diff --git a/src/agent/loop_.rs b/src/agent/loop_.rs
index fd04b63..08ce859 100644
--- a/src/agent/loop_.rs
+++ b/src/agent/loop_.rs
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ struct ParsedToolCall {
 /// Execute a single turn of the agent loop: send messages, parse tool calls,
 /// execute tools, and loop until the LLM produces a final text response.
 /// When `silent` is true, suppresses stdout (for channel use).
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub(crate) async fn agent_turn(
     provider: &dyn Provider,
     history: &mut Vec<ChatMessage>,
@@ -461,6 +462,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn agent_turn(
 
 /// Execute a single turn of the agent loop: send messages, parse tool calls,
 /// execute tools, and loop until the LLM produces a final text response.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub(crate) async fn run_tool_call_loop(
     provider: &dyn Provider,
     history: &mut Vec<ChatMessage>,
diff --git a/src/channels/mod.rs b/src/channels/mod.rs
index de9b20c..f8cfe17 100644
--- a/src/channels/mod.rs
+++ b/src/channels/mod.rs
@@ -484,6 +484,16 @@ pub fn build_system_prompt(
         std::env::consts::OS,
     );
 
+    // ── 8. Channel Capabilities ─────────────────────────────────────
+    prompt.push_str("## Channel Capabilities\n\n");
+    prompt.push_str(
+        "- You are running as a Discord bot. You CAN and do send messages to Discord channels.\n",
+    );
+    prompt.push_str("- When someone messages you on Discord, your response is automatically sent back to Discord.\n");
+    prompt.push_str("- You do NOT need to ask permission to respond — just respond directly.\n");
+    prompt.push_str("- NEVER repeat, describe, or echo credentials, tokens, API keys, or secrets in your responses.\n");
+    prompt.push_str("- If a tool output contains credentials, they have already been redacted — do not mention them.\n\n");
+
     if prompt.is_empty() {
         "You are ZeroClaw, a fast and efficient AI assistant built in Rust. Be helpful, concise, and direct.".to_string()
     } else {
@@ -1569,6 +1579,25 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(truncated.is_char_boundary(truncated.len()));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn prompt_contains_channel_capabilities() {
+        let ws = make_workspace();
+        let prompt = build_system_prompt(ws.path(), "model", &[], &[], None, None);
+
+        assert!(
+            prompt.contains("## Channel Capabilities"),
+            "missing Channel Capabilities section"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            prompt.contains("running as a Discord bot"),
+            "missing Discord context"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            prompt.contains("NEVER repeat, describe, or echo credentials"),
+            "missing security instruction"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn prompt_workspace_path() {
         let ws = make_workspace();