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nanoclaw/src/channels/telegram.ts
James Schindler 9a4fb61f6e feat: add Markdown formatting for outbound messages
Wrap outbound sendMessage calls with parse_mode: 'Markdown' so that
Claude's natural formatting (*bold*, _italic_, `code`, etc.) renders
correctly in Telegram instead of showing raw asterisks and underscores.

Falls back to plain text if Telegram rejects the Markdown formatting.
2026-03-10 11:58:00 -04:00

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TypeScript

import { Api, Bot } from 'grammy';
import { ASSISTANT_NAME, TRIGGER_PATTERN } from '../config.js';
import { readEnvFile } from '../env.js';
import { logger } from '../logger.js';
import { registerChannel, ChannelOpts } from './registry.js';
import {
Channel,
OnChatMetadata,
OnInboundMessage,
RegisteredGroup,
} from '../types.js';
export interface TelegramChannelOpts {
onMessage: OnInboundMessage;
onChatMetadata: OnChatMetadata;
registeredGroups: () => Record<string, RegisteredGroup>;
}
/**
* Send a message with Telegram Markdown parse mode, falling back to plain text.
* Claude's output naturally matches Telegram's Markdown v1 format:
* *bold*, _italic_, `code`, ```code blocks```, [links](url)
*/
async function sendTelegramMessage(
api: { sendMessage: Api['sendMessage'] },
chatId: string | number,
text: string,
options: { message_thread_id?: number } = {},
): Promise<void> {
try {
await api.sendMessage(chatId, text, {
...options,
parse_mode: 'Markdown',
});
} catch (err) {
// Fallback: send as plain text if Markdown parsing fails
logger.debug({ err }, 'Markdown send failed, falling back to plain text');
await api.sendMessage(chatId, text, options);
}
}
export class TelegramChannel implements Channel {
name = 'telegram';
private bot: Bot | null = null;
private opts: TelegramChannelOpts;
private botToken: string;
constructor(botToken: string, opts: TelegramChannelOpts) {
this.botToken = botToken;
this.opts = opts;
}
async connect(): Promise<void> {
this.bot = new Bot(this.botToken);
// Command to get chat ID (useful for registration)
this.bot.command('chatid', (ctx) => {
const chatId = ctx.chat.id;
const chatType = ctx.chat.type;
const chatName =
chatType === 'private'
? ctx.from?.first_name || 'Private'
: (ctx.chat as any).title || 'Unknown';
ctx.reply(
`Chat ID: \`tg:${chatId}\`\nName: ${chatName}\nType: ${chatType}`,
{ parse_mode: 'Markdown' },
);
});
// Command to check bot status
this.bot.command('ping', (ctx) => {
ctx.reply(`${ASSISTANT_NAME} is online.`);
});
this.bot.on('message:text', async (ctx) => {
// Skip commands
if (ctx.message.text.startsWith('/')) return;
const chatJid = `tg:${ctx.chat.id}`;
let content = ctx.message.text;
const timestamp = new Date(ctx.message.date * 1000).toISOString();
const senderName =
ctx.from?.first_name ||
ctx.from?.username ||
ctx.from?.id.toString() ||
'Unknown';
const sender = ctx.from?.id.toString() || '';
const msgId = ctx.message.message_id.toString();
// Determine chat name
const chatName =
ctx.chat.type === 'private'
? senderName
: (ctx.chat as any).title || chatJid;
// Translate Telegram @bot_username mentions into TRIGGER_PATTERN format.
// Telegram @mentions (e.g., @andy_ai_bot) won't match TRIGGER_PATTERN
// (e.g., ^@Andy\b), so we prepend the trigger when the bot is @mentioned.
const botUsername = ctx.me?.username?.toLowerCase();
if (botUsername) {
const entities = ctx.message.entities || [];
const isBotMentioned = entities.some((entity) => {
if (entity.type === 'mention') {
const mentionText = content
.substring(entity.offset, entity.offset + entity.length)
.toLowerCase();
return mentionText === `@${botUsername}`;
}
return false;
});
if (isBotMentioned && !TRIGGER_PATTERN.test(content)) {
content = `@${ASSISTANT_NAME} ${content}`;
}
}
// Store chat metadata for discovery
const isGroup = ctx.chat.type === 'group' || ctx.chat.type === 'supergroup';
this.opts.onChatMetadata(chatJid, timestamp, chatName, 'telegram', isGroup);
// Only deliver full message for registered groups
const group = this.opts.registeredGroups()[chatJid];
if (!group) {
logger.debug(
{ chatJid, chatName },
