diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 913198b9d1..2444d4cf74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 - Ollama: use configured `models.providers.ollama.baseUrl` for model discovery and normalize `/v1` endpoints to the native Ollama API root. (#14131) Thanks @shtse8.
 - Slack: detect control commands when channel messages start with bot mention prefixes (for example, `@Bot /new`). (#14142) Thanks @beefiker.
+- Discord: default standalone threads to public while honoring explicit thread type overrides. (#14162) Thanks @0xRaini.
 
 ## 2026.2.9
 
diff --git a/src/discord/send.creates-thread.test.ts b/src/discord/send.creates-thread.test.ts
index 3b332c06bc..8b5994f4c7 100644
--- a/src/discord/send.creates-thread.test.ts
+++ b/src/discord/send.creates-thread.test.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,27 @@ describe("sendMessageDiscord", () => {
     await createThreadDiscord("chan1", { name: "thread" }, { rest, token: "t" });
     expect(postMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       Routes.threads("chan1"),
-      expect.objectContaining({ body: { name: "thread" } }),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        body: expect.objectContaining({ name: "thread", type: ChannelType.PublicThread }),
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("respects explicit thread type for standalone threads", async () => {
+    const { rest, getMock, postMock } = makeRest();
+    getMock.mockResolvedValue({ type: ChannelType.GuildText });
+    postMock.mockResolvedValue({ id: "t1" });
+    await createThreadDiscord(
+      "chan1",
+      { name: "thread", type: ChannelType.PrivateThread },
+      { rest, token: "t" },
+    );
+    expect(getMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Routes.channel("chan1"));
+    expect(postMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      Routes.threads("chan1"),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        body: expect.objectContaining({ name: "thread", type: ChannelType.PrivateThread }),
+      }),
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/src/discord/send.messages.ts b/src/discord/send.messages.ts
index bd8bcf2bb1..92ff6bb8eb 100644
--- a/src/discord/send.messages.ts
+++ b/src/discord/send.messages.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ export async function createThreadDiscord(
   if (payload.autoArchiveMinutes) {
     body.auto_archive_duration = payload.autoArchiveMinutes;
   }
+  if (!payload.messageId && payload.type !== undefined) {
+    body.type = payload.type;
+  }
   let channelType: ChannelType | undefined;
   if (!payload.messageId) {
     // Only detect channel kind for route-less thread creation.
@@ -122,6 +125,12 @@ export async function createThreadDiscord(
     const starterContent = payload.content?.trim() ? payload.content : payload.name;
     body.message = { content: starterContent };
   }
+  // When creating a standalone thread (no messageId) in a non-forum channel,
+  // default to public thread (type 11). Discord defaults to private (type 12)
+  // which is unexpected for most users. (#14147)
+  if (!payload.messageId && !isForumLike && body.type === undefined) {
+    body.type = ChannelType.PublicThread;
+  }
   const route = payload.messageId
     ? Routes.threads(channelId, payload.messageId)
     : Routes.threads(channelId);
diff --git a/src/discord/send.types.ts b/src/discord/send.types.ts
index 5a171a7566..318a03002e 100644
--- a/src/discord/send.types.ts
+++ b/src/discord/send.types.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ export type DiscordThreadCreate = {
   name: string;
   autoArchiveMinutes?: number;
   content?: string;
+  /** Discord thread type (default: PublicThread for standalone threads). */
+  type?: number;
 };
 
 export type DiscordThreadList = {