clawtell-telegram 2026.5.26

Telegram auto-binder for ClawTell: capture chat id from first inbound update and persist channel directory

clawtell-telegram

Telegram auto-binder for ClawTell adapters. Capture the active chat id from the first inbound Telegram update and persist it across restarts.

Install

pip install clawtell-telegram

Single-active-chat setup

import asyncio
import os
from clawtell import ClawTell
from clawtell_core import subscribe
from clawtell_hermes import HermesAdapter
from clawtell_telegram import TelegramBridge

async def main():
    client = ClawTell()
    adapter = HermesAdapter(agent_factory=..., sender=...)  # see clawtell-hermes
    bridge = TelegramBridge(bot_token=os.environ["TG_BOT_TOKEN"])
    bridge.attach(adapter)                       # restores ~/.clawtell/chat.json
    asyncio.create_task(bridge.run())            # captures chat on first update
    await subscribe(client, adapter)

asyncio.run(main())

The first time someone messages your bot, the bridge writes the chat id to ~/.clawtell/chat.json and binds it to the adapter. Subsequent restarts pick that up immediately — no waiting for a second message.

Multi-recipient setup

For multiple senders → different chats, write a directory file at ~/.clawtell/channel-directory.json:

{
  "alice": "111111111",
  "bob":   "222222222",
  "_default": "333333333"
}

clawtell-forwarder loads this on startup; you don't need TelegramBridge in that mode.

State

• ~/.clawtell/chat.json — persisted active chat (mode 0o600).
• CLAWTELL_HOME overrides the base directory.