diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-tts.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-tts.test.ts
index 788e9a63a167..432ea83fa70b 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-tts.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-tts.test.ts
@@ -249,6 +249,22 @@ describe("handleTtsCommands status fallback reporting", () => {
     expect(reply.text).toContain("TTS status");
   });
 
+  it("keeps base status fields in display order", async () => {
+    const reply = expectReply(await handleTtsCommands(buildTtsParams("/tts status"), true));
+
+    expect(reply.text).toBe(
+      [
+        "📊 TTS status",
+        "State: ✅ enabled",
+        "Chat override: default",
+        `Provider: ${PRIMARY_TTS_PROVIDER} (✅ configured)`,
+        "Persona: none",
+        "Text limit: 1500 chars",
+        "Auto-summary: on",
+      ].join("\n"),
+    );
+  });
+
   it("resolves status config for the active agent", async () => {
     const cfg = {
       agents: { list: [{ id: "reader", tts: { provider: "elevenlabs" } }] },
@@ -364,7 +380,7 @@ describe("handleTtsCommands status fallback reporting", () => {
 
     const beforeTtsRead = Date.now();
     const result = await handleTtsCommands(
-      buildTtsParams("/tts latest", {}, undefined, { sessionEntry, sessionStore }),
+      buildTtsParams("/tts read latest", {}, undefined, { sessionEntry, sessionStore }),
       true,
     );
 
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-tts.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-tts.ts
index ceecd9cbbe85..3276681941b3 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-tts.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-tts.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {
   persistSessionEntry,
   sessionEntryPersistenceConflictReply,
 } from "./commands-session-store.js";
-import type { CommandHandler } from "./commands-types.js";
+import type { CommandHandler, CommandHandlerResult } from "./commands-types.js";
 
 type ParsedTtsCommand = {
   action: string;
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ type TtsAttemptDetail = NonNullable<
   NonNullable<ReturnType<typeof getLastTtsAttempt>>["attempts"]
 >[number];
 
+type TtsCommandParams = Parameters<CommandHandler>[0];
+
 function parseTtsCommand(normalized: string): ParsedTtsCommand | null {
   // Accept `/tts` and `/tts <action> [args]` as a single control surface.
   if (normalized === "/tts") {
@@ -84,6 +86,10 @@ function formatAttemptDetails(attempts: TtsAttemptDetail[] | undefined): string
     .join(", ");
 }
 
+function stopWithText(text: string): CommandHandlerResult {
+  return { shouldContinue: false, reply: { text } };
+}
+
 function ttsUsage(): ReplyPayload {
   // Keep usage in one place so help/validation stays consistent.
   return {
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ async function buildTtsAudioReply(params: {
   accountId?: string;
   prefsPath: string;
   agentId?: string;
-}): Promise<{ reply: ReplyPayload; provider?: string; hash?: string } | { error: string }> {
+}): Promise<{ reply: ReplyPayload } | { error: string }> {
   const start = Date.now();
   const result = await textToSpeech({
     text: params.text,
@@ -151,7 +157,6 @@ async function buildTtsAudioReply(params: {
       latencyMs: result.latencyMs,
     });
     return {
-      provider: result.provider,
       reply: {
         mediaUrl: result.audioPath,
         audioAsVoice: result.audioAsVoice === true || result.voiceCompatible === true,
@@ -175,6 +180,139 @@ async function buildTtsAudioReply(params: {
   return { error: result.error ?? "unknown error" };
 }
 
