# c-telegram

A two-way Telegram bridge for Claude: send messages from your phone and use installed skills as bot commands. It requires a Telegram bot setup.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 173
- Author: daxaur
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-telegram/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/c-telegram

## What it does

c-telegram links a Telegram bot with Claude through the Agent SDK. Start the bridge with `openpaw telegram`; it accepts normal messages and can choose an installed skill for the request. Skills stored in `~/.claude/skills/` become bot commands, while `/skills` lists them and `/clear` resets the conversation.

Setup needs a Telegram bot token from `@BotFather` and your Telegram user ID from `@userinfobot`. Run `openpaw telegram setup` to save the configuration in `~/.config/openpaw/telegram.json`. Keep the bridge process running in a terminal or a `tmux` session. Without the token and user ID, setup cannot finish.

The bridge only answers approved user IDs, stores the token with `600` permissions, and runs Claude operations on your machine. Switch models with `/model sonnet|opus|haiku`; cancel the active operation with `/stop`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-telegram -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/c-telegram/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/c-telegram/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-telegram -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/c-telegram/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-telegram -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/c-telegram/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install daxaur/openpaw c-telegram
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/c-telegram/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-telegram -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw --path skills/c-telegram
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/c-telegram/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-telegram -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-telegram/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- chat with Claude from a phone through Telegram
- turn installed skills into Telegram bot commands
- keep conversation context per Telegram user
- switch the Claude model from a chat
- cancel a long-running Claude operation

## Example prompts
- Start the bridge with `openpaw telegram` and connect to it from Telegram.
- Run `openpaw telegram setup`, then configure the bot token from `@BotFather`.
- Use `/skills` to list the available skills, then send a task for one of them.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: c-telegram
description: Bidirectional Telegram bridge — talk to Claude from your phone. Built into OpenPaw.
tags: [telegram, messaging, communication, bot, bridge]
---

# Telegram Bridge

Full bidirectional Claude-from-Telegram. Send messages from your phone, get responses from Claude with all your skills available.

## How It Works

The OpenPaw Telegram bridge (`openpaw telegram`) connects a Telegram bot to Claude via the Agent SDK. Every skill installed in `~/.claude/skills/` is available as a bot command.

## Starting the Bridge

```bash
openpaw telegram
```

This starts a long-running process. Keep it open in a terminal or tmux session.

## Bot Commands

Built-in:
- `/start` — show status and available skills
- `/model sonnet|opus|haiku` — switch Claude model
- `/skills` — list installed skills
- `/stop` — cancel current operation
- `/clear` — reset conversation

Skill commands (auto-generated from your installed skills):
- `/email check my inbox`
- `/music play some jazz`
- `/notes add grocery list`
- `/calendar what's on tomorrow`
- (any installed skill becomes a /command)

Or just send a regular message — Claude will figure out which skill to use.

## Setup

Run during `openpaw setup` or separately:

```bash
openpaw telegram setup
```

You'll need:
1. A Telegram bot token (from @BotFather)
2. Your Telegram user ID (from @userinfobot)

Config is saved to `~/.config/openpaw/telegram.json`.

## Security

- Only responds to whitelisted user IDs
- Bot token stored with 600 permissions (owner-only)
- All Claude operations run locally on your machine

## Guidelines

- The bridge maintains conversation context per user
- Use `/clear` to start fresh if Claude gets confused
- Use `/stop` to cancel long-running operations
- Model can be switched anytime with `/model`
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© daxaur · MIT · https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-telegram/SKILL.md

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