diff --git a/src/telegram/outbound-payload.ts b/src/telegram/outbound-payload.ts
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+import { buildDefaultReplyEndButtons } from "../runtime/openclaw-telegram-poc.js"
+import type { TelegramInlineButton } from "../types.js"
+
+export type TelegramReplyEndPayload = {
+  text: string
+  buttons: TelegramInlineButton[][]
+}
+
+export function buildTelegramReplyEndPayload(text: string): TelegramReplyEndPayload {
+  return {
+    text,
+    buttons: buildDefaultReplyEndButtons(),
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/telegram-outbound-payload.test.mjs b/tests/telegram-outbound-payload.test.mjs
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+import test from "node:test"
+import assert from "node:assert/strict"
+
+import { buildTelegramReplyEndPayload } from "../src/telegram/outbound-payload.ts"
+
+test("buildTelegramReplyEndPayload returns text plus default reply-end buttons", () => {
+  const payload = buildTelegramReplyEndPayload("hello")
+  assert.equal(payload.text, "hello")
+  assert.equal(payload.buttons[0][0].callback_data, "rec:continue")
+  assert.equal(payload.buttons[0][1].callback_data, "rec:stop")
+})