diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
index 396954435891..12fb76eaebff 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
@@ -1812,9 +1812,9 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       telegramCfg: { streaming: { mode: "partial" } },
     });
 
-    expect(mockCallArg(answerDraftStream.update)).toContain("Exec");
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "Done ");
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, "Done answer");
+    expect(mockCallArg(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).text).toContain("Exec");
+    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "Done ");
+    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "Done answer");
     expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("Done answer.");
     expect(deliverReplies).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
@@ -2219,15 +2219,14 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
 
     expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "Site A shows X.");
     expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "Site A shows X.");
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      3,
-      expect.stringMatching(/`🛠️ Exec`$/),
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: expect.stringMatching(/`🛠️ Exec`$/) }),
     );
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, "Final answer");
+    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, "Final answer");
     expect(answerDraftStream.clear).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(answerDraftStream.forceNewMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     const progressResetOrder = answerDraftStream.forceNewMessage.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
-    const progressUpdateOrder = answerDraftStream.update.mock.invocationCallOrder[2];
+    const progressUpdateOrder = answerDraftStream.updatePreview.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
     expect(progressResetOrder).toBeLessThan(progressUpdateOrder);
     expect(deliverReplies).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
@@ -2247,12 +2246,11 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
     await dispatchWithContext({ context: createContext() });
 
     expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "Site A shows X.");
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      2,
-      expect.stringMatching(/`🛠️ Exec`$/),
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: expect.stringMatching(/`🛠️ Exec`$/) }),
     );
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, "Site B shows Y.");
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, "Final answer");
+    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "Site B shows Y.");
+    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, "Final answer");
     expect(answerDraftStream.forceNewMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(answerDraftStream.clear).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(deliverReplies).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -2290,16 +2288,15 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
 
     await dispatchWithContext({ context: createContext() });
 
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      1,
-      expect.stringMatching(/`🛠️ Exec`$/),
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: expect.stringMatching(/`🛠️ Exec`$/) }),
     );
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "Branch is up to date");
+    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "Branch is up to date");
     expect(answerDraftStream.forceNewMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(answerDraftStream.clear).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     const clearOrder = answerDraftStream.clear.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
     const rotationOrder = answerDraftStream.forceNewMessage.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
-    const finalUpdateOrder = answerDraftStream.update.mock.invocationCallOrder[1];
+    const finalUpdateOrder = answerDraftStream.update.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
     expect(clearOrder).toBeLessThan(rotationOrder);
     expect(rotationOrder).toBeLessThan(finalUpdateOrder);
   });
@@ -2317,16 +2314,15 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
 
     await dispatchWithContext({ context: createContext() });
 
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      1,
-      expect.stringMatching(/`🛠️ Exec`$/),
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: expect.stringMatching(/`🛠️ Exec`$/) }),
     );
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "Branch is up to date");
+    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "Branch is up to date");
     expect(answerDraftStream.forceNewMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(answerDraftStream.clear).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     const clearOrder = answerDraftStream.clear.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
     const rotationOrder = answerDraftStream.forceNewMessage.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
-    const finalUpdateOrder = answerDraftStream.update.mock.invocationCallOrder[1];
+    const finalUpdateOrder = answerDraftStream.update.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
     expect(clearOrder).toBeLessThan(rotationOrder);
     expect(rotationOrder).toBeLessThan(finalUpdateOrder);
   });
@@ -2373,9 +2369,13 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       telegramCfg: { streaming: { mode: "progress" } },
     });
 
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "Cracking\n\n`🛠️ Exec`\n\n`🛠️ git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`",
-    );
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      text: "Cracking\n\n`🛠️ Exec`\n`🛠️ git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`",
+      richMessage: {
+        html: "<b>Cracking</b><br><b>🛠️ Exec</b><br><b>🛠️ Exec</b> <code>git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD</code>",
+        skip_entity_detection: true,
+      },
+    });
     expect(answerDraftStream.update).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("Branch is up to date");
     expect(answerDraftStream.forceNewMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(answerDraftStream.clear).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -2400,12 +2400,18 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       telegramCfg: { streaming: { mode: "progress" } },
     });
 
