diff --git a/crates/zeroclaw-channels/src/orchestrator/mod.rs b/crates/zeroclaw-channels/src/orchestrator/mod.rs
index 0e95aeb3c7..196b65ff62 100644
--- a/crates/zeroclaw-channels/src/orchestrator/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/zeroclaw-channels/src/orchestrator/mod.rs
@@ -11810,6 +11810,7 @@ This is an example JSON object for profile settings."#;
             ack_reactions: None,
             proxy_url: None,
             approval_timeout_secs: 120,
+            reply_min_interval_secs: 0,
         });
         match build_channel_by_id(&config, "telegram") {
             Ok(channel) => assert_eq!(channel.name(), "telegram"),
diff --git a/crates/zeroclaw-config/src/schema.rs b/crates/zeroclaw-config/src/schema.rs
index e088f75272..6a5c92a0b3 100644
--- a/crates/zeroclaw-config/src/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/zeroclaw-config/src/schema.rs
@@ -7065,6 +7065,17 @@ pub struct TelegramConfig {
     /// button on a tool approval prompt before auto-denying. Default: 120.
     #[serde(default = "default_telegram_approval_timeout_secs")]
     pub approval_timeout_secs: u64,
+    /// Minimum wall-clock interval (seconds) between consecutive outbound
+    /// agent replies on this channel. `0` (default) preserves the current
+    /// behaviour where replies fire as soon as the LLM completes. The
+    /// intended range is `0..=3600`.
+    ///
+    /// On paired-identity channels under personal accounts, sub-second
+    /// replies are a strong AI-tell and a platform-side anomaly signal;
+    /// raising this value paces the agent so its cadence resembles a
+    /// human operator's.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub reply_min_interval_secs: u64,
 }
 
 impl ChannelConfig for TelegramConfig {
@@ -12327,6 +12338,7 @@ auto_save = true
                     ack_reactions: None,
                     proxy_url: None,
                     approval_timeout_secs: default_telegram_approval_timeout_secs(),
+                    reply_min_interval_secs: 0,
                 }),
                 discord: None,
                 discord_history: None,
@@ -13232,6 +13244,7 @@ default_temperature = 0.7
             ack_reactions: None,
             proxy_url: None,
             approval_timeout_secs: 120,
+            reply_min_interval_secs: 0,
         };
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&tc).unwrap();
         let parsed: TelegramConfig = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
@@ -16654,6 +16667,7 @@ require_otp_to_resume = true
             ack_reactions: None,
             proxy_url: None,
             approval_timeout_secs: default_telegram_approval_timeout_secs(),
+            reply_min_interval_secs: 0,
         });
 
         // Save (triggers encryption)
diff --git a/crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/daemon/mod.rs b/crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/daemon/mod.rs
index f2a3fee5ed..2db34a00ef 100644
--- a/crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/daemon/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/daemon/mod.rs
@@ -1115,6 +1115,7 @@ mod tests {
             ack_reactions: None,
             proxy_url: None,
             approval_timeout_secs: 120,
+            reply_min_interval_secs: 0,
         });
         assert!(has_supervised_channels(&config));
     }
@@ -1261,6 +1262,7 @@ mod tests {
             ack_reactions: None,
             proxy_url: None,
             approval_timeout_secs: 120,
+            reply_min_interval_secs: 0,
         });
 
         let target = resolve_heartbeat_delivery(&config).unwrap();
@@ -1281,6 +1283,7 @@ mod tests {
             ack_reactions: None,
             proxy_url: None,
             approval_timeout_secs: 120,
+            reply_min_interval_secs: 0,
         });
 
         let target = resolve_heartbeat_delivery(&config).unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/integrations/registry.rs b/crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/integrations/registry.rs
index a7cbb0833d..051037b623 100644
--- a/crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/integrations/registry.rs
+++ b/crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/integrations/registry.rs
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ mod tests {
             ack_reactions: None,
             proxy_url: None,
             approval_timeout_secs: 120,
+            reply_min_interval_secs: 0,
         });
         let entries = all_integrations();
         let tg = entries.iter().find(|e| e.name == "Telegram").unwrap();
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 783e7f6e0f..f23b068847 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ mod tests {
             ack_reactions: None,
             proxy_url: None,
             approval_timeout_secs: 120,
+            reply_min_interval_secs: 0,
         };
 
         let discord = DiscordConfig {