diff --git a/pkg/agent/context.go b/pkg/agent/context.go
index 5a84c45e22..18563fc7d9 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/context.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/context.go
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func (cb *ContextBuilder) LoadBootstrapFiles() string {
 //
 // See: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/prompt-caching
 // See: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/prompt-caching
-func (cb *ContextBuilder) buildDynamicContext(channel, chatID string) string {
+func (cb *ContextBuilder) buildDynamicContext(channel, chatID, chatName string) string {
 	now := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 15:04 (Monday)")
 	rt := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s, Go %s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, runtime.Version())
 
@@ -466,7 +466,11 @@ func (cb *ContextBuilder) buildDynamicContext(channel, chatID string) string {
 	fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "## Current Time\n%s\n\n## Runtime\n%s", now, rt)
 
 	if channel != "" && chatID != "" {
-		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "\n\n## Current Session\nChannel: %s\nChat ID: %s", channel, chatID)
+		if chatName != "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "\n\n## Current Session\nChannel: %s\nChat ID: %s (%s)", channel, chatID, chatName)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "\n\n## Current Session\nChannel: %s\nChat ID: %s", channel, chatID)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return sb.String()
@@ -477,7 +481,7 @@ func (cb *ContextBuilder) BuildMessages(
 	summary string,
 	currentMessage string,
 	media []string,
-	channel, chatID string,
+	channel, chatID, chatName string,
 ) []providers.Message {
 	messages := []providers.Message{}
 
@@ -493,7 +497,7 @@ func (cb *ContextBuilder) BuildMessages(
 	staticPrompt := cb.BuildSystemPromptWithCache()
 
 	// Build short dynamic context (time, runtime, session) — changes per request
-	dynamicCtx := cb.buildDynamicContext(channel, chatID)
+	dynamicCtx := cb.buildDynamicContext(channel, chatID, chatName)
 
 	// Compose a single system message: static (cached) + dynamic + optional summary.
 	// Keeping all system content in one message ensures every provider adapter can
diff --git a/pkg/agent/context_cache_test.go b/pkg/agent/context_cache_test.go
index 707510820d..4f9b8cb05f 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/context_cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/context_cache_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestSingleSystemMessage(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			msgs := cb.BuildMessages(tt.history, tt.summary, tt.message, nil, "test", "chat1")
+			msgs := cb.BuildMessages(tt.history, tt.summary, tt.message, nil, "test", "chat1", "")
 
 			systemCount := 0
 			for _, m := range msgs {
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ func TestConcurrentBuildSystemPromptWithCache(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 
 				// Also exercise BuildMessages concurrently
-				msgs := cb.BuildMessages(nil, "", "hello", nil, "test", "chat")
+				msgs := cb.BuildMessages(nil, "", "hello", nil, "test", "chat", "")
 				if len(msgs) < 2 {
 					errs <- "BuildMessages returned fewer than 2 messages"
 					return
@@ -664,6 +664,22 @@ func BenchmarkBuildMessagesWithCache(b *testing.B) {
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		_ = cb.BuildMessages(history, "summary", "new message", nil, "cli", "test")
+		_ = cb.BuildMessages(history, "summary", "new message", nil, "cli", "test", "")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildMessages_IncludesChatNameInDynamicContext(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := setupWorkspace(t, map[string]string{
+		"IDENTITY.md": "# Identity\nTest agent.",
+	})
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+
+	cb := NewContextBuilder(tmpDir)
+	msgs := cb.BuildMessages(nil, "", "hello", nil, "discord", "1234567890", "#general")
+	if len(msgs) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected messages")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(msgs[0].Content, "Chat ID: 1234567890 (#general)") {
+		t.Fatalf("dynamic context missing chat name: %q", msgs[0].Content)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/agent/loop.go b/pkg/agent/loop.go
index 28e549ce03..444e8c8550 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/loop.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/loop.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type processOptions struct {
 	SessionKey      string   // Session identifier for history/context
 	Channel         string   // Target channel for tool execution
 	ChatID          string   // Target chat ID for tool execution
+	ChatName        string   // Optional human-readable chat/channel name
 	UserMessage     string   // User message content (may include prefix)
 	Media           []string // media:// refs from inbound message
 	DefaultResponse string   // Response when LLM returns empty
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ const (
 	defaultResponse           = "I've completed processing but have no response to give. Increase `max_tool_iterations` in config.json."
 	sessionKeyAgentPrefix     = "agent:"
 	metadataKeyAccountID      = "account_id"
+	metadataKeyChatName       = "chat_name"
 	metadataKeyGuildID        = "guild_id"
 	metadataKeyTeamID         = "team_id"
 	metadataKeyParentPeerKind = "parent_peer_kind"
@@ -619,6 +621,7 @@ func (al *AgentLoop) processMessage(ctx context.Context, msg bus.InboundMessage)
 		SessionKey:      sessionKey,
 		Channel:         msg.Channel,
 		ChatID:          msg.ChatID,
+		ChatName:        inboundMetadata(msg, metadataKeyChatName),
 		UserMessage:     msg.Content,
 		Media:           msg.Media,
 		DefaultResponse: defaultResponse,
@@ -762,6 +765,7 @@ func (al *AgentLoop) runAgentLoop(
 		opts.Media,
 		opts.Channel,
 		opts.ChatID,
+		opts.ChatName,
 	)
 