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "Cracking\n\n`🛠️ Exec`");
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, trailingFinalStatusText);
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      text: "Cracking\n\n`🛠️ Exec`",
+      richMessage: {
+        html: "<b>Cracking</b><br><b>🛠️ Exec</b>",
+        skip_entity_detection: true,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, trailingFinalStatusText);
     expect(answerDraftStream.forceNewMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(answerDraftStream.forceNewMessage.mock.invocationCallOrder[1]).toBeLessThan(
-      answerDraftStream.update.mock.invocationCallOrder[1],
+      answerDraftStream.update.mock.invocationCallOrder[0],
     );
     expectDeliveredReply(0, { text: "Branch is up to date" });
   });
@@ -2430,11 +2436,13 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       telegramCfg: { streaming: { mode: "progress", progress: { label: "Shelling" } } },
     });
 
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.stringContaining("stdout line one"),
     );
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
-      "Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`\n\n`🔎 Web Search: docs lookup`",
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        text: "Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`\n`🔎 Web Search: docs lookup`",
+      }),
     );
     expect(deliverReplies).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
@@ -2456,8 +2464,10 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       telegramCfg: { streaming: { mode: "progress", progress: { label: "Shelling" } } },
     });
 
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`");
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: "Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`" }),
+    );
     expectDeliveredReply(0, { text: "Branch is up to date" });
   });
 
@@ -2484,8 +2494,10 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       telegramCfg: { streaming: { mode: "progress", progress: { label: "Shelling" } } },
     });
 
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`");
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: "Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`" }),
+    );
     expectDeliveredReply(0, { text: "Branch is up to date" });
   });
 
@@ -2516,8 +2528,10 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       telegramCfg: { streaming: { mode: "progress", progress: { label: "Shelling" } } },
     });
 
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`");
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: "Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`" }),
+    );
     expectDeliveredReply(0, { text: "Branch is up to date" });
   });
 
@@ -2648,7 +2662,13 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       telegramCfg: { streaming: { mode: "progress", progress: { label: "Shelling" } } },
     });
 
-    expect(draftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`");
+    expect(draftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      text: "Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`",
+      richMessage: {
+        html: "<b>Shelling</b><br><b>🛠️ Exec</b>",
+        skip_entity_detection: true,
+      },
+    });
     expect(draftStream.flush).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
@@ -2670,7 +2690,13 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
     });
 
     expect(createTelegramDraftStream).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(draftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`\n\n• _Checking files_");
+    expect(draftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      text: "Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`\n• _Checking files_",
+      richMessage: {
+        html: "<b>Shelling</b><br><b>🛠️ Exec</b><br><i>Checking files</i>",
+        skip_entity_detection: true,
+      },
+    });
   });
 
   it("renders configured Telegram commentary progress from preamble item events", async () => {
@@ -2697,7 +2723,13 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    expect(draftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling\n\n_Checking recent context_");
+    expect(draftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      text: "Shelling\n\n_Checking recent context_",
+      richMessage: {
+        html: "<b>Shelling</b><br><i>Checking recent context</i>",
+        skip_entity_detection: true,
+      },
+    });
   });
 
   it("suppresses Telegram preamble progress when commentary is disabled", async () => {
@@ -2724,7 +2756,9 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    expect(draftStream.update).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Checking recent"));
+    expect(draftStream.updatePreview).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: expect.stringContaining("Checking recent") }),
+    );
   });
 
