How to connect Telegram Bot to OpenClaw
Connect Telegram Bot to OpenClaw in one click. 12 Telegram Bot tools your agent can call from chat. No API keys.
ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical Telegram Bot setup than rolling your own integration. Instead of building auth, token refresh, and tool wiring yourself, you connect once and start using real Telegram Bot actions from chat.
Telegram Bot MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a Telegram Bot MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Telegram Bot to OpenClaw and exposes 12 Telegram Bot tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself.
Install the Telegram Bot skill
Copy this prompt into OpenClaw, or open the skill on ClawHub.
Setup
1Install ClawLink
Add the plugin to OpenClaw once.
- 2
Connect Telegram Bot
One-click OAuth in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw in plain English.
What OpenClaw can do with Telegram Bot
- Communication — 12 tools ready for OpenClaw.
- Common actions —
telegram_answer_callback_query(Answer callback query),telegram_create_chat_invite_link(Create chat invite link),telegram_delete_message(Delete message),telegram_edit_message(Edit message),telegram_forward_message(Forward message),telegram_get_chat(Get chat),telegram_get_chat_administrators(Get chat administrators),telegram_get_chat_history(Get chat history),telegram_get_chat_member(Get chat member),telegram_get_chat_members_count(Get chat members count),telegram_get_me(Get me),telegram_get_updates(Get updates).
Just ask in plain English
On it. Using Telegram Bot.
Example prompts
Use Telegram Bot to answer callback query and walk me through the result in plain English.
Create it in Telegram Bot for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.
Before using Telegram Bot to delete message, show me what will change and ask for confirmation.
Use Telegram Bot to edit message and walk me through the result in plain English.
ClawLink vs. building it yourself
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Telegram Bot working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Telegram Bot API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Telegram Bot account becomes available to the agent without you building credential management. |
| Ongoing maintenance | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Telegram Bot. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. |
| Agent usability | You still need to expose the right Telegram Bot actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 12 tools for Telegram Bot are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |