Telegram Connect

Set up Telegram as a notification center for your Egregore.

Arguments: $ARGUMENTS (none expected)

When to invoke

Trigger phrases:

• "set up telegram", "connect telegram", "add notifications", "telegram-connect"
• "telegram group", "add telegram", "enable telegram", "link telegram"
• "notification setup", "set up notifications"

Disambiguation:

• "send a message on telegram" → NOT this — use the separate notification consent protocol in .claude/context/notification-consent.md
• "announce something" → NOT this — use /announce

Step 1: Check current state

Check for existing telegram_chat_id — it lives in .egregore-state.json (preferred) or egregore.json (legacy):

jq -r '.telegram_chat_id // empty' .egregore-state.json 2>/dev/null || jq -r '.telegram_chat_id // empty' egregore.json 2>/dev/null

If already set, show:

Telegram is already connected.

  Chat ID: {chat_id}
  Group link: {group_link}

To update it, remove `telegram_chat_id` from .egregore-state.json and run `/telegram-connect` again.

And stop.

Step 2: Guide setup

Read the org slug from egregore.json:

jq -r '.slug // empty' egregore.json 2>/dev/null

If slug is set, generate the deep link with it: https://t.me/Egregore_clbot?startgroup=org_{slug} If slug is empty, fall back to: https://t.me/Egregore_clbot?startgroup=true

Show:

To set up Telegram notifications:

  1. Create a Telegram group for your team
  2. Add the bot: {deep_link}
  3. The bot will respond with your Chat ID — copy it
  4. Get the invite link: group name → Edit → Invite Links → Copy
  5. Paste both below

Then use AskUserQuestion to ask for the chat ID:

Chat ID (from the bot's message in your group):

Validate: must be a negative number (e.g., -1001234567890) — reject anything else with "That doesn't look like a Telegram chat ID. It should be a negative number like -1001234567890."

Then use AskUserQuestion to ask for the group invite link:

Group invite link:

Validate: must start with https://t.me/ — reject anything else with "That doesn't look like a Telegram invite link."

Step 3: Store and test

Read .egregore-state.json, add telegram_chat_id and telegram_group_link fields, write it back.

Important: Write to .egregore-state.json, NOT egregore.json. The state file is symlinked across worktrees so the config propagates everywhere. No branch, commit, or push is needed — it's an untracked local file.

Offer an optional test through the separate exact notification consent flow in .claude/context/notification-consent.md. Saving the Telegram configuration is not consent to send. Prepare without sending:

PLAN_JSON=$(bash bin/notify.sh plan group "Telegram connected! 🎉")

Show the organization, group/channel, and exact message in a dedicated Send / Edit / Cancel checkpoint. If approved and dispatched, show:

Telegram connected — test message sent to your group.

If cancelled, show Telegram connected — no test message sent. If planning or dispatch fails, show the error and suggest checking the chat ID.

Step 4: Telemetry

bash bin/telemetry.sh emit "command" '{"command":"telegram-connect"}' 2>/dev/null &

Rules

• Never expose credentials in tool output
• The bot username is @Egregore_clbot — NOT @egregore_bot
• Only store the group invite link and chat ID, not bot tokens (those live on the API server)
• Store in .egregore-state.json (symlinked, untracked) — NOT egregore.json (tracked, branch-specific)
• No commit/push needed — state file is local and shared via symlinks