diff --git a/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts b/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
index 941f384913b..936f9e6a9cc 100644
--- a/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ describe("active-memory plugin", () => {
     expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]).toMatchObject({
       provider: "github-copilot",
       model: "gpt-5.4-mini",
-      messageChannel: "webchat",
       messageProvider: "webchat",
       sessionKey: expect.stringMatching(/^agent:main:main:active-memory:[a-f0-9]{12}$/),
       config: {
@@ -1155,7 +1154,7 @@ describe("active-memory plugin", () => {
     );
     expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]).toMatchObject({
       messageChannel: "telegram",
-      messageProvider: "webchat",
+      messageProvider: "telegram",
     });
     expect(hoisted.sessionStore["agent:main:telegram:direct:12345"]?.pluginDebugEntries).toEqual([
       {
@@ -1192,6 +1191,82 @@ describe("active-memory plugin", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("prefers the resolved session channel over a wrapper channel hint", async () => {
+    hoisted.sessionStore["agent:main:telegram:direct:12345"] = {
+      sessionId: "session-a",
+      updatedAt: 25,
+      channel: "telegram",
+    };
+
+    await hooks.before_prompt_build(
+      { prompt: "what wings should i order? wrapper channel hint", messages: [] },
+      {
+        agentId: "main",
+        trigger: "user",
+        sessionKey: "agent:main:telegram:direct:12345",
+        messageProvider: "webchat",
+        channelId: "webchat",
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+      messageChannel: "telegram",
+      messageProvider: "telegram",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("preserves an explicit real channel hint over a stale stored wrapper channel", async () => {
+    hoisted.sessionStore["agent:main:telegram:direct:12345"] = {
+      sessionId: "session-a",
+      updatedAt: 25,
+      origin: {
+        provider: "webchat",
+      },
+    };
+
+    await hooks.before_prompt_build(
+      { prompt: "what wings should i order? explicit channel hint", messages: [] },
+      {
+        agentId: "main",
+        trigger: "user",
+        sessionKey: "agent:main:telegram:direct:12345",
+        messageProvider: "webchat",
+        channelId: "telegram",
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+      messageChannel: "telegram",
+      messageProvider: "telegram",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("preserves a direct explicit channel when weak legacy fallback disagrees", async () => {
+    hoisted.sessionStore["agent:main:telegram:direct:12345"] = {
+      sessionId: "session-a",
+      updatedAt: 25,
+      origin: {
+        provider: "webchat",
+      },
+    };
+
+    await hooks.before_prompt_build(
+      { prompt: "what wings should i order? direct explicit channel", messages: [] },
+      {
+        agentId: "main",
+        trigger: "user",
+        sessionKey: "agent:main:telegram:direct:12345",
+        messageProvider: "telegram",
+        channelId: "telegram",
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+      messageChannel: "telegram",
+      messageProvider: "telegram",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("clears stale status on skipped non-interactive turns even when agentId is missing", async () => {
     const sessionKey = "noncanonical-session";
     hoisted.sessionStore[sessionKey] = {
diff --git a/extensions/active-memory/index.ts b/extensions/active-memory/index.ts
index 8f25eacf36b..075c4719f4e 100644
--- a/extensions/active-memory/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/active-memory/index.ts
@@ -369,6 +369,28 @@ function resolveRecallRunChannelContext(params: {
 } {
   const explicitChannel = normalizeOptionalString(params.channelId);
   const explicitProvider = normalizeOptionalString(params.messageProvider);
+  const trustedExplicitChannel =
+    explicitChannel && explicitChannel !== explicitProvider ? explicitChannel : undefined;
+  const resolveReturnValue = (params: {
+    resolvedChannel?: string;
+    resolvedChannelStrength?: "strong" | "weak";
+  }) => {
+    const trustedResolvedChannel =
+      params.resolvedChannelStrength === "strong" ? params.resolvedChannel : undefined;
+    return {
+      messageChannel:
+        trustedExplicitChannel ??
+        trustedResolvedChannel ??
+        explicitChannel ??
+        params.resolvedChannel,
+      messageProvider:
+        trustedExplicitChannel ??
+        trustedResolvedChannel ??
+        explicitProvider ??
+        explicitChannel ??
+        params.resolvedChannel,
+    };
+  };
   const resolvedSessionKey =
     normalizeOptionalString(params.sessionKey) ??
     resolveCanonicalSessionKeyFromSessionId({
@@ -377,10 +399,7 @@ function resolveRecallRunChannelContext(params: {
       sessionId: params.sessionId,
     });
   if (!resolvedSessionKey) {
-    return {
-      messageChannel: explicitChannel ?? explicitProvider,
-      messageProvider: explicitProvider ?? explicitChannel,
-    };
+    return resolveReturnValue({});
   }
 
   try {
@@ -395,19 +414,20 @@ function resolveRecallRunChannelContext(params: {
       store,
       sessionKey: resolvedSessionKey,
     }).existing;
-    const entryChannel =
+    const strongEntryChannel =
       normalizeOptionalString(sessionEntry?.lastChannel) ??
-      normalizeOptionalString(sessionEntry?.channel) ??
-      normalizeOptionalString(sessionEntry?.origin?.provider);
-    return {
-      messageChannel: explicitChannel ?? entryChannel ?? explicitProvider,
-      messageProvider: explicitProvider ?? explicitChannel ?? entryChannel,
-    };
+      normalizeOptionalString(sessionEntry?.channel);
+    const weakEntryChannel = normalizeOptionalString(sessionEntry?.origin?.provider);
+    return resolveReturnValue({
+      resolvedChannel: strongEntryChannel ?? weakEntryChannel,
+      resolvedChannelStrength: strongEntryChannel
+        ? "strong"
+        : weakEntryChannel
+          ? "weak"
+          : undefined,
+    });
   } catch {
-    return {
-      messageChannel: explicitChannel ?? explicitProvider,
-      messageProvider: explicitProvider ?? explicitChannel,
-    };
+    return resolveReturnValue({});
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/msteams/src/channel.test.ts b/extensions/msteams/src/channel.test.ts
index 924e7e476fb..b6982388b32 100644
--- a/extensions/msteams/src/channel.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/msteams/src/channel.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { msteamsPlugin } from "./channel.js";
 import { msTeamsApprovalAuth } from "./approval-auth.js";
+import { msteamsPlugin } from "./channel.js";
 
 function createConfiguredMSTeamsCfg(): OpenClawConfig {
   return {