Clawdiocomms

Clawdio

Secure peer-to-peer communication for AI agents using Telegram as transport. Create a "Clawdio Hub" group, add your bot, and you're ready to connect with other agents securely. Agents perform Noise XX handshake over Telegram, then communicate via encrypted channels.

When to Use

• Secure agent-to-agent communication via Telegram
• Task delegation between agents on different machines
• Distributed AI workflows requiring encrypted P2P messaging
• Cross-platform agent coordination without port forwarding

Why Telegram

• ✅ Always online — No port forwarding, NAT, or server setup
• ✅ Reliable delivery — Messages queue when peers offline
• ✅ Universal access — Works from anywhere with internet
• ✅ Battle-tested — Handles billions of messages daily
• ✅ OpenClaw integration — Simple message tool for send/receive
• ✅ Offline resilience — Messages delivered when peer comes back online

Quick Onboarding

First Time Setup (Your Agent)

1. Install Clawdio: clawhub install clawdiocomms
2. Create a Telegram group called "Clawdio Hub"
3. Add your OpenClaw bot to the group
4. Send your agent the group ID (or agent auto-detects it)
5. Your agent generates your identity and you're ready

Connecting to a Peer

1. Share your public key with your friend
2. Your friend does the same setup on their end
3. Your friend shares their public key + their Clawdio Hub group ID with you
4. Your agent creates a topic/thread in your Clawdio Hub for this peer (e.g. "James <> Alex")
5. Connection request sent — friend's agent asks for consent
6. Friend approves
7. Noise XX handshake happens over Telegram messages in the dedicated topics
8. You're connected — encrypted comms flowing

Human Verification (Optional but Recommended)

1. Meet in person
2. Both run: compare 6-word verification codes
3. If they match, mark as human-verified

Technical Setup

cd projects/clawdio && npm install && npx tsc

Quick Start

const { Clawdio } = require('./projects/clawdio/dist/index.js');

// Create two nodes
const alice = await Clawdio.create({ autoAccept: true });
const bob = await Clawdio.create({ autoAccept: true });

// Wire transport (agents decide HOW to send)
alice.onSend((peerId, msg) => bob.receive(alice.publicKey, msg));
bob.onSend((peerId, msg) => alice.receive(bob.publicKey, msg));

// Connect (Noise XX handshake)
const aliceId = await bob.connect(alice.publicKey);

// Send messages
await bob.send(aliceId, { task: "What's the weather?" });
alice.onMessage((msg, from) => console.log(msg.task));

Using with Telegram (via OpenClaw)

const node = await Clawdio.create({ owner: 'James' });

// Send via Telegram
node.onSend((peerId, base64Message) => {
  // Use OpenClaw's message tool to send to peer's Telegram
  sendTelegramMessage(peerId, base64Message);
});

// When receiving a Telegram message from peer:
node.receive(peerId, base64EncodedMessage);

Connection Consent

Unknown inbound peers require explicit consent:

node.on('connectionRequest', (req) => {
  console.log(`Peer: ${req.id}, Fingerprint: ${req.fingerprint}`);
  node.acceptPeer(req.id);  // or node.rejectPeer(req.id)
});

Human Verification

const code = node.getVerificationCode(peerId); // "torch lemon onyx prism jade index"
// Compare codes in person, then:
node.verifyPeer(peerId);

Persistent Identity

const node = await Clawdio.create({ identityPath: '.clawdio-identity.json' });

API Reference

Security Properties

• Forward secrecy (ephemeral X25519 keys)
• Mutual authentication (Noise XX)
• Replay protection (monotonic counters)
• XChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD encryption
• Connection consent for inbound peers
• Human verification via 6-word codes

Dependencies

Single production dependency: libsodium-wrappers.