Telegram for Claude Code

What it does

Telegram for Claude Code is Anthropic's channel plugin that links a Telegram bot you create to an open Claude Code session. You send the bot a message or a photo from your phone; Claude works on it at your computer and answers in the same chat. Only accounts you pair or allow can reach it. It suits people who leave Claude Code running and want to check in while away from the desk.

It turns Claude Code into something you can text, so a long task can keep going while you are away and still answer your questions.

Before you start

• 1Claude Code, installed.
• 2Bun, the JavaScript runtime the plugin's server runs on
• 3A Telegram bot token, which you get free from @BotFather in Telegram
• 4Claude Code signed in through claude.ai or a Console API key
• !It runs scripts and connects to the internet. Read the official page to see what it does before installing.
• ✓Free. Nothing to pay.

How to start

1. Install Claude Code firstThe plugin adds to Claude Code; it does not work on its own.
2. Type the commands into Claude CodePaste the install request into Claude Code, or enter these lines yourself one by one or follow the official guide./plugin install telegram@claude-plugins-officialCopy

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   /plugin install telegram@claude-plugins-official

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3. Give it a first taskDescribe what you want in your own words, and check the first result before relying on it.

Steps follow the creator's instructions.