diff --git a/patches/meshcore/0015-Report-flood-paths-in-bot-DM-diagnostics.patch b/patches/meshcore/0015-Report-flood-paths-in-bot-DM-diagnostics.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3205fb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/meshcore/0015-Report-flood-paths-in-bot-DM-diagnostics.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: cj-vana <cj@depth23.online>
+Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 21:07:25 -0600
+Subject: [PATCH] Report flood paths in bot DM diagnostics
+
+---
+ examples/companion_radio/FirmwareBot.cpp | 6 +-----
+ examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp      | 7 ++++++-
+ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/FirmwareBot.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/FirmwareBot.cpp
+index 21312c55..3b4a008e 100644
+--- a/examples/companion_radio/FirmwareBot.cpp
++++ b/examples/companion_radio/FirmwareBot.cpp
+@@ -320,11 +320,7 @@ BotWriteResult writeAckResponse(const BotMessage& message, const BotCommand& com
+ 
+   const char* sender = message.sender_name[0] ? message.sender_name : "unknown";
+   int n;
+-  if (message.channel_kind == BOT_CHANNEL_DM) {
+-    n = snprintf(output, output_len, "@[%s] direct", sender);
+-  } else {
+-    n = snprintf(output, output_len, "@[%s]", sender);
+-  }
++  n = snprintf(output, output_len, "@[%s]", sender);
+   if (n < 0) {
+     output[0] = 0;
+     return BOT_WRITE_NO_SPACE;
+diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
+index 1a7ddb7a..bfed7f98 100644
+--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
++++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
+@@ -1083,7 +1083,12 @@ void MyMesh::observeBotDirectMessage(const ContactInfo &from, uint32_t sender_ti
+     if (rssi < -32768.0f) rssi = -32768.0f;
+     recordBotNeighbor(from.id.pub_key, (int16_t)rssi, (int8_t)(packet->getSNR() * 4));
+   }
+-  if (from.out_path_len != OUT_PATH_UNKNOWN && mesh::Packet::isValidPathLen(from.out_path_len)) {
++  if (packet && packet->isRouteFlood() && packet->path_len <= 0xFF && mesh::Packet::isValidPathLen((uint8_t)packet->path_len)) {
++    message.path_len = (uint8_t)packet->path_len;
++    message.path_hash_size = packet->getPathHashSize();
++    message.path_hash_count = packet->getPathHashCount();
++    message.path = packet->path;
++  } else if (from.out_path_len != OUT_PATH_UNKNOWN && mesh::Packet::isValidPathLen(from.out_path_len)) {
+     message.path_len = from.out_path_len;
+     message.path_hash_size = (from.out_path_len >> 6) + 1;
+     message.path_hash_count = from.out_path_len & 63;
diff --git a/tests/firmware_bot/test_firmware_bot.cpp b/tests/firmware_bot/test_firmware_bot.cpp
index 5c9a7a5..832c253 100644
--- a/tests/firmware_bot/test_firmware_bot.cpp
+++ b/tests/firmware_bot/test_firmware_bot.cpp
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static void test_ack_response_format() {
   message.channel_name[0] = 0;
   assert(FirmwareBot::parseCommand("!t", 2, &command));
   assert(FirmwareBot::writeAckResponse(message, command, out, sizeof(out), &written) == BOT_WRITE_OK);
-  assert(strcmp(out, "@[unknown] direct | 0 hops, SNR 0.00 | recv 21:25:45") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(out, "@[unknown] | 0 hops, SNR 0.00 | recv 21:25:45") == 0);
 
   uint8_t path[] = { 0x12, 0x34, 0xab, 0xcd };
   message.channel_kind = BOT_CHANNEL_BOT;
@@ -561,6 +561,11 @@ static void test_ack_response_format() {
   assert(strcmp(out, "@[bob] | 2 hops, 2-byte hashes, SNR -1.25 | recv 21:25:45") == 0);
   assert(strstr(out, "Bot test OK") == NULL);
 
+  message.channel_kind = BOT_CHANNEL_DM;
+  message.channel_name[0] = 0;
+  assert(FirmwareBot::writeAckResponse(message, command, out, sizeof(out), &written) == BOT_WRITE_OK);
+  assert(strcmp(out, "@[bob] | 2 hops, 2-byte hashes, SNR -1.25 | recv 21:25:45") == 0);
+
   char small[16];
   assert(FirmwareBot::writeAckResponse(message, command, small, sizeof(small), &written) == BOT_WRITE_TRUNCATED);
   assert(strncmp(small, "@[bob]", 6) == 0);