From 177165559e1816de833b3f4c12b18c57a3c6d488 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vincent Koc <vincentkoc@ieee.org>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:42:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Tests: cover Slack interactive reply capability gating

---
 extensions/slack/src/channel.test.ts     | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/auto-reply/reply/reply-utils.test.ts | 12 ++++++-
 src/config/channel-capabilities.test.ts  | 17 ++++++++++
 3 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/extensions/slack/src/channel.test.ts b/extensions/slack/src/channel.test.ts
index ad6860d6f8d..b846d6e3cd7 100644
--- a/extensions/slack/src/channel.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/slack/src/channel.test.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,46 @@ describe("slackPlugin outbound", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("slackPlugin agentPrompt", () => {
+  it("tells agents interactive replies are disabled by default", () => {
+    const hints = slackPlugin.agentPrompt?.messageToolHints?.({
+      cfg: {
+        channels: {
+          slack: {
+            botToken: "xoxb-test",
+            appToken: "xapp-test",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(hints).toEqual([
+      "- Slack interactive replies are disabled. If needed, ask to set `channels.slack.capabilities.interactiveReplies=true` (or the same under `channels.slack.accounts.<account>.capabilities`).",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("shows Slack interactive reply directives when enabled", () => {
+    const hints = slackPlugin.agentPrompt?.messageToolHints?.({
+      cfg: {
+        channels: {
+          slack: {
+            botToken: "xoxb-test",
+            appToken: "xapp-test",
+            capabilities: { interactiveReplies: true },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(hints).toContain(
+      "- Slack interactive replies: use `[[slack_buttons: Label:value, Other:other]]` to add action buttons that route clicks back as Slack interaction system events.",
+    );
+    expect(hints).toContain(
+      "- Slack selects: use `[[slack_select: Placeholder | Label:value, Other:other]]` to add a static select menu that routes the chosen value back as a Slack interaction system event.",
+    );
+  });
+});
+
 describe("slackPlugin config", () => {
   it("treats HTTP mode accounts with bot token + signing secret as configured", async () => {
     const cfg: OpenClawConfig = {
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-utils.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-utils.test.ts
index 230739180b7..4a15cf80064 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-utils.test.ts
@@ -151,12 +151,22 @@ describe("normalizeReplyPayload", () => {
     expect(result!.mediaUrl).toBe("https://example.com/img.png");
   });
 
+  it("does not compile Slack directives unless interactive replies are enabled", () => {
+    const result = normalizeReplyPayload({
+      text: "hello [[slack_buttons: Retry:retry, Ignore:ignore]]",
+    });
+
+    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(result!.text).toBe("hello [[slack_buttons: Retry:retry, Ignore:ignore]]");
+    expect(result!.channelData).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it("applies responsePrefix before compiling Slack directives into blocks", () => {
     const result = normalizeReplyPayload(
       {
         text: "hello [[slack_buttons: Retry:retry, Ignore:ignore]]",
       },
-      { responsePrefix: "[bot]" },
+      { responsePrefix: "[bot]", enableSlackInteractiveReplies: true },
     );
 
     expect(result).not.toBeNull();
diff --git a/src/config/channel-capabilities.test.ts b/src/config/channel-capabilities.test.ts
index 423cc3e2f74..75083317e82 100644
--- a/src/config/channel-capabilities.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/channel-capabilities.test.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,23 @@ describe("resolveChannelCapabilities", () => {
       }),
     ).toBeUndefined();
   });
+
+  it("handles Slack object-format capabilities gracefully", () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        slack: {
+          capabilities: { interactiveReplies: true },
+        },
+      },
+    } as unknown as Partial<OpenClawConfig>;
+
+    expect(
+      resolveChannelCapabilities({
+        cfg,
+        channel: "slack",
+      }),
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });
 
 const createStubPlugin = (id: string): ChannelPlugin => ({