Merge branch 'sipeed:main' into main

config/config.example.json

@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
       "model": "deepseek/deepseek-chat",
       "api_key": "sk-your-deepseek-key"
     },
+    {
+      "model_name": "lmstudio-local",
+      "model": "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b"
+    },
     {
       "model_name": "longcat",
       "model": "longcat/LongCat-Flash-Thinking",

docs/configuration.md

@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ For complete documentation, see [`security_configuration.md`](security_configura
 | **通义千问 (Qwen)**     | `qwen/`           | `https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1` | OpenAI    | [Get Key](https://dashscope.console.aliyun.com)                  |
 | **NVIDIA**              | `nvidia/`         | `https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1`               | OpenAI    | [Get Key](https://build.nvidia.com)                              |
 | **Ollama**              | `ollama/`         | `http://localhost:11434/v1`                         | OpenAI    | Local (no key needed)                                            |
+| **LM Studio**           | `lmstudio/`       | `http://localhost:1234/v1`                          | OpenAI    | Optional (local default: no key)                                 |
 | **OpenRouter**          | `openrouter/`     | `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1`                      | OpenAI    | [Get Key](https://openrouter.ai/keys)                            |
 | **LiteLLM Proxy**       | `litellm/`        | `http://localhost:4000/v1`                          | OpenAI    | Your LiteLLM proxy key                                           |
 | **VLLM**                | `vllm/`           | `http://localhost:8000/v1`                          | OpenAI    | Local                                                            |
@@ -710,6 +711,21 @@ For direct Anthropic API access or custom endpoints that only support Anthropic'
 
 </details>
 
+<details>
+<summary><b>LM Studio (local)</b></summary>
+
+```json
+{
+  "model_name": "lmstudio-local",
+  "model": "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b"
+}
+```
+
+`api_base` defaults to `http://localhost:1234/v1`. API key is optional unless your LM Studio server enables authentication.<br/>
+PicoClaw sends OpenAI-compatible requests to LM Studio, and strips the `lmstudio/` prefix before sending requests, so `lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b` sends `openai/gpt-oss-20b` to the LM Studio server.
+
+</details>
+
 <details>
 <summary><b>Custom Proxy / LiteLLM</b></summary>
 

docs/providers.md

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ This design also enables **multi-agent support** with flexible provider selectio
 | **通义千问 (Qwen)** | `qwen/`           | `https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1` | OpenAI    | [Get Key](https://dashscope.console.aliyun.com)                  |
 | **NVIDIA**          | `nvidia/`         | `https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1`               | OpenAI    | [Get Key](https://build.nvidia.com)                              |
 | **Ollama**          | `ollama/`         | `http://localhost:11434/v1`                         | OpenAI    | Local (no key needed)                                            |
+| **LM Studio**       | `lmstudio/`       | `http://localhost:1234/v1`                          | OpenAI    | Optional (local default: no key)                                 |
 | **OpenRouter**      | `openrouter/`     | `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1`                      | OpenAI    | [Get Key](https://openrouter.ai/keys)                            |
 | **LiteLLM Proxy**   | `litellm/`        | `http://localhost:4000/v1`                          | OpenAI    | Your LiteLLM proxy key                                            |
 | **VLLM**            | `vllm/`           | `http://localhost:8000/v1`                          | OpenAI    | Local                                                            |
@@ -226,6 +227,18 @@ For direct Anthropic API access or custom endpoints that only support Anthropic'
 }
 ```
 
+**LM Studio (local)**
+
+```json
+{
+  "model_name": "lmstudio-local",
+  "model": "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b"
+}
+```
+
+`api_base` defaults to `http://localhost:1234/v1`. API key is optional unless your LM Studio server enables authentication.<br/>
+PicoClaw sends OpenAI-compatible requests to LM Studio, and strips the `lmstudio/` prefix before sending requests, so `lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b` sends `openai/gpt-oss-20b` to the LM Studio server.
+
 **Custom Proxy/API**
 
 ```json

docs/zh/configuration.md

@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ Agent 读取 HEARTBEAT.md
 | **通义千问 (Qwen)**     | `qwen/`           | `https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1` | OpenAI    | [获取](https://dashscope.console.aliyun.com)                     |
 | **NVIDIA**              | `nvidia/`         | `https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1`               | OpenAI    | [获取](https://build.nvidia.com)                                 |
 | **Ollama**              | `ollama/`         | `http://localhost:11434/v1`                         | OpenAI    | 本地（无需 Key）                                                 |
+| **LM Studio**           | `lmstudio/`       | `http://localhost:1234/v1`                          | OpenAI    | 可选（本地默认无需密钥）                                         |
 | **OpenRouter**          | `openrouter/`     | `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1`                      | OpenAI    | [获取](https://openrouter.ai/keys)                               |
 | **LiteLLM Proxy**       | `litellm/`        | `http://localhost:4000/v1`                          | OpenAI    | 你的 LiteLLM 代理 Key                                            |
 | **VLLM**                | `vllm/`           | `http://localhost:8000/v1`                          | OpenAI    | 本地                                                             |
@@ -506,6 +507,21 @@ Agent 读取 HEARTBEAT.md
 
 </details>
 
+<details>
+<summary><b>LM Studio（本地）</b></summary>
+
+```json
+{
+  "model_name": "lmstudio-local",
+  "model": "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b"
+}
+```
+
+`api_base` 默认是 `http://localhost:1234/v1`。除非你在 LM Studio 侧启用了认证，否则不需要配置 API Key。
+PicoClaw 向 LM Studio 的 OpenAI 兼容终结点发送请求，且将移除首个 `lmstudio/` 前缀，因此 `lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b` 会发送 `openai/gpt-oss-20b`。
+
+</details>
+
 <details>
 <summary><b>自定义代理 / LiteLLM</b></summary>
 

docs/zh/providers.md

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 | **通义千问 (Qwen)** | `qwen/`           | `https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1` | OpenAI    | [获取密钥](https://dashscope.console.aliyun.com)                  |
 | **NVIDIA**          | `nvidia/`         | `https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1`               | OpenAI    | [获取密钥](https://build.nvidia.com)                              |
 | **Ollama**          | `ollama/`         | `http://localhost:11434/v1`                         | OpenAI    | 本地（无需密钥）                                                  |
+| **LM Studio**       | `lmstudio/`       | `http://localhost:1234/v1`                          | OpenAI    | 可选（本地默认无需密钥）                                          |
 | **OpenRouter**      | `openrouter/`     | `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1`                      | OpenAI    | [获取密钥](https://openrouter.ai/keys)                            |
 | **LiteLLM Proxy**   | `litellm/`        | `http://localhost:4000/v1`                          | OpenAI    | 你的 LiteLLM 代理密钥                                             |
 | **VLLM**            | `vllm/`           | `http://localhost:8000/v1`                          | OpenAI    | 本地                                                              |
@@ -211,6 +212,18 @@
 }
 ```
 
+**LM Studio（本地）**
+
+```json
+{
+  "model_name": "lmstudio-local",
+  "model": "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b"
+}
+```
+
+`api_base` 默认是 `http://localhost:1234/v1`。除非你在 LM Studio 侧启用了认证，否则不需要配置 API Key。
+PicoClaw 向 LM Studio 的 OpenAI 兼容终结点发送请求，且将移除首个 `lmstudio/` 前缀，因此 `lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b` 会发送 `openai/gpt-oss-20b`。
+
 **自定义代理/API**
 
 ```json

pkg/agent/context_budget.go

@@ -90,14 +90,29 @@ func findSafeBoundary(history []providers.Message, targetIndex int) int {
 // including Content, ReasoningContent, ToolCalls arguments, ToolCallID
 // metadata, and Media items. Uses a heuristic of 2.5 characters per token.
 func estimateMessageTokens(msg providers.Message) int {
-	chars := utf8.RuneCountInString(msg.Content)
+	contentChars := utf8.RuneCountInString(msg.Content)
 
-	// ReasoningContent (extended thinking / chain-of-thought) can be
+	// SystemParts are structured system blocks used for cache-aware adapters.
-	// substantial and is stored in session history via AddFullMessage.
+	// They carry the same content as Content, but in multiple blocks.
-	if msg.ReasoningContent != "" {
+	// We estimate them as an alternative representation, not additive.
-		chars += utf8.RuneCountInString(msg.ReasoningContent)
+	systemPartsChars := 0
+	if len(msg.SystemParts) > 0 {
+		for _, part := range msg.SystemParts {
+			systemPartsChars += utf8.RuneCountInString(part.Text)
+		}
+		// Per-part overhead for JSON structure (type, text, cache_control).
+		const perPartOverhead = 20
+		systemPartsChars += len(msg.SystemParts) * perPartOverhead
 	}
 
+	// Use the larger of the two representations to stay conservative.
+	chars := contentChars
+	if systemPartsChars > chars {
+		chars = systemPartsChars
+	}
+
+	chars += utf8.RuneCountInString(msg.ReasoningContent)
+
 	for _, tc := range msg.ToolCalls {
 		chars += len(tc.ID) + len(tc.Type)
 		if tc.Function != nil {

pkg/agent/context_budget_test.go

@@ -529,6 +529,26 @@ func TestEstimateMessageTokens_MediaItems(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEstimateMessageTokens_SystemParts(t *testing.T) {
+	plain := providers.Message{Role: "system", Content: "instructions"}
+	withParts := providers.Message{
+		Role:    "system",
+		Content: "instructions",
+		SystemParts: []providers.ContentBlock{
+			{Type: "text", Text: "some more system context"},
+			{Type: "text", Text: "even more cached blocks"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	plainTokens := estimateMessageTokens(plain)
+	partsTokens := estimateMessageTokens(withParts)
+
+	if partsTokens <= plainTokens {
+		t.Errorf("system message with SystemParts (%d) should exceed plain message (%d)",
+			partsTokens, plainTokens)
+	}
+}
+
 // --- estimateToolDefsTokens tests ---
 
 func TestEstimateToolDefsTokens(t *testing.T) {

pkg/agent/loop_test.go

@@ -25,23 +25,25 @@ import (
 
 type fakeChannel struct{ id string }
 
-func (f *fakeChannel) Name() string                                            { return "fake" }
+func (f *fakeChannel) Name() string                    { return "fake" }
-func (f *fakeChannel) Start(ctx context.Context) error                         { return nil }
+func (f *fakeChannel) Start(ctx context.Context) error { return nil }
-func (f *fakeChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error                          { return nil }
+func (f *fakeChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error  { return nil }
-func (f *fakeChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error { return nil }
+func (f *fakeChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
-func (f *fakeChannel) IsRunning() bool                                         { return true }
+	return nil, nil
-func (f *fakeChannel) IsAllowed(string) bool                                   { return true }
+}
-func (f *fakeChannel) IsAllowedSender(sender bus.SenderInfo) bool              { return true }
+func (f *fakeChannel) IsRunning() bool                            { return true }
-func (f *fakeChannel) ReasoningChannelID() string                              { return f.id }
+func (f *fakeChannel) IsAllowed(string) bool                      { return true }
+func (f *fakeChannel) IsAllowedSender(sender bus.SenderInfo) bool { return true }
+func (f *fakeChannel) ReasoningChannelID() string                 { return f.id }
 
 type fakeMediaChannel struct {
 	fakeChannel
 	sentMedia []bus.OutboundMediaMessage
 }
 
-func (f *fakeMediaChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (f *fakeMediaChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	f.sentMedia = append(f.sentMedia, msg)
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func newStartedTestChannelManager(

pkg/channels/README.md

@@ -252,28 +252,28 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 **3e. Send method error returns**
 
 ```go
-// Old code: returns plain error
+// Old code: returned only error
 func (c *TelegramChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
     if !c.running { return fmt.Errorf("not running") }
     // ...
     if err != nil { return err }
 }
 
-// New code: must return sentinel errors for Manager to determine retry strategy
+// New code: return delivered message IDs plus sentinel errors
-func (c *TelegramChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *TelegramChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
     if !c.IsRunning() {
-        return channels.ErrNotRunning    // ← Manager will not retry
+        return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning    // ← Manager will not retry
     }
     // ...
     if err != nil {
         // Use ClassifySendError to wrap error based on HTTP status code
-        return channels.ClassifySendError(statusCode, err)
+        return nil, channels.ClassifySendError(statusCode, err)
         // Or manually wrap:
-        // return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrTemporary, err)
+        // return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrTemporary, err)
-        // return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrRateLimit, err)
+        // return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrRateLimit, err)
-        // return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrSendFailed, err)
+        // return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrSendFailed, err)
     }
-    return nil
+    return []string{deliveredID}, nil // or return nil, nil if IDs are unavailable
 }
 ```
 
@@ -502,25 +502,25 @@ func (c *MatrixChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
     return nil
 }
 
-func (c *MatrixChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *MatrixChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
     // 1. Check running state
     if !c.IsRunning() {
-        return channels.ErrNotRunning
+        return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
     }
 
     // 2. Send message to Matrix
-    err := c.sendToMatrix(ctx, msg.ChatID, msg.Content)
+    eventID, err := c.sendToMatrix(ctx, msg.ChatID, msg.Content)
     if err != nil {
         // 3. Must use error classification wrapping
         //    If you have an HTTP status code:
-        //    return channels.ClassifySendError(statusCode, err)
+        //    return nil, channels.ClassifySendError(statusCode, err)
         //    If it's a network error:
-        //    return channels.ClassifyNetError(err)
+        //    return nil, channels.ClassifyNetError(err)
         //    If manual classification is needed:
-        return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrTemporary, err)
+        return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrTemporary, err)
     }
 
-    return nil
+    return []string{eventID}, nil
 }
 
 // ========== Incoming Message Handling ==========
@@ -580,9 +580,9 @@ func (c *MatrixChannel) handleIncoming(roomID, senderID, displayName, content st
 
 // ========== Internal Methods ==========
 
-func (c *MatrixChannel) sendToMatrix(ctx context.Context, roomID, content string) error {
+func (c *MatrixChannel) sendToMatrix(ctx context.Context, roomID, content string) (string, error) {
     // Actual Matrix SDK call
-    return nil
+    return "event-id", nil
 }
 ```
 
@@ -594,16 +594,17 @@ Depending on platform capabilities, your channel can optionally implement the fo
 
 ```go
 // If the platform supports sending images/files/audio/video
-func (c *MatrixChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *MatrixChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
     if !c.IsRunning() {
-        return channels.ErrNotRunning
+        return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
     }
 
     store := c.GetMediaStore()
     if store == nil {
-        return fmt.Errorf("no media store: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+        return nil, fmt.Errorf("no media store: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
     }
 
+    var messageIDs []string
     for _, part := range msg.Parts {
         localPath, err := store.Resolve(part.Ref)
         if err != nil {
@@ -620,8 +621,10 @@ func (c *MatrixChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
         default:
             // Upload file to Matrix
         }
+        // Append platform IDs here when the API returns them.
+        // messageIDs = append(messageIDs, uploadedMessageID)
     }
-    return nil
+    return messageIDs, nil
 }
 ```
 
@@ -1270,7 +1273,7 @@ type Channel interface {
     Name() string
     Start(ctx context.Context) error
     Stop(ctx context.Context) error
-    Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
+    Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error)
     IsRunning() bool
     IsAllowed(senderID string) bool
     IsAllowedSender(sender bus.SenderInfo) bool
@@ -1279,7 +1282,7 @@ type Channel interface {
 
 // ===== Optional =====
 type MediaSender interface {
-    SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error
+    SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error)
 }
 
 type TypingCapable interface {

pkg/channels/README.zh.md

@@ -252,28 +252,28 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 **3e. Send 方法的错误返回**
 
 ```go
-// 旧代码：返回普通 error
+// 旧代码：只返回 error
 func (c *TelegramChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
     if !c.running { return fmt.Errorf("not running") }
     // ...
     if err != nil { return err }
 }
 
-// 新代码：必须返回哨兵错误，供 Manager 判断重试策略
+// 新代码：返回投递后的消息 ID，以及供 Manager 判断重试策略的哨兵错误
-func (c *TelegramChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *TelegramChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
     if !c.IsRunning() {
-        return channels.ErrNotRunning    // ← Manager 不会重试
+        return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning    // ← Manager 不会重试
     }
     // ...
     if err != nil {
         // 使用 ClassifySendError 根据 HTTP 状态码包装错误
-        return channels.ClassifySendError(statusCode, err)
+        return nil, channels.ClassifySendError(statusCode, err)
         // 或手动包装：
-        // return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrTemporary, err)
+        // return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrTemporary, err)
-        // return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrRateLimit, err)
+        // return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrRateLimit, err)
-        // return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrSendFailed, err)
+        // return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrSendFailed, err)
     }
-    return nil
+    return []string{deliveredID}, nil // 如果拿不到 ID，也可以返回 nil, nil
 }
 ```
 
@@ -502,25 +502,25 @@ func (c *MatrixChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
     return nil
 }
 
-func (c *MatrixChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *MatrixChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
     // 1. 检查运行状态
     if !c.IsRunning() {
-        return channels.ErrNotRunning
+        return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
     }
 
     // 2. 发送消息到 Matrix
-    err := c.sendToMatrix(ctx, msg.ChatID, msg.Content)
+    eventID, err := c.sendToMatrix(ctx, msg.ChatID, msg.Content)
     if err != nil {
         // 3. 必须使用错误分类包装
         //    如果你有 HTTP 状态码：
-        //    return channels.ClassifySendError(statusCode, err)
+        //    return nil, channels.ClassifySendError(statusCode, err)
         //    如果是网络错误：
-        //    return channels.ClassifyNetError(err)
+        //    return nil, channels.ClassifyNetError(err)
         //    如果需要手动分类：
-        return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrTemporary, err)
+        return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", channels.ErrTemporary, err)
     }
 
-    return nil
+    return []string{eventID}, nil
 }
 
 // ========== 消息接收处理 ==========
@@ -580,9 +580,9 @@ func (c *MatrixChannel) handleIncoming(roomID, senderID, displayName, content st
 
 // ========== 内部方法 ==========
 
-func (c *MatrixChannel) sendToMatrix(ctx context.Context, roomID, content string) error {
+func (c *MatrixChannel) sendToMatrix(ctx context.Context, roomID, content string) (string, error) {
     // 实际的 Matrix SDK 调用
-    return nil
+    return "event-id", nil
 }
 ```
 
@@ -594,16 +594,17 @@ func (c *MatrixChannel) sendToMatrix(ctx context.Context, roomID, content string
 
 ```go
 // 如果平台支持发送图片/文件/音频/视频
-func (c *MatrixChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *MatrixChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
     if !c.IsRunning() {
-        return channels.ErrNotRunning
+        return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
     }
 
     store := c.GetMediaStore()
     if store == nil {
-        return fmt.Errorf("no media store: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+        return nil, fmt.Errorf("no media store: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
     }
 
+    var messageIDs []string
     for _, part := range msg.Parts {
         localPath, err := store.Resolve(part.Ref)
         if err != nil {
@@ -620,8 +621,10 @@ func (c *MatrixChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
         default:
             // 上传文件到 Matrix
         }
+        // 如果 API 能返回平台消息 ID，就在这里追加。
+        // messageIDs = append(messageIDs, uploadedMessageID)
     }
-    return nil
+    return messageIDs, nil
 }
 ```
 
@@ -1269,7 +1272,7 @@ type Channel interface {
     Name() string
     Start(ctx context.Context) error
     Stop(ctx context.Context) error
-    Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
+    Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error)
     IsRunning() bool
     IsAllowed(senderID string) bool
     IsAllowedSender(sender bus.SenderInfo) bool
@@ -1278,7 +1281,7 @@ type Channel interface {
 
 // ===== 可选实现 =====
 type MediaSender interface {
-    SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error
+    SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error)
 }
 
 type TypingCapable interface {

pkg/channels/base.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type Channel interface {
 	Name() string
 	Start(ctx context.Context) error
 	Stop(ctx context.Context) error
-	Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
+	Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error)
 	IsRunning() bool
 	IsAllowed(senderID string) bool
 	IsAllowedSender(sender bus.SenderInfo) bool

pkg/channels/dingtalk/dingtalk.go

@@ -104,20 +104,20 @@ func (c *DingTalkChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // Send sends a message to DingTalk via the chatbot reply API
-func (c *DingTalkChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *DingTalkChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	// Get session webhook from storage
 	sessionWebhookRaw, ok := c.sessionWebhooks.Load(msg.ChatID)
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no session_webhook found for chat %s, cannot send message", msg.ChatID)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no session_webhook found for chat %s, cannot send message", msg.ChatID)
 	}
 
 	sessionWebhook, ok := sessionWebhookRaw.(string)
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid session_webhook type for chat %s", msg.ChatID)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid session_webhook type for chat %s", msg.ChatID)
 	}
 
 	logger.DebugCF("dingtalk", "Sending message", map[string]any{
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (c *DingTalkChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) err
 	})
 
