fix(telegram): answer callback queries immediately to prevent retries

Telegram retries callback queries if they aren't acknowledged quickly.
Previously, answerCallbackQuery was called in a finally block AFTER
processing, which could take several seconds for agent responses.

This change moves answerCallbackQuery to immediately after basic
validation, before any processing begins. This prevents Telegram
from sending duplicate callbacks while the agent is thinking.

Fixes duplicate callback handling when agent processing is slow.
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Siddhant Jain
2026-01-21 03:04:28 +00:00
parent 14d3d72bcc
commit 020fecef5c

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@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ export const registerTelegramHandlers = ({
const callback = ctx.callbackQuery;
if (!callback) return;
if (shouldSkipUpdate(ctx)) return;
// Answer immediately to prevent Telegram from retrying while we process
await bot.api.answerCallbackQuery(callback.id).catch(() => {});
try {
const data = (callback.data ?? "").trim();
const callbackMessage = callback.message;
@@ -323,8 +325,6 @@ export const registerTelegramHandlers = ({
});
} catch (err) {
runtime.error?.(danger(`callback handler failed: ${String(err)}`));
} finally {
await bot.api.answerCallbackQuery(callback.id).catch(() => {});
}
});