'Message from unregistered Telegram chat',
);
return;
}
// Deliver message — startMessageLoop() will pick it up
this.opts.onMessage(chatJid, {
id: msgId,
chat_jid: chatJid,
sender,
sender_name: senderName,
content,
timestamp,
is_from_me: false,
});
logger.info(
{ chatJid, chatName, sender: senderName },
'Telegram message stored',
);
});
// Handle non-text messages with placeholders so the agent knows something was sent
const storeNonText = (ctx: any, placeholder: string) => {
const chatJid = `tg:${ctx.chat.id}`;
const group = this.opts.registeredGroups()[chatJid];
if (!group) return;
const timestamp = new Date(ctx.message.date * 1000).toISOString();
const senderName =
ctx.from?.first_name ||
ctx.from?.username ||
ctx.from?.id?.toString() ||
'Unknown';
const caption = ctx.message.caption ? ` ${ctx.message.caption}` : '';
const isGroup = ctx.chat.type === 'group' || ctx.chat.type === 'supergroup';
this.opts.onChatMetadata(chatJid, timestamp, undefined, 'telegram', isGroup);
this.opts.onMessage(chatJid, {
id: ctx.message.message_id.toString(),
chat_jid: chatJid,
sender: ctx.from?.id?.toString() || '',
sender_name: senderName,
content: `${placeholder}${caption}`,
timestamp,
is_from_me: false,
});
};
this.bot.on('message:photo', (ctx) => storeNonText(ctx, '[Photo]'));
this.bot.on('message:video', (ctx) => storeNonText(ctx, '[Video]'));
this.bot.on('message:voice', (ctx) =>
storeNonText(ctx, '[Voice message]'),
);
this.bot.on('message:audio', (ctx) => storeNonText(ctx, '[Audio]'));
this.bot.on('message:document', (ctx) => {
const name = ctx.message.document?.file_name || 'file';
storeNonText(ctx, `[Document: ${name}]`);
});
this.bot.on('message:sticker', (ctx) => {
const emoji = ctx.message.sticker?.emoji || '';
storeNonText(ctx, `[Sticker ${emoji}]`);
});
this.bot.on('message:location', (ctx) => storeNonText(ctx, '[Location]'));
this.bot.on('message:contact', (ctx) => storeNonText(ctx, '[Contact]'));
// Handle errors gracefully
this.bot.catch((err) => {
logger.error({ err: err.message }, 'Telegram bot error');
});
// Start polling — returns a Promise that resolves when started
return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
this.bot!.start({
onStart: (botInfo) => {
logger.info(
{ username: botInfo.username, id: botInfo.id },
'Telegram bot connected',
);
console.log(`\n Telegram bot: @${botInfo.username}`);
console.log(
` Send /chatid to the bot to get a chat's registration ID\n`,
);
resolve();
},
});
});
}
async sendMessage(jid: string, text: string): Promise<void> {
if (!this.bot) {
logger.warn('Telegram bot not initialized');
return;
}
try {
const numericId = jid.replace(/^tg:/, '');
// Telegram has a 4096 character limit per message — split if needed
const MAX_LENGTH = 4096;
if (text.length <= MAX_LENGTH) {
await sendTelegramMessage(this.bot.api, numericId, text);
} else {
for (let i = 0; i < text.length; i += MAX_LENGTH) {
await sendTelegramMessage(
this.bot.api,
numericId,
text.slice(i, i + MAX_LENGTH),
);
}
}
logger.info({ jid, length: text.length }, 'Telegram message sent');
} catch (err) {
logger.error({ jid, err }, 'Failed to send Telegram message');
}
}
isConnected(): boolean {
return this.bot !== null;
}
ownsJid(jid: string): boolean {
return jid.startsWith('tg:');
}
async disconnect(): Promise<void> {
if (this.bot) {
this.bot.stop();
this.bot = null;
logger.info('Telegram bot stopped');
}
}
async setTyping(jid: string, isTyping: boolean): Promise<void> {
if (!this.bot || !isTyping) return;
try {
const numericId = jid.replace(/^tg:/, '');
await this.bot.api.sendChatAction(numericId, 'typing');
} catch (err) {
logger.debug({ jid, err }, 'Failed to send Telegram typing indicator');
}
}
}
registerChannel('telegram', (opts: ChannelOpts) => {
const envVars = readEnvFile(['TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN']);
const token =
process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN || envVars.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN || '';
if (!token) {
logger.warn('Telegram: TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN not set');
return null;
}
return new TelegramChannel(token, opts);
});