| name | telegram |
| description | Send, read, and respond to Telegram messages as Claudicle with persistent memory and cognitive pipeline integration. |
Telegram
Send, read, and respond to Telegram messages via the Claudicle daemon adapter. Thin skill layer on top of the existing python-telegram-bot v22 polling adapter at ~/.claudicle/daemon/adapters/telegram_adapter.py.
When to Use This Skill
- Sending a Telegram message from a Claude Code session
- Checking for unhandled Telegram messages in the inbox
- Processing Telegram messages through the
/telegram-respond cognitive pipeline
- Managing Telegram memory context (working memory, user models, soul state)
Prerequisites
python-telegram-bot v21+ installed (pip install python-telegram-bot)TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN in ~/.config/env/secrets.env- Bot:
@claudicle_bot (ID: 8646522411)
- Tom's Telegram ID:
633125581
Environment Variables
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN | -- | Bot token from @BotFather |
CLAUDICLE_TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS | -- | Comma-separated user IDs allowed to DM (empty = deny all) |
CLAUDICLE_TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_CHATS | -- | Comma-separated chat IDs for groups (empty = all) |
CLAUDICLE_TELEGRAM_RESPOND_TO_DMS | |