+async function handleTtsChatAction(
+  params: TtsCommandParams,
+  args: string,
+): Promise<CommandHandlerResult> {
+  const requested = args.toLowerCase();
+  if (!params.sessionEntry || !params.sessionStore || !params.sessionKey) {
+    return stopWithText("🔇 No active chat session is available for a chat-scoped TTS override.");
+  }
+  if (!requested || requested === "status") {
+    return stopWithText(`🔊 Chat TTS override: ${params.sessionEntry.ttsAuto ?? "default"}.`);
+  }
+
+  let replyText: string;
+  if (requested === "on") {
+    params.sessionEntry.ttsAuto = "always";
+    replyText = "🔊 TTS enabled for this chat.";
+  } else if (requested === "off") {
+    params.sessionEntry.ttsAuto = "off";
+    replyText = "🔇 TTS disabled for this chat.";
+  } else if (requested === "default" || requested === "inherit" || requested === "clear") {
+    delete params.sessionEntry.ttsAuto;
+    replyText = "🔊 TTS chat override cleared.";
+  } else {
+    return { shouldContinue: false, reply: ttsUsage() };
+  }
+
+  if (!(await persistSessionEntry({ ...params, touchedFields: ["ttsAuto"] }))) {
+    return sessionEntryPersistenceConflictReply();
+  }
+  return stopWithText(replyText);
+}
+
+async function handleTtsLatestAction(
+  params: TtsCommandParams,
+  accountId: string | undefined,
+  prefsPath: string,
+): Promise<CommandHandlerResult> {
+  if (!params.sessionEntry || !params.sessionStore || !params.sessionKey) {
+    return stopWithText("🎤 No active chat session is available for `/tts latest`.");
+  }
+  const latest = await readLatestAssistantTextFromSessionTranscript(
+    params.sessionEntry.sessionFile,
+  );
+  const latestText = latest?.text.trim();
+  if (!latestText || isSilentReplyPayloadText(latestText)) {
+    return stopWithText("🎤 No readable assistant reply was found in this chat yet.");
+  }
+  const hash = hashTtsReadLatestText(latestText);
+  if (params.sessionEntry.lastTtsReadLatestHash === hash) {
+    return stopWithText("🔊 Latest assistant reply was already sent as audio.");
+  }
+
+  const audio = await buildTtsAudioReply({
+    text: latestText,
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    channel: params.command.channel,
+    accountId,
+    prefsPath,
+    agentId: params.agentId,
+  });
+  if ("error" in audio) {
+    return stopWithText(`❌ Error generating audio: ${audio.error}`);
+  }
+
+  params.sessionEntry.lastTtsReadLatestHash = hash;
+  params.sessionEntry.lastTtsReadLatestAt = Date.now();
+  if (
+    !(await persistSessionEntry({
+      ...params,
+      touchedFields: ["lastTtsReadLatestHash", "lastTtsReadLatestAt"],
+    }))
+  ) {
+    return sessionEntryPersistenceConflictReply();
+  }
+  return { shouldContinue: false, reply: audio.reply };
+}
+
+function handleTtsStatusAction(
+  params: TtsCommandParams,
+  config: ReturnType<typeof resolveTtsConfig>,
+  prefsPath: string,
+): CommandHandlerResult {
+  const enabled = isTtsEnabled(config, prefsPath);
+  const provider = getTtsProvider(config, prefsPath);
+  const persona = getTtsPersona(config, prefsPath);
+  const hasKey = isTtsProviderConfigured(config, provider, params.cfg);
+  const maxLength = getTtsMaxLength(prefsPath);
+  const summarize = isSummarizationEnabled(prefsPath);
+  const last = getLastTtsAttempt();
+  const lines = [
+    "📊 TTS status",
+    `State: ${enabled ? "✅ enabled" : "❌ disabled"}`,
+    `Chat override: ${params.sessionEntry?.ttsAuto ?? "default"}`,
+    `Provider: ${provider} (${hasKey ? "✅ configured" : "❌ not configured"})`,
+    `Persona: ${persona?.id ?? "none"}`,
+    `Text limit: ${maxLength} chars`,
+    `Auto-summary: ${summarize ? "on" : "off"}`,
+  ];
+  if (last) {
+    const timeAgo = Math.round((Date.now() - last.timestamp) / 1000);
+    lines.push("");
+    lines.push(`Last attempt (${timeAgo}s ago): ${last.success ? "✅" : "❌"}`);
+    lines.push(`Text: ${last.textLength} chars${last.summarized ? " (summarized)" : ""}`);
+    if (last.success) {
+      lines.push(`Provider: ${last.provider ?? "unknown"}`);
+      if (last.persona) {
+        lines.push(`Persona: ${last.persona}`);
+      }
+      if (last.fallbackFrom && last.provider && last.fallbackFrom !== last.provider) {
+        lines.push(`Fallback: ${last.fallbackFrom} -> ${last.provider}`);
+      }
+      if (last.attemptedProviders && last.attemptedProviders.length > 1) {
+        lines.push(`Attempts: ${last.attemptedProviders.join(" -> ")}`);
+      }
+      const details = formatAttemptDetails(last.attempts);
+      if (details) {
+        lines.push(`Attempt details: ${details}`);
+      }
+      lines.push(`Latency: ${last.latencyMs ?? 0}ms`);
+    } else if (last.error) {
+      lines.push(`Error: ${last.error}`);
+      if (last.attemptedProviders && last.attemptedProviders.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(`Attempts: ${last.attemptedProviders.join(" -> ")}`);
+      }
+      const details = formatAttemptDetails(last.attempts);
+      if (details) {
+        lines.push(`Attempt details: ${details}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return stopWithText(lines.join("\n"));
+}
+
 export const handleTtsCommands: CommandHandler = async (params, allowTextCommands) => {
   if (!allowTextCommands) {
     return null;
@@ -207,119 +345,29 @@ export const handleTtsCommands: CommandHandler = async (params, allowTextCommand
 
