diff --git a/src/gateway/server-node-events.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-node-events.test.ts
index 972159d43f..ef9ff66f96 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-node-events.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-node-events.test.ts
@@ -30,18 +30,20 @@ vi.mock("./session-utils.js", () => ({
 }));
 
 import type { CliDeps } from "../cli/deps.js";
-import { agentCommand } from "../commands/agent.js";
 import type { HealthSummary } from "../commands/health.js";
+import type { NodeEventContext } from "./server-node-events-types.js";
+import { agentCommand } from "../commands/agent.js";
 import { updateSessionStore } from "../config/sessions.js";
 import { requestHeartbeatNow } from "../infra/heartbeat-wake.js";
 import { enqueueSystemEvent } from "../infra/system-events.js";
-import type { NodeEventContext } from "./server-node-events-types.js";
 import { handleNodeEvent } from "./server-node-events.js";
+import { loadSessionEntry } from "./session-utils.js";
 
 const enqueueSystemEventMock = vi.mocked(enqueueSystemEvent);
 const requestHeartbeatNowMock = vi.mocked(requestHeartbeatNow);
 const agentCommandMock = vi.mocked(agentCommand);
 const updateSessionStoreMock = vi.mocked(updateSessionStore);
+const loadSessionEntryMock = vi.mocked(loadSessionEntry);
 
 function buildCtx(): NodeEventContext {
   return {
@@ -267,3 +269,80 @@ describe("voice transcript events", () => {
     expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("voice session-store update failed"));
   });
 });
+
+describe("agent request events", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    agentCommandMock.mockReset();
+    updateSessionStoreMock.mockReset();
+    loadSessionEntryMock.mockReset();
+    agentCommandMock.mockResolvedValue({ status: "ok" } as never);
+    updateSessionStoreMock.mockImplementation(async (_storePath, update) => {
+      update({});
+    });
+    loadSessionEntryMock.mockImplementation((sessionKey: string) => ({
+      storePath: "/tmp/sessions.json",
+      entry: { sessionId: `sid-${sessionKey}` },
+      canonicalKey: sessionKey,
+    }));
+  });
+
+  it("disables delivery when route is unresolved instead of falling back globally", async () => {
+    const warn = vi.fn();
+    const ctx = buildCtx();
+    ctx.logGateway = { warn };
+
+    await handleNodeEvent(ctx, "node-route-miss", {
+      event: "agent.request",
+      payloadJSON: JSON.stringify({
+        message: "summarize this",
+        sessionKey: "agent:main:main",
+        deliver: true,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    expect(agentCommandMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [opts] = agentCommandMock.mock.calls[0] ?? [];
+    expect(opts).toMatchObject({
+      message: "summarize this",
+      sessionKey: "agent:main:main",
+      deliver: false,
+      channel: undefined,
+      to: undefined,
+    });
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("agent delivery disabled node=node-route-miss"),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("reuses the current session route when delivery target is omitted", async () => {
+    const ctx = buildCtx();
+    loadSessionEntryMock.mockReturnValueOnce({
+      storePath: "/tmp/sessions.json",
+      entry: {
+        sessionId: "sid-current",
+        lastChannel: "telegram",
+        lastTo: "123",
+      },
+      canonicalKey: "agent:main:main",
+    });
+
+    await handleNodeEvent(ctx, "node-route-hit", {
+      event: "agent.request",
+      payloadJSON: JSON.stringify({
+        message: "route on session",
+        sessionKey: "agent:main:main",
+        deliver: true,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    expect(agentCommandMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [opts] = agentCommandMock.mock.calls[0] ?? [];
+    expect(opts).toMatchObject({
+      message: "route on session",
+      sessionKey: "agent:main:main",
+      deliver: true,
+      channel: "telegram",
+      to: "123",
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-node-events.ts b/src/gateway/server-node-events.ts
index 05d2d59dc8..85f21bf4aa 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-node-events.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-node-events.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import type { NodeEvent, NodeEventContext } from "./server-node-events-types.js";
 import { resolveSessionAgentId } from "../agents/agent-scope.js";
 import { normalizeChannelId } from "../channels/plugins/index.js";
 import { createOutboundSendDeps } from "../cli/outbound-send-deps.js";
 import { agentCommand } from "../commands/agent.js";
 import { loadConfig } from "../config/config.js";
-import { loadSessionStore } from "../config/sessions.js";
 import { updateSessionStore } from "../config/sessions.js";
 import { requestHeartbeatNow } from "../infra/heartbeat-wake.js";
 import { deliverOutboundPayloads } from "../infra/outbound/deliver.js";
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { normalizeMainKey } from "../routing/session-key.js";
 import { defaultRuntime } from "../runtime.js";
 import { parseMessageWithAttachments } from "./chat-attachments.js";
 import { normalizeRpcAttachmentsToChatAttachments } from "./server-methods/attachment-normalize.js";
-import type { NodeEvent, NodeEventContext } from "./server-node-events-types.js";
 import {
   loadSessionEntry,
   pruneLegacyStoreKeys,
@@ -185,45 +184,6 @@ function queueSessionStoreTouch(params: {
   });
 }
 
