpError = toAcpRuntimeError({
+            error,
+            fallbackCode: activeTurnStarted ? "ACP_TURN_FAILED" : "ACP_SESSION_INIT_FAILED",
+            fallbackMessage: activeTurnStarted
+              ? "ACP turn failed before completion."
+              : "Could not initialize ACP session runtime.",
+          });
+          retryFreshHandle = this.shouldRetryTurnWithFreshHandle({
+            attempt,
+            sessionKey,
+            error: acpError,
+            sawTurnOutput,
+          });
+          if (retryFreshHandle) {
+            continue;
+          }
+          this.recordTurnCompletion({
+            startedAt: turnStartedAt,
+            errorCode: acpError.code,
+          });
+          await this.setSessionState({
+            cfg: input.cfg,
+            sessionKey,
+            state: "error",
+            lastError: acpError.message,
+          });
+          throw acpError;
+        } finally {
+          if (input.signal && onCallerAbort) {
+            input.signal.removeEventListener("abort", onCallerAbort);
+          }
+          if (activeTurn && this.activeTurnBySession.get(actorKey) === activeTurn) {
+            this.activeTurnBySession.delete(actorKey);
+          }
+          if (!retryFreshHandle && runtime && handle && meta && meta.mode !== "oneshot") {
+            ({ handle } = await this.reconcileRuntimeSessionIdentifiers({
+              cfg: input.cfg,
+              sessionKey,
+              runtime,
+              handle,
+              meta,
+              failOnStatusError: false,
+            }));
+          }
+          if (!retryFreshHandle && runtime && handle && meta && meta.mode === "oneshot") {
+            try {
+              await runtime.close({
+                handle,
+                reason: "oneshot-complete",
+              });
+            } catch (error) {
+              logVerbose(
+                `acp-manager: ACP oneshot close failed for ${sessionKey}: ${String(error)}`,
+              );
+            } finally {
+              this.clearCachedRuntimeState(sessionKey);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        if (retryFreshHandle) {
+          continue;
         }
       }
     });
@@ -864,7 +891,9 @@ export class AcpSessionManager {
         });
         if (
           input.allowBackendUnavailable &&
-          (acpError.code === "ACP_BACKEND_MISSING" || acpError.code === "ACP_BACKEND_UNAVAILABLE")
+          (acpError.code === "ACP_BACKEND_MISSING" ||
+            acpError.code === "ACP_BACKEND_UNAVAILABLE" ||
+            this.isRecoverableAcpxExitError(acpError.message))
         ) {
           // Treat unavailable backends as terminal for this cached handle so it
           // cannot continue counting against maxConcurrentSessions.
@@ -916,7 +945,17 @@ export class AcpSessionManager {
       const agentMatches = cached.agent === agent;
       const modeMatches = cached.mode === mode;
       const cwdMatches = (cached.cwd ?? "") === (cwd ?? "");
-      if (backendMatches && agentMatches && modeMatches && cwdMatches) {
+      if (
+        backendMatches &&
+        agentMatches &&
+        modeMatches &&
+        cwdMatches &&
+        (await this.isCachedRuntimeHandleReusable({
+          sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
+          runtime: cached.runtime,
+          handle: cached.handle,
+        }))
+      ) {
         return {
           runtime: cached.runtime,
           handle: cached.handle,
@@ -1020,6 +1059,49 @@ export class AcpSessionManager {
     };
   }
 
+  private async isCachedRuntimeHandleReusable(params: {
+    sessionKey: string;
+    runtime: AcpRuntime;
+    handle: AcpRuntimeHandle;
+  }): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!params.runtime.getStatus) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    try {
+      const status = await params.runtime.getStatus({
+        handle: params.handle,
+      });
+      if (this.isRuntimeStatusUnavailable(status)) {
+        this.clearCachedRuntimeState(params.sessionKey);
+        logVerbose(
+          `acp-manager: evicting cached runtime handle for ${params.sessionKey} after unhealthy status probe: ${status.summary ?? "status unavailable"}`,
+        );
+        return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.clearCachedRuntimeState(params.sessionKey);
+      logVerbose(
+        `acp-manager: evicting cached runtime handle for ${params.sessionKey} after status probe failed: ${String(error)}`,
+      );
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private isRuntimeStatusUnavailable(status: AcpRuntimeStatus | undefined): boolean {
+    if (!status) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const detailsStatus =
+      typeof status.details?.status === "string" ? status.details.status.trim().toLowerCase() : "";
+    if (detailsStatus === "dead" || detailsStatus === "no-session") {
+      return true;
+    }
+    const summaryMatch = status.summary?.match(/\bstatus=([^\s]+)/i);
+    const summaryStatus = summaryMatch?.[1]?.trim().toLowerCase() ?? "";
+    return summaryStatus === "dead" || summaryStatus === "no-session";
+  }
+
   private async persistRuntimeOptions(params: {
     cfg: OpenClawConfig;
     sessionKey: string;
@@ -1103,6 +1185,29 @@ export class AcpSessionManager {
     this.errorCountsByCode.set(normalized, (this.errorCountsByCode.get(normalized) ?? 0) + 1);
   }
 
+  private shouldRetryTurnWithFreshHandle(params: {
+    attempt: number;
+    sessionKey: string;
+    error: AcpRuntimeError;
+    sawTurnOutput: boolean;
+  }): boolean {
+    if (params.attempt > 0 || params.sawTurnOutput) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (!this.isRecoverableAcpxExitError(params.error.message)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    this.clearCachedRuntimeState(params.sessionKey);
+    logVerbose(
+      `acp-manager: retrying ${params.sessionKey} with a fresh runtime handle after early turn failure: ${params.error.message}`,
+    );
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private isRecoverableAcpxExitError(message: string): boolean {
+    return /^acpx exited with code \d+/i.test(message.trim());
+  }
+
   private async evictIdleRuntimeHandles(params: { cfg: OpenClawConfig }): Promise<void> {
     const idleTtlMs = resolveRuntimeIdleTtlMs(params.cfg);
     if (idleTtlMs <= 0 || this.runtimeCache.size() === 0) {
diff --git a/src/acp/control-plane/manager.test.ts b/src/acp/control-plane/manager.test.ts
index 66faa84b1d3..7229e34914d 100644
--- a/src/acp/control-plane/manager.test.ts
+++ b/src/acp/control-plane/manager.test.ts
@@ -354,6 +354,52 @@ describe("AcpSessionManager", () => {
     expect(runtimeState.runTurn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
+  it("re-ensures cached runtime handles when the backend reports the session is dead", async () => {
+    const runtimeState = createRuntime();
+    runtimeState.getStatus
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        summary: "status=alive",
+        details: { status: "alive" },
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        summary: "status=dead",
+        details: { status: "dead" },
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        summary: "status=alive",
+        details: { status: "alive" },
+      });
+    hoisted.requireAcpRuntimeBackendMock.mockReturnValue({
+      id: "acpx",
+      runtime: runtimeState.runtime,
+    });
+    hoisted.readAcpSessionEntryMock.mockReturnValue({
+      sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-1",
+      storeSessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-1",
+      acp: readySessionMeta(),
+    });
+
+    const manager = new AcpSessionManager();
+    await manager.runTurn({
+      cfg: baseCfg,
+      sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-1",
+      text: "first",
+      mode: "prompt",
+      requestId: "r1",
+    });
+    await manager.runTurn({
+      cfg: baseCfg,
+      sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-1",
+      text: "second",
+      mode: "prompt",
+      requestId: "r2",
+    });
+
+    expect(runtimeState.ensureSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(runtimeState.getStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(runtimeState.runTurn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
   it("rehydrates runtime handles after a manager restart", async () => {
     const runtimeState = createRuntime();
     hoisted.requireAcpRuntimeBackendMock.mockReturnValue({
@@ -531,6 +577,61 @@ describe("AcpSessionManager", () => {
     expect(runtimeState.ensureSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
+  it("drops cached runtime handles when close sees a stale acpx process-exit error", async () => {
+    const runtimeState = createRuntime();
+    runtimeState.close.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("acpx exited with code 1"));
+    hoisted.requireAcpRuntimeBackendMock.mockReturnValue({
+      id: "acpx",
+      runtime: runtimeState.runtime,
+    });
+    hoisted.readAcpSessionEntryMock.mockImplementation((paramsUnknown: unknown) => {
+      const sessionKey = (paramsUnknown as { sessionKey?: string }).sessionKey ?? "";
+      return {
+        sessionKey,
+        storeSessionKey: sessionKey,
+        acp: {
+          ...readySessionMeta(),
+          runtimeSessionName: `runtime:${sessionKey}`,
+        },
+      };
+    });
+    const limitedCfg = {
+      acp: {
+        ...baseCfg.acp,
+        maxConcurrentSessions: 1,
+      },
+    } as OpenClawConfig;
+
+    const manager = new AcpSessionManager();
+    await manager.runTurn({
+      cfg: limitedCfg,
+      sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-a",
+      text: "first",
+      mode: "prompt",
+      requestId: "r1",
+    });
+
+    const closeResult = await manager.closeSession({
+      cfg: limitedCfg,
+      sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-a",
+      reason: "manual-close",
+      allowBackendUnavailable: true,
+    });
+    expect(closeResult.runtimeClosed).toBe(false);
+    expect(closeResult.runtimeNotice).toBe("acpx exited with code 1");
+
+    await expect(
+      manager.runTurn({
+        cfg: limitedCfg,
+        sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-b",
+        text: "second",
+        mode: "prompt",
+        requestId: "r2",
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    expect(runtimeState.ensureSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
   it("evicts idle cached runtimes before enforcing max concurrent limits", async () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers();
     try {
@@ -807,6 +908,82 @@ describe("AcpSessionManager", () => {
     expect(states.at(-1)).toBe("error");
   });
 
+  it("marks the session as errored when runtime ensure fails before turn start", async () => {
+    const runtimeState = createRuntime();
+    runtimeState.ensureSession.mockRejectedValue(new Error("acpx exited with code 1"));
+    hoisted.requireAcpRuntimeBackendMock.mockReturnValue({
+      id: "acpx",
+      runtime: runtimeState.runtime,
+    });
+    hoisted.readAcpSessionEntryMock.mockReturnValue({
+      sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-1",
+      storeSessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-1",
+      acp: {
+        ...readySessionMeta(),
+        state: "running",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const manager = new AcpSessionManager();
+    await expect(
+      manager.runTurn({
+        cfg: baseCfg,
+        sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-1",
+        text: "do work",
+        mode: "prompt",
+        requestId: "run-1",
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      code: "ACP_SESSION_INIT_FAILED",
+      message: "acpx exited with code 1",
+    });
+
+    const states = extractStatesFromUpserts();
+    expect(states).not.toContain("running");
+    expect(states.at(-1)).toBe("error");
+  });
+
+  it("retries once with a fresh runtime handle after an early acpx exit", async () => {
+    const runtimeState = createRuntime();
+    hoisted.requireAcpRuntimeBackendMock.mockReturnValue({
+      id: "acpx",
+      runtime: runtimeState.runtime,
+    });
+    hoisted.readAcpSessionEntryMock.mockReturnValue({
+      sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-1",
+      storeSessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-1",
+      acp: readySessionMeta(),
+    });
+    runtimeState.runTurn
+      .mockImplementationOnce(async function* () {
+        yield {
+          type: "error" as const,
+          message: "acpx exited with code 1",
+        };
+      })
+      .mockImplementationOnce(async function* () {
+        yield { type: "done" as const };
+      });
+
+    const manager = new AcpSessionManager();
+    await expect(
+      manager.runTurn({
+        cfg: baseCfg,
+        sessionKey: "agent:codex:acp:session-1",
+        text: "do work",
+        mode: "prompt",
+        requestId: "run-1",
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+    expect(runtimeState.ensureSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(runtimeState.runTurn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    const states = extractStatesFromUpserts();
+    expect(states).toContain("running");
+    expect(states).toContain("idle");
+    expect(states).not.toContain("error");
+  });
+
   it("persists runtime mode changes through setSessionRuntimeMode", async () => {
     const runtimeState = createRuntime();
     hoisted.requireAcpRuntimeBackendMock.mockReturnValue({
diff --git a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.lifecycle.test.ts b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.lifecycle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44e159d887f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { importFreshModule } from "../../test/helpers/import-fresh.js";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
+
+const managerMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  closeSession: vi.fn(),
+  initializeSession: vi.fn(),
+  updateSessionRuntimeOptions: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const sessionMetaMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  readAcpSessionEntry: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const resolveMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./control-plane/manager.js", () => ({
+  getAcpSessionManager: () => ({
+    closeSession: managerMocks.closeSession,
+    initializeSession: managerMocks.initializeSession,
+    updateSessionRuntimeOptions: managerMocks.updateSessionRuntimeOptions,
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./runtime/session-meta.js", () => ({
+  readAcpSessionEntry: sessionMetaMocks.readAcpSessionEntry,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./persistent-bindings.resolve.js", () => ({
+  resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey:
+    resolveMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey,
+}));
+type BindingTargetsModule = typeof import("../channels/plugins/binding-targets.js");
+let bindingTargets: BindingTargetsModule;
+let bindingTargetsImportScope = 0;
+
+const baseCfg = {
+  session: { mainKey: "main", scope: "per-sender" },
+  agents: {
+    list: [{ id: "codex" }, { id: "claude" }],
+  },
+} satisfies OpenClawConfig;
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  vi.resetModules();
+  bindingTargetsImportScope += 1;
+  bindingTargets = await importFreshModule<BindingTargetsModule>(
+    import.meta.url,
+    `../channels/plugins/binding-targets.js?scope=${bindingTargetsImportScope}`,
+  );
+  managerMocks.closeSession.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({
+    runtimeClosed: true,
+    metaCleared: false,
+  });
+  managerMocks.initializeSession.mockReset().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  managerMocks.updateSessionRuntimeOptions.mockReset().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  sessionMetaMocks.readAcpSessionEntry.mockReset().mockReturnValue(undefined);
+  resolveMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey.mockReset().mockReturnValue(null);
+});
+
+describe("resetConfiguredBindingTargetInPlace", () => {
+  it("does not resolve configured bindings when ACP metadata already exists", async () => {
+    const sessionKey = "agent:claude:acp:binding:discord:default:9373ab192b2317f4";
+    sessionMetaMocks.readAcpSessionEntry.mockReturnValue({
+      acp: {
+        agent: "claude",
+        mode: "persistent",
+        backend: "acpx",
+        runtimeOptions: { cwd: "/home/bob/clawd" },
+      },
+    });
+    resolveMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey.mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error("configured binding resolution should be skipped");
+    });
+
+    const result = await bindingTargets.resetConfiguredBindingTargetInPlace({
+      cfg: baseCfg,
+      sessionKey,
+      reason: "reset",
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ ok: true });
+    expect(resolveMocks.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(managerMocks.closeSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        sessionKey,
+        clearMeta: false,
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(managerMocks.initializeSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        sessionKey,
+        agent: "claude",
+        backendId: "acpx",
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.lifecycle.ts b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.lifecycle.ts
index 2a2cf6b9c20..9f43b584da3 100644
--- a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.lifecycle.ts
+++ b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.lifecycle.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey,
   normalizeText,
   type ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec,
+  type ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding,
 } from "./persistent-bindings.types.js";
 import { readAcpSessionEntry } from "./runtime/session-meta.js";
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ export async function ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession(params: {
   } catch (error) {
     const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
     logVerbose(
-      `acp-persistent-binding: failed ensuring ${params.spec.channel}:${params.spec.accountId}:${params.spec.conversationId} -> ${sessionKey}: ${message}`,
+      `acp-configured-binding: failed ensuring ${params.spec.channel}:${params.spec.accountId}:${params.spec.conversationId} -> ${sessionKey}: ${message}`,
     );
     return {
       ok: false,
@@ -106,6 +107,26 @@ export async function ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession(params: {
   }
 }
 
+export async function ensureConfiguredAcpBindingReady(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  configuredBinding: ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding | null;
+}): Promise<{ ok: true } | { ok: false; error: string }> {
+  if (!params.configuredBinding) {
+    return { ok: true };
+  }
+  const ensured = await ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession({
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    spec: params.configuredBinding.spec,
+  });
+  if (ensured.ok) {
+    return { ok: true };
+  }
+  return {
+    ok: false,
+    error: ensured.error ?? "unknown error",
+  };
+}
+
 export async function resetAcpSessionInPlace(params: {
   cfg: OpenClawConfig;
   sessionKey: string;
@@ -119,14 +140,17 @@ export async function resetAcpSessionInPlace(params: {
     };
   }
 
-  const configuredBinding = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey({
-    cfg: params.cfg,
-    sessionKey,
-  });
   const meta = readAcpSessionEntry({
     cfg: params.cfg,
     sessionKey,
   })?.acp;
+  const configuredBinding =
+    !meta || !normalizeText(meta.agent)
+      ? resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey({
+          cfg: params.cfg,
+          sessionKey,
+        })
+      : null;
   if (!meta) {
     if (configuredBinding) {
       const ensured = await ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession({
@@ -189,7 +213,7 @@ export async function resetAcpSessionInPlace(params: {
     return { ok: true };
   } catch (error) {
     const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-    logVerbose(`acp-persistent-binding: failed reset for ${sessionKey}: ${message}`);
+    logVerbose(`acp-configured-binding: failed reset for ${sessionKey}: ${message}`);
     return {
       ok: false,
       error: message,
diff --git a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.resolve.ts b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.resolve.ts
index d0039078378..068b89f8891 100644
--- a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.resolve.ts
+++ b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.resolve.ts
@@ -1,275 +1,17 @@
-import { getChannelPlugin } from "../channels/plugins/index.js";
-import { listAcpBindings } from "../config/bindings.js";
+import {
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRecord,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKey,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRecordForConversation,
+} from "../channels/plugins/binding-registry.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
-import type { AgentAcpBinding } from "../config/types.js";
-import { pickFirstExistingAgentId } from "../routing/resolve-route.js";
+import type { ConversationRef } from "../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
 import {
-  DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID,
-  normalizeAccountId,
-  parseAgentSessionKey,
-} from "../routing/session-key.js";
-import {
-  buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey,
-  normalizeBindingConfig,
-  normalizeMode,
-  normalizeText,
-  toConfiguredAcpBindingRecord,
-  type ConfiguredAcpBindingChannel,
+  resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecFromRecord,
+  toResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding,
   type ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec,
   type ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding,
 } from "./persistent-bindings.types.js";
 
