Agent skill · software engineering · sundial-org
telegram-bot
Build and manage Telegram bots via the Telegram Bot API. Create bots, send messages, handle webhooks, manage groups and channels.
Why this skill is useful
Adds executable scripts for managing Telegram bots that automate API interactions and are not commonly found in public documentation.
What it needs
Requires curl, jq installed locally. Requires telegram account access. About 4k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-07. 639 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Telegram Bot Builder Skill Build and manage Telegram bots directly from Clawdbot. Setup 1. Open Telegram and message @BotFather 2. Send /newbot and follow the prompts to create your bot 3. Copy the bot token (looks like 123456789:ABCdefGHIjklMNOpqrsTUVwxyz) 4. Set environment variable: API Base URL All requests go to: Usage Bot Information Get bot info Get bot commands Set bot commands Sending Messages Send text message Send message with inline keyboard Send message with reply keyboard Send photo Send photo by URL Send document Send location Getting Updates Get updates (polling) Get updates with offset (mark as read) Get updates with timeout (long polling) Webhooks Set webhook Get webhook info Delete webhook Chat Management Get chat info Get chat member count Get chat administrators Ban user from chat Unban user Message Management Edit message text Delete message Pin message Forward message Callback Queries Answer callback query Notes Chat ID: Can be positive (user) or negative (group/channel). Get it from updates or use @userinfobot Parse modes: HTML, Markdown, MarkdownV2 Rate limits: ~30 messages/second to different chats, 1 message/second to same chat File limits: Photos up to 10MB, documents up to 50MB Bot permissions: Bots can't message users first - user must /start the bot HTML Formatting Examples Simple echo bot (bash script) Get your chat ID Send to channel Useful Resources Bot API Documentation BotFather Commands Bot API Changelog
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sundial-org/telegram-bot