Audio-only messages on Telegram not triggering agent response
Title: Audio-only messages on Telegram not triggering agent response
Description:
When a user sends audio-only media (voice message) to the Telegram bot without any text content, the agent does not process or respond to it.
Current behavior:
- Audio message without text β No response from agent
Expected behavior:
- Agent should automatically detect audio-only messages and trigger Whisper transcription + response
Environment:
- Channel: Telegram
- File type: .ogg (audio/ogg with opus codec)
- Clawdbot version: 2026.1.24-2
- OpenAI Whisper API: Configured and working
Root cause:
Audio-only attachments on Telegram don't trigger the message handler in Clawdbot. The plugin seems to require at least some text content to register as a "message".
Request:
Add support for audio-only message attachments as valid message triggers, similar to how text-only messages work.
Workaround:
Currently requires user to add text with audio (e.g., voice message + "?")
Description:
When a user sends audio-only media (voice message) to the Telegram bot without any text content, the agent does not process or respond to it.
Current behavior:
- Audio message without text β No response from agent
Expected behavior:
- Agent should automatically detect audio-only messages and trigger Whisper transcription + response
Environment:
- Channel: Telegram
- File type: .ogg (audio/ogg with opus codec)
- Clawdbot version: 2026.1.24-2
- OpenAI Whisper API: Configured and working
Root cause:
Audio-only attachments on Telegram don't trigger the message handler in Clawdbot. The plugin seems to require at least some text content to register as a "message".
Request:
Add support for audio-only message attachments as valid message triggers, similar to how text-only messages work.
Workaround:
Currently requires user to add text with audio (e.g., voice message + "?")
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