 	// Use the session webhook to send the reply
-	return c.SendDirectReply(ctx, sessionWebhook, msg.Content)
+	return nil, c.SendDirectReply(ctx, sessionWebhook, msg.Content)
 }
 
 // onChatBotMessageReceived implements the IChatBotMessageHandler function signature

pkg/channels/discord/discord.go

@@ -128,37 +128,41 @@ func (c *DiscordChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *DiscordChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *DiscordChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	channelID := msg.ChatID
 	if channelID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("channel ID is empty")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("channel ID is empty")
 	}
 
 	if len([]rune(msg.Content)) == 0 {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	return c.sendChunk(ctx, channelID, msg.Content, msg.ReplyToMessageID)
+	msgID, err := c.sendChunk(ctx, channelID, msg.Content, msg.ReplyToMessageID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return []string{msgID}, nil
 }
 
 // SendMedia implements the channels.MediaSender interface.
-func (c *DiscordChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *DiscordChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	channelID := msg.ChatID
 	if channelID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("channel ID is empty")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("channel ID is empty")
 	}
 
 	store := c.GetMediaStore()
 	if store == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	// Collect all files into a single ChannelMessageSendComplex call
@@ -202,33 +206,41 @@ func (c *DiscordChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMes
 	}
 
 	if len(files) == 0 {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	sendCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, sendTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	done := make(chan error, 1)
+	type mediaResult struct {
+		id  string
+		err error
+	}
+	done := make(chan mediaResult, 1)
 	go func() {
-		_, err := c.session.ChannelMessageSendComplex(channelID, &discordgo.MessageSend{
+		sentMsg, err := c.session.ChannelMessageSendComplex(channelID, &discordgo.MessageSend{
 			Content: caption,
 			Files:   files,
 		})
-		done <- err
+		if err != nil {
+			done <- mediaResult{err: err}
+			return
+		}
+		done <- mediaResult{id: sentMsg.ID}
 	}()
 
 	select {
-	case err := <-done:
+	case r := <-done:
 		// Close all file readers
 		for _, f := range files {
 			if closer, ok := f.Reader.(*os.File); ok {
 				closer.Close()
 			}
 		}
-		if err != nil {
+		if r.err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("discord send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("discord send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 		}
-		return nil
+		return []string{r.id}, nil
 	case <-sendCtx.Done():
 		// Close all file readers
 		for _, f := range files {
@@ -236,7 +248,7 @@ func (c *DiscordChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMes
 				closer.Close()
 			}
 		}
-		return sendCtx.Err()
+		return nil, sendCtx.Err()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -264,18 +276,25 @@ func (c *DiscordChannel) SendPlaceholder(ctx context.Context, chatID string) (st
 	return msg.ID, nil
 }
 
-func (c *DiscordChannel) sendChunk(ctx context.Context, channelID, content, replyToID string) error {
+func (c *DiscordChannel) sendChunk(ctx context.Context, channelID, content, replyToID string) (string, error) {
 	// Use the passed ctx for timeout control
 	sendCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, sendTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	done := make(chan error, 1)
+	type result struct {
+		id  string
+		err error
+	}
+	done := make(chan result, 1)
 	go func() {
-		var err error
+		var (
+			msg *discordgo.Message
+			err error
+		)
 
 		// If we have an ID, we send the message as "Reply"
 		if replyToID != "" {
-			_, err = c.session.ChannelMessageSendComplex(channelID, &discordgo.MessageSend{
+			msg, err = c.session.ChannelMessageSendComplex(channelID, &discordgo.MessageSend{
 				Content: content,
 				Reference: &discordgo.MessageReference{
 					MessageID: replyToID,
@@ -284,20 +303,21 @@ func (c *DiscordChannel) sendChunk(ctx context.Context, channelID, content, repl
 			})
 		} else {
 			// Otherwise, we send a normal message
-			_, err = c.session.ChannelMessageSend(channelID, content)
+			msg, err = c.session.ChannelMessageSend(channelID, content)
 		}
 
-		done <- err
+		if err != nil {
+			done <- result{err: fmt.Errorf("discord send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)}
+			return
+		}
+		done <- result{id: msg.ID}
 	}()
 
 	select {
-	case err := <-done:
+	case r := <-done:
-		if err != nil {
+		return r.id, r.err
-			return fmt.Errorf("discord send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
-		}
-		return nil
 	case <-sendCtx.Done():
-		return sendCtx.Err()
+		return "", sendCtx.Err()
 	}
 }
 

pkg/channels/feishu/feishu_32.go

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ func (c *FeishuChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // Send is a stub method to satisfy the Channel interface
-func (c *FeishuChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *FeishuChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
-	return errUnsupported
+	return nil, errUnsupported
 }
 
 // EditMessage is a stub method to satisfy MessageEditor
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ func (c *FeishuChannel) ReactToMessage(ctx context.Context, chatID, messageID st
 }
 
 // SendMedia is a stub method to satisfy MediaSender
-func (c *FeishuChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *FeishuChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
-	return errUnsupported
+	return nil, errUnsupported
 }

pkg/channels/feishu/feishu_64.go

@@ -131,26 +131,26 @@ func (c *FeishuChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // Send sends a message using Interactive Card format for markdown rendering.
 // Falls back to plain text message if card sending fails (e.g., table limit exceeded).
-func (c *FeishuChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *FeishuChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	if msg.ChatID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("chat ID is empty: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chat ID is empty: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	// Build interactive card with markdown content
 	cardContent, err := buildMarkdownCard(msg.Content)
 	if err != nil {
 		// If card build fails, fall back to plain text
-		return c.sendText(ctx, msg.ChatID, msg.Content)
+		return nil, c.sendText(ctx, msg.ChatID, msg.Content)
 	}
 
 	// First attempt: try sending as interactive card
 	err = c.sendCard(ctx, msg.ChatID, cardContent)
 	if err == nil {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	// Check if error is due to card table limit (error code 11310)
@@ -167,14 +167,14 @@ func (c *FeishuChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
 		// Second attempt: fall back to plain text message
 		textErr := c.sendText(ctx, msg.ChatID, msg.Content)
 		if textErr == nil {
-			return nil
+			return nil, nil
 		}
 		// If text also fails, return the text error
-		return textErr
+		return nil, textErr
 	}
 
 	// For other errors, return the original card error
-	return err
+	return nil, err
 }
 
 // EditMessage implements channels.MessageEditor.
@@ -310,27 +310,27 @@ func (c *FeishuChannel) ReactToMessage(ctx context.Context, chatID, messageID st
 
 // SendMedia implements channels.MediaSender.
 // Uploads images/files via Feishu API then sends as messages.
-func (c *FeishuChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *FeishuChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	if msg.ChatID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("chat ID is empty: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chat ID is empty: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	store := c.GetMediaStore()
 	if store == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	for _, part := range msg.Parts {
 		if err := c.sendMediaPart(ctx, msg.ChatID, part, store); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // sendMediaPart resolves and sends a single media part.

pkg/channels/irc/irc.go

@@ -130,18 +130,18 @@ func (c *IRCChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // Send sends a message to an IRC channel or user.
-func (c *IRCChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *IRCChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	target := msg.ChatID
 	if target == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("chat ID is empty: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chat ID is empty: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	if strings.TrimSpace(msg.Content) == "" {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	// Send each line separately (IRC is line-oriented)
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (c *IRCChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
 		"target": target,
 		"lines":  len(lines),
 	})
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // StartTyping implements channels.TypingCapable using IRCv3 +typing client tag.

pkg/channels/line/line.go

@@ -496,9 +496,9 @@ func (c *LINEChannel) resolveChatID(source lineSource) string {
 
 // Send sends a message to LINE. It first tries the Reply API (free)
 // using a cached reply token, then falls back to the Push API.
-func (c *LINEChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *LINEChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	// Load and consume quote token for this chat
@@ -516,28 +516,28 @@ func (c *LINEChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
 					"chat_id": msg.ChatID,
 					"quoted":  quoteToken != "",
 				})
-				return nil
+				return nil, nil
 			}
 			logger.DebugC("line", "Reply API failed, falling back to Push API")
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Fall back to Push API
-	return c.sendPush(ctx, msg.ChatID, msg.Content, quoteToken)
+	return nil, c.sendPush(ctx, msg.ChatID, msg.Content, quoteToken)
 }
 
 // SendMedia implements the channels.MediaSender interface.
 // LINE requires media to be accessible via public URL; since we only have local files,
 // we fall back to sending a text message with the filename/caption.
 // For full support, an external file hosting service would be needed.
-func (c *LINEChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *LINEChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	store := c.GetMediaStore()
 	if store == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	// LINE Messaging API requires publicly accessible URLs for media messages.
@@ -549,11 +549,11 @@ func (c *LINEChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessag
 		}
 
 		if err := c.sendPush(ctx, msg.ChatID, caption, ""); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // buildTextMessage creates a text message object, optionally with quoteToken.

pkg/channels/maixcam/maixcam.go

@@ -240,15 +240,15 @@ func (c *MaixCamChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *MaixCamChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *MaixCamChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	// Check ctx before entering write path
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return ctx.Err()
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	default:
 	}
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (c *MaixCamChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) erro
 
 	if len(c.clients) == 0 {
 		logger.WarnC("maixcam", "No MaixCam devices connected")
-		return fmt.Errorf("no connected MaixCam devices")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no connected MaixCam devices")
 	}
 
 	response := map[string]any{
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func (c *MaixCamChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) erro
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(response)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal response: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal response: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	var sendErr error
@@ -285,5 +285,5 @@ func (c *MaixCamChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) erro
 		_ = conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Time{})
 	}
 
-	return sendErr
+	return nil, sendErr
 }

pkg/channels/manager.go

@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ func (m *Manager) RecordReactionUndo(channel, chatID string, undo func()) {
 }
 
 // preSend handles typing stop, reaction undo, and placeholder editing before sending a message.
-// Returns true if the message was already delivered (skip Send).
+// Returns the delivered message IDs and true when delivery completed before a normal Send.
-func (m *Manager) preSend(ctx context.Context, name string, msg bus.OutboundMessage, ch Channel) bool {
+func (m *Manager) preSend(ctx context.Context, name string, msg bus.OutboundMessage, ch Channel) ([]string, bool) {
 	key := name + ":" + msg.ChatID
 
 	// 1. Stop typing
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (m *Manager) preSend(ctx context.Context, name string, msg bus.OutboundMess
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		return true
+		return nil, true
 	}
 
 	// 4. Try editing placeholder
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ func (m *Manager) preSend(ctx context.Context, name string, msg bus.OutboundMess
 		if entry, ok := v.(placeholderEntry); ok && entry.id != "" {
 			if editor, ok := ch.(MessageEditor); ok {
 				if err := editor.EditMessage(ctx, msg.ChatID, entry.id, msg.Content); err == nil {
-					return true // edited successfully, skip Send
+					return []string{entry.id}, true
 				}
 				// edit failed → fall through to normal Send
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return false
+	return nil, false
 }
 
 // preSendMedia handles typing stop, reaction undo, and placeholder cleanup
@@ -699,23 +699,29 @@ func splitByLength(content string, maxLen int) []string {
 //   - ErrNotRunning / ErrSendFailed: permanent, no retry
 //   - ErrRateLimit: fixed delay retry
 //   - ErrTemporary / unknown: exponential backoff retry
-func (m *Manager) sendWithRetry(ctx context.Context, name string, w *channelWorker, msg bus.OutboundMessage) {
+func (m *Manager) sendWithRetry(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	name string,
+	w *channelWorker,
+	msg bus.OutboundMessage,
+) ([]string, bool) {
 	// Rate limit: wait for token
 	if err := w.limiter.Wait(ctx); err != nil {
 		// ctx canceled, shutting down
-		return
+		return nil, false
 	}
 
 	// Pre-send: stop typing and try to edit placeholder
-	if m.preSend(ctx, name, msg, w.ch) {
+	if msgIDs, handled := m.preSend(ctx, name, msg, w.ch); handled {
-		return // placeholder was edited successfully, skip Send
+		return msgIDs, true
 	}
 
 	var lastErr error
+	var msgIDs []string
 	for attempt := 0; attempt <= maxRetries; attempt++ {
-		lastErr = w.ch.Send(ctx, msg)
+		msgIDs, lastErr = w.ch.Send(ctx, msg)
 		if lastErr == nil {
-			return
+			return msgIDs, true
 		}
 
 		// Permanent failures — don't retry
@@ -734,7 +740,7 @@ func (m *Manager) sendWithRetry(ctx context.Context, name string, w *channelWork
 			case <-time.After(rateLimitDelay):
 				continue
 			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return
+				return nil, false
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -743,7 +749,7 @@ func (m *Manager) sendWithRetry(ctx context.Context, name string, w *channelWork
 		select {
 		case <-time.After(backoff):
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return
+			return nil, false
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -754,6 +760,8 @@ func (m *Manager) sendWithRetry(ctx context.Context, name string, w *channelWork
 		"error":   lastErr.Error(),
 		"retries": maxRetries,
 	})
+
+	return nil, false
 }
 
 func dispatchLoop[M any](
@@ -855,7 +863,7 @@ func (m *Manager) runMediaWorker(ctx context.Context, name string, w *channelWor
 			if !ok {
 				return
 			}
-			_ = m.sendMediaWithRetry(ctx, name, w, msg)
+			_, _ = m.sendMediaWithRetry(ctx, name, w, msg)
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 		}
@@ -863,14 +871,14 @@ func (m *Manager) runMediaWorker(ctx context.Context, name string, w *channelWor
 }
 
 // sendMediaWithRetry sends a media message through the channel with rate limiting and
-// retry logic. It returns nil on success, or the last error after retries,
+// retry logic. It returns the message IDs and nil on success, or nil and the last error
-// including when the channel does not support MediaSender.
+// after retries, including when the channel does not support MediaSender.
 func (m *Manager) sendMediaWithRetry(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	name string,
 	w *channelWorker,
 	msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage,
-) error {
+) ([]string, error) {
 	ms, ok := w.ch.(MediaSender)
 	if !ok {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("channel %q does not support media sending", name)
@@ -878,22 +886,23 @@ func (m *Manager) sendMediaWithRetry(
 			"channel": name,
 			"error":   err.Error(),
 		})
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Rate limit: wait for token
 	if err := w.limiter.Wait(ctx); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Pre-send: stop typing and clean up any placeholder before sending media.
 	m.preSendMedia(ctx, name, msg, w.ch)
 
 	var lastErr error
+	var msgIDs []string
 	for attempt := 0; attempt <= maxRetries; attempt++ {
-		lastErr = ms.SendMedia(ctx, msg)
+		msgIDs, lastErr = ms.SendMedia(ctx, msg)
 		if lastErr == nil {
-			return nil
+			return msgIDs, nil
 		}
 
 		// Permanent failures — don't retry
@@ -912,7 +921,7 @@ func (m *Manager) sendMediaWithRetry(
 			case <-time.After(rateLimitDelay):
 				continue
 			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return ctx.Err()
+				return nil, ctx.Err()
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -921,7 +930,7 @@ func (m *Manager) sendMediaWithRetry(
 		select {
 		case <-time.After(backoff):
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return ctx.Err()
+			return nil, ctx.Err()
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -932,7 +941,7 @@ func (m *Manager) sendMediaWithRetry(
 		"error":   lastErr.Error(),
 		"retries": maxRetries,
 	})
-	return lastErr
+	return nil, lastErr
 }
 
 // runTTLJanitor periodically scans the typingStops and placeholders maps
@@ -1166,7 +1175,8 @@ func (m *Manager) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) e
 		return fmt.Errorf("channel %s has no active worker", msg.Channel)
 	}
 
-	return m.sendMediaWithRetry(ctx, msg.Channel, w, msg)
+	_, err := m.sendMediaWithRetry(ctx, msg.Channel, w, msg)
+	return err
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) SendToChannel(ctx context.Context, channelName, chatID, content string) error {
@@ -1196,5 +1206,6 @@ func (m *Manager) SendToChannel(ctx context.Context, channelName, chatID, conten
 
 	// Fallback: direct send (should not happen)
 	channel, _ := m.channels[channelName]
-	return channel.Send(ctx, msg)
+	_, err := channel.Send(ctx, msg)
+	return err
 }

pkg/channels/manager_test.go

@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ type mockChannel struct {
 	lastPlaceholderID string
 }
 
-func (m *mockChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (m *mockChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	m.sentMessages = append(m.sentMessages, msg)
-	return m.sendFn(ctx, msg)
+	if m.sendFn == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return nil, m.sendFn(ctx, msg)
 }
 
 func (m *mockChannel) Start(ctx context.Context) error { return nil }
@@ -46,16 +49,16 @@ func (m *mockChannel) EditMessage(ctx context.Context, chatID, messageID, conten
 
 type mockMediaChannel struct {
 	mockChannel
-	sendMediaFn       func(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error
+	sendMediaFn       func(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error)
 	sentMediaMessages []bus.OutboundMediaMessage
 }
 
-func (m *mockMediaChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (m *mockMediaChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	m.sentMediaMessages = append(m.sentMediaMessages, msg)
 	if m.sendMediaFn != nil {
 		return m.sendMediaFn(ctx, msg)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 type mockDeletingMediaChannel struct {
@@ -247,9 +250,9 @@ func TestSendMedia_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	m := newTestManager()
 	var callCount int
 	ch := &mockMediaChannel{
-		sendMediaFn: func(_ context.Context, _ bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+		sendMediaFn: func(_ context.Context, _ bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 			callCount++
-			return nil
+			return nil, nil
 		},
 	}
 	w := &channelWorker{
@@ -275,8 +278,8 @@ func TestSendMedia_Success(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSendMedia_PropagatesFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	m := newTestManager()
 	ch := &mockMediaChannel{
-		sendMediaFn: func(_ context.Context, _ bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+		sendMediaFn: func(_ context.Context, _ bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("bad upload: %w", ErrSendFailed)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("bad upload: %w", ErrSendFailed)
 		},
 	}
 	w := &channelWorker{
@@ -330,8 +333,8 @@ func TestSendMedia_DeletesPlaceholderBeforeSending(t *testing.T) {
 	m := newTestManager()
 	ch := &mockDeletingMediaChannel{
 		mockMediaChannel: mockMediaChannel{
-			sendMediaFn: func(_ context.Context, _ bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+			sendMediaFn: func(_ context.Context, _ bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
-				return nil
+				return nil, nil
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -628,7 +631,7 @@ func TestPreSend_PlaceholderEditSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	m.RecordPlaceholder("test", "123", "456")
 
 	msg := bus.OutboundMessage{Channel: "test", ChatID: "123", Content: "hello"}
-	edited := m.preSend(context.Background(), "test", msg, ch)
+	_, edited := m.preSend(context.Background(), "test", msg, ch)
 
 	if !edited {
 		t.Fatal("expected preSend to return true (placeholder edited)")
@@ -658,7 +661,7 @@ func TestPreSend_PlaceholderEditFails_FallsThrough(t *testing.T) {
 	m.RecordPlaceholder("test", "123", "456")
 
 	msg := bus.OutboundMessage{Channel: "test", ChatID: "123", Content: "hello"}
-	edited := m.preSend(context.Background(), "test", msg, ch)
+	_, edited := m.preSend(context.Background(), "test", msg, ch)
 
 	if edited {
 		t.Fatal("expected preSend to return false when edit fails")
@@ -734,7 +737,7 @@ func TestPreSend_NoRegisteredState(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	msg := bus.OutboundMessage{Channel: "test", ChatID: "123", Content: "hello"}
-	edited := m.preSend(context.Background(), "test", msg, ch)
+	_, edited := m.preSend(context.Background(), "test", msg, ch)
 
 	if edited {
 		t.Fatal("expected preSend to return false with no registered state")
@@ -764,7 +767,7 @@ func TestPreSend_TypingAndPlaceholder(t *testing.T) {
 	m.RecordPlaceholder("test", "123", "456")
 
 	msg := bus.OutboundMessage{Channel: "test", ChatID: "123", Content: "hello"}
-	edited := m.preSend(context.Background(), "test", msg, ch)
+	_, edited := m.preSend(context.Background(), "test", msg, ch)
 
 	if !stopCalled {
 		t.Fatal("expected typing stop to be called")
@@ -1025,7 +1028,7 @@ func TestPreSendStillWorksWithWrappedTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	m.RecordPlaceholder("test", "chat1", "ph_id")
 
 	msg := bus.OutboundMessage{Channel: "test", ChatID: "chat1", Content: "response"}
-	edited := m.preSend(context.Background(), "test", msg, ch)
+	_, edited := m.preSend(context.Background(), "test", msg, ch)
 
 	if !stopCalled {
 		t.Fatal("expected typing stop to be called via wrapped type")

pkg/channels/matrix/matrix.go

@@ -380,26 +380,26 @@ func markdownToHTML(md string) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(string(markdown.ToHTML([]byte(md), p, renderer)))
 }
 
