folderbot 0.1.8

Telegram bot for chatting with your folder using Claude AI

Folderbot

A Telegram bot that lets you chat with your folder using Claude AI.

Features

• Pre-loaded context: Configure which files to include via glob patterns
• Persistent sessions: Conversation history stored in SQLite
• Auto-logging: All conversations logged to markdown files
• Access control: Whitelist specific Telegram user IDs

Installation

pip install folderbot

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/jcardona/folderbot
cd folderbot
pip install -e .

Configuration

Create folderbot/config.yaml:

telegram_token: "YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN"
anthropic_api_key: "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
allowed_user_ids:
  - 123456789  # Your Telegram user ID

root_folder: /path/to/your/folder

read_rules:
  include:
    - "**/*.md"
    - "**/*.txt"
  exclude:
    - "**/docs/**"
    - ".git/**"

auto_log_folder: logs/

Get your Telegram user ID from @userinfobot.

Usage

Run directly

folderbot
# or
python -m folderbot

Run as systemd service

systemctl --user enable folderbot
systemctl --user start folderbot

Commands

• /start - Initialize bot
• /clear - Clear conversation history
• /new - Start new topic
• /status - Show session info
• /files - List files in context

Development

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

License

MIT