Channels 'not currently available' on Team plan despite admin enablement

Environment

• Claude Code v2.1.81 (native installer, macOS)
• Team plan (1 member, admin)
• Both "Channels" and "Remote Control" toggles enabled in claude.ai admin settings

Issue

claude --channels plugin:telegram@claude-plugins-official always shows:

--channels ignored (plugin:telegram@claude-plugins-official)
Channels are not currently available

What I've tried

• Installed Bun, native installer, re-authenticated (claude auth logout / claude auth login)
• ~/.claude/remote-settings.json shows channelsEnabled: true
• Created /Library/Application Support/ClaudeCode/managed-settings.json with channelsEnabled: true
• Tried --dangerously-load-development-channels — same result
• Tried from VSCode terminal and Terminal.app — same result

Debug evidence

Telegram MCP plugin connects successfully, but the channel event loop is gated:

• T+492ms: MCP server "plugin:telegram:telegram": Successfully connected
• T+496ms: Channel notifications skipped: channels feature is not currently available
• T+577ms: Policy limits: Fetched successfully

In -p (print) mode, the plugin connects without the "not available" message. Only interactive mode is blocked.

The feature appears gated by a server-side flag independent of the admin toggle.