diff --git a/src/commands/rolemenu.js b/src/commands/rolemenu.js
index 7ac8df027..3bffeab96 100644
--- a/src/commands/rolemenu.js
+++ b/src/commands/rolemenu.js
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ async function handleList(interaction) {
         .join(' · ');
       return `**${t.name}** — ${t.description || 'no description'} *(${badges})*`;
     });
-    const fieldValue = lines.join('\n').slice(0, 1020) + (lines.join('\n').length > 1020 ? '...' : '');
+    const fieldValue =
+      lines.join('\n').slice(0, 1020) + (lines.join('\n').length > 1020 ? '...' : '');
     embed.addFields({ name: `📂 ${cat}`, value: fieldValue, inline: false });
   }
 
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ async function handleApply(interaction) {
   const newOptions = applyTemplateToOptions(tpl, existingOptions);
 
   // Filter out options with empty roleIds - Discord rejects empty select values
-  const validOptions = newOptions.filter(opt => opt.roleId && opt.roleId.trim());
+  const validOptions = newOptions.filter((opt) => opt.roleId && opt.roleId.trim());
   const hasInvalidOptions = validOptions.length !== newOptions.length;
 
   // Only enable role menu for non-built-in templates with valid roleIds
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 70e170d05..30d7c92fc 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { isDeepStrictEqual } from 'node:util';
+import { DANGEROUS_KEYS } from '../api/utils/dangerousKeys.js';
 import { getPool } from '../db.js';
 import { info, error as logError, warn as logWarn } from '../logger.js';
-import { DANGEROUS_KEYS } from '../api/utils/dangerousKeys.js';
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const configPath = join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'config.json');
@@ -794,7 +794,6 @@ export async function resetConfig(section, guildId = 'global') {
   return globalConfig;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Validate that no path segment is a prototype-pollution vector.
  * @param {string[]} segments - Path segments to check
diff --git a/src/modules/roleMenuTemplates.js b/src/modules/roleMenuTemplates.js
index f9e0cf727..d1d68dab5 100644
--- a/src/modules/roleMenuTemplates.js
+++ b/src/modules/roleMenuTemplates.js
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ export function validateTemplateOptions(options) {
     if (!opt || typeof opt !== 'object') return `Option ${i + 1} is not a valid object.`;
     if (typeof opt.label !== 'string' || !opt.label.trim())
       return `Option ${i + 1} must have a non-empty label.`;
-    if (opt.label.trim().length > 100)
-      return `Option ${i + 1} label must be ≤100 characters.`;
+    if (opt.label.trim().length > 100) return `Option ${i + 1} label must be ≤100 characters.`;
     // Validate optional description
     if (opt.description !== undefined && typeof opt.description !== 'string')
       return `Option ${i + 1} description must be a string.`;
diff --git a/src/modules/triage.js b/src/modules/triage.js
index 712c6b79f..b29abed3a 100644
--- a/src/modules/triage.js
+++ b/src/modules/triage.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { buildMemoryContext, extractAndStoreMemories } from './memory.js';
 
 // ── Sub-module imports ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-import { addToHistory } from './ai.js';
+import { addToHistory, isChannelBlocked } from './ai.js';
 import { getConfig } from './config.js';
 import {
   channelBuffers,
@@ -635,6 +635,11 @@ export async function accumulateMessage(message, msgConfig) {
   if (!triageConfig?.enabled) return;
   if (!isChannelEligible(message.channel.id, triageConfig)) return;
 
+  // Skip blocked channels (no triage processing)
+  // Only check parentId for threads - for regular channels, parentId is the category ID
+  const parentId = message.channel.isThread?.() ? message.channel.parentId : null;
+  if (isChannelBlocked(message.channel.id, parentId, message.guild?.id)) return;
+
   // Skip empty or attachment-only messages
   if (!message.content || message.content.trim() === '') return;
 
@@ -720,6 +725,23 @@ export async function evaluateNow(channelId, evalConfig, evalClient, evalMonitor
   const buf = channelBuffers.get(channelId);
   if (!buf || buf.messages.length === 0) return;
 
+  // Check if channel is blocked before processing buffered messages.
+  // This guards against the case where a channel is blocked AFTER messages
+  // were buffered but BEFORE evaluateNow runs.
+  const usedClient = evalClient || client;
+  try {
+    const ch = await fetchChannelCached(usedClient, channelId);
+    const guildId = ch?.guildId ?? null;
+    // Only check parentId for threads - for regular channels, parentId is the category ID
+    const parentId = ch?.isThread?.() ? ch.parentId : null;
+    if (isChannelBlocked(channelId, parentId, guildId)) {
+      debug('evaluateNow skipping blocked channel with buffered messages', { channelId, guildId });
+      return;
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    debug('Failed to fetch channel for blocked check, continuing', { channelId, error: err?.message });
+  }
+
   // Cancel any existing in-flight evaluation (abort before checking guard)
   if (buf.abortController) {
     buf.abortController.abort();
diff --git a/tests/modules/triage-budget.test.js b/tests/modules/triage-budget.test.js
index da157cb01..813019aaa 100644
--- a/tests/modules/triage-budget.test.js
+++ b/tests/modules/triage-budget.test.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ vi.mock('../../src/logger.js', () => ({
 