-function normalizeBindingChannel(value: string | undefined): ConfiguredAcpBindingChannel | null {
-  const normalized = (value ?? "").trim().toLowerCase();
-  if (!normalized) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const plugin = getChannelPlugin(normalized);
-  return plugin?.acpBindings ? plugin.id : null;
-}
-
-function resolveAccountMatchPriority(match: string | undefined, actual: string): 0 | 1 | 2 {
-  const trimmed = (match ?? "").trim();
-  if (!trimmed) {
-    return actual === DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID ? 2 : 0;
-  }
-  if (trimmed === "*") {
-    return 1;
-  }
-  return normalizeAccountId(trimmed) === actual ? 2 : 0;
-}
-
-function resolveBindingConversationId(binding: AgentAcpBinding): string | null {
-  const id = binding.match.peer?.id?.trim();
-  return id ? id : null;
-}
-
-function parseConfiguredBindingSessionKey(params: {
-  sessionKey: string;
-}): { channel: ConfiguredAcpBindingChannel; accountId: string } | null {
-  const parsed = parseAgentSessionKey(params.sessionKey);
-  const rest = parsed?.rest?.trim().toLowerCase() ?? "";
-  if (!rest) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const tokens = rest.split(":");
-  if (tokens.length !== 5 || tokens[0] !== "acp" || tokens[1] !== "binding") {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const channel = normalizeBindingChannel(tokens[2]);
-  if (!channel) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  return {
-    channel,
-    accountId: normalizeAccountId(tokens[3]),
-  };
-}
-
-function resolveAgentRuntimeAcpDefaults(params: { cfg: OpenClawConfig; ownerAgentId: string }): {
-  acpAgentId?: string;
-  mode?: string;
-  cwd?: string;
-  backend?: string;
-} {
-  const agent = params.cfg.agents?.list?.find(
-    (entry) => entry.id?.trim().toLowerCase() === params.ownerAgentId.toLowerCase(),
-  );
-  if (!agent || agent.runtime?.type !== "acp") {
-    return {};
-  }
-  return {
-    acpAgentId: normalizeText(agent.runtime.acp?.agent),
-    mode: normalizeText(agent.runtime.acp?.mode),
-    cwd: normalizeText(agent.runtime.acp?.cwd),
-    backend: normalizeText(agent.runtime.acp?.backend),
-  };
-}
-
-function toConfiguredBindingSpec(params: {
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
-  channel: ConfiguredAcpBindingChannel;
-  accountId: string;
-  conversationId: string;
-  parentConversationId?: string;
-  binding: AgentAcpBinding;
-}): ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec {
-  const accountId = normalizeAccountId(params.accountId);
-  const agentId = pickFirstExistingAgentId(params.cfg, params.binding.agentId ?? "main");
-  const runtimeDefaults = resolveAgentRuntimeAcpDefaults({
-    cfg: params.cfg,
-    ownerAgentId: agentId,
-  });
-  const bindingOverrides = normalizeBindingConfig(params.binding.acp);
-  const acpAgentId = normalizeText(runtimeDefaults.acpAgentId);
-  const mode = normalizeMode(bindingOverrides.mode ?? runtimeDefaults.mode);
-  return {
-    channel: params.channel,
-    accountId,
-    conversationId: params.conversationId,
-    parentConversationId: params.parentConversationId,
-    agentId,
-    acpAgentId,
-    mode,
-    cwd: bindingOverrides.cwd ?? runtimeDefaults.cwd,
-    backend: bindingOverrides.backend ?? runtimeDefaults.backend,
-    label: bindingOverrides.label,
-  };
-}
-
-function resolveConfiguredBindingRecord(params: {
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
-  bindings: AgentAcpBinding[];
-  channel: ConfiguredAcpBindingChannel;
-  accountId: string;
-  selectConversation: (binding: AgentAcpBinding) => {
-    conversationId: string;
-    parentConversationId?: string;
-    matchPriority?: number;
-  } | null;
-}): ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding | null {
-  let wildcardMatch: {
-    binding: AgentAcpBinding;
-    conversationId: string;
-    parentConversationId?: string;
-    matchPriority: number;
-  } | null = null;
-  let exactMatch: {
-    binding: AgentAcpBinding;
-    conversationId: string;
-    parentConversationId?: string;
-    matchPriority: number;
-  } | null = null;
-  for (const binding of params.bindings) {
-    if (normalizeBindingChannel(binding.match.channel) !== params.channel) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const accountMatchPriority = resolveAccountMatchPriority(
-      binding.match.accountId,
-      params.accountId,
-    );
-    if (accountMatchPriority === 0) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const conversation = params.selectConversation(binding);
-    if (!conversation) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const matchPriority = conversation.matchPriority ?? 0;
-    if (accountMatchPriority === 2) {
-      if (!exactMatch || matchPriority > exactMatch.matchPriority) {
-        exactMatch = {
-          binding,
-          conversationId: conversation.conversationId,
-          parentConversationId: conversation.parentConversationId,
-          matchPriority,
-        };
-      }
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (!wildcardMatch || matchPriority > wildcardMatch.matchPriority) {
-      wildcardMatch = {
-        binding,
-        conversationId: conversation.conversationId,
-        parentConversationId: conversation.parentConversationId,
-        matchPriority,
-      };
-    }
-  }
-  if (exactMatch) {
-    const spec = toConfiguredBindingSpec({
-      cfg: params.cfg,
-      channel: params.channel,
-      accountId: params.accountId,
-      conversationId: exactMatch.conversationId,
-      parentConversationId: exactMatch.parentConversationId,
-      binding: exactMatch.binding,
-    });
-    return {
-      spec,
-      record: toConfiguredAcpBindingRecord(spec),
-    };
-  }
-  if (!wildcardMatch) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const spec = toConfiguredBindingSpec({
-    cfg: params.cfg,
-    channel: params.channel,
-    accountId: params.accountId,
-    conversationId: wildcardMatch.conversationId,
-    parentConversationId: wildcardMatch.parentConversationId,
-    binding: wildcardMatch.binding,
-  });
-  return {
-    spec,
-    record: toConfiguredAcpBindingRecord(spec),
-  };
-}
-
-export function resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey(params: {
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
-  sessionKey: string;
-}): ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec | null {
-  const sessionKey = params.sessionKey.trim();
-  if (!sessionKey) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const parsedSessionKey = parseConfiguredBindingSessionKey({ sessionKey });
-  if (!parsedSessionKey) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const plugin = getChannelPlugin(parsedSessionKey.channel);
-  const acpBindings = plugin?.acpBindings;
-  if (!acpBindings?.normalizeConfiguredBindingTarget) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  let wildcardMatch: ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec | null = null;
-  for (const binding of listAcpBindings(params.cfg)) {
-    const channel = normalizeBindingChannel(binding.match.channel);
-    if (!channel || channel !== parsedSessionKey.channel) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const accountMatchPriority = resolveAccountMatchPriority(
-      binding.match.accountId,
-      parsedSessionKey.accountId,
-    );
-    if (accountMatchPriority === 0) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const targetConversationId = resolveBindingConversationId(binding);
-    if (!targetConversationId) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const target = acpBindings.normalizeConfiguredBindingTarget({
-      binding,
-      conversationId: targetConversationId,
-    });
-    if (!target) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const spec = toConfiguredBindingSpec({
-      cfg: params.cfg,
-      channel,
-      accountId: parsedSessionKey.accountId,
-      conversationId: target.conversationId,
-      parentConversationId: target.parentConversationId,
-      binding,
-    });
-    if (buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey(spec) !== sessionKey) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (accountMatchPriority === 2) {
-      return spec;
-    }
-    if (!wildcardMatch) {
-      wildcardMatch = spec;
-    }
-  }
-  return wildcardMatch;
-}
-
 export function resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord(params: {
   cfg: OpenClawConfig;
   channel: string;
@@ -277,36 +19,22 @@ export function resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord(params: {
   conversationId: string;
   parentConversationId?: string;
 }): ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding | null {
-  const channel = normalizeBindingChannel(params.channel);
-  const accountId = normalizeAccountId(params.accountId);
-  const conversationId = params.conversationId.trim();
-  const parentConversationId = params.parentConversationId?.trim() || undefined;
-  if (!channel || !conversationId) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const plugin = getChannelPlugin(channel);
-  const acpBindings = plugin?.acpBindings;
-  if (!acpBindings?.matchConfiguredBinding) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const matchConfiguredBinding = acpBindings.matchConfiguredBinding;
-
-  return resolveConfiguredBindingRecord({
-    cfg: params.cfg,
-    bindings: listAcpBindings(params.cfg),
-    channel,
-    accountId,
-    selectConversation: (binding) => {
-      const bindingConversationId = resolveBindingConversationId(binding);
-      if (!bindingConversationId) {
-        return null;
-      }
-      return matchConfiguredBinding({
-        binding,
-        bindingConversationId,
-        conversationId,
-        parentConversationId,
-      });
-    },
-  });
+  const resolved = resolveConfiguredBindingRecord(params);
+  return resolved ? toResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding(resolved.record) : null;
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecordForConversation(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  conversation: ConversationRef;
+}): ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding | null {
+  const resolved = resolveConfiguredBindingRecordForConversation(params);
+  return resolved ? toResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding(resolved.record) : null;
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  sessionKey: string;
+}): ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec | null {
+  const resolved = resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKey(params);
+  return resolved ? resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecFromRecord(resolved.record) : null;
 }
diff --git a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.route.ts b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.route.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d11d46d423d..00000000000
--- a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.route.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
-import type { ResolvedAgentRoute } from "../routing/resolve-route.js";
-import { deriveLastRoutePolicy } from "../routing/resolve-route.js";
-import { resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey } from "../routing/session-key.js";
-import {
-  ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession,
-  resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord,
-  type ConfiguredAcpBindingChannel,
-  type ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding,
-} from "./persistent-bindings.js";
-
-export function resolveConfiguredAcpRoute(params: {
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
-  route: ResolvedAgentRoute;
-  channel: ConfiguredAcpBindingChannel;
-  accountId: string;
-  conversationId: string;
-  parentConversationId?: string;
-}): {
-  configuredBinding: ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding | null;
-  route: ResolvedAgentRoute;
-  boundSessionKey?: string;
-  boundAgentId?: string;
-} {
-  const configuredBinding = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
-    cfg: params.cfg,
-    channel: params.channel,
-    accountId: params.accountId,
-    conversationId: params.conversationId,
-    parentConversationId: params.parentConversationId,
-  });
-  if (!configuredBinding) {
-    return {
-      configuredBinding: null,
-      route: params.route,
-    };
-  }
-  const boundSessionKey = configuredBinding.record.targetSessionKey?.trim() ?? "";
-  if (!boundSessionKey) {
-    return {
-      configuredBinding,
-      route: params.route,
-    };
-  }
-  const boundAgentId = resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey(boundSessionKey) || params.route.agentId;
-  return {
-    configuredBinding,
-    boundSessionKey,
-    boundAgentId,
-    route: {
-      ...params.route,
-      sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
-      agentId: boundAgentId,
-      lastRoutePolicy: deriveLastRoutePolicy({
-        sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
-        mainSessionKey: params.route.mainSessionKey,
-      }),
-      matchedBy: "binding.channel",
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-export async function ensureConfiguredAcpRouteReady(params: {
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
-  configuredBinding: ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding | null;
-}): Promise<{ ok: true } | { ok: false; error: string }> {
-  if (!params.configuredBinding) {
-    return { ok: true };
-  }
-  const ensured = await ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession({
-    cfg: params.cfg,
-    spec: params.configuredBinding.spec,
-  });
-  if (ensured.ok) {
-    return { ok: true };
-  }
-  return {
-    ok: false,
-    error: ensured.error ?? "unknown error",
-  };
-}
diff --git a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.test.ts b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.test.ts
index cb815b9d948..27b0e59733c 100644
--- a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.test.ts
+++ b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.test.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { discordPlugin } from "../../extensions/discord/src/channel.js";
 import { feishuPlugin } from "../../extensions/feishu/src/channel.js";
 import { telegramPlugin } from "../../extensions/telegram/src/channel.js";
+import { importFreshModule } from "../../test/helpers/import-fresh.js";
+import { resolveAgentWorkspaceDir } from "../agents/agent-scope.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { setActivePluginRegistry } from "../plugins/runtime.js";
 import { createTestRegistry } from "../test-utils/channel-plugins.js";
+import { buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey } from "./persistent-bindings.types.js";
 const managerMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   resolveSession: vi.fn(),
   closeSession: vi.fn(),
@@ -27,17 +30,24 @@ vi.mock("./runtime/session-meta.js", () => ({
   readAcpSessionEntry: sessionMetaMocks.readAcpSessionEntry,
 }));
 
-type PersistentBindingsModule = typeof import("./persistent-bindings.js");
-
-let buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey: PersistentBindingsModule["buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey"];
-let ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession: PersistentBindingsModule["ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession"];
-let resetAcpSessionInPlace: PersistentBindingsModule["resetAcpSessionInPlace"];
-let resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord: PersistentBindingsModule["resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord"];
-let resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey: PersistentBindingsModule["resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey"];
+type PersistentBindingsModule = Pick<
+  typeof import("./persistent-bindings.resolve.js"),
+  "resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord" | "resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey"
+> &
+  Pick<
+    typeof import("./persistent-bindings.lifecycle.js"),
+    "ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession" | "resetAcpSessionInPlace"
+  >;
+let persistentBindings: PersistentBindingsModule;
+let persistentBindingsImportScope = 0;
 
 type ConfiguredBinding = NonNullable<OpenClawConfig["bindings"]>[number];
-type BindingRecordInput = Parameters<typeof resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord>[0];
-type BindingSpec = Parameters<typeof ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession>[0]["spec"];
+type BindingRecordInput = Parameters<
+  PersistentBindingsModule["resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord"]
+>[0];
+type BindingSpec = Parameters<
+  PersistentBindingsModule["ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession"]
+>[0]["spec"];
 
 const baseCfg = {
   session: { mainKey: "main", scope: "per-sender" },
@@ -117,7 +127,7 @@ function createFeishuBinding(params: {
 }
 
 function resolveBindingRecord(cfg: OpenClawConfig, overrides: Partial<BindingRecordInput> = {}) {
-  return resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+  return persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
     cfg,
     channel: "discord",
     accountId: defaultDiscordAccountId,
@@ -131,7 +141,7 @@ function resolveDiscordBindingSpecBySession(
   conversationId = defaultDiscordConversationId,
 ) {
   const resolved = resolveBindingRecord(cfg, { conversationId });
-  return resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey({
+  return persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey({
     cfg,
     sessionKey: resolved?.record.targetSessionKey ?? "",
   });
@@ -148,7 +158,11 @@ function createDiscordPersistentSpec(overrides: Partial<BindingSpec> = {}): Bind
   } as BindingSpec;
 }
 
-function mockReadySession(params: { spec: BindingSpec; cwd: string }) {
+function mockReadySession(params: {
+  spec: BindingSpec;
+  cwd: string;
+  state?: "idle" | "running" | "error";
+}) {
   const sessionKey = buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey(params.spec);
   managerMocks.resolveSession.mockReturnValue({
     kind: "ready",
@@ -159,14 +173,33 @@ function mockReadySession(params: { spec: BindingSpec; cwd: string }) {
       runtimeSessionName: "existing",
       mode: params.spec.mode,
       runtimeOptions: { cwd: params.cwd },
-      state: "idle",
+      state: params.state ?? "idle",
       lastActivityAt: Date.now(),
     },
   });
   return sessionKey;
 }
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  vi.resetModules();
+  persistentBindingsImportScope += 1;
+  const [resolveModule, lifecycleModule] = await Promise.all([
+    importFreshModule<typeof import("./persistent-bindings.resolve.js")>(
+      import.meta.url,
+      `./persistent-bindings.resolve.js?scope=${persistentBindingsImportScope}`,
+    ),
+    importFreshModule<typeof import("./persistent-bindings.lifecycle.js")>(
+      import.meta.url,
+      `./persistent-bindings.lifecycle.js?scope=${persistentBindingsImportScope}`,
+    ),
+  ]);
+  persistentBindings = {
+    resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord: resolveModule.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord,
+    resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey:
+      resolveModule.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey,
+    ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession: lifecycleModule.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession,
+    resetAcpSessionInPlace: lifecycleModule.resetAcpSessionInPlace,
+  };
   setActivePluginRegistry(
     createTestRegistry([
       { pluginId: "discord", plugin: discordPlugin, source: "test" },
@@ -184,17 +217,6 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   sessionMetaMocks.readAcpSessionEntry.mockReset().mockReturnValue(undefined);
 });
 
-beforeEach(async () => {
-  vi.resetModules();
-  ({
-    buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey,
-    ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession,
-    resetAcpSessionInPlace,
-    resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord,
-    resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey,
-  } = await import("./persistent-bindings.js"));
-});
-
 describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord", () => {
   it("resolves discord channel ACP binding from top-level typed bindings", () => {
     const cfg = createCfgWithBindings([
@@ -263,7 +285,7 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord", () => {
       }),
     ]);
 
-    const resolved = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+    const resolved = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
       cfg,
       channel: "feishu",
       accountId: "work",
@@ -318,13 +340,13 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord", () => {
       }),
     ]);
 
-    const canonical = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+    const canonical = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
       cfg,
       channel: "telegram",
       accountId: "default",
       conversationId: "-1001234567890:topic:42",
     });
-    const splitIds = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+    const splitIds = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
       cfg,
       channel: "telegram",
       accountId: "default",
@@ -347,7 +369,7 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord", () => {
       }),
     ]);
 
-    const resolved = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+    const resolved = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
       cfg,
       channel: "telegram",
       accountId: "default",
@@ -364,7 +386,7 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord", () => {
       }),
     ]);
 
-    const resolved = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+    const resolved = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
       cfg,
       channel: "feishu",
       accountId: "default",
@@ -384,7 +406,7 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord", () => {
       }),
     ]);
 
-    const resolved = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+    const resolved = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
       cfg,
       channel: "feishu",
       accountId: "default",
@@ -405,7 +427,7 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord", () => {
       }),
     ]);
 
-    const resolved = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+    const resolved = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
       cfg,
       channel: "feishu",
       accountId: "default",
@@ -427,7 +449,7 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord", () => {
       }),
     ]);
 
-    const resolved = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+    const resolved = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
       cfg,
       channel: "feishu",
       accountId: "default",
@@ -449,7 +471,7 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord", () => {
       }),
     ]);
 
-    const resolved = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+    const resolved = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
       cfg,
       channel: "feishu",
       accountId: "default",
@@ -468,7 +490,7 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord", () => {
       }),
     ]);
 
-    const resolved = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+    const resolved = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
       cfg,
       channel: "feishu",
       accountId: "default",
@@ -514,6 +536,25 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord", () => {
     expect(resolved?.spec.cwd).toBe("/workspace/repo-a");
     expect(resolved?.spec.backend).toBe("acpx");
   });
+
+  it("derives configured binding cwd from an explicit agent workspace", () => {
+    const cfg = createCfgWithBindings(
+      [
+        createDiscordBinding({
+          agentId: "codex",
+          conversationId: defaultDiscordConversationId,
+        }),
+      ],
+      {
+        agents: {
+          list: [{ id: "codex", workspace: "/workspace/openclaw" }, { id: "claude" }],
+        },
+      },
+    );
+    const resolved = resolveBindingRecord(cfg);
+
+    expect(resolved?.spec.cwd).toBe(resolveAgentWorkspaceDir(cfg, "codex"));
+  });
 });
 
 describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey", () => {
@@ -534,7 +575,7 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey", () => {
   });
 
   it("returns null for unknown session keys", () => {
-    const spec = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey({
+    const spec = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey({
       cfg: baseCfg,
       sessionKey: "agent:main:acp:binding:discord:default:notfound",
     });
@@ -568,13 +609,13 @@ describe("resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey", () => {
         acp: { backend: "acpx" },
       }),
     ]);
-    const resolved = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+    const resolved = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
       cfg,
       channel: "feishu",
       accountId: "default",
       conversationId: "user_123",
     });
-    const spec = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey({
+    const spec = persistentBindings.resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey({
       cfg,
       sessionKey: resolved?.record.targetSessionKey ?? "",
     });
@@ -614,7 +655,7 @@ describe("ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession", () => {
       cwd: "/workspace/openclaw",
     });
 
-    const ensured = await ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession({
+    const ensured = await persistentBindings.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession({
       cfg: baseCfg,
       spec,
     });
@@ -633,7 +674,7 @@ describe("ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession", () => {
       cwd: "/workspace/other-repo",
     });
 
-    const ensured = await ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession({
+    const ensured = await persistentBindings.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession({
       cfg: baseCfg,
       spec,
     });
@@ -649,6 +690,26 @@ describe("ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession", () => {
     expect(managerMocks.initializeSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it("keeps a matching ready session even when the stored ACP session is in error state", async () => {
+    const spec = createDiscordPersistentSpec({
+      cwd: "/home/bob/clawd",
+    });
+    const sessionKey = mockReadySession({
+      spec,
+      cwd: "/home/bob/clawd",
+      state: "error",
+    });
+
+    const ensured = await persistentBindings.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession({
+      cfg: baseCfg,
+      spec,
+    });
+
+    expect(ensured).toEqual({ ok: true, sessionKey });
+    expect(managerMocks.closeSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(managerMocks.initializeSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("initializes ACP session with runtime agent override when provided", async () => {
     const spec = createDiscordPersistentSpec({
       agentId: "coding",
@@ -656,7 +717,7 @@ describe("ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession", () => {
     });
     managerMocks.resolveSession.mockReturnValue({ kind: "none" });
 
-    const ensured = await ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession({
+    const ensured = await persistentBindings.ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession({
       cfg: baseCfg,
       spec,
     });
@@ -692,7 +753,7 @@ describe("resetAcpSessionInPlace", () => {
     });
     managerMocks.resolveSession.mockReturnValue({ kind: "none" });
 
-    const result = await resetAcpSessionInPlace({
+    const result = await persistentBindings.resetAcpSessionInPlace({
       cfg,
       sessionKey,
       reason: "new",
@@ -721,7 +782,7 @@ describe("resetAcpSessionInPlace", () => {
     });
     managerMocks.initializeSession.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("backend unavailable"));
 
-    const result = await resetAcpSessionInPlace({
+    const result = await persistentBindings.resetAcpSessionInPlace({
       cfg: baseCfg,
       sessionKey,
       reason: "reset",
@@ -752,7 +813,7 @@ describe("resetAcpSessionInPlace", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    const result = await resetAcpSessionInPlace({
+    const result = await persistentBindings.resetAcpSessionInPlace({
       cfg,
       sessionKey,
       reason: "reset",
@@ -766,4 +827,64 @@ describe("resetAcpSessionInPlace", () => {
       }),
     );
   });
+
+  it("preserves configured ACP agent overrides during in-place reset when metadata omits the agent", async () => {
+    const cfg = createCfgWithBindings(
+      [
+        createDiscordBinding({
+          agentId: "coding",
+          conversationId: "1478844424791396446",
+        }),
+      ],
+      {
+        agents: {
+          list: [
+            { id: "main" },
+            {
+              id: "coding",
+              runtime: {
+                type: "acp",
+                acp: {
+                  agent: "codex",
+                  backend: "acpx",
+                  mode: "persistent",
+                },
+              },
+            },
+            { id: "claude" },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    );
+    const sessionKey = buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey({
+      channel: "discord",
+      accountId: "default",
+      conversationId: "1478844424791396446",
+      agentId: "coding",
+      acpAgentId: "codex",
+      mode: "persistent",
+      backend: "acpx",
+    });
+    sessionMetaMocks.readAcpSessionEntry.mockReturnValue({
+      acp: {
+        mode: "persistent",
+        backend: "acpx",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const result = await persistentBindings.resetAcpSessionInPlace({
+      cfg,
+      sessionKey,
+      reason: "reset",
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ ok: true });
+    expect(managerMocks.initializeSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        sessionKey,
+        agent: "codex",
+        backendId: "acpx",
+      }),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.ts b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d5b1f4ce729..00000000000
--- a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-export {
-  buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey,
-  normalizeBindingConfig,
-  normalizeMode,
-  normalizeText,
-  toConfiguredAcpBindingRecord,
-  type AcpBindingConfigShape,
-  type ConfiguredAcpBindingChannel,
-  type ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec,
-  type ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding,
-} from "./persistent-bindings.types.js";
-export {
-  ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession,
-  resetAcpSessionInPlace,
-} from "./persistent-bindings.lifecycle.js";
-export {
-  resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord,
-  resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey,
-} from "./persistent-bindings.resolve.js";
diff --git a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.types.ts b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.types.ts
index 3583fc4cd9f..3b5a0335a59 100644
--- a/src/acp/persistent-bindings.types.ts
+++ b/src/acp/persistent-bindings.types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import type { ChannelId } from "../channels/plugins/types.js";
 import type { SessionBindingRecord } from "../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
+import { normalizeAccountId, resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey } from "../routing/session-key.js";
 import { sanitizeAgentId } from "../routing/session-key.js";
 import type { AcpRuntimeSessionMode } from "./runtime/types.js";
 
@@ -104,3 +105,72 @@ export function toConfiguredAcpBindingRecord(spec: ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec): Se
     },
   };
 }
+
+export function parseConfiguredAcpSessionKey(
+  sessionKey: string,
+): { channel: ConfiguredAcpBindingChannel; accountId: string } | null {
+  const trimmed = sessionKey.trim();
+  if (!trimmed.startsWith("agent:")) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const rest = trimmed.slice(trimmed.indexOf(":") + 1);
+  const nextSeparator = rest.indexOf(":");
+  if (nextSeparator === -1) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const tokens = rest.slice(nextSeparator + 1).split(":");
+  if (tokens.length !== 5 || tokens[0] !== "acp" || tokens[1] !== "binding") {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const channel = tokens[2]?.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!channel) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    channel: channel as ConfiguredAcpBindingChannel,
+    accountId: normalizeAccountId(tokens[3] ?? "default"),
+  };
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecFromRecord(
+  record: SessionBindingRecord,
+): ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec | null {
+  if (record.targetKind !== "session") {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const conversationId = record.conversation.conversationId.trim();
+  if (!conversationId) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const agentId =
+    normalizeText(record.metadata?.agentId) ??
+    resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey(record.targetSessionKey);
+  if (!agentId) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    channel: record.conversation.channel as ConfiguredAcpBindingChannel,
+    accountId: normalizeAccountId(record.conversation.accountId),
+    conversationId,
+    parentConversationId: normalizeText(record.conversation.parentConversationId),
+    agentId,
+    acpAgentId: normalizeText(record.metadata?.acpAgentId),
+    mode: normalizeMode(record.metadata?.mode),
+    cwd: normalizeText(record.metadata?.cwd),
+    backend: normalizeText(record.metadata?.backend),
+    label: normalizeText(record.metadata?.label),
+  };
+}
+
+export function toResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding(
+  record: SessionBindingRecord,
+): ResolvedConfiguredAcpBinding | null {
+  const spec = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecFromRecord(record);
+  if (!spec) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    spec,
+    record,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.ts b/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.ts
index ff48d1e1ce6..fc94a1f0c05 100644
--- a/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.ts
+++ b/src/acp/runtime/session-meta.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ export async function upsertAcpSessionMeta(params: {
     },
     {
       activeSessionKey: sessionKey.toLowerCase(),
+      allowDropAcpMetaSessionKeys: [sessionKey],
     },
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/acp-reset-target.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/acp-reset-target.ts
index cf8952cdc4a..b77d0f320cc 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/acp-reset-target.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/acp-reset-target.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord } from "../../acp/persistent-bindings.js";
+import { resolveConfiguredBindingRecord } from "../../channels/plugins/binding-registry.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
 import { getSessionBindingService } from "../../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
 import { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID, isAcpSessionKey } from "../../routing/session-key.js";
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function resolveEffectiveResetTargetSessionKey(params: {
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  const configuredBinding = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingRecord({
+  const configuredBinding = resolveConfiguredBindingRecord({
     cfg: params.cfg,
     channel,
     accountId,
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.ts
index ed3e61e58bb..c3425161773 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import fs from "node:fs/promises";
-import { resetAcpSessionInPlace } from "../../acp/persistent-bindings.js";
+import { resetConfiguredBindingTargetInPlace } from "../../channels/plugins/binding-targets.js";
 import { logVerbose } from "../../globals.js";
 import { createInternalHookEvent, triggerInternalHook } from "../../hooks/internal-hooks.js";
 import { getGlobalHookRunner } from "../../plugins/hook-runner-global.js";
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export async function handleCommands(params: HandleCommandsParams): Promise<Comm
         ? boundAcpSessionKey.trim()
         : undefined;
     if (boundAcpKey) {
-      const resetResult = await resetAcpSessionInPlace({
+      const resetResult = await resetConfiguredBindingTargetInPlace({
         cfg: params.cfg,
         sessionKey: boundAcpKey,
         reason: commandAction,
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts
index 6d1604227bd..162f40613d1 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { discordPlugin } from "../../../extensions/discord/src/channel.js";
-import { AcpRuntimeError } from "../../acp/runtime/errors.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
 import type { SessionBindingRecord } from "../../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
 import type { PluginTargetedInboundClaimOutcome } from "../../plugins/hooks.js";
 import { setActivePluginRegistry } from "../../plugins/runtime.js";
-import { createTestRegistry } from "../../test-utils/channel-plugins.js";
+import {
+  createChannelTestPluginBase,
+  createTestRegistry,
+} from "../../test-utils/channel-plugins.js";
 import { createInternalHookEventPayload } from "../../test-utils/internal-hook-event-payload.js";
 import type { MsgContext } from "../templating.js";
 import type { GetReplyOptions, ReplyPayload } from "../types.js";
@@ -192,14 +193,16 @@ vi.mock("../../tts/tts.js", () => ({
   resolveTtsConfig: (cfg: OpenClawConfig) => ttsMocks.resolveTtsConfig(cfg),
 }));
 
-const { dispatchReplyFromConfig } = await import("./dispatch-from-config.js");
-const { resetInboundDedupe } = await import("./inbound-dedupe.js");
-const { __testing: acpManagerTesting } = await import("../../acp/control-plane/manager.js");
-const { __testing: pluginBindingTesting } = await import("../../plugins/conversation-binding.js");
-
 const noAbortResult = { handled: false, aborted: false } as const;
 const emptyConfig = {} as OpenClawConfig;
-type DispatchReplyArgs = Parameters<typeof dispatchReplyFromConfig>[0];
+let dispatchReplyFromConfig: typeof import("./dispatch-from-config.js").dispatchReplyFromConfig;
+let resetInboundDedupe: typeof import("./inbound-dedupe.js").resetInboundDedupe;
+let acpManagerTesting: typeof import("../../acp/control-plane/manager.js").__testing;
+let pluginBindingTesting: typeof import("../../plugins/conversation-binding.js").__testing;
+let AcpRuntimeErrorClass: typeof import("../../acp/runtime/errors.js").AcpRuntimeError;
+type DispatchReplyArgs = Parameters<
+  typeof import("./dispatch-from-config.js").dispatchReplyFromConfig
+>[0];
 
 function createDispatcher(): ReplyDispatcher {
   return {
@@ -254,9 +257,39 @@ async function dispatchTwiceWithFreshDispatchers(params: Omit<DispatchReplyArgs,
 }
 
 describe("dispatchReplyFromConfig", () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    ({ dispatchReplyFromConfig } = await import("./dispatch-from-config.js"));
+    ({ resetInboundDedupe } = await import("./inbound-dedupe.js"));
+    ({ __testing: acpManagerTesting } = await import("../../acp/control-plane/manager.js"));
+    ({ __testing: pluginBindingTesting } = await import("../../plugins/conversation-binding.js"));
+    ({ AcpRuntimeError: AcpRuntimeErrorClass } = await import("../../acp/runtime/errors.js"));
+    const discordTestPlugin = {
+      ...createChannelTestPluginBase({
+        id: "discord",
+        capabilities: {
+          chatTypes: ["direct"],
+          nativeCommands: true,
+        },
+      }),
+      execApprovals: {
+        shouldSuppressLocalPrompt: ({ payload }: { payload: ReplyPayload }) =>
+          Boolean(
+            payload.channelData &&
+            typeof payload.channelData === "object" &&
+            !Array.isArray(payload.channelData) &&
+            payload.channelData.execApproval,
+          ),
+      },
+    };
     setActivePluginRegistry(
-      createTestRegistry([{ pluginId: "discord", source: "test", plugin: discordPlugin }]),
+      createTestRegistry([
+        {
+          pluginId: "discord",
+          source: "test",
+          plugin: discordTestPlugin,
+        },
+      ]),
     );
     acpManagerTesting.resetAcpSessionManagerForTests();
     resetInboundDedupe();
@@ -1733,7 +1766,7 @@ describe("dispatchReplyFromConfig", () => {
       },
     });
     acpMocks.requireAcpRuntimeBackend.mockImplementation(() => {
-      throw new AcpRuntimeError(
+      throw new AcpRuntimeErrorClass(
         "ACP_BACKEND_MISSING",
         "ACP runtime backend is not configured. Install and enable the acpx runtime plugin.",
       );
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts
index 18a7eb7802d..34950c20950 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import { resolveSessionAgentId } from "../../agents/agent-scope.js";
+import {
+  resolveConversationBindingRecord,
+  touchConversationBindingRecord,
+} from "../../bindings/records.js";
 import { shouldSuppressLocalExecApprovalPrompt } from "../../channels/plugins/exec-approval-local.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
 import {
@@ -20,7 +24,6 @@ import {
   toPluginMessageReceivedEvent,
 } from "../../hooks/message-hook-mappers.js";
 import { isDiagnosticsEnabled } from "../../infra/diagnostic-events.js";
-import { getSessionBindingService } from "../../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
 import {
   logMessageProcessed,
   logMessageQueued,
@@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(params: {
 
   const pluginOwnedBindingRecord =
     inboundClaimContext.conversationId && inboundClaimContext.channelId
-      ? getSessionBindingService().resolveByConversation({
+      ? resolveConversationBindingRecord({
           channel: inboundClaimContext.channelId,
           accountId: inboundClaimContext.accountId ?? "default",
           conversationId: inboundClaimContext.conversationId,
@@ -320,7 +323,7 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(params: {
     | undefined;
 
   if (pluginOwnedBinding) {
-    getSessionBindingService().touch(pluginOwnedBinding.bindingId);
+    touchConversationBindingRecord(pluginOwnedBinding.bindingId);
     logVerbose(
       `plugin-bound inbound routed to ${pluginOwnedBinding.pluginId} conversation=${pluginOwnedBinding.conversationId}`,
     );
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/route-reply.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/route-reply.test.ts
index 98fd1144f77..515d71726fb 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/route-reply.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/route-reply.test.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ const createRegistry = (channels: PluginRegistry["channels"]): PluginRegistry =>
   httpRoutes: [],
   cliRegistrars: [],
   services: [],
+  conversationBindingResolvedHandlers: [],
   diagnostics: [],
 });
 
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ describe("routeReply", () => {
   });
 
   it("passes thread id to Telegram sends", async () => {
-    mocks.sendMessageTelegram.mockClear();
+    mocks.deliverOutboundPayloads.mockResolvedValue([]);
     await routeReply({
       payload: { text: "hi" },
       channel: "telegram",
@@ -308,10 +309,12 @@ describe("routeReply", () => {
       threadId: 42,
       cfg: {} as never,
     });
-    expect(mocks.sendMessageTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "telegram:123",
-      "hi",
-      expect.objectContaining({ messageThreadId: 42 }),
+    expect(mocks.deliverOutboundPayloads).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        channel: "telegram",
+        to: "telegram:123",
+        threadId: 42,
+      }),
     );
   });
 
@@ -346,17 +349,19 @@ describe("routeReply", () => {
   });
 
