fix(cron): direct-deliver thread and topic announce targets

Co-authored-by: Andrei Aratmonov <247877121+AndrewArto@users.noreply.github.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Cron/Timer: keep a watchdog recheck timer armed while `onTimer` is actively executing so the scheduler continues polling even if a due-run tick stalls for an extended period. (#23628) Thanks @dsgraves.
 - Cron/Run: enforce the same per-job timeout guard for manual `cron.run` executions as timer-driven runs, including abort propagation for isolated agent jobs, so forced runs cannot wedge indefinitely. (#23704) Thanks @tkuehnl.
 - Delivery/Queue: quarantine queue entries immediately on known permanent delivery errors (for example invalid recipients or missing conversation references) by moving them to `failed/` instead of retrying on every restart. (#23794) Thanks @aldoeliacim.
+- Cron/Delivery: route text-only announce jobs with explicit thread/topic targets through direct outbound delivery so forum/thread destinations do not get dropped by intermediary announce turns. (#23841) Thanks @AndrewArto.
 - Cron/Status: split execution outcome (`lastRunStatus`) from delivery outcome (`lastDeliveryStatus`) in persisted cron state, finished events, and run history so failed/unknown announcement delivery is visible without conflating it with run errors.
 - Cron/Schedule: for `every` jobs, prefer `lastRunAtMs + everyMs` when still in the future after restarts, then fall back to anchor scheduling for catch-up windows, so NEXT timing matches the last successful cadence. (#22895) Thanks @SidQin-cyber.
 - Agents/Compaction: restore embedded compaction safeguard/context-pruning extension loading in production by wiring bundled extension factories into the resource loader instead of runtime file-path resolution. (#22349) Thanks @Glucksberg.

src/cron/isolated-agent.direct-delivery-forum-topics.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import "./isolated-agent.mocks.js";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { runEmbeddedPiAgent } from "../agents/pi-embedded.js";
+import { runSubagentAnnounceFlow } from "../agents/subagent-announce.js";
+import type { CliDeps } from "../cli/deps.js";
+import { runCronIsolatedAgentTurn } from "./isolated-agent.js";
+import {
+  makeCfg,
+  makeJob,
+  withTempCronHome,
+  writeSessionStore,
+} from "./isolated-agent.test-harness.js";
+import { setupIsolatedAgentTurnMocks } from "./isolated-agent.test-setup.js";
+
+function createCliDeps(overrides: Partial<CliDeps> = {}): CliDeps {
+  return {
+    sendMessageSlack: vi.fn(),
+    sendMessageWhatsApp: vi.fn(),
+    sendMessageTelegram: vi.fn(),
+    sendMessageDiscord: vi.fn(),
+    sendMessageSignal: vi.fn(),
+    sendMessageIMessage: vi.fn(),
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+function mockAgentPayloads(payloads: Array<Record<string, unknown>>) {
+  vi.mocked(runEmbeddedPiAgent).mockResolvedValue({
+    payloads,
+    meta: {
+      durationMs: 5,
+      agentMeta: { sessionId: "s", provider: "p", model: "m" },
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+describe("runCronIsolatedAgentTurn forum topic delivery", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setupIsolatedAgentTurnMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("uses direct delivery for text-only forum topic targets", async () => {
+    await withTempCronHome(async (home) => {
+      const storePath = await writeSessionStore(home, { lastProvider: "webchat", lastTo: "" });
+      const deps = createCliDeps();
+      mockAgentPayloads([{ text: "forum message" }]);
+
+      const res = await runCronIsolatedAgentTurn({
+        cfg: makeCfg(home, storePath, {
+          channels: { telegram: { botToken: "t-1" } },
+        }),
+        deps,
+        job: {
+          ...makeJob({ kind: "agentTurn", message: "do it" }),
+          delivery: { mode: "announce", channel: "telegram", to: "123:topic:42" },
+        },
+        message: "do it",
+        sessionKey: "cron:job-1",
+        lane: "cron",
+      });
+
+      expect(res.status).toBe("ok");
+      expect(res.delivered).toBe(true);
+      expect(runSubagentAnnounceFlow).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(deps.sendMessageTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(deps.sendMessageTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "123",
+        "forum message",
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          messageThreadId: 42,
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("keeps text-only non-threaded targets on announce flow", async () => {
+    await withTempCronHome(async (home) => {
+      const storePath = await writeSessionStore(home, { lastProvider: "webchat", lastTo: "" });
+      const deps = createCliDeps();
+      mockAgentPayloads([{ text: "plain message" }]);
+
+      const res = await runCronIsolatedAgentTurn({
+        cfg: makeCfg(home, storePath, {
+          channels: { telegram: { botToken: "t-1" } },
+        }),
+        deps,
+        job: {
+          ...makeJob({ kind: "agentTurn", message: "do it" }),
+          delivery: { mode: "announce", channel: "telegram", to: "123" },
+        },
+        message: "do it",
+        sessionKey: "cron:job-1",
+        lane: "cron",
+      });
+
+      expect(res.status).toBe("ok");
+      expect(runSubagentAnnounceFlow).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(deps.sendMessageTelegram).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+});

src/cron/isolated-agent.skips-delivery-without-whatsapp-recipient-besteffortdeliver-true.test.ts

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ describe("runCronIsolatedAgentTurn", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("passes resolved threadId into shared subagent announce flow", async () => {
+  it("routes threaded announce targets through direct delivery", async () => {
     await withTempCronHome(async (home) => {
       const storePath = await writeSessionStore(home, { lastProvider: "webchat", lastTo: "" });
       await fs.writeFile(
@@ -214,13 +214,16 @@ describe("runCronIsolatedAgentTurn", () => {
       });
 
       expect(res.status).toBe("ok");
-      expect(runSubagentAnnounceFlow).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-      const announceArgs = vi.mocked(runSubagentAnnounceFlow).mock.calls[0]?.[0] as
-        | { requesterOrigin?: { threadId?: string | number; channel?: string; to?: string } }
-        | undefined;
-      expect(announceArgs?.requesterOrigin?.channel).toBe("telegram");
-      expect(announceArgs?.requesterOrigin?.to).toBe("123");
-      expect(announceArgs?.requesterOrigin?.threadId).toBe(42);
+      expect(res.delivered).toBe(true);
+      expect(runSubagentAnnounceFlow).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(deps.sendMessageTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(deps.sendMessageTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "123",
+        "Final weather summary",
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          messageThreadId: 42,
+        }),
+      );
     });
   });
 

src/cron/isolated-agent/run.ts

@@ -657,7 +657,13 @@ export async function runCronIsolatedAgentTurn(params: {
     // follows the same system-message injection path as subagent completions.
     // Keep direct outbound delivery only for structured payloads (media/channel
     // data), which cannot be represented by the shared announce flow.
-    if (deliveryPayloadHasStructuredContent) {
+    //
+    // Forum/topic targets should also use direct delivery. Announce flow can
+    // be swallowed by ANNOUNCE_SKIP/NO_REPLY in the target agent turn, which
+    // silently drops cron output for topic-bound sessions.
+    const useDirectDelivery =
+      deliveryPayloadHasStructuredContent || resolvedDelivery.threadId != null;
+    if (useDirectDelivery) {
       try {
         const payloadsForDelivery =
           deliveryPayloads.length > 0