Summary

After updating to OpenClaw 2026.5.27, Discord no longer shows visible in-progress tool/activity streaming for normal channel turns. Final replies still arrive, but the previous live tool/progress stream is not visible.

This appears separate from the intended Discord final-reply sanitizer that strips leaked internal trace lines. The issue is that neither progress mode nor partial mode produces visible in-progress updates before the final reply.

Environment

• OpenClaw: 2026.5.27 (27ae826)
• Discord plugin/package: @openclaw/[email protected]
• Runtime path: Discord channel turn using Codex/OpenClaw gateway
• Gateway restart was performed after config changes; config validation passed each time.

What I tried

1. Original config:

"channels": {
  "discord": {
    "streaming": { "mode": "progress" }
  }
}

2. Explicit progress tool-line config:

"streaming": {
  "mode": "progress",
  "progress": {
    "toolProgress": true,
    "commandText": "raw",
    "maxLines": 8,
    "maxLineChars": 120
  }
}

3. Partial mode:

"streaming": { "mode": "partial" }

In all cases, after restart, Discord still showed no visible in-progress/tool/progress output before the final assistant message.

Expected

Discord should show some visible in-progress feedback when channels.discord.streaming.mode is progress or partial, especially when streaming.progress.toolProgress=true.

If the new Discord sanitizer intentionally hides internal trace lines in final replies, that is fine, but there should still be a supported way to show safe live progress/tool activity in Discord.

Actual

No visible live progress draft/tool lines/partial text appeared in Discord. Only the final assistant reply was visible.

Notes

Source inspection shows Discord has hardcoded front-channel reply sanitization for final delivery, including filters for internal trace lines like tool call/result, analysis/reasoning, and compact command traces. That may be correct for final replies, but it looks like the user-visible live progress stream is gone or no longer delivered for this route.

Request: please either restore visible Discord progress streaming for progress/partial modes, or add a documented config toggle for safe Discord live tool/progress visibility.