-func (c *MatrixChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *MatrixChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	roomID := id.RoomID(strings.TrimSpace(msg.ChatID))
 	if roomID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("matrix room ID is empty: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("matrix room ID is empty: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	content := strings.TrimSpace(msg.Content)
 	if content == "" {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	_, err := c.client.SendMessageEvent(ctx, roomID, event.EventMessage, c.messageContent(content))
+	resp, err := c.client.SendMessageEvent(ctx, roomID, event.EventMessage, c.messageContent(content))
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("matrix send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("matrix send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return []string{resp.EventID.String()}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *MatrixChannel) messageContent(text string) *event.MessageEventContent {
@@ -412,9 +412,9 @@ func (c *MatrixChannel) messageContent(text string) *event.MessageEventContent {
 }
 
 // SendMedia implements channels.MediaSender.
-func (c *MatrixChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *MatrixChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 	sendCtx := ctx
 	if sendCtx == nil {
@@ -423,17 +423,18 @@ func (c *MatrixChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
 
 	roomID := id.RoomID(strings.TrimSpace(msg.ChatID))
 	if roomID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("matrix room ID is empty: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("matrix room ID is empty: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	store := c.GetMediaStore()
 	if store == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
+	var eventIDs []string
 	for _, part := range msg.Parts {
 		if err := sendCtx.Err(); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		localPath, meta, err := store.ResolveWithMeta(part.Ref)
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ func (c *MatrixChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
 				"type":  part.Type,
 				"error": err.Error(),
 			})
-			return fmt.Errorf("matrix upload media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("matrix upload media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 		}
 
 		msgType := matrixOutboundMsgType(part.Type, filename, contentType)
@@ -511,17 +512,21 @@ func (c *MatrixChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
 			uploadResp.ContentURI.CUString(),
 		)
 
-		if _, err := c.client.SendMessageEvent(sendCtx, roomID, event.EventMessage, content); err != nil {
+		sendResp, err := c.client.SendMessageEvent(sendCtx, roomID, event.EventMessage, content)
+		if err != nil {
 			logger.ErrorCF("matrix", "Failed to send media message", map[string]any{
 				"room_id": roomID.String(),
 				"type":    msgType,
 				"error":   err.Error(),
 			})
-			return fmt.Errorf("matrix send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("matrix send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		}
+		if sendResp != nil {
+			eventIDs = append(eventIDs, sendResp.EventID.String())
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return eventIDs, nil
 }
 
 // StartTyping implements channels.TypingCapable.

pkg/channels/media.go

@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ import (
 // Manager discovers channels implementing this interface via type
 // assertion and routes OutboundMediaMessage to them.
 type MediaSender interface {
-	SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error
+	SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error)
 }

pkg/channels/onebot/onebot.go

@@ -391,15 +391,15 @@ func (c *OneBotChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *OneBotChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *OneBotChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	// Check ctx before entering write path
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return ctx.Err()
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	default:
 	}
 
@@ -408,12 +408,12 @@ func (c *OneBotChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if conn == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("OneBot WebSocket not connected")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("OneBot WebSocket not connected")
 	}
 
 	action, params, err := c.buildSendRequest(msg)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	echo := fmt.Sprintf("send_%d", atomic.AddInt64(&c.echoCounter, 1))
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func (c *OneBotChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal OneBot request: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal OneBot request: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	c.writeMu.Lock()
@@ -439,21 +439,21 @@ func (c *OneBotChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
 		logger.ErrorCF("onebot", "Failed to send message", map[string]any{
 			"error": err.Error(),
 		})
-		return fmt.Errorf("onebot send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("onebot send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // SendMedia implements the channels.MediaSender interface.
-func (c *OneBotChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *OneBotChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return ctx.Err()
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	default:
 	}
 
@@ -462,12 +462,12 @@ func (c *OneBotChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if conn == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("OneBot WebSocket not connected")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("OneBot WebSocket not connected")
 	}
 
 	store := c.GetMediaStore()
 	if store == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	// Build media segments
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ func (c *OneBotChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
 	}
 
 	if len(segments) == 0 {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	chatID := msg.ChatID
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ func (c *OneBotChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
 
 	id, err := strconv.ParseInt(rawID, 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s in chatID: %s: %w", idKey, chatID, channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid %s in chatID: %s: %w", idKey, chatID, channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	echo := fmt.Sprintf("send_%d", atomic.AddInt64(&c.echoCounter, 1))
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func (c *OneBotChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal OneBot request: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal OneBot request: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	c.writeMu.Lock()
@@ -550,10 +550,10 @@ func (c *OneBotChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
 		logger.ErrorCF("onebot", "Failed to send media message", map[string]any{
 			"error": err.Error(),
 		})
-		return fmt.Errorf("onebot send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("onebot send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func (c *OneBotChannel) buildMessageSegments(chatID, content string) []oneBotMessageSegment {

pkg/channels/pico/client.go

@@ -273,22 +273,22 @@ func (c *PicoClientChannel) handleServerMessage(pc *picoConn, msg PicoMessage) {
 }
 
 // Send sends a message to the remote server.
-func (c *PicoClientChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *PicoClientChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	pc := c.conn
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 	if pc == nil || pc.closed.Load() {
-		return channels.ErrSendFailed
+		return nil, channels.ErrSendFailed
 	}
 
 	outMsg := newMessage(TypeMessageSend, map[string]any{
 		"content": msg.Content,
 	})
 	outMsg.SessionID = strings.TrimPrefix(msg.ChatID, "pico_client:")
-	return pc.writeJSON(outMsg)
+	return nil, pc.writeJSON(outMsg)
 }
 
 // StartTyping implements channels.TypingCapable.

pkg/channels/pico/client_test.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestSend_NotRunning(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	err = ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{Content: "hi"})
+	_, err = ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{Content: "hi"})
 	if !errors.Is(err, channels.ErrNotRunning) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected ErrNotRunning, got %v", err)
 	}
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestClientChannel_ConnectAndSend(t *testing.T) {
 	defer ch.Stop(ctx)
 
 	// Send a message
-	err = ch.Send(ctx, bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err = ch.Send(ctx, bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "pico_client:sess-1",
 		Content: "hello",
 	})
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func TestClientChannel_ReceivesServerMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	defer ch.Stop(ctx)
 
 	// Send a message; the echo server replies with message.create
-	err = ch.Send(ctx, bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err = ch.Send(ctx, bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "pico_client:sess-echo",
 		Content: "ping",
 	})
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestSend_ClosedConnection(t *testing.T) {
 	ch.conn.close()
 	ch.mu.Unlock()
 
-	err = ch.Send(ctx, bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err = ch.Send(ctx, bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "pico_client:sess-close",
 		Content: "should fail",
 	})

pkg/channels/pico/pico.go

@@ -234,16 +234,16 @@ func (c *PicoChannel) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 // Send implements Channel — sends a message to the appropriate WebSocket connection.
-func (c *PicoChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *PicoChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	outMsg := newMessage(TypeMessageCreate, map[string]any{
 		"content": msg.Content,
 	})
 
-	return c.broadcastToSession(msg.ChatID, outMsg)
+	return nil, c.broadcastToSession(msg.ChatID, outMsg)
 }
 
 // EditMessage implements channels.MessageEditor.

pkg/channels/qq/qq.go

@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ func (c *QQChannel) getChatKind(chatID string) string {
 	return "group"
 }
 
-func (c *QQChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *QQChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	chatKind := c.getChatKind(msg.ChatID)
@@ -236,11 +236,14 @@ func (c *QQChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
 	}
 
 	// Route to group or C2C.
-	var err error
+	var (
+		sentMsg *dto.Message
+		err     error
+	)
 	if chatKind == "group" {
-		_, err = c.api.PostGroupMessage(ctx, msg.ChatID, msgToCreate)
+		sentMsg, err = c.api.PostGroupMessage(ctx, msg.ChatID, msgToCreate)
 	} else {
-		_, err = c.api.PostC2CMessage(ctx, msg.ChatID, msgToCreate)
+		sentMsg, err = c.api.PostC2CMessage(ctx, msg.ChatID, msgToCreate)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -249,10 +252,13 @@ func (c *QQChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
 			"chat_kind": chatKind,
 			"error":     err.Error(),
 		})
-		return fmt.Errorf("qq send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("qq send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	if sentMsg == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return []string{sentMsg.ID}, nil
 }
 
 // StartTyping implements channels.TypingCapable.
@@ -319,13 +325,14 @@ func (c *QQChannel) StartTyping(ctx context.Context, chatID string) (func(), err
 // QQ group/C2C media sending is a two-step flow:
 // 1. Upload media to /files using a remote URL or base64-encoded local bytes.
 // 2. Send a msg_type=7 message using the returned file_info.
-func (c *QQChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *QQChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	chatKind := c.getChatKind(msg.ChatID)
 
+	var messageIDs []string
 	for _, part := range msg.Parts {
 		fileInfo, err := c.uploadMedia(ctx, chatKind, msg.ChatID, part)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -335,22 +342,26 @@ func (c *QQChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage)
 				"error":   err.Error(),
 			})
 			if errors.Is(err, channels.ErrSendFailed) {
-				return err
+				return nil, err
 			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("qq send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("qq send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 		}
 
-		if err := c.sendUploadedMedia(ctx, chatKind, msg.ChatID, part, fileInfo); err != nil {
+		sentMsg, err := c.sendUploadedMedia(ctx, chatKind, msg.ChatID, part, fileInfo)
+		if err != nil {
 			logger.ErrorCF("qq", "Failed to send media", map[string]any{
 				"type":    part.Type,
 				"chat_id": msg.ChatID,
 				"error":   err.Error(),
 			})
-			return fmt.Errorf("qq send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("qq send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		}
+		if sentMsg != nil && sentMsg.ID != "" {
+			messageIDs = append(messageIDs, sentMsg.ID)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return messageIDs, nil
 }
 
 type qqMediaUpload struct {
@@ -517,7 +528,7 @@ func (c *QQChannel) sendUploadedMedia(
 	chatKind, chatID string,
 	part bus.MediaPart,
 	fileInfo []byte,
-) error {
+) (*dto.Message, error) {
 	msg := &dto.MessageToCreate{
 		Content: part.Caption,
 		MsgType: dto.RichMediaMsg,
@@ -532,11 +543,11 @@ func (c *QQChannel) sendUploadedMedia(
 	}
 
 	if chatKind == "group" {
-		_, err := c.api.PostGroupMessage(ctx, chatID, msg)
+		sentMsg, err := c.api.PostGroupMessage(ctx, chatID, msg)
-		return err
+		return sentMsg, err
 	}
-	_, err := c.api.PostC2CMessage(ctx, chatID, msg)
+	sentMsg, err := c.api.PostC2CMessage(ctx, chatID, msg)
-	return err
+	return sentMsg, err
 }
 
 func (c *QQChannel) applyPassiveReplyMetadata(chatID string, msg *dto.MessageToCreate) {

pkg/channels/qq/qq_test.go

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_UploadsLocalFileAsBase64(t *testing.T) {
 	ch.lastMsgID.Store("group-1", "msg-1")
 	ch.msgSeqCounters.Store("group-1", new(atomic.Uint64))
 
-	err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		ChatID: "group-1",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
 			Type:    "image",
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func assertAudioWAVUploadType(t *testing.T, duration time.Duration, wantFileType
 	ch.SetMediaStore(store)
 	ch.chatType.Store("group-1", "group")
 
-	err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		ChatID: "group-1",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
 			Type: "audio",
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_RemoteAudioFallsBackToFileUpload(t *testing.T) {
 	ch.SetRunning(true)
 	ch.chatType.Store("user-1", "direct")
 
-	err := ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err := ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		ChatID: "user-1",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
 			Type: "audio",
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_LocalAudioWithUnknownDurationFallsBackToFileUpload(t *testing
 	ch.SetMediaStore(store)
 	ch.chatType.Store("group-1", "group")
 
-	err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		ChatID: "group-1",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
 			Type: "audio",
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_UsesRemoteURLUploadForC2C(t *testing.T) {
 	ch.SetRunning(true)
 	ch.chatType.Store("user-1", "direct")
 
-	err := ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err := ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		ChatID: "user-1",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
 			Type: "file",
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_LocalFileUploadIncludesStoredFilename(t *testing.T) {
 	ch.SetMediaStore(store)
 	ch.chatType.Store("user-1", "direct")
 
-	err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		ChatID: "user-1",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
 			Type: "file",
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_ReturnsSendFailedWithoutMediaStore(t *testing.T) {
 	ch.SetRunning(true)
 	ch.chatType.Store("group-1", "group")
 
-	err := ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err := ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		ChatID: "group-1",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
 			Type: "image",
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_ReturnsSendFailedWhenLocalFileExceedsBase64MiBLimit(t *testin
 	ch.SetMediaStore(store)
 	ch.chatType.Store("group-1", "group")
 
-	err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		ChatID: "group-1",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
 			Type: "file",

pkg/channels/slack/slack.go

@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ func (c *SlackChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *SlackChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *SlackChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	channelID, threadTS := parseSlackChatID(msg.ChatID)
 	if channelID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid slack chat ID: %s", msg.ChatID)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid slack chat ID: %s", msg.ChatID)
 	}
 
 	opts := []slack.MsgOption{
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ func (c *SlackChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
 		opts = append(opts, slack.MsgOptionTS(threadTS))
 	}
 
-	_, _, err := c.api.PostMessageContext(ctx, channelID, opts...)
+	_, ts, err := c.api.PostMessageContext(ctx, channelID, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("slack send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("slack send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 	}
 
 	if ref, ok := c.pendingAcks.LoadAndDelete(msg.ChatID); ok {
@@ -148,23 +148,23 @@ func (c *SlackChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
 		"thread_ts":  threadTS,
 	})
 
-	return nil
+	return []string{ts}, nil
 }
 
 // SendMedia implements the channels.MediaSender interface.
-func (c *SlackChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *SlackChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	channelID, _ := parseSlackChatID(msg.ChatID)
 	if channelID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid slack chat ID: %s", msg.ChatID)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid slack chat ID: %s", msg.ChatID)
 	}
 
 	store := c.GetMediaStore()
 	if store == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	for _, part := range msg.Parts {
@@ -198,11 +198,13 @@ func (c *SlackChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessa
 				"filename": filename,
 				"error":    err.Error(),
 			})
-			return fmt.Errorf("slack send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("slack send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	// UploadFileV2 does not expose the posted message timestamp in its
+	// response; returning nil avoids conflating file IDs with message IDs.
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // ReactToMessage implements channels.ReactionCapable.

pkg/channels/telegram/parser_markdown_to_html.go

@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ func markdownToTelegramHTML(text string) string {
 	inlineCodes := extractInlineCodes(text)
 	text = inlineCodes.text
 
+	links := extractLinks(text)
+	text = links.text
+
 	text = reHeading.ReplaceAllString(text, "$1")
 
 	text = reBlockquote.ReplaceAllString(text, "$1")
 
 	text = escapeHTML(text)
 
-	text = reLink.ReplaceAllString(text, `<a href="$2">$1</a>`)
-
 	text = reBoldStar.ReplaceAllString(text, "<b>$1</b>")
 
 	text = reBoldUnder.ReplaceAllString(text, "<b>$1</b>")
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ func markdownToTelegramHTML(text string) string {
 
 	text = reListItem.ReplaceAllString(text, "• ")
 
+	for i, lnk := range links.links {
+		label := escapeHTML(lnk[0])
+		url := lnk[1]
+		text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, fmt.Sprintf("\x00LK%d\x00", i), fmt.Sprintf(`<a href="%s">%s</a>`, url, label))
+	}
+
 	for i, code := range inlineCodes.codes {
 		escaped := escapeHTML(code)
 		text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, fmt.Sprintf("\x00IC%d\x00", i), fmt.Sprintf("<code>%s</code>", escaped))
@@ -57,6 +64,29 @@ func markdownToTelegramHTML(text string) string {
 	return text
 }
 
+type linkMatch struct {
+	text  string
+	links [][2]string // [label, url]
+}
+
+func extractLinks(text string) linkMatch {
+	matches := reLink.FindAllStringSubmatch(text, -1)
+
+	extracted := make([][2]string, 0, len(matches))
+	for _, match := range matches {
+		extracted = append(extracted, [2]string{match[1], match[2]})
+	}
+
+	i := 0
+	text = reLink.ReplaceAllStringFunc(text, func(m string) string {
+		placeholder := fmt.Sprintf("\x00LK%d\x00", i)
+		i++
+		return placeholder
+	})
+
+	return linkMatch{text: text, links: extracted}
+}
+
 type codeBlockMatch struct {
 	text  string
 	codes []string

pkg/channels/telegram/parser_markdown_to_html_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package telegram
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func Test_markdownToTelegramHTML(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "plain text",
+			input:    "hello world",
+			expected: "hello world",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "bold",
+			input:    "**bold text**",
+			expected: "<b>bold text</b>",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "italic",
+			input:    "_italic text_",
+			expected: "<i>italic text</i>",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "link without underscores in URL",
+			input:    "[click here](https://example.com/path)",
+			expected: `<a href="https://example.com/path">click here</a>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "link with underscores in URL is not corrupted by italic regex",
+			// Google Flights URLs use URL-safe base64 with underscores in the tfs param.
+			// Previously reItalic ran after reLink, matching _text_ inside href and injecting
+			// <i> tags into the URL, which broke the link in Telegram.
+			input:    "[3 → 10 сентября — от $202](https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAho_EgoyURL_safe_base64)",
+			expected: `<a href="https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAho_EgoyURL_safe_base64">3 → 10 сентября — от $202</a>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple links all survive",
+			input:    "[first](https://a.com/path_one) and [second](https://b.com/path_two_x)",
+			expected: `<a href="https://a.com/path_one">first</a> and <a href="https://b.com/path_two_x">second</a>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "link label with HTML special chars is escaped",
+			input:    "[a & b](https://example.com)",
+			expected: `<a href="https://example.com">a &amp; b</a>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "HTML special chars in plain text are escaped",
+			input:    "a & b < c > d",
+			expected: "a &amp; b &lt; c &gt; d",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actual := markdownToTelegramHTML(tc.input)
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expected, actual)
+		})
+	}
+}

pkg/channels/telegram/telegram.go

@@ -168,26 +168,27 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *TelegramChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *TelegramChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	useMarkdownV2 := c.config.Channels.Telegram.UseMarkdownV2
 
 	chatID, threadID, err := parseTelegramChatID(msg.ChatID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid chat ID %s: %w", msg.ChatID, channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid chat ID %s: %w", msg.ChatID, channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	if msg.Content == "" {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	// The Manager already splits messages to ≤4000 chars (WithMaxMessageLength),
 	// so msg.Content is guaranteed to be within that limit. We still need to
 	// check if HTML expansion pushes it beyond Telegram's 4096-char API limit.
 	replyToID := msg.ReplyToMessageID
+	var messageIDs []string
 	queue := []string{msg.Content}
 	for len(queue) > 0 {
 		chunk := queue[0]
@@ -206,16 +207,18 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) err
 			}
 
 			if smallerLen <= 0 {
-				if err := c.sendChunk(ctx, sendChunkParams{
+				msgID, err := c.sendChunk(ctx, sendChunkParams{
 					chatID:        chatID,
 					threadID:      threadID,
 					content:       content,
 					replyToID:     replyToID,
 					mdFallback:    chunk,
 					useMarkdownV2: useMarkdownV2,
-				}); err != nil {
+				})
-					return err
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
 				}
+				messageIDs = append(messageIDs, msgID)
 				replyToID = ""
 				continue
 			}
@@ -244,21 +247,23 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) err
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if err := c.sendChunk(ctx, sendChunkParams{
+		msgID, err := c.sendChunk(ctx, sendChunkParams{
 			chatID:        chatID,
 			threadID:      threadID,
 			content:       content,
 			replyToID:     replyToID,
 			mdFallback:    chunk,
 			useMarkdownV2: useMarkdownV2,
-		}); err != nil {
+		})
-			return err
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
+		messageIDs = append(messageIDs, msgID)
 		// Only the first chunk should be a reply; subsequent chunks are normal messages.
 		replyToID = ""
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return messageIDs, nil
 }
 
 type sendChunkParams struct {
@@ -275,7 +280,7 @@ type sendChunkParams struct {
 func (c *TelegramChannel) sendChunk(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	params sendChunkParams,
-) error {
+) (string, error) {
 	tgMsg := tu.Message(tu.ID(params.chatID), params.content)
 	tgMsg.MessageThreadID = params.threadID
 	if params.useMarkdownV2 {
@@ -292,17 +297,19 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) sendChunk(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if _, err := c.bot.SendMessage(ctx, tgMsg); err != nil {
+	pMsg, err := c.bot.SendMessage(ctx, tgMsg)
+	if err != nil {
 		logParseFailed(err, params.useMarkdownV2)
 
 		tgMsg.Text = params.mdFallback
 		tgMsg.ParseMode = ""
-		if _, err = c.bot.SendMessage(ctx, tgMsg); err != nil {
+		pMsg, err = c.bot.SendMessage(ctx, tgMsg)
-			return fmt.Errorf("telegram send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("telegram send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return strconv.Itoa(pMsg.MessageID), nil
 }
 
