diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/directory-config.ts b/extensions/discord/src/directory-config.ts
index 9c5e794924a..af921c25165 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/directory-config.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/directory-config.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,18 @@
 import {
   applyDirectoryQueryAndLimit,
   collectNormalizedDirectoryIds,
+  inspectReadOnlyChannelAccount,
   toDirectoryEntries,
   type DirectoryConfigParams,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/directory-runtime";
-import { inspectDiscordAccount } from "../api.js";
 import type { InspectedDiscordAccount } from "../api.js";
 
-function inspectDiscordDirectoryAccount(
-  params: DirectoryConfigParams,
-): InspectedDiscordAccount | null {
-  return inspectDiscordAccount({
+export async function listDiscordDirectoryPeersFromConfig(params: DirectoryConfigParams) {
+  const account = (await inspectReadOnlyChannelAccount({
+    channelId: "discord",
     cfg: params.cfg,
     accountId: params.accountId,
-  });
-}
-
-export async function listDiscordDirectoryPeersFromConfig(params: DirectoryConfigParams) {
-  const account = inspectDiscordDirectoryAccount(params);
+  })) as InspectedDiscordAccount | null;
   if (!account || !("config" in account)) {
     return [];
   }
@@ -39,7 +34,11 @@ export async function listDiscordDirectoryPeersFromConfig(params: DirectoryConfi
 }
 
 export async function listDiscordDirectoryGroupsFromConfig(params: DirectoryConfigParams) {
-  const account = inspectDiscordDirectoryAccount(params);
+  const account = (await inspectReadOnlyChannelAccount({
+    channelId: "discord",
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    accountId: params.accountId,
+  })) as InspectedDiscordAccount | null;
   if (!account || !("config" in account)) {
     return [];
   }
diff --git a/extensions/slack/src/directory-config.ts b/extensions/slack/src/directory-config.ts
index 0bc0f49804e..a74b2e4079d 100644
--- a/extensions/slack/src/directory-config.ts
+++ b/extensions/slack/src/directory-config.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
-import { normalizeSlackMessagingTarget } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-runtime";
 import {
   applyDirectoryQueryAndLimit,
   collectNormalizedDirectoryIds,
+  inspectReadOnlyChannelAccount,
   listDirectoryGroupEntriesFromMapKeys,
   toDirectoryEntries,
   type DirectoryConfigParams,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/directory-runtime";
-import { inspectSlackAccount } from "../api.js";
 import type { InspectedSlackAccount } from "../api.js";
-
-function inspectSlackDirectoryAccount(params: DirectoryConfigParams): InspectedSlackAccount | null {
-  return inspectSlackAccount({
-    cfg: params.cfg,
-    accountId: params.accountId,
-  });
-}
+import { parseSlackTarget } from "./targets.js";
 
 export async function listSlackDirectoryPeersFromConfig(params: DirectoryConfigParams) {
-  const account = inspectSlackDirectoryAccount(params);
+  const account = (await inspectReadOnlyChannelAccount({
+    channelId: "slack",
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    accountId: params.accountId,
+  })) as InspectedSlackAccount | null;
   if (!account || !("config" in account)) {
     return [];
   }
@@ -35,15 +32,19 @@ export async function listSlackDirectoryPeersFromConfig(params: DirectoryConfigP
         return null;
       }
       const target = `user:${normalizedUserId}`;
-      const normalized = normalizeSlackMessagingTarget(target) ?? target.toLowerCase();
-      return normalized.startsWith("user:") ? normalized : null;
+      const normalized = parseSlackTarget(target, { defaultKind: "user" });
+      return normalized?.kind === "user" ? `user:${normalized.id.toLowerCase()}` : null;
     },
   });
   return toDirectoryEntries("user", applyDirectoryQueryAndLimit(ids, params));
 }
 
 export async function listSlackDirectoryGroupsFromConfig(params: DirectoryConfigParams) {
-  const account = inspectSlackDirectoryAccount(params);
+  const account = (await inspectReadOnlyChannelAccount({
+    channelId: "slack",
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    accountId: params.accountId,
+  })) as InspectedSlackAccount | null;
   if (!account || !("config" in account)) {
     return [];
   }
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ export async function listSlackDirectoryGroupsFromConfig(params: DirectoryConfig
     query: params.query,
     limit: params.limit,
     normalizeId: (raw) => {
-      const normalized = normalizeSlackMessagingTarget(raw) ?? raw.toLowerCase();
-      return normalized.startsWith("channel:") ? normalized : null;
+      const normalized = parseSlackTarget(raw, { defaultKind: "channel" });
+      return normalized?.kind === "channel" ? `channel:${normalized.id.toLowerCase()}` : null;
     },
   });
 }
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/directory-config.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/directory-config.ts
index 3355b295cca..08b9c3597e2 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/directory-config.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/directory-config.ts
@@ -2,24 +2,19 @@ import { mapAllowFromEntries } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-config-helpers"
 import {
   applyDirectoryQueryAndLimit,
   collectNormalizedDirectoryIds,
+  inspectReadOnlyChannelAccount,
   listDirectoryGroupEntriesFromMapKeys,
   toDirectoryEntries,
   type DirectoryConfigParams,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/directory-runtime";
-import { inspectTelegramAccount } from "../api.js";
 import type { InspectedTelegramAccount } from "../api.js";
 
-async function inspectTelegramDirectoryAccount(
-  params: DirectoryConfigParams,
-): Promise<InspectedTelegramAccount | null> {
-  return inspectTelegramAccount({
+export async function listTelegramDirectoryPeersFromConfig(params: DirectoryConfigParams) {
+  const account = (await inspectReadOnlyChannelAccount({
+    channelId: "telegram",
     cfg: params.cfg,
     accountId: params.accountId,
-  });
-}
-
-export async function listTelegramDirectoryPeersFromConfig(params: DirectoryConfigParams) {
-  const account = await inspectTelegramDirectoryAccount(params);
+  })) as InspectedTelegramAccount | null;
   if (!account || !("config" in account)) {
     return [];
   }
@@ -41,7 +36,11 @@ export async function listTelegramDirectoryPeersFromConfig(params: DirectoryConf
 }
 
 export async function listTelegramDirectoryGroupsFromConfig(params: DirectoryConfigParams) {
-  const account = await inspectTelegramDirectoryAccount(params);
+  const account = (await inspectReadOnlyChannelAccount({
+    channelId: "telegram",
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    accountId: params.accountId,
+  })) as InspectedTelegramAccount | null;
   if (!account || !("config" in account)) {
     return [];
   }
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/directory-runtime.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/directory-runtime.ts
index 04f64523f69..a13a368abd4 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/directory-runtime.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/directory-runtime.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /** Shared directory listing helpers for plugins that derive users/groups from config maps. */
 export type { DirectoryConfigParams } from "../channels/plugins/directory-types.js";
+export type { ReadOnlyInspectedAccount } from "../channels/read-only-account-inspect.js";
 export {
   applyDirectoryQueryAndLimit,
   collectNormalizedDirectoryIds,
@@ -9,3 +10,4 @@ export {
   listDirectoryUserEntriesFromAllowFromAndMapKeys,
   toDirectoryEntries,
 } from "../channels/plugins/directory-config-helpers.js";
+export { inspectReadOnlyChannelAccount } from "../channels/read-only-account-inspect.js";