   it("keeps the progress draft label when tool progress lines are hidden", async () => {
@@ -2748,7 +2782,10 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    expect(draftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling");
+    expect(draftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      text: "Shelling",
+      richMessage: { html: "<b>Shelling</b>", skip_entity_detection: true },
+    });
     expect(draftStream.flush).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
@@ -2777,10 +2814,20 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(draftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Working"));
-    expect(draftStream.update).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("Working.");
-    expect(draftStream.update).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("Working..");
-    expect(draftStream.update).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("Working...");
+    await vi.waitFor(() =>
+      expect(draftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ text: "Working" }),
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(draftStream.updatePreview).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: "Working." }),
+    );
+    expect(draftStream.updatePreview).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: "Working.." }),
+    );
+    expect(draftStream.updatePreview).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: "Working..." }),
+    );
     finishRun?.();
     await run;
   });
@@ -2800,10 +2847,10 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       const pendingToolStart = replyOptions?.onToolStart?.({ name: "exec", phase: "start" });
       await Promise.resolve();
       await Promise.resolve();
-      const updateBeforeStatusReaction = draftStream.update.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0];
+      const updateBeforeStatusReaction = draftStream.updatePreview.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]?.text;
       releaseSetTool?.();
       await pendingToolStart;
-      expect(updateBeforeStatusReaction).toMatch(/^Shelling\n`🛠️ Exec`$/);
+      expect(updateBeforeStatusReaction).toBe("Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`");
       return { queuedFinal: false };
     });
 
@@ -2839,9 +2886,13 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       telegramCfg: { streaming: { mode: "progress", progress: { label: "Shelling" } } },
     });
 
-    expect(draftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "Shelling\n\n`🔎 Web Search: docs lookup`\n\n• `tests passed`",
-    );
+    expect(draftStream.updatePreview).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      text: "Shelling\n\n`🔎 Web Search: docs lookup`\n• `tests passed`",
+      richMessage: {
+        html: "<b>Shelling</b><br><b>🔎 Web Search</b> <code>docs lookup</code><br><b>Update</b> <code>tests passed</code>",
+        skip_entity_detection: true,
+      },
+    });
     expect(draftStream.forceNewMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(draftStream.materialize).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(draftStream.clear).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -3984,7 +4035,7 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       telegramCfg: { streaming: { mode: "partial" } },
     });
 
-    expect(mockCallArg(answerDraftStream.update)).toContain("Exec");
+    expect(mockCallArg(answerDraftStream.updatePreview).text).toContain("Exec");
     expect(answerDraftStream.update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("block after progress");
   });
 
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts
index e95da3e01275..7d1c70e4a88c 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import {
   projectOutboundPayloadPlanForDelivery,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-outbound";
 import {
+  buildChannelProgressDraftLine,
   buildChannelProgressDraftLineForEntry,
   type ChannelProgressDraftLine,
+  type ChannelProgressDraftCompositorLine,
   createChannelProgressDraftCompositor,
-  formatChannelProgressDraftLine,
-  formatChannelProgressDraftLineForEntry,
   resolveChannelStreamingBlockEnabled,
   resolveTranscriptBackedChannelFinalText,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-outbound";
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ import {
 import type { TelegramStreamMode } from "./bot/types.js";
 import { resolveTelegramInlineButtons, type TelegramInlineButtons } from "./button-types.js";
 import { resolveTelegramDraftStreamingChunking } from "./draft-chunking.js";
-import { createTelegramDraftStream } from "./draft-stream.js";
+import { createTelegramDraftStream, type TelegramDraftPreview } from "./draft-stream.js";
 import {
   buildTelegramErrorScopeKey,
   isSilentErrorPolicy,
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ import {
   splitTelegramReasoningText,
 } from "./reasoning-lane-coordinator.js";
 import {
+  buildTelegramRichHtml,
   buildTelegramRichMarkdown,
   splitTelegramRichMarkdownChunks,
   TELEGRAM_RICH_TEXT_LIMIT,
@@ -405,6 +406,63 @@ function formatTelegramProgressLine(text: string): string {
     : formatProgressAsMarkdownCode(text);
 }
 
