Relay — Telegram AI

Connected accounts—Telegram Business links

Known chats—Stored after connection

Pending replies—Waiting through delay

Drafts to review—Awaiting your approval

Live status

Business connections

No connection received yet.

Safe rollout

Three controls, one clear boundary

PausedCollect context without generating replies.
DraftAI writes; you approve before Telegram sends.
AutoAI replies after a human-like delay.

A reply you send yourself cancels any pending AI response in that chat.

Inbox

Conversations

No messages received yet.

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Select a conversation

Messages, draft replies, and per-chat controls will appear here.

Human in the loop

Draft queue

No drafts waiting.

Voice and judgment

Your reply persona

Describe your tone, language habits, boundaries, and facts the AI may safely use.

System prompt

TipInclude real examples of how you greet people, how brief you are, and subjects that must always be left for you.

Delivery

Automation rules

New-chat default

Minimum delay (sec)Maximum delay (sec)

Mark incoming messages readRequires Telegram read permission.

Intelligence

Model controls

OpenAI model Reasoning effort

History messagesReply character limit

Local message retention (days)

Connection test

Telegram Bot API

Run a check after adding your token to .env.

Telegram app

Finish the account link

1
Enable Business ModeOpen @BotFather → your bot → Bot Settings → Business Mode.
2
Connect the botTelegram Settings → Chat Automation → enter the bot username.
3
Limit its chatsStart with selected chats; grant reply permission and optionally read permission.
4
Send a test messageUse another Telegram account, then confirm it appears in Chats.

Important boundary

This is a connected business bot, not a userbot

It receives only chats Telegram lets you authorize, starting after the connection. It does not scrape your account, access Secret Chats, or import your old message history.

Welcome to Relay