diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.test.ts
index d8a7055f5..4b9199a48 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.test.ts
@@ -407,6 +407,54 @@ describe("directive behavior", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("applies inline reasoning in mixed messages and acks immediately", async () => {
+    await withTempHome(async (home) => {
+      vi.mocked(runEmbeddedPiAgent).mockResolvedValue({
+        payloads: [{ text: "done" }],
+        meta: {
+          durationMs: 5,
+          agentMeta: { sessionId: "s", provider: "p", model: "m" },
+        },
+      });
+
+      const blockReplies: string[] = [];
+      const storePath = path.join(home, "sessions.json");
+
+      const res = await getReplyFromConfig(
+        {
+          Body: "please reply\n/reasoning on",
+          From: "+1222",
+          To: "+1222",
+          Provider: "whatsapp",
+        },
+        {
+          onBlockReply: (payload) => {
+            if (payload.text) blockReplies.push(payload.text);
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          agents: {
+            defaults: {
+              model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
+              workspace: path.join(home, "clawd"),
+            },
+          },
+          whatsapp: {
+            allowFrom: ["*"],
+          },
+          session: { store: storePath },
+        },
+      );
+
+      const texts = (Array.isArray(res) ? res : [res])
+        .map((entry) => entry?.text)
+        .filter(Boolean);
+      expect(texts).toContain("done");
+
+      expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+  });
+
   it("acks verbose directive immediately with system marker", async () => {
     await withTempHome(async (home) => {
       vi.mocked(runEmbeddedPiAgent).mockReset();
diff --git a/src/config/zod-schema.ts b/src/config/zod-schema.ts
index ce928794a..8c1450750 100644
--- a/src/config/zod-schema.ts
+++ b/src/config/zod-schema.ts
@@ -256,6 +256,14 @@ const TelegramTopicSchema = z.object({
   systemPrompt: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
+const NativeCommandsSettingSchema = z.union([z.boolean(), z.literal("auto")]);
+
+const ProviderCommandsSchema = z
+  .object({
+    native: NativeCommandsSettingSchema.optional(),
+  })
+  .optional();
+
 const TelegramGroupSchema = z.object({
   requireMention: z.boolean().optional(),
   skills: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
@@ -712,17 +720,6 @@ const MessagesSchema = z
   })
   .optional();
 
-const NativeCommandsSettingSchema = z.union([
-  z.boolean(),
-  z.literal("auto"),
-]);
-
-const ProviderCommandsSchema = z
-  .object({
-    native: NativeCommandsSettingSchema.optional(),
-  })
-  .optional();
-
 const CommandsSchema = z
   .object({
     native: NativeCommandsSettingSchema.optional().default("auto"),