+function escapeTelegramProgressHtml(text: string): string {
+  return text
+    .replaceAll("&", "&amp;")
+    .replaceAll("<", "&lt;")
+    .replaceAll(">", "&gt;")
+    .replaceAll('"', "&quot;");
+}
+
+function renderTelegramProgressStringLine(text: string): string {
+  const clipped = clipProgressMarkdownText(text.trim());
+  const italic = clipped.match(/^_(.*)_$/u);
+  if (italic) {
+    return `<i>${escapeTelegramProgressHtml(italic[1] ?? "")}</i>`;
+  }
+  return `<code>${escapeTelegramProgressHtml(clipped)}</code>`;
+}
+
+function renderTelegramProgressLine(line: ChannelProgressDraftCompositorLine): string {
+  if (typeof line === "string") {
+    return line.split(/\r?\n/u).map(renderTelegramProgressStringLine).filter(Boolean).join("<br>");
+  }
+  if (!line.icon && line.label === "Commentary") {
+    return renderTelegramProgressStringLine(line.text);
+  }
+  const label = [line.icon, line.label].filter(Boolean).join(" ");
+  const parts = [`<b>${escapeTelegramProgressHtml(label)}</b>`];
+  const detail = line.detail && line.detail !== line.label ? line.detail : undefined;
+  if (detail) {
+    parts.push(`<code>${escapeTelegramProgressHtml(clipProgressMarkdownText(detail))}</code>`);
+  } else {
+    const text = line.text.trim();
+    if (text && text !== label) {
+      parts.push(renderTelegramProgressStringLine(text));
+    }
+  }
+  if (line.status && line.status !== line.detail) {
+    parts.push(`<i>${escapeTelegramProgressHtml(line.status)}</i>`);
+  }
+  return parts.join(" ");
+}
+
+function renderTelegramProgressDraftPreview(
+  text: string,
+  lines: readonly ChannelProgressDraftCompositorLine[],
+): TelegramDraftPreview {
+  const trimmed = text.trimEnd();
+  const [heading] = trimmed.split(/\r?\n/u, 1);
+  const renderedLines = lines.map(renderTelegramProgressLine).filter(Boolean);
+  const htmlParts = heading?.trim()
+    ? [`<b>${escapeTelegramProgressHtml(heading.trim())}</b>`, ...renderedLines]
+    : renderedLines;
+  return {
+    text: trimmed,
+    richMessage: buildTelegramRichHtml(htmlParts.join("<br>"), { skipEntityDetection: true }),
+  };
+}
+
 function normalizeTelegramThreadId(value: unknown): number | undefined {
   return parseStrictPositiveInteger(value);
 }
@@ -967,16 +1025,14 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
     active: Boolean(answerLane.stream),
     seed: progressSeed,
     formatLine: formatTelegramProgressLine,
-    // Telegram's rich-markdown renderer collapses a lone "\n" to a space, so
-    // tool-progress lines need a blank line between them to stay on their own
-    // line (it renders "\n\n" as a single break, not a double).
-    lineSeparator: "\n\n",
     update: async (streamText, options) => {
       await prepareAnswerLaneForToolProgress();
       answerLane.lastPartialText = streamText;
       answerLane.hasStreamedMessage = true;
       answerLane.finalized = false;
-      answerLane.stream?.update(streamText);
+      answerLane.stream?.updatePreview(
+        renderTelegramProgressDraftPreview(streamText, options?.lines ?? []),
+      );
       if (options?.flush) {
         await answerLane.stream?.flush();
       }
@@ -2280,7 +2336,7 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
                   onToolStart: async (payload) => {
                     const toolName = payload.name?.trim();
                     const progressPromise = pushStreamToolProgress(
-                      formatChannelProgressDraftLineForEntry(
+                      buildChannelProgressDraftLineForEntry(
                         telegramCfg,
                         {
                           event: "tool",
@@ -2327,7 +2383,7 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
                       return;
                     }
                     await pushStreamToolProgress(
-                      formatChannelProgressDraftLine({
+                      buildChannelProgressDraftLine({
                         event: "plan",
                         phase: payload.phase,
                         title: payload.title,
@@ -2341,7 +2397,7 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
                       return;
                     }
                     await pushStreamToolProgress(
-                      formatChannelProgressDraftLine({
+                      buildChannelProgressDraftLine({
                         event: "approval",
                         phase: payload.phase,
                         title: payload.title,
@@ -2356,7 +2412,7 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
                       return;
                     }
                     await pushStreamToolProgress(
-                      formatChannelProgressDraftLine({
+                      buildChannelProgressDraftLine({
                         event: "command-output",
                         phase: payload.phase,
                         title: payload.title,
@@ -2371,7 +2427,7 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
                       return;
                     }
                     await pushStreamToolProgress(
-                      formatChannelProgressDraftLine({
+                      buildChannelProgressDraftLine({
                         event: "patch",
                         phase: payload.phase,
                         title: payload.title,
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test-helpers.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test-helpers.ts
index 0cb75d5a7d3c..caf8ab7afd3f 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test-helpers.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test-helpers.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { vi } from "vitest";
 