 vi.mock('../../src/modules/ai.js', () => ({
   addToHistory: vi.fn(),
+  isChannelBlocked: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
   getHistoryAsync: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
   initConversationHistory: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
   startConversationCleanup: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/tests/modules/triage.test.js b/tests/modules/triage.test.js
index d4c550ed2..8902a9656 100644
--- a/tests/modules/triage.test.js
+++ b/tests/modules/triage.test.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ vi.mock('../../src/logger.js', () => ({
 }));
 vi.mock('../../src/modules/ai.js', () => ({
   addToHistory: vi.fn(),
+  isChannelBlocked: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
   _setPoolGetter: vi.fn(),
   setPool: vi.fn(),
   getConversationHistory: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(new Map()),
@@ -332,6 +333,60 @@ describe('triage module', () => {
       expect(mockClassifierSend).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('should skip blocked channels (early return, no addToHistory)', async () => {
+      const { isChannelBlocked } = await import('../../src/modules/ai.js');
+      isChannelBlocked.mockReturnValueOnce(true);
+
+      const msg = makeMessage('blocked-ch', 'hello world', {
+        id: 'msg-blocked',
+        username: 'alice',
+        userId: 'u99',
+        guild: { id: 'g1' },
+      });
+      accumulateMessage(msg, config);
+
+      // Should NOT call addToHistory when channel is blocked
+      expect(addToHistory).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      // Should NOT trigger any classifier activity
+      await evaluateNow('blocked-ch', config, client, healthMonitor);
+      expect(mockClassifierSend).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should only check parentId for threads, not category channels', async () => {
+      const { isChannelBlocked } = await import('../../src/modules/ai.js');
+
+      // Regular text channel in a category - parentId is category ID
+      const categoryChannelMsg = makeMessage('ch1', 'hello', {
+        id: 'msg-cat',
+        guild: { id: 'g1' },
+      });
+      // Simulate a regular channel with a category parent
+      categoryChannelMsg.channel.parentId = 'category-123';
+      categoryChannelMsg.channel.isThread = () => false;
+
+      accumulateMessage(categoryChannelMsg, config);
+
+      // isChannelBlocked should be called with null parentId for non-thread channels
+      expect(isChannelBlocked).toHaveBeenCalledWith('ch1', null, 'g1');
+    });
+
+    it('should pass parentId for threads to isChannelBlocked', async () => {
+      const { isChannelBlocked } = await import('../../src/modules/ai.js');
+
+      // Thread - parentId is the parent channel ID
+      const threadMsg = makeMessage('thread-1', 'hello', {
+        id: 'msg-thread',
+        guild: { id: 'g1' },
+      });
+      threadMsg.channel.parentId = 'parent-channel-456';
+      threadMsg.channel.isThread = () => true;
+
+      accumulateMessage(threadMsg, config);
+
+      // isChannelBlocked should be called with the parent channel ID for threads
+      expect(isChannelBlocked).toHaveBeenCalledWith('thread-1', 'parent-channel-456', 'g1');
+    });
+
     it('should skip empty messages', async () => {
       accumulateMessage(makeMessage('ch1', ''), config);
       await evaluateNow('ch1', config, client, healthMonitor);
@@ -477,6 +532,36 @@ describe('triage module', () => {
       expect(mockClassifierSend).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('should skip evaluation when channel becomes blocked after buffering', async () => {
+      const { isChannelBlocked } = await import('../../src/modules/ai.js');
+
+      // First, buffer a message while channel is NOT blocked
+      accumulateMessage(
+        makeMessage('ch-becomes-blocked', 'hello world', {
+          id: 'msg-buffered',
+          username: 'alice',
+          userId: 'u99',
+          guild: { id: 'g1' },
+        }),
+        config,
+      );
+
+      // Verify message was added to history (channel wasn't blocked at accumulate time)
+      expect(addToHistory).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      // Now block the channel
+      isChannelBlocked.mockReturnValue(true);
+
+      // Call evaluateNow - it should check blocked status and skip
+      await evaluateNow('ch-becomes-blocked', config, client, healthMonitor);
+
+      // Classifier should NOT have been called despite buffered messages
+      expect(mockClassifierSend).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      // Reset the mock to not affect subsequent tests
+      isChannelBlocked.mockReturnValue(false);
+    });
+
     it('should set pendingReeval when concurrent evaluation requested', async () => {
       const classResult = {
         classification: 'respond',