   if (action === "on") {
     setTtsEnabled(prefsPath, true);
-    return { shouldContinue: false, reply: { text: "🔊 TTS enabled." } };
+    return stopWithText("🔊 TTS enabled.");
   }
 
   if (action === "off") {
     setTtsEnabled(prefsPath, false);
-    return { shouldContinue: false, reply: { text: "🔇 TTS disabled." } };
+    return stopWithText("🔇 TTS disabled.");
   }
 
   if (action === "chat") {
-    const requested = normalizeOptionalLowercaseString(args) ?? "";
-    if (!params.sessionEntry || !params.sessionStore || !params.sessionKey) {
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: { text: "🔇 No active chat session is available for a chat-scoped TTS override." },
-      };
-    }
-    if (!requested || requested === "status") {
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: { text: `🔊 Chat TTS override: ${params.sessionEntry.ttsAuto ?? "default"}.` },
-      };
-    }
-    if (requested === "on") {
-      params.sessionEntry.ttsAuto = "always";
-      if (!(await persistSessionEntry({ ...params, touchedFields: ["ttsAuto"] }))) {
-        return sessionEntryPersistenceConflictReply();
-      }
-      return { shouldContinue: false, reply: { text: "🔊 TTS enabled for this chat." } };
-    }
-    if (requested === "off") {
-      params.sessionEntry.ttsAuto = "off";
-      if (!(await persistSessionEntry({ ...params, touchedFields: ["ttsAuto"] }))) {
-        return sessionEntryPersistenceConflictReply();
-      }
-      return { shouldContinue: false, reply: { text: "🔇 TTS disabled for this chat." } };
-    }
-    if (requested === "default" || requested === "inherit" || requested === "clear") {
-      delete params.sessionEntry.ttsAuto;
-      if (!(await persistSessionEntry({ ...params, touchedFields: ["ttsAuto"] }))) {
-        return sessionEntryPersistenceConflictReply();
-      }
-      return { shouldContinue: false, reply: { text: "🔊 TTS chat override cleared." } };
-    }
-    return { shouldContinue: false, reply: ttsUsage() };
+    return handleTtsChatAction(params, args);
   }
 
