telegram-reader

name

telegram-reader

description

Read Telegram channels and groups for financial news and market research using tdl (read-only). Use this skill whenever the user wants to read Telegram channels, export messages from financial Telegram groups, list their Telegram chats, search for news in Telegram channels, or gather market intelligence from Telegram. Triggers include: "check my Telegram", "read Telegram channel", "Telegram news", "what's new in my Telegram channels", "export messages from", "list my Telegram chats", "financial news on Telegram", "crypto Telegram", "market news Telegram", any mention of Telegram in context of reading financial news, crypto signals, or market research. This skill is READ-ONLY — it does NOT support sending messages, joining channels, or any write operations.

Telegram News Skill (Read-Only)

Reads Telegram channels and groups for financial news and market research using tdl, a Telegram CLI tool.

This skill is read-only. It is designed for financial research: reading channel messages, monitoring financial news channels, and exporting message history. It does NOT support sending messages, joining/leaving channels, or any write operations.

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Step 1: Ensure tdl Is Installed

Current environment status:

!`(command -v tdl && tdl version 2>&1 | head -3 || echo "TDL_NOT_INSTALLED") 2>/dev/null`

If the status above shows a version number, tdl is installed — skip to Step 2.

If TDL_NOT_INSTALLED, install tdl based on the user's platform:

Platform	Install Command
macOS / Linux	curl -sSL https://docs.iyear.me/tdl/install.sh | sudo bash
macOS (Homebrew)	brew install telegram-downloader
Linux (Termux)