Telegram CLI for reading, searching, and sending messages. Use when the user asks about Telegram messages, wants to check inbox, search chats, send messages, or look up contacts and groups.
Fast Telegram CLI for reading, searching, and sending messages.
Use this skill when the user:
npm install -g @cyberdrk/tg
Or from source:
cd ~/Code/cyberdrk305/telegram && npm install && npm run build && npm link
First-time setup requires API credentials from https://my.telegram.org/apps
tg auth
tg inbox # Unread messages summary
tg chats # List all chats
tg read "ChatName" -n 50 # Read last 50 messages
tg read "ChatName" --since "1h" # Messages from last hour
tg read @username -n 20 # Read DM with user
tg search "query" --chat "ChatName" # Search within chat
tg search "query" --all # Search all chats
tg send @username "message" # Send DM
tg send "GroupName" "message" # Send to group
tg reply "ChatName" 12345 "response" # Reply to message ID
tg contact @username # Get contact info
tg members "GroupName" # List group members
tg admins "GroupName" # List admins only
tg groups --admin # Groups where you're admin
tg whoami # Show logged-in account
tg check # Verify session
All commands support --json for structured output suitable for processing:
tg inbox --json # JSON format
tg read "Chat" --json # JSON with messages array
tg chats --json # JSON with chat list
Check inbox:
tg inbox
Read recent messages from a chat:
tg read "MetaDAO Community" -n 20
Search for a topic:
tg search "futarchy" --chat "MetaDAO"
Send a message:
tg send @username "Hello, checking in!"
--since flag accepts formats like "1h", "30m", "7d"