# Send Telegram Group Chat Setup to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
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    "name": "Telegram Group Chat Setup",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "通讯协作",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/arekqq/tg-groupchat-setup",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/arekqq/tg-groupchat-setup",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
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    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=tg-groupchat-setup",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md",
      "references/telegram-privacy-mode.md",
      "scripts/detect_bot_info.sh"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
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      "status": "healthy",
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      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-05-01T13:14:13.827Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-08T13:14:13.827Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=tg-groupchat-setup",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=tg-groupchat-setup",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"tg-groupchat-setup-1.0.0.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "tg-groupchat-setup"
      },
      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/tg-groupchat-setup"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/tg-groupchat-setup",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/tg-groupchat-setup",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/tg-groupchat-setup/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/tg-groupchat-setup/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/tg-groupchat-setup/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### Telegram Group Chat Setup

Automate the configuration needed for a MoltBot agent to work in a Telegram group.

### What this skill does

Adds a Telegram group to the gateway allowlist with requireMention: true
Configures groupAllowFrom with specified user IDs / @usernames
Auto-detects the bot's name and @username via the Telegram Bot API
Sets mentionPatterns so the bot responds to its name and @username
Applies the config patch and restarts the gateway

### Prerequisites (manual steps)

Before running this skill, the user must:

Create the Telegram group and add the bot to it
Disable privacy mode in @BotFather:
/mybots → select bot → Bot Settings → Group Privacy → Turn off
(See references/telegram-privacy-mode.md for details)
Know the group ID (negative number for Telegram groups)
Know the user IDs or @usernames of people allowed to trigger the bot

### Usage

The user provides:

group_id: Telegram group ID (e.g., -1001234567890)
allowed_users: List of Telegram user IDs or @usernames who can trigger the bot

Example prompt:

"Set up my bot in Telegram group -1001234567890. Allow users 123456789 and @some_user to ping me."

### Step 1: Detect bot info

Run the detection script to get the bot's name and username:

bash skills/groupchat-setup/scripts/detect_bot_info.sh

This reads the bot token from the gateway config and returns the bot's name and username.
If the script is unavailable, extract the bot token from channels.telegram.botToken in the
gateway config and call https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/getMe.

### Step 2: Build mention patterns

From the detected bot info, construct mention patterns:

@<username> (e.g., @my_awesome_bot)
<name> lowercase (e.g., mybot)
@<name> lowercase (e.g., @mybot)

Remove duplicates. Patterns are case-insensitive regexes.

### Step 3: Apply config patch

Use the gateway tool with action: "config.patch" to apply:

{
  "channels": {
    "telegram": {
      "groups": {
        "<group_id>": {
          "requireMention": true
        }
      },
      "groupAllowFrom": ["<user1>", "<user2>"]
    }
  },
  "messages": {
    "groupChat": {
      "mentionPatterns": ["@bot_username", "bot_name", "@bot_name"]
    }
  }
}

Important: If groupAllowFrom or mentionPatterns already have values, merge them
(do not overwrite). Read the current config first with gateway action: "config.get",
merge arrays, then patch.

### Step 4: Confirm

After the gateway restarts, send a test message to the group confirming the setup:

"✅ Bot configured for this group! I'll respond when someone mentions my name. Allowed users: [list]."

### Notes

requireMention: true means the bot only responds when explicitly mentioned — it won't spam every message.
groupAllowFrom restricts which senders can trigger the bot. Without it, messages from unknown senders may be dropped.
groupPolicy: "allowlist" is the Telegram default — only explicitly listed groups are active.
Privacy mode is a Telegram-side setting that cannot be changed via API. The user must do this in @BotFather.
For multi-bot groups (e.g., two MoltBot agents), each bot must run this setup independently on its own gateway.
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: arekqq
- Version: 1.0.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-05-01T13:14:13.827Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-08T13:14:13.827Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/tg-groupchat-setup)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/tg-groupchat-setup/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/tg-groupchat-setup/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/tg-groupchat-setup/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/tg-groupchat-setup)