-function resolveFallbackDeliveryRoute(params: {
-  storePath: LoadedSessionEntry["storePath"];
-  preferredChannel?: string;
-}): { channel?: string; to?: string } {
-  const { storePath, preferredChannel } = params;
-  if (!storePath) {
-    return {};
-  }
-
-  const targetChannel = preferredChannel?.trim().toLowerCase();
-  const store = loadSessionStore(storePath);
-  const candidates = Object.values(store)
-    .filter((entry) => {
-      if (!entry || typeof entry !== "object") {
-        return false;
-      }
-      const channel = typeof entry.lastChannel === "string" ? entry.lastChannel.trim() : "";
-      const to = typeof entry.lastTo === "string" ? entry.lastTo.trim() : "";
-      if (!channel || !to) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      if (targetChannel && channel.toLowerCase() !== targetChannel) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      return true;
-    })
-    .toSorted((a, b) => (b.updatedAt ?? 0) - (a.updatedAt ?? 0));
-
-  const winner = candidates[0];
-  if (!winner) {
-    return {};
-  }
-
-  return {
-    channel: typeof winner.lastChannel === "string" ? winner.lastChannel.trim() : undefined,
-    to: typeof winner.lastTo === "string" ? winner.lastTo.trim() : undefined,
-  };
-}
-
 function parseSessionKeyFromPayloadJSON(payloadJSON: string): string | null {
   let payload: unknown;
   try {
@@ -394,7 +354,7 @@ export const handleNodeEvent = async (ctx: NodeEventContext, nodeId: string, evt
       const channelRaw = typeof link?.channel === "string" ? link.channel.trim() : "";
       let channel = normalizeChannelId(channelRaw) ?? undefined;
       let to = typeof link?.to === "string" && link.to.trim() ? link.to.trim() : undefined;
-      const deliver = Boolean(link?.deliver);
+      const deliverRequested = Boolean(link?.deliver);
       const wantsReceipt = Boolean(link?.receipt);
       const receiptTextRaw = typeof link?.receiptText === "string" ? link.receiptText.trim() : "";
       const receiptText =
@@ -408,7 +368,7 @@ export const handleNodeEvent = async (ctx: NodeEventContext, nodeId: string, evt
       const sessionId = entry?.sessionId ?? randomUUID();
       await touchSessionStore({ cfg, sessionKey, storePath, canonicalKey, entry, sessionId, now });
 
-      if (deliver && (!channel || !to)) {
+      if (deliverRequested && (!channel || !to)) {
         const entryChannel =
           typeof entry?.lastChannel === "string"
             ? normalizeChannelId(entry.lastChannel)
@@ -421,33 +381,30 @@ export const handleNodeEvent = async (ctx: NodeEventContext, nodeId: string, evt
           to = entryTo;
         }
       }
-      if (deliver && (!channel || !to)) {
-        const fallback = resolveFallbackDeliveryRoute({
-          storePath,
-          preferredChannel: channel ?? cfg.channels?.default ?? "telegram",
-        });
-        if (!channel && fallback.channel) {
-          channel = normalizeChannelId(fallback.channel) ?? channel;
-        }
-        if (!to && fallback.to) {
-          to = fallback.to;
-        }
+      const deliver = deliverRequested && Boolean(channel && to);
+      const deliveryChannel = deliver ? channel : undefined;
+      const deliveryTo = deliver ? to : undefined;
+
+      if (deliverRequested && !deliver) {
+        ctx.logGateway.warn(
+          `agent delivery disabled node=${nodeId}: missing session delivery route (channel=${channel ?? "-"} to=${to ?? "-"})`,
+        );
       }
 
-      if (wantsReceipt && channel && to) {
+      if (wantsReceipt && deliveryChannel && deliveryTo) {
         void sendReceiptAck({
           cfg,
           deps: ctx.deps,
           sessionKey: canonicalKey,
-          channel,
-          to,
+          channel: deliveryChannel,
+          to: deliveryTo,
           text: receiptText,
         }).catch((err) => {
           ctx.logGateway.warn(`agent receipt failed node=${nodeId}: ${formatForLog(err)}`);
         });
       } else if (wantsReceipt) {
         ctx.logGateway.warn(
-          `agent receipt skipped node=${nodeId}: missing delivery route (channel=${channel ?? "-"} to=${to ?? "-"})`,
+          `agent receipt skipped node=${nodeId}: missing delivery route (channel=${deliveryChannel ?? "-"} to=${deliveryTo ?? "-"})`,
         );
       }
 
@@ -459,8 +416,8 @@ export const handleNodeEvent = async (ctx: NodeEventContext, nodeId: string, evt
           sessionKey: canonicalKey,
           thinking: link?.thinking ?? undefined,
           deliver,
-          to,
-          channel,
+          to: deliveryTo,
+          channel: deliveryChannel,
           timeout:
             typeof link?.timeoutSeconds === "number" ? link.timeoutSeconds.toString() : undefined,
           messageChannel: "node",