diff --git a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-17-cf7-spam-to-telegram.md b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-17-cf7-spam-to-telegram.md
index b57ad0a..6e0e0ee 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-17-cf7-spam-to-telegram.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-17-cf7-spam-to-telegram.md
@@ -1922,20 +1922,34 @@ final class FlamingoHelper
     /**
      * Extract fields from a Flamingo inbound post.
      *
+     * Flamingo's '_fields' meta stores only the field *names* with null values;
+     * the actual values live in per-field meta keys prefixed with '_field_'.
+     * Collect them directly.
+     *
      * @return array<string,mixed>
      */
     public static function extract_fields(\WP_Post $post): array
     {
-        $fields = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_fields', true);
-        if (is_array($fields)) return $fields;
-        // Fallback: meta stored under Flamingo's structure
         $meta = get_post_meta($post->ID);
         $out = [];
         foreach ($meta as $key => $values) {
-            if (strpos($key, '_field_') === 0) {
-                $out[substr($key, strlen('_field_'))] = maybe_unserialize($values[0] ?? '');
+            if (strpos($key, '_field_') !== 0) continue;
+            $name = substr($key, strlen('_field_'));
+            $raw = $values[0] ?? '';
+            $val = maybe_unserialize($raw);
+            if (is_array($val)) {
+                $val = implode(', ', array_map('strval', $val));
+            }
+            if ((string)$val !== '') {
+                $out[$name] = $val;
             }
         }
+        // Convenience: expose Akismet's "from" name / email so the formatter's
+        // standard slots aren't empty for most submissions.
+        $from_name = (string)get_post_meta($post->ID, '_from_name', true);
+        $from_email = (string)get_post_meta($post->ID, '_from_email', true);
+        if ($from_name !== '' && !isset($out['your-name'])) $out['your-name'] = $from_name;
+        if ($from_email !== '' && !isset($out['your-email'])) $out['your-email'] = $from_email;
         return $out;
     }
 
diff --git a/includes/class-flamingo-helper.php b/includes/class-flamingo-helper.php
index 2030524..6a2b76b 100644
--- a/includes/class-flamingo-helper.php
+++ b/includes/class-flamingo-helper.php
@@ -34,20 +34,34 @@ final class FlamingoHelper
     /**
      * Extract fields from a Flamingo inbound post.
      *
+     * Flamingo's '_fields' meta stores only the field *names* with null values;
+     * the actual values live in per-field meta keys prefixed with '_field_'.
+     * Collect them directly.
+     *
      * @return array<string,mixed>
      */
     public static function extract_fields(\WP_Post $post): array
     {
-        $fields = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_fields', true);
-        if (is_array($fields)) return $fields;
-        // Fallback: meta stored under Flamingo's structure
         $meta = get_post_meta($post->ID);
         $out = [];
         foreach ($meta as $key => $values) {
-            if (strpos($key, '_field_') === 0) {
-                $out[substr($key, strlen('_field_'))] = maybe_unserialize($values[0] ?? '');
+            if (strpos($key, '_field_') !== 0) continue;
+            $name = substr($key, strlen('_field_'));
+            $raw = $values[0] ?? '';
+            $val = maybe_unserialize($raw);
+            if (is_array($val)) {
+                $val = implode(', ', array_map('strval', $val));
+            }
+            if ((string)$val !== '') {
+                $out[$name] = $val;
             }
         }
+        // Convenience: expose Akismet's "from" name / email so the formatter's
+        // standard slots aren't empty for most submissions.
+        $from_name = (string)get_post_meta($post->ID, '_from_name', true);
+        $from_email = (string)get_post_meta($post->ID, '_from_email', true);
+        if ($from_name !== '' && !isset($out['your-name'])) $out['your-name'] = $from_name;
+        if ($from_email !== '' && !isset($out['your-email'])) $out['your-email'] = $from_email;
         return $out;
     }