-  if (
-    action === "latest" ||
-    (action === "read" && normalizeOptionalLowercaseString(args) === "latest")
-  ) {
-    if (!params.sessionEntry || !params.sessionStore || !params.sessionKey) {
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: { text: "🎤 No active chat session is available for `/tts latest`." },
-      };
-    }
-    const latest = await readLatestAssistantTextFromSessionTranscript(
-      params.sessionEntry.sessionFile,
-    );
-    const latestText = latest?.text.trim();
-    if (!latestText || isSilentReplyPayloadText(latestText)) {
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: { text: "🎤 No readable assistant reply was found in this chat yet." },
-      };
-    }
-    const hash = hashTtsReadLatestText(latestText);
-    if (params.sessionEntry.lastTtsReadLatestHash === hash) {
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: { text: "🔊 Latest assistant reply was already sent as audio." },
-      };
-    }
-
-    const audio = await buildTtsAudioReply({
-      text: latestText,
-      cfg: params.cfg,
-      channel: params.command.channel,
-      accountId,
-      prefsPath,
-      agentId: params.agentId,
-    });
-    if ("error" in audio) {
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: { text: `❌ Error generating audio: ${audio.error}` },
-      };
-    }
-
-    params.sessionEntry.lastTtsReadLatestHash = hash;
-    params.sessionEntry.lastTtsReadLatestAt = Date.now();
-    if (
-      !(await persistSessionEntry({
-        ...params,
-        touchedFields: ["lastTtsReadLatestHash", "lastTtsReadLatestAt"],
-      }))
-    ) {
-      return sessionEntryPersistenceConflictReply();
-    }
-    return { shouldContinue: false, reply: audio.reply };
+  if (action === "latest" || (action === "read" && args.toLowerCase() === "latest")) {
+    return handleTtsLatestAction(params, accountId, prefsPath);
   }
 
   if (action === "audio") {
-    if (!args.trim()) {
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: {
-          text:
-            `🎤 Generate audio from text.\n\n` +
-            `Usage: /tts audio <text>\n` +
-            `Example: /tts audio Hello, this is a test!`,
-        },
-      };
+    if (!args) {
+      return stopWithText(
+        `🎤 Generate audio from text.\n\n` +
+          `Usage: /tts audio <text>\n` +
+          `Example: /tts audio Hello, this is a test!`,
+      );
     }
 
     const audio = await buildTtsAudioReply({
@@ -333,46 +381,39 @@ export const handleTtsCommands: CommandHandler = async (params, allowTextCommand
     if (!("error" in audio)) {
       return { shouldContinue: false, reply: audio.reply };
     }
-    return {
-      shouldContinue: false,
-      reply: { text: `❌ Error generating audio: ${audio.error}` },
-    };
+    return stopWithText(`❌ Error generating audio: ${audio.error}`);
   }
 
   if (action === "provider") {
     const currentProvider = getTtsProvider(config, prefsPath);
-    if (!args.trim()) {
+    if (!args) {
       const providers = listSpeechProviders(params.cfg);
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: {
-          text:
-            `🎙️ TTS provider\n` +
-            `Primary: ${currentProvider}\n` +
-            providers
-              .map(
-                (provider) =>
-                  `${provider.label}: ${
-                    provider.isConfigured({
-                      cfg: params.cfg,
-                      providerConfig: getResolvedSpeechProviderConfig(
-                        config,
-                        provider.id,
-                        params.cfg,
-                      ),
-                      timeoutMs: config.timeoutMs,
-                    })
-                      ? "✅"
-                      : "❌"
-                  }`,
-              )
-              .join("\n") +
-            `\nUsage: /tts provider <id>`,
-        },
-      };
+      return stopWithText(
+        `🎙️ TTS provider\n` +
+          `Primary: ${currentProvider}\n` +
+          providers
+            .map(
+              (provider) =>
+                `${provider.label}: ${
+                  provider.isConfigured({
+                    cfg: params.cfg,
+                    providerConfig: getResolvedSpeechProviderConfig(
+                      config,
+                      provider.id,
+                      params.cfg,
+                    ),
+                    timeoutMs: config.timeoutMs,
+                  })
+                    ? "✅"
+                    : "❌"
+                }`,
+            )
+            .join("\n") +
+          `\nUsage: /tts provider <id>`,
+      );
     }
 
