From c17a109daa43caead949db3f78e381a5a6237309 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pejman Pour-Moezzi <pejman.pourmoezzi@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:11:55 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: align extension plugin and docs with new replyToMode
 default

Update the Telegram extension channel plugin fallback and documentation
to reflect the new "off" default, as flagged by Greptile review.
---
 docs/channels/telegram.md          | 6 +++---
 extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/channels/telegram.md b/docs/channels/telegram.md
index 7a2b57102c..54864f22b5 100644
--- a/docs/channels/telegram.md
+++ b/docs/channels/telegram.md
@@ -412,9 +412,9 @@ curl "https://api.telegram.org/bot<bot_token>/getUpdates"
 
     `channels.telegram.replyToMode` controls handling:
 
-    - `first` (default)
+    - `off` (default)
+    - `first`
     - `all`
-    - `off`
 
   </Accordion>
 
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ Primary reference:
   - `channels.telegram.groups.<id>.topics.<threadId>.requireMention`: per-topic mention gating override.
 - `channels.telegram.capabilities.inlineButtons`: `off | dm | group | all | allowlist` (default: allowlist).
 - `channels.telegram.accounts.<account>.capabilities.inlineButtons`: per-account override.
-- `channels.telegram.replyToMode`: `off | first | all` (default: `first`).
+- `channels.telegram.replyToMode`: `off | first | all` (default: `off`).
 - `channels.telegram.textChunkLimit`: outbound chunk size (chars).
 - `channels.telegram.chunkMode`: `length` (default) or `newline` to split on blank lines (paragraph boundaries) before length chunking.
 - `channels.telegram.linkPreview`: toggle link previews for outbound messages (default: true).
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
index d996add77b..c58cdd7e95 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/channel.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export const telegramPlugin: ChannelPlugin<ResolvedTelegramAccount, TelegramProb
     resolveToolPolicy: resolveTelegramGroupToolPolicy,
   },
   threading: {
-    resolveReplyToMode: ({ cfg }) => cfg.channels?.telegram?.replyToMode ?? "first",
+    resolveReplyToMode: ({ cfg }) => cfg.channels?.telegram?.replyToMode ?? "off",
   },
   messaging: {
     normalizeTarget: normalizeTelegramMessagingTarget,