 // maxTypingDuration limits how long the typing indicator can run.
@@ -420,21 +427,22 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) SendPlaceholder(ctx context.Context, chatID string) (s
 }
 
 // SendMedia implements the channels.MediaSender interface.
-func (c *TelegramChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *TelegramChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	chatID, threadID, err := parseTelegramChatID(msg.ChatID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid chat ID %s: %w", msg.ChatID, channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid chat ID %s: %w", msg.ChatID, channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
 	store := c.GetMediaStore()
 	if store == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no media store available: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 	}
 
+	var messageIDs []string
 	for _, part := range msg.Parts {
 		localPath, err := store.Resolve(part.Ref)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -454,6 +462,7 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMe
 			continue
 		}
 
+		var tgResult *telego.Message
 		switch part.Type {
 		case "image":
 			params := &telego.SendPhotoParams{
@@ -462,11 +471,11 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMe
 				Photo:           telego.InputFile{File: file},
 				Caption:         part.Caption,
 			}
-			_, err = c.bot.SendPhoto(ctx, params)
+			tgResult, err = c.bot.SendPhoto(ctx, params)
 			if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "PHOTO_INVALID_DIMENSIONS") {
 				if _, seekErr := file.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); seekErr != nil {
 					file.Close()
-					return fmt.Errorf("telegram rewind media after photo failure: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("telegram rewind media after photo failure: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 				}
 
 				docParams := &telego.SendDocumentParams{
@@ -475,7 +484,7 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMe
 					Document:        telego.InputFile{File: file},
 					Caption:         part.Caption,
 				}
-				_, err = c.bot.SendDocument(ctx, docParams)
+				tgResult, err = c.bot.SendDocument(ctx, docParams)
 			}
 		case "audio":
 			// Send OGG files with "voice" in the filename as Telegram voice
@@ -488,7 +497,7 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMe
 					Voice:           telego.InputFile{File: file},
 					Caption:         part.Caption,
 				}
-				_, err = c.bot.SendVoice(ctx, vparams)
+				tgResult, err = c.bot.SendVoice(ctx, vparams)
 			} else {
 				params := &telego.SendAudioParams{
 					ChatID:          tu.ID(chatID),
@@ -496,7 +505,7 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMe
 					Audio:           telego.InputFile{File: file},
 					Caption:         part.Caption,
 				}
-				_, err = c.bot.SendAudio(ctx, params)
+				tgResult, err = c.bot.SendAudio(ctx, params)
 			}
 		case "video":
 			params := &telego.SendVideoParams{
@@ -505,7 +514,7 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMe
 				Video:           telego.InputFile{File: file},
 				Caption:         part.Caption,
 			}
-			_, err = c.bot.SendVideo(ctx, params)
+			tgResult, err = c.bot.SendVideo(ctx, params)
 		default: // "file" or unknown types
 			params := &telego.SendDocumentParams{
 				ChatID:          tu.ID(chatID),
@@ -513,9 +522,12 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMe
 				Document:        telego.InputFile{File: file},
 				Caption:         part.Caption,
 			}
-			_, err = c.bot.SendDocument(ctx, params)
+			tgResult, err = c.bot.SendDocument(ctx, params)
 		}
 
+		if tgResult != nil {
+			messageIDs = append(messageIDs, strconv.Itoa(tgResult.MessageID))
+		}
 		file.Close()
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -523,11 +535,11 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMe
 				"type":  part.Type,
 				"error": err.Error(),
 			})
-			return fmt.Errorf("telegram send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("telegram send media: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return messageIDs, nil
 }
 
 func (c *TelegramChannel) handleMessage(ctx context.Context, message *telego.Message) error {
@@ -660,6 +672,23 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) handleMessage(ctx context.Context, message *telego.Mes
 		content = cleaned
 	}
 
+	if message.ReplyToMessage != nil {
+		quotedMedia := quotedTelegramMediaRefs(
+			message.ReplyToMessage,
+			func(fileID, ext, filename string) string {
+				localPath := c.downloadFile(ctx, fileID, ext)
+				if localPath == "" {
+					return ""
+				}
+				return storeMedia(localPath, filename)
+			},
+		)
+		if len(quotedMedia) > 0 {
+			mediaPaths = append(quotedMedia, mediaPaths...)
+		}
+		content = c.prependTelegramQuotedReply(content, message.ReplyToMessage)
+	}
+
 	// For forum topics, embed the thread ID as "chatID/threadID" so replies
 	// route to the correct topic and each topic gets its own session.
 	// Only forum groups (IsForum) are handled; regular group reply threads
@@ -693,6 +722,9 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) handleMessage(ctx context.Context, message *telego.Mes
 		"first_name": user.FirstName,
 		"is_group":   fmt.Sprintf("%t", message.Chat.Type != "private"),
 	}
+	if message.ReplyToMessage != nil {
+		metadata["reply_to_message_id"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", message.ReplyToMessage.MessageID)
+	}
 
 	// Set parent_peer metadata for per-topic agent binding.
 	if message.Chat.IsForum && threadID != 0 {
@@ -713,6 +745,122 @@ func (c *TelegramChannel) handleMessage(ctx context.Context, message *telego.Mes
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *TelegramChannel) prependTelegramQuotedReply(content string, reply *telego.Message) string {
+	quoted := strings.TrimSpace(telegramQuotedContent(reply))
+	if quoted == "" {
+		return content
+	}
+
+	author := telegramQuotedAuthor(reply)
+	role := c.telegramQuotedRole(reply)
+	if strings.TrimSpace(content) == "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("[quoted %s message from %s]: %s", role, author, quoted)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[quoted %s message from %s]: %s\n\n%s", role, author, quoted, content)
+}
+
+func (c *TelegramChannel) telegramQuotedRole(message *telego.Message) string {
+	if message == nil {
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+
+	if message.From != nil {
+		if !message.From.IsBot {
+			return "user"
+		}
+		if c.isOwnBotUser(message.From) {
+			return "assistant"
+		}
+		return "bot"
+	}
+
+	if message.SenderChat != nil {
+		return "chat"
+	}
+
+	return "unknown"
+}
+
+func (c *TelegramChannel) isOwnBotUser(user *telego.User) bool {
+	if c == nil || c.bot == nil || user == nil || !user.IsBot {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if botID := c.bot.ID(); botID != 0 && user.ID == botID {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	botUsername := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(c.bot.Username()), "@")
+	if botUsername == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	return strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(user.Username), "@"), botUsername)
+}
+
+func telegramQuotedAuthor(message *telego.Message) string {
+	if message == nil || message.From == nil {
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+	if username := strings.TrimSpace(message.From.Username); username != "" {
+		return username
+	}
+	if firstName := strings.TrimSpace(message.From.FirstName); firstName != "" {
+		return firstName
+	}
+	return "unknown"
+}
+
+func telegramQuotedContent(message *telego.Message) string {
+	if message == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	var parts []string
+	if text := strings.TrimSpace(message.Text); text != "" {
+		parts = append(parts, text)
+	}
+	if caption := strings.TrimSpace(message.Caption); caption != "" {
+		parts = append(parts, caption)
+	}
+	switch {
+	case len(message.Photo) > 0:
+		parts = append(parts, "[image: photo]")
+	}
+	switch {
+	case message.Voice != nil:
+		parts = append(parts, "[voice]")
+	case message.Audio != nil:
+		parts = append(parts, "[audio]")
+	}
+	if message.Document != nil {
+		parts = append(parts, "[file]")
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(parts, "\n")
+}
+
+func quotedTelegramMediaRefs(
+	message *telego.Message,
+	resolve func(fileID, ext, filename string) string,
+) []string {
+	if message == nil || resolve == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var refs []string
+	if message.Voice != nil {
+		if ref := resolve(message.Voice.FileID, ".ogg", "voice.ogg"); ref != "" {
+			refs = append(refs, ref)
+		}
+	}
+	if message.Audio != nil {
+		if ref := resolve(message.Audio.FileID, ".mp3", "audio.mp3"); ref != "" {
+			refs = append(refs, ref)
+		}
+	}
+	return refs
+}
+
 func (c *TelegramChannel) downloadPhoto(ctx context.Context, fileID string) string {
 	file, err := c.bot.GetFile(ctx, &telego.GetFileParams{FileID: fileID})
 	if err != nil {

pkg/channels/telegram/telegram_test.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -104,6 +105,13 @@ func successResponse(t *testing.T) *ta.Response {
 	return &ta.Response{Ok: true, Result: b}
 }
 
+func successUserResponse(t *testing.T, user *telego.User) *ta.Response {
+	t.Helper()
+	b, err := json.Marshal(user)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return &ta.Response{Ok: true, Result: b}
+}
+
 // newTestChannel creates a TelegramChannel with a mocked bot for unit testing.
 func newTestChannel(t *testing.T, caller *stubCaller) *TelegramChannel {
 	return newTestChannelWithConstructor(t, caller, &stubConstructor{})
@@ -168,7 +176,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_ImageFallbacksToDocumentOnInvalidDimensions(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		ChatID: "12345",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
 			Type:    "image",
@@ -206,7 +214,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_ImageNonDimensionErrorDoesNotFallback(t *testing.T) {
 	ref, err := store.Store(localPath, media.MediaMeta{Filename: "image.png", ContentType: "image/png"}, "scope-1")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		ChatID: "12345",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
 			Type: "image",
@@ -231,7 +239,7 @@ func TestSend_EmptyContent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ch := newTestChannel(t, caller)
 
-	err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "12345",
 		Content: "",
 	})
@@ -248,7 +256,7 @@ func TestSend_ShortMessage_SingleCall(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ch := newTestChannel(t, caller)
 
-	err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "12345",
 		Content: "Hello, world!",
 	})
@@ -271,7 +279,7 @@ func TestSend_LongMessage_SingleCall(t *testing.T) {
 
 	longContent := strings.Repeat("a", 4000)
 
-	err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "12345",
 		Content: longContent,
 	})
@@ -294,7 +302,7 @@ func TestSend_HTMLFallback_PerChunk(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ch := newTestChannel(t, caller)
 
-	err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "12345",
 		Content: "Hello **world**",
 	})
@@ -312,7 +320,7 @@ func TestSend_HTMLFallback_BothFail(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ch := newTestChannel(t, caller)
 
-	err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "12345",
 		Content: "Hello",
 	})
@@ -334,7 +342,7 @@ func TestSend_LongMessage_HTMLFallback_StopsOnError(t *testing.T) {
 
 	longContent := strings.Repeat("x", 4001)
 
-	err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "12345",
 		Content: longContent,
 	})
@@ -364,7 +372,7 @@ func TestSend_MarkdownShortButHTMLLong_MultipleCalls(t *testing.T) {
 		"HTML expansion must exceed Telegram limit for this test to be meaningful",
 	)
 
-	err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "12345",
 		Content: markdownContent,
 	})
@@ -399,7 +407,7 @@ func TestSend_HTMLOverflow_WordBoundary(t *testing.T) {
 	// Ensure the test content matches the intended boundary conditions.
 	assert.LessOrEqual(t, len([]rune(content)), 4000, "markdown content must not exceed chunk size for this test")
 
-	err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "123456",
 		Content: content,
 	})
@@ -435,7 +443,7 @@ func TestSend_NotRunning(t *testing.T) {
 	ch := newTestChannel(t, caller)
 	ch.SetRunning(false)
 
-	err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "12345",
 		Content: "Hello",
 	})
@@ -453,7 +461,7 @@ func TestSend_InvalidChatID(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ch := newTestChannel(t, caller)
 
-	err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "not-a-number",
 		Content: "Hello",
 	})
@@ -510,7 +518,7 @@ func TestSend_WithForumThreadID(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ch := newTestChannel(t, caller)
 
-	err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	_, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		ChatID:  "-1001234567890/42",
 		Content: "Hello from topic",
 	})
@@ -642,6 +650,181 @@ func TestHandleMessage_ReplyThread_NonForum_NoIsolation(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Empty(t, inbound.Metadata["parent_peer_id"])
 }
 
+func assertHandleMessageQuotedUserReply(
+	t *testing.T,
+	chatID int64,
+	messageID int,
+	userID int64,
+	userName string,
+	userText string,
+	replyMessageID int,
+	replyText string,
+	replyCaption string,
+	replyAuthorID int64,
+	replyAuthorName string,
+	expectedContent string,
+) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	messageBus := bus.NewMessageBus()
+	ch := &TelegramChannel{
+		BaseChannel: channels.NewBaseChannel("telegram", nil, messageBus, nil),
+		chatIDs:     make(map[string]int64),
+		ctx:         context.Background(),
+	}
+
+	msg := &telego.Message{
+		Text:      userText,
+		MessageID: messageID,
+		Chat: telego.Chat{
+			ID:   chatID,
+			Type: "private",
+		},
+		From: &telego.User{
+			ID:        userID,
+			FirstName: userName,
+		},
+		ReplyToMessage: &telego.Message{
+			MessageID: replyMessageID,
+			Text:      replyText,
+			Caption:   replyCaption,
+			From: &telego.User{
+				ID:        replyAuthorID,
+				FirstName: replyAuthorName,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	err := ch.handleMessage(context.Background(), msg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	inbound, ok := <-messageBus.InboundChan()
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, strconv.Itoa(replyMessageID), inbound.Metadata["reply_to_message_id"])
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedContent, inbound.Content)
+}
+
+func TestHandleMessage_ReplyToMessage_PrependsQuotedTextAndMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	assertHandleMessageQuotedUserReply(
+		t,
+		456,
+		21,
+		11,
+		"Alice",
+		"follow up",
+		99,
+		"old context",
+		"",
+		12,
+		"Bob",
+		"[quoted user message from Bob]: old context\n\nfollow up",
+	)
+}
+
+func TestHandleMessage_ReplyToMessage_UsesCaptionWhenQuotedTextMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	assertHandleMessageQuotedUserReply(
+		t,
+		789,
+		22,
+		13,
+		"Carol",
+		"answer this",
+		100,
+		"",
+		"caption context",
+		14,
+		"Dave",
+		"[quoted user message from Dave]: caption context\n\nanswer this",
+	)
+}
+
+func TestHandleMessage_ReplyToOwnBotMessage_UsesAssistantRole(t *testing.T) {
+	messageBus := bus.NewMessageBus()
+	caller := &stubCaller{
+		callFn: func(ctx context.Context, url string, data *ta.RequestData) (*ta.Response, error) {
+			if strings.Contains(url, "getMe") {
+				return successUserResponse(t, &telego.User{
+					ID:        42,
+					IsBot:     true,
+					FirstName: "Pico",
+					Username:  "afjcjsbx_picoclaw_bot",
+				}), nil
+			}
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected API call: %s", url)
+			return nil, nil
+		},
+	}
+	ch := newTestChannel(t, caller)
+	ch.BaseChannel = channels.NewBaseChannel("telegram", nil, messageBus, nil)
+	ch.ctx = context.Background()
+
+	msg := &telego.Message{
+		Text:      "ti ricordi questo file?",
+		MessageID: 23,
+		Chat: telego.Chat{
+			ID:   999,
+			Type: "private",
+		},
+		From: &telego.User{
+			ID:        15,
+			FirstName: "Eve",
+		},
+		ReplyToMessage: &telego.Message{
+			MessageID: 101,
+			Text:      "Fatto! Ho creato il file notizie_2026_03_28.md",
+			From: &telego.User{
+				ID:        42,
+				IsBot:     true,
+				FirstName: "Pico",
+				Username:  "afjcjsbx_picoclaw_bot",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	err := ch.handleMessage(context.Background(), msg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	inbound, ok := <-messageBus.InboundChan()
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, "101", inbound.Metadata["reply_to_message_id"])
+	assert.Equal(
+		t,
+		"[quoted assistant message from afjcjsbx_picoclaw_bot]: Fatto! Ho creato il file notizie_2026_03_28.md\n\nti ricordi questo file?",
+		inbound.Content,
+	)
+}
+
+func TestTelegramQuotedContent_IncludesVoiceMarkerAlongsideCaption(t *testing.T) {
+	msg := &telego.Message{
+		Caption: "listen to this",
+		Voice: &telego.Voice{
+			FileID: "voice-file",
+		},
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "listen to this\n[voice]", telegramQuotedContent(msg))
+}
+
+func TestQuotedTelegramMediaRefs_ResolvesQuotedAudioInOrder(t *testing.T) {
+	msg := &telego.Message{
+		Voice: &telego.Voice{FileID: "voice-file"},
+		Audio: &telego.Audio{FileID: "audio-file"},
+	}
+
+	var calls []string
+	refs := quotedTelegramMediaRefs(msg, func(fileID, ext, filename string) string {
+		calls = append(calls, fileID+"|"+ext+"|"+filename)
+		return "ref://" + filename
+	})
+
+	assert.Equal(
+		t,
+		[]string{"voice-file|.ogg|voice.ogg", "audio-file|.mp3|audio.mp3"},
+		calls,
+	)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"ref://voice.ogg", "ref://audio.mp3"}, refs)
+}
+
 func TestHandleMessage_EmptyContent_Ignored(t *testing.T) {
 	messageBus := bus.NewMessageBus()
 	ch := &TelegramChannel{

pkg/channels/wecom/wecom.go

@@ -184,20 +184,20 @@ func (c *WeComChannel) BeginStream(_ context.Context, chatID string) (channels.S
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (c *WeComChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *WeComChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 	content := strings.TrimSpace(msg.Content)
 	if content == "" {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	if turn, ok := c.getTurn(msg.ChatID); ok {
 		if time.Since(turn.CreatedAt) <= wecomStreamMaxDuration {
 			if err := c.sendStreamReply(turn, content); err == nil {
 				c.consumeTurn(msg.ChatID, turn)
-				return nil
+				return nil, nil
 			}
 		}
 		c.consumeTurn(msg.ChatID, turn)
@@ -205,20 +205,20 @@ func (c *WeComChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
 
 	if route, ok := c.routes.Get(msg.ChatID); ok {
 		if err := c.sendActivePush(route.ChatID, route.ChatType, content); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	if err := c.sendActivePush(msg.ChatID, 0, content); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (c *WeComChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *WeComChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	route, chatType, hasTurn := c.resolveMediaRoute(msg.ChatID)
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (c *WeComChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessa
 		if strings.TrimSpace(part.Ref) == "" {
 			if caption := strings.TrimSpace(part.Caption); caption != "" {
 				if err := c.sendActivePush(chatID, chatType, caption); err != nil {
-					return err
+					return nil, err
 				}
 			}
 			continue
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (c *WeComChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessa
 
 		localPath, filename, contentType, cleanup, err := c.resolveOutboundPart(ctx, part)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("wecom resolve media %q: %v: %w", part.Ref, err, channels.ErrSendFailed)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("wecom resolve media %q: %v: %w", part.Ref, err, channels.ErrSendFailed)
 		}
 
 		func() {
@@ -283,11 +283,11 @@ func (c *WeComChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessa
 			}
 		}()
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func (c *WeComChannel) connectLoop() {

pkg/channels/wecom/wecom_test.go

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func TestSend_StreamFailureFallsBackToActualChatID(t *testing.T) {
 		return wecomTestAck(nil), nil
 	}
 
-	if err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	if _, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		Channel: "wecom",
 		ChatID:  "chat-1",
 		Content: "hello",
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func TestSend_DoesNotSplitStreamReply(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	content := strings.Repeat("\u4e2d", 30000)
-	if err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	if _, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		Channel: "wecom",
 		ChatID:  "chat-1",
 		Content: content,
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func TestSend_DoesNotSplitActivePush(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	content := strings.Repeat("a", 30000)
-	if err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
+	if _, err := ch.Send(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMessage{
 		Channel: "wecom",
 		ChatID:  "chat-1",
 		Content: content,
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_SendsActiveImage(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		Channel: "wecom",
 		ChatID:  "chat-1",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_UsesTurnImageAndFinishesStream(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		Channel: "wecom",
 		ChatID:  "chat-1",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ func TestSendMedia_SendsActiveFile(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
+	_, err = ch.SendMedia(context.Background(), bus.OutboundMediaMessage{
 		Channel: "wecom",
 		ChatID:  "chat-2",
 		Parts: []bus.MediaPart{{

pkg/channels/weixin/media.go

@@ -1097,12 +1097,12 @@ func (c *WeixinChannel) StartTyping(ctx context.Context, chatID string) (func(),
 }
 