-    const requested = normalizeOptionalLowercaseString(args) ?? "";
+    const requested = args.toLowerCase();
     const resolvedProvider = getSpeechProvider(requested, params.cfg);
     if (!resolvedProvider) {
       return { shouldContinue: false, reply: ttsUsage() };
@@ -380,16 +421,13 @@ export const handleTtsCommands: CommandHandler = async (params, allowTextCommand
 
     const nextProvider = canonicalizeSpeechProviderId(requested, params.cfg) ?? resolvedProvider.id;
     setTtsProvider(prefsPath, nextProvider);
-    return {
-      shouldContinue: false,
-      reply: { text: `✅ TTS provider set to ${nextProvider}.` },
-    };
+    return stopWithText(`✅ TTS provider set to ${nextProvider}.`);
   }
 
   if (action === "persona") {
     const personas = listTtsPersonas(config);
     const activePersona = getTtsPersona(config, prefsPath);
-    if (!args.trim()) {
+    if (!args) {
       const lines = [
         "🎭 TTS persona",
         `Active: ${activePersona?.id ?? "none"}`,
@@ -404,141 +442,68 @@ export const handleTtsCommands: CommandHandler = async (params, allowTextCommand
           : "No personas configured.",
         "Usage: /tts persona <id> | off",
       ];
-      return { shouldContinue: false, reply: { text: lines.join("\n") } };
+      return stopWithText(lines.join("\n"));
     }
 
-    const requested = normalizeOptionalLowercaseString(args) ?? "";
+    const requested = args.toLowerCase();
     if (requested === "off" || requested === "none" || requested === "default") {
       setTtsPersona(prefsPath, null);
-      return { shouldContinue: false, reply: { text: "✅ TTS persona disabled." } };
+      return stopWithText("✅ TTS persona disabled.");
     }
     const persona = personas.find((entry) => entry.id === requested);
     if (!persona) {
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: {
-          text:
-            `❌ Unknown TTS persona: ${requested || args}.\n` +
-            `Use /tts persona to list configured personas.`,
-        },
-      };
+      return stopWithText(
+        `❌ Unknown TTS persona: ${requested || args}.\n` +
+          `Use /tts persona to list configured personas.`,
+      );
     }
     setTtsPersona(prefsPath, persona.id);
-    return {
-      shouldContinue: false,
-      reply: { text: `✅ TTS persona set to ${persona.id}.` },
-    };
+    return stopWithText(`✅ TTS persona set to ${persona.id}.`);
   }
 
   if (action === "limit") {
-    if (!args.trim()) {
+    if (!args) {
       const currentLimit = getTtsMaxLength(prefsPath);
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: {
-          text:
-            `📏 TTS limit: ${currentLimit} characters.\n\n` +
-            `Text longer than this triggers summary (if enabled).\n` +
-            `Range: 100-4096 chars (Telegram max).\n\n` +
-            `To change: /tts limit <number>\n` +
-            `Example: /tts limit 2000`,
-        },
-      };
+      return stopWithText(
+        `📏 TTS limit: ${currentLimit} characters.\n\n` +
+          `Text longer than this triggers summary (if enabled).\n` +
+          `Range: 100-4096 chars (Telegram max).\n\n` +
+          `To change: /tts limit <number>\n` +
+          `Example: /tts limit 2000`,
+      );
     }
-    const trimmedLimit = args.trim();
-    const next = /^\d+$/.test(trimmedLimit) ? Number(trimmedLimit) : Number.NaN;
+    const next = /^\d+$/.test(args) ? Number(args) : Number.NaN;
     if (!Number.isSafeInteger(next) || next < 100 || next > 4096) {
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: { text: "❌ Limit must be between 100 and 4096 characters." },
-      };
+      return stopWithText("❌ Limit must be between 100 and 4096 characters.");
     }
     setTtsMaxLength(prefsPath, next);
-    return {
-      shouldContinue: false,
-      reply: { text: `✅ TTS limit set to ${next} characters.` },
-    };
+    return stopWithText(`✅ TTS limit set to ${next} characters.`);
   }
 
