diff --git a/src/telegram/bot.media.downloads-media-file-path-no-file-download.e2e.test.ts b/src/telegram/bot.media.downloads-media-file-path-no-file-download.e2e.test.ts
index b85c8c018c0..7832f318de1 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot.media.downloads-media-file-path-no-file-download.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot.media.downloads-media-file-path-no-file-download.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { resetInboundDedupe } from "../auto-reply/reply/inbound-dedupe.js";
 import * as ssrf from "../infra/net/ssrf.js";
+import { onSpy, sendChatActionSpy } from "./bot.media.e2e-harness.js";
 
-const useSpy = vi.fn();
-const middlewareUseSpy = vi.fn();
-const onSpy = vi.fn();
-const stopSpy = vi.fn();
-const sendChatActionSpy = vi.fn();
 const cacheStickerSpy = vi.fn();
 const getCachedStickerSpy = vi.fn();
 const describeStickerImageSpy = vi.fn();
@@ -22,21 +17,8 @@ const sleep = async (ms: number) => {
   await new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 };
 
-type ApiStub = {
-  config: { use: (arg: unknown) => void };
-  sendChatAction: typeof sendChatActionSpy;
-  setMyCommands: (commands: Array<{ command: string; description: string }>) => Promise<void>;
-};
-
-const apiStub: ApiStub = {
-  config: { use: useSpy },
-  sendChatAction: sendChatActionSpy,
-  setMyCommands: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
-};
-
 beforeEach(() => {
   vi.useRealTimers();
-  resetInboundDedupe();
   lookupMock.mockResolvedValue([{ address: "93.184.216.34", family: 4 }]);
   resolvePinnedHostnameSpy = vi
     .spyOn(ssrf, "resolvePinnedHostname")
@@ -49,82 +31,12 @@ afterEach(() => {
   resolvePinnedHostnameSpy = null;
 });
 
-vi.mock("grammy", () => ({
-  Bot: class {
-    api = apiStub;
-    use = middlewareUseSpy;
-    on = onSpy;
-    command = vi.fn();
-    stop = stopSpy;
-    catch = vi.fn();
-    constructor(public token: string) {}
-  },
-  InputFile: class {},
-  webhookCallback: vi.fn(),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("@grammyjs/runner", () => ({
-  sequentialize: () => vi.fn(),
-}));
-
-const throttlerSpy = vi.fn(() => "throttler");
-vi.mock("@grammyjs/transformer-throttler", () => ({
-  apiThrottler: () => throttlerSpy(),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../media/store.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../media/store.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    saveMediaBuffer: vi.fn(async (buffer: Buffer, contentType?: string) => ({
-      id: "media",
-      path: "/tmp/telegram-media",
-      size: buffer.byteLength,
-      contentType: contentType ?? "application/octet-stream",
-    })),
-  };
-});
-
-vi.mock("../config/config.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../config/config.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    loadConfig: () => ({
-      channels: { telegram: { dmPolicy: "open", allowFrom: ["*"] } },
-    }),
-  };
-});
-
-vi.mock("../config/sessions.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../config/sessions.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    updateLastRoute: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
-  };
-});
-
 vi.mock("./sticker-cache.js", () => ({
   cacheSticker: (...args: unknown[]) => cacheStickerSpy(...args),
   getCachedSticker: (...args: unknown[]) => getCachedStickerSpy(...args),
   describeStickerImage: (...args: unknown[]) => describeStickerImageSpy(...args),
 }));
 