   it("passes replyToId to Telegram sends", async () => {
-    mocks.sendMessageTelegram.mockClear();
+    mocks.deliverOutboundPayloads.mockResolvedValue([]);
     await routeReply({
       payload: { text: "hi", replyToId: "123" },
       channel: "telegram",
       to: "telegram:123",
       cfg: {} as never,
     });
-    expect(mocks.sendMessageTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "telegram:123",
-      "hi",
-      expect.objectContaining({ replyToMessageId: 123 }),
+    expect(mocks.deliverOutboundPayloads).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        channel: "telegram",
+        to: "telegram:123",
+        replyToId: "123",
+      }),
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/src/bindings/records.ts b/src/bindings/records.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4c1909e023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bindings/records.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import {
+  getSessionBindingService,
+  type ConversationRef,
+  type SessionBindingBindInput,
+  type SessionBindingCapabilities,
+  type SessionBindingRecord,
+  type SessionBindingUnbindInput,
+} from "../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
+
+// Shared binding record helpers used by both configured bindings and
+// runtime-created plugin conversation bindings.
+export async function createConversationBindingRecord(
+  input: SessionBindingBindInput,
+): Promise<SessionBindingRecord> {
+  return await getSessionBindingService().bind(input);
+}
+
+export function getConversationBindingCapabilities(params: {
+  channel: string;
+  accountId: string;
+}): SessionBindingCapabilities {
+  return getSessionBindingService().getCapabilities(params);
+}
+
+export function listSessionBindingRecords(targetSessionKey: string): SessionBindingRecord[] {
+  return getSessionBindingService().listBySession(targetSessionKey);
+}
+
+export function resolveConversationBindingRecord(
+  conversation: ConversationRef,
+): SessionBindingRecord | null {
+  return getSessionBindingService().resolveByConversation(conversation);
+}
+
+export function touchConversationBindingRecord(bindingId: string, at?: number): void {
+  const service = getSessionBindingService();
+  if (typeof at === "number") {
+    service.touch(bindingId, at);
+    return;
+  }
+  service.touch(bindingId);
+}
+
+export async function unbindConversationBindingRecord(
+  input: SessionBindingUnbindInput,
+): Promise<SessionBindingRecord[]> {
+  return await getSessionBindingService().unbind(input);
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/acp-bindings.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/acp-bindings.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d380c665a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/acp-bindings.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey } from "../../acp/persistent-bindings.types.js";
+
+const resolveAgentConfigMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const resolveDefaultAgentIdMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const resolveAgentWorkspaceDirMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const getChannelPluginMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const getActivePluginRegistryMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const getActivePluginRegistryVersionMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+
+vi.mock("../../agents/agent-scope.js", () => ({
+  resolveAgentConfig: (...args: unknown[]) => resolveAgentConfigMock(...args),
+  resolveDefaultAgentId: (...args: unknown[]) => resolveDefaultAgentIdMock(...args),
+  resolveAgentWorkspaceDir: (...args: unknown[]) => resolveAgentWorkspaceDirMock(...args),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./index.js", () => ({
+  getChannelPlugin: (...args: unknown[]) => getChannelPluginMock(...args),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../plugins/runtime.js", () => ({
+  getActivePluginRegistry: (...args: unknown[]) => getActivePluginRegistryMock(...args),
+  getActivePluginRegistryVersion: (...args: unknown[]) =>
+    getActivePluginRegistryVersionMock(...args),
+}));
+
+async function importConfiguredBindings() {
+  const builtins = await import("./configured-binding-builtins.js");
+  builtins.ensureConfiguredBindingBuiltinsRegistered();
+  return await import("./configured-binding-registry.js");
+}
+
+function createConfig(options?: { bindingAgentId?: string; accountId?: string }) {
+  return {
+    agents: {
+      list: [{ id: "main" }, { id: "codex" }],
+    },
+    bindings: [
+      {
+        type: "acp",
+        agentId: options?.bindingAgentId ?? "codex",
+        match: {
+          channel: "discord",
+          accountId: options?.accountId ?? "default",
+          peer: {
+            kind: "channel",
+            id: "1479098716916023408",
+          },
+        },
+        acp: {
+          backend: "acpx",
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+}
+
+function createDiscordAcpPlugin(overrides?: {
+  compileConfiguredBinding?: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  matchInboundConversation?: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+}) {
+  const compileConfiguredBinding =
+    overrides?.compileConfiguredBinding ??
+    vi.fn(({ conversationId }: { conversationId: string }) => ({
+      conversationId,
+    }));
+  const matchInboundConversation =
+    overrides?.matchInboundConversation ??
+    vi.fn(
+      ({
+        compiledBinding,
+        conversationId,
+        parentConversationId,
+      }: {
+        compiledBinding: { conversationId: string };
+        conversationId: string;
+        parentConversationId?: string;
+      }) => {
+        if (compiledBinding.conversationId === conversationId) {
+          return { conversationId, matchPriority: 2 };
+        }
+        if (parentConversationId && compiledBinding.conversationId === parentConversationId) {
+          return { conversationId: parentConversationId, matchPriority: 1 };
+        }
+        return null;
+      },
+    );
+  return {
+    id: "discord",
+    bindings: {
+      compileConfiguredBinding,
+      matchInboundConversation,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+describe("configured binding registry", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    resolveAgentConfigMock.mockReset().mockReturnValue(undefined);
+    resolveDefaultAgentIdMock.mockReset().mockReturnValue("main");
+    resolveAgentWorkspaceDirMock.mockReset().mockReturnValue("/tmp/workspace");
+    getChannelPluginMock.mockReset();
+    getActivePluginRegistryMock.mockReset().mockReturnValue({ channels: [] });
+    getActivePluginRegistryVersionMock.mockReset().mockReturnValue(1);
+  });
+
+  it("resolves configured ACP bindings from an already loaded channel plugin", async () => {
+    const plugin = createDiscordAcpPlugin();
+    getChannelPluginMock.mockReturnValue(plugin);
+    const bindingRegistry = await importConfiguredBindings();
+
+    const resolved = bindingRegistry.resolveConfiguredBindingRecord({
+      cfg: createConfig() as never,
+      channel: "discord",
+      accountId: "default",
+      conversationId: "1479098716916023408",
+    });
+
+    expect(resolved?.record.conversation.channel).toBe("discord");
+    expect(resolved?.record.metadata?.backend).toBe("acpx");
+    expect(plugin.bindings?.compileConfiguredBinding).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("resolves configured ACP bindings from canonical conversation refs", async () => {
+    const plugin = createDiscordAcpPlugin();
+    getChannelPluginMock.mockReturnValue(plugin);
+    const bindingRegistry = await importConfiguredBindings();
+
+    const resolved = bindingRegistry.resolveConfiguredBinding({
+      cfg: createConfig() as never,
+      conversation: {
+        channel: "discord",
+        accountId: "default",
+        conversationId: "1479098716916023408",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(resolved?.conversation).toEqual({
+      channel: "discord",
+      accountId: "default",
+      conversationId: "1479098716916023408",
+    });
+    expect(resolved?.record.conversation.channel).toBe("discord");
+    expect(resolved?.statefulTarget).toEqual({
+      kind: "stateful",
+      driverId: "acp",
+      sessionKey: resolved?.record.targetSessionKey,
+      agentId: "codex",
+      label: undefined,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("primes compiled ACP bindings from the already loaded active registry once", async () => {
+    const plugin = createDiscordAcpPlugin();
+    const cfg = createConfig({ bindingAgentId: "codex" });
+    getChannelPluginMock.mockReturnValue(undefined);
+    getActivePluginRegistryMock.mockReturnValue({
+      channels: [{ plugin }],
+    });
+    const bindingRegistry = await importConfiguredBindings();
+
+    const primed = bindingRegistry.primeConfiguredBindingRegistry({
+      cfg: cfg as never,
+    });
+    const resolved = bindingRegistry.resolveConfiguredBindingRecord({
+      cfg: cfg as never,
+      channel: "discord",
+      accountId: "default",
+      conversationId: "1479098716916023408",
+    });
+
+    expect(primed).toEqual({ bindingCount: 1, channelCount: 1 });
+    expect(resolved?.statefulTarget.agentId).toBe("codex");
+    expect(plugin.bindings?.compileConfiguredBinding).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    const second = bindingRegistry.resolveConfiguredBindingRecord({
+      cfg: cfg as never,
+      channel: "discord",
+      accountId: "default",
+      conversationId: "1479098716916023408",
+    });
+
+    expect(second?.statefulTarget.agentId).toBe("codex");
+  });
+
+  it("resolves wildcard binding session keys from the compiled registry", async () => {
+    const plugin = createDiscordAcpPlugin();
+    getChannelPluginMock.mockReturnValue(plugin);
+    const bindingRegistry = await importConfiguredBindings();
+
+    const resolved = bindingRegistry.resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKey({
+      cfg: createConfig({ accountId: "*" }) as never,
+      sessionKey: buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey({
+        channel: "discord",
+        accountId: "work",
+        conversationId: "1479098716916023408",
+        agentId: "codex",
+        mode: "persistent",
+        backend: "acpx",
+      }),
+    });
+
+    expect(resolved?.record.conversation.channel).toBe("discord");
+    expect(resolved?.record.conversation.accountId).toBe("work");
+    expect(resolved?.record.metadata?.backend).toBe("acpx");
+  });
+
+  it("does not perform late plugin discovery when a channel plugin is unavailable", async () => {
+    const bindingRegistry = await importConfiguredBindings();
+
+    const resolved = bindingRegistry.resolveConfiguredBindingRecord({
+      cfg: createConfig() as never,
+      channel: "discord",
+      accountId: "default",
+      conversationId: "1479098716916023408",
+    });
+
+    expect(resolved).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("rebuilds the compiled registry when the active plugin registry version changes", async () => {
+    const plugin = createDiscordAcpPlugin();
+    getChannelPluginMock.mockReturnValue(plugin);
+    getActivePluginRegistryVersionMock.mockReturnValue(10);
+    const cfg = createConfig();
+    const bindingRegistry = await importConfiguredBindings();
+
+    bindingRegistry.resolveConfiguredBindingRecord({
+      cfg: cfg as never,
+      channel: "discord",
+      accountId: "default",
+      conversationId: "1479098716916023408",
+    });
+    bindingRegistry.resolveConfiguredBindingRecord({
+      cfg: cfg as never,
+      channel: "discord",
+      accountId: "default",
+      conversationId: "1479098716916023408",
+    });
+
+    getActivePluginRegistryVersionMock.mockReturnValue(11);
+    bindingRegistry.resolveConfiguredBindingRecord({
+      cfg: cfg as never,
+      channel: "discord",
+      accountId: "default",
+      conversationId: "1479098716916023408",
+    });
+
+    expect(plugin.bindings?.compileConfiguredBinding).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/acp-configured-binding-consumer.ts b/src/channels/plugins/acp-configured-binding-consumer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d453726b357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/acp-configured-binding-consumer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import {
+  buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey,
+  normalizeBindingConfig,
+  normalizeMode,
+  normalizeText,
+  parseConfiguredAcpSessionKey,
+  toConfiguredAcpBindingRecord,
+  type ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec,
+} from "../../acp/persistent-bindings.types.js";
+import {
+  resolveAgentConfig,
+  resolveAgentWorkspaceDir,
+  resolveDefaultAgentId,
+} from "../../agents/agent-scope.js";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
+import type {
+  ConfiguredBindingRuleConfig,
+  ConfiguredBindingTargetFactory,
+} from "./binding-types.js";
+import type { ConfiguredBindingConsumer } from "./configured-binding-consumers.js";
+import type { ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef } from "./types.adapters.js";
+
+function resolveAgentRuntimeAcpDefaults(params: { cfg: OpenClawConfig; ownerAgentId: string }): {
+  acpAgentId?: string;
+  mode?: string;
+  cwd?: string;
+  backend?: string;
+} {
+  const agent = params.cfg.agents?.list?.find(
+    (entry) => entry.id?.trim().toLowerCase() === params.ownerAgentId.toLowerCase(),
+  );
+  if (!agent || agent.runtime?.type !== "acp") {
+    return {};
+  }
+  return {
+    acpAgentId: normalizeText(agent.runtime.acp?.agent),
+    mode: normalizeText(agent.runtime.acp?.mode),
+    cwd: normalizeText(agent.runtime.acp?.cwd),
+    backend: normalizeText(agent.runtime.acp?.backend),
+  };
+}
+
+function resolveConfiguredBindingWorkspaceCwd(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  agentId: string;
+}): string | undefined {
+  const explicitAgentWorkspace = normalizeText(
+    resolveAgentConfig(params.cfg, params.agentId)?.workspace,
+  );
+  if (explicitAgentWorkspace) {
+    return resolveAgentWorkspaceDir(params.cfg, params.agentId);
+  }
+  if (params.agentId === resolveDefaultAgentId(params.cfg)) {
+    const defaultWorkspace = normalizeText(params.cfg.agents?.defaults?.workspace);
+    if (defaultWorkspace) {
+      return resolveAgentWorkspaceDir(params.cfg, params.agentId);
+    }
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function buildConfiguredAcpSpec(params: {
+  channel: string;
+  accountId: string;
+  conversation: ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef;
+  agentId: string;
+  acpAgentId?: string;
+  mode: "persistent" | "oneshot";
+  cwd?: string;
+  backend?: string;
+  label?: string;
+}): ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec {
+  return {
+    channel: params.channel as ConfiguredAcpBindingSpec["channel"],
+    accountId: params.accountId,
+    conversationId: params.conversation.conversationId,
+    parentConversationId: params.conversation.parentConversationId,
+    agentId: params.agentId,
+    acpAgentId: params.acpAgentId,
+    mode: params.mode,
+    cwd: params.cwd,
+    backend: params.backend,
+    label: params.label,
+  };
+}
+
+function buildAcpTargetFactory(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  binding: ConfiguredBindingRuleConfig;
+  channel: string;
+  agentId: string;
+}): ConfiguredBindingTargetFactory | null {
+  if (params.binding.type !== "acp") {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const runtimeDefaults = resolveAgentRuntimeAcpDefaults({
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    ownerAgentId: params.agentId,
+  });
+  const bindingOverrides = normalizeBindingConfig(params.binding.acp);
+  const mode = normalizeMode(bindingOverrides.mode ?? runtimeDefaults.mode);
+  const cwd =
+    bindingOverrides.cwd ??
+    runtimeDefaults.cwd ??
+    resolveConfiguredBindingWorkspaceCwd({
+      cfg: params.cfg,
+      agentId: params.agentId,
+    });
+  const backend = bindingOverrides.backend ?? runtimeDefaults.backend;
+  const label = bindingOverrides.label;
+  const acpAgentId = normalizeText(runtimeDefaults.acpAgentId);
+
+  return {
+    driverId: "acp",
+    materialize: ({ accountId, conversation }) => {
+      const spec = buildConfiguredAcpSpec({
+        channel: params.channel,
+        accountId,
+        conversation,
+        agentId: params.agentId,
+        acpAgentId,
+        mode,
+        cwd,
+        backend,
+        label,
+      });
+      const record = toConfiguredAcpBindingRecord(spec);
+      return {
+        record,
+        statefulTarget: {
+          kind: "stateful",
+          driverId: "acp",
+          sessionKey: buildConfiguredAcpSessionKey(spec),
+          agentId: params.agentId,
+          ...(label ? { label } : {}),
+        },
+      };
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export const acpConfiguredBindingConsumer: ConfiguredBindingConsumer = {
+  id: "acp",
+  supports: (binding) => binding.type === "acp",
+  buildTargetFactory: (params) =>
+    buildAcpTargetFactory({
+      cfg: params.cfg,
+      binding: params.binding,
+      channel: params.channel,
+      agentId: params.agentId,
+    }),
+  parseSessionKey: ({ sessionKey }) => parseConfiguredAcpSessionKey(sessionKey),
+  matchesSessionKey: ({ sessionKey, materializedTarget }) =>
+    materializedTarget.record.targetSessionKey === sessionKey,
+};
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/acp-stateful-target-driver.ts b/src/channels/plugins/acp-stateful-target-driver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..787013fc5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/acp-stateful-target-driver.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import {
+  ensureConfiguredAcpBindingReady,
+  ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession,
+  resetAcpSessionInPlace,
+} from "../../acp/persistent-bindings.lifecycle.js";
+import { resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey } from "../../acp/persistent-bindings.resolve.js";
+import { resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecFromRecord } from "../../acp/persistent-bindings.types.js";
+import { readAcpSessionEntry } from "../../acp/runtime/session-meta.js";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
+import type {
+  ConfiguredBindingResolution,
+  StatefulBindingTargetDescriptor,
+} from "./binding-types.js";
+import type {
+  StatefulBindingTargetDriver,
+  StatefulBindingTargetResetResult,
+  StatefulBindingTargetReadyResult,
+  StatefulBindingTargetSessionResult,
+} from "./stateful-target-drivers.js";
+
+function toAcpStatefulBindingTargetDescriptor(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  sessionKey: string;
+}): StatefulBindingTargetDescriptor | null {
+  const meta = readAcpSessionEntry(params)?.acp;
+  const metaAgentId = meta?.agent?.trim();
+  if (metaAgentId) {
+    return {
+      kind: "stateful",
+      driverId: "acp",
+      sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
+      agentId: metaAgentId,
+    };
+  }
+  const spec = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecBySessionKey(params);
+  if (!spec) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    kind: "stateful",
+    driverId: "acp",
+    sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
+    agentId: spec.agentId,
+    ...(spec.label ? { label: spec.label } : {}),
+  };
+}
+
+async function ensureAcpTargetReady(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  bindingResolution: ConfiguredBindingResolution;
+}): Promise<StatefulBindingTargetReadyResult> {
+  const configuredBinding = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecFromRecord(
+    params.bindingResolution.record,
+  );
+  if (!configuredBinding) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      error: "Configured ACP binding unavailable",
+    };
+  }
+  return await ensureConfiguredAcpBindingReady({
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    configuredBinding: {
+      spec: configuredBinding,
+      record: params.bindingResolution.record,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+async function ensureAcpTargetSession(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  bindingResolution: ConfiguredBindingResolution;
+}): Promise<StatefulBindingTargetSessionResult> {
+  const spec = resolveConfiguredAcpBindingSpecFromRecord(params.bindingResolution.record);
+  if (!spec) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      sessionKey: params.bindingResolution.statefulTarget.sessionKey,
+      error: "Configured ACP binding unavailable",
+    };
+  }
+  return await ensureConfiguredAcpBindingSession({
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    spec,
+  });
+}
+
+async function resetAcpTargetInPlace(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  sessionKey: string;
+  reason: "new" | "reset";
+}): Promise<StatefulBindingTargetResetResult> {
+  return await resetAcpSessionInPlace(params);
+}
+
+export const acpStatefulBindingTargetDriver: StatefulBindingTargetDriver = {
+  id: "acp",
+  ensureReady: ensureAcpTargetReady,
+  ensureSession: ensureAcpTargetSession,
+  resolveTargetBySessionKey: toAcpStatefulBindingTargetDescriptor,
+  resetInPlace: resetAcpTargetInPlace,
+};
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/binding-provider.ts b/src/channels/plugins/binding-provider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..27dc5c49951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/binding-provider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider } from "./types.adapters.js";
+import type { ChannelPlugin } from "./types.plugin.js";
+
+export function resolveChannelConfiguredBindingProvider(
+  plugin:
+    | Pick<ChannelPlugin, "bindings">
+    | {
+        bindings?: ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider;
+      }
+    | null
+    | undefined,
+): ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider | undefined {
+  return plugin?.bindings;
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/binding-registry.ts b/src/channels/plugins/binding-registry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f4e95c19eba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/binding-registry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { ensureConfiguredBindingBuiltinsRegistered } from "./configured-binding-builtins.js";
+import {
+  primeConfiguredBindingRegistry as primeConfiguredBindingRegistryRaw,
+  resolveConfiguredBinding as resolveConfiguredBindingRaw,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRecord as resolveConfiguredBindingRecordRaw,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKey as resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKeyRaw,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRecordForConversation as resolveConfiguredBindingRecordForConversationRaw,
+} from "./configured-binding-registry.js";
+
+// Thin public wrapper around the configured-binding registry. Runtime plugin
+// conversation bindings use a separate approval-driven path in src/plugins/.
+
+export function primeConfiguredBindingRegistry(
+  ...args: Parameters<typeof primeConfiguredBindingRegistryRaw>
+): ReturnType<typeof primeConfiguredBindingRegistryRaw> {
+  ensureConfiguredBindingBuiltinsRegistered();
+  return primeConfiguredBindingRegistryRaw(...args);
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredBindingRecord(
+  ...args: Parameters<typeof resolveConfiguredBindingRecordRaw>
+): ReturnType<typeof resolveConfiguredBindingRecordRaw> {
+  ensureConfiguredBindingBuiltinsRegistered();
+  return resolveConfiguredBindingRecordRaw(...args);
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredBindingRecordForConversation(
+  ...args: Parameters<typeof resolveConfiguredBindingRecordForConversationRaw>
+): ReturnType<typeof resolveConfiguredBindingRecordForConversationRaw> {
+  ensureConfiguredBindingBuiltinsRegistered();
+  return resolveConfiguredBindingRecordForConversationRaw(...args);
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredBinding(
+  ...args: Parameters<typeof resolveConfiguredBindingRaw>
+): ReturnType<typeof resolveConfiguredBindingRaw> {
+  ensureConfiguredBindingBuiltinsRegistered();
+  return resolveConfiguredBindingRaw(...args);
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKey(
+  ...args: Parameters<typeof resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKeyRaw>
+): ReturnType<typeof resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKeyRaw> {
+  ensureConfiguredBindingBuiltinsRegistered();
+  return resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKeyRaw(...args);
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/binding-routing.ts b/src/channels/plugins/binding-routing.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6fe8b0c400b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/binding-routing.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
+import type { ConversationRef } from "../../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
+import type { ResolvedAgentRoute } from "../../routing/resolve-route.js";
+import { deriveLastRoutePolicy } from "../../routing/resolve-route.js";
+import { resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey } from "../../routing/session-key.js";
+import { resolveConfiguredBinding } from "./binding-registry.js";
+import { ensureConfiguredBindingTargetReady } from "./binding-targets.js";
+import type { ConfiguredBindingResolution } from "./binding-types.js";
+
+export type ConfiguredBindingRouteResult = {
+  bindingResolution: ConfiguredBindingResolution | null;
+  route: ResolvedAgentRoute;
+  boundSessionKey?: string;
+  boundAgentId?: string;
+};
+
+type ConfiguredBindingRouteConversationInput =
+  | {
+      conversation: ConversationRef;
+    }
+  | {
+      channel: string;
+      accountId: string;
+      conversationId: string;
+      parentConversationId?: string;
+    };
+
+function resolveConfiguredBindingConversationRef(
+  params: ConfiguredBindingRouteConversationInput,
+): ConversationRef {
+  if ("conversation" in params) {
+    return params.conversation;
+  }
+  return {
+    channel: params.channel,
+    accountId: params.accountId,
+    conversationId: params.conversationId,
+    parentConversationId: params.parentConversationId,
+  };
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredBindingRoute(
+  params: {
+    cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+    route: ResolvedAgentRoute;
+  } & ConfiguredBindingRouteConversationInput,
+): ConfiguredBindingRouteResult {
+  const bindingResolution =
+    resolveConfiguredBinding({
+      cfg: params.cfg,
+      conversation: resolveConfiguredBindingConversationRef(params),
+    }) ?? null;
+  if (!bindingResolution) {
+    return {
+      bindingResolution: null,
+      route: params.route,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const boundSessionKey = bindingResolution.statefulTarget.sessionKey.trim();
+  if (!boundSessionKey) {
+    return {
+      bindingResolution,
+      route: params.route,
+    };
+  }
+  const boundAgentId =
+    resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey(boundSessionKey) || bindingResolution.statefulTarget.agentId;
+  return {
+    bindingResolution,
+    boundSessionKey,
+    boundAgentId,
+    route: {
+      ...params.route,
+      sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
+      agentId: boundAgentId,
+      lastRoutePolicy: deriveLastRoutePolicy({
+        sessionKey: boundSessionKey,
+        mainSessionKey: params.route.mainSessionKey,
+      }),
+      matchedBy: "binding.channel",
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export async function ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  bindingResolution: ConfiguredBindingResolution | null;
+}): Promise<{ ok: true } | { ok: false; error: string }> {
+  return await ensureConfiguredBindingTargetReady(params);
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/binding-targets.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/binding-targets.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..98503052b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/binding-targets.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  ensureConfiguredBindingTargetReady,
+  ensureConfiguredBindingTargetSession,
+  resetConfiguredBindingTargetInPlace,
+} from "./binding-targets.js";
+import type { ConfiguredBindingResolution } from "./binding-types.js";
+import {
+  registerStatefulBindingTargetDriver,
+  unregisterStatefulBindingTargetDriver,
+  type StatefulBindingTargetDriver,
+} from "./stateful-target-drivers.js";
+
+function createBindingResolution(driverId: string): ConfiguredBindingResolution {
+  return {
+    conversation: {
+      channel: "discord",
+      accountId: "default",
+      conversationId: "123",
+    },
+    compiledBinding: {
+      channel: "discord",
+      binding: {
+        type: "acp" as const,
+        agentId: "codex",
+        match: {
+          channel: "discord",
+          peer: {
+            kind: "channel" as const,
+            id: "123",
+          },
+        },
+        acp: {
+          mode: "persistent",
+        },
+      },
+      bindingConversationId: "123",
+      target: {
+        conversationId: "123",
+      },
+      agentId: "codex",
+      provider: {
+        compileConfiguredBinding: () => ({
+          conversationId: "123",
+        }),
+        matchInboundConversation: () => ({
+          conversationId: "123",
+        }),
+      },
+      targetFactory: {
+        driverId,
+        materialize: () => ({
+          record: {
+            bindingId: "binding:123",
+            targetSessionKey: `agent:codex:${driverId}`,
+            targetKind: "session",
+            conversation: {
+              channel: "discord",
+              accountId: "default",
+              conversationId: "123",
+            },
+            status: "active",
+            boundAt: 0,
+          },
+          statefulTarget: {
+            kind: "stateful",
+            driverId,
+            sessionKey: `agent:codex:${driverId}`,
+            agentId: "codex",
+          },
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+    match: {
+      conversationId: "123",
+    },
+    record: {
+      bindingId: "binding:123",
+      targetSessionKey: `agent:codex:${driverId}`,
+      targetKind: "session",
+      conversation: {
+        channel: "discord",
+        accountId: "default",
+        conversationId: "123",
+      },
+      status: "active",
+      boundAt: 0,
+    },
+    statefulTarget: {
+      kind: "stateful",
+      driverId,
+      sessionKey: `agent:codex:${driverId}`,
+      agentId: "codex",
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  unregisterStatefulBindingTargetDriver("test-driver");
+});
+
+describe("binding target drivers", () => {
+  it("delegates ensureReady and ensureSession to the resolved driver", async () => {
+    const ensureReady = vi.fn(async () => ({ ok: true as const }));
+    const ensureSession = vi.fn(async () => ({
+      ok: true as const,
+      sessionKey: "agent:codex:test-driver",
+    }));
+    const driver: StatefulBindingTargetDriver = {
+      id: "test-driver",
+      ensureReady,
+      ensureSession,
+    };
+    registerStatefulBindingTargetDriver(driver);
+
+    const bindingResolution = createBindingResolution("test-driver");
+    await expect(
+      ensureConfiguredBindingTargetReady({
+        cfg: {} as never,
+        bindingResolution,
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true });
+    await expect(
+      ensureConfiguredBindingTargetSession({
+        cfg: {} as never,
+        bindingResolution,
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      sessionKey: "agent:codex:test-driver",
+    });
+
+    expect(ensureReady).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(ensureReady).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      cfg: {} as never,
+      bindingResolution,
+    });
+    expect(ensureSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(ensureSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      cfg: {} as never,
+      bindingResolution,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("resolves resetInPlace through the driver session-key lookup", async () => {
+    const resetInPlace = vi.fn(async () => ({ ok: true as const }));
+    const driver: StatefulBindingTargetDriver = {
+      id: "test-driver",
+      ensureReady: async () => ({ ok: true }),
+      ensureSession: async () => ({
+        ok: true,
+        sessionKey: "agent:codex:test-driver",
+      }),
+      resolveTargetBySessionKey: ({ sessionKey }) => ({
+        kind: "stateful",
+        driverId: "test-driver",
+        sessionKey,
+        agentId: "codex",
+      }),
+      resetInPlace,
+    };
+    registerStatefulBindingTargetDriver(driver);
+
+    await expect(
+      resetConfiguredBindingTargetInPlace({
+        cfg: {} as never,
+        sessionKey: "agent:codex:test-driver",
+        reason: "reset",
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true });
+
+    expect(resetInPlace).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(resetInPlace).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      cfg: {} as never,
+      sessionKey: "agent:codex:test-driver",
+      reason: "reset",
+      bindingTarget: {
+        kind: "stateful",
+        driverId: "test-driver",
+        sessionKey: "agent:codex:test-driver",
+        agentId: "codex",