   if (action === "summary") {
-    if (!args.trim()) {
+    if (!args) {
       const enabled = isSummarizationEnabled(prefsPath);
       const maxLen = getTtsMaxLength(prefsPath);
-      return {
-        shouldContinue: false,
-        reply: {
-          text:
-            `📝 TTS auto-summary: ${enabled ? "on" : "off"}.\n\n` +
-            `When text exceeds ${maxLen} chars:\n` +
-            `• ON: summarizes text, then generates audio\n` +
-            `• OFF: truncates text, then generates audio\n\n` +
-            `To change: /tts summary on | off`,
-        },
-      };
+      return stopWithText(
+        `📝 TTS auto-summary: ${enabled ? "on" : "off"}.\n\n` +
+          `When text exceeds ${maxLen} chars:\n` +
+          `• ON: summarizes text, then generates audio\n` +
+          `• OFF: truncates text, then generates audio\n\n` +
+          `To change: /tts summary on | off`,
+      );
     }
-    const requested = normalizeOptionalLowercaseString(args) ?? "";
+    const requested = args.toLowerCase();
     if (requested !== "on" && requested !== "off") {
       return { shouldContinue: false, reply: ttsUsage() };
     }
     setSummarizationEnabled(prefsPath, requested === "on");
-    return {
-      shouldContinue: false,
-      reply: {
-        text: requested === "on" ? "✅ TTS auto-summary enabled." : "❌ TTS auto-summary disabled.",
-      },
-    };
+    return stopWithText(
+      requested === "on" ? "✅ TTS auto-summary enabled." : "❌ TTS auto-summary disabled.",
+    );
   }
 
   if (action === "status") {
-    const enabled = isTtsEnabled(config, prefsPath);
-    const provider = getTtsProvider(config, prefsPath);
-    const persona = getTtsPersona(config, prefsPath);
-    const hasKey = isTtsProviderConfigured(config, provider, params.cfg);
-    const maxLength = getTtsMaxLength(prefsPath);
-    const summarize = isSummarizationEnabled(prefsPath);
-    const last = getLastTtsAttempt();
-    const lines = [
-      "📊 TTS status",
-      `State: ${enabled ? "✅ enabled" : "❌ disabled"}`,
-      `Chat override: ${params.sessionEntry?.ttsAuto ?? "default"}`,
-      `Provider: ${provider} (${hasKey ? "✅ configured" : "❌ not configured"})`,
-      `Persona: ${persona?.id ?? "none"}`,
-      `Text limit: ${maxLength} chars`,
-      `Auto-summary: ${summarize ? "on" : "off"}`,
-    ];
-    if (last) {
-      const timeAgo = Math.round((Date.now() - last.timestamp) / 1000);
-      lines.push("");
-      lines.push(`Last attempt (${timeAgo}s ago): ${last.success ? "✅" : "❌"}`);
-      lines.push(`Text: ${last.textLength} chars${last.summarized ? " (summarized)" : ""}`);
-      if (last.success) {
-        lines.push(`Provider: ${last.provider ?? "unknown"}`);
-        if (last.persona) {
-          lines.push(`Persona: ${last.persona}`);
-        }
-        if (last.fallbackFrom && last.provider && last.fallbackFrom !== last.provider) {
-          lines.push(`Fallback: ${last.fallbackFrom} -> ${last.provider}`);
-        }
-        if (last.attemptedProviders && last.attemptedProviders.length > 1) {
-          lines.push(`Attempts: ${last.attemptedProviders.join(" -> ")}`);
-        }
-        const details = formatAttemptDetails(last.attempts);
-        if (details) {
-          lines.push(`Attempt details: ${details}`);
-        }
-        lines.push(`Latency: ${last.latencyMs ?? 0}ms`);
-      } else if (last.error) {
-        lines.push(`Error: ${last.error}`);
-        if (last.attemptedProviders && last.attemptedProviders.length > 0) {
-          lines.push(`Attempts: ${last.attemptedProviders.join(" -> ")}`);
-        }
-        const details = formatAttemptDetails(last.attempts);
-        if (details) {
-          lines.push(`Attempt details: ${details}`);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return { shouldContinue: false, reply: { text: lines.join("\n") } };
+    return handleTtsStatusAction(params, config, prefsPath);
   }
 
   return { shouldContinue: false, reply: ttsUsage() };