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{"type":"custom_message","customType":"openclaw.runtime-context","content":"Conversation info (untrusted metadata):\n```json\n{\n  \"chat_id\": \"telegram:7229867039\",\n  \"message_id\": \"1174\",\n  \"sender_id\": \"7229867039\",\n  \"sender\": \"Raymond\",\n  \"timestamp\": \"Sun 2026-05-03 01:05 PDT\"\n}\n```\n\nSender (untrusted metadata):\n```json\n{\n  \"label\": \"Raymond (7229867039)\",\n  \"id\": \"7229867039\",\n  \"name\": \"Raymond\"\n}\n```","display":false,"details":{"source":"openclaw-runtime-context"},"id":"379b5b68","parentId":"8ba73daf","timestamp":"2026-05-03T08:05:34.246Z"}
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