diff --git a/apps/api/src/core/config.py b/apps/api/src/core/config.py
index 0e821797f..75b5a0822 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/core/config.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/core/config.py
@@ -235,6 +235,14 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
         default="",
         description="Telegram user IDs allowed to sign approvals (comma-separated or JSON array)",
     )
+    # 2026-03-23 架構修正 (遵循 C-Suite 決議)
+    # 鐵律: .188 為唯一大腦，禁止腦分裂
+    # OpenClaw (192.168.0.188) = 唯一 Telegram Gateway
+    # AWOOOI API (K8s) = Web API + Sensor，不做 Polling
+    TELEGRAM_ENABLE_POLLING: bool = Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="Telegram Polling (False: OpenClaw handles it; True: only if OpenClaw unavailable)",
+    )
 
     def get_tg_user_whitelist(self) -> list[int]:
         """Parse comma-separated or JSON array user IDs to list[int]"""
diff --git a/apps/api/src/main.py b/apps/api/src/main.py
index a374d2a10..ad5cb00fb 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/main.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/main.py
@@ -103,10 +103,17 @@ async def lifespan(_app: FastAPI) -> AsyncGenerator[None, None]:
     publisher = await get_publisher()
     logger.info("sse_publisher_initialized")
 
-    # Phase 5: 啟動 Telegram Long Polling (內網修復)
-    # 統帥鐵律: 內網環境無法接收 Webhook，必須主動輪詢
+    # Phase 5: Telegram Gateway 初始化
+    # 2026-03-23 架構修正: AWOOOI API 不做 Long Polling
+    # 原因: 同一個 Bot Token 只能有一個 Long Polling 實例
+    # OpenClaw (192.168.0.188) 是唯一的 Polling 實例
+    # AWOOOI API 只負責發送訊息，不接收
     telegram_gw = get_telegram_gateway()
-    await telegram_gw.start_long_polling()
+    if settings.TELEGRAM_ENABLE_POLLING:
+        await telegram_gw.start_long_polling()
+        logger.info("telegram_long_polling_started")
+    else:
+        logger.info("telegram_polling_disabled", reason="OpenClaw 是唯一 Polling 實例")
 
     # Phase 6.1: 啟動 Signal Worker (Redis Streams Consumer)
     # 統帥鐵律: Event Bus 解耦告警接收與處理