 // SendMedia implements channels.MediaSender.
-func (c *WeixinChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) error {
+func (c *WeixinChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return basechannels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, basechannels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 	if err := c.ensureSessionActive(); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	contextToken := ""
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ func (c *WeixinChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
 		contextToken, _ = v.(string)
 	}
 	if contextToken == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
 			"weixin send media: missing context token for chat %s: %w",
 			msg.ChatID,
 			basechannels.ErrSendFailed,
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ func (c *WeixinChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
 				"ref":     part.Ref,
 				"error":   err.Error(),
 			})
-			return fmt.Errorf("weixin send media: %w", basechannels.ErrSendFailed)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("weixin send media: %w", basechannels.ErrSendFailed)
 		}
 		func() {
 			if cleanup != nil {
@@ -1147,11 +1147,11 @@ func (c *WeixinChannel) SendMedia(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMediaMess
 				"error":   err.Error(),
 			})
 			if c.remainingPause() > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("weixin send media: %w", basechannels.ErrSendFailed)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("weixin send media: %w", basechannels.ErrSendFailed)
 			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("weixin send media: %w", basechannels.ErrTemporary)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("weixin send media: %w", basechannels.ErrTemporary)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }

pkg/channels/weixin/weixin.go

@@ -358,16 +358,16 @@ func (c *WeixinChannel) handleInboundMessage(ctx context.Context, msg WeixinMess
 }
 
 // Send implements channels.Channel by sending a text message to the WeChat user.
-func (c *WeixinChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *WeixinChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 	if err := c.ensureSessionActive(); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if msg.Content == "" {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	// We need a context_token to send a reply. It should be stored in the conversation metadata.
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ func (c *WeixinChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
 		logger.ErrorCF("weixin", "Missing context token, cannot send message", map[string]any{
 			"to_user_id": toUserID,
 		})
-		return fmt.Errorf("weixin send: %w: missing context token for chat %s", channels.ErrSendFailed, toUserID)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("weixin send: %w: missing context token for chat %s", channels.ErrSendFailed, toUserID)
 	}
 
 	if err := c.sendTextMessage(ctx, toUserID, contextToken, msg.Content); err != nil {
@@ -395,10 +395,10 @@ func (c *WeixinChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error
 			"error":      err.Error(),
 		})
 		if c.remainingPause() > 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("weixin send: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("weixin send: %w", channels.ErrSendFailed)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("weixin send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("weixin send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }

pkg/channels/whatsapp/whatsapp.go

@@ -104,15 +104,15 @@ func (c *WhatsAppChannel) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *WhatsAppChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *WhatsAppChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 
 	// Check ctx before acquiring lock
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return ctx.Err()
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	default:
 	}
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (c *WhatsAppChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) err
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if c.conn == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("whatsapp connection not established: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("whatsapp connection not established: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 	}
 
 	payload := map[string]any{
@@ -131,17 +131,17 @@ func (c *WhatsAppChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) err
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(payload)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal message: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal message: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	_ = c.conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second))
 	if err := c.conn.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, data); err != nil {
 		_ = c.conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Time{})
-		return fmt.Errorf("whatsapp send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("whatsapp send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 	}
 	_ = c.conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Time{})
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func (c *WhatsAppChannel) listen() {

pkg/channels/whatsapp_native/whatsapp_native.go

@@ -396,13 +396,13 @@ func (c *WhatsAppNativeChannel) handleIncoming(evt *events.Message) {
 	c.HandleMessage(c.runCtx, peer, messageID, senderID, chatID, content, mediaPaths, metadata, sender)
 }
 
-func (c *WhatsAppNativeChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) error {
+func (c *WhatsAppNativeChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessage) ([]string, error) {
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
-		return channels.ErrNotRunning
+		return nil, channels.ErrNotRunning
 	}
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return ctx.Err()
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	default:
 	}
 
@@ -411,18 +411,18 @@ func (c *WhatsAppNativeChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessag
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if client == nil || !client.IsConnected() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("whatsapp connection not established: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("whatsapp connection not established: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 	}
 
 	// Detect unpaired state: the client is connected (to WhatsApp servers)
 	// but has not completed QR-login yet, so sending would fail.
 	if client.Store.ID == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("whatsapp not yet paired (QR login pending): %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("whatsapp not yet paired (QR login pending): %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 	}
 
 	to, err := parseJID(msg.ChatID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid chat id %q: %w", msg.ChatID, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid chat id %q: %w", msg.ChatID, err)
 	}
 
 	waMsg := &waE2E.Message{
@@ -430,9 +430,9 @@ func (c *WhatsAppNativeChannel) Send(ctx context.Context, msg bus.OutboundMessag
 	}
 
 	if _, err = client.SendMessage(ctx, to, waMsg); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("whatsapp send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("whatsapp send: %w", channels.ErrTemporary)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // parseJID converts a chat ID (phone number or JID string) to types.JID.

pkg/config/config.go

@@ -636,13 +636,6 @@ func (c *ModelConfig) SetAPIKey(value string) {
 	}
 }
 
-type GatewayConfig struct {
-	Host      string `json:"host"                env:"PICOCLAW_GATEWAY_HOST"`
-	Port      int    `json:"port"                env:"PICOCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT"`
-	HotReload bool   `json:"hot_reload"          env:"PICOCLAW_GATEWAY_HOT_RELOAD"`
-	LogLevel  string `json:"log_level,omitempty" env:"PICOCLAW_LOG_LEVEL"`
-}
-
 type ToolDiscoveryConfig struct {
 	Enabled          bool `json:"enabled"            env:"PICOCLAW_TOOLS_DISCOVERY_ENABLED"`
 	TTL              int  `json:"ttl"                env:"PICOCLAW_TOOLS_DISCOVERY_TTL"`

pkg/config/config_test.go

@@ -1418,6 +1418,38 @@ func TestConfigLogLevelEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResolveGatewayLogLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	cfgPath := filepath.Join(dir, "config.json")
+	data := `{"version":1,"gateway":{"log_level":"debug"}}`
+	if err := os.WriteFile(cfgPath, []byte(data), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("setup: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if got := ResolveGatewayLogLevel(cfgPath); got != "debug" {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolveGatewayLogLevel() = %q, want %q", got, "debug")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveGatewayLogLevel_UsesEnvOverrideAndNormalizesInvalid(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	cfgPath := filepath.Join(dir, "config.json")
+	data := `{"version":1,"gateway":{"log_level":"debug"}}`
+	if err := os.WriteFile(cfgPath, []byte(data), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("setup: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	t.Setenv("PICOCLAW_LOG_LEVEL", "warning")
+	if got := ResolveGatewayLogLevel(cfgPath); got != "warn" {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolveGatewayLogLevel() with env override = %q, want %q", got, "warn")
+	}
+
+	t.Setenv("PICOCLAW_LOG_LEVEL", "garbage")
+	if got := ResolveGatewayLogLevel(cfgPath); got != DefaultGatewayLogLevel {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolveGatewayLogLevel() with invalid env override = %q, want %q", got, DefaultGatewayLogLevel)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestModelConfig_ExtraBodyRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	cfgPath := filepath.Join(dir, "config.json")

pkg/config/defaults.go

@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 			Host:      "127.0.0.1",
 			Port:      18790,
 			HotReload: false,
-			LogLevel:  "warn",
+			LogLevel:  DefaultGatewayLogLevel,
 		},
 		Tools: ToolsConfig{
 			FilterSensitiveData: true,

pkg/config/gateway.go

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/pkg/logger"
+)
+
+const DefaultGatewayLogLevel = "warn"
+
+type GatewayConfig struct {
+	Host      string `json:"host"                env:"PICOCLAW_GATEWAY_HOST"`
+	Port      int    `json:"port"                env:"PICOCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT"`
+	HotReload bool   `json:"hot_reload"          env:"PICOCLAW_GATEWAY_HOT_RELOAD"`
+	LogLevel  string `json:"log_level,omitempty" env:"PICOCLAW_LOG_LEVEL"`
+}
+
+func canonicalGatewayLogLevel(level logger.LogLevel) string {
+	switch level {
+	case logger.DEBUG:
+		return "debug"
+	case logger.INFO:
+		return "info"
+	case logger.WARN:
+		return "warn"
+	case logger.ERROR:
+		return "error"
+	case logger.FATAL:
+		return "fatal"
+	default:
+		return DefaultGatewayLogLevel
+	}
+}
+
+func normalizeGatewayLogLevel(logLevel string) string {
+	if level, ok := logger.ParseLevel(logLevel); ok {
+		return canonicalGatewayLogLevel(level)
+	}
+	return DefaultGatewayLogLevel
+}
+
+// EffectiveGatewayLogLevel returns the normalized runtime log level from a loaded config.
+// Invalid or empty values fall back to the package default.
+func EffectiveGatewayLogLevel(cfg *Config) string {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		return DefaultGatewayLogLevel
+	}
+	return normalizeGatewayLogLevel(cfg.Gateway.LogLevel)
+}
+
+// ResolveGatewayLogLevel reads the configured gateway log level without triggering
+// the full config loader, so startup code can apply logging before config load logs run.
+// The PICOCLAW_LOG_LEVEL environment variable overrides the file value.
+func ResolveGatewayLogLevel(path string) string {
+	cfg := struct {
+		Gateway GatewayConfig `json:"gateway"`
+	}{
+		Gateway: GatewayConfig{LogLevel: DefaultGatewayLogLevel},
+	}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		_ = json.Unmarshal(data, &cfg)
+	}
+
+	if envLevel := os.Getenv("PICOCLAW_LOG_LEVEL"); envLevel != "" {
+		cfg.Gateway.LogLevel = envLevel
+	}
+
+	return normalizeGatewayLogLevel(cfg.Gateway.LogLevel)
+}

pkg/gateway/gateway.go

@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ func Run(debug bool, homePath, configPath string, allowEmptyStartup bool) error
 	}
 	defer logger.DisableFileLogging()
 
+	if debug {
+		logger.SetLevel(logger.DEBUG)
+	} else {
+		logger.SetLevelFromString(config.ResolveGatewayLogLevel(configPath))
+	}
+
 	cfg, err := config.LoadConfig(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatalf("error loading config: %v", err)
@@ -109,11 +115,11 @@ func Run(debug bool, homePath, configPath string, allowEmptyStartup bool) error
 
 	// Debug mode permanently overrides the config log level to DEBUG.
 	if debug {
-		logger.SetLevel(logger.DEBUG)
 		fmt.Println("🔍 Debug mode enabled")
 	} else {
-		logger.SetLevelFromString(cfg.Gateway.LogLevel)
+		effectiveLogLevel := config.EffectiveGatewayLogLevel(cfg)
-		logger.Infof("Log level set to %q", cfg.Gateway.LogLevel)
+		logger.SetLevelFromString(effectiveLogLevel)
+		logger.Infof("Log level set to %q", effectiveLogLevel)
 	}
 
 	// Enforce singleton: write PID file with generated token.
@@ -476,8 +482,9 @@ func handleConfigReload(
 	// Debug mode permanently overrides the config log level to DEBUG.
 	if !debug {
 		// Update log level last so that reload-related info/warn logs above are not suppressed.
-		logger.SetLevelFromString(newCfg.Gateway.LogLevel)
+		effectiveLogLevel := config.EffectiveGatewayLogLevel(newCfg)
-		logger.Infof("Log level changing from current to %q", newCfg.Gateway.LogLevel)
+		logger.SetLevelFromString(effectiveLogLevel)
+		logger.Infof("Log level changing from current to %q", effectiveLogLevel)
 	}
 
 	return nil

pkg/providers/bedrock/provider_bedrock.go

@@ -208,7 +208,10 @@ func (p *Provider) Chat(
 	if err != nil {
 		// Check for SSO token expiration errors and provide actionable guidance
 		if isSSOTokenError(err) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("bedrock converse: AWS credentials may have expired. If using AWS SSO, run 'aws sso login' to refresh: %w", err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+				"bedrock converse: AWS credentials may have expired. If using AWS SSO, run 'aws sso login' to refresh: %w",
+				err,
+			)
 		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("bedrock converse: %w", err)
 	}

pkg/providers/bedrock/provider_bedrock_test.go

@@ -583,13 +583,17 @@ func TestIsSSOTokenError(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "full SSO error message",
+			name: "full SSO error message",
-			err:      fmt.Errorf("get identity: get credentials: failed to refresh cached credentials, refresh cached SSO token failed, unable to refresh SSO token"),
+			err: fmt.Errorf(
+				"get identity: get credentials: failed to refresh cached credentials, refresh cached SSO token failed, unable to refresh SSO token",
+			),
 			expected: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "SSO token file missing",
+			name: "SSO token file missing",
-			err:      fmt.Errorf("get identity: get credentials: failed to refresh cached credentials, failed to read cached SSO token file, open ~/.aws/sso/cache/abc123.json: no such file or directory"),
+			err: fmt.Errorf(
+				"get identity: get credentials: failed to refresh cached credentials, failed to read cached SSO token file, open ~/.aws/sso/cache/abc123.json: no such file or directory",
+			),
 			expected: true,
 		},
 	}

pkg/providers/factory_provider.go

@@ -17,6 +17,48 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/pkg/providers/bedrock"
 )
 
+type protocolMeta struct {
+	defaultAPIBase     string
+	emptyAPIKeyAllowed bool
+}
+
+var protocolMetaByName = map[string]protocolMeta{
+	"openai":                   {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.openai.com/v1"},
+	"openrouter":               {defaultAPIBase: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"},
+	"litellm":                  {defaultAPIBase: "http://localhost:4000/v1"},
+	"lmstudio":                 {defaultAPIBase: "http://localhost:1234/v1", emptyAPIKeyAllowed: true},
+	"novita":                   {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.novita.ai/openai"},
+	"groq":                     {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1"},
+	"zhipu":                    {defaultAPIBase: "https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4"},
+	"gemini":                   {defaultAPIBase: "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta"},
+	"nvidia":                   {defaultAPIBase: "https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1"},
+	"ollama":                   {defaultAPIBase: "http://localhost:11434/v1", emptyAPIKeyAllowed: true},
+	"moonshot":                 {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.moonshot.cn/v1"},
+	"shengsuanyun":             {defaultAPIBase: "https://router.shengsuanyun.com/api/v1"},
+	"deepseek":                 {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.deepseek.com/v1"},
+	"cerebras":                 {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.cerebras.ai/v1"},
+	"vivgrid":                  {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.vivgrid.com/v1"},
+	"volcengine":               {defaultAPIBase: "https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3"},
+	"qwen":                     {defaultAPIBase: "https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"},
+	"qwen-intl":                {defaultAPIBase: "https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"},
+	"qwen-international":       {defaultAPIBase: "https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"},
+	"dashscope-intl":           {defaultAPIBase: "https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"},
+	"qwen-us":                  {defaultAPIBase: "https://dashscope-us.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"},
+	"dashscope-us":             {defaultAPIBase: "https://dashscope-us.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"},
+	"coding-plan":              {defaultAPIBase: "https://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/v1"},
+	"alibaba-coding":           {defaultAPIBase: "https://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/v1"},
+	"qwen-coding":              {defaultAPIBase: "https://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/v1"},
+	"coding-plan-anthropic":    {defaultAPIBase: "https://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/apps/anthropic"},
+	"alibaba-coding-anthropic": {defaultAPIBase: "https://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/apps/anthropic"},
+	"vllm":                     {defaultAPIBase: "http://localhost:8000/v1", emptyAPIKeyAllowed: true},
+	"mistral":                  {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.mistral.ai/v1"},
+	"avian":                    {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.avian.io/v1"},
+	"minimax":                  {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.minimaxi.com/v1"},
+	"longcat":                  {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.longcat.chat/openai"},
+	"modelscope":               {defaultAPIBase: "https://api-inference.modelscope.cn/v1"},
+	"mimo":                     {defaultAPIBase: "https://api.xiaomimimo.com/v1"},
+}
+
 // createClaudeAuthProvider creates a Claude provider using OAuth credentials from auth store.
 func createClaudeAuthProvider() (LLMProvider, error) {
 	cred, err := getCredential("anthropic")
@@ -154,13 +196,13 @@ func CreateProviderFromConfig(cfg *config.ModelConfig) (LLMProvider, string, err
 		}
 		return provider, modelID, nil
 
-	case "litellm", "openrouter", "groq", "zhipu", "gemini", "nvidia",
+	case "litellm", "lmstudio", "openrouter", "groq", "zhipu", "gemini", "nvidia",
 		"ollama", "moonshot", "shengsuanyun", "deepseek", "cerebras",
 		"vivgrid", "volcengine", "vllm", "qwen", "qwen-intl", "qwen-international", "dashscope-intl",
 		"qwen-us", "dashscope-us", "mistral", "avian", "longcat", "modelscope", "novita",
 		"coding-plan", "alibaba-coding", "qwen-coding", "mimo":
 		// All other OpenAI-compatible HTTP providers
-		if cfg.APIKey() == "" && cfg.APIBase == "" {
+		if cfg.APIKey() == "" && cfg.APIBase == "" && !isEmptyAPIKeyAllowed(protocol) {
 			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("api_key or api_base is required for HTTP-based protocol %q", protocol)
 		}
 		apiBase := cfg.APIBase
@@ -294,64 +336,30 @@ func CreateProviderFromConfig(cfg *config.ModelConfig) (LLMProvider, string, err
 	}
 }
 
+func isEmptyAPIKeyAllowed(protocol string) bool {
+	meta, ok := protocolMetaByName[protocol]
+	return ok && meta.emptyAPIKeyAllowed
+}
+
+// IsEmptyAPIKeyAllowedForProtocol reports whether a protocol allows requests
+// without api_key when using its default local endpoint.
+func IsEmptyAPIKeyAllowedForProtocol(protocol string) bool {
+	protocol = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(protocol))
+	return isEmptyAPIKeyAllowed(protocol)
+}
+
+// DefaultAPIBaseForProtocol returns the configured default API base for a protocol.
+// It returns empty string if the protocol has no default base.
+func DefaultAPIBaseForProtocol(protocol string) string {
+	protocol = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(protocol))
+	return getDefaultAPIBase(protocol)
+}
+
 // getDefaultAPIBase returns the default API base URL for a given protocol.
 func getDefaultAPIBase(protocol string) string {
-	switch protocol {
+	meta, ok := protocolMetaByName[protocol]
-	case "openai":
+	if !ok {
-		return "https://api.openai.com/v1"
-	case "openrouter":
-		return "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"
-	case "litellm":
-		return "http://localhost:4000/v1"
-	case "novita":
-		return "https://api.novita.ai/openai"
-	case "groq":
-		return "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1"
-	case "zhipu":
-		return "https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4"
-	case "gemini":
-		return "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta"
-	case "nvidia":
-		return "https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1"
-	case "ollama":
-		return "http://localhost:11434/v1"
-	case "moonshot":
-		return "https://api.moonshot.cn/v1"
-	case "shengsuanyun":
-		return "https://router.shengsuanyun.com/api/v1"
-	case "deepseek":
-		return "https://api.deepseek.com/v1"
-	case "cerebras":
-		return "https://api.cerebras.ai/v1"
-	case "vivgrid":
-		return "https://api.vivgrid.com/v1"
-	case "volcengine":
-		return "https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3"
-	case "qwen":
-		return "https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"
-	case "qwen-intl", "qwen-international", "dashscope-intl":
-		return "https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"
-	case "qwen-us", "dashscope-us":
-		return "https://dashscope-us.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"
-	case "coding-plan", "alibaba-coding", "qwen-coding":
-		return "https://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/v1"
-	case "coding-plan-anthropic", "alibaba-coding-anthropic":
-		return "https://coding-intl.dashscope.aliyuncs.com/apps/anthropic"
-	case "vllm":
-		return "http://localhost:8000/v1"
-	case "mistral":
-		return "https://api.mistral.ai/v1"
-	case "avian":
-		return "https://api.avian.io/v1"
-	case "minimax":
-		return "https://api.minimaxi.com/v1"
-	case "longcat":
-		return "https://api.longcat.chat/openai"
-	case "modelscope":
-		return "https://api-inference.modelscope.cn/v1"
-	case "mimo":
-		return "https://api.xiaomimimo.com/v1"
-	default:
 		return ""
 	}
+	return meta.defaultAPIBase
 }