 type TestDraftStream = {
   update: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn<(text: string) => void>>;
+  updatePreview: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn<(preview: { text: string }) => void>>;
   flush: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn<() => Promise<void>>>;
   messageId: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn<() => number | undefined>>;
   visibleSinceMs: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn<() => number | undefined>>;
@@ -40,6 +41,14 @@ export function createTestDraftStream(params?: {
       lastDeliveredText = text.trimEnd();
       params?.onUpdate?.(text);
     }),
+    updatePreview: vi.fn().mockImplementation((preview: { text: string }) => {
+      if (stopped) {
+        return;
+      }
+      previewRevision += 1;
+      lastDeliveredText = preview.text.trimEnd();
+      params?.onUpdate?.(preview.text);
+    }),
     flush: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
     messageId: vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => messageId),
     visibleSinceMs: vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => visibleSinceMs),
@@ -86,6 +95,14 @@ export function createSequencedTestDraftStream(startMessageId = 1001): TestDraft
       previewRevision += 1;
       lastDeliveredText = text.trimEnd();
     }),
+    updatePreview: vi.fn().mockImplementation((preview: { text: string }) => {
+      if (activeMessageId == null) {
+        activeMessageId = nextMessageId++;
+        visibleSinceMs = Date.now();
+      }
+      previewRevision += 1;
+      lastDeliveredText = preview.text.trimEnd();
+    }),
     flush: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
     messageId: vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => activeMessageId),
     visibleSinceMs: vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => visibleSinceMs),
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test.ts
index 9bc1e289e746..762ebdb0c967 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test.ts
@@ -582,6 +582,46 @@ describe("createTelegramDraftStream", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("uses caller-provided rich previews", async () => {
+    const api = createMockDraftApi();
+    const stream = createDraftStream(api);
+
+    stream.updatePreview({
+      text: "Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`",
+      richMessage: {
+        html: "<b>Shelling</b><br><b>🛠️ Exec</b>",
+        skip_entity_detection: true,
+      },
+    });
+    await stream.flush();
+
+    expect(api.raw.sendRichMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      chat_id: 123,
+      rich_message: {
+        html: "<b>Shelling</b><br><b>🛠️ Exec</b>",
+        skip_entity_detection: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    stream.updatePreview({
+      text: "Shelling\n\n`🛠️ Exec`\n• _Checking files_",
+      richMessage: {
+        html: "<b>Shelling</b><br><b>🛠️ Exec</b><br><i>Checking files</i>",
+        skip_entity_detection: true,
+      },
+    });
+    await stream.flush();
+
+    expect(api.raw.editMessageText).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      chat_id: 123,
+      message_id: 17,
+      rich_message: {
+        html: "<b>Shelling</b><br><b>🛠️ Exec</b><br><i>Checking files</i>",
+        skip_entity_detection: true,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
   it("keeps rich rendered previews above the old text-message limit", async () => {
     const richApi = {
       sendRichMessage: vi.fn(async () => ({ message_id: 17 })),
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.ts
index c09af53e8fd4..6c294cc1a433 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const MAX_PREVIEW_FLOOD_SUSPEND_MS = 60_000;
 
 export type TelegramDraftStream = {
   update: (text: string) => void;
+  updatePreview: (preview: TelegramDraftPreview) => void;
   flush: () => Promise<void>;
   messageId: () => number | undefined;
   visibleSinceMs?: () => number | undefined;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export type TelegramDraftStream = {
   sendMayHaveLanded?: () => boolean;
 };
 
