diff --git a/.openclaw-sync/source.json b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
index 00aba4cc8..bbae59e71 100644
--- a/.openclaw-sync/source.json
+++ b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "repository": "openclaw/openclaw",
-  "sha": "191f867ef6074601dc57001e0ce703823a58f568",
-  "syncedAt": "2026-04-06T23:40:14.522Z"
+  "sha": "b8c81391380d7fdeb8c534cd45b5161e16577e6d",
+  "syncedAt": "2026-04-07T00:05:46.635Z"
 }
diff --git a/docs/.generated/config-baseline.sha256 b/docs/.generated/config-baseline.sha256
index 539910bec..ebda608ef 100644
--- a/docs/.generated/config-baseline.sha256
+++ b/docs/.generated/config-baseline.sha256
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-afae767b9ec71e2566ec92bd3760408a2b339210ddac66c4d02c5f25d0089d31  config-baseline.json
-e742d7392b2d9b90a6cd9cdf0fb2878951474f17fdeb2a58d4b44271a83f2153  config-baseline.core.json
-66edc86a9d16db1b9e9e7dd99b7032e2d9bcfb9ff210256a21f4b4f088cb3dc1  config-baseline.channel.json
-f13d08dc73c57307c847643c6b4a4dda899e44f95d97e15ff44dc0f8e7387675  config-baseline.plugin.json
+6ad199bff1771839d1ab1129c2bb27ff583cf5a2e60a5603fa87b8a34c0856d0  config-baseline.json
+cd556f8c976e535c710b5273c895bc5763650d67090e30dedc82cf227b2034d6  config-baseline.core.json
+d22f4414b79ee03d896e58d875c80523bcc12303cbacb1700261e6ec73945187  config-baseline.channel.json
+1891bcb68d80ab8b7546a2946b5a9d82b18c3e92ffd2c834d15928e73fa11564  config-baseline.plugin.json
diff --git a/docs/channels/slack.md b/docs/channels/slack.md
index 7d4202ada..c42c56ab5 100644
--- a/docs/channels/slack.md
+++ b/docs/channels/slack.md
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ Current Slack message actions include `send`, `upload-file`, `download-file`, `r
 
     - explicit app mention (`<@botId>`)
     - mention regex patterns (`agents.list[].groupChat.mentionPatterns`, fallback `messages.groupChat.mentionPatterns`)
-    - implicit reply-to-bot thread behavior
+    - implicit reply-to-bot thread behavior (disabled when `thread.requireExplicitMention` is `true`)
 
     Per-channel controls (`channels.slack.channels.<id>`; names only via startup resolution or `dangerouslyAllowNameMatching`):
 
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ Current Slack message actions include `send`, `upload-file`, `download-file`, `r
 - Thread replies can create thread session suffixes (`:thread:<threadTs>`) when applicable.
 - `channels.slack.thread.historyScope` default is `thread`; `thread.inheritParent` default is `false`.
 - `channels.slack.thread.initialHistoryLimit` controls how many existing thread messages are fetched when a new thread session starts (default `20`; set `0` to disable).
+- `channels.slack.thread.requireExplicitMention` (default `false`): when `true`, suppress implicit thread mentions so the bot only responds to explicit `@bot` mentions inside threads, even when the bot already participated in the thread. Without this, replies in a bot-participated thread bypass `requireMention` gating.
 
 Reply threading controls: