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Run an AI Agent on Telegram: Alice Agent Gateway Guide

Set up Alice Agent as a Telegram bot in 5 minutes. Full gateway guide with configuration, commands, and tips.

Alice Agent can run as a Telegram bot — giving you a personal AI assistant right inside your favorite messaging app. Here is how to set it up.

Prerequisites

Setup

# 1. Create your bot with BotFather and copy the token
# 2. Configure Alice
alice config set gateways.telegram true
alice config set gateways.telegram_token YOUR_BOT_TOKEN
alice config set model.provider openrouter
alice config set model.api_key YOUR_API_KEY

# 3. Start the gateway
alice gateway

That is it. Send a message to your bot and Alice responds.

What You Can Do

  • Chat naturally: Ask questions, delegate tasks, get code reviews
  • Send files: Alice can read and process documents, images, and code
  • Background tasks: Alice keeps working even after you close the chat
  • Memory: Alice remembers your preferences and past conversations

Multi-Platform

The same Alice instance can serve Telegram AND Discord AND Slack simultaneously. One gateway process, all platforms:

alice config set gateways.discord true
alice config set gateways.discord_token YOUR_DISCORD_TOKEN
alice gateway

Tips

  • Use /new to start a fresh conversation
  • Use /skills to browse installed skills
  • Use /cron to schedule recurring tasks
  • Alice can send you daily briefings, weekly reports, or custom notifications

Full documentation

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