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns a typed error when no driver is registered", async () => {
+    const bindingResolution = createBindingResolution("missing-driver");
+
+    await expect(
+      ensureConfiguredBindingTargetReady({
+        cfg: {} as never,
+        bindingResolution,
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      error: "Configured binding target driver unavailable: missing-driver",
+    });
+    await expect(
+      ensureConfiguredBindingTargetSession({
+        cfg: {} as never,
+        bindingResolution,
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      sessionKey: "agent:codex:missing-driver",
+      error: "Configured binding target driver unavailable: missing-driver",
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/binding-targets.ts b/src/channels/plugins/binding-targets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ca8fefea22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/binding-targets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
+import type { ConfiguredBindingResolution } from "./binding-types.js";
+import { ensureStatefulTargetBuiltinsRegistered } from "./stateful-target-builtins.js";
+import {
+  getStatefulBindingTargetDriver,
+  resolveStatefulBindingTargetBySessionKey,
+} from "./stateful-target-drivers.js";
+
+export async function ensureConfiguredBindingTargetReady(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  bindingResolution: ConfiguredBindingResolution | null;
+}): Promise<{ ok: true } | { ok: false; error: string }> {
+  ensureStatefulTargetBuiltinsRegistered();
+  if (!params.bindingResolution) {
+    return { ok: true };
+  }
+  const driver = getStatefulBindingTargetDriver(params.bindingResolution.statefulTarget.driverId);
+  if (!driver) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      error: `Configured binding target driver unavailable: ${params.bindingResolution.statefulTarget.driverId}`,
+    };
+  }
+  return await driver.ensureReady({
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    bindingResolution: params.bindingResolution,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function resetConfiguredBindingTargetInPlace(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  sessionKey: string;
+  reason: "new" | "reset";
+}): Promise<{ ok: true } | { ok: false; skipped?: boolean; error?: string }> {
+  ensureStatefulTargetBuiltinsRegistered();
+  const resolved = resolveStatefulBindingTargetBySessionKey({
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
+  });
+  if (!resolved?.driver.resetInPlace) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      skipped: true,
+    };
+  }
+  return await resolved.driver.resetInPlace({
+    ...params,
+    bindingTarget: resolved.bindingTarget,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function ensureConfiguredBindingTargetSession(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  bindingResolution: ConfiguredBindingResolution;
+}): Promise<{ ok: true; sessionKey: string } | { ok: false; sessionKey: string; error: string }> {
+  ensureStatefulTargetBuiltinsRegistered();
+  const driver = getStatefulBindingTargetDriver(params.bindingResolution.statefulTarget.driverId);
+  if (!driver) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      sessionKey: params.bindingResolution.statefulTarget.sessionKey,
+      error: `Configured binding target driver unavailable: ${params.bindingResolution.statefulTarget.driverId}`,
+    };
+  }
+  return await driver.ensureSession({
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    bindingResolution: params.bindingResolution,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/binding-types.ts b/src/channels/plugins/binding-types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81ca368bc2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/binding-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import type { AgentBinding } from "../../config/types.js";
+import type {
+  ConversationRef,
+  SessionBindingRecord,
+} from "../../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
+import type {
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider,
+} from "./types.adapters.js";
+import type { ChannelId } from "./types.js";
+
+export type ConfiguredBindingConversation = ConversationRef;
+export type ConfiguredBindingChannel = ChannelId;
+export type ConfiguredBindingRuleConfig = AgentBinding;
+
+export type StatefulBindingTargetDescriptor = {
+  kind: "stateful";
+  driverId: string;
+  sessionKey: string;
+  agentId: string;
+  label?: string;
+};
+
+export type ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution = {
+  record: SessionBindingRecord;
+  statefulTarget: StatefulBindingTargetDescriptor;
+};
+
+export type ConfiguredBindingTargetFactory = {
+  driverId: string;
+  materialize: (params: {
+    accountId: string;
+    conversation: ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef;
+  }) => ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution;
+};
+
+export type CompiledConfiguredBinding = {
+  channel: ConfiguredBindingChannel;
+  accountPattern?: string;
+  binding: ConfiguredBindingRuleConfig;
+  bindingConversationId: string;
+  target: ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef;
+  agentId: string;
+  provider: ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider;
+  targetFactory: ConfiguredBindingTargetFactory;
+};
+
+export type ConfiguredBindingResolution = ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution & {
+  conversation: ConfiguredBindingConversation;
+  compiledBinding: CompiledConfiguredBinding;
+  match: ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch;
+};
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-builtins.ts b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-builtins.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d27e9b5286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-builtins.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { acpConfiguredBindingConsumer } from "./acp-configured-binding-consumer.js";
+import {
+  registerConfiguredBindingConsumer,
+  unregisterConfiguredBindingConsumer,
+} from "./configured-binding-consumers.js";
+
+export function ensureConfiguredBindingBuiltinsRegistered(): void {
+  registerConfiguredBindingConsumer(acpConfiguredBindingConsumer);
+}
+
+export function resetConfiguredBindingBuiltinsForTesting(): void {
+  unregisterConfiguredBindingConsumer(acpConfiguredBindingConsumer.id);
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-compiler.ts b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-compiler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca5a88022d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-compiler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+import { listConfiguredBindings } from "../../config/bindings.js";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
+import { getActivePluginRegistry, getActivePluginRegistryVersion } from "../../plugins/runtime.js";
+import { pickFirstExistingAgentId } from "../../routing/resolve-route.js";
+import { resolveChannelConfiguredBindingProvider } from "./binding-provider.js";
+import type { CompiledConfiguredBinding, ConfiguredBindingChannel } from "./binding-types.js";
+import { resolveConfiguredBindingConsumer } from "./configured-binding-consumers.js";
+import { getChannelPlugin } from "./index.js";
+import type {
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider,
+} from "./types.adapters.js";
+
+// Configured bindings are channel-owned rules compiled from config, separate
+// from runtime plugin-owned conversation bindings.
+
+type ChannelPluginLike = NonNullable<ReturnType<typeof getChannelPlugin>>;
+
+export type CompiledConfiguredBindingRegistry = {
+  rulesByChannel: Map<ConfiguredBindingChannel, CompiledConfiguredBinding[]>;
+};
+
+type CachedCompiledConfiguredBindingRegistry = {
+  registryVersion: number;
+  registry: CompiledConfiguredBindingRegistry;
+};
+
+const compiledRegistryCache = new WeakMap<
+  OpenClawConfig,
+  CachedCompiledConfiguredBindingRegistry
+>();
+
+function findChannelPlugin(params: {
+  registry:
+    | {
+        channels?: Array<{ plugin?: ChannelPluginLike | null } | null> | null;
+      }
+    | null
+    | undefined;
+  channel: string;
+}): ChannelPluginLike | undefined {
+  return (
+    params.registry?.channels?.find((entry) => entry?.plugin?.id === params.channel)?.plugin ??
+    undefined
+  );
+}
+
+function resolveLoadedChannelPlugin(channel: string) {
+  const normalized = channel.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!normalized) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const current = getChannelPlugin(normalized as ConfiguredBindingChannel);
+  if (current) {
+    return current;
+  }
+
+  return findChannelPlugin({
+    registry: getActivePluginRegistry(),
+    channel: normalized,
+  });
+}
+
+function resolveConfiguredBindingAdapter(channel: string): {
+  channel: ConfiguredBindingChannel;
+  provider: ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider;
+} | null {
+  const normalized = channel.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!normalized) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const plugin = resolveLoadedChannelPlugin(normalized);
+  const provider = resolveChannelConfiguredBindingProvider(plugin);
+  if (
+    !plugin ||
+    !provider ||
+    !provider.compileConfiguredBinding ||
+    !provider.matchInboundConversation
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    channel: plugin.id,
+    provider,
+  };
+}
+
+function resolveBindingConversationId(binding: {
+  match?: { peer?: { id?: string } };
+}): string | null {
+  const id = binding.match?.peer?.id?.trim();
+  return id ? id : null;
+}
+
+function compileConfiguredBindingTarget(params: {
+  provider: ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider;
+  binding: CompiledConfiguredBinding["binding"];
+  conversationId: string;
+}): ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef | null {
+  return params.provider.compileConfiguredBinding({
+    binding: params.binding,
+    conversationId: params.conversationId,
+  });
+}
+
+function compileConfiguredBindingRule(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  channel: ConfiguredBindingChannel;
+  binding: CompiledConfiguredBinding["binding"];
+  target: ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef;
+  bindingConversationId: string;
+  provider: ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider;
+}): CompiledConfiguredBinding | null {
+  const agentId = pickFirstExistingAgentId(params.cfg, params.binding.agentId ?? "main");
+  const consumer = resolveConfiguredBindingConsumer(params.binding);
+  if (!consumer) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const targetFactory = consumer.buildTargetFactory({
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    binding: params.binding,
+    channel: params.channel,
+    agentId,
+    target: params.target,
+    bindingConversationId: params.bindingConversationId,
+  });
+  if (!targetFactory) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    channel: params.channel,
+    accountPattern: params.binding.match.accountId?.trim() || undefined,
+    binding: params.binding,
+    bindingConversationId: params.bindingConversationId,
+    target: params.target,
+    agentId,
+    provider: params.provider,
+    targetFactory,
+  };
+}
+
+function pushCompiledRule(
+  target: Map<ConfiguredBindingChannel, CompiledConfiguredBinding[]>,
+  rule: CompiledConfiguredBinding,
+) {
+  const existing = target.get(rule.channel);
+  if (existing) {
+    existing.push(rule);
+    return;
+  }
+  target.set(rule.channel, [rule]);
+}
+
+function compileConfiguredBindingRegistry(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+}): CompiledConfiguredBindingRegistry {
+  const rulesByChannel = new Map<ConfiguredBindingChannel, CompiledConfiguredBinding[]>();
+
+  for (const binding of listConfiguredBindings(params.cfg)) {
+    const bindingConversationId = resolveBindingConversationId(binding);
+    if (!bindingConversationId) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const resolvedChannel = resolveConfiguredBindingAdapter(binding.match.channel);
+    if (!resolvedChannel) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const target = compileConfiguredBindingTarget({
+      provider: resolvedChannel.provider,
+      binding,
+      conversationId: bindingConversationId,
+    });
+    if (!target) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const rule = compileConfiguredBindingRule({
+      cfg: params.cfg,
+      channel: resolvedChannel.channel,
+      binding,
+      target,
+      bindingConversationId,
+      provider: resolvedChannel.provider,
+    });
+    if (!rule) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    pushCompiledRule(rulesByChannel, rule);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    rulesByChannel,
+  };
+}
+
+export function resolveCompiledBindingRegistry(
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
+): CompiledConfiguredBindingRegistry {
+  const registryVersion = getActivePluginRegistryVersion();
+  const cached = compiledRegistryCache.get(cfg);
+  if (cached?.registryVersion === registryVersion) {
+    return cached.registry;
+  }
+
+  const registry = compileConfiguredBindingRegistry({
+    cfg,
+  });
+  compiledRegistryCache.set(cfg, {
+    registryVersion,
+    registry,
+  });
+  return registry;
+}
+
+export function primeCompiledBindingRegistry(
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
+): CompiledConfiguredBindingRegistry {
+  const registry = compileConfiguredBindingRegistry({ cfg });
+  compiledRegistryCache.set(cfg, {
+    registryVersion: getActivePluginRegistryVersion(),
+    registry,
+  });
+  return registry;
+}
+
+export function countCompiledBindingRegistry(registry: CompiledConfiguredBindingRegistry): {
+  bindingCount: number;
+  channelCount: number;
+} {
+  return {
+    bindingCount: [...registry.rulesByChannel.values()].reduce(
+      (sum, rules) => sum + rules.length,
+      0,
+    ),
+    channelCount: registry.rulesByChannel.size,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-consumers.ts b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-consumers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbe5dc8791c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-consumers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
+import type {
+  CompiledConfiguredBinding,
+  ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution,
+  ConfiguredBindingRuleConfig,
+  ConfiguredBindingTargetFactory,
+} from "./binding-types.js";
+import type { ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef } from "./types.adapters.js";
+
+export type ParsedConfiguredBindingSessionKey = {
+  channel: string;
+  accountId: string;
+};
+
+export type ConfiguredBindingConsumer = {
+  id: string;
+  supports: (binding: ConfiguredBindingRuleConfig) => boolean;
+  buildTargetFactory: (params: {
+    cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+    binding: ConfiguredBindingRuleConfig;
+    channel: string;
+    agentId: string;
+    target: ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef;
+    bindingConversationId: string;
+  }) => ConfiguredBindingTargetFactory | null;
+  parseSessionKey?: (params: { sessionKey: string }) => ParsedConfiguredBindingSessionKey | null;
+  matchesSessionKey?: (params: {
+    sessionKey: string;
+    compiledBinding: CompiledConfiguredBinding;
+    accountId: string;
+    materializedTarget: ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution;
+  }) => boolean;
+};
+
+const registeredConfiguredBindingConsumers = new Map<string, ConfiguredBindingConsumer>();
+
+export function listConfiguredBindingConsumers(): ConfiguredBindingConsumer[] {
+  return [...registeredConfiguredBindingConsumers.values()];
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredBindingConsumer(
+  binding: ConfiguredBindingRuleConfig,
+): ConfiguredBindingConsumer | null {
+  for (const consumer of listConfiguredBindingConsumers()) {
+    if (consumer.supports(binding)) {
+      return consumer;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+export function registerConfiguredBindingConsumer(consumer: ConfiguredBindingConsumer): void {
+  const id = consumer.id.trim();
+  if (!id) {
+    throw new Error("Configured binding consumer id is required");
+  }
+  const existing = registeredConfiguredBindingConsumers.get(id);
+  if (existing) {
+    return;
+  }
+  registeredConfiguredBindingConsumers.set(id, {
+    ...consumer,
+    id,
+  });
+}
+
+export function unregisterConfiguredBindingConsumer(id: string): void {
+  registeredConfiguredBindingConsumers.delete(id.trim());
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-match.ts b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-match.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7e9ec4f4b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-match.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import type { ConversationRef } from "../../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
+import { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID, normalizeAccountId } from "../../routing/session-key.js";
+import type {
+  CompiledConfiguredBinding,
+  ConfiguredBindingChannel,
+  ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution,
+} from "./binding-types.js";
+import type {
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch,
+} from "./types.adapters.js";
+
+export function resolveAccountMatchPriority(match: string | undefined, actual: string): 0 | 1 | 2 {
+  const trimmed = (match ?? "").trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return actual === DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID ? 2 : 0;
+  }
+  if (trimmed === "*") {
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return normalizeAccountId(trimmed) === actual ? 2 : 0;
+}
+
+function matchCompiledBindingConversation(params: {
+  rule: CompiledConfiguredBinding;
+  conversationId: string;
+  parentConversationId?: string;
+}): ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch | null {
+  return params.rule.provider.matchInboundConversation({
+    binding: params.rule.binding,
+    compiledBinding: params.rule.target,
+    conversationId: params.conversationId,
+    parentConversationId: params.parentConversationId,
+  });
+}
+
+export function resolveCompiledBindingChannel(raw: string): ConfiguredBindingChannel | null {
+  const normalized = raw.trim().toLowerCase();
+  return normalized ? (normalized as ConfiguredBindingChannel) : null;
+}
+
+export function toConfiguredBindingConversationRef(conversation: ConversationRef): {
+  channel: ConfiguredBindingChannel;
+  accountId: string;
+  conversationId: string;
+  parentConversationId?: string;
+} | null {
+  const channel = resolveCompiledBindingChannel(conversation.channel);
+  const conversationId = conversation.conversationId.trim();
+  if (!channel || !conversationId) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    channel,
+    accountId: normalizeAccountId(conversation.accountId),
+    conversationId,
+    parentConversationId: conversation.parentConversationId?.trim() || undefined,
+  };
+}
+
+export function materializeConfiguredBindingRecord(params: {
+  rule: CompiledConfiguredBinding;
+  accountId: string;
+  conversation: ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef;
+}): ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution {
+  return params.rule.targetFactory.materialize({
+    accountId: normalizeAccountId(params.accountId),
+    conversation: params.conversation,
+  });
+}
+
+export function resolveMatchingConfiguredBinding(params: {
+  rules: CompiledConfiguredBinding[];
+  conversation: ReturnType<typeof toConfiguredBindingConversationRef>;
+}): { rule: CompiledConfiguredBinding; match: ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch } | null {
+  if (!params.conversation) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  let wildcardMatch: {
+    rule: CompiledConfiguredBinding;
+    match: ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch;
+  } | null = null;
+  let exactMatch: { rule: CompiledConfiguredBinding; match: ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch } | null =
+    null;
+
+  for (const rule of params.rules) {
+    const accountMatchPriority = resolveAccountMatchPriority(
+      rule.accountPattern,
+      params.conversation.accountId,
+    );
+    if (accountMatchPriority === 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const match = matchCompiledBindingConversation({
+      rule,
+      conversationId: params.conversation.conversationId,
+      parentConversationId: params.conversation.parentConversationId,
+    });
+    if (!match) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const matchPriority = match.matchPriority ?? 0;
+    if (accountMatchPriority === 2) {
+      if (!exactMatch || matchPriority > (exactMatch.match.matchPriority ?? 0)) {
+        exactMatch = { rule, match };
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!wildcardMatch || matchPriority > (wildcardMatch.match.matchPriority ?? 0)) {
+      wildcardMatch = { rule, match };
+    }
+  }
+
+  return exactMatch ?? wildcardMatch;
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-registry.ts b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-registry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a7aba3bdfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-registry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
+import type { ConversationRef } from "../../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
+import type {
+  ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution,
+  ConfiguredBindingResolution,
+} from "./binding-types.js";
+import {
+  countCompiledBindingRegistry,
+  primeCompiledBindingRegistry,
+  resolveCompiledBindingRegistry,
+} from "./configured-binding-compiler.js";
+import {
+  materializeConfiguredBindingRecord,
+  resolveMatchingConfiguredBinding,
+  toConfiguredBindingConversationRef,
+} from "./configured-binding-match.js";
+import { resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKeyFromRegistry } from "./configured-binding-session-lookup.js";
+
+export function primeConfiguredBindingRegistry(params: { cfg: OpenClawConfig }): {
+  bindingCount: number;
+  channelCount: number;
+} {
+  return countCompiledBindingRegistry(primeCompiledBindingRegistry(params.cfg));
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredBindingRecord(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  channel: string;
+  accountId: string;
+  conversationId: string;
+  parentConversationId?: string;
+}): ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution | null {
+  const conversation = toConfiguredBindingConversationRef({
+    channel: params.channel,
+    accountId: params.accountId,
+    conversationId: params.conversationId,
+    parentConversationId: params.parentConversationId,
+  });
+  if (!conversation) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return resolveConfiguredBindingRecordForConversation({
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    conversation,
+  });
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredBindingRecordForConversation(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  conversation: ConversationRef;
+}): ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution | null {
+  const conversation = toConfiguredBindingConversationRef(params.conversation);
+  if (!conversation) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const registry = resolveCompiledBindingRegistry(params.cfg);
+  const rules = registry.rulesByChannel.get(conversation.channel);
+  if (!rules || rules.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const resolved = resolveMatchingConfiguredBinding({
+    rules,
+    conversation,
+  });
+  if (!resolved) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return materializeConfiguredBindingRecord({
+    rule: resolved.rule,
+    accountId: conversation.accountId,
+    conversation: resolved.match,
+  });
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredBinding(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  conversation: ConversationRef;
+}): ConfiguredBindingResolution | null {
+  const conversation = toConfiguredBindingConversationRef(params.conversation);
+  if (!conversation) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const registry = resolveCompiledBindingRegistry(params.cfg);
+  const rules = registry.rulesByChannel.get(conversation.channel);
+  if (!rules || rules.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const resolved = resolveMatchingConfiguredBinding({
+    rules,
+    conversation,
+  });
+  if (!resolved) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const materializedTarget = materializeConfiguredBindingRecord({
+    rule: resolved.rule,
+    accountId: conversation.accountId,
+    conversation: resolved.match,
+  });
+  return {
+    conversation,
+    compiledBinding: resolved.rule,
+    match: resolved.match,
+    ...materializedTarget,
+  };
+}
+
+export function resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKey(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  sessionKey: string;
+}): ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution | null {
+  return resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKeyFromRegistry({
+    registry: resolveCompiledBindingRegistry(params.cfg),
+    sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-session-lookup.ts b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-session-lookup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4baa4057d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/configured-binding-session-lookup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import type { ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution } from "./binding-types.js";
+import type { CompiledConfiguredBindingRegistry } from "./configured-binding-compiler.js";
+import { listConfiguredBindingConsumers } from "./configured-binding-consumers.js";
+import {
+  materializeConfiguredBindingRecord,
+  resolveAccountMatchPriority,
+  resolveCompiledBindingChannel,
+} from "./configured-binding-match.js";
+
+export function resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKeyFromRegistry(params: {
+  registry: CompiledConfiguredBindingRegistry;
+  sessionKey: string;
+}): ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution | null {
+  const sessionKey = params.sessionKey.trim();
+  if (!sessionKey) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  for (const consumer of listConfiguredBindingConsumers()) {
+    const parsed = consumer.parseSessionKey?.({ sessionKey });
+    if (!parsed) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const channel = resolveCompiledBindingChannel(parsed.channel);
+    if (!channel) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const rules = params.registry.rulesByChannel.get(channel);
+    if (!rules || rules.length === 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    let wildcardMatch: ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution | null = null;
+    let exactMatch: ConfiguredBindingRecordResolution | null = null;
+    for (const rule of rules) {
+      if (rule.targetFactory.driverId !== consumer.id) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const accountMatchPriority = resolveAccountMatchPriority(
+        rule.accountPattern,
+        parsed.accountId,
+      );
+      if (accountMatchPriority === 0) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const materializedTarget = materializeConfiguredBindingRecord({
+        rule,
+        accountId: parsed.accountId,
+        conversation: rule.target,
+      });
+      const matchesSessionKey =
+        consumer.matchesSessionKey?.({
+          sessionKey,
+          compiledBinding: rule,
+          accountId: parsed.accountId,
+          materializedTarget,
+        }) ?? materializedTarget.record.targetSessionKey === sessionKey;
+      if (matchesSessionKey) {
+        if (accountMatchPriority === 2) {
+          exactMatch = materializedTarget;
+          break;
+        }
+        wildcardMatch = materializedTarget;
+      }
+    }
+    if (exactMatch) {
+      return exactMatch;
+    }
+    if (wildcardMatch) {
+      return wildcardMatch;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/stateful-target-builtins.ts b/src/channels/plugins/stateful-target-builtins.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d87ca31d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/stateful-target-builtins.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { acpStatefulBindingTargetDriver } from "./acp-stateful-target-driver.js";
+import {
+  registerStatefulBindingTargetDriver,
+  unregisterStatefulBindingTargetDriver,
+} from "./stateful-target-drivers.js";
+
+export function ensureStatefulTargetBuiltinsRegistered(): void {
+  registerStatefulBindingTargetDriver(acpStatefulBindingTargetDriver);
+}
+
+export function resetStatefulTargetBuiltinsForTesting(): void {
+  unregisterStatefulBindingTargetDriver(acpStatefulBindingTargetDriver.id);
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/stateful-target-drivers.ts b/src/channels/plugins/stateful-target-drivers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ede52472c57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/stateful-target-drivers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
+import type {
+  ConfiguredBindingResolution,
+  StatefulBindingTargetDescriptor,
+} from "./binding-types.js";
+
+export type StatefulBindingTargetReadyResult = { ok: true } | { ok: false; error: string };
+export type StatefulBindingTargetSessionResult =
+  | { ok: true; sessionKey: string }
+  | { ok: false; sessionKey: string; error: string };
+export type StatefulBindingTargetResetResult =
+  | { ok: true }
+  | { ok: false; skipped?: boolean; error?: string };
+
+export type StatefulBindingTargetDriver = {
+  id: string;
+  ensureReady: (params: {
+    cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+    bindingResolution: ConfiguredBindingResolution;
+  }) => Promise<StatefulBindingTargetReadyResult>;
+  ensureSession: (params: {
+    cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+    bindingResolution: ConfiguredBindingResolution;
+  }) => Promise<StatefulBindingTargetSessionResult>;
+  resolveTargetBySessionKey?: (params: {
+    cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+    sessionKey: string;
+  }) => StatefulBindingTargetDescriptor | null;
+  resetInPlace?: (params: {
+    cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+    sessionKey: string;
+    bindingTarget: StatefulBindingTargetDescriptor;
+    reason: "new" | "reset";
+  }) => Promise<StatefulBindingTargetResetResult>;
+};
+
+const registeredStatefulBindingTargetDrivers = new Map<string, StatefulBindingTargetDriver>();
+
+function listStatefulBindingTargetDrivers(): StatefulBindingTargetDriver[] {
+  return [...registeredStatefulBindingTargetDrivers.values()];
+}
+
+export function registerStatefulBindingTargetDriver(driver: StatefulBindingTargetDriver): void {
+  const id = driver.id.trim();
+  if (!id) {
+    throw new Error("Stateful binding target driver id is required");
+  }
+  const normalized = { ...driver, id };
+  const existing = registeredStatefulBindingTargetDrivers.get(id);
+  if (existing) {
+    return;
+  }
+  registeredStatefulBindingTargetDrivers.set(id, normalized);
+}
+
+export function unregisterStatefulBindingTargetDriver(id: string): void {
+  registeredStatefulBindingTargetDrivers.delete(id.trim());
+}
+
+export function getStatefulBindingTargetDriver(id: string): StatefulBindingTargetDriver | null {
+  const normalizedId = id.trim();
+  if (!normalizedId) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return registeredStatefulBindingTargetDrivers.get(normalizedId) ?? null;
+}
+
+export function resolveStatefulBindingTargetBySessionKey(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  sessionKey: string;
+}): { driver: StatefulBindingTargetDriver; bindingTarget: StatefulBindingTargetDescriptor } | null {
+  const sessionKey = params.sessionKey.trim();
+  if (!sessionKey) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  for (const driver of listStatefulBindingTargetDrivers()) {
+    const bindingTarget = driver.resolveTargetBySessionKey?.({
+      cfg: params.cfg,
+      sessionKey,
+    });
+    if (bindingTarget) {
+      return {
+        driver,
+        bindingTarget,
+      };
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/types.adapters.ts b/src/channels/plugins/types.adapters.ts
index eff6878e85e..c31d6057223 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/types.adapters.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/types.adapters.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { ReplyPayload } from "../../auto-reply/types.js";
+import type { ConfiguredBindingRule } from "../../config/bindings.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
-import type { AgentAcpBinding } from "../../config/types.js";
 import type { GroupToolPolicyConfig } from "../../config/types.tools.js";
 import type { ExecApprovalRequest, ExecApprovalResolved } from "../../infra/exec-approvals.js";
 import type { OutboundDeliveryResult, OutboundSendDeps } from "../../infra/outbound/deliver.js";
@@ -541,24 +541,26 @@ export type ChannelAllowlistAdapter = {
   supportsScope?: (params: { scope: "dm" | "group" | "all" }) => boolean;
 };
 