-type TelegramDraftPreview = {
+export type TelegramDraftPreview = {
   text: string;
   richMessage: TelegramInputRichMessage;
 };
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ export function createTelegramDraftStream(params: {
   let lastSentPreviewKey = "";
   let lastDeliveredText = "";
   let lastRequestedText = "";
+  let lastRequestedPreview: TelegramDraftPreview | undefined;
   let previewRevision = 0;
   let generation = 0;
   let deliveredTextOffset = 0;
@@ -230,7 +232,10 @@ export function createTelegramDraftStream(params: {
     if (!currentText) {
       return false;
     }
-    const rendered = renderTelegramDraftPreview(currentText, params.renderText);
+    const rendered =
+      deliveredTextOffset === 0 && lastRequestedPreview?.text === trimmed
+        ? lastRequestedPreview
+        : renderTelegramDraftPreview(currentText, params.renderText);
     const renderedText = rendered.text.trimEnd();
     const renderedPreview = { ...rendered, text: renderedText };
     const renderedPreviewKey = telegramDraftPreviewKey(renderedPreview);
@@ -344,14 +349,27 @@ export function createTelegramDraftStream(params: {
     sendOrEditStreamMessage,
   });
 
-  const update = (text: string) => {
+  const requestDraftUpdate = (text: string, preview?: TelegramDraftPreview) => {
     if (streamState.stopped || streamState.final) {
       return;
     }
+    lastRequestedPreview = preview;
     lastRequestedText = text;
     updateDraft(text);
   };
 
+  const update = (text: string) => {
+    requestDraftUpdate(text);
+  };
+
+  const updatePreview = (preview: TelegramDraftPreview) => {
+    const text = preview.text.trimEnd();
+    if (!text) {
+      return;
+    }
+    requestDraftUpdate(text, { ...preview, text });
+  };
+
   const stop = async () => {
     streamState.final = true;
     await loop.flush();
@@ -383,6 +401,7 @@ export function createTelegramDraftStream(params: {
     }
     if (!options?.keepPending) {
       loop.resetPending();
+      lastRequestedPreview = undefined;
     }
     loop.resetThrottleWindow();
   };
@@ -422,6 +441,7 @@ export function createTelegramDraftStream(params: {
 
   return {
     update,
+    updatePreview,
     flush: loop.flush,
     messageId: () => streamMessageId,
     visibleSinceMs: () => streamVisibleSinceMs,
diff --git a/src/channels/progress-draft-compositor.test.ts b/src/channels/progress-draft-compositor.test.ts
index 277f25c51427..c31ebb911268 100644
--- a/src/channels/progress-draft-compositor.test.ts
+++ b/src/channels/progress-draft-compositor.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,32 @@ describe("createChannelProgressDraftCompositor", () => {
 
     await progress.pushToolProgress("🛠️ Exec", { startImmediately: true });
 
-    expect(update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling", { flush: true });
+    expect(update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling", { flush: true, lines: [] });
+  });
+
+  it("passes structured progress lines to draft updates", async () => {
+    const update = vi.fn();
+    const progress = createChannelProgressDraftCompositor({
+      entry: { streaming: { mode: "progress", progress: { label: "Shelling" } } },
+      mode: "progress",
+      active: true,
+      seed: "test",
+      update,
+    });
+    const line = {
+      kind: "tool" as const,
+      text: "🛠️ Exec: git status",
+      label: "Exec",
+      icon: "🛠️",
+      detail: "git status",
+    };
+
+    await progress.pushToolProgress(line, { startImmediately: true });
+
+    expect(update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec: git status", {
+      flush: true,
+      lines: [line],
+    });
   });
 
   it("keeps reasoning details hidden when tool progress lines are hidden", async () => {
@@ -36,8 +61,8 @@ describe("createChannelProgressDraftCompositor", () => {
     await progress.pushToolProgress("🛠️ Exec", { startImmediately: true });
     await progress.pushReasoningProgress("Reading files");
 
-    expect(update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling", { flush: true });
-    expect(update).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Reading"), undefined);
+    expect(update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling", { flush: true, lines: [] });
+    expect(update.mock.calls.every(([text]) => !String(text).includes("Reading"))).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it("does not resurrect progress after suppression", async () => {
@@ -70,7 +95,12 @@ describe("createChannelProgressDraftCompositor", () => {
     await progress.pushReasoningProgress("Reading");
     await progress.pushReasoningProgress(" files");
 
