Telegram bot not receiving messages โ polling silent
OpenClaw 2026.2.21-2, macOS 26.2 (arm64), Node 25.6.1
Bot @iron_lotus_bot starts fine, getMe works, channels status --probe says "works"
autoSelectFamily tried both true and false
dmPolicy tried both pairing and open
Zero inbound Telegram messages appear in logs
getUpdates returns [] (polling consumes them) but gateway produces no pairing requests or responses
Manual getUpdates with gateway stopped also returns []
curl to Telegram API works fine from this machine
Fresh bot token, deleted old bot, tried Start button, etc.
Bot @iron_lotus_bot starts fine, getMe works, channels status --probe says "works"
autoSelectFamily tried both true and false
dmPolicy tried both pairing and open
Zero inbound Telegram messages appear in logs
getUpdates returns [] (polling consumes them) but gateway produces no pairing requests or responses
Manual getUpdates with gateway stopped also returns []
curl to Telegram API works fine from this machine
Fresh bot token, deleted old bot, tried Start button, etc.
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