feat: move group mention gating to provider groups

src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.test.ts

@@ -285,9 +285,10 @@ describe("trigger handling", () => {
           },
           whatsapp: {
             allowFrom: ["*"],
+            groups: { "*": { requireMention: false } },
           },
           routing: {
-            groupChat: { requireMention: false },
+            groupChat: {},
           },
           session: { store: join(home, "sessions.json") },
         },

src/auto-reply/reply.ts

@@ -512,8 +512,48 @@ export async function getReplyFromConfig(
   sessionCtx.Body = queueCleaned;
   sessionCtx.BodyStripped = queueCleaned;
 
+  const resolveGroupRequireMention = () => {
+    const surface =
+      groupResolution?.surface ?? ctx.Surface?.trim().toLowerCase();
+    const groupId = groupResolution?.id ?? ctx.From?.replace(/^group:/, "");
+    if (surface === "telegram") {
+      if (groupId) {
+        const groupConfig = cfg.telegram?.groups?.[groupId];
+        if (typeof groupConfig?.requireMention === "boolean") {
+          return groupConfig.requireMention;
+        }
+      }
+      const groupDefault = cfg.telegram?.groups?.["*"]?.requireMention;
+      if (typeof groupDefault === "boolean") return groupDefault;
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (surface === "whatsapp") {
+      if (groupId) {
+        const groupConfig = cfg.whatsapp?.groups?.[groupId];
+        if (typeof groupConfig?.requireMention === "boolean") {
+          return groupConfig.requireMention;
+        }
+      }
+      const groupDefault = cfg.whatsapp?.groups?.["*"]?.requireMention;
+      if (typeof groupDefault === "boolean") return groupDefault;
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (surface === "imessage") {
+      if (groupId) {
+        const groupConfig = cfg.imessage?.groups?.[groupId];
+        if (typeof groupConfig?.requireMention === "boolean") {
+          return groupConfig.requireMention;
+        }
+      }
+      const groupDefault = cfg.imessage?.groups?.["*"]?.requireMention;
+      if (typeof groupDefault === "boolean") return groupDefault;
+      return true;
+    }
+    return true;
+  };
+
   const defaultGroupActivation = () => {
-    const requireMention = cfg.routing?.groupChat?.requireMention;
+    const requireMention = resolveGroupRequireMention();
     return requireMention === false ? "always" : "mention";
   };
 
@@ -954,6 +994,10 @@ export async function getReplyFromConfig(
     const webLinked = await webAuthExists();
     const webAuthAgeMs = getWebAuthAgeMs();
     const heartbeatSeconds = resolveHeartbeatSeconds(cfg, undefined);
+    const groupActivation = isGroup
+      ? normalizeGroupActivation(sessionEntry?.groupActivation) ??
+        defaultGroupActivation()
+      : undefined;
     const statusText = buildStatusMessage({
       agent: {
         model,
@@ -966,6 +1010,7 @@ export async function getReplyFromConfig(
       sessionKey,
       sessionScope,
       storePath,
+      groupActivation,
       resolvedThink: resolvedThinkLevel,
       resolvedVerbose: resolvedVerboseLevel,
       webLinked,

src/auto-reply/status.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type StatusArgs = {
   sessionKey?: string;
   sessionScope?: SessionScope;
   storePath?: string;
+  groupActivation?: "mention" | "always";
   resolvedThink?: ThinkLevel;
   resolvedVerbose?: VerboseLevel;
   now?: number;
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ export function buildStatusMessage(args: StatusArgs): string {
     Boolean(args.sessionKey?.includes(":channel:")) ||
     Boolean(args.sessionKey?.startsWith("group:"));
   const groupActivationLine = isGroupSession
-    ? `Group activation: ${entry?.groupActivation ?? "mention"}`
+    ? `Group activation: ${args.groupActivation ?? entry?.groupActivation ?? "mention"}`
     : undefined;
 
   const contextLine = `Context: ${formatTokens(