diff --git a/contributors/emails/vaibhavs362@gmail.com b/contributors/emails/vaibhavs362@gmail.com
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..21a42eacc74c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contributors/emails/vaibhavs362@gmail.com
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+vaibhavjnf
+# PR #48194 salvage
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/photon/adapter.py b/plugins/platforms/photon/adapter.py
index 84bfd43b0dde..1f19c017a424 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/photon/adapter.py
+++ b/plugins/platforms/photon/adapter.py
@@ -1045,6 +1045,37 @@ class PhotonAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
         # caller doesn't pass an explicit message id. Recorded before the
         # mention gate: a reaction to a non-wake-word group message is valid.
         self._record_last_inbound(space_id, event.get("messageId"))
+        if ctype == "poll_option":
+            # A native poll vote. A *selection* carries the chosen option text
+            # straight to the agent as if the user had typed it — the gateway's
+            # pending-clarify text-intercept then resolves the open clarify and
+            # unblocks the agent. A *deselection* (selected=false) is dropped:
+            # there's no answer to record, and forwarding "" would mis-resolve.
+            if content.get("selected") is False:
+                logger.debug("[photon] ignoring poll deselection")
+                return
+            choice = (content.get("title") or "").strip()
+            if not choice:
+                logger.debug("[photon] ignoring poll vote with empty title")
+                return
+            source = self.build_source(
+                chat_id=space_id,
+                chat_name=space_id,
+                chat_type=chat_type,
+                user_id=sender_id,
+                user_name=sender_id or None,
+            )
+            await self.handle_message(
+                MessageEvent(
+                    text=choice,
+                    message_type=MessageType.TEXT,
+                    source=source,
+                    message_id=event.get("messageId"),
+                    raw_message=event,
+                    timestamp=timestamp,
+                )
+            )
+            return
         if ctype == "text":
             text = content.get("text") or ""
             mtype = MessageType.TEXT
@@ -1454,6 +1485,52 @@ class PhotonAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
     ) -> SendResult:
         return await self._sidecar_send(chat_id, self.format_message(content))
 
+    # -- Clarify (native iMessage poll) ------------------------------------
+    #
+    # iMessage has a native poll bubble; spectrum-ts exposes it via the
+    # `poll()` content builder. A multiple-choice clarify renders as that poll
+    # and the user taps a choice instead of typing a number — the vote streams
+    # back inbound as a `poll_option` event, which `_dispatch_inbound`
+    # translates into a plain-text message carrying the chosen option. We flip
+    # the clarify into text-capture mode (exactly like the base text fallback)
+    # so the gateway's pending-clarify intercept resolves it with that choice.
+    # Open-ended clarifies (no choices) keep the plain-text path.
+
+    async def send_clarify(
+        self,
+        chat_id: str,
+        question: str,
+        choices: Optional[list],
+        clarify_id: str,
+        session_key: str,
+        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    ) -> SendResult:
+        if not choices:
+            # No choices → open-ended. Base behaviour (plain text; the next
+            # message resolves it) is exactly right.
+            return await super().send_clarify(
+                chat_id, question, choices, clarify_id, session_key, metadata
+            )
+        # The poll vote comes back as a normal text message, so enable
+        # text-capture and let the gateway intercept resolve the clarify.
+        from tools.clarify_gateway import mark_awaiting_text
+
+        mark_awaiting_text(clarify_id)
+        result = await self._sidecar_send_poll(chat_id, question, list(choices))
+        if not result.success:
+            # Native poll failed (old sidecar without /send-poll, or a send
+            # error) — fall back to the numbered-text clarify so the user can
+            # still answer. The base impl also calls mark_awaiting_text (a
+            # second call is harmless).