-export type ChannelAcpBindingAdapter = {
-  normalizeConfiguredBindingTarget?: (params: {
-    binding: AgentAcpBinding;
+export type ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef = {
+  conversationId: string;
+  parentConversationId?: string;
+};
+
+export type ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch = ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef & {
+  matchPriority?: number;
+};
+
+export type ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider = {
+  compileConfiguredBinding: (params: {
+    binding: ConfiguredBindingRule;
     conversationId: string;
-  }) => {
+  }) => ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef | null;
+  matchInboundConversation: (params: {
+    binding: ConfiguredBindingRule;
+    compiledBinding: ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef;
     conversationId: string;
     parentConversationId?: string;
-  } | null;
-  matchConfiguredBinding?: (params: {
-    binding: AgentAcpBinding;
-    bindingConversationId: string;
-    conversationId: string;
-    parentConversationId?: string;
-  }) => {
-    conversationId: string;
-    parentConversationId?: string;
-    matchPriority?: number;
-  } | null;
+  }) => ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch | null;
 };
 
 export type ChannelSecurityAdapter<ResolvedAccount = unknown> = {
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/types.plugin.ts b/src/channels/plugins/types.plugin.ts
index 6798545d22f..b4405a063de 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/types.plugin.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/types.plugin.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import type {
   ChannelSetupAdapter,
   ChannelStatusAdapter,
   ChannelAllowlistAdapter,
-  ChannelAcpBindingAdapter,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider,
 } from "./types.adapters.js";
 import type {
   ChannelAgentTool,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export type ChannelPlugin<ResolvedAccount = any, Probe = unknown, Audit = unknow
   lifecycle?: ChannelLifecycleAdapter;
   execApprovals?: ChannelExecApprovalAdapter;
   allowlist?: ChannelAllowlistAdapter;
-  acpBindings?: ChannelAcpBindingAdapter;
+  bindings?: ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider;
   streaming?: ChannelStreamingAdapter;
   threading?: ChannelThreadingAdapter;
   messaging?: ChannelMessagingAdapter;
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/types.ts b/src/channels/plugins/types.ts
index bb2d19d0bbd..9784ab69813 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/types.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/types.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ export type {
   ChannelOutboundAdapter,
   ChannelOutboundContext,
   ChannelAllowlistAdapter,
-  ChannelAcpBindingAdapter,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider,
   ChannelPairingAdapter,
   ChannelSecurityAdapter,
   ChannelSetupAdapter,
diff --git a/src/commands/daemon-install-helpers.test.ts b/src/commands/daemon-install-helpers.test.ts
index 931a983a8ee..113e7edd637 100644
--- a/src/commands/daemon-install-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/daemon-install-helpers.test.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,30 @@ describe("buildGatewayInstallPlan", () => {
     expect(plan.workingDirectory).toBe("/Users/me");
     expect(plan.environment).toEqual({ OPENCLAW_PORT: "3000" });
     expect(mocks.resolvePreferredNodePath).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.buildServiceEnvironment).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        env: {},
+        port: 3000,
+        extraPathDirs: ["/custom"],
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("does not prepend '.' when nodePath is a bare executable name", async () => {
+    mockNodeGatewayPlanFixture();
+
+    await buildGatewayInstallPlan({
+      env: {},
+      port: 3000,
+      runtime: "node",
+      nodePath: "node",
+    });
+
+    expect(mocks.buildServiceEnvironment).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        extraPathDirs: undefined,
+      }),
+    );
   });
 
   it("emits warnings when renderSystemNodeWarning returns one", async () => {
diff --git a/src/commands/daemon-install-helpers.ts b/src/commands/daemon-install-helpers.ts
index 91248cb86a7..fcd4a6447fb 100644
--- a/src/commands/daemon-install-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/commands/daemon-install-helpers.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { buildServiceEnvironment } from "../daemon/service-env.js";
 import {
   emitDaemonInstallRuntimeWarning,
   resolveDaemonInstallRuntimeInputs,
+  resolveDaemonNodeBinDir,
 } from "./daemon-install-plan.shared.js";
 import type { DaemonInstallWarnFn } from "./daemon-install-runtime-warning.js";
 import type { GatewayDaemonRuntime } from "./daemon-runtime.js";
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ export async function buildGatewayInstallPlan(params: {
       process.platform === "darwin"
         ? resolveGatewayLaunchAgentLabel(params.env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE)
         : undefined,
+    // Keep npm/pnpm available to the service when the selected daemon node comes from
+    // a version-manager bin directory that isn't covered by static PATH guesses.
+    extraPathDirs: resolveDaemonNodeBinDir(nodePath),
   });
 
   // Merge config env vars into the service environment (vars + inline env keys).
diff --git a/src/commands/daemon-install-plan.shared.test.ts b/src/commands/daemon-install-plan.shared.test.ts
index 399b521a5d5..8d7a3520eaf 100644
--- a/src/commands/daemon-install-plan.shared.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/daemon-install-plan.shared.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
   resolveDaemonInstallRuntimeInputs,
+  resolveDaemonNodeBinDir,
   resolveGatewayDevMode,
 } from "./daemon-install-plan.shared.js";
 
@@ -29,3 +30,13 @@ describe("resolveDaemonInstallRuntimeInputs", () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe("resolveDaemonNodeBinDir", () => {
+  it("returns the absolute node bin directory", () => {
+    expect(resolveDaemonNodeBinDir("/custom/node/bin/node")).toEqual(["/custom/node/bin"]);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores bare executable names", () => {
+    expect(resolveDaemonNodeBinDir("node")).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/commands/daemon-install-plan.shared.ts b/src/commands/daemon-install-plan.shared.ts
index b3a970d05f4..cb2f701e632 100644
--- a/src/commands/daemon-install-plan.shared.ts
+++ b/src/commands/daemon-install-plan.shared.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import path from "node:path";
 import { resolvePreferredNodePath } from "../daemon/runtime-paths.js";
 import {
   emitNodeRuntimeWarning,
@@ -42,3 +43,11 @@ export async function emitDaemonInstallRuntimeWarning(params: {
     title: params.title,
   });
 }
+
+export function resolveDaemonNodeBinDir(nodePath?: string): string[] | undefined {
+  const trimmed = nodePath?.trim();
+  if (!trimmed || !path.isAbsolute(trimmed)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return [path.dirname(trimmed)];
+}
diff --git a/src/commands/node-daemon-install-helpers.test.ts b/src/commands/node-daemon-install-helpers.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..536bea1d014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/node-daemon-install-helpers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  resolvePreferredNodePath: vi.fn(),
+  resolveNodeProgramArguments: vi.fn(),
+  resolveSystemNodeInfo: vi.fn(),
+  renderSystemNodeWarning: vi.fn(),
+  buildNodeServiceEnvironment: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../daemon/runtime-paths.js", () => ({
+  resolvePreferredNodePath: mocks.resolvePreferredNodePath,
+  resolveSystemNodeInfo: mocks.resolveSystemNodeInfo,
+  renderSystemNodeWarning: mocks.renderSystemNodeWarning,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../daemon/program-args.js", () => ({
+  resolveNodeProgramArguments: mocks.resolveNodeProgramArguments,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../daemon/service-env.js", () => ({
+  buildNodeServiceEnvironment: mocks.buildNodeServiceEnvironment,
+}));
+
+import { buildNodeInstallPlan } from "./node-daemon-install-helpers.js";
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.resetAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe("buildNodeInstallPlan", () => {
+  it("passes the selected node bin directory into the node service environment", async () => {
+    mocks.resolveNodeProgramArguments.mockResolvedValue({
+      programArguments: ["node", "node-host"],
+      workingDirectory: "/Users/me",
+    });
+    mocks.resolveSystemNodeInfo.mockResolvedValue({
+      path: "/opt/node/bin/node",
+      version: "22.0.0",
+      supported: true,
+    });
+    mocks.renderSystemNodeWarning.mockReturnValue(undefined);
+    mocks.buildNodeServiceEnvironment.mockReturnValue({
+      OPENCLAW_SERVICE_VERSION: "2026.3.14",
+    });
+
+    const plan = await buildNodeInstallPlan({
+      env: {},
+      host: "127.0.0.1",
+      port: 18789,
+      runtime: "node",
+      nodePath: "/custom/node/bin/node",
+    });
+
+    expect(plan.environment).toEqual({
+      OPENCLAW_SERVICE_VERSION: "2026.3.14",
+    });
+    expect(mocks.resolvePreferredNodePath).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.buildNodeServiceEnvironment).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      env: {},
+      extraPathDirs: ["/custom/node/bin"],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("does not prepend '.' when nodePath is a bare executable name", async () => {
+    mocks.resolveNodeProgramArguments.mockResolvedValue({
+      programArguments: ["node", "node-host"],
+      workingDirectory: "/Users/me",
+    });
+    mocks.resolveSystemNodeInfo.mockResolvedValue({
+      path: "/usr/bin/node",
+      version: "22.0.0",
+      supported: true,
+    });
+    mocks.renderSystemNodeWarning.mockReturnValue(undefined);
+    mocks.buildNodeServiceEnvironment.mockReturnValue({
+      OPENCLAW_SERVICE_VERSION: "2026.3.14",
+    });
+
+    await buildNodeInstallPlan({
+      env: {},
+      host: "127.0.0.1",
+      port: 18789,
+      runtime: "node",
+      nodePath: "node",
+    });
+
+    expect(mocks.buildNodeServiceEnvironment).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      env: {},
+      extraPathDirs: undefined,
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/commands/node-daemon-install-helpers.ts b/src/commands/node-daemon-install-helpers.ts
index 2f86d1c3b5e..321dff5a664 100644
--- a/src/commands/node-daemon-install-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/commands/node-daemon-install-helpers.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { buildNodeServiceEnvironment } from "../daemon/service-env.js";
 import {
   emitDaemonInstallRuntimeWarning,
   resolveDaemonInstallRuntimeInputs,
+  resolveDaemonNodeBinDir,
 } from "./daemon-install-plan.shared.js";
 import type { DaemonInstallWarnFn } from "./daemon-install-runtime-warning.js";
 import type { NodeDaemonRuntime } from "./node-daemon-runtime.js";
@@ -54,7 +55,12 @@ export async function buildNodeInstallPlan(params: {
     title: "Node daemon runtime",
   });
 
