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+"""E2E tests for Telegram gateway slash commands.
+
+Each test drives a message through the full async pipeline:
+    adapter.handle_message(event)
+        → BasePlatformAdapter._process_message_background()
+        → GatewayRunner._handle_message() (command dispatch)
+        → adapter.send() (captured for assertions)
+
+No LLM involved — only gateway-level commands are tested.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+from tests.e2e.conftest import (
+    make_adapter,
+    make_runner,
+    make_session_entry,
+    make_source,
+    send_and_capture,
+)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Fixtures
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def source():
+    return make_source()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def session_entry(source):
+    return make_session_entry(source)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def runner(session_entry):
+    return make_runner(session_entry)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def adapter(runner):
+    return make_adapter(runner)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestTelegramSlashCommands:
+    """Gateway slash commands dispatched through the full adapter pipeline."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_help_returns_command_list(self, adapter):
+        send = await send_and_capture(adapter, "/help")
+
+        send.assert_called_once()
+        response_text = send.call_args[1].get("content") or send.call_args[0][1]
+        assert "/new" in response_text
+        assert "/status" in response_text
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_status_shows_session_info(self, adapter):
+        send = await send_and_capture(adapter, "/status")
+
+        send.assert_called_once()
+        response_text = send.call_args[1].get("content") or send.call_args[0][1]
+        # Status output includes session metadata
+        assert "session" in response_text.lower() or "Session" in response_text
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_new_resets_session(self, adapter, runner):
+        send = await send_and_capture(adapter, "/new")
+
+        send.assert_called_once()
+        runner.session_store.reset_session.assert_called_once()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_stop_when_no_agent_running(self, adapter):
+        send = await send_and_capture(adapter, "/stop")
+
+        send.assert_called_once()
+        response_text = send.call_args[1].get("content") or send.call_args[0][1]
+        response_lower = response_text.lower()
+        assert "no" in response_lower or "stop" in response_lower or "not running" in response_lower
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_commands_shows_listing(self, adapter):
+        send = await send_and_capture(adapter, "/commands")
+
+        send.assert_called_once()
+        response_text = send.call_args[1].get("content") or send.call_args[0][1]
+        # Should list at least some commands
+        assert "/" in response_text
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_sequential_commands_share_session(self, adapter):
+        """Two commands from the same chat_id should both succeed."""
+        send_help = await send_and_capture(adapter, "/help")
+        send_help.assert_called_once()
+
+        send_status = await send_and_capture(adapter, "/status")
+        send_status.assert_called_once()