Connect Telegram to One

1. Open the connection dialog

In Desktop, open Connect → Telegram in the left menu. The dialog shows existing One connections and their status. Check the selected bot and chat before adding another connection.

2. Connect the bot and chat

1. Choose Automatic connect, optionally enter a bot display name, and select Connect. Complete Telegram sign-in when the app opens it.
2. Follow the connection progress. When it is waiting for the chat, open the bot and press Start in Telegram.
3. If automatic connection is blocked, choose Paste a bot token and enter the token from BotFather in the dialog's protected token field, then connect. Keep that token out of chat messages, examples, and shared files.
4. Reopen the dialog if you closed it during connection. Read the current status and progress rather than creating another bot just because the popup was closed.

3. Test and use the connection

1. Select Open bot and check that it opens the intended Telegram account and conversation.
2. Select Send test and verify the message arrives in Telegram. A bot-verified or chat-paired status alone does not show that a particular message was delivered.
3. Send a small request. Keep Desktop and its model connection available, then inspect the reply and any actual output in the corresponding work.

/help
/status
/projects
/graphs
/stop

Type / in Telegram to inspect the commands offered for that connection. Use the project and graph lists to select a saved target. Use /stop to interrupt current work. A graph request made from Telegram still executes on the connected host; Telegram is not a model runtime.

One bot corresponds to one conversation. Add another bot only when you want separate conversations. For a group, review Group settings before allowing messages without a mention; that changes which group messages the bot receives.

4. Disconnect or resolve a problem

Use Disconnect for the specific connection and confirm the dialog's result. The bot remains in Telegram. Legacy per-agent connections can be cleaned up separately; choosing to delete their bots is an additional irreversible action, so review that option before confirming.

For a waiting or failed connection, inspect its message, Telegram sign-in, the paired chat, Desktop availability, and the model connection. Recheck the actual bot before resending work with an external effect. If Import Terminal connection appears, use it only after the Terminal connection command has finished or been stopped.