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Multi-agent Discord routing

Multi-agent Discord routing: "Session file path must be within sessions directory"

Running 5 agents (1 coordinator + 4 specialists) with channel bindings. The default agent (main/Cali) responds fine in Discord. Non-default agents work perfectly via CLI (

openclaw agent --agent viper --message "hello" --local

openclaw agent --agent viper --message "hello" --local

) but fail when routed via Discord channel bindings.

Error (repeats on every message to a non-default agent's channel):
[discord] handler failed: Error: Session file path must be within sessions directory

Version: OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d)

openclaw agents list --bindings
openclaw agents list --bindings
(trimmed):

main (default) (Cali)
Workspace: ~/clawd
Agent dir: ~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent
Model: moonshot/kimi-k2.5
Routing rules:

discord peer=channel:1467545949101494317

viper (Viper)
Workspace: ~/clawd
Agent dir: ~/.openclaw/agents/viper/agent
Model: moonshot/kimi-k2.5
Routing rules:

discord peer=channel:1467806840086724629
(+ 4 more channels)

seth, hawkeye, dume (same pattern, different channels)

Discord config:

"discord": {
  "enabled": true,
  "token": "[set]",
  "groupPolicy": "allowlist",
  "guilds": {
    "898143528926982174": {
      "channels": {
        "*": {
          "users": ["[my-user-id]"],
          "requireMention": false
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

"discord": {
  "enabled": true,
  "token": "[set]",
  "groupPolicy": "allowlist",
  "guilds": {
    "898143528926982174": {
      "channels": {
        "*": {
          "users": ["[my-user-id]"],
          "requireMention": false
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

What works:
-

openclaw agent --agent viper --message "hello" --local

openclaw agent --agent viper --message "hello" --local

(responds as Viper)
-

openclaw channels status --probe

openclaw channels status --probe

shows Discord running

openclaw sessions

openclaw sessions

shows active viper sessions

- Main agent responds in Discord channels

What fails:
- Any message in a channel bound to a non-default agent → "Session file path must be within sessions directory"

Sessions directory exists at

~/.openclaw/agents/viper/sessions/

~/.openclaw/agents/viper/sessions/

with valid sessions.json. Note:

~/.clawdbot

~/.clawdbot

is a symlink to

~/.openclaw

~/.openclaw

— could path resolution be comparing symlink vs real path?

Docs ref: https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/discord and https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/multi-agent

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Multi-agent Discord routing

openclaw agent --agent viper --message "hello" --local

openclaw agent --agent viper --message "hello" --local

"discord": {
  "enabled": true,
  "token": "[set]",
  "groupPolicy": "allowlist",
  "guilds": {
    "898143528926982174": {
      "channels": {
        "*": {
          "users": ["[my-user-id]"],
          "requireMention": false
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

"discord": {
  "enabled": true,
  "token": "[set]",
  "groupPolicy": "allowlist",
  "guilds": {
    "898143528926982174": {
      "channels": {
        "*": {
          "users": ["[my-user-id]"],
          "requireMention": false
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

What works:
-

openclaw agent --agent viper --message "hello" --local

openclaw agent --agent viper --message "hello" --local

(responds as Viper)
-

openclaw channels status --probe

openclaw channels status --probe

shows Discord running

openclaw sessions

openclaw sessions

shows active viper sessions

- Main agent responds in Discord channels

What fails:
- Any message in a channel bound to a non-default agent → "Session file path must be within sessions directory"

Sessions directory exists at

~/.openclaw/agents/viper/sessions/

~/.openclaw/agents/viper/sessions/

with valid sessions.json. Note:

~/.clawdbot

~/.clawdbot

is a symlink to

~/.openclaw

~/.openclaw

— could path resolution be comparing symlink vs real path?

Docs ref: https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/discord and https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/multi-agent

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