+            logger.warning(
+                "[photon] poll clarify failed (%s); falling back to text list",
+                result.error,
+            )
+            return await super().send_clarify(
+                chat_id, question, choices, clarify_id, session_key, metadata
+            )
+        return result
+
     # -- Outbound media (parity with the BlueBubbles iMessage channel) -----
     #
     # Photon ships outbound attachments via spectrum-ts' `attachment()` /
@@ -1933,6 +2010,32 @@ class PhotonAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
         self._record_sent_message(data.get("messageId"))
         return SendResult(success=True, message_id=data.get("messageId"))
 
+    async def _sidecar_send_poll(
+        self, space_id: str, title: str, options: list,
+    ) -> SendResult:
+        """POST a poll to the sidecar's ``/send-poll`` endpoint.
+
+        Renders a native iMessage poll. ``options`` are choice strings; the
+        sidecar's ``poll()`` builder degrades to a numbered text list on
+        platforms without native polls.
+        """
+        opts = [str(o).strip() for o in (options or []) if str(o).strip()]
+        if not title or not title.strip():
+            return SendResult(success=False, error="poll title is required")
+        if not opts:
+            return SendResult(success=False, error="poll needs at least one option")
+        body: Dict[str, Any] = {
+            "spaceId": space_id,
+            "title": title.strip()[: self.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH],
+            "options": opts,
+        }
+        try:
+            data = await self._sidecar_call("/send-poll", body)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return SendResult(success=False, error=str(e))
+        self._record_sent_message(data.get("messageId"))
+        return SendResult(success=True, message_id=data.get("messageId"))
+
     async def _sidecar_send_attachment(
         self,
         space_id: str,
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/photon/sidecar/index.mjs b/plugins/platforms/photon/sidecar/index.mjs
index f49120215a3c..35b7bb6522cd 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/photon/sidecar/index.mjs
+++ b/plugins/platforms/photon/sidecar/index.mjs
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 //       body: {"spaceId": "...", "text": "...", "effect": "confetti" | ...}
 //   - POST /typing      -> {"ok": true}
 //       body: {"spaceId": "...", "state": "start" | "stop"}
+//   - POST /send-poll   -> {"ok": true, "messageId": "..."}
+//       body: {"spaceId": "...", "title": "...", "options": ["A", "B", ...]}
+//       Sends a native poll (orange iMessage poll bubble). A tap streams
+//       back inbound as a `poll_option` event ({title, selected}).
 //   - POST /shutdown    -> {"ok": true}; then process exits
 //
 // On SIGINT/SIGTERM the sidecar calls `app.stop()` (3s graceful) before
@@ -253,6 +257,7 @@ try {
     text: spectrumText,
     markdown: spectrumMarkdown,
     typing: spectrumTyping,
+    poll: spectrumPoll,
   } = await import("spectrum-ts"));
   ({ imessage, effect: imessageEffect } = await import("spectrum-ts/providers/imessage"));
 } catch (e) {
@@ -477,6 +482,29 @@ async function normalizeContent(content) {
       targetText: reactionTargetText(target),
     };
   }
+  // A user tapping a poll choice arrives as `poll_option` carrying the chosen
+  // option title + whether it was selected (true) or deselected (false). This
+  // is how a native iMessage poll's vote streams back — Python turns a
+  // selection into the answer that resolves a pending `clarify`.
+  if (content.type === "poll_option") {
+    return {
+      type: "poll_option",
+      title: content.option?.title ?? content.title ?? "",
+      selected: content.selected !== false,
+      pollTitle: content.poll?.title ?? null,
+    };
+  }
+  // The poll message itself (its creation) — surfaced for completeness so the
+  // agent isn't told "content type not handled" if it sees the echo.
+  if (content.type === "poll") {
+    return {
+      type: "poll",
+      title: content.title ?? "",
+      options: Array.isArray(content.options)
+        ? content.options.map((o) => o?.title ?? "")
+        : [],
+    };
+  }
   return { type: content.type || "unknown" };
 }
 
@@ -830,6 +858,27 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
       }
       return ok(res, { messageId: result?.id || null });
     }
+    if (req.url === "/send-poll") {
+      const { spaceId, title, options } = body || {};
+      if (!spaceId || typeof title !== "string" || !title) {
+        return badRequest(res, "spaceId and title are required");
+      }
+      if (!Array.isArray(options) || options.length < 1) {
+        return badRequest(res, "options must be a non-empty array");
+      }
+      // spectrum-ts' poll() builder accepts string options; it degrades to a
+      // numbered text list on platforms without native polls (so the gateway
+      // text-intercept still resolves the clarify there).
