diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/channel-selection.test.ts b/src/infra/outbound/channel-selection.test.ts
index fdb4ecd4b6f..666593fcf24 100644
--- a/src/infra/outbound/channel-selection.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/channel-selection.test.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,24 @@ describe("resolveMessageChannelSelection", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("skips configured-channel scanning when includeConfigured is false", async () => {
+    const isConfigured = vi.fn(async () => true);
+    mocks.listChannelPlugins.mockReturnValue([makePlugin({ id: "whatsapp", isConfigured })]);
+
+    const selection = await resolveMessageChannelSelection({
+      cfg: {} as never,
+      channel: "telegram",
+      includeConfigured: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(selection).toEqual({
+      channel: "telegram",
+      configured: [],
+      source: "explicit",
+    });
+    expect(isConfigured).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("falls back to tool context channel when explicit channel is unknown", async () => {
     const selection = await resolveMessageChannelSelection({
       cfg: {} as never,
diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/channel-selection.ts b/src/infra/outbound/channel-selection.ts
index 0e87a8e4950..dc6f358eb23 100644
--- a/src/infra/outbound/channel-selection.ts
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/channel-selection.ts
@@ -146,11 +146,15 @@ export async function resolveMessageChannelSelection(params: {
   cfg: OpenClawConfig;
   channel?: string | null;
   fallbackChannel?: string | null;
+  includeConfigured?: boolean;
 }): Promise<{
   channel: MessageChannelId;
   configured: MessageChannelId[];
   source: MessageChannelSelectionSource;
 }> {
+  const includeConfigured = params.includeConfigured !== false;
+  const resolveConfigured = async () =>
+    includeConfigured ? await listConfiguredMessageChannels(params.cfg) : [];
   const normalized = normalizeMessageChannel(params.channel);
   if (normalized) {
     const availableExplicit = resolveAvailableKnownChannel({
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ export async function resolveMessageChannelSelection(params: {
       if (fallback) {
         return {
           channel: fallback,
-          configured: await listConfiguredMessageChannels(params.cfg),
+          configured: await resolveConfigured(),
           source: "tool-context-fallback",
         };
       }
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@ export async function resolveMessageChannelSelection(params: {
     }
     return {
       channel: availableExplicit,
-      configured: await listConfiguredMessageChannels(params.cfg),
+      configured: await resolveConfigured(),
       source: "explicit",
     };
   }
@@ -188,12 +192,12 @@ export async function resolveMessageChannelSelection(params: {
   if (fallback) {
     return {
       channel: fallback,
-      configured: await listConfiguredMessageChannels(params.cfg),
+      configured: await resolveConfigured(),
       source: "tool-context-fallback",
     };
   }
 
-  const configured = await listConfiguredMessageChannels(params.cfg);
+  const configured = await resolveConfigured();
   if (configured.length === 1) {
     return { channel: configured[0], configured, source: "single-configured" };
   }
diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/message-action-runner.ts b/src/infra/outbound/message-action-runner.ts
index 318699c1042..dda0a35cd06 100644
--- a/src/infra/outbound/message-action-runner.ts
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/message-action-runner.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ async function resolveChannel(
     cfg,
     channel: readStringParam(params, "channel"),
     fallbackChannel: toolContext?.currentChannelProvider,
+    includeConfigured: false,
   });
   if (selection.source === "tool-context-fallback") {
     params.channel = selection.channel;
@@ -318,14 +319,13 @@ async function handleBroadcastAction(
     throw new Error("Broadcast requires at least one target in --targets.");
   }
   const channelHint = readStringParam(params, "channel");
-  const configured = await listConfiguredMessageChannels(input.cfg);
-  if (configured.length === 0) {
-    throw new Error("Broadcast requires at least one configured channel.");
-  }
   const targetChannels =
     channelHint && channelHint.trim().toLowerCase() !== "all"
       ? [await resolveChannel(input.cfg, { channel: channelHint }, input.toolContext)]
-      : configured;
+      : await listConfiguredMessageChannels(input.cfg);
+  if (targetChannels.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error("Broadcast requires at least one configured channel.");
+  }
   const results: Array<{
     channel: ChannelId;
     to: string;
diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/message.ts b/src/infra/outbound/message.ts
index 852b9eef9fd..9df211960f8 100644
--- a/src/infra/outbound/message.ts
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/message.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ async function resolveRequiredChannel(params: {
     await resolveMessageChannelSelection({
       cfg: params.cfg,
       channel: params.channel,
+      includeConfigured: false,
     })
   ).channel;
 }