Telegram Bot Setup

1. Create a bot

1. Open Telegram, search for @BotFather
2. Send /newbot
3. Choose a name (e.g., AI Dev Station)
4. Choose a username (e.g., ai_dev_station_bot)
5. Copy the token — it looks like: 1234567890:ABCdefGHIjklmNOPqrStuVWXyz

2. Get your chat ID

1. Start a chat with your new bot
2. Send any message (e.g., /start)
3. Visit: https://api.telegram.org/bot<YOUR_TOKEN>/getUpdates
4. Look for "chat":{"id":<YOUR_CHAT_ID>} in the response

3. Configure

Add these to .env on the Mac Mini:

TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=1234567890:ABCdefGHIjklmNOPqrStuVWXyz
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=123456789

4. Available commands

Command	Action
/start	Show welcome message + main menu
/menu	Show main interactive menu
/status	Check pipeline status, active tasks, pending reviews
/pause	Pause pipeline
/resume	Resume pipeline
/approve	Approve current pending review
/reject	Reject current pending review
/llm studio	Use Studio's Ollama
/llm cloud	Use cloud API
/llm auto	Auto-select
/help	List all commands

The bot also has inline keyboards for quick actions — tap the buttons right in the chat instead of typing commands.