+      const opts = options
+        .map((o) => (typeof o === "string" ? o : o?.title))
+        .filter((o) => typeof o === "string" && o);
+      if (!opts.length) {
+        return badRequest(res, "options must contain at least one string");
+      }
+      const space = await resolveSpace(spaceId);
+      const result = await space.send(spectrumPoll(title, ...opts));
+      return ok(res, { messageId: result?.id || null });
+    }
     if (req.url === "/react") {
       const { spaceId, messageId, emoji } = body || {};
       if (!spaceId || !messageId || typeof emoji !== "string" || !emoji) {
diff --git a/tests/plugins/platforms/photon/test_poll_clarify.py b/tests/plugins/platforms/photon/test_poll_clarify.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4f831d91e0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plugins/platforms/photon/test_poll_clarify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+"""Native-poll clarify tests for PhotonAdapter.
+
+iMessage has a native poll bubble (spectrum-ts `poll()` builder). A
+multiple-choice ``clarify`` renders as that poll; the user taps a choice and
+the vote streams back inbound as a ``poll_option`` event. These tests cover
+both directions without spawning the Node sidecar or binding ports:
+
+  * outbound — ``send_clarify`` with choices POSTs ``/send-poll`` and flips the
+    clarify into text-capture mode; with no choices it stays plain text;
+  * inbound — a ``poll_option`` selection is dispatched as a plain-text message
+    carrying the chosen option (so the gateway clarify-intercept resolves it),
+    a deselection is dropped, and an empty-title vote is dropped.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+
+import pytest
+
+from gateway.config import PlatformConfig
+from gateway.platforms.base import MessageEvent, MessageType, SendResult
+from plugins.platforms.photon.adapter import PhotonAdapter
+
+
+def _make_adapter(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> PhotonAdapter:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PHOTON_PROJECT_ID", "test-project-id")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PHOTON_PROJECT_SECRET", "test-project-secret")
+    cfg = PlatformConfig(enabled=True, token="", extra={})
+    return PhotonAdapter(cfg)
+
+
+def _capture(
+    adapter: PhotonAdapter, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> List[MessageEvent]:
+    captured: List[MessageEvent] = []
+
+    async def fake_handle(event: MessageEvent) -> None:
+        captured.append(event)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(adapter, "handle_message", fake_handle)
+    return captured
+
+
+def _poll_option_event(
+    *, title: str, selected: bool = True, msg_id: str = "spc-msg-vote"
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "messageId": msg_id,
+        "platform": "iMessage",
+        "space": {"id": "+155****4567", "type": "dm", "phone": "+155****4567"},
+        "sender": {"id": "+155****4567"},
+        "content": {
+            "type": "poll_option",
+            "title": title,
+            "selected": selected,
+            "pollTitle": "Pick one",
+        },
+        "timestamp": "2026-05-14T19:06:32.000Z",
+    }
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Inbound: a poll vote becomes the clarify answer.
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_poll_vote_dispatched_as_choice_text(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """A poll selection is forwarded as a plain-text message carrying the
+    chosen option, so the gateway clarify text-intercept can resolve it."""
+    adapter = _make_adapter(monkeypatch)
+    captured = _capture(adapter, monkeypatch)
+
+    await adapter._dispatch_inbound(
+        _poll_option_event(title="Yes — native tappable buttons")
+    )
+
+    assert len(captured) == 1
+    ev = captured[0]
+    assert ev.text == "Yes — native tappable buttons"
+    assert ev.message_type == MessageType.TEXT
+    assert ev.source.chat_id == "+155****4567"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_poll_deselection_is_ignored(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """Un-tapping a choice (selected=false) carries no answer — dropped."""
