diff --git a/dist/whispergate/index.ts b/dist/whispergate/index.ts
index a4b507d..d838633 100644
--- a/dist/whispergate/index.ts
+++ b/dist/whispergate/index.ts
@@ -932,9 +932,14 @@ export default {
         }
 
         // Extract content from event.message (AgentMessage)
+        // Only process assistant messages — before_message_write fires for both
+        // user (incoming) and assistant (outgoing) messages. Incoming messages may
+        // contain end symbols from OTHER agents, which would incorrectly advance the turn.
         let content = "";
         const msg = (event as Record<string, unknown>).message as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
         if (msg) {
+          const role = msg.role as string | undefined;
+          if (role && role !== "assistant") return;
           // AgentMessage may have content as string or nested
           if (typeof msg.content === "string") {
             content = msg.content;
@@ -960,6 +965,17 @@ export default {
 
         if (!key || !channelId || !accountId) return;
 
+        // Only the current speaker should advance the turn.
+        // Other agents also trigger before_message_write (for incoming messages or forced no-reply),
+        // but they must not affect turn state.
+        const currentTurn = getTurnDebugInfo(channelId);
+        if (currentTurn.currentSpeaker !== accountId) {
+          api.logger.info(
+            `whispergate: before_message_write skipping non-current-speaker session=${key} accountId=${accountId} currentSpeaker=${currentTurn.currentSpeaker}`,
+          );
+          return;
+        }
+
         const live = getLivePluginConfig(api, baseConfig as WhisperGateConfig) as WhisperGateConfig & DebugConfig;
         ensurePolicyStateLoaded(api, live);
         const policy = resolvePolicy(live, channelId, policyState.channelPolicies);
diff --git a/plugin/index.ts b/plugin/index.ts
index a4b507d..d838633 100644
--- a/plugin/index.ts
+++ b/plugin/index.ts
@@ -932,9 +932,14 @@ export default {
         }
 
         // Extract content from event.message (AgentMessage)
+        // Only process assistant messages — before_message_write fires for both
+        // user (incoming) and assistant (outgoing) messages. Incoming messages may
+        // contain end symbols from OTHER agents, which would incorrectly advance the turn.
         let content = "";
         const msg = (event as Record<string, unknown>).message as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
         if (msg) {
+          const role = msg.role as string | undefined;
+          if (role && role !== "assistant") return;
           // AgentMessage may have content as string or nested
           if (typeof msg.content === "string") {
             content = msg.content;
@@ -960,6 +965,17 @@ export default {
 
         if (!key || !channelId || !accountId) return;
 
+        // Only the current speaker should advance the turn.
+        // Other agents also trigger before_message_write (for incoming messages or forced no-reply),
+        // but they must not affect turn state.
+        const currentTurn = getTurnDebugInfo(channelId);
+        if (currentTurn.currentSpeaker !== accountId) {
+          api.logger.info(
+            `whispergate: before_message_write skipping non-current-speaker session=${key} accountId=${accountId} currentSpeaker=${currentTurn.currentSpeaker}`,
+          );
+          return;
+        }
+
         const live = getLivePluginConfig(api, baseConfig as WhisperGateConfig) as WhisperGateConfig & DebugConfig;
         ensurePolicyStateLoaded(api, live);
         const policy = resolvePolicy(live, channelId, policyState.channelPolicies);