pkg/providers/factory_provider_test.go

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ func TestCreateProviderFromConfig_DefaultAPIBase(t *testing.T) {
 		{"vllm", "vllm"},
 		{"deepseek", "deepseek"},
 		{"ollama", "ollama"},
+		{"lmstudio", "lmstudio"},
 		{"longcat", "longcat"},
 		{"modelscope", "modelscope"},
 		{"mimo", "mimo"},
@@ -153,6 +154,12 @@ func TestGetDefaultAPIBase_LiteLLM(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetDefaultAPIBase_LMStudio(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := getDefaultAPIBase("lmstudio"); got != "http://localhost:1234/v1" {
+		t.Fatalf("getDefaultAPIBase(%q) = %q, want %q", "lmstudio", got, "http://localhost:1234/v1")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCreateProviderFromConfig_LiteLLM(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := &config.ModelConfig{
 		ModelName: "test-litellm",
@@ -173,6 +180,85 @@ func TestCreateProviderFromConfig_LiteLLM(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCreateProviderFromConfig_LocalProviders(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		modelName   string
+		model       string
+		apiKey      string
+		wantModelID string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "LMStudio with API key",
+			modelName:   "test-lmstudio",
+			model:       "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b",
+			apiKey:      "test-key",
+			wantModelID: "openai/gpt-oss-20b",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "LMStudio without API key",
+			modelName:   "test-lmstudio",
+			model:       "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b",
+			apiKey:      "",
+			wantModelID: "openai/gpt-oss-20b",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "Ollama with API key",
+			modelName:   "test-ollama",
+			model:       "ollama/llama3.1:8b",
+			apiKey:      "test-key",
+			wantModelID: "llama3.1:8b",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "Ollama without API key",
+			modelName:   "test-ollama",
+			model:       "ollama/llama3.1:8b",
+			apiKey:      "",
+			wantModelID: "llama3.1:8b",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "VLLM with API key",
+			modelName:   "test-vllm",
+			model:       "vllm/Qwen/Qwen3-8B",
+			apiKey:      "test-key",
+			wantModelID: "Qwen/Qwen3-8B",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "VLLM without API key",
+			modelName:   "test-vllm",
+			model:       "vllm/Qwen/Qwen3-8B",
+			apiKey:      "",
+			wantModelID: "Qwen/Qwen3-8B",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := &config.ModelConfig{
+				ModelName: tt.modelName,
+				Model:     tt.model,
+			}
+			if tt.apiKey != "" {
+				cfg.SetAPIKey(tt.apiKey)
+			}
+
+			provider, modelID, err := CreateProviderFromConfig(cfg)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("CreateProviderFromConfig() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			if provider == nil {
+				t.Fatal("CreateProviderFromConfig() returned nil provider")
+			}
+			if modelID != tt.wantModelID {
+				t.Errorf("modelID = %q, want %q", modelID, tt.wantModelID)
+			}
+			if _, ok := provider.(*HTTPProvider); !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("expected *HTTPProvider, got %T", provider)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCreateProviderFromConfig_LongCat(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := &config.ModelConfig{
 		ModelName: "test-longcat",

pkg/providers/github_copilot_provider.go

@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ func NewGitHubCopilotProvider(uri string, connectMode string, model string) (*Gi
 		}
 
 		session, err := client.CreateSession(context.Background(), &copilot.SessionConfig{
-			Model: model,
+			Model:               model,
 			OnPermissionRequest: copilot.PermissionHandler.ApproveAll,
-			Hooks: &copilot.SessionHooks{},
+			Hooks:               &copilot.SessionHooks{},
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			client.Stop()

pkg/providers/openai_compat/provider.go

@@ -42,6 +42,23 @@ type Option func(*Provider)
 
 const defaultRequestTimeout = common.DefaultRequestTimeout
 
+var stripModelPrefixProviders = map[string]struct{}{
+	"litellm":    {},
+	"moonshot":   {},
+	"nvidia":     {},
+	"groq":       {},
+	"ollama":     {},
+	"deepseek":   {},
+	"google":     {},
+	"openrouter": {},
+	"zhipu":      {},
+	"mistral":    {},
+	"vivgrid":    {},
+	"minimax":    {},
+	"novita":     {},
+	"lmstudio":   {},
+}
+
 func WithMaxTokensField(maxTokensField string) Option {
 	return func(p *Provider) {
 		p.maxTokensField = maxTokensField
@@ -397,13 +414,11 @@ func normalizeModel(model, apiBase string) string {
 	}
 
 	prefix := strings.ToLower(before)
-	switch prefix {
+	if _, ok := stripModelPrefixProviders[prefix]; ok {
-	case "litellm", "moonshot", "nvidia", "groq", "ollama", "deepseek", "google",
-		"openrouter", "zhipu", "mistral", "vivgrid", "minimax", "novita":
 		return after
-	default:
-		return model
 	}
+
+	return model
 }
 
 func buildToolsList(tools []ToolDefinition, nativeSearch bool) []any {

pkg/providers/openai_compat/provider_test.go

@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func TestProviderChat_StripsMoonshotPrefixAndNormalizesKimiTemperature(t *testin
 	}
 }
 
-func TestProviderChat_StripsGroqOllamaDeepseekVivgridNovitaPrefixes(t *testing.T) {
+func TestProviderChat_StripsKnownProviderPrefixes(t *testing.T) {
 	var requestBody map[string]any
 
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -474,6 +474,11 @@ func TestProviderChat_StripsGroqOllamaDeepseekVivgridNovitaPrefixes(t *testing.T
 			input:     "ollama/qwen2.5:14b",
 			wantModel: "qwen2.5:14b",
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "strips lmstudio prefix and keeps nested model",
+			input:     "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b",
+			wantModel: "openai/gpt-oss-20b",
+		},
 		{
 			name:      "strips deepseek prefix",
 			input:     "deepseek/deepseek-chat",
@@ -579,6 +584,9 @@ func TestNormalizeModel_UsesAPIBase(t *testing.T) {
 	if got := normalizeModel("deepseek/deepseek-chat", "https://api.deepseek.com/v1"); got != "deepseek-chat" {
 		t.Fatalf("normalizeModel(deepseek) = %q, want %q", got, "deepseek-chat")
 	}
+	if got := normalizeModel("lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b", "http://localhost:1234/v1"); got != "openai/gpt-oss-20b" {
+		t.Fatalf("normalizeModel(lmstudio) = %q, want %q", got, "openai/gpt-oss-20b")
+	}
 	if got := normalizeModel("openrouter/auto", "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"); got != "openrouter/auto" {
 		t.Fatalf("normalizeModel(openrouter) = %q, want %q", got, "openrouter/auto")
 	}

web/backend/api/config.go

@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ func (h *Handler) registerConfigRoutes(mux *http.ServeMux) {
 	mux.HandleFunc("POST /api/config/test-command-patterns", h.handleTestCommandPatterns)
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) applyRuntimeLogLevel() {
+	if h.debug {
+		logger.SetLevel(logger.DEBUG)
+		return
+	}
+	logger.SetLevelFromString(config.ResolveGatewayLogLevel(h.configPath))
+}
+
 // handleGetConfig returns the complete system configuration.
 //
 //	GET /api/config
@@ -80,8 +88,6 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpdateConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	logger.Infof("configuration updated successfully")
-
 	if err := config.SaveConfig(h.configPath, &cfg); err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to save config: %v", err), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
@@ -89,6 +95,8 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpdateConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// Refresh cached pico token in case user changed it.
 	refreshPicoToken(&cfg)
+	h.applyRuntimeLogLevel()
+	logger.Infof("configuration updated successfully")
 
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"status": "ok"})
@@ -133,7 +141,6 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePatchConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to load config: %v", err), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-
 	existing, err := json.Marshal(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, "Failed to serialize current config", http.StatusInternalServerError)
@@ -187,6 +194,8 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePatchConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// Refresh cached pico token in case user changed it.
 	refreshPicoToken(&newCfg)
+	h.applyRuntimeLogLevel()
+	logger.Infof("configuration updated successfully")
 
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"status": "ok"})

web/backend/api/config_test.go

@@ -9,8 +9,38 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/pkg/logger"
 )
 
+func assertGatewayLogLevelApplied(t *testing.T, method, body string, want logger.LogLevel) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	configPath, cleanup := setupOAuthTestEnv(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	initialLevel := logger.GetLevel()
+	logger.SetLevel(logger.INFO)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		logger.SetLevel(initialLevel)
+	})
+
+	h := NewHandler(configPath)
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	h.RegisterRoutes(mux)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(method, "/api/config", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	mux.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("%s /api/config status = %d, want %d, body=%s", method, rec.Code, http.StatusOK, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if got := logger.GetLevel(); got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("logger.GetLevel() = %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandleUpdateConfig_PreservesExecAllowRemoteDefaultWhenOmitted(t *testing.T) {
 	configPath, cleanup := setupOAuthTestEnv(t)
 	defer cleanup()
@@ -251,6 +281,68 @@ func TestHandlePatchConfig_SucceedsWhenPicoTokenInSecurityOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHandleUpdateConfig_AppliesGatewayLogLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	assertGatewayLogLevelApplied(t, http.MethodPut, `{
+		"version": 1,
+		"agents": {
+			"defaults": {
+				"workspace": "~/.picoclaw/workspace",
+				"model_name": "custom-default"
+			}
+		},
+		"gateway": {
+			"log_level": "error"
+		},
+		"model_list": [
+			{
+				"model_name": "custom-default",
+				"model": "openai/gpt-4o",
+				"api_keys": ["sk-default"]
+			}
+		]
+	}`, logger.ERROR)
+}
+
+func TestHandlePatchConfig_AppliesGatewayLogLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	assertGatewayLogLevelApplied(t, http.MethodPatch, `{
+		"gateway": {
+			"log_level": "debug"
+		}
+	}`, logger.DEBUG)
+}
+
+func TestHandlePatchConfig_PreservesDebugFlagOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	configPath, cleanup := setupOAuthTestEnv(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	initialLevel := logger.GetLevel()
+	logger.SetLevel(logger.INFO)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		logger.SetLevel(initialLevel)
+	})
+
+	h := NewHandler(configPath)
+	h.SetDebug(true)
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	h.RegisterRoutes(mux)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, "/api/config", bytes.NewBufferString(`{
+		"gateway": {
+			"log_level": "error"
+		}
+	}`))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	mux.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("PATCH /api/config status = %d, want %d, body=%s", rec.Code, http.StatusOK, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if got := logger.GetLevel(); got != logger.DEBUG {
+		t.Fatalf("logger.GetLevel() = %v, want %v", got, logger.DEBUG)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandlePatchConfig_SavesDiscordTokenFromPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	configPath, cleanup := setupOAuthTestEnv(t)
 	defer cleanup()

web/backend/api/gateway.go

@@ -59,6 +59,24 @@ func refreshPicoTokensLocked(configPath string) {
 	gateway.picoToken = cfg.Channels.Pico.Token.String()
 }
 
+// ensurePicoTokenCachedLocked lazily fills the in-memory pico token cache when
+// the launcher has already discovered a running gateway via pidData, but has
+// not yet refreshed the token into memory.
+func ensurePicoTokenCachedLocked(configPath string) {
+	if gateway.picoToken != "" {
+		return
+	}
+	refreshPicoTokensLocked(configPath)
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) gatewayCommandArgs() []string {
+	args := []string{"gateway", "-E"}
+	if h.debug {
+		args = append(args, "-d")
+	}
+	return args
+}
+
 const (
 	protocolKey = "Sec-Websocket-Protocol"
 	tokenPrefix = "token."
@@ -521,7 +539,7 @@ func (h *Handler) startGatewayLocked(initialStatus string, existingPid int) (int
 	execPath := utils.FindPicoclawBinary()
 	logger.InfoC("gateway", fmt.Sprintf("Starting gateway process (%s)", execPath))
 
-	cmd = exec.Command(execPath, "gateway", "-E")
+	cmd = exec.Command(execPath, h.gatewayCommandArgs()...)
 	cmd.Env = os.Environ()
 	// Forward the launcher's config path via the environment variable that
 	// GetConfigPath() already reads, so the gateway sub-process uses the same

web/backend/api/gateway_host.go

@@ -190,12 +190,20 @@ func joinClientVisibleHostPort(r *http.Request, host string, serverListenPort in
 func (h *Handler) picoWebUIAddr(r *http.Request) string {
 	wsPort := h.serverPort
 	if wsPort == 0 {
-		wsPort = 18800 // default web server port
+		wsPort = 18800
 	}
 	if fwdHost := forwardedHostFirst(r); fwdHost != "" {
 		return joinClientVisibleHostPort(r, fwdHost, wsPort)
 	}
 	host := requestHostName(r)
+	// Use clientVisiblePort only when an explicit port is present in headers
+	// or Host header — do not infer from TLS/scheme, as serverPort takes priority.
+	if p := forwardedPortFirst(r); p != "" {
+		return net.JoinHostPort(host, p)
+	}
+	if _, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(r.Host); err == nil && port != "" {
+		return net.JoinHostPort(host, port)
+	}
 	return net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(wsPort))
 }
 

web/backend/api/gateway_test.go

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ func resetGatewayTestState(t *testing.T) {
 	originalRestartGracePeriod := gatewayRestartGracePeriod
 	originalRestartForceKillWindow := gatewayRestartForceKillWindow
 	originalRestartPollInterval := gatewayRestartPollInterval
+	t.Setenv("PICOCLAW_HOME", t.TempDir())
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		gatewayHealthGet = originalHealthGet
 		gatewayRestartGracePeriod = originalRestartGracePeriod
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ func resetGatewayTestState(t *testing.T) {
 
 		gateway.mu.Lock()
 		gateway.cmd = nil
+		gateway.pidData = nil
+		gateway.owned = false
 		gateway.bootDefaultModel = ""
 		gateway.bootConfigSignature = ""
 		setGatewayRuntimeStatusLocked("stopped")
@@ -165,6 +168,17 @@ func TestGatewayStartReady_DefaultModelWithoutCredential(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGatewayCommandArgsIncludesDebugFlagWhenEnabled(t *testing.T) {
+	h := NewHandler(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"))
+	h.SetDebug(true)
+
+	args := h.gatewayCommandArgs()
+	want := []string{"gateway", "-E", "-d"}
+	if strings.Join(args, " ") != strings.Join(want, " ") {
+		t.Fatalf("gatewayCommandArgs() = %v, want %v", args, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGatewayStartReady_LocalModelWithoutAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 	configPath, cleanup := setupOAuthTestEnv(t)
 	defer cleanup()

web/backend/api/model_status.go

@@ -10,10 +10,22 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/pkg/providers"
 )
 
 const modelProbeTimeout = 800 * time.Millisecond
 
+const (
+	modelStatusAvailable    = "available"
+	modelStatusUnconfigured = "unconfigured"
+	modelStatusUnreachable  = "unreachable"
+)
+
+type modelConfigurationSummary struct {
+	Available bool
+	Status    string
+}
+
 var (
 	probeTCPServiceFunc            = probeTCPService
 	probeOllamaModelFunc           = probeOllamaModel
@@ -42,16 +54,17 @@ func hasModelConfiguration(m *config.ModelConfig) bool {
 	return apiKey != ""
 }
 
-// isModelConfigured reports whether a model is currently available to use.
+func modelConfigurationStatus(m *config.ModelConfig) modelConfigurationSummary {
-// Local models must be reachable; remote/API-key models only need saved config.
-func isModelConfigured(m *config.ModelConfig) bool {
 	if !hasModelConfiguration(m) {
-		return false
+		return modelConfigurationSummary{Available: false, Status: modelStatusUnconfigured}
 	}
 	if requiresRuntimeProbe(m) {
-		return probeLocalModelAvailability(m)
+		if probeLocalModelAvailability(m) {
+			return modelConfigurationSummary{Available: true, Status: modelStatusAvailable}
+		}
+		return modelConfigurationSummary{Available: false, Status: modelStatusUnreachable}
 	}
-	return true
+	return modelConfigurationSummary{Available: true, Status: modelStatusAvailable}
 }
 
 func requiresRuntimeProbe(m *config.ModelConfig) bool {
@@ -60,10 +73,14 @@ func requiresRuntimeProbe(m *config.ModelConfig) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	switch modelProtocol(m.Model) {
+	protocol := modelProtocol(m.Model)
+
+	switch protocol {
 	case "claude-cli", "claudecli", "codex-cli", "codexcli", "github-copilot", "copilot":
 		return true
-	case "ollama", "vllm":
+	}
+
+	if providers.IsEmptyAPIKeyAllowedForProtocol(protocol) {
 		apiBase := strings.TrimSpace(m.APIBase)
 		return apiBase == "" || hasLocalAPIBase(apiBase)
 	}
@@ -81,7 +98,7 @@ func probeLocalModelAvailability(m *config.ModelConfig) bool {
 	switch protocol {
 	case "ollama":
 		return probeOllamaModelFunc(apiBase, modelID)
-	case "vllm":
+	case "vllm", "lmstudio":
 		return probeOpenAICompatibleModelFunc(apiBase, modelID, m.APIKey())
 	case "github-copilot", "copilot":
 		return probeTCPServiceFunc(apiBase)
@@ -100,11 +117,12 @@ func modelProbeAPIBase(m *config.ModelConfig) string {
 		return normalizeModelProbeAPIBase(apiBase)
 	}
 
-	switch modelProtocol(m.Model) {
+	protocol := modelProtocol(m.Model)
-	case "ollama":
+	if providers.IsEmptyAPIKeyAllowedForProtocol(protocol) {
-		return "http://localhost:11434/v1"
+		return providers.DefaultAPIBaseForProtocol(protocol)
-	case "vllm":
+	}
-		return "http://localhost:8000/v1"
+
+	switch protocol {
 	case "github-copilot", "copilot":
 		return "localhost:4321"
 	default:

web/backend/api/model_status_test.go

@@ -35,3 +35,53 @@ func TestProbeLocalModelAvailability_OpenAICompatibleIncludesAPIKey(t *testing.T
 		t.Fatal("probeLocalModelAvailability() = false, want true when api_key is configured")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRequiresRuntimeProbe_LMStudio(t *testing.T) {
+	if !requiresRuntimeProbe(&config.ModelConfig{
+		Model: "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b",
+	}) {
+		t.Fatal("requiresRuntimeProbe(lmstudio with default base) = false, want true")
+	}
+
+	if requiresRuntimeProbe(&config.ModelConfig{
+		Model:   "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b",
+		APIBase: "https://api.example.com/v1",
+	}) {
+		t.Fatal("requiresRuntimeProbe(lmstudio with remote base) = true, want false")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModelProbeAPIBase_LMStudioDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	got := modelProbeAPIBase(&config.ModelConfig{Model: "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b"})
+	if got != "http://localhost:1234/v1" {
+		t.Fatalf("modelProbeAPIBase(lmstudio) = %q, want %q", got, "http://localhost:1234/v1")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProbeLocalModelAvailability_LMStudioUsesOpenAICompatibleProbe(t *testing.T) {
+	originalProbe := probeOpenAICompatibleModelFunc
+	defer func() { probeOpenAICompatibleModelFunc = originalProbe }()
+
+	called := false
+	probeOpenAICompatibleModelFunc = func(apiBase, modelID, apiKey string) bool {
+		called = true
+		if apiBase != "http://localhost:1234/v1" {
+			t.Fatalf("apiBase = %q, want %q", apiBase, "http://localhost:1234/v1")
+		}
+		if modelID != "openai/gpt-oss-20b" {
+			t.Fatalf("modelID = %q, want %q", modelID, "openai/gpt-oss-20b")
+		}
+		if apiKey != "" {
+			t.Fatalf("apiKey = %q, want empty", apiKey)
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+
+	model := &config.ModelConfig{Model: "lmstudio/openai/gpt-oss-20b"}
+	if !probeLocalModelAvailability(model) {
+		t.Fatal("probeLocalModelAvailability(lmstudio) = false, want true")
+	}
+	if !called {
+		t.Fatal("probeOpenAICompatibleModelFunc was not called for lmstudio")
+	}
+}

web/backend/api/models.go

@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ type modelResponse struct {
 	ThinkingLevel  string         `json:"thinking_level,omitempty"`
 	ExtraBody      map[string]any `json:"extra_body,omitempty"`
 	// Meta
-	Enabled    bool `json:"enabled"`
+	Enabled   bool   `json:"enabled"`
-	Configured bool `json:"configured"`
+	Available bool   `json:"available"`
-	IsDefault  bool `json:"is_default"`
+	Status    string `json:"status"`
-	IsVirtual  bool `json:"is_virtual"`
+	IsDefault bool   `json:"is_default"`
+	IsVirtual bool   `json:"is_virtual"`
 }
 
