fix(slack): add mention stripPatterns for /new and /reset commands (#9971)

* fix(slack): add mention stripPatterns for /new and /reset commands

Fixes #9937

The Slack dock was missing mentions.stripPatterns that Discord has.
This caused /new and /reset to fail when sent with a mention
(e.g. @bot /reset) because <@USERID> wasn't stripped before matching.

* fix(slack): strip mentions for /new and /reset (#9971) (thanks @ironbyte-rgb)

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Co-authored-by: ironbyte-rgb <amontaboi76@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: George Pickett <gpickett00@gmail.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Onboarding: infer auth choice from non-interactive API key flags. (#8484) Thanks @f-trycua.
 - Security: keep untrusted channel metadata out of system prompts (Slack/Discord). Thanks @KonstantinMirin.
 - Discord: treat allowlisted senders as owner for system-prompt identity hints while keeping channel topics untrusted.
+- Slack: strip `<@...>` mention tokens before command matching so `/new` and `/reset` work when prefixed with a mention. (#9971) Thanks @ironbyte-rgb.
 - Security: enforce sandboxed media paths for message tool attachments. (#9182) Thanks @victormier.
 - Security: require explicit credentials for gateway URL overrides to prevent credential leakage. (#8113) Thanks @victormier.
 - Security: gate `whatsapp_login` tool to owner senders and default-deny non-owner contexts. (#8768) Thanks @victormier.

src/auto-reply/reply/session-resets.test.ts

@@ -255,6 +255,107 @@ describe("initSessionState reset triggers in WhatsApp groups", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("initSessionState reset triggers in Slack channels", () => {
+  async function createStorePath(prefix: string): Promise<string> {
+    const root = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), prefix));
+    return path.join(root, "sessions.json");
+  }
+
+  async function seedSessionStore(params: {
+    storePath: string;
+    sessionKey: string;
+    sessionId: string;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const { saveSessionStore } = await import("../../config/sessions.js");
+    await saveSessionStore(params.storePath, {
+      [params.sessionKey]: {
+        sessionId: params.sessionId,
+        updatedAt: Date.now(),
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  it("Reset trigger /reset works when Slack message has a leading <@...> mention token", async () => {
+    const storePath = await createStorePath("openclaw-slack-channel-reset-");
+    const sessionKey = "agent:main:slack:channel:c1";
+    const existingSessionId = "existing-session-123";
+    await seedSessionStore({
+      storePath,
+      sessionKey,
+      sessionId: existingSessionId,
+    });
+
+    const cfg = {
+      session: { store: storePath, idleMinutes: 999 },
+    } as OpenClawConfig;
+
+    const channelMessageCtx = {
+      Body: "<@U123> /reset",
+      RawBody: "<@U123> /reset",
+      CommandBody: "<@U123> /reset",
+      From: "slack:channel:C1",
+      To: "channel:C1",
+      ChatType: "channel",
+      SessionKey: sessionKey,
+      Provider: "slack",
+      Surface: "slack",
+      SenderId: "U123",
+      SenderName: "Owner",
+    };
+
+    const result = await initSessionState({
+      ctx: channelMessageCtx,
+      cfg,
+      commandAuthorized: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.isNewSession).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.resetTriggered).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.sessionId).not.toBe(existingSessionId);
+    expect(result.bodyStripped).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("Reset trigger /new preserves args when Slack message has a leading <@...> mention token", async () => {
+    const storePath = await createStorePath("openclaw-slack-channel-new-");
+    const sessionKey = "agent:main:slack:channel:c2";
+    const existingSessionId = "existing-session-123";
+    await seedSessionStore({
+      storePath,
+      sessionKey,
+      sessionId: existingSessionId,
+    });
+
+    const cfg = {
+      session: { store: storePath, idleMinutes: 999 },
+    } as OpenClawConfig;
+
+    const channelMessageCtx = {
+      Body: "<@U123> /new take notes",
+      RawBody: "<@U123> /new take notes",
+      CommandBody: "<@U123> /new take notes",
+      From: "slack:channel:C2",
+      To: "channel:C2",
+      ChatType: "channel",
+      SessionKey: sessionKey,
+      Provider: "slack",
+      Surface: "slack",
+      SenderId: "U123",
+      SenderName: "Owner",
+    };
+
+    const result = await initSessionState({
+      ctx: channelMessageCtx,
+      cfg,
+      commandAuthorized: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.isNewSession).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.resetTriggered).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.sessionId).not.toBe(existingSessionId);
+    expect(result.bodyStripped).toBe("take notes");
+  });
+});
+
 describe("applyResetModelOverride", () => {
   it("selects a model hint and strips it from the body", async () => {
     const cfg = {} as OpenClawConfig;

src/channels/dock.ts

@@ -295,6 +295,9 @@ const DOCKS: Record<ChatChannelId, ChannelDock> = {
       resolveRequireMention: resolveSlackGroupRequireMention,
       resolveToolPolicy: resolveSlackGroupToolPolicy,
     },
+    mentions: {
+      stripPatterns: () => ["<@[^>]+>"],
+    },
     threading: {
       resolveReplyToMode: ({ cfg, accountId, chatType }) =>
         resolveSlackReplyToMode(resolveSlackAccount({ cfg, accountId }), chatType),