-  const environment = buildNodeServiceEnvironment({ env: params.env });
+  const environment = buildNodeServiceEnvironment({
+    env: params.env,
+    // Match the gateway install path so supervised node services keep the chosen
+    // node toolchain on PATH for sibling binaries like npm/pnpm when needed.
+    extraPathDirs: resolveDaemonNodeBinDir(nodePath),
+  });
   const description = formatNodeServiceDescription({
     version: environment.OPENCLAW_SERVICE_VERSION,
   });
diff --git a/src/config/bindings.ts b/src/config/bindings.ts
index b035fa3be15..5cbcd19c552 100644
--- a/src/config/bindings.ts
+++ b/src/config/bindings.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "./config.js";
 import type { AgentAcpBinding, AgentBinding, AgentRouteBinding } from "./types.agents.js";
 
+export type ConfiguredBindingRule = AgentBinding;
+
 function normalizeBindingType(binding: AgentBinding): "route" | "acp" {
   return binding.type === "acp" ? "acp" : "route";
 }
diff --git a/src/config/sessions/sessions.test.ts b/src/config/sessions/sessions.test.ts
index 2773b6d0fe7..eedf63913eb 100644
--- a/src/config/sessions/sessions.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/sessions/sessions.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import fsPromises from "node:fs/promises";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { upsertAcpSessionMeta } from "../../acp/runtime/session-meta.js";
 import * as jsonFiles from "../../infra/json-files.js";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config.js";
 import {
   clearSessionStoreCacheForTest,
   loadSessionStore,
@@ -279,6 +281,72 @@ describe("session store lock (Promise chain mutex)", () => {
     expect(store[key]?.modelProvider).toBeUndefined();
     expect(store[key]?.model).toBeUndefined();
   });
+
+  it("preserves ACP metadata when replacing a session entry wholesale", async () => {
+    const key = "agent:codex:acp:binding:discord:default:feedface";
+    const acp = {
+      backend: "acpx",
+      agent: "codex",
+      runtimeSessionName: "codex-discord",
+      mode: "persistent" as const,
+      state: "idle" as const,
+      lastActivityAt: 100,
+    };
+    const { storePath } = await makeTmpStore({
+      [key]: {
+        sessionId: "sess-acp",
+        updatedAt: 100,
+        acp,
+      },
+    });
+
+    await updateSessionStore(storePath, (store) => {
+      store[key] = {
+        sessionId: "sess-acp",
+        updatedAt: 200,
+        modelProvider: "openai-codex",
+        model: "gpt-5.4",
+      };
+    });
+
+    const store = loadSessionStore(storePath);
+    expect(store[key]?.acp).toEqual(acp);
+    expect(store[key]?.modelProvider).toBe("openai-codex");
+    expect(store[key]?.model).toBe("gpt-5.4");
+  });
+
+  it("allows explicit ACP metadata removal through the ACP session helper", async () => {
+    const key = "agent:codex:acp:binding:discord:default:deadbeef";
+    const { storePath } = await makeTmpStore({
+      [key]: {
+        sessionId: "sess-acp-clear",
+        updatedAt: 100,
+        acp: {
+          backend: "acpx",
+          agent: "codex",
+          runtimeSessionName: "codex-discord",
+          mode: "persistent",
+          state: "idle",
+          lastActivityAt: 100,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const cfg = {
+      session: {
+        store: storePath,
+      },
+    } as OpenClawConfig;
+
+    const result = await upsertAcpSessionMeta({
+      cfg,
+      sessionKey: key,
+      mutate: () => null,
+    });
+
+    expect(result?.acp).toBeUndefined();
+    const store = loadSessionStore(storePath);
+    expect(store[key]?.acp).toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });
 
 describe("appendAssistantMessageToSessionTranscript", () => {
diff --git a/src/config/sessions/store.ts b/src/config/sessions/store.ts
index a70285c4c62..3936086beb8 100644
--- a/src/config/sessions/store.ts
+++ b/src/config/sessions/store.ts
@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ type SaveSessionStoreOptions = {
   skipMaintenance?: boolean;
   /** Active session key for warn-only maintenance. */
   activeSessionKey?: string;
+  /**
+   * Session keys that are allowed to drop persisted ACP metadata during this update.
+   * All other updates preserve existing `entry.acp` blocks when callers replace the
+   * whole session entry without carrying ACP state forward.
+   */
+  allowDropAcpMetaSessionKeys?: string[];
   /** Optional callback for warn-only maintenance. */
   onWarn?: (warning: SessionMaintenanceWarning) => void | Promise<void>;
   /** Optional callback with maintenance stats after a save. */
@@ -337,6 +343,64 @@ function updateSessionStoreWriteCaches(params: {
   });
 }
 
+function resolveMutableSessionStoreKey(
+  store: Record<string, SessionEntry>,
+  sessionKey: string,
+): string | undefined {
+  const trimmed = sessionKey.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(store, trimmed)) {
+    return trimmed;
+  }
+  const normalized = normalizeStoreSessionKey(trimmed);
+  if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(store, normalized)) {
+    return normalized;
+  }
+  return Object.keys(store).find((key) => normalizeStoreSessionKey(key) === normalized);
+}
+
+function collectAcpMetadataSnapshot(
+  store: Record<string, SessionEntry>,
+): Map<string, NonNullable<SessionEntry["acp"]>> {
+  const snapshot = new Map<string, NonNullable<SessionEntry["acp"]>>();
+  for (const [sessionKey, entry] of Object.entries(store)) {
+    if (entry?.acp) {
+      snapshot.set(sessionKey, entry.acp);
+    }
+  }
+  return snapshot;
+}
+
+function preserveExistingAcpMetadata(params: {
+  previousAcpByKey: Map<string, NonNullable<SessionEntry["acp"]>>;
+  nextStore: Record<string, SessionEntry>;
+  allowDropSessionKeys?: string[];
+}): void {
+  const allowDrop = new Set(
+    (params.allowDropSessionKeys ?? []).map((key) => normalizeStoreSessionKey(key)),
+  );
+  for (const [previousKey, previousAcp] of params.previousAcpByKey.entries()) {
+    const normalizedKey = normalizeStoreSessionKey(previousKey);
+    if (allowDrop.has(normalizedKey)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const nextKey = resolveMutableSessionStoreKey(params.nextStore, previousKey);
+    if (!nextKey) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const nextEntry = params.nextStore[nextKey];
+    if (!nextEntry || nextEntry.acp) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    params.nextStore[nextKey] = {
+      ...nextEntry,
+      acp: previousAcp,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
 async function saveSessionStoreUnlocked(
   storePath: string,
   store: Record<string, SessionEntry>,
@@ -526,7 +590,13 @@ export async function updateSessionStore<T>(
   return await withSessionStoreLock(storePath, async () => {
     // Always re-read inside the lock to avoid clobbering concurrent writers.
     const store = loadSessionStore(storePath, { skipCache: true });
+    const previousAcpByKey = collectAcpMetadataSnapshot(store);
     const result = await mutator(store);
+    preserveExistingAcpMetadata({
+      previousAcpByKey,
+      nextStore: store,
+      allowDropSessionKeys: opts?.allowDropAcpMetaSessionKeys,
+    });
     await saveSessionStoreUnlocked(storePath, store, opts);
     return result;
   });
diff --git a/src/daemon/service-env.test.ts b/src/daemon/service-env.test.ts
index e5d60fdfc96..f8297a28554 100644
--- a/src/daemon/service-env.test.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/service-env.test.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,18 @@ describe("buildMinimalServicePath", () => {
     const unique = [...new Set(parts)];
     expect(parts.length).toBe(unique.length);
   });
+
+  it("prepends explicit runtime bin directories before guessed user paths", () => {
+    const result = buildMinimalServicePath({
+      platform: "linux",
+      extraDirs: ["/home/alice/.nvm/versions/node/v22.22.0/bin"],
+      env: { HOME: "/home/alice" },
+    });
+    const parts = splitPath(result, "linux");
+
+    expect(parts[0]).toBe("/home/alice/.nvm/versions/node/v22.22.0/bin");
+    expect(parts).toContain("/home/alice/.nvm/current/bin");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("buildServiceEnvironment", () => {
@@ -344,6 +356,19 @@ describe("buildServiceEnvironment", () => {
     expect(env).not.toHaveProperty("PATH");
     expect(env.OPENCLAW_WINDOWS_TASK_NAME).toBe("OpenClaw Gateway");
   });
+
+  it("prepends extra runtime directories to the gateway service PATH", () => {
+    const env = buildServiceEnvironment({
+      env: { HOME: "/home/user" },
+      port: 18789,
+      platform: "linux",
+      extraPathDirs: ["/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.22.0/bin"],
+    });
+
+    expect(env.PATH?.split(path.posix.delimiter)[0]).toBe(
+      "/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.22.0/bin",
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe("buildNodeServiceEnvironment", () => {
@@ -416,6 +441,18 @@ describe("buildNodeServiceEnvironment", () => {
     });
     expect(env.TMPDIR).toBe(os.tmpdir());
   });
+
+  it("prepends extra runtime directories to the node service PATH", () => {
+    const env = buildNodeServiceEnvironment({
+      env: { HOME: "/home/user" },
+      platform: "linux",
+      extraPathDirs: ["/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.22.0/bin"],
+    });
+
+    expect(env.PATH?.split(path.posix.delimiter)[0]).toBe(
+      "/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v22.22.0/bin",
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe("shared Node TLS env defaults", () => {
diff --git a/src/daemon/service-env.ts b/src/daemon/service-env.ts
index fb6fff41839..cb26c210efb 100644
--- a/src/daemon/service-env.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/service-env.ts
@@ -247,10 +247,11 @@ export function buildServiceEnvironment(params: {
   port: number;
   launchdLabel?: string;
   platform?: NodeJS.Platform;
+  extraPathDirs?: string[];
 }): Record<string, string | undefined> {
-  const { env, port, launchdLabel } = params;
+  const { env, port, launchdLabel, extraPathDirs } = params;
   const platform = params.platform ?? process.platform;
-  const sharedEnv = resolveSharedServiceEnvironmentFields(env, platform);
+  const sharedEnv = resolveSharedServiceEnvironmentFields(env, platform, extraPathDirs);
   const profile = env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE;
   const resolvedLaunchdLabel =
     launchdLabel || (platform === "darwin" ? resolveGatewayLaunchAgentLabel(profile) : undefined);
@@ -271,10 +272,11 @@ export function buildServiceEnvironment(params: {
 export function buildNodeServiceEnvironment(params: {
   env: Record<string, string | undefined>;
   platform?: NodeJS.Platform;
+  extraPathDirs?: string[];
 }): Record<string, string | undefined> {
-  const { env } = params;
+  const { env, extraPathDirs } = params;
   const platform = params.platform ?? process.platform;
-  const sharedEnv = resolveSharedServiceEnvironmentFields(env, platform);
+  const sharedEnv = resolveSharedServiceEnvironmentFields(env, platform, extraPathDirs);
   const gatewayToken =
     env.OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN?.trim() || env.CLAWDBOT_GATEWAY_TOKEN?.trim() || undefined;
   return {
@@ -313,6 +315,7 @@ function buildCommonServiceEnvironment(
 function resolveSharedServiceEnvironmentFields(
   env: Record<string, string | undefined>,
   platform: NodeJS.Platform,
+  extraPathDirs: string[] | undefined,
 ): SharedServiceEnvironmentFields {
   const stateDir = env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR;
   const configPath = env.OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH;
@@ -331,7 +334,10 @@ function resolveSharedServiceEnvironmentFields(
     tmpDir,
     // On Windows, Scheduled Tasks should inherit the current task PATH instead of
     // freezing the install-time snapshot into gateway.cmd/node-host.cmd.
-    minimalPath: platform === "win32" ? undefined : buildMinimalServicePath({ env, platform }),
+    minimalPath:
+      platform === "win32"
+        ? undefined
+        : buildMinimalServicePath({ env, platform, extraDirs: extraPathDirs }),
     proxyEnv,
     nodeCaCerts,
     nodeUseSystemCa,
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-plugins.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-plugins.test.ts
index 7887d43f24f..1ad6bf858ef 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-plugins.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-plugins.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import type { PluginDiagnostic } from "../plugins/types.js";
 import type { GatewayRequestContext, GatewayRequestOptions } from "./server-methods/types.js";
 
 const loadOpenClawPlugins = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const primeConfiguredBindingRegistry = vi.hoisted(() =>
+  vi.fn(() => ({ bindingCount: 0, channelCount: 0 })),
+);
 type HandleGatewayRequestOptions = GatewayRequestOptions & {
   extraHandlers?: Record<string, unknown>;
 };
@@ -17,6 +20,10 @@ vi.mock("../plugins/loader.js", () => ({
   loadOpenClawPlugins,
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../channels/plugins/binding-registry.js", () => ({
+  primeConfiguredBindingRegistry,
+}));
+
 vi.mock("./server-methods.js", () => ({
   handleGatewayRequest,
 }));
@@ -51,6 +58,7 @@ const createRegistry = (diagnostics: PluginDiagnostic[]): PluginRegistry => ({
   httpRoutes: [],
   cliRegistrars: [],
   services: [],
+  conversationBindingResolvedHandlers: [],
   diagnostics,
 });
 
@@ -110,6 +118,7 @@ async function createSubagentRuntime(
 
 beforeEach(async () => {
   loadOpenClawPlugins.mockReset();
+  primeConfiguredBindingRegistry.mockClear().mockReturnValue({ bindingCount: 0, channelCount: 0 });
   handleGatewayRequest.mockReset();
   const runtimeModule = await import("../plugins/runtime/index.js");
   runtimeModule.clearGatewaySubagentRuntime();
@@ -440,6 +449,29 @@ describe("loadGatewayPlugins", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  test("primes configured bindings during gateway startup", async () => {
+    const { loadGatewayPlugins } = await importServerPluginsModule();
+    loadOpenClawPlugins.mockReturnValue(createRegistry([]));
+
+    const log = {
+      info: vi.fn(),
+      warn: vi.fn(),
+      error: vi.fn(),
+      debug: vi.fn(),
+    };
+
+    const cfg = {};
+    loadGatewayPlugins({
+      cfg,
+      workspaceDir: "/tmp",
+      log,
+      coreGatewayHandlers: {},
+      baseMethods: [],
+    });
+
+    expect(primeConfiguredBindingRegistry).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ cfg });
+  });
+
   test("can suppress duplicate diagnostics when reloading full runtime plugins", async () => {
     const { loadGatewayPlugins } = await importServerPluginsModule();
     const diagnostics: PluginDiagnostic[] = [
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-plugins.ts b/src/gateway/server-plugins.ts
index 2ea249b28b4..a997c93cbbc 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-plugins.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-plugins.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { normalizeModelRef, parseModelRef } from "../agents/model-selection.js";
+import { primeConfiguredBindingRegistry } from "../channels/plugins/binding-registry.js";
 import type { loadConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { normalizePluginsConfig } from "../plugins/config-state.js";
 import { loadOpenClawPlugins } from "../plugins/loader.js";
@@ -416,6 +417,7 @@ export function loadGatewayPlugins(params: {
     },
     preferSetupRuntimeForChannelPlugins: params.preferSetupRuntimeForChannelPlugins,
   });
+  primeConfiguredBindingRegistry({ cfg: params.cfg });
   const pluginMethods = Object.keys(pluginRegistry.gatewayHandlers);
   const gatewayMethods = Array.from(new Set([...params.baseMethods, ...pluginMethods]));
   if ((params.logDiagnostics ?? true) && pluginRegistry.diagnostics.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/gateway/test-helpers.mocks.ts b/src/gateway/test-helpers.mocks.ts
index 36d24537a14..7b8f5cd5f6c 100644
--- a/src/gateway/test-helpers.mocks.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/test-helpers.mocks.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ const createStubPluginRegistry = (): PluginRegistry => ({
   cliRegistrars: [],
   services: [],
   commands: [],
+  conversationBindingResolvedHandlers: [],
   diagnostics: [],
 });
 
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime.ts
index 77380f6aa9a..66b7e3b938f 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/conversation-runtime.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,43 @@
-// Public pairing/session-binding helpers for plugins that manage conversation ownership.
+// Public binding helpers for both runtime plugin-owned bindings and
+// config-driven channel bindings.
 
-export * from "../acp/persistent-bindings.route.js";
+export {
+  createConversationBindingRecord,
+  getConversationBindingCapabilities,
+  listSessionBindingRecords,
+  resolveConversationBindingRecord,
+  touchConversationBindingRecord,
+  unbindConversationBindingRecord,
+} from "../bindings/records.js";
+export {
+  ensureConfiguredBindingRouteReady,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRoute,
+  type ConfiguredBindingRouteResult,
+} from "../channels/plugins/binding-routing.js";
+export {
+  primeConfiguredBindingRegistry,
+  resolveConfiguredBinding,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRecord,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRecordBySessionKey,
+  resolveConfiguredBindingRecordForConversation,
+} from "../channels/plugins/binding-registry.js";
+export {
+  ensureConfiguredBindingTargetReady,
+  ensureConfiguredBindingTargetSession,
+  resetConfiguredBindingTargetInPlace,
+} from "../channels/plugins/binding-targets.js";
+export type {
+  ConfiguredBindingConversation,
+  ConfiguredBindingResolution,
+  CompiledConfiguredBinding,
+  StatefulBindingTargetDescriptor,
+} from "../channels/plugins/binding-types.js";
+export type {
+  StatefulBindingTargetDriver,
+  StatefulBindingTargetReadyResult,
+  StatefulBindingTargetResetResult,
+  StatefulBindingTargetSessionResult,
+} from "../channels/plugins/stateful-target-drivers.js";
 export {
   type BindingStatus,
   type BindingTargetKind,
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/discord.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/discord.ts
index a249fde385d..25b5b71580e 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/discord.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/discord.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-export type { ChannelMessageActionAdapter } from "../channels/plugins/types.js";
+export type {
+  ChannelAccountSnapshot,
+  ChannelGatewayContext,
+  ChannelMessageActionAdapter,
+} from "../channels/plugins/types.js";
 export type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 export type { DiscordAccountConfig, DiscordActionConfig } from "../config/types.js";
 export type { DiscordPluralKitConfig } from "../../extensions/discord/src/pluralkit.js";
@@ -13,6 +17,11 @@ export type {
   ThreadBindingRecord,
   ThreadBindingTargetKind,
 } from "../../extensions/discord/src/monitor/thread-bindings.js";
+export type {
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch,
+} from "../channels/plugins/types.adapters.js";
 export type {
   ChannelMessageActionContext,
   ChannelPlugin,
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/feishu.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/feishu.ts
index ee15823738b..0ca6fe0a38b 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/feishu.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/feishu.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ export type {
   ChannelMeta,
   ChannelOutboundAdapter,
 } from "../channels/plugins/types.js";
+export type {
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch,
+} from "../channels/plugins/types.adapters.js";
 export type { ChannelPlugin } from "../channels/plugins/types.plugin.js";
 export { createReplyPrefixContext } from "../channels/reply-prefix.js";
 export { createTypingCallbacks } from "../channels/typing.js";
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/index.test.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/index.test.ts
index 20f685cdbd2..07d4dde6d98 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/index.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
 import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import { createRequire } from "node:module";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import { promisify } from "node:util";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
+  buildPluginSdkEntrySources,
   buildPluginSdkPackageExports,
   buildPluginSdkSpecifiers,
   pluginSdkEntrypoints,
@@ -11,6 +15,9 @@ import {
 import * as sdk from "./index.js";
 
 const pluginSdkSpecifiers = buildPluginSdkSpecifiers();
+const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const tsdownModuleUrl = pathToFileURL(require.resolve("tsdown")).href;
 
 describe("plugin-sdk exports", () => {
   it("does not expose runtime modules", () => {
@@ -63,16 +70,33 @@ describe("plugin-sdk exports", () => {
   });
 
   it("emits importable bundled subpath entries", { timeout: 240_000 }, async () => {
+    const outDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-plugin-sdk-build-"));
     const fixtureDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-plugin-sdk-consumer-"));
-    const repoDistDir = path.join(process.cwd(), "dist");
 
     try {
-      await expect(fs.access(path.join(repoDistDir, "plugin-sdk"))).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+      const buildScriptPath = path.join(fixtureDir, "build-plugin-sdk.mjs");
+      await fs.writeFile(
+        buildScriptPath,
+        `import { build } from ${JSON.stringify(tsdownModuleUrl)};
+await build(${JSON.stringify({
+          clean: true,
+          config: false,
+          dts: false,
+          entry: buildPluginSdkEntrySources(),
+          env: { NODE_ENV: "production" },
+          fixedExtension: false,
+          logLevel: "error",
+          outDir,
+          platform: "node",
+        })});
+`,
+      );
+      await execFileAsync(process.execPath, [buildScriptPath], {
+        cwd: process.cwd(),
+      });
 
       for (const entry of pluginSdkEntrypoints) {
-        const module = await import(
-          pathToFileURL(path.join(repoDistDir, "plugin-sdk", `${entry}.js`)).href
-        );
+        const module = await import(pathToFileURL(path.join(outDir, `${entry}.js`)).href);
         expect(module).toBeTypeOf("object");
       }
 
