takopi-party

Party mode plugin for Takopi - enables multiple users to have private conversation topics with Takopi in a shared group chat.

Features

• Personal topics: Each user gets their own dedicated forum topic
• Project topics: Create additional named topics for specific projects
• Auto-binding: Topics are automatically bound to their workspaces (no manual /ctx set needed)
• Private workspaces with git repository for each topic
• Guest access control - allow specific users to interact in your topics
• Hot-reload integration - changes don't interrupt active sessions

Installation

uv pip install takopi-party

Requirements

• Python 3.14+
• Takopi 0.17.0+
• A Telegram supergroup with forum topics enabled
• Bot must have admin permissions to manage topics

Quick Start

1. Create a Telegram Group

Create a new Telegram supergroup and enable forum topics:

• Create group → Convert to Supergroup → Enable Topics

2. Configure the Bot

Add the bot to your group with admin permissions:

• Manage Topics - Required to create user topics
• Delete Messages - Optional, for moderation

3. Configure Takopi

Enable config watching in your takopi.toml for seamless integration:

watch_config = true

[transports.telegram]
bot_token = "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN"
chat_id = -1001234567890  # Your supergroup chat ID

[transports.telegram.topics]
enabled = true

[plugins.party]
workspace_base = "/path/to/party/workspaces"  # Where user workspaces are created

4. Register Users

Users join by running /party register in the General topic:

/party register              # Creates your personal topic (named after you)
/party register MyProject    # Creates a project topic called "MyProject"

The bot creates:

• A dedicated forum topic
• An isolated workspace folder with a git repo
• Auto-binds the topic to takopi (ready to use immediately)

5. Start Working

Navigate to your topic and start chatting with Takopi. Your conversations and files are isolated from other users.

Commands

How It Works

When you run /party register, the plugin:

1. Creates a new forum topic in Telegram
2. Creates a workspace directory with git init
3. Adds a project entry to takopi.toml (e.g., [projects.party-user-alice])
4. Binds the topic to the project in telegram_topics_state.json

Because takopi has watch_config = true, the new project is picked up automatically. The topic binding means takopi immediately knows which workspace to use - no manual setup required.

When you run /party leave:

1. Unregisters the topic from party state
2. Removes the project from takopi.toml
3. Unbinds the topic from telegram_topics_state.json
4. Archives the workspace to {workspace_base}/.archive/

Workflow Example

General Topic (Lobby)
├── Alice: /party register
│   → Bot creates "Alice" topic + workspace at /party/123456/
│   → Auto-bound to project "party-user-alice"
├── Alice: /party register AwesomeBot
│   → Bot creates "AwesomeBot" topic + workspace at /party/awesome-bot/
│   → Auto-bound to project "party-awesomebot"
├── Bob: /party register
│   → Bot creates "Bob" topic + workspace at /party/789012/
└── (Regular chat ignored by Takopi)

Alice's Personal Topic
├── Alice: Help me write a Python script
├── Takopi: Sure! Let me create that...
├── Alice: /party allow @bob
│   → Bob can now interact here too
└── Bob: Can you add error handling?

AwesomeBot Project Topic
├── Alice: Let's build a Discord bot
├── Takopi: I'll help you set that up...
└── (Only Alice has access until she allows others)

Bob's Personal Topic
└── Bob: (Working on his own stuff)

Topic Types

Personal Topics

• Created with /party register (no name)
• Named after the user's Telegram display name
• Workspace stored at {workspace_base}/{user_id}/
• One personal topic per user

Project Topics

• Created with /party register <project-name>
• Named after the project
• Workspace stored at {workspace_base}/{sanitized-name}/
• Users can create multiple project topics

Configuration Reference

The plugin expects these values in ctx.plugin_config:

Architecture

The plugin writes to two takopi files:

• takopi.toml: Adds [projects.party-*] entries for each topic
• telegram_topics_state.json: Binds forum topics to projects

This allows the plugin to work without modifying takopi core. The hot-reload feature (watch_config = true) ensures changes are picked up without restarting.

License

MIT