diff --git a/.openclaw-sync/source.json b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
index f5e16f178..eafe2206b 100644
--- a/.openclaw-sync/source.json
+++ b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "repository": "openclaw/openclaw",
-  "sha": "d4f91a354ec1abd4fad902ed53dd2ebe956ee361",
-  "syncedAt": "2026-04-22T04:50:04.851Z"
+  "sha": "89932593bb5af2d52e4d3c617108732a522645bc",
+  "syncedAt": "2026-04-22T04:51:16.957Z"
 }
diff --git a/docs/.generated/plugin-sdk-api-baseline.sha256 b/docs/.generated/plugin-sdk-api-baseline.sha256
index 482b274e5..715bd71ad 100644
--- a/docs/.generated/plugin-sdk-api-baseline.sha256
+++ b/docs/.generated/plugin-sdk-api-baseline.sha256
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-cf3b7869a6870b51bfab5543a27f5f55a2754c59c268906d33b4da91352ab9bb  plugin-sdk-api-baseline.json
-6938561c972c419925ac17eb10d5d857502d339603de2cf4ece127827676da5f  plugin-sdk-api-baseline.jsonl
+10f07ebae3910cfe7639c54fb97ec4011c5f8be8a5444b86d23f075f9a49cc4c  plugin-sdk-api-baseline.json
+fdc165b2d06f00d195e326c2d28176da5cdeb8f8b05df4ec28466d384d57a07b  plugin-sdk-api-baseline.jsonl
diff --git a/docs/concepts/typing-indicators.md b/docs/concepts/typing-indicators.md
index 13e331c6b..f41982d2a 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/typing-indicators.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/typing-indicators.md
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ When `agents.defaults.typingMode` is **unset**, OpenClaw keeps the legacy behavi
 - **Direct chats**: typing starts immediately once the model loop begins.
 - **Group chats with a mention**: typing starts immediately.
 - **Group chats without a mention**: typing starts only when message text begins streaming.
-- **Heartbeat runs**: typing is disabled.
+- **Heartbeat runs**: typing starts when the heartbeat run begins if the
+  resolved heartbeat target is a typing-capable chat and typing is not disabled.
 
 ## Modes
 
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ You can override mode or cadence per session:
   matched case-insensitively).
 - `thinking` only fires if the run streams reasoning (`reasoningLevel: "stream"`).
   If the model doesn’t emit reasoning deltas, typing won’t start.
-- Heartbeats never show typing, regardless of mode.
+- Heartbeat typing is a liveness signal for the resolved delivery target. It
+  starts at heartbeat run start instead of following `message` or `thinking`
+  stream timing. Set `typingMode: "never"` to disable it.
+- Heartbeats do not show typing when `target: "none"`, when the target cannot
+  be resolved, when chat delivery is disabled for the heartbeat, or when the
+  channel does not support typing.
 - `typingIntervalSeconds` controls the **refresh cadence**, not the start time.
   The default is 6 seconds.
diff --git a/docs/gateway/heartbeat.md b/docs/gateway/heartbeat.md
index a20c4bcf3..a43895a36 100644
--- a/docs/gateway/heartbeat.md
+++ b/docs/gateway/heartbeat.md
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ Use `accountId` to target a specific account on multi-account channels like Tele
   outbound message is sent.
 - If `showOk`, `showAlerts`, and `useIndicator` are all disabled, the run is skipped up front as `reason=alerts-disabled`.
 - If only alert delivery is disabled, OpenClaw can still run the heartbeat, update due-task timestamps, restore the session idle timestamp, and suppress the outward alert payload.
+- If the resolved heartbeat target supports typing, OpenClaw shows typing while
+  the heartbeat run is active. This uses the same target the heartbeat would
+  send chat output to, and it is disabled by `typingMode: "never"`.
 - Heartbeat-only replies do **not** keep the session alive; the last `updatedAt`
   is restored so idle expiry behaves normally.
 - Detached [background tasks](/automation/tasks) can enqueue a system event and wake heartbeat when the main session should notice something quickly. That wake does not make the heartbeat run a background task.
diff --git a/docs/plugins/sdk-channel-plugins.md b/docs/plugins/sdk-channel-plugins.md
index 6f54b685b..39c072935 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/sdk-channel-plugins.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/sdk-channel-plugins.md
@@ -31,10 +31,17 @@ shared `message` tool in core. Your plugin owns:
 - **Session grammar** — how provider-specific conversation ids map to base chats, thread ids, and parent fallbacks
 - **Outbound** — sending text, media, and polls to the platform
 - **Threading** — how replies are threaded
+- **Heartbeat typing** — optional typing/busy signals for heartbeat delivery targets
 
 Core owns the shared message tool, prompt wiring, the outer session-key shape,
 generic `:thread:` bookkeeping, and dispatch.
 
+If your channel supports typing indicators outside inbound replies, expose
+`heartbeat.sendTyping(...)` on the channel plugin. Core calls it with the
+resolved heartbeat delivery target before the heartbeat model run starts and
+uses the shared typing keepalive/cleanup lifecycle. Add `heartbeat.clearTyping(...)`
+when the platform needs an explicit stop signal.
+
 If your channel adds message-tool params that carry media sources, expose those
 param names through `describeMessageTool(...).mediaSourceParams`. Core uses
 that explicit list for sandbox path normalization and outbound media-access