@@ -80,8 +104,8 @@ describe("plugin-sdk exports", () => {
       const consumerDir = path.join(fixtureDir, "consumer");
       const consumerEntry = path.join(consumerDir, "import-plugin-sdk.mjs");
 
-      await fs.mkdir(packageDir, { recursive: true });
-      await fs.symlink(repoDistDir, path.join(packageDir, "dist"), "dir");
+      await fs.mkdir(path.join(packageDir, "dist"), { recursive: true });
+      await fs.symlink(outDir, path.join(packageDir, "dist", "plugin-sdk"), "dir");
       await fs.writeFile(
         path.join(packageDir, "package.json"),
         JSON.stringify(
@@ -114,6 +138,7 @@ describe("plugin-sdk exports", () => {
         Object.fromEntries(pluginSdkSpecifiers.map((specifier: string) => [specifier, "object"])),
       );
     } finally {
+      await fs.rm(outDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
       await fs.rm(fixtureDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
   });
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts
index 16720cf8961..a683f5437ca 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/index.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,25 @@ export type {
   ChannelMessageActionName,
   ChannelStatusIssue,
 } from "../channels/plugins/types.js";
+export type {
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider,
+} from "../channels/plugins/types.adapters.js";
 export type { ChannelConfigSchema, ChannelPlugin } from "../channels/plugins/types.plugin.js";
 export type { ChannelSetupAdapter, ChannelSetupInput } from "../channels/plugins/types.js";
+export type {
+  ConfiguredBindingConversation,
+  ConfiguredBindingResolution,
+  CompiledConfiguredBinding,
+  StatefulBindingTargetDescriptor,
+} from "../channels/plugins/binding-types.js";
+export type {
+  StatefulBindingTargetDriver,
+  StatefulBindingTargetReadyResult,
+  StatefulBindingTargetResetResult,
+  StatefulBindingTargetSessionResult,
+} from "../channels/plugins/stateful-target-drivers.js";
 export type {
   ChannelSetupWizard,
   ChannelSetupWizardAllowFromEntry,
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/telegram.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/telegram.ts
index 672bde385c5..c7961f91398 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/telegram.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/telegram.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ export type {
   TelegramActionConfig,
   TelegramNetworkConfig,
 } from "../config/types.js";
+export type {
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingProvider,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingConversationRef,
+  ChannelConfiguredBindingMatch,
+} from "../channels/plugins/types.adapters.js";
 export type { InspectedTelegramAccount } from "../../extensions/telegram/src/account-inspect.js";
 export type { ResolvedTelegramAccount } from "../../extensions/telegram/src/accounts.js";
 export type { TelegramProbe } from "../../extensions/telegram/src/probe.js";
@@ -26,7 +31,6 @@ export { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID, normalizeAccountId } from "../routing/session-key.j
 export { parseTelegramTopicConversation } from "../acp/conversation-id.js";
 export { formatCliCommand } from "../cli/command-format.js";
 export { formatDocsLink } from "../terminal/links.js";
-
 export {
   PAIRING_APPROVED_MESSAGE,
   applyAccountNameToChannelSection,
diff --git a/src/plugins/conversation-binding.test.ts b/src/plugins/conversation-binding.test.ts
index 20b0df72337..d3b88697a59 100644
--- a/src/plugins/conversation-binding.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/conversation-binding.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import type {
   SessionBindingAdapter,
   SessionBindingRecord,
 } from "../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
+import { createEmptyPluginRegistry } from "./registry.js";
+import { setActivePluginRegistry } from "./runtime.js";
 
 const tempRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-plugin-binding-"));
 const approvalsPath = path.join(tempRoot, "plugin-binding-approvals.json");
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ describe("plugin conversation binding approvals", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     sessionBindingState.reset();
     __testing.reset();
+    setActivePluginRegistry(createEmptyPluginRegistry());
     fs.rmSync(approvalsPath, { force: true });
     unregisterSessionBindingAdapter({ channel: "discord", accountId: "default" });
     unregisterSessionBindingAdapter({ channel: "discord", accountId: "work" });
@@ -366,6 +369,118 @@ describe("plugin conversation binding approvals", () => {
     expect(currentBinding?.detachHint).toBe("/codex_detach");
   });
 
+  it("notifies the owning plugin when a bind approval is approved", async () => {
+    const registry = createEmptyPluginRegistry();
+    const onResolved = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    registry.conversationBindingResolvedHandlers.push({
+      pluginId: "codex",
+      pluginRoot: "/plugins/callback-test",
+      handler: onResolved,
+      source: "/plugins/callback-test/index.ts",
+      rootDir: "/plugins/callback-test",
+    });
+    setActivePluginRegistry(registry);
+
+    const request = await requestPluginConversationBinding({
+      pluginId: "codex",
+      pluginName: "Codex App Server",
+      pluginRoot: "/plugins/callback-test",
+      requestedBySenderId: "user-1",
+      conversation: {
+        channel: "discord",
+        accountId: "isolated",
+        conversationId: "channel:callback-test",
+      },
+      binding: { summary: "Bind this conversation to Codex thread abc." },
+    });
+
+    expect(request.status).toBe("pending");
+    if (request.status !== "pending") {
+      throw new Error("expected pending bind request");
+    }
+
+    const approved = await resolvePluginConversationBindingApproval({
+      approvalId: request.approvalId,
+      decision: "allow-once",
+      senderId: "user-1",
+    });
+
+    expect(approved.status).toBe("approved");
+    expect(onResolved).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      status: "approved",
+      binding: expect.objectContaining({
+        pluginId: "codex",
+        pluginRoot: "/plugins/callback-test",
+        conversationId: "channel:callback-test",
+      }),
+      decision: "allow-once",
+      request: {
+        summary: "Bind this conversation to Codex thread abc.",
+        detachHint: undefined,
+        requestedBySenderId: "user-1",
+        conversation: {
+          channel: "discord",
+          accountId: "isolated",
+          conversationId: "channel:callback-test",
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("notifies the owning plugin when a bind approval is denied", async () => {
+    const registry = createEmptyPluginRegistry();
+    const onResolved = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    registry.conversationBindingResolvedHandlers.push({
+      pluginId: "codex",
+      pluginRoot: "/plugins/callback-deny",
+      handler: onResolved,
+      source: "/plugins/callback-deny/index.ts",
+      rootDir: "/plugins/callback-deny",
+    });
+    setActivePluginRegistry(registry);
+
+    const request = await requestPluginConversationBinding({
+      pluginId: "codex",
+      pluginName: "Codex App Server",
+      pluginRoot: "/plugins/callback-deny",
+      requestedBySenderId: "user-1",
+      conversation: {
+        channel: "telegram",
+        accountId: "default",
+        conversationId: "8460800771",
+      },
+      binding: { summary: "Bind this conversation to Codex thread deny." },
+    });
+
+    expect(request.status).toBe("pending");
+    if (request.status !== "pending") {
+      throw new Error("expected pending bind request");
+    }
+
+    const denied = await resolvePluginConversationBindingApproval({
+      approvalId: request.approvalId,
+      decision: "deny",
+      senderId: "user-1",
+    });
+
+    expect(denied.status).toBe("denied");
+    expect(onResolved).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      status: "denied",
+      binding: undefined,
+      decision: "deny",
+      request: {
+        summary: "Bind this conversation to Codex thread deny.",
+        detachHint: undefined,
+        requestedBySenderId: "user-1",
+        conversation: {
+          channel: "telegram",
+          accountId: "default",
+          conversationId: "8460800771",
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
   it("returns and detaches only bindings owned by the requesting plugin root", async () => {
     const request = await requestPluginConversationBinding({
       pluginId: "codex",
diff --git a/src/plugins/conversation-binding.ts b/src/plugins/conversation-binding.ts
index 4b5cb0671da..283e6c3d71f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/conversation-binding.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/conversation-binding.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,20 @@ import crypto from "node:crypto";
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import type { ReplyPayload } from "../auto-reply/types.js";
+import {
+  createConversationBindingRecord,
+  resolveConversationBindingRecord,
+  unbindConversationBindingRecord,
+} from "../bindings/records.js";
 import { expandHomePrefix } from "../infra/home-dir.js";
 import { writeJsonAtomic } from "../infra/json-files.js";
-import {
-  getSessionBindingService,
-  type ConversationRef,
-} from "../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
+import { type ConversationRef } from "../infra/outbound/session-binding-service.js";
 import { createSubsystemLogger } from "../logging/subsystem.js";
+import { getActivePluginRegistry } from "./runtime.js";
 import type {
   PluginConversationBinding,
+  PluginConversationBindingResolvedEvent,
+  PluginConversationBindingResolutionDecision,
   PluginConversationBindingRequestParams,
   PluginConversationBindingRequestResult,
 } from "./types.js";
@@ -26,7 +31,9 @@ const LEGACY_CODEX_PLUGIN_SESSION_PREFIXES = [
   "openclaw-codex-app-server:thread:",
 ] as const;
 
-type PluginBindingApprovalDecision = "allow-once" | "allow-always" | "deny";
+// Runtime plugin conversation bindings are approval-driven and distinct from
+// configured channel bindings compiled from config.
+type PluginBindingApprovalDecision = PluginConversationBindingResolutionDecision;
 
 type PluginBindingApprovalEntry = {
   pluginRoot: string;
@@ -87,7 +94,7 @@ type PluginBindingResolveResult =
       status: "approved";
       binding: PluginConversationBinding;
       request: PendingPluginBindingRequest;
-      decision: PluginBindingApprovalDecision;
+      decision: Exclude<PluginBindingApprovalDecision, "deny">;
     }
   | {
       status: "denied";
@@ -423,7 +430,7 @@ async function bindConversationNow(params: {
     accountId: ref.accountId,
     conversationId: ref.conversationId,
   });
-  const record = await getSessionBindingService().bind({
+  const record = await createConversationBindingRecord({
     targetSessionKey,
     targetKind: "session",
     conversation: ref,
@@ -574,7 +581,7 @@ export async function requestPluginConversationBinding(params: {
 }): Promise<PluginConversationBindingRequestResult> {
   const conversation = normalizeConversation(params.conversation);
   const ref = toConversationRef(conversation);
-  const existing = getSessionBindingService().resolveByConversation(ref);
+  const existing = resolveConversationBindingRecord(ref);
   const existingPluginBinding = toPluginConversationBinding(existing);
   const existingLegacyPluginBinding = isLegacyPluginBindingRecord({
     record: existing,
@@ -665,9 +672,7 @@ export async function getCurrentPluginConversationBinding(params: {
   pluginRoot: string;
   conversation: PluginBindingConversation;
 }): Promise<PluginConversationBinding | null> {
-  const record = getSessionBindingService().resolveByConversation(
-    toConversationRef(params.conversation),
-  );
+  const record = resolveConversationBindingRecord(toConversationRef(params.conversation));
   const binding = toPluginConversationBinding(record);
   if (!binding || binding.pluginRoot !== params.pluginRoot) {
     return null;
@@ -684,12 +689,12 @@ export async function detachPluginConversationBinding(params: {
   conversation: PluginBindingConversation;
 }): Promise<{ removed: boolean }> {
   const ref = toConversationRef(params.conversation);
-  const record = getSessionBindingService().resolveByConversation(ref);
+  const record = resolveConversationBindingRecord(ref);
   const binding = toPluginConversationBinding(record);
   if (!binding || binding.pluginRoot !== params.pluginRoot) {
     return { removed: false };
   }
-  await getSessionBindingService().unbind({
+  await unbindConversationBindingRecord({
     bindingId: binding.bindingId,
     reason: "plugin-detach",
   });
@@ -717,6 +722,11 @@ export async function resolvePluginConversationBindingApproval(params: {
   }
   pendingRequests.delete(params.approvalId);
   if (params.decision === "deny") {
+    await notifyPluginConversationBindingResolved({
+      status: "denied",
+      decision: "deny",
+      request,
+    });
     log.info(
       `plugin binding denied plugin=${request.pluginId} root=${request.pluginRoot} channel=${request.conversation.channel} account=${request.conversation.accountId} conversation=${request.conversation.conversationId}`,
     );
@@ -745,6 +755,12 @@ export async function resolvePluginConversationBindingApproval(params: {
   log.info(
     `plugin binding approved plugin=${request.pluginId} root=${request.pluginRoot} decision=${params.decision} channel=${request.conversation.channel} account=${request.conversation.accountId} conversation=${request.conversation.conversationId}`,
   );
+  await notifyPluginConversationBindingResolved({
+    status: "approved",
+    binding,
+    decision: params.decision,
+    request,
+  });
   return {
     status: "approved",
     binding,
@@ -753,6 +769,42 @@ export async function resolvePluginConversationBindingApproval(params: {
   };
 }
 
+async function notifyPluginConversationBindingResolved(params: {
+  status: "approved" | "denied";
+  binding?: PluginConversationBinding;
+  decision: PluginConversationBindingResolutionDecision;
+  request: PendingPluginBindingRequest;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const registrations = getActivePluginRegistry()?.conversationBindingResolvedHandlers ?? [];
+  for (const registration of registrations) {
+    if (registration.pluginId !== params.request.pluginId) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const registeredRoot = registration.pluginRoot?.trim();
+    if (registeredRoot && registeredRoot !== params.request.pluginRoot) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    try {
+      const event: PluginConversationBindingResolvedEvent = {
+        status: params.status,
+        binding: params.binding,
+        decision: params.decision,
+        request: {
+          summary: params.request.summary,
+          detachHint: params.request.detachHint,
+          requestedBySenderId: params.request.requestedBySenderId,
+          conversation: params.request.conversation,
+        },
+      };
+      await registration.handler(event);
+    } catch (error) {
+      log.warn(
+        `plugin binding resolved callback failed plugin=${registration.pluginId} root=${registration.pluginRoot ?? "<none>"}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export function buildPluginBindingResolvedText(params: PluginBindingResolveResult): string {
   if (params.status === "expired") {
     return "That plugin bind approval expired. Retry the bind command.";
diff --git a/src/plugins/registry.ts b/src/plugins/registry.ts
index 4c863c3bdf4..3e89c8462b5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/registry.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/registry.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import type {
   OpenClawPluginChannelRegistration,
   OpenClawPluginCliRegistrar,
   OpenClawPluginCommandDefinition,
+  PluginConversationBindingResolvedEvent,
   OpenClawPluginHttpRouteAuth,
   OpenClawPluginHttpRouteMatch,
   OpenClawPluginHttpRouteHandler,
@@ -147,6 +148,15 @@ export type PluginCommandRegistration = {
   rootDir?: string;
 };
 
+export type PluginConversationBindingResolvedHandlerRegistration = {
+  pluginId: string;
+  pluginName?: string;
+  pluginRoot?: string;
+  handler: (event: PluginConversationBindingResolvedEvent) => void | Promise<void>;
+  source: string;
+  rootDir?: string;
+};
+
 export type PluginRecord = {
   id: string;
   name: string;
@@ -199,6 +209,7 @@ export type PluginRegistry = {
   cliRegistrars: PluginCliRegistration[];
   services: PluginServiceRegistration[];
   commands: PluginCommandRegistration[];
+  conversationBindingResolvedHandlers: PluginConversationBindingResolvedHandlerRegistration[];
   diagnostics: PluginDiagnostic[];
 };
 
@@ -247,6 +258,7 @@ export function createEmptyPluginRegistry(): PluginRegistry {
     cliRegistrars: [],
     services: [],
     commands: [],
+    conversationBindingResolvedHandlers: [],
     diagnostics: [],
   };
 }
@@ -829,6 +841,20 @@ export function createPluginRegistry(registryParams: PluginRegistryParams) {
     } as TypedPluginHookRegistration);
   };
 
+  const registerConversationBindingResolvedHandler = (
+    record: PluginRecord,
+    handler: (event: PluginConversationBindingResolvedEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
+  ) => {
+    registry.conversationBindingResolvedHandlers.push({
+      pluginId: record.id,
+      pluginName: record.name,
+      pluginRoot: record.rootDir,
+      handler,
+      source: record.source,
+      rootDir: record.rootDir,
+    });
+  };
+
   const normalizeLogger = (logger: PluginLogger): PluginLogger => ({
     info: logger.info,
     warn: logger.warn,
@@ -942,6 +968,10 @@ export function createPluginRegistry(registryParams: PluginRegistryParams) {
               }
             }
           : () => {},
+      onConversationBindingResolved:
+        registrationMode === "full"
+          ? (handler) => registerConversationBindingResolvedHandler(record, handler)
+          : () => {},
       registerCommand:
         registrationMode === "full" ? (command) => registerCommand(record, command) : () => {},
       registerContextEngine: (id, factory) => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/types.ts b/src/plugins/types.ts
index 6deb59669f1..a96913360be 100644
--- a/src/plugins/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/types.ts
@@ -940,6 +940,8 @@ export type PluginConversationBindingRequestParams = {
   detachHint?: string;
 };
 
+export type PluginConversationBindingResolutionDecision = "allow-once" | "allow-always" | "deny";
+
 export type PluginConversationBinding = {
   bindingId: string;
   pluginId: string;
@@ -970,6 +972,24 @@ export type PluginConversationBindingRequestResult =
       message: string;
     };
 
+export type PluginConversationBindingResolvedEvent = {
+  status: "approved" | "denied";
+  binding?: PluginConversationBinding;
+  decision: PluginConversationBindingResolutionDecision;
+  request: {
+    summary?: string;
+    detachHint?: string;
+    requestedBySenderId?: string;
+    conversation: {
+      channel: string;
+      accountId: string;
+      conversationId: string;
+      parentConversationId?: string;
+      threadId?: string | number;
+    };
+  };
+};
+
 /**
  * Result returned by a plugin command handler.
  */
@@ -1256,6 +1276,9 @@ export type OpenClawPluginApi = {
   registerImageGenerationProvider: (provider: ImageGenerationProviderPlugin) => void;
   registerWebSearchProvider: (provider: WebSearchProviderPlugin) => void;
   registerInteractiveHandler: (registration: PluginInteractiveHandlerRegistration) => void;
+  onConversationBindingResolved: (
+    handler: (event: PluginConversationBindingResolvedEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
+  ) => void;
   /**
    * Register a custom command that bypasses the LLM agent.
    * Plugin commands are processed before built-in commands and before agent invocation.
diff --git a/src/test-utils/channel-plugins.ts b/src/test-utils/channel-plugins.ts
index 6ecf718f895..d2ebbc45933 100644
--- a/src/test-utils/channel-plugins.ts
+++ b/src/test-utils/channel-plugins.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const createTestRegistry = (channels: TestChannelRegistration[] = []): Pl
   cliRegistrars: [],
   services: [],
   commands: [],
+  conversationBindingResolvedHandlers: [],
   diagnostics: [],
 });
 
diff --git a/test/helpers/extensions/plugin-api.ts b/test/helpers/extensions/plugin-api.ts
index bb94c326ee8..ee1e97178a8 100644
--- a/test/helpers/extensions/plugin-api.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/extensions/plugin-api.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export function createTestPluginApi(api: TestPluginApiInput): OpenClawPluginApi
     registerImageGenerationProvider() {},
     registerWebSearchProvider() {},
     registerInteractiveHandler() {},
+    onConversationBindingResolved() {},
     registerCommand() {},
     registerContextEngine() {},
     resolvePath(input: string) {