-vi.mock("../pairing/pairing-store.js", () => ({
-  readChannelAllowFromStore: vi.fn(async () => [] as string[]),
-  upsertChannelPairingRequest: vi.fn(async () => ({
-    code: "PAIRCODE",
-    created: true,
-  })),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../auto-reply/reply.js", () => {
-  const replySpy = vi.fn(async (_ctx, opts) => {
-    await opts?.onReplyStart?.();
-    return undefined;
-  });
-  return { getReplyFromConfig: replySpy, __replySpy: replySpy };
-});
-
 describe("telegram inbound media", () => {
   // Parallel vitest shards can make this suite slower than the standalone run.
   const INBOUND_MEDIA_TEST_TIMEOUT_MS = process.platform === "win32" ? 120_000 : 90_000;
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot.media.e2e-harness.ts b/src/telegram/bot.media.e2e-harness.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac9fcb4d8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/telegram/bot.media.e2e-harness.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
+import { resetInboundDedupe } from "../auto-reply/reply/inbound-dedupe.js";
+
+export const useSpy = vi.fn();
+export const middlewareUseSpy = vi.fn();
+export const onSpy = vi.fn();
+export const stopSpy = vi.fn();
+export const sendChatActionSpy = vi.fn();
+
+type ApiStub = {
+  config: { use: (arg: unknown) => void };
+  sendChatAction: typeof sendChatActionSpy;
+  setMyCommands: (commands: Array<{ command: string; description: string }>) => Promise<void>;
+};
+
+const apiStub: ApiStub = {
+  config: { use: useSpy },
+  sendChatAction: sendChatActionSpy,
+  setMyCommands: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+};
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  resetInboundDedupe();
+});
+
+vi.mock("grammy", () => ({
+  Bot: class {
+    api = apiStub;
+    use = middlewareUseSpy;
+    on = onSpy;
+    command = vi.fn();
+    stop = stopSpy;
+    catch = vi.fn();
+    constructor(public token: string) {}
+  },
+  InputFile: class {},
+  webhookCallback: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@grammyjs/runner", () => ({
+  sequentialize: () => vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const throttlerSpy = vi.fn(() => "throttler");
+vi.mock("@grammyjs/transformer-throttler", () => ({
+  apiThrottler: () => throttlerSpy(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../media/store.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../media/store.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    saveMediaBuffer: vi.fn(async (buffer: Buffer, contentType?: string) => ({
+      id: "media",
+      path: "/tmp/telegram-media",
+      size: buffer.byteLength,
+      contentType: contentType ?? "application/octet-stream",
+    })),
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("../config/config.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../config/config.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    loadConfig: () => ({
+      channels: { telegram: { dmPolicy: "open", allowFrom: ["*"] } },
+    }),
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("../config/sessions.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../config/sessions.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    updateLastRoute: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("../pairing/pairing-store.js", () => ({
+  readChannelAllowFromStore: vi.fn(async () => [] as string[]),
+  upsertChannelPairingRequest: vi.fn(async () => ({
+    code: "PAIRCODE",
+    created: true,
+  })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../auto-reply/reply.js", () => {
+  const replySpy = vi.fn(async (_ctx, opts) => {
+    await opts?.onReplyStart?.();
+    return undefined;
+  });
+  return { getReplyFromConfig: replySpy, __replySpy: replySpy };
+});
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot.media.includes-location-text-ctx-fields-pins.e2e.test.ts b/src/telegram/bot.media.includes-location-text-ctx-fields-pins.e2e.test.ts
index c4a44156b7e..6350a02311c 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot.media.includes-location-text-ctx-fields-pins.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot.media.includes-location-text-ctx-fields-pins.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,97 +1,5 @@
-import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { resetInboundDedupe } from "../auto-reply/reply/inbound-dedupe.js";
-
-const useSpy = vi.fn();
-const middlewareUseSpy = vi.fn();
-const onSpy = vi.fn();
-const stopSpy = vi.fn();
-const sendChatActionSpy = vi.fn();
-
-type ApiStub = {
-  config: { use: (arg: unknown) => void };
-  sendChatAction: typeof sendChatActionSpy;
-  setMyCommands: (commands: Array<{ command: string; description: string }>) => Promise<void>;
-};
-
-const apiStub: ApiStub = {
-  config: { use: useSpy },
-  sendChatAction: sendChatActionSpy,
-  setMyCommands: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
-};
-
-beforeEach(() => {
-  resetInboundDedupe();
-});
-
-vi.mock("grammy", () => ({
-  Bot: class {
-    api = apiStub;
-    use = middlewareUseSpy;
-    on = onSpy;
-    command = vi.fn();
-    stop = stopSpy;
-    catch = vi.fn();
-    constructor(public token: string) {}
-  },
-  InputFile: class {},
-  webhookCallback: vi.fn(),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("@grammyjs/runner", () => ({
-  sequentialize: () => vi.fn(),
-}));
-
-const throttlerSpy = vi.fn(() => "throttler");
-vi.mock("@grammyjs/transformer-throttler", () => ({
-  apiThrottler: () => throttlerSpy(),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../media/store.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../media/store.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    saveMediaBuffer: vi.fn(async (buffer: Buffer, contentType?: string) => ({
-      id: "media",
-      path: "/tmp/telegram-media",
-      size: buffer.byteLength,
-      contentType: contentType ?? "application/octet-stream",
-    })),
-  };
-});
-
-vi.mock("../config/config.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../config/config.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    loadConfig: () => ({
-      channels: { telegram: { dmPolicy: "open", allowFrom: ["*"] } },
-    }),
-  };
-});
-
-vi.mock("../config/sessions.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../config/sessions.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    updateLastRoute: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
-  };
-});
-
-vi.mock("../pairing/pairing-store.js", () => ({
-  readChannelAllowFromStore: vi.fn(async () => [] as string[]),
-  upsertChannelPairingRequest: vi.fn(async () => ({
-    code: "PAIRCODE",
-    created: true,
-  })),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../auto-reply/reply.js", () => {
-  const replySpy = vi.fn(async (_ctx, opts) => {
-    await opts?.onReplyStart?.();
-    return undefined;
-  });
-  return { getReplyFromConfig: replySpy, __replySpy: replySpy };
-});
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { onSpy } from "./bot.media.e2e-harness.js";
 
 describe("telegram inbound media", () => {
   const _INBOUND_MEDIA_TEST_TIMEOUT_MS = process.platform === "win32" ? 30_000 : 20_000;