 	// Resolve media:// refs to base64 data URLs (streaming)
@@ -1029,7 +1033,7 @@ func (al *AgentLoop) runLLMIteration(
 				newSummary := agent.Sessions.GetSummary(opts.SessionKey)
 				messages = agent.ContextBuilder.BuildMessages(
 					newHistory, newSummary, "",
-					nil, opts.Channel, opts.ChatID,
+					nil, opts.Channel, opts.ChatID, opts.ChatName,
 				)
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/channels/discord/discord.go b/pkg/channels/discord/discord.go
index fbfcad1513..6f627a082c 100644
--- a/pkg/channels/discord/discord.go
+++ b/pkg/channels/discord/discord.go
@@ -451,10 +451,28 @@ func (c *DiscordChannel) handleMessage(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.Messag
 		"channel_id":   m.ChannelID,
 		"is_dm":        fmt.Sprintf("%t", m.GuildID == ""),
 	}
+	if channelName := c.resolveChannelName(m.ChannelID); channelName != "" {
+		metadata["chat_name"] = channelName
+	}
 
 	c.HandleMessage(c.ctx, peer, m.ID, senderID, m.ChannelID, content, mediaPaths, metadata, sender)
 }
 
+func (c *DiscordChannel) resolveChannelName(channelID string) string {
+	if c == nil || c.session == nil || strings.TrimSpace(channelID) == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if c.session.State != nil {
+		if ch, err := c.session.State.Channel(channelID); err == nil && ch != nil && strings.TrimSpace(ch.Name) != "" {
+			return strings.TrimSpace(ch.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	if ch, err := c.session.Channel(channelID); err == nil && ch != nil && strings.TrimSpace(ch.Name) != "" {
+		return strings.TrimSpace(ch.Name)
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // startTyping starts a continuous typing indicator loop for the given chatID.
 // It stops any existing typing loop for that chatID before starting a new one.
 func (c *DiscordChannel) startTyping(chatID string) {
diff --git a/pkg/channels/discord/discord_test.go b/pkg/channels/discord/discord_test.go
index 0cd5328f40..6fd4a18831 100644
--- a/pkg/channels/discord/discord_test.go
+++ b/pkg/channels/discord/discord_test.go
@@ -89,3 +89,26 @@ func TestApplyDiscordProxy_InvalidProxyURL(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("applyDiscordProxy() expected error for invalid proxy URL, got nil")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestResolveChannelName_FromState(t *testing.T) {
+	session, err := discordgo.New("Bot test-token")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("discordgo.New() error: %v", err)
+	}
+	session.State = discordgo.NewState()
+	if err := session.State.GuildAdd(&discordgo.Guild{ID: "guild-1"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GuildAdd() error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := session.State.ChannelAdd(&discordgo.Channel{
+		ID:      "123",
+		GuildID: "guild-1",
+		Name:    "general",
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ChannelAdd() error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ch := &DiscordChannel{session: session}
+	if got := ch.resolveChannelName("123"); got != "general" {
+		t.Fatalf("resolveChannelName() = %q, want %q", got, "general")
+	}
+}