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Tg by lord1egypt — Agent Skill

Name: Tg
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Lord1Egypt

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Telegram CLI

Fast Telegram CLI for reading, searching, and sending messages.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user:

Asks to check Telegram messages or inbox
Wants to search Telegram for a topic/keyword
Wants to send a Telegram message to someone
Asks about a Telegram group, contact, or chat
Wants to see unread messages
Needs to look up group members or admins

Install

npm install -g @cyberdrk/tg

Or from source:

cd ~/Code/cyberdrk305/telegram && npm install && npm run build && npm link

Authentication

First-time setup requires API credentials from https://my.telegram.org/apps

tg auth

Commands

Reading

tg inbox                               # Unread messages summary
tg chats                               # List all chats
tg read "ChatName" -n 50               # Read last 50 messages
tg read "ChatName" --since "1h"        # Messages from last hour
tg read @username -n 20                # Read DM with user
tg search "query" --chat "ChatName"    # Search within chat
tg search "query" --all                # Search all chats

Writing

tg send @username "message"            # Send DM
tg send "GroupName" "message"          # Send to group
tg reply "ChatName" 12345 "response"   # Reply to message ID

Contacts & Groups

tg contact @username                   # Get contact info
tg members "GroupName"                 # List group members
tg admins "GroupName"                  # List admins only
tg groups --admin                      # Groups where you're admin

Status

tg whoami                              # Show logged-in account
tg check                               # Verify session

Output Formats

All commands support --json for structured output suitable for processing:

tg inbox --json                        # JSON format
tg read "Chat" --json                  # JSON with messages array
tg chats --json                        # JSON with chat list

Examples

Check inbox:

tg inbox

Read recent messages from a chat:

tg read "MetaDAO Community" -n 20

Search for a topic:

tg search "futarchy" --chat "MetaDAO"

Send a message:

tg send @username "Hello, checking in!"

Notes

Chat names can be partial matches (e.g., "MetaDAO" matches "MetaDAO Community")
Usernames must start with @ (e.g., @username)
Messages are returned in reverse chronological order (newest first)
The --since flag accepts formats like "1h", "30m", "7d"

---name: tgdescription: Reads, searches, and sends Telegram messages via a CLI, including inbox summaries, chat history, contacts, and group member lookups.---# Telegram CLIFast Telegram CLI for reading, searching, and sending messages.## When to UseUse this skill when the user:- Asks to check Telegram messages or inbox- Wants to search Telegram for a topic/keyword- Wants to send a Telegram message to someone- Asks about a Telegram group, contact, or chat- Wants to see unread messages- Needs to look up group members or admins## Install```bashnpm install -g @cyberdrk/tg```Or from source:```bashcd ~/Code/cyberdrk305/telegram && npm install && npm run build && npm link```## AuthenticationFirst-time setup requires API credentials from https://my.telegram.org/apps```bashtg auth```## Commands### Reading```bashtg inbox # Unread messages summarytg chats # List all chatstg read "ChatName" -n 50 # Read last 50 messagestg read "ChatName" --since "1h" # Messages from last hourtg read @username -n 20 # Read DM with usertg search "query" --chat "ChatName" # Search within chattg search "query" --all # Search all chats```### Writing```bashtg send @username "message" # Send DMtg send "GroupName" "message" # Send to grouptg reply "ChatName" 12345 "response" # Reply to message ID```### Contacts & Groups```bashtg contact @username # Get contact infotg members "GroupName" # List group memberstg admins "GroupName" # List admins onlytg groups --admin # Groups where you're admin```### Status```bashtg whoami # Show logged-in accounttg check # Verify session```## Output FormatsAll commands support `--json` for structured output suitable for processing:```bashtg inbox --json # JSON formattg read "Chat" --json # JSON with messages arraytg chats --json # JSON with chat list```## ExamplesCheck inbox:```bashtg inbox```Read recent messages from a chat:```bashtg read "MetaDAO Community" -n 20```Search for a topic:```bashtg search "futarchy" --chat "MetaDAO"```Send a message:```bashtg send @username "Hello, checking in!"```## Notes- Chat names can be partial matches (e.g., "MetaDAO" matches "MetaDAO Community")- Usernames must start with @ (e.g., @username)- Messages are returned in reverse chronological order (newest first)- The `--since` flag accepts formats like "1h", "30m", "7d"

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