-    expect(update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec\n• _Reading files_", undefined);
+    expect(update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      "Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec\n• _Reading files_",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        lines: ["🛠️ Exec", "_Reading files_"],
+      }),
+    );
   });
 
   it("resets reasoning deltas without clearing tool progress", async () => {
@@ -88,7 +118,12 @@ describe("createChannelProgressDraftCompositor", () => {
     progress.resetReasoningProgress();
     await progress.pushReasoningProgress("Now testing");
 
-    expect(update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec\n• _Now testing_", undefined);
+    expect(update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      "Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec\n• _Now testing_",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        lines: ["🛠️ Exec", "_Now testing_"],
+      }),
+    );
   });
 
   it("preserves tagged reasoning content without leaking tags", async () => {
@@ -104,7 +139,12 @@ describe("createChannelProgressDraftCompositor", () => {
     await progress.pushToolProgress("🛠️ Exec", { startImmediately: true });
     await progress.pushReasoningProgress("<think>Checking files</think>Final answer prose");
 
-    expect(update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec\n• _Checking files_", undefined);
+    expect(update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      "Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec\n• _Checking files_",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        lines: ["🛠️ Exec", "_Checking files_"],
+      }),
+    );
   });
 
   it("waits for complete reasoning tags before showing tagged progress", async () => {
@@ -138,7 +178,12 @@ describe("createChannelProgressDraftCompositor", () => {
     await progress.pushReasoningProgress("<thin");
     await progress.pushReasoningProgress("k>Checking files</think>Final answer prose");
 
-    expect(update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec\n• _Checking files_", undefined);
+    expect(update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      "Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec\n• _Checking files_",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        lines: ["🛠️ Exec", "_Checking files_"],
+      }),
+    );
   });
 
   it("keeps literal reasoning tags inside code blocks", async () => {
@@ -156,7 +201,9 @@ describe("createChannelProgressDraftCompositor", () => {
 
     expect(update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
       "Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec\n• _```html <think>literal</think> ```_",
-      undefined,
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        lines: ["🛠️ Exec", "_```html <think>literal</think> ```_"],
+      }),
     );
   });
 
@@ -174,7 +221,12 @@ describe("createChannelProgressDraftCompositor", () => {
     await progress.pushReasoningProgress("Thinking\n\n_Reading_");
     await progress.pushReasoningProgress("Thinking\n\n_Reading files_");
 
-    expect(update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec\n• _Reading files_", undefined);
+    expect(update).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      "Shelling\n\n🛠️ Exec\n• _Reading files_",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        lines: ["🛠️ Exec", "_Reading files_"],
+      }),
+    );
   });
 
   it("logs a timer-fired start failure via the gate's default boundary logger", async () => {
diff --git a/src/channels/progress-draft-compositor.ts b/src/channels/progress-draft-compositor.ts
index 20ab58bb18b3..cee2e9b8ca16 100644
--- a/src/channels/progress-draft-compositor.ts
+++ b/src/channels/progress-draft-compositor.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ export type ChannelProgressDraftMode = StreamingMode;
 export type ChannelProgressDraftCompositor = ReturnType<
   typeof createChannelProgressDraftCompositor
 >;
-type ProgressDraftLine = string | ChannelProgressDraftLine;
+export type ChannelProgressDraftCompositorLine = string | ChannelProgressDraftLine;
+export type ChannelProgressDraftUpdateOptions = {
+  flush?: boolean;
+  lines?: readonly ChannelProgressDraftCompositorLine[];
+};
 
