diff --git a/plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py b/plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py
index a34c995cc81f5..736598dba88f4 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py
+++ b/plugins/platforms/slack/adapter.py
@@ -3936,10 +3936,13 @@ def _build_identity_prompt(self, team_id: str = "") -> str:
             return ""
         return (
             f"You are connected to this Slack workspace as the bot "
-            f'"@{name}". In messages, each line is prefixed with the sender\'s '
-            f"name, and mentions are shown as @DisplayName. Only treat a "
-            f'message as directed at you when it mentions "@{name}" '
-            f"specifically; a mention of any other participant is not a "
+            f'"@{name}". The adapter already applied mention and channel '
+            f"routing; treat every delivered turn as intentionally routed to "
+            f'you. Your routing mention "@{name}" may have been stripped from '
+            f'the visible text — do not reject or ignore a message solely '
+            f'because "@{name}" is absent. In messages, each line is prefixed '
+            f"with the sender's name, and visible mentions are shown as "
+            f"@DisplayName; a mention of any other participant is not a "
             f"mention of you, even if their name is similar."
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_slack.py b/tests/gateway/test_slack.py
index fca22ee1c5cb0..d9acaefaf6b02 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_slack.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_slack.py
@@ -1864,6 +1864,38 @@ async def test_channel_mention_strips_bot_id(self, adapter):
         assert msg_event.text == "what's the weather?"
         assert "<@U_BOT>" not in msg_event.text
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_accepted_mention_prompt_trusts_adapter_routing(self, adapter):
+        """Cleaned text must not make the model revalidate an accepted mention."""
+        adapter.config.extra.update({"require_mention": True, "strict_mention": True})
+        adapter._bot_display_name = "TestBot"
+        adapter._team_bot_names = {"T123": "WorkspaceBot"}
+        event = {
+            "text": "<@U_BOT> Hi",
+            "user": "U_USER",
+            "channel": "C123",
+            "channel_type": "channel",
+            "team": "T123",
+            "ts": "1234567890.000001",
+        }
+
+        await adapter._handle_slack_message(event)
+
+        adapter.handle_message.assert_awaited_once()
+        msg_event = adapter.handle_message.await_args.args[0]
+        prompt = msg_event.channel_prompt
+        assert msg_event.text == "Hi"
+        assert "@WorkspaceBot" in prompt
+        assert "already applied" in prompt
+        assert "may have been stripped" in prompt
+        assert "do not reject or ignore" in prompt
+        assert "intentionally routed" in prompt
+        assert "not a mention of you" in prompt
+        assert "Only treat a message as directed" not in prompt
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+
+
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_allow_bots_mentions_ignores_bot_user_without_current_mention(