Bug type

Behavior bug (incorrect output/state without crash)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

openclaw agent --session-id <uuid> is silently ignored when --agent <id> is specified. The CLI always routes to the agent's main session, regardless of --session-id or --to values. This makes it impossible to route CLI-sent messages to non-main sessions (e.g., group chat sessions created via webhook).

Steps to reproduce

1. Configure an agent (e.g. myagent) in openclaw.json
2. Create a group chat session via channel webhook (session key: agent:myagent:feishu:group:oc_xxx, session ID: aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee)
3. Run: openclaw agent --agent myagent --session-id aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee --message 'test' --deliver
4. Observe: message appears in agent:myagent:main session, not the targeted group session

Expected behavior

Per docs at https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/agent-send:

--session-id <id>: Use an explicit session id to reuse an existing session

--session-id should override --agent's default main session routing and deliver the message to the specified session.

Actual behavior

OpenClaw version

2026.3.31

Operating system

macOS 26.2 (ARM64)

Install method

npm global

Model

glm-5-turbo (zai)

Provider / routing chain

zai -> glm-5-turbo

Additional provider/model setup details

Reproducible with any model/provider. The routing logic is independent of the LLM backend.

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Gateway log confirms all CLI-routed messages go to the agent's main session:

2026-04-04T08:39:48.846+08:00 [feishu] feishu[default]: dispatching to agent (session=agent:alice:main)

--json output from --session-id (without --agent) confirms it falls back to the default main agent:

{
  "sessionId": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
  "sessionKey": "agent:main:main",
  "workspaceDir": "/home/user/.openclaw/workspace-main"
}

Impact and severity

Medium. Blocks programmatic routing to non-main sessions via CLI. Workaround available (route to main session only).