fix: telegram forward metadata + cron delivery guard (#8392) (thanks @Glucksberg)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Cron: accept epoch timestamps and 0ms durations in CLI `--at` parsing.
 - Cron: reload store data when the store file is recreated or mtime changes.
 - Cron: deliver announce runs directly, honor delivery mode, and respect wakeMode for summaries. (#8540) Thanks @tyler6204.
+- Telegram: include forward_from_chat metadata in forwarded messages and harden cron delivery target checks. (#8392) Thanks @Glucksberg.
 
 ## 2026.2.2-3
 

src/cron/isolated-agent/run.ts

@@ -92,18 +92,6 @@ function resolveCronDeliveryBestEffort(job: CronJob): boolean {
   return false;
 }
 
-function resolveCronDeliveryFailure(
-  resolved: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof resolveDeliveryTarget>>,
-): Error | undefined {
-  if (resolved.error) {
-    return resolved.error;
-  }
-  if (!resolved.to) {
-    return new Error("cron delivery target is missing");
-  }
-  return undefined;
-}
-
 export type RunCronAgentTurnResult = {
   status: "ok" | "error" | "skipped";
   summary?: string;
@@ -460,17 +448,29 @@ export async function runCronIsolatedAgentTurn(params: {
     );
 
   if (deliveryRequested && !skipHeartbeatDelivery && !skipMessagingToolDelivery) {
-    const deliveryFailure = resolveCronDeliveryFailure(resolvedDelivery);
+    if (resolvedDelivery.error) {
-    if (deliveryFailure) {
       if (!deliveryBestEffort) {
         return {
           status: "error",
-          error: deliveryFailure.message,
+          error: resolvedDelivery.error.message,
           summary,
           outputText,
         };
       }
-      logWarn(`[cron:${params.job.id}] ${deliveryFailure.message}`);
+      logWarn(`[cron:${params.job.id}] ${resolvedDelivery.error.message}`);
+      return { status: "ok", summary, outputText };
+    }
+    if (!resolvedDelivery.to) {
+      const message = "cron delivery target is missing";
+      if (!deliveryBestEffort) {
+        return {
+          status: "error",
+          error: message,
+          summary,
+          outputText,
+        };
+      }
+      logWarn(`[cron:${params.job.id}] ${message}`);
       return { status: "ok", summary, outputText };
     }
     try {

src/telegram/bot/helpers.ts

@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ export function describeReplyTarget(msg: Message): TelegramReplyTarget | null {
   };
 }
 
-export type TelegramChatType = "private" | "group" | "supergroup" | "channel";
-
 export type TelegramForwardedContext = {
   from: string;
   date?: number;
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ export type TelegramForwardedContext = {
   fromTitle?: string;
   fromSignature?: string;
   /** Original chat type from forward_from_chat (e.g. "channel", "supergroup", "group"). */
-  fromChatType?: TelegramChatType;
+  fromChatType?: Chat["type"];
   /** Original message ID in the source chat (channel forwards). */
   fromMessageId?: number;
 };
@@ -338,7 +336,7 @@ function buildForwardedContextFromChat(params: {
   }
   const signature = params.signature?.trim() || undefined;
   const from = signature ? `${display} (${signature})` : display;
-  const chatType = (params.chat.type?.trim() || undefined) as TelegramChatType | undefined;
+  const chatType = (params.chat.type?.trim() || undefined) as Chat["type"] | undefined;
   return {
     from,
     date: params.date,