* fix: make replyToMode 'off' actually prevent threading in Slack
Three independent bugs caused Slack replies to always create threads
even when replyToMode was set to 'off':
1. Typing indicator created threads via statusThreadTs fallback (#16868)
- resolveSlackThreadTargets fell back to messageTs for statusThreadTs
- 'is typing...' was posted as thread reply, creating a thread
- Fix: remove messageTs fallback, let statusThreadTs be undefined
2. [[reply_to_current]] tags bypassed replyToMode entirely (#16080)
- Slack dock had allowExplicitReplyTagsWhenOff: true
- Reply tags from system prompt always threaded regardless of config
- Fix: set allowExplicitReplyTagsWhenOff to false for Slack
3. Contradictory replyToMode defaults in codebase (#20827)
- monitor/provider.ts defaulted to 'all'
- accounts.ts defaulted to 'off' (matching docs)
- Fix: align provider.ts default to 'off' per documentation
Fixes: openclaw/openclaw#16868, openclaw/openclaw#16080, openclaw/openclaw#20827
* fix(slack): respect replyToMode in DMs even with typing indicator thread
When replyToMode is 'off' in DMs, replies should stay in the main
conversation even when the typing indicator creates a thread context.
Previously, when incomingThreadTs was set (from the typing indicator's
thread), replyToMode was forced to 'all', causing all replies to go
into the thread.
Now, for direct messages, the user's configured replyToMode is always
respected. For channels/groups, the existing behavior is preserved
(stay in thread if already in one).
This fix:
- Keeps the typing indicator working (statusThreadTs fallback preserved)
- Prevents DM replies from being forced into threads
- Maintains channel thread continuity
Fixes#16868
* refactor(slack): eliminate redundant resolveSlackThreadContext call
- Add isThreadReply to resolveSlackThreadTargets return value
- Remove duplicate call in dispatch.ts
- Addresses greptile review feedback with cleaner DRY approach
* docs(slack): add JSDoc to resolveSlackThreadTargets
Document return values including isThreadReply distinction between
genuine user thread replies vs bot status message thread context.
* docs(changelog): record Slack replyToMode off threading fixes
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Co-authored-by: James <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: theoseo <[email protected]>
* fix(slack): preserve thread_ts in queue drain and deliveryContext
Two related fixes for Slack thread reply routing:
1. Queue drain drops string thread_ts (#11195)
- `typeof threadId === "number"` in drain.ts only matches Telegram numeric
topic IDs. Slack thread_ts is a string like "1770474140.187459" which
fails the check, causing threadKey to become empty.
- Changed to `threadId != null && threadId !== ""` to accept both number
and string thread IDs.
- Applies to all 3 occurrences in drain.ts: cross-channel detection,
thread key building, and collected originatingThreadId extraction.
2. DM deliveryContext missing thread_ts (#10837)
- updateLastRoute calls for Slack DMs in both prepare.ts and dispatch.ts
built deliveryContext without threadId, so the session's delivery context
never included thread_ts for DM threads.
- Added threadId from threadContext.messageThreadId / ctxPayload.MessageThreadId
to both updateLastRoute call sites.
Tests: 3 new cases in queue.collect-routing.test.ts
- Collects messages with matching string thread_ts (same Slack thread)
- Separates messages with different string thread_ts (different threads)
- Treats empty string threadId same as absent
Closes#10837, closes#11195
* fix(slack): preserve string thread context in queue + DM route updates
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Co-authored-by: RobClawd <[email protected]>
* fix(slack): pass recipient_team_id and recipient_user_id to streaming API calls
The Slack Agents & AI Apps streaming API (chat.startStream / chat.stopStream)
requires recipient_team_id and recipient_user_id parameters. Without them,
stopStream fails with 'missing_recipient_team_id' (all contexts) or
'missing_recipient_user_id' (DM contexts), causing streamed messages to
disappear after generation completes.
This passes:
- team_id (from auth.test at provider startup, stored in monitor context)
- user_id (from the incoming message sender, for DM recipient identification)
through to the ChatStreamer via recipient_team_id and recipient_user_id options.
Fixes#19839, #20847, #20299, #19791, #20337
AI-assisted: Written with Claude (Opus 4.6) via OpenClaw. Lightly tested
(unit tests pass, live workspace verification in progress).
* fix(slack): disable block streaming when native streaming is active
When Slack native streaming (`chat.startStream`/`stopStream`) is enabled,
`disableBlockStreaming` was set to `false`, which activated the app-level
block streaming pipeline. This pipeline intercepted agent output, sent it
via block replies, then dropped the final payloads that would have flowed
through `deliverWithStreaming` to the Slack streaming API — resulting in
zero replies delivered.
Set `disableBlockStreaming: true` when native streaming is active so the
final reply flows through the Slack streaming API path as intended.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <[email protected]>
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Vincent Koc <[email protected]>
Peter Steinberger