claude-tg 0.1.3

Claude Code <-> Telegram bridge

claude-tg

Claude Code CLI <-> Telegram bridge. Seamless terminal experience through Telegram.

Quick Start

pip install -e .

export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="your_bot_token"
export TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID="your_chat_id"
export CLAUDE_WORK_DIR="/path/to/project"

claude-tg

Commands

Command	Description
/clear	Reset session
/compact	Compact conversation context
/cancel	Stop current task
/cost	Show session cost
/model <name>	Switch model

Regular messages go directly to Claude Code.

Configuration

Env var	Default	Description
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN	required	Bot token from @BotFather
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID	required	Your chat ID
CLAUDE_WORK_DIR	cwd	Working directory for Claude
CLAUDE_TG_VERBOSE	0	Show tool results (1 to enable)
CLAUDE_TG_MODEL	—	Override Claude model
CLAUDE_TG_MAX_BUDGET	—	Max budget in USD
CLAUDE_TG_SESSION_TIMEOUT	3600	Auto-reset after N seconds of inactivity
CLAUDE_TG_UPDATE_INTERVAL	2.0	Telegram message update interval (seconds)

CLI flags

claude-tg --work-dir /path/to/project --verbose

Features

• Token-level streaming with adaptive rate limiting
• Automatic message chaining for long outputs
• Photo and file uploads (passed to Claude via file references)
• Inline cancel button
• Session auto-reset after inactivity
• Compact tool call display (verbose mode available)

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Claude Code CLI installed and authenticated
• Telegram bot token