openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix message_sending hooks bypassed when streaming is enabled [1 participants]

Description

When Telegram channel has streaming: "partial" configured in openclaw.json, the message_sending plugin hook never fires for the final delivered message.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a plugin that registers a message_sending hook via api.on("message_sending", handler, { priority: 100 })
2. Configure Telegram channel with streaming: "partial" (or "full") in openclaw.json
3. Install the plugin and restart the gateway
4. Send a message to the bot via Telegram
5. Observe that the message_sending hook handler is never called

Expected Behavior

The message_sending hook should fire for every outgoing message, regardless of whether streaming is enabled or not.

Actual Behavior

With streaming enabled, the final message delivery goes through: createLaneTextDeliverer → tryUpdatePreviewForLane → editPreview (Telegram editMessageText)

This path completely bypasses deliverReplies() where message_sending hooks are invoked via applyMessageSendingHook().

The hooks only fire when streaming: "off" is set, because then messages go through deliverReplies() → getGlobalHookRunner() → hasHooks("message_sending") → runMessageSending().

Workaround

Set channels.telegram.streaming: "off" in openclaw.json. This forces all messages through the deliverReplies() path where hooks work correctly.

Environment

• OpenClaw version: 2026.3.13 (61d171a)
• Node.js: 22.22.1
• Channel: Telegram (long polling)

Impact

Any plugin relying on message_sending hooks (e.g., content filtering, URL validation, message transformation) silently fails when streaming is enabled. The plugin loads and registers correctly, but the hook is never invoked.