How-to guide
How to build an AI assistant for Telegram.
A Telegram assistant should start narrow: one human, one channel, one workflow, approval-gated actions.
Steps
- Pick the agent platform: OpenClaw, Hermes, or a custom bot.
- Create the Telegram bot or gateway connection according to official docs.
- Restrict allowed users.
- Give the assistant one job first.
- Keep sends, deletes, purchases, and account changes approval-gated.
- Log outputs somewhere visible.
- Test from the real Telegram chat before expanding.