fix(gateway): bypass active-session guard for gateway-handled slash commands

tests/gateway/test_command_bypass_active_session.py

@@ -200,6 +200,38 @@ class TestCommandBypassActiveSession:
             "/background response was not sent back to the user"
         )
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_help_bypasses_guard(self):
+        """/help must bypass so it is not silently dropped as pending slash text."""
+        adapter = _make_adapter()
+        sk = _session_key()
+        adapter._active_sessions[sk] = asyncio.Event()
+
+        await adapter.handle_message(_make_event("/help"))
+
+        assert sk not in adapter._pending_messages, (
+            "/help was queued as a pending message instead of being dispatched"
+        )
+        assert any("handled:help" in r for r in adapter.sent_responses), (
+            "/help response was not sent back to the user"
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_update_bypasses_guard(self):
+        """/update must bypass so it is not discarded by the pending-command safety net."""
+        adapter = _make_adapter()
+        sk = _session_key()
+        adapter._active_sessions[sk] = asyncio.Event()
+
+        await adapter.handle_message(_make_event("/update"))
+
+        assert sk not in adapter._pending_messages, (
+            "/update was queued as a pending message instead of being dispatched"
+        )
+        assert any("handled:update" in r for r in adapter.sent_responses), (
+            "/update response was not sent back to the user"
+        )
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_queue_bypasses_guard(self):
         """/queue must bypass so it can queue without interrupting."""