 /** Creates a stateful compositor for one streaming channel reply. */
 export function createChannelProgressDraftCompositor(params: {
@@ -35,15 +39,12 @@ export function createChannelProgressDraftCompositor(params: {
   mode: ChannelProgressDraftMode;
   active: boolean;
   seed: string;
-  update: (text: string, options?: { flush?: boolean }) => Promise<void> | void;
+  update: (text: string, options?: ChannelProgressDraftUpdateOptions) => Promise<void> | void;
   deleteCurrent?: () => Promise<void> | void;
   tryNativeUpdate?: (text: string) => Promise<boolean> | boolean;
   formatLine?: (line: string) => string;
-  /** Separator between rendered draft lines; forwarded to the draft formatter.
-   *  Telegram passes "\n\n" because its renderer collapses a lone newline. */
-  lineSeparator?: string;
-  isEmptyLine?: (line: ProgressDraftLine | undefined) => boolean;
-  shouldStartNow?: (line: ProgressDraftLine | undefined) => boolean;
+  isEmptyLine?: (line: ChannelProgressDraftCompositorLine | undefined) => boolean;
+  shouldStartNow?: (line: ChannelProgressDraftCompositorLine | undefined) => boolean;
 }) {
   const previewToolProgressEnabled =
     params.active && resolveChannelStreamingPreviewToolProgress(params.entry);
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ export function createChannelProgressDraftCompositor(params: {
       previewToolProgressEnabled,
     });
   let progressSuppressed = false;
-  let lines: ProgressDraftLine[] = [];
+  let lines: ChannelProgressDraftCompositorLine[] = [];
   let lastRenderedText = "";
   let reasoningRawText = "";
   let lastReasoningLine: string | undefined;
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ export function createChannelProgressDraftCompositor(params: {
       lines: draftLines,
       seed: params.seed,
       formatLine: options?.formatted === false ? undefined : params.formatLine,
-      lineSeparator: params.lineSeparator,
     });
 
   const clearProgressState = (suppressed: boolean) => {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export function createChannelProgressDraftCompositor(params: {
       return false;
     }
     lastRenderedText = text;
-    await params.update(text, options);
+    await params.update(text, { ...options, lines: [...lines] });
     return true;
   };
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export function createChannelProgressDraftCompositor(params: {
   };
 
   const noteProgress = async (
-    line?: ProgressDraftLine,
+    line?: ChannelProgressDraftCompositorLine,
     options?: { toolName?: string; startImmediately?: boolean },
   ) => {
     if (!params.active || finalReplyStarted || finalReplyDelivered) {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export function createChannelProgressDraftCompositor(params: {
         return false;
       }
       lastRenderedText = text;
-      await params.update(text);
+      await params.update(text, { lines: [...lines] });
       return true;
     }
     if (options?.startImmediately || params.shouldStartNow?.(line)) {
diff --git a/src/channels/streaming.ts b/src/channels/streaming.ts
index c6473a78a026..0eb1971d34d8 100644
--- a/src/channels/streaming.ts
+++ b/src/channels/streaming.ts
@@ -1047,11 +1047,6 @@ export function formatChannelProgressDraftText(params: {
   formatLine?: (line: string) => string;
   /** Prefix used for plain progress lines that lack their own icon. */
   bullet?: string;
-  /** Separator between rendered progress lines. Defaults to a single newline.
-   *  Telegram's rich-markdown parser treats a lone "\n" as a soft break (space),
-   *  so its draft passes "\n\n"; channels where a single newline already breaks
-   *  the line (Discord) keep the default. */
-  lineSeparator?: string;
 }): string {
   const rawLabel = resolveChannelProgressDraftLabel({
     entry: params.entry,
@@ -1063,7 +1058,6 @@ export function formatChannelProgressDraftText(params: {
   const maxLineChars = resolveChannelProgressDraftMaxLineChars(params.entry);
   const formatLine = params.formatLine ?? ((line: string) => line);
   const bullet = params.bullet ?? "•";
-  const lineSeparator = params.lineSeparator ?? "\n";
   const rawLines: Array<string | ChannelProgressDraftLine | { draftLabel: string }> = resolvedLabel
     ? [{ draftLabel: resolvedLabel }, ...params.lines]
     : params.lines;
@@ -1096,7 +1090,7 @@ export function formatChannelProgressDraftText(params: {
     });
   const renderedLines = lines.map((line) => line.text).filter((line) => Boolean(line));
   if (renderedLines.length > 1 && lines[0]?.isLabelLine) {
-    return `${renderedLines[0]}\n\n${renderedLines.slice(1).join(lineSeparator)}`;
+    return `${renderedLines[0]}\n\n${renderedLines.slice(1).join("\n")}`;
   }
-  return renderedLines.join(lineSeparator);
+  return renderedLines.join("\n");
 }