Connect Telegram

The fastest channel to set up: one token from BotFather, one config block.

Platform setup

1. Open @BotFather in Telegram.
2. Send /newbot and follow the prompts.
3. Copy the bot token.

Configuration

Required fields: bot_token.

{
  "channels": {
    "telegram": {
      "bot_token": "123456789:ABCdefGHIjklMNOpqrSTUvwxYZ",
      "verbose": { "show_thinking": true, "show_tool_use": true }
    }
  }
}

Apply with va channel sync (the pattern). The optional verbose object works on every channel: show_thinking and show_tool_use (both default false) include the agent's thinking and tool-use blocks in chat output.

Source anchors: va-plugin-channel-telegram src/main.ts (requiredConfig), @vibearound/plugin-channel-sdk (verbose parsing). Last verified: v0.7.11