 // handleListModels returns all model_list entries with masked API keys.
@@ -57,14 +58,14 @@ func (h *Handler) handleListModels(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	defaultModel := cfg.Agents.Defaults.GetModelName()
-	configured := make([]bool, len(cfg.ModelList))
+	modelStatuses := make([]modelConfigurationSummary, len(cfg.ModelList))
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	wg.Add(len(cfg.ModelList))
 	for i, m := range cfg.ModelList {
 		go func(i int, m *config.ModelConfig) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			configured[i] = isModelConfigured(m)
+			modelStatuses[i] = modelConfigurationStatus(m)
 		}(i, m)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ func (h *Handler) handleListModels(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			ThinkingLevel:  m.ThinkingLevel,
 			ExtraBody:      m.ExtraBody,
 			Enabled:        m.Enabled,
-			Configured:     configured[i],
+			Available:      modelStatuses[i].Available,
+			Status:         modelStatuses[i].Status,
 			IsDefault:      m.ModelName == defaultModel,
 			IsVirtual:      m.IsVirtual(),
 		})

web/backend/api/models_test.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func resetModelProbeHooks(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestHandleListModels_ConfiguredStatusUsesRuntimeProbesForLocalModels(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHandleListModels_AvailabilityUsesRuntimeProbesForLocalModels(t *testing.T) {
 	configPath, cleanup := setupOAuthTestEnv(t)
 	defer cleanup()
 	resetOAuthHooks(t)
@@ -113,25 +113,42 @@ func TestHandleListModels_ConfiguredStatusUsesRuntimeProbesForLocalModels(t *tes
 		t.Fatalf("Unmarshal() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	got := make(map[string]bool, len(resp.Models))
+	gotAvailable := make(map[string]bool, len(resp.Models))
+	gotStatus := make(map[string]string, len(resp.Models))
 	for _, model := range resp.Models {
-		got[model.ModelName] = model.Configured
+		gotAvailable[model.ModelName] = model.Available
+		gotStatus[model.ModelName] = model.Status
 	}
 
-	if got["openai-oauth"] {
+	if gotAvailable["openai-oauth"] {
-		t.Fatalf("openai oauth model configured = true, want false without stored credential")
+		t.Fatalf("openai oauth model available = true, want false without stored credential")
 	}
-	if !got["vllm-local"] {
+	if !gotAvailable["vllm-local"] {
-		t.Fatalf("vllm local model configured = false, want true when local probe succeeds")
+		t.Fatalf("vllm local model available = false, want true when local probe succeeds")
 	}
-	if !got["ollama-default"] {
+	if !gotAvailable["ollama-default"] {
-		t.Fatalf("ollama default model configured = false, want true when default local probe succeeds")
+		t.Fatalf("ollama default model available = false, want true when default local probe succeeds")
 	}
-	if !got["vllm-remote"] {
+	if !gotAvailable["vllm-remote"] {
-		t.Fatalf("remote vllm model configured = false, want true with api_key")
+		t.Fatalf("remote vllm model available = false, want true with api_key")
 	}
-	if !got["copilot-gpt-5.4"] {
+	if !gotAvailable["copilot-gpt-5.4"] {
-		t.Fatalf("copilot model configured = false, want true when local bridge probe succeeds")
+		t.Fatalf("copilot model available = false, want true when local bridge probe succeeds")
+	}
+	if gotStatus["openai-oauth"] != modelStatusUnconfigured {
+		t.Fatalf("openai oauth model status = %q, want %q", gotStatus["openai-oauth"], modelStatusUnconfigured)
+	}
+	if gotStatus["vllm-local"] != modelStatusAvailable {
+		t.Fatalf("vllm local model status = %q, want %q", gotStatus["vllm-local"], modelStatusAvailable)
+	}
+	if gotStatus["ollama-default"] != modelStatusAvailable {
+		t.Fatalf("ollama default model status = %q, want %q", gotStatus["ollama-default"], modelStatusAvailable)
+	}
+	if gotStatus["vllm-remote"] != modelStatusAvailable {
+		t.Fatalf("remote vllm model status = %q, want %q", gotStatus["vllm-remote"], modelStatusAvailable)
+	}
+	if gotStatus["copilot-gpt-5.4"] != modelStatusAvailable {
+		t.Fatalf("copilot model status = %q, want %q", gotStatus["copilot-gpt-5.4"], modelStatusAvailable)
 	}
 	if len(openAIProbes) != 1 || openAIProbes[0] != "http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1|custom-model|" {
 		t.Fatalf("openAI probes = %#v, want only local vllm probe", openAIProbes)
@@ -144,7 +161,7 @@ func TestHandleListModels_ConfiguredStatusUsesRuntimeProbesForLocalModels(t *tes
 	}
 }
 
-func TestHandleListModels_ConfiguredStatusForOAuthModelWithCredential(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHandleListModels_AvailabilityForOAuthModelWithCredential(t *testing.T) {
 	configPath, cleanup := setupOAuthTestEnv(t)
 	defer cleanup()
 	resetOAuthHooks(t)
@@ -193,8 +210,8 @@ func TestHandleListModels_ConfiguredStatusForOAuthModelWithCredential(t *testing
 	if len(resp.Models) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("len(models) = %d, want 1", len(resp.Models))
 	}
-	if !resp.Models[0].Configured {
+	if !resp.Models[0].Available {
-		t.Fatalf("oauth model configured = false, want true with stored credential")
+		t.Fatalf("oauth model available = false, want true with stored credential")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -306,14 +323,71 @@ func TestHandleListModels_NormalizesWildcardLocalAPIBaseForProbe(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(resp.Models) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("len(models) = %d, want 1", len(resp.Models))
 	}
-	if !resp.Models[0].Configured {
+	if !resp.Models[0].Available {
-		t.Fatal("wildcard-bound local model configured = false, want true after probe host normalization")
+		t.Fatal("wildcard-bound local model available = false, want true after probe host normalization")
 	}
 	if gotProbe != "http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1|custom-model|" {
 		t.Fatalf("probe api base = %q, want %q", gotProbe, "http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1|custom-model|")
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHandleListModels_StatusMarksUnreachableLocalModel(t *testing.T) {
+	configPath, cleanup := setupOAuthTestEnv(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+	resetOAuthHooks(t)
+	resetModelProbeHooks(t)
+
+	probeOpenAICompatibleModelFunc = func(apiBase, modelID, apiKey string) bool {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	cfg, err := config.LoadConfig(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadConfig() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	cfg.ModelList = []*config.ModelConfig{{
+		ModelName: "vllm-local-down",
+		Model:     "vllm/custom-model",
+		APIBase:   "http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1",
+		APIKeys:   config.SimpleSecureStrings("test-key"),
+	}}
+	if err := config.SaveConfig(configPath, cfg); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SaveConfig() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	h := NewHandler(configPath)
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	h.RegisterRoutes(mux)
+
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/models", nil)
+	mux.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d, body=%s", rec.Code, http.StatusOK, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	var resp struct {
+		Models []modelResponse `json:"models"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unmarshal() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Models) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(models) = %d, want 1", len(resp.Models))
+	}
+
+	if resp.Models[0].Available {
+		t.Fatal("unreachable local model available = true, want false")
+	}
+	if resp.Models[0].Status != modelStatusUnreachable {
+		t.Fatalf("unreachable local model status = %q, want %q", resp.Models[0].Status, modelStatusUnreachable)
+	}
+	if resp.Models[0].APIKey == "" {
+		t.Fatal("masked API key preview should still be returned when API key is configured")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandleAddModel_PersistsAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 	configPath, cleanup := setupOAuthTestEnv(t)
 	defer cleanup()

web/backend/api/pico.go

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func (h *Handler) createWsProxy(origProtocol string, token string) *httputil.Rev
 func (h *Handler) handleWebSocketProxy() http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		gateway.mu.Lock()
+		ensurePicoTokenCachedLocked(h.configPath)
 		gatewayAvailable := gateway.pidData != nil
 		gateway.mu.Unlock()
 

web/backend/api/pico_test.go

@@ -377,6 +377,55 @@ func TestHandleWebSocketProxyReloadsGatewayTargetFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHandleWebSocketProxyLoadsCachedPicoTokenWhenMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	configPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json")
+	h := NewHandler(configPath)
+	handler := h.handleWebSocketProxy()
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/pico/ws" {
+			t.Fatalf("path = %q, want %q", r.URL.Path, "/pico/ws")
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, "proxied")
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	cfg := config.DefaultConfig()
+	cfg.Gateway.Host = "127.0.0.1"
+	cfg.Gateway.Port = mustGatewayTestPort(t, server.URL)
+	cfg.Channels.Pico.Enabled = true
+	cfg.Channels.Pico.SetToken("cached-token")
+	if err := config.SaveConfig(configPath, cfg); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SaveConfig() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	origPidData := gateway.pidData
+	origPicoToken := gateway.picoToken
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		gateway.pidData = origPidData
+		gateway.picoToken = origPicoToken
+	})
+
+	gateway.pidData = &ppid.PidFileData{}
+	gateway.picoToken = ""
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/pico/ws?session_id=test-session", nil)
+	req.Header.Set(protocolKey, tokenPrefix+"cached-token")
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d", rec.Code, http.StatusOK)
+	}
+	if body := rec.Body.String(); body != "proxied" {
+		t.Fatalf("body = %q, want %q", body, "proxied")
+	}
+	if gateway.picoToken != "cached-token" {
+		t.Fatalf("gateway.picoToken = %q, want %q", gateway.picoToken, "cached-token")
+	}
+}
+
 func mustGatewayTestPort(t *testing.T, rawURL string) int {
 	t.Helper()
 

web/backend/api/router.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type Handler struct {
 	serverPublic         bool
 	serverPublicExplicit bool
 	serverCIDRs          []string
+	debug                bool
 	oauthMu              sync.Mutex
 	oauthFlows           map[string]*oauthFlow
 	oauthState           map[string]string
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ func (h *Handler) SetServerOptions(port int, public bool, publicExplicit bool, a
 	h.serverCIDRs = append([]string(nil), allowedCIDRs...)
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) SetDebug(debug bool) {
+	h.debug = debug
+}
+
 // RegisterRoutes binds all API endpoint handlers to the ServeMux.
 func (h *Handler) RegisterRoutes(mux *http.ServeMux) {
 	// Config CRUD

web/backend/api/startup.go

@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ func (h *Handler) resolveLaunchCommand() (string, []string, error) {
 	}
 
 	args := []string{"-no-browser"}
+	if h.debug {
+		args = append(args, "-d")
+	}
 	if h.configPath != "" {
 		args = append(args, h.configPath)
 	}

web/backend/api/startup_test.go

@@ -45,6 +45,29 @@ func TestResolveLaunchCommandUsesConfigFileDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResolveLaunchCommandIncludesDebugFlagWhenEnabled(t *testing.T) {
+	configPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json")
+	h := NewHandler(configPath)
+	h.SetDebug(true)
+
+	_, args, err := h.resolveLaunchCommand()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("resolveLaunchCommand() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(args) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("args len = %d, want 3 (got %v)", len(args), args)
+	}
+	if args[0] != "-no-browser" {
+		t.Fatalf("args[0] = %q, want %q", args[0], "-no-browser")
+	}
+	if args[1] != "-d" {
+		t.Fatalf("args[1] = %q, want %q", args[1], "-d")
+	}
+	if args[2] != configPath {
+		t.Fatalf("args[2] = %q, want %q", args[2], configPath)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBuildDarwinPlistIncludesRunAtLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	plist := buildDarwinPlist("/tmp/picoclaw-web", []string{"-no-browser", "/tmp/config.json"})
 	if !strings.Contains(plist, "<key>RunAtLoad</key>") {

web/backend/main.go

@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ var (
 	noBrowser *bool
 )
 
+func shouldEnableLauncherFileLogging(enableConsole, debug bool) bool {
+	return !enableConsole || debug
+}
+
 func main() {
 	port := flag.String("port", "18800", "Port to listen on")
 	public := flag.Bool("public", false, "Listen on all interfaces (0.0.0.0) instead of localhost only")
@@ -62,21 +66,30 @@ func main() {
 	lang := flag.String("lang", "", "Language: en (English) or zh (Chinese). Default: auto-detect from system locale")
 	console := flag.Bool("console", false, "Console mode, no GUI")
 
+	var debug bool
+	flag.BoolVar(&debug, "d", false, "Enable debug logging")
+	flag.BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "Enable debug logging")
+
 	flag.Usage = func() {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s Launcher - A web-based configuration editor\n\n", appName)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s Launcher - Web console and gateway manager\n\n", appName)
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Usage: %s [options] [config.json]\n\n", os.Args[0])
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Arguments:\n")
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  config.json    Path to the configuration file (default: ~/.picoclaw/config.json)\n\n")
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Options:\n")
 		flag.PrintDefaults()
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\nExamples:\n")
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  %s                          Use default config path\n", os.Args[0])
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  %s\n", os.Args[0])
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  %s ./config.json             Specify a config file\n", os.Args[0])
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      Use default config path in GUI mode\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  %s ./config.json\n", os.Args[0])
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      Specify a config file\n")
 		fmt.Fprintf(
 			os.Stderr,
-			"  %s -public ./config.json     Allow access from other devices on the network\n",
+			"  %s -public ./config.json\n",
 			os.Args[0],
 		)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      Allow access from other devices on the local network\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  %s -console -d ./config.json\n", os.Args[0])
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      Run in the terminal with debug logs enabled\n")
 	}
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -90,12 +103,13 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer panicFunc()
 
-	// By default, detect terminal to decide console log behavior
-	// If -console-logs flag is explicitly set, it overrides the detection
 	enableConsole := *console
-	if !enableConsole {
+	fileLoggingEnabled := shouldEnableLauncherFileLogging(enableConsole, debug)
-		// Disable console logging by setting level to Fatal (no output)
+	if fileLoggingEnabled {
-		logger.SetConsoleLevel(logger.FATAL)
+		// GUI mode writes launcher logs to file. Debug mode keeps file logging enabled in console mode too.
+		if !debug {
+			logger.DisableConsole()
+		}
 
 		f := filepath.Join(picoHome, logPath, logFile)
 		if err = logger.EnableFileLogging(f); err != nil {
@@ -103,9 +117,9 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		defer logger.DisableFileLogging()
 	}
-
+	if debug {
-	logger.InfoC("web", fmt.Sprintf("%s launcher starting (version %s)...", appName, appVersion))
+		logger.SetLevel(logger.DEBUG)
-	logger.InfoC("web", fmt.Sprintf("%s Home: %s", appName, picoHome))
+	}
 
 	// Set language from command line or auto-detect
 	if *lang != "" {
@@ -126,6 +140,25 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorf("Warning: Failed to initialize %s config automatically: %v", appName, err)
 	}
+	if !debug {
+		logger.SetLevelFromString(config.ResolveGatewayLogLevel(absPath))
+	}
+
+	logger.InfoC("web", fmt.Sprintf("%s launcher starting (version %s)...", appName, appVersion))
+	logger.InfoC("web", fmt.Sprintf("%s Home: %s", appName, picoHome))
+	if debug {
+		logger.InfoC("web", "Debug mode enabled")
+		logger.DebugC(
+			"web",
+			fmt.Sprintf(
+				"Launcher flags: console=%t public=%t no_browser=%t config=%s",
+				enableConsole,
+				*public,
+				*noBrowser,
+				absPath,
+			),
+		)
+	}
 
 	var explicitPort bool
 	var explicitPublic bool
@@ -181,7 +214,7 @@ func main() {
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 
 	tokenLogFileAbs := ""
-	if !enableConsole {
+	if fileLoggingEnabled {
 		tokenLogFileAbs = filepath.Join(picoHome, logPath, logFile)
 	}
 	api.RegisterLauncherAuthRoutes(mux, api.LauncherAuthRouteOpts{
@@ -197,6 +230,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// API Routes (e.g. /api/status)
 	apiHandler = api.NewHandler(absPath)
+	apiHandler.SetDebug(debug)
 	if _, err = apiHandler.EnsurePicoChannel(""); err != nil {
 		logger.ErrorC("web", fmt.Sprintf("Warning: failed to ensure pico channel on startup: %v", err))
 	}
@@ -226,7 +260,7 @@ func main() {
 	)
 
 	// Print startup banner and token (console mode only).
-	if enableConsole {
+	if enableConsole || debug {
 		fmt.Print(utils.Banner)
 		fmt.Println()
 		fmt.Println("  Open the following URL in your browser:")

web/backend/main_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package main
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestShouldEnableLauncherFileLogging(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		enableConsole bool
+		debug         bool
+		want          bool
+	}{
+		{name: "gui mode", enableConsole: false, debug: false, want: true},
+		{name: "console mode", enableConsole: true, debug: false, want: false},
+		{name: "debug gui mode", enableConsole: false, debug: true, want: true},
+		{name: "debug console mode", enableConsole: true, debug: true, want: true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := shouldEnableLauncherFileLogging(tt.enableConsole, tt.debug); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf(
+					"shouldEnableLauncherFileLogging(%t, %t) = %t, want %t",
+					tt.enableConsole,
+					tt.debug,
+					got,
+					tt.want,
+				)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

web/frontend/src/api/models.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ export interface ModelInfo {
   thinking_level?: string
   extra_body?: Record<string, unknown>
   // Meta
-  configured: boolean
+  available: boolean
+  status: "available" | "unconfigured" | "unreachable"
   is_default: boolean
   is_virtual: boolean
 }

web/frontend/src/components/app-header.tsx

@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ export function AppHeader() {
                 variant="destructive"
                 size="icon-sm"
                 className="size-8"
+                data-tour="gateway-button"
                 onClick={handleGatewayToggle}
                 disabled={gwLoading}
                 aria-label={t("header.gateway.action.stop")}
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ export function AppHeader() {
               isStarting || isRestarting || isStopping ? "secondary" : "default"
             }
             size="sm"
+            data-tour="gateway-button"
             className={`h-8 gap-2 px-3 ${
               isStopped ? "bg-green-500 text-white hover:bg-green-600" : ""
             }`}
@@ -209,7 +211,13 @@ export function AppHeader() {
         />
 
         {/* Docs Link */}
-        <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" className="size-8" asChild>
+        <Button
+          variant="ghost"
+          size="icon"
+          className="size-8"
+          data-tour="docs-button"
+          asChild
+        >
           <a href="https://docs.picoclaw.io" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
             <IconBook className="size-4.5" />
           </a>

web/frontend/src/components/app-layout.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Toaster } from "sonner"
 
 import { AppHeader } from "@/components/app-header"
 import { AppSidebar } from "@/components/app-sidebar"
+import { TourGuide } from "@/components/tour/tour-guide"
 import { SidebarProvider } from "@/components/ui/sidebar"
 import { TooltipProvider } from "@/components/ui/tooltip"
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export function AppLayout({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
           </div>
         </div>
         <Toaster position="bottom-center" />
+        <TourGuide />
       </SidebarProvider>
     </TooltipProvider>
   )

web/frontend/src/components/app-sidebar.tsx

@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ export function AppSidebar({ ...props }: React.ComponentProps<typeof Sidebar>) {
                           <SidebarMenuButton
                             asChild
                             isActive={isActive}
+                            data-tour={item.url === "/models" ? "models-nav" : undefined}
                             className={`h-9 px-3 ${isActive ? "bg-accent/80 text-foreground font-medium" : "text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted/60"}`}
                           >
                             <Link to={item.url}>

web/frontend/src/components/chat/chat-empty-state.tsx

@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next"
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
 
 interface ChatEmptyStateProps {
-  hasConfiguredModels: boolean
+  hasAvailableModels: boolean
   defaultModelName: string
   isConnected: boolean
 }
 
 export function ChatEmptyState({
-  hasConfiguredModels,
+  hasAvailableModels,
   defaultModelName,
   isConnected,
 }: ChatEmptyStateProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
 