+    adapter = _make_adapter(monkeypatch)
+    captured = _capture(adapter, monkeypatch)
+
+    await adapter._dispatch_inbound(
+        _poll_option_event(title="Yes", selected=False)
+    )
+    assert captured == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_poll_vote_empty_title_is_ignored(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    adapter = _make_adapter(monkeypatch)
+    captured = _capture(adapter, monkeypatch)
+
+    await adapter._dispatch_inbound(_poll_option_event(title="   "))
+    assert captured == []
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Outbound: send_clarify renders a native poll for choices.
+
+
+def _stub_sidecar_poll(
+    adapter: PhotonAdapter, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, *, ok: bool = True
+) -> List[Tuple[str, str, list]]:
+    calls: List[Tuple[str, str, list]] = []
+
+    async def fake_send_poll(space_id: str, title: str, options: list):
+        calls.append((space_id, title, list(options)))
+        return SendResult(
+            success=ok,
+            message_id="spc-msg-poll" if ok else None,
+            error=None if ok else "boom",
+        )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(adapter, "_sidecar_send_poll", fake_send_poll)
+    return calls
+
+
+def _stub_sidecar_text(
+    adapter: PhotonAdapter, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> List[Tuple[str, str]]:
+    sends: List[Tuple[str, str]] = []
+
+    async def fake_send(space_id: str, text: str):
+        sends.append((space_id, text))
+        return SendResult(success=True, message_id="spc-msg-text")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(adapter, "_sidecar_send", fake_send)
+    return sends
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_send_clarify_with_choices_sends_native_poll(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    adapter = _make_adapter(monkeypatch)
+    poll_calls = _stub_sidecar_poll(adapter, monkeypatch)
+
+    marked: List[str] = []
+    import tools.clarify_gateway as cg
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cg, "mark_awaiting_text", lambda cid: marked.append(cid))
+
+    result = await adapter.send_clarify(
+        chat_id="+155****4567",
+        question="Pick one",
+        choices=["A", "B", "C"],
+        clarify_id="clar-1",
+        session_key="sess-1",
+    )
+
+    assert result.success
+    assert len(poll_calls) == 1
+    space_id, title, options = poll_calls[0]
+    assert space_id == "+155****4567"
+    assert title == "Pick one"
+    assert options == ["A", "B", "C"]
+    # The vote returns as text, so text-capture must be enabled.
+    assert marked == ["clar-1"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_send_clarify_open_ended_stays_text(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """No choices → plain text question, never a poll."""
+    adapter = _make_adapter(monkeypatch)
+    poll_calls = _stub_sidecar_poll(adapter, monkeypatch)
+    sends = _stub_sidecar_text(adapter, monkeypatch)
+
+    result = await adapter.send_clarify(
+        chat_id="+155****4567",
+        question="What's your name?",
+        choices=None,
+        clarify_id="clar-2",
+        session_key="sess-2",
+    )
+
+    assert result.success
+    assert poll_calls == []  # no poll for open-ended
+    assert len(sends) == 1
+    assert "What's your name?" in sends[0][1]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_send_clarify_falls_back_to_text_when_poll_fails(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """An old sidecar without /send-poll (or a send error) degrades to the
+    numbered-text clarify so the user can still answer."""
+    adapter = _make_adapter(monkeypatch)
+    poll_calls = _stub_sidecar_poll(adapter, monkeypatch, ok=False)
+    sends = _stub_sidecar_text(adapter, monkeypatch)
+
+    import tools.clarify_gateway as cg
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cg, "mark_awaiting_text", lambda cid: None)
+
+    result = await adapter.send_clarify(
+        chat_id="+155****4567",
+        question="Pick one",
+        choices=["A", "B"],
+        clarify_id="clar-3",
+        session_key="sess-3",
+    )
+
+    assert result.success  # text fallback succeeded
+    assert len(poll_calls) == 1  # poll was attempted
+    assert len(sends) == 1  # then text list sent
+    body = sends[0][1]
+    assert "Pick one" in body
+    assert "A" in body and "B" in body