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tlgr

Control your whole Telegram account from the terminal, built for AI agents.

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What is tlgr?

tlgr is a command-line client for Telegram that runs as a daemon and can push events to webhooks. It gives full account control from the terminal and ships as an Agent Skill and Claude Code plugin, so coding agents can read and send Telegram messages for you.

Pros

  • Full Telegram account control from the command line
  • Webhook push for incoming events
  • Ready-made skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor

Cons

  • Logs into your personal account, so handle it carefully
  • Needs Python and pipx to install

Who should use tlgr

Developers who want AI agents or scripts to work with their Telegram account.

Who may not need it

People who only use Telegram on their phone.

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gptme

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agmsg

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Free alternatives to tlgr

Free resources that cover similar ground.

BrowserSkill

Let AI agents use your real, logged-in browser without interrupting your work.

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Sentio

Email inbox API for AI agents — every agent gets its own real email address.

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Genie

Wishes in, PRs out — a CLI agent that interviews you and ships code.

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Minimal

Run your agent in a Minimal box — isolated sandboxes on your own computer.

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