-  if (!hasConfiguredModels) {
+  if (!hasAvailableModels) {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-20 opacity-70">
         <div className="mb-6 flex h-16 w-16 items-center justify-center rounded-2xl bg-amber-500/10 text-amber-500">

web/frontend/src/components/chat/chat-page.tsx

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function ChatPage() {
 
   const {
     defaultModelName,
-    hasConfiguredModels,
+    hasAvailableModels,
     apiKeyModels,
     oauthModels,
     localModels,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export function ChatPage() {
           hasScrolled ? "shadow-sm" : "shadow-none"
         }`}
         titleExtra={
-          hasConfiguredModels && (
+          hasAvailableModels && (
             <ModelSelector
               defaultModelName={defaultModelName}
               apiKeyModels={apiKeyModels}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export function ChatPage() {
         <div className="mx-auto flex w-full max-w-250 flex-col gap-8 pb-8">
           {messages.length === 0 && !isTyping && (
             <ChatEmptyState
-              hasConfiguredModels={hasConfiguredModels}
+              hasAvailableModels={hasAvailableModels}
               defaultModelName={defaultModelName}
               isConnected={isGatewayRunning}
             />

web/frontend/src/components/logs/log-level-select.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query"
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next"
+import { toast } from "sonner"
+
+import { type AppConfig, getAppConfig, patchAppConfig } from "@/api/channels"
+import {
+  Select,
+  SelectContent,
+  SelectItem,
+  SelectTrigger,
+  SelectValue,
+} from "@/components/ui/select"
+import { refreshGatewayState } from "@/store/gateway"
+
+const LOG_LEVEL_OPTIONS = ["debug", "info", "warn", "error", "fatal"] as const
+type GatewayLogLevel = (typeof LOG_LEVEL_OPTIONS)[number]
+
+const LOG_LEVEL_LABELS: Record<GatewayLogLevel, string> = {
+  debug: "Debug",
+  info: "Info",
+  warn: "Warn",
+  error: "Error",
+  fatal: "Fatal",
+}
+
+function getGatewayLogLevel(config: AppConfig | undefined): GatewayLogLevel {
+  const gateway = config?.gateway
+  if (typeof gateway === "object" && gateway !== null) {
+    const logLevel = (gateway as Record<string, unknown>).log_level
+    if (
+      typeof logLevel === "string" &&
+      LOG_LEVEL_OPTIONS.includes(logLevel as GatewayLogLevel)
+    ) {
+      return logLevel as GatewayLogLevel
+    }
+  }
+  return "warn"
+}
+
+export function LogLevelSelect() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
+  const [logLevel, setLogLevel] = useState<GatewayLogLevel>("warn")
+  const [savingLogLevel, setSavingLogLevel] = useState(false)
+
+  const { data: configData } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["config"],
+    queryFn: getAppConfig,
+  })
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setLogLevel(getGatewayLogLevel(configData))
+  }, [configData])
+
+  const handleLogLevelChange = async (nextValue: string) => {
+    const nextLevel = nextValue as GatewayLogLevel
+    const previousLevel = logLevel
+    setLogLevel(nextLevel)
+    setSavingLogLevel(true)
+
+    try {
+      await patchAppConfig({
+        gateway: {
+          log_level: nextLevel,
+        },
+      })
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["config"] })
+      await refreshGatewayState({ force: true })
+    } catch (error) {
+      setLogLevel(previousLevel)
+      toast.error(
+        error instanceof Error
+          ? error.message
+          : t("pages.logs.log_level_error"),
+      )
+    } finally {
+      setSavingLogLevel(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+      <Select
+        value={logLevel}
+        onValueChange={handleLogLevelChange}
+        disabled={savingLogLevel}
+      >
+        <SelectTrigger size="sm" className="w-28">
+          <SelectValue />
+        </SelectTrigger>
+        <SelectContent align="end">
+          {LOG_LEVEL_OPTIONS.map((level) => (
+            <SelectItem key={level} value={level}>
+              {LOG_LEVEL_LABELS[level]}
+            </SelectItem>
+          ))}
+        </SelectContent>
+      </Select>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

web/frontend/src/components/logs/logs-page.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { IconTrash } from "@tabler/icons-react"
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next"
 
+import { LogLevelSelect } from "@/components/logs/log-level-select"
 import { LogsPanel } from "@/components/logs/logs-panel"
 import { PageHeader } from "@/components/page-header"
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
@@ -17,15 +18,19 @@ export function LogsPage() {
       <PageHeader
         title={t("navigation.logs")}
         children={
-          <Button
+          <>
-            variant="outline"
+            <LogLevelSelect />
-            size="sm"
+
-            onClick={clearLogs}
+            <Button
-            disabled={logs.length === 0 || clearing}
+              variant="outline"
-          >
+              size="sm"
-            <IconTrash className="size-4" />
+              onClick={clearLogs}
-            {t("pages.logs.clear")}
+              disabled={logs.length === 0 || clearing}
-          </Button>
+            >
+              <IconTrash className="size-4" />
+              {t("pages.logs.clear")}
+            </Button>
+          </>
         }
       />
 

web/frontend/src/components/models/edit-model-sheet.tsx

@@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ export function EditModelSheet({
   }
 
   const isOAuth = model?.auth_method === "oauth"
-  const apiKeyPlaceholder = model?.configured
+  const hasSavedAPIKey = Boolean(model?.api_key)
+  const apiKeyPlaceholder = hasSavedAPIKey
     ? maskedSecretPlaceholder(
-        model.api_key,
+        model?.api_key ?? "",
         t("models.field.apiKeyPlaceholderSet"),
       )
     : t("models.field.apiKeyPlaceholder")
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ export function EditModelSheet({
               <Field
                 label={t("models.field.apiKey")}
                 hint={
-                  model?.configured ? t("models.edit.apiKeyHint") : undefined
+                  hasSavedAPIKey ? t("models.edit.apiKeyHint") : undefined
                 }
               >
                 <KeyInput

web/frontend/src/components/models/model-card.tsx

@@ -28,14 +28,16 @@ export function ModelCard({
 }: ModelCardProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const isOAuth = model.auth_method === "oauth"
+  const status = model.status
+  const statusLabel = t(`models.status.${status}`)
   const canSetDefault =
-    model.configured && !model.is_default && !model.is_virtual
+    model.available && !model.is_default && !model.is_virtual
 
   return (
     <div
       className={[
         "group/card hover:bg-muted/30 relative flex w-full max-w-[36rem] flex-col gap-3 justify-self-start rounded-xl border p-4 transition-colors hover:shadow-xs",
-        model.configured
+        model.available
           ? "border-border/60 bg-card"
           : "border-border/50 bg-card/60",
       ].join(" ")}
@@ -47,15 +49,13 @@ export function ModelCard({
               "mt-0.5 h-2 w-2 shrink-0 rounded-full",
               model.is_default
                 ? "bg-green-400 shadow-[0_0_0_2px_rgba(74,222,128,0.35)]"
-                : model.configured
+                : status === "available"
                   ? "bg-green-500"
+                  : status === "unreachable"
+                    ? "bg-amber-500"
                   : "bg-muted-foreground/25",
             ].join(" ")}
-            title={
+            title={statusLabel}
-              model.configured
-                ? t("models.status.configured")
-                : t("models.status.unconfigured")
-            }
           />
           <span className="text-foreground truncate text-sm font-semibold">
             {model.model_name}
@@ -127,14 +127,14 @@ export function ModelCard({
           <span className="text-muted-foreground bg-muted rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium">
             OAuth
           </span>
-        ) : model.configured && model.api_key ? (
+        ) : status === "available" && model.api_key ? (
           <span className="text-muted-foreground/70 flex items-center gap-1 font-mono text-[11px]">
             <IconKey className="size-3" />
             {model.api_key}
           </span>
         ) : (
           <span className="text-muted-foreground/50 text-[11px]">
-            {t("models.status.unconfigured")}
+            {statusLabel}
           </span>
         )}
       </div>

web/frontend/src/components/models/models-page.tsx

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ interface ProviderGroup {
   label: string
   models: ModelInfo[]
   hasDefault: boolean
-  configuredCount: number
+  availableCount: number
 }
 
 export function ModelsPage() {
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ export function ModelsPage() {
       const sorted = [...data.models].sort((a, b) => {
         if (a.is_default && !b.is_default) return -1
         if (!a.is_default && b.is_default) return 1
-        if (a.configured && !b.configured) return -1
+        if (a.available && !b.available) return -1
-        if (!a.configured && b.configured) return 1
+        if (!a.available && b.available) return 1
         return a.model_name.localeCompare(b.model_name)
       })
       setModels(sorted)
@@ -107,23 +107,23 @@ export function ModelsPage() {
 
   const providerGroups: ProviderGroup[] = Object.entries(grouped)
     .map(([key, group]) => {
-      const configuredCount = group.models.filter(
+      const availableCount = group.models.filter(
-        (model) => model.configured,
+        (model) => model.available,
       ).length
       return {
         key,
         label: group.label,
         models: group.models,
         hasDefault: group.models.some((model) => model.is_default),
-        configuredCount,
+        availableCount,
       }
     })
     .sort((a, b) => {
       if (a.hasDefault && !b.hasDefault) return -1
       if (!a.hasDefault && b.hasDefault) return 1
 
-      if (a.configuredCount !== b.configuredCount) {
+      if (a.availableCount !== b.availableCount) {
-        return b.configuredCount - a.configuredCount
+        return b.availableCount - a.availableCount
       }
 
       const aPriority = PROVIDER_PRIORITY[a.key] ?? Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER

web/frontend/src/components/tour/tour-guide.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+import {
+  IconBook,
+  IconChevronLeft,
+  IconChevronRight,
+} from "@tabler/icons-react"
+import { useAtom } from "jotai"
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next"
+
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
+import {
+  tourAtom,
+  tourCurrentStepAtom,
+  tourIsActiveAtom,
+  type TourStep,
+  useTourActions,
+} from "@/store/tour"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+
+interface TourStepConfig {
+  title: string
+  description: string
+  targetSelector?: string
+  position: "top" | "bottom" | "left" | "right"
+  icon?: React.ReactNode
+  offsetY?: number
+}
+
+export function TourGuide() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const [tourState] = useAtom(tourAtom)
+  const [, setCurrentStep] = useAtom(tourCurrentStepAtom)
+  const [, setIsActive] = useAtom(tourIsActiveAtom)
+  const { goToNextStep, goToPrevStep } = useTourActions()
+
+  if (!tourState.isActive || tourState.currentStep === "completed") {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const steps: Record<TourStep, TourStepConfig> = {
+    welcome: {
+      title: t("tour.welcome.title"),
+      description: t("tour.welcome.description"),
+      position: "bottom",
+    },
+    models: {
+      title: t("tour.models.title"),
+      description: t("tour.models.description"),
+      targetSelector: "[data-tour='models-nav']",
+      position: "right",
+    },
+    gateway: {
+      title: t("tour.gateway.title"),
+      description: t("tour.gateway.description"),
+      targetSelector: "[data-tour='gateway-button']",
+      position: "left",
+      offsetY: 60,
+    },
+    docs: {
+      title: t("tour.docs.title"),
+      description: t("tour.docs.description"),
+      targetSelector: "[data-tour='docs-button']",
+      position: "left",
+      icon: <IconBook className="size-4" />,
+      offsetY: 60,
+    },
+    completed: {
+      title: "",
+      description: "",
+      position: "bottom",
+    },
+  }
+
+  const currentConfig = steps[tourState.currentStep]
+  const stepOrder: TourStep[] = [
+    "welcome",
+    "models",
+    "gateway",
+    "docs",
+    "completed",
+  ]
+  const currentStepIndex = stepOrder.indexOf(tourState.currentStep)
+  const totalSteps = stepOrder.length - 1
+
+  const handleNext = () => {
+    const nextStep = goToNextStep(tourState.currentStep)
+    setCurrentStep(nextStep)
+    if (nextStep === "completed") {
+      setIsActive(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const handlePrev = () => {
+    const prevStep = goToPrevStep(tourState.currentStep)
+    setCurrentStep(prevStep)
+  }
+
+  const handleSkip = () => {
+    setCurrentStep("completed")
+    setIsActive(false)
+  }
+
+  const getTargetElement = () => {
+    if (!currentConfig.targetSelector) return null
+    return document.querySelector(currentConfig.targetSelector)
+  }
+
+  const targetElement = getTargetElement()
+
+  const getPopoverPosition = () => {
+    if (!targetElement) {
+      return {
+        top: "50%",
+        left: "50%",
+        transform: "translate(-50%, -50%)",
+      }
+    }
+
+    const rect = targetElement.getBoundingClientRect()
+    const offset = 12
+    const offsetY = currentConfig.offsetY ?? 0
+
+    switch (currentConfig.position) {
+      case "top":
+        return {
+          top: rect.top - offset,
+          left: rect.left + rect.width / 2,
+          transform: "translate(-50%, -100%)",
+        }
+      case "bottom":
+        return {
+          top: rect.bottom + offset,
+          left: rect.left + rect.width / 2,
+          transform: "translateX(-50%)",
+        }
+      case "left":
+        return {
+          top: rect.top + rect.height / 2 + offsetY,
+          left: rect.left - offset,
+          transform: "translate(-100%, -50%)",
+        }
+      case "right":
+        return {
+          top: rect.top + rect.height / 2 + offsetY,
+          left: rect.right + offset,
+          transform: "translateY(-50%)",
+        }
+      default:
+        return {
+          top: rect.bottom + offset,
+          left: rect.left + rect.width / 2,
+          transform: "translateX(-50%)",
+        }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const position = getPopoverPosition()
+  const isCentered = !targetElement
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {targetElement ? (
+        <div
+          className="pointer-events-none fixed z-[100] transition-all duration-300"
+          style={{
+            top: targetElement.getBoundingClientRect().top - 8,
+            left: targetElement.getBoundingClientRect().left - 8,
+            width: targetElement.getBoundingClientRect().width + 16,
+            height: targetElement.getBoundingClientRect().height + 16,
+            boxShadow:
+              "0 0 0 9999px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 0 2px 9999px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)",
+            borderRadius: "12px",
+          }}
+        />
+      ) : (
+        <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[100] bg-black/20 backdrop-blur-[2px]" />
+      )}
+
+      {targetElement && (
+        <div
+          className="pointer-events-none fixed z-[101] rounded-lg ring-2 ring-primary ring-offset-2 ring-offset-background transition-all duration-300"
+          style={{
+            top: targetElement.getBoundingClientRect().top - 4,
+            left: targetElement.getBoundingClientRect().left - 4,
+            width: targetElement.getBoundingClientRect().width + 8,
+            height: targetElement.getBoundingClientRect().height + 8,
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+
+      <div
+        className={cn(
+          "fixed z-[102] w-80 rounded-xl border bg-background p-4 shadow-2xl",
+          isCentered && "max-w-md",
+        )}
+        style={position}
+      >
+        <div className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2">
+          {currentConfig.icon}
+          <h3 className="font-semibold">{currentConfig.title}</h3>
+        </div>
+
+        <p className="text-muted-foreground mb-4 text-sm leading-relaxed">
+          {currentConfig.description}
+        </p>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <div className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+            {currentStepIndex + 1} / {totalSteps}
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            {currentStepIndex > 0 && (
+              <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={handlePrev}>
+                <IconChevronLeft className="size-4" />
+                {t("tour.prev")}
+              </Button>
+            )}
+            <Button size="sm" onClick={handleNext}>
+              {currentStepIndex === totalSteps - 1
+                ? t("tour.finish")
+                : t("tour.next")}
+              {currentStepIndex < totalSteps - 1 && (
+                <IconChevronRight className="size-4" />
+              )}
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {currentStepIndex < totalSteps - 1 && (
+          <Button
+            variant="link"
+            size="sm"
+            className="mt-2 h-auto p-0 text-xs"
+            onClick={handleSkip}
+          >
+            {t("tour.skip")}
+          </Button>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}

web/frontend/src/hooks/use-chat-models.ts

@@ -65,32 +65,32 @@ export function useChatModels({ isConnected }: UseChatModelsOptions) {
     [defaultModelName],
   )
 
-  const hasConfiguredModels = useMemo(
+  const hasAvailableModels = useMemo(
-    () => modelList.some((m) => m.configured),
+    () => modelList.some((m) => m.available),
     [modelList],
   )
 
   const oauthModels = useMemo(
-    () => modelList.filter((m) => m.configured && m.auth_method === "oauth"),
+    () => modelList.filter((m) => m.available && m.auth_method === "oauth"),
     [modelList],
   )
 
   const localModels = useMemo(
-    () => modelList.filter((m) => m.configured && isLocalModel(m)),
+    () => modelList.filter((m) => m.available && isLocalModel(m)),
     [modelList],
   )
 
   const apiKeyModels = useMemo(
     () =>
       modelList.filter(
-        (m) => m.configured && m.auth_method !== "oauth" && !isLocalModel(m),
+        (m) => m.available && m.auth_method !== "oauth" && !isLocalModel(m),
       ),
     [modelList],
   )
 
   return {
     defaultModelName,
-    hasConfiguredModels,
+    hasAvailableModels,
     apiKeyModels,
     oauthModels,
     localModels,

web/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json

@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@
     "noDefaultHintPrefix": "No default model set yet. Click",
     "noDefaultHintSuffix": "to set one.",
     "status": {
-      "configured": "Configured",
+      "available": "Available",
-      "unconfigured": "Not configured"
+      "unconfigured": "Not configured",
+      "unreachable": "Service unreachable"
     },
     "badge": {
       "default": "Default",
@@ -547,8 +548,31 @@
       "unsaved_changes": "You have unsaved changes."
     },
     "logs": {
+      "log_level_error": "Failed to update log level.",
       "clear": "Clear logs",
       "empty": "Waiting for logs..."
     }
+  },
+  "tour": {
+    "skip": "Skip tour",
+    "prev": "Previous",
+    "next": "Next",
+    "finish": "Finish",
+    "welcome": {
+      "title": "Welcome to PicoClaw",
+      "description": "PicoClaw is a powerful AI assistant platform. Let's take a few seconds to help you complete the basic setup."
+    },
+    "models": {
+      "title": "Configure Models",
+      "description": "Click the \"Models\" menu on the left to configure API keys for AI providers. Only configured models can be used for chat."
+    },
+    "gateway": {
+      "title": "Start Gateway",
+      "description": "After configuring models, click the \"Start Gateway\" button at the top to begin chatting with AI."
+    },
+    "docs": {
+      "title": "View Documentation",
+      "description": "Need more help? Click the documentation button in the top right corner to view detailed guides and configuration docs."
+    }
   }
 }

web/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh.json

@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@
     "noDefaultHintPrefix": "尚未设置默认模型，点击",
     "noDefaultHintSuffix": "设为默认。",
     "status": {
-      "configured": "已配置",
+      "available": "可用",
-      "unconfigured": "未配置"
+      "unconfigured": "未配置",
+      "unreachable": "服务不可达"
     },
     "badge": {
       "default": "默认",
@@ -547,8 +548,31 @@
       "unsaved_changes": "您有未保存的更改。"
     },
     "logs": {
+      "log_level_error": "更新日志等级失败。",
       "clear": "清空日志",
       "empty": "等待日志中..."
     }
+  },
+  "tour": {
+    "skip": "跳过引导",
+    "prev": "上一步",
+    "next": "下一步",
+    "finish": "完成",
+    "welcome": {
+      "title": "欢迎使用 PicoClaw",
+      "description": "PicoClaw 是一个强大的 AI 助手平台。让我们花几秒钟时间，帮您完成基础配置。"
+    },
+    "models": {
+      "title": "配置模型",
+      "description": "点击左侧「模型」菜单，为 AI 服务商配置 API Key。只有配置好的模型才能用于对话。"
+    },
+    "gateway": {
+      "title": "启动服务",
+      "description": "配置好模型后，点击顶部的「启动服务」按钮，即可开始与 AI 对话。"
+    },
+    "docs": {
+      "title": "查看文档",
+      "description": "需要更多帮助？点击右上角的文档按钮，查看详细的使用文档和配置指南。"
+    }
   }
 }

web/frontend/src/store/index.ts

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from "./gateway"
 export * from "./chat"
+export * from "./tour"

web/frontend/src/store/tour.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { atom } from "jotai"
+import { atomWithStorage } from "jotai/utils"
+
+export type TourStep = "welcome" | "models" | "gateway" | "docs" | "completed"
+
+export interface TourState {
+  currentStep: TourStep
+  isActive: boolean
+}
+
+const STORAGE_KEY = "picoclaw-tour-state"
+
+const DEFAULT_TOUR_STATE: TourState = {
+  currentStep: "welcome",
+  isActive: true,
+}
+
+export const tourAtom = atomWithStorage<TourState>(
+  STORAGE_KEY,
+  DEFAULT_TOUR_STATE,
+)
+
+export const tourIsActiveAtom = atom(
+  (get) => get(tourAtom).isActive,
+  (get, set, isActive: boolean) => {
+    set(tourAtom, { ...get(tourAtom), isActive })
+  },
+)
+
+export const tourCurrentStepAtom = atom(
+  (get) => get(tourAtom).currentStep,
+  (get, set, step: TourStep) => {
+    set(tourAtom, { ...get(tourAtom), currentStep: step })
+  },
+)
+
+export function useTourActions() {
+  const goToNextStep = (currentStep: TourStep): TourStep => {
+    const steps: TourStep[] = [
+      "welcome",
+      "models",
+      "gateway",
+      "docs",
+      "completed",
+    ]
+    const currentIndex = steps.indexOf(currentStep)
+    if (currentIndex < steps.length - 1) {
+      return steps[currentIndex + 1]
+    }
+    return "completed"
+  }
+
+  const goToPrevStep = (currentStep: TourStep): TourStep => {
+    const steps: TourStep[] = [
+      "welcome",
+      "models",
+      "gateway",
+      "docs",
+      "completed",
+    ]
+    const currentIndex = steps.indexOf(currentStep)
+    if (currentIndex > 0) {
+      return steps[currentIndex - 1]
+    }
+    return currentStep
+  }
+
+  return { goToNextStep, goToPrevStep }
+}