diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5111ea119..5bc5489a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 ### Fixes
 - macOS: drain subprocess pipes before waiting to avoid deadlocks. (#1081) — thanks @thesash.
 - Verbose: wrap tool summaries/output in markdown only for markdown-capable channels.
+- Tools: include provider/session context in elevated exec denial errors.
 - Telegram: accept tg/group/telegram prefixes + topic targets for inline button validation. (#1072) — thanks @danielz1z.
 - Telegram: split long captions into follow-up messages.
 - Config: block startup on invalid config, preserve best-effort doctor config, and keep rolling config backups. (#1083) — thanks @mukhtharcm.
diff --git a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec.ts b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec.ts
index 1824cf048..fdd02c5f8 100644
--- a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec.ts
+++ b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export type ExecToolDefaults = {
   allowBackground?: boolean;
   scopeKey?: string;
   sessionKey?: string;
+  messageProvider?: string;
   notifyOnExit?: boolean;
   cwd?: string;
 };
@@ -220,6 +221,11 @@ export function createExecTool(
         if (!elevatedDefaults?.enabled || !elevatedDefaults.allowed) {
           const runtime = defaults?.sandbox ? "sandboxed" : "direct";
           const gates: string[] = [];
+          const contextParts: string[] = [];
+          const provider = defaults?.messageProvider?.trim();
+          const sessionKey = defaults?.sessionKey?.trim();
+          if (provider) contextParts.push(`provider=${provider}`);
+          if (sessionKey) contextParts.push(`session=${sessionKey}`);
           if (!elevatedDefaults?.enabled) {
             gates.push("enabled (tools.elevated.enabled / agents.list[].tools.elevated.enabled)");
           } else {
@@ -231,12 +237,15 @@ export function createExecTool(
             [
               `elevated is not available right now (runtime=${runtime}).`,
               `Failing gates: ${gates.join(", ")}`,
+              contextParts.length > 0 ? `Context: ${contextParts.join(" ")}` : undefined,
               "Fix-it keys:",
               "- tools.elevated.enabled",
               "- tools.elevated.allowFrom.<provider>",
               "- agents.list[].tools.elevated.enabled",
               "- agents.list[].tools.elevated.allowFrom.<provider>",
-            ].join("\n"),
+            ]
+              .filter(Boolean)
+              .join("\n"),
           );
         }
         logInfo(
diff --git a/src/agents/bash-tools.test.ts b/src/agents/bash-tools.test.ts
index 198a062ca..457162ae3 100644
--- a/src/agents/bash-tools.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/bash-tools.test.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ describe("exec tool backgrounding", () => {
   it("rejects elevated requests when not allowed", async () => {
     const customBash = createExecTool({
       elevated: { enabled: true, allowed: false, defaultLevel: "off" },
+      messageProvider: "telegram",
+      sessionKey: "agent:main:main",
     });
 
     await expect(
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ describe("exec tool backgrounding", () => {
         command: "echo hi",
         elevated: true,
       }),
-    ).rejects.toThrow("tools.elevated.allowFrom.<provider>");
+    ).rejects.toThrow("Context: provider=telegram session=agent:main:main");
   });
 
   it("does not default to elevated when not allowed", async () => {
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-tools.ts b/src/agents/pi-tools.ts
index 09945897a..7bb2abebc 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-tools.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-tools.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ export function createClawdbotCodingTools(options?: {
     allowBackground,
     scopeKey,
     sessionKey: options?.sessionKey,
+    messageProvider: options?.messageProvider,
     sandbox: sandbox
       ? {
           containerName: sandbox.containerName,