AI Agents That Work With Telegram (2026)
As of Aug 10, 2026, 133 AI agents in the KanonAgent index are judged to connect to Telegram; this page covers the top 14 by real traction (14 with the source line quoted). Judgements come from quoted evidence, not vendor claims — where we cannot read it, we leave it blank.
Connecting an agent to Telegram lets users interact from any chat while the agent runs on cloud VMs, sends real-time notifications, or executes trades and fixes. Evidence from production agents shows Telegram used for both personal companionship and ops workflows. The shift in 2026 is toward agents that treat Telegram as a first-class control plane rather than a simple notification channel.
Updated 2026-08-10 · 14 products · live data from KanonAgent
1. hermes-agent228.1k upvotes
Hermes-agent provides long-term personalized companionship that users access and direct from Telegram while the agent runs on a cloud VM.
source: “talk to it from Telegram while it works on a cloud VM.”
2. daily_stock_analysis61.6k upvotes
Daily stock analysis pushes real-time market dashboards and alerts to Telegram (alongside other channels) so users track decisions without opening extra apps.
source: “企业微信/飞书/Telegram/Discord/Slack/邮箱”
3. zeroclaw32.5k upvotes
Zeroclaw deploys an autonomous personal assistant reachable through Telegram among 30+ channels for cross-platform task handling.
source: “reaches the world through 30+ channels (Discord, Telegram, Matrix, email, voice, webhooks, your own CLI)”
4. nanoclaw30.4k upvotes
Nanoclaw runs lightweight container agents that connect to Telegram to execute automations without relying on centralized platforms.
source: “Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps”
5. qwen-code26.9k upvotes
Qwen-code exposes its terminal coding agent via Telegram bots so developers can trigger code generation and debugging from chat.
source: “IM bots (Telegram / DingTalk / WeChat / Feishu).”
6. eliza19.0k upvotes
Eliza supplies an agentic OS that lets multiple agents operate through Telegram for coordinated scheduling and execution.
source: “iMessage, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Farcaster, X”
7. ongrid630 upvotes
Ongrid receives infrastructure alerts on Telegram, then analyzes logs and performs root-cause fixes directly from the chat.
source: “right from Slack, Telegram, Lark or DingTalk.”
8. Franklin627 upvotes
Franklin uses its wallet to spend USDC for real work and accepts instructions via Telegram chat.
source: “chat-telegram”
9. Humalike x Hermes463 upvotes
Humalike x Hermes adds social intelligence to Hermes so the agent handles group-chat nuance on Telegram.
source: “Works in group chats on Slack, Telegram and WhatsApp.”
10. AgentSky405 upvotes
AgentSky hosts on-demand agents accessible through Telegram for multi-step autonomous workflows.
source: “access through WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram”
11. openclaw180 upvotes
Openclaw runs a customizable personal assistant reachable on Telegram for cross-platform autonomous tasks.
source: “Supported channels: WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord”
12. AgentConnect144 upvotes
AgentConnect tags and coordinates agents across Telegram and other platforms so work stays synchronized.
source: “across Slack, Telegram, Discord, and GitHub”
13. Orus122 upvotes
Orus connects to Telegram to deliver perpetuals trading signals and execute strategy decisions from chat.
source: “Connect WhatsApp, Telegram, Claude, ChatGPT, or Grok via OAuth”
14. Eodly107 upvotes
Eodly reads Telegram messages to surface what a team actually shipped each day.
source: “Eodly reads Slack, Telegram, Discord, GitHub and Linear”
Before you wire it up
Check whether the agent uses Telegram only for notifications or for bidirectional control and long-running sessions. Verify the exact permission scope requested (read-only vs full group access) and any rate-limit behavior under high message volume. Prefer agents whose evidence shows Telegram as a primary channel rather than one of many listed options. Test how the agent handles group chats versus direct messages, as some lose context in groups.
FAQ
How do I grant an agent access to my Telegram groups without giving it full account control?
Most listed agents use bot tokens scoped to specific chats; create a dedicated bot via BotFather and paste only that token into the agent config.
What breaks when Telegram rate limits are hit during heavy agent use?
Agents sending frequent alerts or processing long group histories can be throttled; choose ones that batch messages or fall back to other channels like email.
Can the same agent run on Telegram and also on Slack or Discord at once?
Agents such as zeroclaw, eliza, and nanoclaw explicitly support multiple channels simultaneously so you keep one agent instance across platforms.
How is this list ranked?
By real traction from our index (upvotes / MRR / growth rate, whichever the product actually has) — not editorial picks, and we do not accept paid placement. Sources: ProductHunt, Hacker News, GitHub, HuggingFace, Reddit, TrustMRR.
What is the inclusion bar?
A page is published only when at least 5 real products qualify. Judgement fields (autonomy, prerequisites, cost, integrations) all require a source quote — where we cannot read it, we leave it blank rather than guess.
How often is this updated?
Collection runs continuously; this page was regenerated on 2026-08-10. Every number is verifiable through our public read-only API: https://kanonagent.com/data